11th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110066080 | MEDICAL NAVIGATION METHOD & SYSTEM - A method of determining a rotational axis of a joint, comprising the steps of: moving at least one bone of the joint; recording coordinates of the at least one bone as it moves; and using the recorded coordinates to calculate a rotational axis. A system for determining a rotational axis of a joint, comprising: a device for moving at least one bone of the joint, in use; at least one fiducial for reversibly connecting to at least one bone, in use; at least one measurement system for recording coordinates of the at least one fiducial, in use; and at least one computer configured to execute the method of the present invention. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066081 | Sensor-Based Health Monitoring System - Implementations for sensor-based health monitoring systems are generally disclosed. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066082 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF VISUAL MOTOR RESPONSE - A method is presented to address quantitative assessment of visual motor response in a subject, where the method comprises the steps of: ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110066083 | Ultrasonic apparatus and method for treating obesity or fat-deposits or for delivering cosmetic or other bodily therapy - A wearable treatment or therapy apparatus for provision of an acoustically enabled or acoustically enhanced treatment or therapy to a patient or treatment subject is provided. Also provided are apparatuses for delivering an acoustic or acoustically-aided therapy or treatment to a patient or treatment-subject. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066084 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF ADIPOSE TISSUE - Methods and apparatus are described for modifying unwanted tissue for cosmetic reasons. The methods provide a non-invasive manner to perform body contouring by destroying adipose tissue while simultaneously causing collagen contraction in a single procedure so that as destroyed tissue is removed from a treatment volume, the volume shrinks gradually to maintain the skin tone of the treatment area. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066085 | FORMATION OF ULTRASOUND BASED HEATING REGIONS ADJACENT BLOOD VESSELS - An ultrasound system used for both imaging and delivery high intensity ultrasound energy therapy to treatment sites and a method for treating tumors and other undesired tissue within a patient's body with an ultrasound device. The ultrasound device has an ultrasound transducer array disposed on a distal end of an elongate, relatively thin shaft. In one form of the invention, the transducer array is disposed within a liquid-filled elastomeric material that more effectively couples ultrasound energy into the tumor, that is directly contacted with the device. Using the device in a continuous wave mode, a necrotic zone of tissue having a desired size and shape (e.g., a necrotic volume selected to interrupt a blood supply to a tumor) can be created by controlling at least one of the f-number, duration, intensity, and direction of the ultrasound energy administered. This method speeds the therapy and avoids continuously pausing to enable intervening normal tissue to cool. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066086 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPENING AN AIRWAY - A device and a method for creating and/or maintaining an obstruction free upper respiratory passages. The device is configured to fit under the chin of a subject adjacent to the subject's neck at an external location corresponding approximately with the subject's internal soft tissue associated with the neck's anterior triangle. The device is capable of exerting negative pressure on the surface of a subject's neck, displacing the soft tissue forward and enlarging the airway. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066087 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING EXCESS ADIPOSE TISSUE - The adipose areas of the body are simultaneously subjected to lipolysis, through the action of an apparatus that generates low-frequency electromagnetic waves, to extraction, out of the adipose cells, of the fatty acids released by the lipolysis, and to drainage of the fatty acids to the vascular and lymphatic system, through the action of a pressotherapy apparatus. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066088 | Self contained powered exoskeleton walker for a disabled user - A walker by a mobility impaired disabled user while moving through a set of movements correlating to a walking motion. The walker comprises an exoskeleton, a power source in the form of a battery pack or other similar onboard power pack together with its associated power supply cables, and a control system | 2011-03-17 |
20110066089 | Device for Assisting Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation - Disclosed herein are CPR assisting devices. Certain embodiments pertain to a device that may be adhered to patient's chest to aid in active compression/decompression CPR. The device may be incorporated with the AED pad for implementation in conjunction with defibrillator machine. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066090 | MASSAGE CHAIR WITH FOOT MASSAGING DEVICE - A massage chair with a foot massaging device, which includes a seat unit, a backrest unit, and the foot massaging device located at a front portion of the seat unit, can make the structure simpler, the weight lighter, and the cost lower all at once. The massage chair is provided under the seat unit | 2011-03-17 |
20110066091 | ELECTRO ACTIVE COMPRESSION BANDAGE - The proposed device includes two segments adapted to enclose a body part in a form-fitting manner. Each segment contains an electroactive-material-based actuator, which is adapted to receive an electrical control signal and in response thereto adjust the actuator's morphology, so as to cause the segment to apply a basic pressure profile to the body part. A pressure transition is adapted to redistribute the basic pressure profiles between the first and second segments. A control signal in respect of the first segment causes the pressure transition system to apply a first adjusted pressure profile to at least part of the second portion of the body part, and vice versa, a control signal in respect of the second segment causes the pressure transition system to apply a second adjusted pressure profile to at least a part of the first portion of the body part. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066092 | PERFUSION REGULATION DEVICE - A perfusion, regulation device ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110066093 | PORTABLE, SELF-CONTAINED COMPRESSION DEVICE - A portable, self-contained compression device is wearable by a person for applying intermittent compression on a limb of the person. The compression device comprises a sleeve having a longitudinal axis and adapted for placement on the limb. The device includes an actuator assembly on the sleeve comprising a flexible shaft operably connected to the sleeve and extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the sleeve. The shaft is flexible to allow for conformance of the shaft to the limb when the sleeve is on the limb. The actuator assembly also comprises an actuator for rotating the flexible shaft in a first direction to constrict the sleeve to apply compression on the limb and for rotating the flexible shaft or allowing the flexible shaft to rotate in a second direction to relax constriction of the sleeve to relieve compression on the limb. Springs or elastic sections may be used to impart sequential, gradient compression on the limb. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066094 | CERVICAL COLLAR WITH REDUCED VASCULAR OBSTRUCTION - An orthopedic device, in the form of a cervical collar having reduced vascular obstruction, has less contact with, and produces less pressure on, the sternocleidomasteoidus area of the neck, thus transferring pressure away from the veins of the neck (vena jugularis externa and interna) to other portions of the neck. Specifically, the shape of the cervical collar at the anterior portion thereof, when applied to the neck of a patient, leaves a clearance of the neck veins by way of fold lines or recessed surfaces provided along a posterior surface of the anterior portion of the collar. The fold lines or recessed surfaces are generally arranged perpendicularly on either side of an open access area defined in the anterior cervical collar portion. Fold lines allow the generally rigid plastic of a cervical collar to naturally curve into a shape that provides the appropriate clearance for the neck veins. