15th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120089107 | Body Adhering Absorbent Article - The present invention provides a body adhering absorbent article which is capable of absorbing bodily fluids. In this particular embodiment of the present invention, provided is an absorbent article which is specifically designed for attachment to a wearer's skin in the vulva region of the wearer's torso. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089108 | WATER ABSORBENT SHEET - A water-absorbent sheet comprising a structure in which an absorbent layer containing a water-absorbent resin and an adhesive is sandwiched with a hydrophilic nonwoven fabric, wherein the water-absorbent sheet has a structure in which the absorbent layer is fractionated into a primary absorbent layer and a secondary absorbent layer with a substrate layer formed by laminating two or more layers of a substrate having breathability adhered together with an adhesive, wherein the substrate layer satisfies the following requirements (1) and (2): (1) the substrate layer having a basis weight of 25 g/m | 2012-04-12 |
20120089109 | TOURNIQUET WITH DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ELEMENT - Disclosed is an apparatus for use when a hypodermic needle, partially protruding from a limb, is to be withdrawn fully from the limb to leave a puncture wound. The apparatus comprises an absorber, a receiver and, optionally, a strap. The absorber includes a medium which is able to absorb blood. In use, the absorber is placed in overlying, abutting relation to the needle prior to withdrawal of the needle from the limb. Following withdrawal of the needle from the limb, absorber is urged against the puncture wound to promote hemostasis. The receiver in use, is releasably connected to the absorber. The strap can be coupled to the receiver to define, in use and in combination with the apparatus, a tourniquet. The absorber can be disposable and the strap and receiver can be reusable. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089110 | Absorbent Article with Lotion - An absorbent article, such as a catamenial device, having a liquid pervious topsheet, a backsheet joined to the topsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet is disclosed. The absorbent article has a lotion composition applied to at least a portion of the outer surface of the topsheet, the lotion composition including a rheology structurant selected from the group consisting of microcrystalline wax, alkyl dimethicone, ethylene glycol dibehenate, ethylene glycol distearate, glycerol tribehenate, glycerol tristearate, and ethylene bisoleamide. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089111 | MENSTRUAL TAMPON - The disclosure concerns a compressed menstrual tampon including an elongated generally rod-shaped absorption body having an insertion end and a withdrawal end and having a withdrawal string extending from the withdrawal end. The absorption body has at least one wave-shaped compression line extending continuously from the insertion end to the withdrawal end. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089112 | Absorbent Article With Hook And Loop Fastening System - Absorbent article comprising a loop member for a hook and loop fastener. The loop member comprises a knitted fabric which is adhesively attached to a carrier. The adhesive pattern for attaching the knitted fabric onto a carrier has a first plurality of adhesive stripes extending substantially in the warp thread direction of the knitted fabric and a second plurality of adhesive stripes extending substantially perpendicular to the first plurality of adhesive stripes. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089113 | INTRAOCULAR DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Devices, systems, and methods for delivery of an active agent into the eye of a subject can include an ocular active agent delivery device ( | 2012-04-12 |
20120089114 | INJECTION METHODS USING A SERVO-CONTROLLED NEEDLE-FREE INJECTOR - A method for injecting a substance through a biological body surface includes providing a needle-free transdermal transport device configured to inject the substance through the surface. The substance is injected into the biological body with the transport device while a parameter of the injection is sensed and a servo-controller is used to dynamically adjust at least one injection characteristic based on the sensed parameter. The substance is injected for (i) a first time period during which a first portion of a volume of the substance is injected at a first injection pressure, and (ii) a second time period during which a remainder of the volume of the substance is injected at a second injection pressure. A viscosity of the substance may be determined, and a pressure calculated for injecting the substance based on the viscosity. The substance may be injected with the transport device by using the calculated pressure. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089115 | Reduction of Recirculation in Catheters - A catheter tip designed to reduce the outflow velocity and/or directional momentum of fluid being infused by a catheter having such a tip. In one variation, a plurality of channels is provided at the distal portion of the catheter to increase the outflow cross-sectional area. In another variation, the diameter of the catheter at its distal portion where the fluid exits is increased. In yet another variation, a bullet-shaped nose is implemented which may decrease turbulence at the distal end of catheter tip. The low velocity outflow catheter tip may also be implemented on a dual lumen catheter, such as a hemodialysis catheter, to reduce recirculation rate. Various device configurations and methods for such implementations are also disclosed. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089116 | DEVICES FOR DELIVERING SUBSTANCES THROUGH AN EXTRA-ANATOMIC OPENING CREATED IN AN AIRWAY - Devices and methods for delivering substances to lung tissue through an extra-anatomic passage created in an airway. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089117 | APPARATUS THAT INCLUDES NANO-SIZED PROJECTIONS AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF - An apparatus that includes a nano-projection array and an application unit configured to displace the nano-projection array to thereby deliver a composition (e.g., vaccine) to a controlled depth within the skin. The nano-projection array includes nano-projections carried by a carrier substrate. The application unit includes a peripheral structure and a displaceable carrier. The nano-projection array can be disposed within the peripheral structure. Displacement of the displaceable carrier causes a corresponding displacement to the nano-projection array. The displacement of the displaceable carrier can be controlled. For instance the distance of displacement of the displaceable carrier can be controlled. A method or process for manufacturing the apparatus is also provided. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089118 | DELIVERY OF BISPHOSPHONATES BY MICROINJECTION SYSTEMS - A system for the administration of a bisphosphonate to a subject comprises a bisphosphonate formulation and a microinjection device. In an embodiment, the bisphosphonate formulation includes ibandronate sodium. In some cases, the bisphosphonate formulation includes an excipient. The bisphosphonate formulation may be delivered to the subject subcutaneously, transdermally or intradermally. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089119 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN INJECTION USING A SYRINGE NEEDLE - An auto-injector for injecting a fluid medicament into a patient from a pre-filled syringe requires a disposable cassette that is selectively engageable with the reusable injector. The syringe is latched onto the cassette, and the cassette is then engaged with the injector. Activation of the injector causes a first motor to move the syringe so its needle is extended from a concealed position inside the cassette for injection of the medicament. A second motor on the injector is then activated to expel fluid medicament from the syringe. Then, the first motor is again activated to withdraw the syringe into the cassette for disposal of the cassette/syringe after an injection. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089120 | INFILTRATION CANNULA - An infiltration cannula and method of using the infiltration cannula during a tumescent infiltration procedure are disclosed herein. The infiltration cannula may have an outwardly flaring hub which may be wedged into an adit of a patient to minimize leakage of fluid being infiltrated into the patient. Also, the infiltration cannula may be utilized to hydrate a dehydrated patient by a medically untrained person. The infiltration cannula may also be used to deliver an antibiotic/vasoconstrictive drug solution to minimize surgical site infections. