Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
606184000 | Punch | 19 |
20080221606 | Surgical bone punch - In a surgical bone punch having a stationary shaft joined to a handgrip, a slide shaft mounted for longitudinal displacement on this stationary shaft, and a motorized drive in the handgrip for displacement of the slide shaft from a proximal inoperative position to a distal operative position with a preset forward displacement force, in order to control the effective forward displacement force of the slide shaft, it is proposed that the slide shaft carry a stop, which, during displacement of the slide shaft to the operative position, strikes an elastic spring element, which is supported on the stationary shaft, and, during displacement of the slide shaft, counteracts the forward displacement force of the drive. | 09-11-2008 |
20090082799 | Medical Instrument For Punching Out Tissue - Medical instrument serves to punch out tissue. punching out tissue. It has a shaft, a first cap-shaped tool arranged at a distal end of said shaft and having a circular cutting edge. A second tool has a circular cutting edge at a distal end thereof. Said first and said second tool can be shifted relative to one another along said shaft thereby that second tool can enter into the cavity of that first tool. Said second tool bears a plate-like element, distally spaced apart from its cutting edge, said plate-like element has an extension in a cross-section plane corresponding to a clear internal cross-section plane of said cavity. | 03-26-2009 |
20090138033 | Aortic punch - An aortic punch including a handle mechanism and punch cartridge for interchangeability of a variety of cartridges with a common handle. | 05-28-2009 |
20090299399 | Medical Punch - A medical punch having a hollow shaft, a punching tool that is mounted on the distal end of the hollow shaft and consists of a rigid cutting edge and a cutting edge that can slide with respect to the rigid cutting edge, and a handle mounted on the proximal end of the hollow shaft, where the displaceable cutting edge and the handle are operatively connected with one another by a push/pull device that is displaceably mounted in the hollow shaft and configured as a push/pull rod. To produce a medical punch that is of simple construction and can be thoroughly cleaned, it is proposed with the invention that the push/pull rod should be configured as a hollow shaft which can be inserted into the hollow shaft and extracted from the hollow shaft by the proximal end of the hollow shaft. | 12-03-2009 |
20090312782 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPAIRING TENDONS - Apparatus for delivering instruments and/or implant structure to a desired location includes a cannula comprising a hollow, elongated body having a first end and a second end, and being sized and adapted to provide access to a targeted location, said first end being eccentrically tapered and defining a targeting extension, the targeting extension having an extension tip that is distal from the cannula body and adapted for temporarily affixing the cannula to the targeted location. The targeting extension is further adapted for direct insertion through soft tissue or tendon, thereby providing access to the targeted location through an opening in the soft tissue or tendon. A novel punch adapted for creating a pilot bole in the targeted location includes a punch tip comprising a pointed extension for piercing and creating an opening in soft tissue or a tendon, thereby providing access to the targeted location. | 12-17-2009 |
20100069944 | SURGICAL APPLIANCE FOR USE IN TAKING OUT TRANSPLANT-USE TENDON AND IN REGENERATING OPERATION OF TENDON AT LOCATION WHERE TRANSPLANT TENDON WAS TAKEN OUT - A surgical appliance for taking out a transplant-use tendon in surgery and assisting reconstruction of the tendon after take out. The surgical appliance has a tendon cutter, guide tube, a grip portion and a guide needle. The guide tube is a hollow thin tube having open opposing ends, wherein a distal end opening constitutes a discharger port of the guide needle. A through hole is formed in the grip portion in the direction of a central axis, and the proximal end side outlet of the through hole constitutes an insertion port. The guide needle is provided with a sharp conical tip on a distal end side and a threading hole on a proximal end. The guide needle is inserted into the guide tube, such that the opposite ends may be exposed from the discharge port and the insertion port when it is inserted into the guide tube. | 03-18-2010 |
20100114139 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A surgical instrument is provided with a gripping part arranged in a stationary manner on a tubular guide housing having a guide hole and with an actuating lever, which is pivotably mounted thereon and which is in functional connection via a lever arm with a plunger. The plunger is axially shiftable in a mounting housing, via which a tool can be actuated. The plunger has, in its end area located adjacent to the lever arm, a circumferential, radially expanded pushbutton, via which the plunger is guided axially adjustably against the spring force of an axial compression spring in the guide hole of the guide housing. The mounting housing is provided with a ring shoulder for axial fixation in the guide hole of the guide housing. To guarantee secure fixation of the mounting housing in the guide housing along with simple handling and low manufacturing costs, a radially inwardly projecting stop of a pin-like design is provided in the guide hole of the guide housing. The ring shoulder has on its circumference an axial groove, which extends from the free end of the ring shoulder into an at least partially circumferentially extending ring groove axially defining the ring shoulder. The positioning of a section of the stop, which said section extends into the guide hole, and the dimensions of the axial groove are coordinated with one another such that the ring shoulder with its axial groove can be pushed into the guide hole beyond the stop and can be axially locked in the guide hole by the section of the stop after a rotation about the axis of the guide hole. | 05-06-2010 |
20100222800 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - The systems described herein include a surgical instrument having a shaft with a fixed handle part having a sliding part arranged thereon, and axially movable by means of a pivotable handle. The sliding part is guided on the shaft within an axial working stroke by proximal and distal guidance means. Locking means limit the axial displacement of the sliding part on the proximal end of the working stroke. In use, after unlocking the locking means, the sliding part is movable beyond the proximal end of the working stroke into a cleaning position, in which the distal guidance means are disengaged, so that the sliding part can be lifted away from the shaft. The proximal guidance means has two walls, which are arranged so they are axially parallel and guide the sliding part on the shaft. A link slot, having a pin engaged therein, is formed in each wall to guide the sliding part which is held in contact with the shaft within the working stroke. | 09-02-2010 |