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066095 | Orthosis - An orthosis comprising a dynamic, flexible, elastic stiffener that is configured to extend across a joint. The stiffener is configured to extend across a joint in a first configuration, wherein the stiffener is preferably substantially planar, and a second configuration when a patient's muscle is under contraction such that the stiffener allows some joint movement but resists flexion of the joint to impede joint movement. The stiffener rebounds to its first configuration after the muscle contraction has terminated. The orthosis may be used to impede the movement of any joint, including a wrist joint and finger joints, an elbow joint, a knee joint, and an ankle joint and toe joints. Preferably, the flexible stiffener is made from a heat treated and tempered spring steel so that is has desirable dynamic and elastic properties. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066096 | DEVICE FOR TRACTION WOUND CLOSURE - Devices and methods aimed at shortening the time required for healing open wounds are disclosed. The tissues adjacent to wounds are expanded and/or stretched medially by means of an actuator which compressed by vacuum exerts traction on adjacent skin or tissues by means of an adhesively applied circumferent or transverse flange, thus reducing the size of the wound. The degree of vacuum, and traction, may be varied according to demand and applied continuously, cyclically or intermittently. Active treatment of the wound may be accomplished concomitantly by means of a conduit through the said actuator. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066097 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MICROFLUIDIC MEMBRANELESS EXCHANGE USING FILTRATION OF EXTRACTION OUTLET STREAMS - A device, system and method for exchanging components between first and second fluids by direct contact in a microfluidic channel. The fluids flow as thin layers in the channel. One of the fluids is passed through a filter upon exiting the channel and is recycled through a secondary processor which changes the fluid's properties. The recycled fluid is reused for further exchange. The filter excludes blood cells from the recycled fluid and prevents or limits clogging of the filter. The secondary processor removes metabolic waste and water by diafiltration. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066098 | NON-INVASIVELY ADJUSTABLE DRAINAGE DEVICE - The device comprises at least an inlet tube for the passage of fluid to be drained, said tube being connected to a chamber wherein said chamber comprises rotating means for adjusting the flow rate in said tube. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066099 | DELIVERY DEVICE WITH INVERTIBLE DIAPHRAGM - A method and device are disclosed for delivering items into the body of a subject. The device is elongated, and includes a flexible diaphragm having a proximal face and a distal face. The diaphragm is inverted into the device to form a receptacle that holds an item to be delivered. Fluid pressure is applied against the proximal face of the flexible diaphragm to deliver the item from the receptacle and out of the delivery device into the body. In one embodiment, the device is a one-piece device having compressible walls. The diaphragm, which may be a portion of the chamber wall, invaginates within the chamber to form the receptacle. Compression of the flexible walls of the device increases pressure on a proximal face of the diaphragm to evaginate the diaphragm out of the chamber and deliver an item contained in the chamber. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066100 | METHODS FOR IONTOPHORETICALLY TREATING NAUSEA AND MIGRAINE - Methods for treating nausea and migraine by iontophoretically administering triptan compounds are provided. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066101 | NON-INVASIVE OCULAR DRUG DELIVERY - The present invention is drawn to a pharmaceutical compound for the treatment of posterior retinal diseases through topical application of the compound. The compound includes an effective amount of a therapeutic compound, and at least one additional agent that helps to prolong the residence time of the therapeutic compound within the extraocular space, or increase the transport of the therapeutic compound across a tissue of an eye toward and into a posterior ocular region, or both. The invention is additionally drawn to a device and method for delivering the compound. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066102 | Irrigation Device - An irrigation device for irrigating a body cavity, such as an ear canal, is disclosed. The irrigation device comprises a hand-held pumping device and an irrigating tip. The hand-held pumping device includes a liquid reservoir and a pumping mechanism, which may be in the form of a spray bottle with a squeeze trigger. The outlet of the pumping mechanism is directly connected to the irrigating tip. The irrigating tip includes a connector and a short end or irrigation tube that is made of a flexible material and has inner and outer dimensions and a length suitable for insertion into the ear canal. When liquid is drawn from the reservoir and propelled through the irrigating tip, the irrigating tip oscillates as the fluid passes through it and into the ear canal. Kits including an irrigating device, irrigating tips, a basin, and a holder for the irrigating device are also disclosed. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066103 | MICRO-DIALYSIS PROBE - A micro-dialysis probe extending longitudinally between a proximal probe opening and a distal probe tip and having a supply line and a drainage line for a drip-feed solution. A tube may be provided for supporting the drainage line. A dialysis section, wherein the flow channel for the drip-feed solution experiences an inversion, is formed generally between the supply line and the drainage line, in the vicinity of the distal probe tip. The supply line and the drainage line are respectively arranged substantially side by side and together form the probe shaft of the micro-dialysis probe. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066104 | DEVICE FOR NEEDLELESS TRANSDERMAL DELIVERY OF MEDICATION - The invention relates to a device for needleless transdermal drug delivery. The device according to the invention comprises an actuator ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110066105 | STEERABLE KINK-RESISTANT SHEATH - A steerable kink resistant access device is provided having an elongated body and a steerable portion; methods for manufacturing the kink resistant device are also provided. The access sheath has an outside diameter sufficiently small so that it may be inserted into a body cavity or conduit. The access sheath typically has two internal lumen, a first lumen sized and configured as an access to a surgical site and a second lumen sized and configured to contain a tensioning device that, when acted upon, will deflect the steerable portion. The tensioning device may be directly or remotely attached to an actuation device that operates to control the tensioning and loosening of the tensioning device. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066106 | MEDICAL GUIDE WIRE, A METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME, AN ASSEMBLY OF BALLOON CATHETER AND GUIDING CATHETER COMBINED WITH THE MEDICAL GUIDE WIRE, AN ASSEMBLY OF MICROCATHETER AND GUIDING CATHETER COMBINED WITH THE MEDICAL GUIDE WIRE - In a medical guide wire | 2011-03-17 |
20110066107 | NEEDLE PROTECTIVE DEVICE - A needle protective device is provided for reducing inadvertent needle sticks. A tubular member of the needle protective device is mounted on a needle hub and extends about a needle. The tubular member is selectively axially movable between a relaxed position and a compressed position. An end cap defining a first chamber is attached to an end of the tubular member. The end cap has an opening through which a user can selectively pass the tip of the needle. In one aspect, the end cap has a locking means configured such that when the end cap is in use, as described below, the locking means pre-aligns the needle tip with the opening of the end cap to allow the needle to exit the first chamber through passive activation. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066108 | MICRO-FLUIDIC CHAMBERS FOR USE IN LIQUID MEDICAMENT DELIVERY SYSTEMS - Micro-fluidic chambers for use in a liquid medicament delivery system, include a bottom substrate and a top cover, the top cover being spaced from the bottom substrate so as to define a height of the chamber, wherein, one or more walls or fillings are positioned in the chamber, the walls or fillings defining a fluid channel there between such that the fluid channel extends from an inlet of the chamber to an outlet of the chamber, wherein, each of the walls or fillings has a height less than the height of the chamber so as to define a fluid gap between a top surface of each wall or filling and the top cover; and wherein, the dimensions of the walls or fillings and the chamber are such that the fluid gap will be filled with liquid by capillary forces via the fluid channel when liquid is introduced into the fluid chamber | 2011-03-17 |