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089121 | Implantable Drug Delivery Device with Bladder Retention Feature - Implantable devices and methods for controlled drug delivery are provided. The device includes a device structure deformable between a retention shape and a low profile shape for deployment in the bladder of a patient and has a drug reservoir lumen in which a drug formulation is housed. The device also includes a buoyancy retention portion, which includes a volume of entrapped air or a gas-generating or effervescent powder Which will generate a volume of entrapped air following contact with urine in the bladder. The buoyancy retention portion may include a water permeable and/or biodegradable wall, which can release the entrapped air following drug release, to cause the device to sink into the bladder neck to facilitate device expulsion without the need for a device retrieval medical procedure. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089122 | TIME-SELECTIVE BIORESORBABLE OR COLLAPSIBLE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Implantable medical devices and treatment methods are provided, particularly for use in the bladder. The device is configured for retention in the bladder for at least a portion of the drug delivery period and includes at least one biodegradable component such that following a biodegradation at a selected time, the retention function is lost and the device or portions thereof are resorbed and/or excreted. The method may include deploying into the bladder of a patient a device having a device structure housing a drug formulation comprising at a drug; releasing drug from the device structure into the bladder; and then, changing the composition of urine in the bladder, e.g., by altering the pH, to trigger degradation of at least part of the device structure to enable the device structure or parts thereof to be excreted from the bladder. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089123 | ADVANCED MULTI-PURPOSE CATHETER PROBES FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES - Various embodiments are described herein that generally relate to catheter probes for diagnostic and/or therapeutic purposes. The catheter probes described herein generally comprise a proximal hub comprising a hub housing and at least one wire, a catheter body connected to the proximal hub, the catheter body comprising a channel member and an insulator, the channel member being adapted to provide a housing for a portion of the catheter body and a conductive pathway, and the insulator being adapted to cover at least a portion of the channel member; and a catheter distal end comprising at least one electrode connected to the at least one wire. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089124 | Catheter for Uniform Delivery of Medication - The present invention provides a catheter for the delivery of fluid medication across an anatomical region. In accordance with some embodiments, the catheter includes a tube having a plurality of exit holes in a side wall of the tube and an elongated member positioned within the tube. The exit holes combine to form a flow-restricting orifice of the catheter. Advantageously, fluid within the catheter flows through all of the exit holes, resulting in uniform distribution of fluid within an anatomical region. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089125 | Bi-Directional Catheter Steering Handle - A deflectable sheath for use in medical procedures in the vasculature is described. The sheath includes a handle supporting the sheath. Two pull wires run along opposite sides of the sheath to anchors at the deflectable distal end. The handle includes a rotatable member that moves a threaded slider block in a back and forth translational manner. As that translational movement occurs, force is applied to either one or the other of the pull wires to cause deflection of distal end of the sheath in either and upwardly or a downwardly direction with respect to the longitudinal axis of the sheath. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089126 | MEDICAL GUIDEWIRE - Provided is a guidewire including a core shaft, an outer flexible tube, and an inner flexible tube that surrounds a distal end portion of the core shaft. The inner flexible tube is disposed in the outer flexible tube so that a distal end thereof is positioned between the distal end of the core shaft and a proximal end of the core shaft so as to be separated from the core shaft. A first joint is formed so as to join the distal end of the inner flexible tube to the core shaft. At least one second joint is formed so as to join the outer flexible tube to the inner flexible tube. The at least one second joint is positioned between the first joint and the proximal end of the core shaft. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089127 | MEDICAL GUIDEWIRE - Provided is a guidewire including a core shaft, an outer flexible tube, a stranded wire that extends parallel to the core shaft, and a hollow stranded-wire coil disposed in the outer flexible tube. The hollow stranded-wire coil is formed of multiple strands and surrounds the distal end portion of the core shaft and the stranded wire. Distal ends of the hollow stranded-wire coil, the core shaft, and the stranded wire are joined to a distal end of the outer flexible tube. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089128 | Anti-Migration Trans-Gastric Jejunal Feeding Tube - The present disclosure describes a trans-gastric jejunal tube (TJ) that avoids migration of the tube upwardly into the stomach. It does this because of alternating stiff and flexible sections. The stiffer sections resist migration and the more flexible or softer portions allow the tube to bend around the pyloris sphincter and into the jejunum. This also allows for a larger diameter feeding lumen than would otherwise be the case. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089129 | MEDICAL TUBING AND CATHETER CONTROL - One embodiment is an improved method for providing a tube for attachment to a medical device such as a catheter that provides for intermittent changes in tube path length as a result of body movement thereby reducing the stress and pain caused by pulling on the device, as well as the optional provision to provide a very low, controlled tension that provides improved stability of the medical device without damage to the surrounding body tissues. This controlled tension can be applied or removed intermittently by a medical practitioner or the patient. The tubal devices shown in Fig and Fig both provide for extension in tubal path length while simultaneously providing for intermittent or continuous low tension pull on the catheter. Provision is also made for a continuous smooth fluid path with no moving internal parts. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089130 | AUTOMATIC ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF MEDICATION FOR VETERINARY AND OTHER USES - A bolus is provided with a housing, an ASIC; PCB; power source; devices for providing a gas-generating explosion, propelling means, antenna; electrodes; weights; medicament containers, and seals. These components provide a controlled delivery of a medicament in the stomach or rumen of an animal. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089131 | HAND HELD SURGICAL HANDLE ASSEMBLY, SURGICAL ADAPTERS FOR USE BETWEEN SURGICAL HANDLE ASSEMBLY AND SURGICAL END EFFECTORS, AND METHODS OF USE - Adapter assemblies are provided for selectively interconnecting a surgical end effector that is configured to perform at least a pair of functions and a surgical device that is configured to actuate the end effector, wherein the end effector includes a first axially translatable drive member and a second axially translatable drive member, and wherein the surgical device includes a first rotatable drive shaft and a second rotatable drive shaft. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089132 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR NON-INVASIVE TEMPERATURE DETERMINATION IN BIOLOGICAL TISSUE TREATED WITH TREATMENT RADIATION - A method for non-invasive temperature determination in biological tissue treated with treatment radiation wherein a reaction which depends on the treatment temperature is generated and detected. Measurement radiation pulses and pulses of the treatment radiation are applied to the tissue to be treated successively, in particular in an alternating way, from the same radiation source. A device includes a radiation source, an irradiation lens system, detectors for determining a reaction and a system control suitable for controlling treatment radiation and measurement radiation pulses. The system control generates successive, in particular alternating, pulses of treatment radiation and measurement radiation pulses from one radiation source only, in particular a laser which can be modulated. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089133 | OPHTHALMOSCOPE INCLUDING THERAPY BEAM PULSE INFORMATION STORAGE - An ophthalmoscope includes a therapy beam source configured to apply therapy beam pulses onto an eye and a drive unit configured to store information about the therapy beam pulses applied onto the eye. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089134 | Contactless Photodisruptive Laser assisted Cataract Surgery - Method, apparatus and systems for laser surgery as part of cataract surgery. The implementation thereof includes: A means to perform an anterior or posterior capsulorhexis using a rapid fire sequence of photodisruptive laser pulses, placed to open the capsule for cataract surgery. The system and methods provides the means to target and direct the laser pulse sequence into the desired region of the eye without the need of a patient interface or other contact with the eye. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089135 | LASER GENERATOR FOR DEEP TISSUE LASER TREATMENTS USING LOW INTENSITY LASER THERAPY CAUSING SELECTIVE DESTRUCTION OF NOCICEPTIVE NERVES - A laser generator for laser therapy in the treatment of pain conditions by selective destruction of nociceptive or pain nerves, wherein a laser generator that generates a continuous and pulsed laser wavelength between 690 nm to 980 nm that is transmitted fiberoptically through a laser fiber within a spinal needle to contact areas within a body where pain nerves require destruction through optimal absorption of laser energy by pain nerves without affecting other types of nerves or surrounding tissues. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089136 | CRYOSURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH QUICK COUPLING MECHANISM - A cryoprobe with a reliable and inexpensive quick coupling unit including a male unit and a suitable corresponding female coupling unit. The female unit is installed on the distal end of a hose supplying the liquid cryogen into the cryoprobe. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089137 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR HYPERTHERMALLY TREATING CELLS - A method and composition for hyperthermally diagnosing and monitoring treatment of cells in an animal with photoacoustic sound and nanoparticles. The heat (temperature) and photoacoustic sound wave production inside the target tissue is measured. The desired temperature is achieved using a laser and photoacoustic imaging technique. Hyperthermia treatment of tissue in a target site applies a heat source to kill cells without protein denaturation. The hyperthermia treatment may further comprise platelet-derived treatment. The method introduces an encapsulated dye that is released at a selected temperature in the target site to indicate that a threshold temperature has been reached to hyperthermally treat the tissue. In one embodiment, the composition releases the dye at a temperature of 42° C. to 56° C., and preferably about 45° C. to 49° C. The composition which can be a liposome composition encapsulating the dye can be introduced to the bloodstream of the patient to flow through the target site. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089138 | GERD TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus includes an expandable member. The expandable member is sized to be positionable in a sphincter. An energy delivery device is positioned on a surface of the expandable member. The energy delivery device has a configuration that provides sufficient energy delivery to create lesions in the interior of the sphincter. When the expandable member is removed from the sphincter, the sphincter returns to its closed or contracted configuration. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089139 | Method and System for Programming and Controlling an Electrosurgical Generator System - An electrosurgical generator system includes an electrical generator having an RF stage for outputting electrical energy having at least one waveform for performing an electrosurgical procedure. The system further includes at least one control module executable on at least one processor which controls at least one parameter of the outputted electrical energy and a configuration controller operably associated with the electrical generator which generates configuration data to configure the at least one control module to provide at least one modality of control of the outputted electrical energy based on the configuration data. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089140 | Electrosurgical System for Measuring Contact Quality of a Return Pad - A return pad includes a backing, at least one return electrode, and at least one ring sensor. The backing has a top side, a bottom side, and a periphery. The return electrode is disposed on the bottom side of the backing layer and is adapted to connect to a current generator. The ring sensor(s) is disposed in substantial concentric registration with the periphery of the backing and is configured to connect to a measuring component. The measuring component is operable to approximate contact quality of the return electrode during electrosurgical application and is configured to communicate with the generator. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089141 | DIRECTION-CONTROLLABLE ELECTRODE BODY FOR SELECTIVELY REMOVING BODILY TISSUE, AND GUIDE PIPE - Disclosed is a direction controllable electrode body, comprising a flexible body which comprises: a first electrode, comprising a body, a first cap joined to one end of the body, and a first electrode line connected to an other end of the body; an insulator in partial contact with the body and the first cap of the first electrode, said insulator functioning to insulate the first electrode from the second electrode; a second electrode, comprising a first ring in contact with the insulator, and a second electrode line connected to one end of the first ring; and a direction controller, comprising a first direction controlling wire communicating with the first electrode or the second electrode to control direction of the electrode body. Also, a guide pipe is provided for leading the electrode body to a target tissue. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089142 | Single Lock External Fixation Clamp Arrangement and Method - A clamping device for an external fixation system includes a post component having a yaw axis, a first clamp secured to the post component and rotatable about the yaw axis, and a second clamp secured to the post component and rotatable about the yaw axis relative to the first clamp. The device includes a tightening component configured in a manner that an action of tightening the tightening component simultaneously locks both the first and second clamps in a gripping arrangement and substantially eliminates their relative rotation about the yaw axis. Interdigitating components can be spaced apart by high spring rate biasing elements that so as to allow for smooth adjustment of the clamping device components relative to each other until the appropriate position is achieved and until after a sufficiently high clamping load has been applied. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089143 | SURGICAL METHOD FOR REPAIRING A FRACTURED SHOULDER JOINT - This method comprises the use of a repair equipment including a humeral rod ( | 2012-04-12 |
20120089144 | LOCKING SCREW WITH SYNCHRONIZED THREAD - A targeting system for a bone plate having a bore therethrough with a first thread adjacent an outer surface of the bone plate and a second thread adjacent a bone contacting surface. The first thread has a larger diameter than the second thread. A targeting device has a coupling portion, an outer sleeve with an axial through bore for guiding a boring tool and a bone screw into the bone plate bore. The coupling portion is connected to a first end of the outer sleeve, wherein the coupling portion comprises an exterior threaded portion threadably engageable with the first thread of the bone plate bore and has a through bore having an axis corresponding to the axis of the through bore of the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve and coupling portion comprises two collapsible slits extending parallel to the outer sleeve bore axis dividing the coupling portion in two parts. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089145 | APPARATUS FOR USE IN ARTHROPLASTY ON A KNEE JOINT - A method of, and apparatus for, arthroplasty of a knee joint comprising obtaining a desired spacing of the femur from the tibia by inserting a spacer into the knee joint between the femur and the tibia. The spacer is used as a reference for securing a guide jig in position about the knee joint for guiding resection of one or both of the femur and tibia for fitting of tibial and/or femoral prostheses. A method of resecting the femur while moving the tibia through an arc of motion to remove bone to the desired depth, a method of determining the position of the guide jig, the guide jog, an alignment device and the spacer are also described. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089146 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF BONE PREPARATION - The invention includes a system, method and kit for preparation of a bone. One aspect of the present invention is a bone preparation system comprising a cutting instrument and a guiding element. The cutting instrument includes a distal attachment feature and a distal region. The guiding element includes a proximal attachment feature and a guiding surface. When the proximal attachment feature of the guiding element is engaged with the distal attachment feature of the cutting instrument, the cutting instrument can pivot about the proximal attachment feature until the distal region contacts the guiding surface. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089147 | Methods And Apparatus For Preparing a Patient's Femur For Patellofemoral Knee Arthroplasty - Methods and apparatus provide for modifying a patient's femur to receive a patellofemoral prosthesis, including: a distal punch, an anterior punch and a trochlear punch which are used in well defined orientations to remove material from the femur to accommodate complex geometries of a patellofemoral prosthesis; and optionally a guide operating to engage a distal end of the femur, the guide including a distal slot, an anterior slot and a transverse slot, which ensure that the punches achieve the desired orientations. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089148 | Apparatus and method for forming an antibiotic impregnated bone cement intramedullary nail - A method and apparatus for forming any size antibiotic impregnated bone cement (AIBC) intramedullary (IM) nail. The cement nail is formed around a base support or base IM nail. The apparatus includes a molded plastic tube device to form the shape of the cement IM nail and plastic spacers which position the molded plastic tube around the base support or base IM nail for formation of the cement nail. The AIBC material may be any of the known antibiotic loaded/impregnated bone cements that are commercially available. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089149 | Medical device insertion instrument - A known x-stop implantation instrument is modified to provide a slide hammer mechanism to selectively apply an impact force. Both the axial location of the slide hammer and the angle of the slide hammer may be adjusted. A surgeon, when necessary or desirable, may thus apply an impact force to the forward end of the implement having a least a component of force in the direction of insertion of the x-stop device. The invention permits the surgeon to vary both the position along the shaft where the impact is applied as well as the angle at which the impact is applied relative to the direction of insertion. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089150 | Screw head locker apparatus and methods of use - An apparatus for provisionally locking a polyaxial head on a fixed head of a bone screw using a locking bushing includes an elongated housing with a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end having couplers for releasably coupling with the polyaxial head; an inner shaft slidably engaged within the housing and including a distal portion, a middle portion, and a proximal portion; and an actuator that selectively positions the inner shaft within the housing to engage at least one of the distal portion, the middle portion, and the proximal portion with at least one of the couplers and the bushing disposed between the distal portion and the fixed head of the bone screw. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089151 | LAPAROSCOPIC TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM - A tissue retrieval system can contain and withdraw excised tissue specimens from within a body cavity. The tissue retrieval system can include a tissue retrieval bag, a foldable actuator, and an introducer. The foldable actuator can be foldable between an insertion configuration for placement through an access device without the aid of a grasper or applicator, and a deployed configuration for supporting the tissue retrieval bag in an open state. The actuator can have a foldable handle to facilitate withdrawal from the body cavity. After insertion of the tissue specimens into the retrieval bag, the retrieval bag is then cinched closed to prevent spillage of its contents and to prevent contamination of the body cavity and body cavity wall during withdrawal of the retrieval bag from within the body cavity. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089152 | ANIMAL TAG APPLICATOR - An animal tag applicator ( | 2012-04-12 |
20120089153 | PERCUTANEOUS ACCESS FOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF TREATING SLEEP APNEA - Systems and methods are described and illustrated for percutaneously implanting a stimulation lead for treating sleep-related disordered breathing. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089154 | SURGICAL MANIPULATOR FOR A TELEROBOTIC SYSTEM - A manipulator assembly ( | 2012-04-12 |
20120089155 | SURGERY EQUIPMENT HOLDING DEVICE - A surgery equipment holding device including a holder for holding surgical equipment, a bar connected to the holder, a brake which operatively engages the bar for stopping movement of the bar, and a pair of switches for switching being an active state and an inactive state of the brake. The surgery equipment holding device is characterized in the operation thereof at the time of disengaging the fixation state, and exhibits excellent operability. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089156 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HAIR REMOVAL - A hair removal apparatus including a first element having a first coupling point and a second coupling point, a second element having a third coupling point and a fourth coupling point, and at least one thread. The first element is configured to allow the first and second coupling points to move relative to each other. The thread includes a first point coupled to the first coupling point, a second point coupled to the second coupling point, a third point coupled to the third coupling point, a fourth point coupled to the fourth coupling point, and a twisted portion. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089157 | STOMACH INSTRUMENT AND METHOD - An endoscopic instrument adapted to engage the stomach tissue and/or the esophagus tissue of a patient from the inside and/or outside thereof is provided. The esophagus being a substantially tube shaped tissue leading to the stomach comprising stomach tissue, the esophagus having an esophagus center axis, being substantially aligned with a cranial-caudal axis of the patient and having a substantially circular circumference substantially aligned with a horizontal plane of the patient, the esophagus further having an inner and outer substantially cylindrical surface extending radially in relation to the esophagus center axis, wherein said instrument is adapted to deliver at least one fixating member, such that said at least one fixating member engages at least the stomach tissue. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089158 | MEDICAL DEVICES WITH DETACHABLE PIVOTABLE JAWS - Medical systems, devices and methods are provided for engaging tissue, e.g. for clipping tissue, closing a perforation or performing hemostasis. Generally, the medical system including a housing, first and second jaws rotatable relative to the housing, a driver, and an elongate drive wire. The elongate drive wire may be disconnected from the driver, first and second jaws, and the housing, which are left in vivo engaged with the tissue. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089159 | SYSTEM FOR TENSIONING A SURGICAL CLOSURE - One embodiment is directed to a system for tensioning a suture member that crosses a portion of a tissue structure, comprising: a tensioning member base having a tissue interface surface configured to engage a portion of the tissue structure when coupled to a suture member that may be threaded through the tensioning member base and into the tissue structure; a suture clamping member configured to be switched from a first mode, wherein a suture may be tensioned back and forth through a space defined at least in part by the clamping member, to a second mode, wherein a suture may only be tensioned in one direction relative to the suture clamping member; and a mode switching member movably coupled to the suture clamping member and configured to be operable to switch the suture clamping member from the first mode to the second mode. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089160 | Seal Assembly For A Cannula - The present disclosure relates to a seal assembly for a cannula. The cannula includes a housing having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The seal assembly is located in the proximal portion of the housing and includes a first seal including a first tri-slit, a second seal disposed co-axially and proximal to the first seal and including a second tri-slit, and a third seal disposed co-axially to the first seal and the second seal and including a central opening. A cap is coupled to the proximal portion of the housing and adjacent the third seal and includes a plurality of suture retaining features, such as tabs, for management of sutures during surgery. Fluid leakage out of the cannula, during surgery, is substantially reduced due to the leakage being limited to a channel defined by the first tri-slit, the second tri-slit, and the central opening. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089161 | Seal Assembly For A Cannula - The present disclosure relates to a seal assembly for a cannula. The cannula includes a housing having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The seal assembly is located in the proximal portion of the housing and includes a first seal including a first tri-slit, a second seal disposed co-axially and proximal to the first seal and including a second tri-slit, and a third seal disposed co-axially to the first seal and the second seal and including a central opening. A cap is coupled to the proximal portion of the housing and adjacent the third seal and includes a plurality of suture retaining features, such as tabs, for management of sutures during surgery. Fluid leakage out of the cannula, during surgery, is substantially reduced due to the leakage being limited to a channel defined by the first tri-slit, the second tri-slit, and the central opening. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089162 | DEVICES FOR DISC HERNIATION REPAIR AND METHODS OF USE - Devices and methods for fixing defects in the anulus fibrosus (vertebral disc) of a patient are described. The devices a mesh patch; first, second, third, and fourth sutures; and first, second, third, and fourth anchors. Each anchor has a first portion adapted for insertion into a bone and a second portion having an opening. The sutures are disposed through the openings of the anchors. The first portions of the first and second anchors are inserted into a cranial vertebra. The first portions of the third and fourth anchors are inserted into a caudal vertebra. The mesh patch is positioned adjacent the defect. An end of first suture can be attached to an end of the third suture. An end of the second suture can be attached to an end of the fourth suture. The other ends of each of the first, second, third, and fourth sutures can then be anchored. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089163 | CUTTING WIRE ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH A CATHETER - A method of treating a lesion in a body lumen to enlarge a passageway in the lumen including inserting a cutting member and tracking member through a first lumen of a catheter, withdrawing the catheter from the cutting member and tracking member, inserting the catheter over the tracking member and leaving the cutting member outside the catheter, and expanding a portion of the catheter to move the cutting member into cutting contact with the lesion. A device for treating a lesion in a body lumen including a cutting member and tracking member is also provided. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089164 | FLUID EJECTION DEVICE AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - A fluid ejection device includes a pulsation generator which converts a fluid into a pulsed fluid, a fluid supply unit (supply pump) which supplies the fluid to the pulsation generator, an ejection tube which has an ejection opening communicating with the pulsation generator, a suction tube into which the ejection tube is inserted with play, a suction channel provided between the suction tube and the ejection tube, a suction opening provided at an end of the suction channel in a vicinity of the ejection opening, and a suction unit (suction pump) which sucks fluid in such a manner that the fluid introduced from the suction opening passes through the suction channel. The ejection opening is held by an inner circumferential part of the suction opening. According to this structure, vibration of the ejection tube in the vicinity of the ejection opening can be reduced. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089165 | SCALPEL, IN PARTICULAR FOR OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPLICATIONS - A scalpel, in particular for ophthalmologic applications, comprising a handle head and a blade, wherein the blade, which includes a blade shank and a blade face, is inserted into a handle head of the handle, and at least one cutting edge is formed on the blade face, wherein the blade shank is configured together with the blade face as a body on which a continuous smooth rear surface is formed, whereby the front of the body opposite from the rear surface forms a cylindrical surface in the area of the blade shank and forms the top of the blade in the area of the blade face, and the end of the handle head has two surfaces that are slanted with respect to each other and that abut, like a roof edge, in an edge that is perpendicular to the axis of the handle, and whereby, in a first of the slanted surfaces, there is an opening for inserting the blade, whereby the inserted blade comes to lie in the opening in such a way that the smooth rear surface is flush with the first slanted surface. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089166 | Access and Closure Device and Method - Devices and methods for accessing and closing vascular sites are disclosed. Self-sealing closure devices and methods are disclosed. A device that can make a steep and controlled access path into a vascular lumen is disclosed. Methods for using the device are also disclosed. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089167 | PARTIAL AORTIC OCCLUSION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CEREBRAL PERFUSION AUGMENTATION - Methods are provided for partial aortic obstruction for cerebral perfusion augmentation in patients suffering from global or focal cerebral ischemia. Alternatively, the methods can be used to partially obstruct aortic blood flow to condition the spinal cord to secrete neuroprotective agents prior to abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. The expandable member may be expanded and maintained in an expanded state for at least once cardiac cycle or multiple cardiac cycles to increase cerebral blood flow. The expandable member may then be released after a certain amount of time to release constriction of the aorta. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089168 | BARIATRIC DEVICE AND METHOD - A bariatric device and method of causing at least partial satiety includes a body having a wall defining a lumen. The wall is configured to generally conform to the shape and size of i) the abdominal portion of the esophagus and/or ii) the proximal cardiac portion of the stomach. The wall is adapted to exert a force on the i) abdominal portion of the esophagus and/or ii) the proximal cardiac portion of the stomach thereby influencing a neurohormonal feedback mechanism to cause at least partial satiety by augmenting fullness caused by food and simulating fullness in the absence of food. A fixation system is included to resist distal migration of the body. The fixation system includes at least a portion of the wall having a tissue ingrowth characteristic to promote ingrowth of tissue in the wall. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089169 | TEMPORARY GASTRIC DEVICE (TGD) AND METHOD OF USE - A gastric device for a stomach having a pyloric valve comprising a first volume filling agent disposable within the stomach and transitionable from a first displacement to a second displacement larger than the first displacement, and wherein the first volume filling agent does not pass through the pyloric valve in the normal digestive process | 2012-04-12 |
20120089170 | INTRAGASTRIC BALLOON GEOMETRIES - The present application provides intragastric devices for the treatment of obesity. The intragastric devices advantageously act as a volume-occupying device, and is able to survive implantation in a patient's stomach for a year or longer. In addition, the intragastric devices may provide additional benefits. For example, the intragastric device may be configured to stimulate an inner stomach wall and/or temporarily block the pylorus to slow gastric emptying and/or be rotationally variant, thereby encouraging different stimulation points on the inner wall of the stomach and limiting the stomach's ability to adapt over long term implantation. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089171 | BIODEGRADABLE ADHESIVE FILM FOR VASCULAR CLOSURE - Devices and methods for sealing an opening in a blood vessel are disclosed. A device can include: an elongate, tubular non-stick outer sheath, the non-stick outer sheath having a distal end that is insertable into a vessel of a patient through the opening in the vessel wall, and having a proximal end remaining outside the patient; an elongate, tubular non-stick inner sheath disposed within the non-stick outer sheath; and an elongate, tubular adhesive film disposed between the non-stick outer sheath and the non-stick inner sheath, the adhesive film having both inward-facing and outward-facing adhesive surfaces and being supportable by the non-stick inner sheath during insertion into the vessel of the patient. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089172 | RE-SHAPING INTRAGASTRIC IMPLANTS - The present application provides implantable intragastric devices for the treatment of obesity. The intragastric devices advantageously act as a volume-occupying device, and is able to survive implantation in a patient's stomach for a year or longer. In addition, the intragastric devices may be configured to stimulate an inner stomach wall and/or temporarily block the pylorus to slow gastric emptying and/or be rotationally variant, thereby encouraging different stimulation points on the inner wall of the stomach and limiting the stomach's ability to adapt over long term implantation. The intragastric devices may reshape the stomach cavity, such as by pushing on opposite sides so as to “planarize” the stomach. For instance, the device may be an inflated disk, or an implantable loop or a springy coil that may be straightened for delivery/extraction yet assume the loop or coil shape upon implant. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089173 | FILTER WITH MAGNETIC TIP FOR CLOT FRAGMENTATION - A magnetically polarizable, filtering device system and a method of using such a system for capturing embolic material contained within fluid flowing through a body vessel of a patient is provided. The filtering device system generally comprises a source adapted to generate a magnetic field and a filter device adapted to capture embolic material and to unclog itself when necessary or desirable. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089174 | VASO-OCCLUSIVE DEVICE - A vaso-occlusive device includes an inner coil made from inner coil wire having a first diameter and formed from a first material, and an outer coil disposed at least partially around the inner coil and made from outer coil wire having a second diameter and formed from a second material. The inner coil has a first pitch and the outer coil has a second pitch. The first diameter, material, and pitch are different from the second diameter, material, and pitch, respectively. The outer coil defines a lumen and the inner coil is disposed at least partially in the lumen. The vaso-occlusive device also includes an intermediate layer disposed between the inner coil and the outer coil, where the intermediate layer includes a biocompatible metal or a biocompatible, swellable polymer. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089175 | COMPRESSION TRANSMISSION COLLAR FOR FASTENING - A compression transmission collar apparatus ( | 2012-04-12 |
20120089176 | MEDICAL DEVICES WITH DETACHABLE PIVOTABLE JAWS - Medical systems, devices and methods are provided for engaging tissue, e.g. for clipping tissue, closing a perforation or performing hemostasis. Generally, the medical system including a housing, first and second jaws rotatable relative to the housing, first and second links pivotally attached to the jaws, and a driver. The housing, first and second jaws, and first and second links form a linkage mechanism that allows the jaws to engage tissue and be left in vivo. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089177 | CAM DRIVEN COMPACTION TUBE FOR VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICE - A method and apparatus for sealing a puncture or incision formed percutaneously in a tissue. The apparatus including an anchor, a sealing plug, a filament connected between the sealing plug and the anchor, a compaction member assembly, a spool and a driving plate. The compaction member assembly being disposed adjacent the sealing plug and structured and arranged to apply an axially directed compressive force to automatically compact the sealing plug toward the anchor. The spool has a portion of the filament wound thereon. The driving plate being connected to the spool and having a cam surface portion. The cam surface portion is arranged to contact a proximal end of the compaction member assembly upon rotation of the spool to advance a distal end of the compaction member assembly. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089178 | Device and Method to Facilitate Safe, Adhesion-Free Surgical Closures - Surgical devices and methods are provided for preventing the formation of post-operative adhesions. In one device, an envelope of bioabsorbable material defines at least one opening, and a layer of bioabsorbable adhesion-preventing material is disposed on an exterior surface of the envelope. A rigid or semi-rigid barrier member is at least partially disposed in a space inside the envelope, without adhering to the envelope such that the barrier member can be pulled out of the envelope through the opening. In another device, a rigid or semi-rigid barrier member is removably attached to a layer of bioabsorbable adhesion-preventing material by a controlled adhesive. In another device, a rigid or semi-rigid bioabsorbable barrier member, such as compressed cellulose, is attached to a layer of bioabsorbable adhesion-preventing material. The envelope of bioabsorbable material may include cellulose or oxidized regenerated cellulose. The adhesion-preventing material may include chemically modified sodium hyaluronate and carboxymethylcellulose. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089179 | LOCATOR AND CLOSURE DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - The present invention is directed to a device which is capable of both locating a punctured blood vessel wall and sealing the puncture in the vessel and to the method of using the device as well. In one embodiment, the device includes an elongate deployment member having a sealing element releasably disposed within a distal end thereof, said deployment member being coupled to a first actuator configured to retract said deployment member relative to said sealing element, and an elongated indicator member having a proximal end and a distal end, said indicator member extending through a lumen in said deployment member such that the distal end of said indicator member extends distally of the distal end of the deployment member, and said indicator member being coupled to a second actuator configured to retract said indicator member relative to said deployment member. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089180 | ADHESIVE BONDING COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF USE - A polymerizable composition includes at least one monomer, a photoinitiator capable of initiating polymerization of the monomer when exposed to light, and a phosphor capable of producing light when exposed to radiation (typically X-rays). The material is particularly suitable for bonding components at ambient temperature in situations where the bond joint is not accessible to an external light source. An associated method includes: placing a polymerizable adhesive composition, including a photoinitiator and energy converting material, such as a down-converting phosphor, in contact with at least two components to be bonded to form an assembly; and, irradiating the assembly with radiation at a first wavelength, capable of conversion (down-conversion by the phosphor) to a second wavelength capable of activating the photoinitiator, to prepare items such as inkjet cartridges, wafer-to-wafer assemblies, semiconductors, integrated circuits, and the like. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089181 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING SURGICAL ACCESS - One embodiment is directed to a method for providing surgical access across a wall of a tissue structure, comprising: advancing a helical needle into the wall of the tissue structure such that the needle pulls an intercoupled suture member across the wall to form a deployed suture pattern, the deployed suture pattern being characterized in that: the portion of the suture member encapsulated by the wall of the tissue structure is substantially helical in formation and represents a number of helical loops that is greater than about one helical loop, and is less than about three helical loops; portions of the suture member on either side of the wall are in a slack configuration such that tension in the suture member arising from the encapsulated portion pulls in additional length from the slack configuration on either side of the wall to accommodate expansion of the substantially helical encapsulated portion. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089182 | SUTURE LOCK FASTENING DEVICE - A suture lock fastening device to cinch a suture in a suture lock, cut the suture end, and deploy the suture lock in response to a single movement of a user. The fastening device includes a fastening head with a retainer that is configured to hold a suture lock in the fastening head. To release the suture lock from the fastening head, the retainer is irreversibly deformed. The fastening device may include an axially movable cutter with a cutting edge to sever the ends of the suture close to the suture lock. A threading device may be preloaded into the fastening device to facilitate threading the suture through the fastening device. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089183 | SPINAL TRACTION DEVICE - A spinal traction device permits a user to conduct spinal traction therapies, either with or without aid by another, using the user's leg weight and/or leg muscle and/or torso muscle action to apply tensile forces to the spine. The device includes a body support portion on which the user lies in a supine position, and a movable leg support that is coupled to the body support portion. The leg support pivots and/or translates relative to the body support portion in response to the application of leg weight and/or leg muscle and/or torso muscle action to the leg support. Under-arm supports along the body support portion engage the user's underarms to keep the user's upper torso in a substantially fixed position, so that tension is applied to the user's spine in response to movement of the leg support, as it is engaged by the calves and/or backs of the user's legs. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089184 | DEVICE FOR TIGHTLY GRIPPING ON THE SPINOUS PROCESS OF THE SPINE - Disclosed is a device for tightly gripping on the spinous process, installed between two spinous processes, with a horizontal hole through the main body, and two arc-shaped side plates connecting onto two ends of the main body, each plate having a through hole, and fastening on the spinous process, and a centrally placed item passing through a horizontal hole of the main body thereby connecting the main body and the two plates, and firmly fastened by a single or plurality of fastening items on one or two sides of the centrally placed item. Furthermore, the centrally placed item having at least one fixed hole section, and when the fastening items move toward the main body and tighten, the two plates change shape, putting pressure on the upper and lower gripping section of the two plates, this upper and lower gripping section therefore more firmly gripping on the spinous process. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089185 | EXPANDABLE INTERSPINOUS PROCESS SPACER IMPLANT - An expandable interspinous spacer implant that is configured to be inserted into an interspinous space that is defined between a spinous process of a superior vertebral body and a spinous process of an inferior vertebral body is provided. The implant may include a superior housing, an inferior housing, and a distracting member. The superior housing may have an outer surface that is configured to engage the spinous process of the superior vertebral body and the inferior housing may have an outer surface that is configured to engage the spinous process of the inferior vertebral body. The distracting member may be disposed between the superior and inferior housings, such that activation of the distracting member distracts the superior and inferior housings apart from each other. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089186 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING A SPINAL DEFORMITY - A method for correcting a spinal deformity is provided. A spinal implant for correcting a spinal deformity includes a multipoint connector that connects to at least one vertebra of a spine at a plurality of locations and a force directing device that applies a force to the vertebra through the multipoint connector. The force directing device may include a rod which extends generally along an axis of the spine and a force directing member which is adjustably coupled to both the rod and the multipoint connector and which applies a corrective force to the at least one vertebra. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089187 | MIS CROSSLINK APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SPINAL IMPLANT - A spinal implant provides support for desired parts of the spine. The spinal implant includes a pair of elongated members and a variable length cross-link. A variable length cross-link device may include a fixed portion having a receiver portion for attachment to a first elongated member a transverse portion, and an adjustable portion having a receiver portion for attachment to a second elongated member and a transverse portion engaging member. Inserting the transverse portion of the fixed portion into the engaging portion of the adjustable portion may form a cross-link for stabilizing motion between two elongated members. Engaging the adjustable portion at a selected point on the transverse portion establishes a length selected by the surgeon. The surgical procedure may use minimally invasive surgery or non-minimally invasive surgery, as desired. Components may be inserted through sleeves attached to various coupling devices, or may be inserted and guided along wires. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089188 | Dynamic stabilization connecting member with slitted core and outer sleeve - A dynamic fixation medical implant having at least two bone anchors includes a longitudinal connecting member assembly having an elongate core and an outer sleeve. The core may be substantially cylindrical, of one-piece construction, and includes end portions for attachment to the bone anchors. A portion of the core extending between the bone anchors has at least one slit. The outer sleeve may include compression grooves. The sleeve surrounds the core and extends between the pair of bone anchors, the sleeve being compressible in a longitudinal direction between the bone anchors. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089189 | Rotatable Bone Plate - The present invention relates generally to a bone plate for stabilizing bony structures. More particularly, the invention is directed to bone plates having an elongate body to which an integrated rod is formed. Integrated rod portion may be captured by a bone anchor with a receiving member. The bone plate is movable from a first position to a second position and may have an aperture for lagging the bone plate to the bone. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089190 | Apparatus for Minimally Invasive Posterior Correction of Spinal Deformity - An apparatus is operable to correct spinal deformities caused by scoliosis and the like. The apparatus may be used in a minimally invasive fashion and through the posterior side of the patient. A combination of internal screws and rods, as well as external pins, rods, and correction mechanisms, are used to obtain facet unlocking and translational correction of the affected vertebrae. The internal rods are inserted percutaneously and are secured to the affected vertebrae to maintain the deformity correction. External components are then removed, and the small incisions are sutured. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089191 | METHODS FOR STABILIZING BONE STRUCTURES - Methods, systems, devices and tools for placing bone stabilization components in a patient are provided. The systems and devices have a reduced number of discrete components that allow placement through small incisions and tubes. More particularly, the present invention is directed to systems and methods of treating the spine, which eliminate pain and enable spinal motion, which effectively mimics that of a normally functioning spine. Methods are also provided for stabilizing the spine and for implanting the subject systems. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089192 | Bone Plate Assembly with Guide Member - A bone plate assembly is provided including a plate member with a top side ( | 2012-04-12 |
20120089193 | Fracture Fixation Device - Assemblies for securing fractured bone are provided. The assembly includes a first fixation element, a second fixation element, and an adjustable flexible member construct. The first fixation element having a male or a female sleeve is secured within a first portion of the fractured bone. The second fixation element having the other of the male or female sleeve telescopically received within the one of the male or female sleeve is secured within a second portion of the fractured bone. The adjustable flexible member construct extends between the first and second fixation elements and has at least one adjustable loop coupled to the first fixation element and the second fixation element and a pair of adjusting ends extending through an opening in the first fixation element. The pair of adjusting ends can be pulled to reduce a diameter of the adjustable loop and to compress fragments of the fractured bone. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089194 | POLYAXIAL BONE ANCHORS WITH INCREASED ANGULATION - A polyaxial bone anchor has a locking element shaped and configured to allow an anchoring member (e.g., a screw or hook) to polyaxially rotate at large angles about a central axis of the bone anchor before compression locking the anchoring member within an anchor head. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089195 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELF FILLING BONE SCREWS - A self filling autograft bone screw for stabilizing and fusing bones within a body of a patient. The self filling autograft bone screw includes an elongated body member, a lumen disposed within the elongated body member, a plurality of external threads, a cutting section, and at least one opening disposed along the length of the elongated body member. A system and method for inserting a bone screw into a bone of a patient's body includes advancing and positioning a self-filling bone screw including an elongated body member, a lumen disposed within the elongated body member, a plurality of external threads, a cutting section, and at least one opening disposed along the length of the elongated body member into a bone within a patient's body. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089196 | Upload shank swivel head bone screw spinal implant - A polyaxial bone screw having a bone implantable shank, a head and a retaining ring. The retaining ring includes an outer partial hemispherical surface and an inner bore. The shank mates and polyaxially rotates with the retaining ring inside the head. The head includes an internal cavity having a spherical shaped surface that mates with the ring surface and has a lower restrictive neck that prevents passage of the ring once the ring is seated in the cavity. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089197 | ARTHRODESIS IMPLANT APPARATUS AND METHOD - An arthrodesis anchor is formed as a monolithic piece for ease of handling and use, having two ends, one of which has prongs supporting barbs extending radially therefrom. The other end may have threads or barbs. A neck between may circular in cross section and be sized from about 0.045 inches to about 0.08 inches and may be conveniently sized at 0.062 inches for bending to accommodate final alignment of joints to be bonded. Optionally, a shank next to the neck may receive a tool for threading the anchor into a joint. The proximal and intermediate phalangial joints may be trimmed and pilot drilled, after which a first end may be inserted by a tool, typically into the proximal joint by threading or linear insertion of barbed prongs. The second end having barbed prongs may then be inserted into a pilot drilled into the base of the intermediate joint. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089198 | Temperature Sensor for a Leadless Cardiac Pacemaker - A leadless cardiac pacemaker comprises a housing, a plurality of electrodes coupled to an outer surface of the housing, and a pulse delivery system hermetically contained within the housing and electrically coupled to the electrode plurality, the pulse delivery system configured for sourcing energy internal to the housing, generating and delivering electrical pulses to the electrode plurality. The pacemaker further comprises a temperature sensor hermetically contained within the housing and adapted to sense temperature information, wherein the pacemaker can control electrical pulse delivery at least partly based on the temperature information. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089199 | Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment Devices, Systems and Methods - Devices, systems and methods for nerve stimulation for OSA therapy. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089200 | NEUROSTIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING THERAPY TO PATIENT WITH MINIMAL SIDE EFFECTS - A method comprises conveying a pulsed waveform between an electrode and a stimulation site of a spinal cord, thereby evoking the antidromic propagation of action potentials along a first sensory neural fiber creating a therapeutic effect in the tissue region, evoking the orthodromic propagation of action potentials along the first sensory neural fiber potentially creating paresthesia corresponding to the tissue region, and evoking the antidromic propagation of action potentials along a second sensory neural fiber potentially creating a side-effect in another tissue region. The method further comprises conveying electrical energy between an electrode and a blocking site rostral to the stimulation site, thereby blocking the action potentials propagated along the first sensory neural fiber and reducing the paresthesia, and conveying electrical energy between an electrode and a blocking site caudal to the stimulation site, thereby blocking the action potentials propagated along the second sensory neural fiber and reducing the side-effect. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089201 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC ENHANCEMENT OF BIOCHEMICAL SIGNALING PATHWAYS FOR THERAPEUTICS AND PROPHYLAXIS IN PLANTS, ANIMALS AND HUMANS - Apparatus and methods for delivering electromagnetic signals configured specifically to accelerate the asymmetrical kinetics of the binding of intracellular ions to their respective intracellular buffers, to enhance the biochemical signaling pathways plant animal and human molecules, cells, tissues, organs, portions of entire organisms and entire organisms employ for growth, repair and maintenance. Described herein are devices and methods that utilize repetitive bursts of waveforms configured to maximize the bound concentration of intracellular ions at their associated molecular buffers to enhance the biochemical signaling pathways living systems employ for growth, repair and maintenance. For example the systems and methods described herein may drive the binding of calcium to calmodulin (CaM), thereby enhancing the CaM-dependent nitric oxide (NO)/cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) signaling pathway. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089202 | Flexible Coil Design for Implantable Device - A coupling coil is described for transcutaneous coupling of energy and communications signal in an implantable implant system. The coupling coil has a defined coil plane and multiple concentric curved planar surfaces of conductor and insulation laminate which are arranged perpendicular to the coil plane. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089203 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS FOR USE IN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES - There is disclosed various embodiments of an electrical connection for electrically connecting implantable medical devices together, such as an electrical connector for connecting an implantable pulse generator to a medical lead. In one embodiment, the electrical connection may include a body having a longitudinal opening defined therein for receiving an electrode of the medical lead and a spring coupled to the body and positioned within the opening, the spring having a curved surface for engaging the surface of the electrode. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089204 | IRRADIATION DEVICE WITH ERGONOMIC ADAPTATION OPTIONS - An irradiation device for irradiating of body parts of a patient is provided, with a carrier system which provides a basic framework of the irradiation device with at least one light head with a light source for the irradiation, and a control element for operating the irradiation device. The irradiation device moreover includes a separate control module that is connected with the carrier system with at least one control for controlling the at least one light head. Innovative assembly and connection arrangements aid rapid and secure positioning. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089205 | Methods and Apparatus for High-Throughput Neural Screening - In exemplary implementations of this invention, high-throughput screening of a mammalian brain is performed to locate neural circuit targets of interest. A variety of search patterns may be used for this neural screening, including (a) iterative subdivision, (b) serial search, and (c) combinatorial. To perform this neural screening, an array of optical fibers (or an array of waveguides) is inserted into the brain. Alternately, the array is positioned adjacent to the brain. Each fiber or waveguide in the array is coupled to a light source (LED or laser). The brain has been previously sensitized to light, using genetically encoded optical neural control reagents, which are delivered either using viruses or via transgenic means. In the screening, the array is used to optically perturb the brain. For example, the neurons of the brain may be activated by one color of light, and/or silenced by another color of light. | 2012-04-12 |
20120089206 | Device using light energy to excite brain waves and method using the same - A method using light energy to excite brain waves and method using the same employ a light-power light source module in collaboration with a control module to apply a non-intrusive light energy stimulation at a specific frequency to users' skin so as to generate potential variation of brain wave of users. The device can be operated at different frequencies to stimulate nerves under skin and further affect the potential of brain waves, thereby improving functional imbalance such as anxiety, tension, uneasiness and insomnia. | 2012-04-12 |