20100312265 | Medical punch - A medical punch with a hollow shaft, a tool point that is positioned on the distal end of the shaft and includes a rigid cutting part and a cutting part that can slide with respect to the rigid cutting part, and with a handle positioned on the proximal end of the shaft, such that the displaceable cutting part and the handle are operatively connected with one another by a push/pull device that is displaceably mounted in the hollow shaft and an anti-tilt mechanism is positioned on the tool point to stabilize the cutting parts in their axially parallel alignment to one another. The rigid cutting part includes a sleeve-shaped proximal portion that encloses the displaceable cutting part and a distal punch portion configured as a single unit with the sleeve-shaped portion and that the rigid cutting part should be detachably connected with the hollow shaft by a coupling mechanism formed on the sleeve-shaped portion. | 12-09-2010 |
20110238102 | TRANSSEPTAL DELIVERY INSTRUMENT - Access to the left side of the heart is gained through a heart wall. A delivery instrument includes a guide that may include or carry a puncturing instrument that is adapted to be directed toward the heart wall. In some embodiments a distal portion of the delivery instrument may be adapted to be co-located with the coronary sinus. In addition, the guide may be located a known distance from the portion of the delivery instrument that is co-located with the coronary sinus. Access to the left side of the heart may thus be readily gained by positioning the delivery instrument relative to the coronary sinus. | 09-29-2011 |
20110257670 | SURGICAL DEVICE FOR TISSUE PERFORATION - A surgical device for tissue perforation ( | 10-20-2011 |
20110295297 | DICE CUTTING SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - Surgical punch tools remove a waste portion of tissue from a main portion and subdivide the waste portion into two or more smaller debris portions. The tools may also grasp the waste portion or eject the debris from the tool. | 12-01-2011 |
20120016401 | SURGICAL SLIDING SHAFT INSTRUMENT AND SLIDING SHAFT - In order to improve a sliding shaft for a surgical sliding shaft instrument, wherein the sliding shaft comprises a first shaft part and a second shaft part which are arranged such as to be displaceable relative to each other and also a guidance device for guiding a movement of the second shaft part relative to the first shaft part, wherein said first shaft part carries a first tool element and said second shaft part carries a second tool element, wherein said first and second tool elements cooperate and/or abut each other in a working position and are spaced from each other in a position that is deflected from the working position or are spaced further from each other than in the working position, wherein the guidance device comprises at least one first guide element which is arranged on the first shaft part and at least one second guide element which cooperates with the at least one first guide element and is arranged on the second shaft part, wherein said guide elements interlock in shape-fitting manner for guiding a movement of the second shaft part relative to the first shaft part, so that first and second shaft parts are replaceable as required, for the purposes of forming said shaft parts there is proposed a tolerance compensating device for compensating for the manufacturing tolerances of the cooperating guide elements. | 01-19-2012 |
20120016402 | SURGICAL SLIDING SHAFT INSTRUMENT AND SLIDING SHAFT - In order to improve a sliding shaft for a surgical sliding shaft instrument, wherein the sliding shaft defines a longitudinal direction and comprises a first shaft part and a second shaft part which are arranged such that they are displaceable relative to each other, wherein said first shaft part carries a first tool element and said second shaft part carries a second tool element, wherein the second shaft part has a cut material collector with an inlet opening which is bounded by the second tool part and extends therefrom in the proximal direction, such that the cut material collector can be emptied in a simple and rapid manner, it is proposed that the cut material collector should have at least one emptying opening which is formed on the proximal side of the inlet opening and that the at least one emptying opening should be open in a lateral emptying direction which is oriented perpendicularly or substantially perpendicularly with respect to the longitudinal direction and parallel or substantially parallel to a contact plane defined by a lower surface of the second shaft part. | 01-19-2012 |
20120283763 | Device with Echogenic Coating - Devices with enhanced visualization in ultrasound imaging are provided. | 11-08-2012 |
20130012977 | PUNCH TOOL - Technologies are generally described for a punch tool and method of use. In an example, the punch tool may include a malleable shaft and a finger grip body configured to encompass at least part of a shaft of a finger button. The finger grip body may be connected to a first end of the malleable shaft. The malleable shaft may be adjustable to a particular conformation and to maintain the particular conformation during use of the punch tool. A second end of the malleable shaft may be connected to an anvil. The shaft of the finger button may be connected to a first end of a flexible body member. The flexible body member may be adapted to move over the malleable shaft, the movement conforming to the particular conformation of the malleable shaft. A cutter may be operatively connected to a second end of the flexible body member. | 01-10-2013 |
20130158587 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING PILOT HOLES IN BONE AND DELIVERING FASTENERS THEREIN FOR RETAINING AN IMPLANT - Apparatus and methods for forming pilot holes in bone and deploying a staple therein for fixing a sheet-like implant to the bone. A pilot hole forming trocar assembly including a trocar and a position retention sleeve can be included. The trocar can be releasably coupled to the position retention sleeve and slide in keyed arrangement within the sleeve when uncoupled. The trocar can include a distal portion having a retractable blade and a pair of pilot hole forming spikes extending distally from the trocar shaft. Once the pilot holes are formed, the position retention sleeve maintains the position relative to the pilot holes while the trocar is removed and a staple delivery device can be inserted in the lumen of the position retention sleeve to deploy a staple in the pilot holes. | 06-20-2013 |
20140081305 | Hollow Organ Coring Tool with Collapsing Anvil and Method of Use - A coring tool for creating a hole in a body vessel or hollow organ. The coring tool includes an expandable anvil against which the cutter can be advanced following passage of the collapsed anvil through the tissue to be excised and subsequent expansion of the anvil. | 03-20-2014 |
20140236204 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - In a surgical instrument with a shaft part ( | 08-21-2014 |