20110066109 | Medical Device With An Energy Supply Having At Least Two Energy Sources - According to one embodiment, a medical device may include an energy supply. The energy supply may include a lithium-ion polymer battery including at least two battery stacks and a control unit. One of the at least two battery stacks may be a backup energy source. The control unit may monitor and control the energy supply such that when the control unit detects a fault in the at least two battery stacks, the control unit disconnects a faulty battery stack. The energy supply may be rechargeable. Each of the at least two battery stacks may include a positive potential terminal, a negative potential terminal and one or more battery cell. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066110 | MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM - A first portable medical device is adapted for use in an interlocking system for interlocking the first medical device to a second medical device. The first device includes a housing having opposite sides, a selective element, a blocking element, and a clamp mechanism. At least one of the opposite sides includes a matable element to detachably attach a second medical device. The selective element restricts the attachment of the second device to only one side of the first device. The blocking element prevents a third medical device from attaching to the first and second devices once the first and second devices are attached. The clamp restricts the attachment of the second device to only one side of the first device when the clamp is attached to a support member. The clamp permits slide ratcheting axial movement of a clamp shaft. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066111 | Stable co-formulation of hyaluronidase and immunoglobulin, and methods of use thereof - Provided herein are stable co-formulations of immunoglobulin and hyaluronidase that are stable to storage in liquid form at room temperature for at least 6 months and at standard refrigerator temperatures for 1-2 years. Such co-formulations can be used in methods of treating IG-treatable diseases or conditions by subcutaneous administration. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066112 | REDUCED VOLUME FORMULATION OF GLATIRAMER ACETATE AND METHODS OF ADMINISTRATION - A method for reducing frequency of relapses in a human patient afflicted with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) comprising administering to the patient 0.5 ml of an aqueous pharmaceutical solution of 20 mg glatiramer acetate and 20 mg mannitol. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066113 | Label for placing on a syringe body, and syringe body - A label for placing on a syringe body has a first foil portion, which can be wound around a syringe body, a needle-receiving means for protecting against injuries by the syringe needle, having at least one second foil portion and a shaped plastic part that can be pressed on laterally against the syringe needle, and a transition area via which the needle-receiving means is connected pivotably to the first foil portion. The transition area protrudes laterally over the first foil portion in a first direction, and the label has one or more foils in the transition area. At least one first weakening element is provided in at least one foil in the transition area of the label. The weakening element has an orientation deviating from the first direction. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066114 | Safety Needle Assembly - A safety needle assembly for an injector is provided herein which, in a first aspect of the subject invention, includes a needle having a distal end formed for injection, a carrier for supporting the needle, and a shield for selectively covering the distal end of the needle. The shield includes at least one through aperture formed therein, wherein the through aperture is superimposed over the distal end of the needle in an initial state prior to injection. In a further aspect of the subject invention, a safety needle assembly is provided which includes a needle having a distal end formed for injection, a earner for supporting the needle, and a shield for selectively covering the distal end of the needle. The shield includes a proximal and, a distal end and a sidewall extending therebetween. The sidewall defines a first outer diameter at or adjacent to the distal end, and the sidewall defines at least one outer diameter greater than the first outer diameter at one or more locations located proximally of the first outer diameter. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066115 | SAFETY SYRINGE - The present invention provides a safety syringe which resolves a problem in the prior art whereby the needle assembly does not engage the plunger properly due to limitations in the syringe protrusion molding. The syringe of the present invention comprises: a cylinder which has a space therein to contain fluid and forms a fluid discharging portion at one end; a plunger which is inserted inside the cylinder and slid in a longitudinal direction; a piston which is associated with the upper portion of the plunger in order to make airtight contact between the plunger and the cylinder; a syringe needle assembly which is equipped at the upper portion of the cylinder and affixes a syringe needle. The syringe needle assembly is inserted into and contained inside the cylinder after use and is then disposed. In the needle assembly, plural needle supports comprising a first connector and a second connector are extended to the lower portion. The plunger has a needle support insertion member at the upper portion so that it cannot be separated after the needle supports of the needle assembly are inserted. When the plunger is retracted, the needle assembly is retracted and contained in the cylinder. In the needle support insertion member, a ring-shaped protrusion is placed at the upper portion, and plural ring-shaped protrusion supports which connect and support the ring-shaped protrusions are formed. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066116 | Pre-Filled Active Vial Having Integral Plunger Assembly - A pre-filled vial assembly adapted for dispensing and delivering a fluid includes: a body member having a distal end, a proximal end, and a sidewall extending therebetween defining an interior; and a transitionable stopper disposed within the interior of the body member. At least a portion of the body member is engageable with a source of air or fluid for advancing the transitionable stopper from an initial position to an activated position in which at least a portion of a fluid contained within the interior of the body member is advanced therefrom. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066117 | LARGE VOLUME ENEMA - An enema comprises a bottle, and at least 150 ml of a solution in the bottle. The solution comprises water, 5.00 to 8.00 grams dibasic sodium phosphate, and 15.00 to 21.00 grams monobasic sodium phosphate. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066118 | INFUSION SET COMPRISING A DATA DISPLAY AND METHOD THEREOF - Included are embodiments of an infusion set for administering a liquid. One embodiment includes an infusion head to be placed on the tissue of a patient, a coupler for connecting the infusion head to an administering device, and a cannula that is configured for connection to the infusion head. Some embodiments include a display device for displaying an application period of at least a portion of the liquid administered using the infusion set. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066119 | Anti-Drawback Medical Valve - A medical valve includes a housing having an interior forming an inlet and an outlet. A longitudinally movable member is secured within the interior of the housing. External to the movable member and within the interior is a fluid path. Movement of the movable member controls fluid flow between the inlet and the outlet via the fluid path. The outlet produces no greater than a negligible drawback or positive push during withdrawal of a nozzle. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066120 | TRANSDERMAL DELIVERY SYSTEM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND TRANSDERMAL DELIVERY METHOD USING THE SYSTEM - Disclosed is a transdermal delivery system of multiple adhesive layers having a drug-free adhesive layer as an intermediate layer to control drug delivery rate. The transdermal delivery system enhances transdermal delivery rate in the early stage after application on skin and provides sustained control of the drug delivery rate in the intermediate and later stages. Thus, the drug delivery rate effective for treatment can be controlled in a sustained manner. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066121 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN ANTISEPTIC APPLICATOR - An antiseptic applicator device having a reservoir for storing an antiseptic agent, the reservoir being coupled to an applicator pad, and a defeatable membrane being interposed between the reservoir and the applicator pad. Embodiments of the device further include opposing handles, wherein an interior lumen of each handle houses a breakable phial containing a desired solution, and wherein upon moving the handles to a closed position, the phials are broken to release the desired solutions which are then absorbed by the applicator pad. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066122 | REMOVABLE SUCTION ASSEMBLY FOR MEDICAL HANDPIECES - A system and method for more efficient cleaning and sterilizing of surgical handpieces by using a removable valve assembly. The valve assembly is removable to provide access to a first suction passageway and a second suction passageway for cleaning purposes. The valve assembly has a protrusion that engages with a handpiece to secure the assembly to the handpiece. The protrusion of the valve assembly may also be retracted into the valve assembly to allow the valve assembly to disengage the handpiece thereby allowing the valve assembly to be removed from the handpiece. The first suction passageway may also be removable. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066123 | MEDICAL DRESSINGS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS EMPLOYING SEALANTS - According to an illustrative embodiment, a system for treating a wound at a tissue site of a patient comprising a reduced-pressure source to supply reduced pressure, a drape adhering to the tissue site to cover the wound where possible leak passages between the drape and the tissue site may occur, and a seal disposed between the drape and the tissue site, is disclosed. The seal is adapted to react with a fluid to form a sealant substantially filling the passages in response to air leaking through the passages from outside the drape when reduced pressure is applied to the wound. According to another illustrative embodiment, a method for sealing a drape to a tissue site for treating a wound at the tissue site comprising applying the drape to cover the tissue site whereby passages are formed between the drape and the tissue site, positioning a seal between the drape and the tissue site wherein the seal is adapted to react with a fluid to form a sealant for substantially filling the passages, is also disclosed. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066124 | Multilayer Medical Sponge - A multilayer medical sponge resists damage from medical tools such as spinning drill bits and medical lasers while remaining compliant and producible in small sizes. The multilayer medical sponge includes an absorbent layer and a resistant layer. The resistant layer may include a drill-resistant material, a laser-reflective material, both types of materials, or a single material that provides both drill-resistant and laser-reflective characteristics. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066125 | DISPOSABLE PANTS-TYPE DIAPER - A disposable pants-type diaper with the innermost sheet member interposed between a liquid-pervious inner sheet covering a bodily fluid-absorbent structure and the diaper's skin. The innermost sheet member is formed with a front opening and a rear opening communicating with a body waste retaining space defined between the inner sheet and the innermost sheet member. A portion of the innermost sheet member extending between these two openings is folded and joined together in a pair of joints arranged on a vertical center line of the diaper and extends downward toward the inner sheet to form a separator. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066126 | Stretch Laminate, Method Of Making, And Absorbent Article - A stretch laminate includes a first layer including an elastomer film, the first layer having a surface, and a second layer including a nonwoven material, the second layer having a surface that is attached to the surface of the first layer. The tensile behavior in the transverse direction of the stretch laminate is within about 2.5 N/cm of the tensile behavior in the transverse direction of the film at an engineering strain of about 1.5, and exists independent of mechanical activation. A method of making the stretch laminate and an absorbent article having at least one region defined by the stretch laminate are also provided. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066127 | DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT WEARING ARTICLE - A disposable absorbent wearing article constructed with an absorbent core that may be deformed to form absorbent barriers against body waste and thereby an absorbent chassis that includes the absorbent core may be kept in contact with the wearer's torso with good fitness to improve appearance of the article put on the wearer's body and to prevent leak of body waste. The disposable absorbent wearing article comprising an absorbent chassis and an annular elasticized waist panel wherein the absorbent core of the absorbent chassis is formed with deformation guides so that at least opposite lateral regions of said absorbent core may be deformed along the deformation guides toward the wearer's torso under elastic contraction of at least a front waist panel constituting the annular waist panel. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066128 | ABSORBENT PRODUCT - In a standing part ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110066129 | WEARING ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A wearing article configured so that hook elements of a mechanical fastener can be firmly attached to a chassis and the hook elements can be held in engagement with loop elements of a mechanical fastener tightly without correspondingly increasing a manufacturing cost. The wearing article has front and rear waist regions that respectively include a first pair of lateral zones and a second pair of lateral zones, these lateral zones in each pair are opposed to each other in a transverse direction X and extending in a longitudinal direction Y. An inner sheet is provided in the first lateral zones with mount members attached thereto and hook elements are attached to the diaper via the mount members. In the second lateral zones, the inner sheet is provided with loop elements attached thereto. First and second arrays of the hook elements include deformed regions created over the entire areas thereof by pressure-treatment. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066130 | Abuse Potential Reduction in Abusable Substance Dosage Form - The potential for substance abuse involving residual amounts of abusable substances remaining in used skin-worn patches is reduced by the provision of a system and method for combining the abusable substance with a separate anti-abuse substance agent as part of a removal or disposal procedure. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066131 | CARTRIDGE INSERTION ASSEMBLY FOR DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM - A cartridge insertion assembly including apparatus with a pathway formed therein, a cartridge insertable into the pathway, the cartridge including a cartridge coupling element connectable to an activation mechanism disposed in the apparatus operative to cause a substance contained in the cartridge to be metered out of the cartridge, and a door pivoted to the apparatus that includes a door coupling element arranged with respect to the cartridge such that when the door is in a fully closed position, the door coupling element couples the cartridge coupling element with a coupling element of the activation mechanism. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066132 | Internal dry powder delivery system and method thereof - An internal dry powder delivery system through a working channel of an endoscopic cannula for directly applying the powder form medication to an internal tissue/organ site, includes an elongated tubular delivery channel and a powder supply device for producing pressurized gas mixing with the dry powder for feeding to form a mixture of dry powder and pressurized gas delivering to an internal tissue/organ site through the delivery channel via endoscopic cannula. It ensures a smooth powder release by preventing liquid from accumulation at the tip of the delivery channel and offers physicians a new powder form drug delivery method via endoscope. Also, it offers new minimal invasive application by directly and precisely applying the powder format drug to the internal sites of human gastrointestinal organ via endoscope to achieve hemostasis, anti-inflammation, anti-ulcer and anti-tumor treatment, etc. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066133 | INTRACRANIAL CATHETER - A catheter having an outer profile which is formed such that a path length along an outer surface of the catheter is greater than the corresponding length of the catheter, and to a method for determining the shape of a catheter, and wherein the elasticity and/or conductivity of the tissue into which the catheter is to be introduced is taken into account in order to determine the outer profile of the catheter. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066134 | Controlling Drug Transport and Current in Iontophoretic Onychomycosis Treatment - Pharmaceutical drugs and formulations suitable for iontophoresis thereof that provide enhanced iontophoretic delivery of an anti-fungal drug to at least one body surface, such as a nail, are described. Also described are pharmaceutical formulations suitable for iontophoresis comprising terbinafine and methods for administering terbinafine to a body surface via iontophoresis. When the drug source is introduced into the nail using a mask, terbinafine concentrations in peripheral areas of nail following iontophoretic treatment are less than drug concentrations directly under the mask. Further, differences in delivered drug concentrations is effectuated by creating drug delivery gradients. Drug can be delivered to dissimilar tissues based on different transfer efficiencies exhibited by the dissimilar tissues, resulting in higher percentage delivery in one tissue vs. another tissue. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066135 | SINUS DELIVERY OF SUSTAINED RELEASE THERAPEUTICS - The invention provides biodegradable implants for treating sinusitis. The biodegradable implants have a size, shape, density, viscosity, and/or mucoadhesiveness that prevents them from being substantially cleared by the mucociliary lining of the sinuses during the intended treatment period. The biodegradable implants include a sustained release therapeutic, e.g., an antibiotic, a steroidal anti-inflammatory agent, or both. The biodegradable implants may take various forms, such as rods, pellets, beads, strips, or microparticles, and may be delivered into a sinus in various pharmaceutically acceptable carriers. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066136 | USE OF PUMP TO DELIVER A SOLUTION TO REDUCE SNORING - A method of delivering a fluid to a pharynx area through a nasal cavity includes bringing a pump to a nasal passage of a nose at an angle of approximately −90 to 130 degrees relative a horizontal ground plane, and pumping a jet of the fluid through the nasal passage. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066137 | APPLICATOR FOR APPLYING POWDER FORMULATIONS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to applicators for applying powders to the vaginal mucosa. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066138 | Lacrimal filler - A biomaterial mass is inserted through a punctum into a canaliculus in the lacrimal outflow system with a syringe. The mass has an outer cross section that is less than the inner cross section of the canaliculus. The mass absorbs liquid to swell to form a lacrimal filler or sealing mechanism. The lacrimal filler has an external cross section that conforms to the internal cross section of the canaliculus and a soft outer surface relative to the surrounding tissues to prevent erosion of the canaliculus lining. The lacrimal filler forms an occlusion that prevents the outflow of liquid through the lacrimal outflow system to retain tears within the eye to maintain eye lubrication and wetness. The mass and syringe are provided in kit with a rubber stopper and, optionally, a punctal dilator, an injecting catheter, and an enzyme for dissolving or degrading the lacrimal filler at a later time. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066139 | INSERTION FACILITATION DEVICE FOR CATHETERS - Devices that facilitate insertion of tube-like structures, e.g., catheters and other medical devices, into passages in mammalian bodies, e.g. in the human body. Devices according to various embodiments of the invention provide greater stiffness and/or rigidity to elongated tube-like structures. According to some embodiments, a portion or the entire insertion facilitation device can be removed from the tube-like structure after insertion thereof. According to some embodiments of the invention, an insertion facilitation device comprises a releasable engagement arrangement to releasably engage the stiffener and a tube-like structure to inhibit or prevent relative motion between the stiffener and tube-like structure. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066140 | Low profile chest seal - A chest seal for treating an open pneumothorax that is low profile and thus unobtrusive so that the chest seal can be effectively maintained in position to seal a chest wound while allowing the pleural cavity to vent. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066141 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING AN ANTI-GASTRIC DISTRESS AGENT - Medical devices, and methods of use therewith, suitable for at least partial implantation within the gastrointestinal portions of a body and having at least one anti-gastric distress agent are provided. The anti-gastric distress agent can include antacids, H2 blockers, proton pump inhibitors, or any combination thereof. The medical device can also include one or more sections having one or more anti-gastric distress agent or antimicrobial agents. The medical device has a length such that when the device is at least partially implanted the first section is accessible to the gastrointestinal portion of the patient's body. A second section having an antimicrobial agent may be external to the gastrointestinal portion. Preferably, device includes a first and second anti-gastric distress agent each having a different controlled release rate. The therapeutic agents can be disposed on one or more surfaces of the medical device and/or impregnated with the material of the medical device. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066142 | WIRE AND DEVICE FOR VASCULAR TREATMENT - A wire for use with a vascular treatment device may have a proximal end, a distal end, and a main shaft extending therebetween. The distal end may have a distal free end and a first segment. The first segment may extend from the main shaft and may be biased to a first included angle that is defined between the main shaft and the first segment and less than 180 degrees. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066143 | OPTOMETRIST CLIENT - A method of providing optometric parameters for an optometric procedure includes locating patient identification information on a central data storage by transmitting a search query from a computing device communicating with the central data storage. The search query generates a result set containing at least one patient having patient identification information substantially matching the search query. From the result set, a patient undergoing the optometric procedure is selected. An input form for this patient is then displayed with input fields corresponding to each of the optometric parameters. A qualified collector obtains the measurement values for the optometric parameters and inputs them into respective input fields. A data record containing the measurement values and the patient identification information is generated and transmitted to the central data storage. The data record can then be transmitted to a planning tool communicating with the central data storage for performing the optometric procedure. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066144 | Perfused Core Dielectrically Loaded Dipole Microwave Antenna Probe - A microwave surgical ablation probe having an arrangement of coolant channels in fluid communication with a cooling chamber disposed within the distal end of the probe is disclosed. A hypotube having one or more longitudinal ribs extending radially inward from an inner surface thereof is coaxially disposed around a coaxial feedline. The longitudinal ribs of the hypotube engage an outer sheath of the feedline to define a fluid inflow channel to deliver coolant to the cooling chamber, and a fluid outflow channel to receive fluid from the cooling chamber. The cooling chamber may be formed from porous ceramic or porous metallic material that provides structural support to the probe while permitting coolant to circulate therethrough. The probe includes dielectric and choke members that are adapted to control the microwave radiation pattern (e.g., ablation shape), and which may provide improved coupling of the probe to tissue. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066145 | RF cosmetic rejuvenation device and procedure - An electrode especially useful for RF skin tightening procedures is characterized by an active front that is conical in part with the conical surface having a cone angle that is shallower than the corresponding angle in known electrodes. Preferably, the electrode of the invention has a conical section whose surface forms an angle greater than 60 degrees with the longitudinal axis of the electrode, and the outside diameter of the conical section is greater than 50% of the overall outside diameter of the electrode. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066146 | Suction Stabilized Epicardial Ablation Devices - A suction assisted ablation device having a support surface, suction elements disposed adjacent the support surface, at least one electrode and at least one suction conduit is provided. The device may further include fluid openings, which allow fluid to irrigate target tissue and aid in ablation. A method for ablating tissue using suction is also provided. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066147 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING LESION SIZE SHORTLY AFTER ONSET OF RF ENERGY DELIVERY - Lesion size or volume prediction shortly after the onset of an ablation procedure can inform or control the ablation procedure. The prediction and/or control is made without regard to an actual detected temperature in the vicinity of the ablation electrodes. As a consequence, the system has utility with irrigated catheter constructions and other situations in which local irrigation in the vicinity of an ablation site would otherwise interfere with a prediction or control scheme that solely relies upon temperature measurements. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066148 | MEDICAL RESECTOR HAVING A ROTATABLE HIGH-FREQUENCY ELECTRODE AND DRIVE UNIT THEREFOR - A drive unit for a rotatable high-frequency electrode of a medical resector for cutting, oblating, or coagulating human or animal tissue includes an engine device for generating a rotation movement and a coupling device for transmitting the rotation movement generated by the engine device to an axis coupled with the rotatable high-frequency electrode when the drive unit is coupled with the medical resector. The drive unit is configured to provide on the coupling device a rotation frequency in a range from 10 rpm to 200 rpm. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066149 | MEDICAL RESECTOR - A medical resector for oblating, cutting, or coagulating human or animal tissue includes a rotatable high-frequency electrode on the distal end of a shaft of the medical resector and an axle that runs from the proximal end to the distal end of the shaft and is mechanically coupled with the high-frequency electrode on the distal end. The axle is positioned on the distal end of the shaft in the center or as close as possible to the center of the cross-section of the shaft and on the proximal end of the shaft on the border or as close as possible to the border of the cross-section of the shaft. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066150 | BIPOLAR CLAMP FOR HF SURGERY - A bipolar clamp for high-frequency surgery, in particular for coagulating tissue, having at least two bipolar clamping parts which are movable relative to one another, defining a grasping region between an open position and a coagulation position (e.g., closed position) and having electrodes for coagulating tissue that is grasped by the clamping parts in the grasping region. The clamping parts are formed of an electrically conductive core which is surrounded by a thin-layer electrical insulation and the electrodes are arranged on the clamping parts as thin pin electrodes that protrude through the thin-layer electrical insulation into the grasping region. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066151 | External fixation component - An external fixation component includes two capture members adapted to capture independently a first and a second element of an external fixation system. A rotation member is provided between the two capture members, coupled to both capture members such that the coupling allows the two capture members to rotate about three axes relative to each other. Each capture member comprises a central locking screw extending therethrough and defining a longitudinal axis of the associated capture member. The rotation member comprises two rotation blockers, each blocker providing one interface surface adapted to be in contact with a complementary interface surface of one of the capture members, each blocker further provides a surface opposite to the interface surface comprising an inner cylindrical surface. The rotation member comprises a central disc element forming a rolling surface as complementary surface to the inner cylindrical surface of the corresponding rotation blocker. The rotation member comprises two nuts, wherein each nut is associated to one locking screw of a corresponding capture member. Each locking screw of a capture member extends through the corresponding rotation blocker and engages the corresponding nut for an individual locking of each capture member. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066152 | ANGULAR LAG IMPLANT FOR INTRAMEDULLARY NAILS - An orthopedic assembly for stabilizing a fractured bone. The orthopedic assembly includes a support structure and an anchor. The anchor includes a first portion and a second portion moveably coupled to the first portion to adjust an angular orientation of the anchor relative to the femur. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066153 | INTERNAL JOINT STABILIZER DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A device is provided including a rotating portion that can be attached to a plate affixed to a first bone forming a joint and a portion that can be affixed to a second bone of the joint. The device is placed internally in order to prevent pin tract problems and to stabilize the joint while allowing motion of the joint along its natural trajectory. Additionally, a method for using the device is provided that includes attaching the rotating portion to a plate attached to a first bone forming a joint, and attaching the fixable portion to a second bone of the joint. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066154 | Surgical File Instrument Construction with Mechanism to Convert Rotary Motion to Reciprocal Motion - A surgical file instrument comprising a file, file guide, an outer split casing, a motion converter converting rotary motion to reciprocal motion and file assembly. The file assembly consists of an angular shaped elongated tube fairing into a generally flat portion defining the guide for the blade of the file, a complementary shaped file and a plastic rod insert having a lumen for the file and a lumen defining a passage for flowing a fluid to the surgical site. The motion converter consists of a planetary gear system connected to the battery powered motor that rotates a platen which in turn drives a cam and cam follower fitted into the cam slot for driving a drum for producing rectilinear motion. The file assembly is attached to the drum for reciprocating the file blade for use in a medical procedure for removing bone or a portion thereof. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066155 | Surgical file - A surgical file instrument including a surgical file assembly having an elongated tubular member with a guide/shield supporting the blade of the surgical file and being formed on the distal end thereof, the guide/shield portion being generally planar shaped and having an elongated longitudinally extending dimple defining a rail for guiding said blade and keeping it central and preventing wobbling. The side edges of said guide/shield extend upwardly and bear against the underside of the blade for supporting the same. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066156 | Surgical Tool - A surgical tool for removing a portion of an implant is provided that includes a housing, a motor contained within the housing and coupled to the housing, and an output shaft having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the motor and the distal end has an opening configured to rotateably engage an implant. The surgical tool further includes a counter-torque sleeve extending around the output shaft having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, wherein the proximal end is coupled to the housing and the distal end is configured to couple to the implant relative to the counter-torque sleeve. Upon a rotational force to the implant, the forces transmitted by the output shaft and the counter-torque sleeve are balanced by the coupling of the output shaft and counter-torque sleeve through the housing. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066157 | TREATMENT TOOL - Provided is a treatment tool endoscopically inserted into a body cavity. The treatment tool includes a treatment part for performing a treatment within the body cavity; a connecting member connected to a proximal end of the treatment part; a sheath through which the treatment part and the connecting member are inserted so as to be able to advance or retreat in an axis direction; an operation part which is connected to the connecting member and extends and retracts the connecting member with respect to the sheath; and a coupling member, which is formed in a tubular shape, provided with a large diameter portion with substantially the same external diameter as the internal diameter of the sheath and a fixing portion with an external diameter smaller than that of the large diameter portion, and fixed to at least any one of the connecting member and the treatment part. The connecting member or the treatment part is inserted to the fixing portion and fixed to the fixing portion in a state where the diameter of the fixing portion is smaller than that of the large diameter portion, and the large diameter portion prevents the treatment part and the connecting member from wobbling in a direction separating from the axis of the sheath within the sheath. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066158 | ATRAUMATIC MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical device, and related method, for manipulating material, such as calculi, within a patient's body includes a handle, a sheath, a retrieval basket, and a retainer coupled to the distal end of the retrieval basket. The retrieval basket includes a plurality of legs, each of which includes an intermediate portion located at the distal end of the retrieval basket. The retainer secures at least the intermediate portion of one of the plurality of legs to the intermediate portion of another of the plurality of legs. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066159 | MEDICAL RETRIEVAL DEVICE - A medical retrieval device, and related method, for removing material, such as calculi, from a patient's body. In one embodiment, the device includes a handle, a sheath, and a retrieval assembly located at the distal end of the retrieval device. The retrieval assembly includes a plurality of legs, each of which includes a lumen for receiving fluid. The legs are made of an expandable material that will allow the legs to inflate when the lumen receives a fluid. In another embodiment, the device includes a core element wound to form a helical coil. The helical coil has a lumen for receiving a fluid. The core element is made of an expandable material that allows it to inflate when the lumen within the helical coil receives a fluid. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066160 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSERTING STEERABLE ARRAYS INTO ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES - Systems and Methods are provided for inserting a steerable array into an anatomical structure of the body. The system includes an insertion module for holding a proximal end of the steerable array and a force sensor configured to detect force on the steerable array and to produce force information. The system includes a position sensor configured to detect a position of the insertion module and to produce position information, the position information including a lateral position along an insertion axis and a first approach angle relative to a first reference axis. The system further includes a processor configured to receive the force information from the force sensor and the position information from the position sensor. The processor outputs performance information to a user. The performance information includes an indication of a first differential approach angle relative to an insertion path plan. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066161 | Multi-Component Telepresence System and Method - The present invention provides systems and methods for performing robotically-assisted surgical procedures on a patient. In particular, a three-component surgical system is provided that includes a non-sterile drive and control component, a sterilizable end effector or surgical tool and an intermediate connector component that includes mechanical elements for coupling the surgical tool with the drive and control component and for transferring motion and electrical signals therebetween. The drive and control component is shielded from the sterile surgical site, the surgical tool is sterilizable and disposable and the intermediate connector is sterilizable and reusable. In this manner, the intermediate connector can be sterilized after a surgical procedure without damaging the motors or electrical connections within the drive and control component of the robotic system. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066162 | CRYO-MICRO-DERMABRASION - The invention is a device that generates a cool fluid stream that has properties adequate to remove superficial layers of tissue. The stream is generated to render the target tissue much more brittle in its mechanical behavior than it would otherwise be; principally by temperature and pressure rise and decay rates. The primary intended use is for dermatologic skin resurfacing, though it may be used to remove superficial layers of tissue anywhere in the body. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066163 | Hemostatic Clip and Hemostatic Clip Operation Apparatus Using the Same - Provided are a hemostatic clip and a hemostatic clip operation apparatus using the same that can rapidly stop bleeding from a bleeding area of a blood vessel when a middle or large diameter blood vessel partially bleeds during an abdominal operation or a surgery using an endoscope. The hemostatic clip operation apparatus includes a handle, a first gripper configured to primarily stop bleeding from a bleeding area of a blood vessel, a second gripper configured to receive the first gripper and symmetrically bend a closed-loop shaped-hemostatic clip to secondarily clip a periphery of the bleeding area stopped by the first gripper, and a gripper driver configured to connect the handle to the first and second grippers to be interlocked with operation of the handle to operate sequential stopping of bleeding and clipping of the first and second grippers. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066164 | MODULAR CLIP APPLIER - An apparatus for placement into an opening formed in a wall of a body lumen to deploy a closure element. The apparatus comprising a housing having a handle portion formed at a distal end, the handle portion configured to be engaged by a user when advancing the housing to deploy the closure element. A triggering element deploys the closure device and can at least be partially formed in the housing. A throw reducing mechanism can slide relative to the housing and reduce the distance a user must stretch a hand to move a triggering system within the housing. The housing can include, or be connected to, a handle member having one or more expansion members which expand to provide a stable base for manipulating the apparatus. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066165 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING A HIP JOINT, INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND USE OF A NOVEL SUTURE PASSER - A suture passer comprising:
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20110066166 | MEANS AND METHOD FOR REVERSIBLY CONNECTING A PATCH TO A PATCH DEPLOYMENT DEVICE - The present invention generally relates to devices and methods for reversibly coupling an implant to a deployment device. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066167 | DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR MANIPULATING TISSUE - The present invention involves new interventional methods for reducing gastric volume, and thereby treating obesity. The procedures are generally performed laparoscopically and may generally be described as laparoscopic plication gastroplasty (LPG) in which, after obtaining abdominal access, spaced apart sites on a gastric wall are engaged, approximated and fastened to create one or more tissue folds forming one or more plications projecting into the gastrointestinal space. The serosal tissue may optionally be treated during the procedure to promote the formation of a strong serosa-to-serosa bond that ensures the long-term stability of the tissue plication. These procedures are preferably carried out entirely extragastrically (i.e. without penetrating through the gastrointestinal wall), thereby minimizing the risks of serious complications. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066168 | MESH IMPLANT WITH AN INTERLOCKING KNITTED STRUCTURE - A resorbable polymeric mesh implant is provided for use in the reconstruction of soft tissue defects. The mesh implant is provided with an interlocking knitted structure comprising two or more sets of fibers with different times of degradation, allowing a stepwise increase in the relative distension of the overall mesh over time. The filamentous fibers are knitted together, wherein the filaments of the first set of fibers are interlaced into the filaments of the second set of fibers and at least partly traverse the knit pattern of the second set of fibers such that the filaments of the first set of fibers lock the movement of the part of the mesh formed by the second set of fibers. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066169 | METHODS FOR TREATING AN INJURED NERVE PATHWAY - Methods and apparatus are provided for treating an injured or severed nerve pathway, wherein one or more microporous tubes are implanted into the nerve pathway to bridge the injured or severed region. A bioactive matrix including stem cells and nutrients is disposed within the microporous tube to facilitate growth of the stem cells and reestablishment of the sensory and motor conductive pathways through the injured or severed region. The microporous tube protects the bioactive matrix during development of the stem cells, and also retains the end regions in proper alignment during the nerve pathway regeneration. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066170 | ENDOVASCULAR ANASTOMOTIC CONNECTOR DEVICE, DELIVERY SYSTEM, AND METHODS OF DELIVERY AND USE - An endovascular anastomotic connector and method of using the same. The endovascular anastomotic connector includes a vascular conduit and a supply conduit. The vascular conduit has proximal and distal ends that reside within a vascular structure. The supply conduit extends at an angle from the vascular conduit. The proximal end of the supply conduit is configured to be attached to an auxiliary device. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066171 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ANASTOMOSIS - A device for forming an anastomosis of blood vessels or ducts includes a first inner cylindrical element for engaging a corresponding first blood vessel/prosthesis end portion and a first middle cylindrical element into which the first inner cylindrical element is inserted to bend the legs of the first inner cylindrical element inwards to a predetermined extent so that deformable legs thereof engage the vessel/prosthesis wall. The device includes a second inner cylindrical element for engaging a corresponding second blood vessel/prosthesis end portion and a second middle cylindrical element into which the second inner cylindrical element can be inserted to bend the legs of the second inner cylindrical element inwards to a predetermined extent so that deformable legs thereof engage the vessel/prosthesis wall. The device also includes an outer element for reciprocally connecting the first and second middle cylindrical elements. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066172 | EAR CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A device for cleaning the ear canal of cerumen or contaminants includes a handle, a material expandable upon exposure to a fluid, and a limiter connected to the handle operative to prevent insertion of the expandable material into the ear to a depth which could contact the ear drum. Fluid is passed through the handle and through apertures to the ear canal, and or to the expandable material, whereby the ear canal and expandable material are moistened. The expandable material expands to contact the ear canal walls and cerumen, whereby the cerumen may be extracted by withdrawing the handle and connected expandable material from the ear. The fluid may be an alcohol solution, which loosens cerumen, reduces the potential for infection, and promotes drying of the ear canal. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066173 | PROCEDURAL CANNULA AND SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES - A system for performing minimally invasive medical procedures includes an elongate support advanceable into a body cavity. The elongate support supports a frame that carries a pair of tool cannulas, each of which has a lumen for receiving a tool useable to perform a procedure in the body cavity. The frame is expandable to orient the tool cannulas such that they allow the tools to be used in concert to carry out a procedure at a common location in the body cavity. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066174 | Low Energy or Minimum Disturbance Method for Measuring Frequency Response Functions of Ultrasonic Surgical Devices in Determining Optimum Operating Point - An ultrasonic system is provided that includes an ultrasonic device having an elongated member configured to impart ultrasonic energy to tissue and a resonator configured to impart a frequency to the elongated member. The system also includes an ultrasonic generator configured to supply power to the resonator of the ultrasonic device. The ultrasonic generator has a drive signal generator configured to provide a drive signal, a noise signal generator configure to provide a noise signal, and a controller. The controller receives an output signal from the ultrasonic device and the noise signal from the noise signal generator, calculates a transfer function based on the output signal and the noise signal, and adjusts the drive signal generator based on the calculated transfer function. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066175 | GASTRIC ANCHOR - A swallowable medical treatment device is configured to initially assume a contracted state having a volume of less than 4 cm3. The device includes a gastric anchor, which initially assumes a contracted size, and which is configured to, upon coming in contact with a liquid, expand sufficiently to prevent passage of the gastric anchor through a round opening having a diameter of between 1 cm and 3 cm. The device also includes a duodenal unit, which is configured to pass through the opening, and which is coupled to the gastric anchor such that the duodenal unit is held between 1 cm and 20 cm from the gastric anchor. Other embodiments are also described. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066176 | EAR INSERT FOR RELIEF OF TMJ DISCOMFORT AND HEADACHES - An expansible ear canal insert for treating TMJ disorders and headaches which acts directly on the TMJ and associated ligament and muscle structures to reduce stress and loads placed on the articulator disc located between the temporal bone and the mandible, as well as supportive muscles and ligaments near the TMJ. The insert is adapted to expand by application of body heat. In the expanded condition, the insert provides support to the TMJ and associated ligament and muscle structures. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066177 | GUIDED FILTER WITH SUPPORT WIRE AND METHODS OF USE - A guided filter system for temporary placement of a filter in an artery or vein is disclosed. The system includes a guidewire slideable through a wire guide included in a distal region of a support wire. The support wire has an expandable filter, which is operable between a collapsed or enlarged condition. A variety of endovascular devices, including angioplasty, atherectomy, and stent-deployment catheters, are insertable over the guidewire and/or the support wire. Methods of using the guided filter system to direct and exchange endovascular devices to a region of interest, and to entrap and remove embolic material from the vessel are also disclosed. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066178 | DEVICE FOR HAEMOSTATIC CONTROL OF A BLOOD FLOW - A device for the haemostatic control of bleeding, including a water-tight collecting suction cup, which is able to surround and be tightly applied onto a tissue area to be treated, wherein a haemorrhage or a bleeding episode to be controlled takes place, and wherein this suction cup comes into contact with the periphery of the tissue area and defines an inner volume which is tightly linked through a catheter or a similar linking tube to an outer suction and vacuum-creating device, thus creating in this volume, between the suction cup and the tissue area, a depression having a defined value, wherein the suction cup has the general shape of a dome, whose bottom supports an inner supporting device which is able to be placed opposite the tissue area under the suction cup. The inner supporting device includes a solid obturator or a perforated grid. | 2011-03-17 |
20110066179 | MOBILE SUBSTRATE ATTACHMENT DEVICE - The present invention provides an attachment device′ having a substrate facing surface, wherein the substrate facing surface is provided with at least one flexible protrusion extending therefrom, said protrusion forming a flexible bridge between the substrate facing surface and a flexible substrate. | 2011-03-17 |