| 17th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 54 |
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| 20130103059 | Enhanced Efficacy Lung Volume Reduction Devices, Methods, and Systems - A lung volume reduction system is disclosed comprising an implantable device adapted to be delivered to a lung airway of a patient in a delivery configuration and to change to a deployed configuration to bend the lung airway. The invention also discloses a method of bending a lung airway of a patient comprising inserting a device into the airway in a delivery configuration and bending the device into a deployed configuration, thereby bending the airway. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103060 | Implantable Film/Mesh Composite - The present disclosure relates to implantable medical devices which include at least one mesh and at least one film attached to the mesh along different portions of the mesh creating at least one aperture between the mesh and the film. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103061 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF INCISION OR HERNIA - Devices and methods for treating an abdominal incision or hernia are described. An implant for the restoration or prophylactic treatment of an abdominal wall comprises an elongate element and at least one sheet connected to the elongate element along a longitudinal axis of the elongate element. The elongate element is positioned along the line of incision, and the at least one sheet is secured to the abdominal muscles surrounding the incision. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103062 | ATHERECTOMY DEVICES AND METHODS - The devices and methods generally relate to treatment of occluded body lumens. In particular, the present devices and method relate to removal of the occluding material from the blood vessels as well as other body lumens. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103063 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING ATHERECTOMY INCLUDING DELIVERY OF A BIOACTIVE MATERIAL - Devices, systems, and methods are employed to perform an atherectomy in an identified region to restore patency to arterial lesions. A bioactive material is introduced into the identified region before, after or during performing the atherectomy. The bioactive material can be introduced, e.g., on a balloon coated with the bioactive material, which is expanded in contact with the identified region to deliver the bioactive material. The bioactive material can be, e.g., at least one of a restenosis-inhibiting agent, a thrombus-inhibiting agent, and an anti-inflammatory agent. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103064 | INTEGRATED ABLATION AND MAPPING SYSTEM - A system for ablating and mapping tissue comprises a stand alone tissue ablation system adapted to ablate the tissue, and a stand alone cardiac mapping system adapted to map the tissue. The ablation system is operably coupled with the cardiac mapping system such that mapping data from the cardiac mapping system is provided to the ablation system to create a graphical display of the tissue and the ablation system position relative to the tissue. Motion of the ablation system may be monitored and adjusted based on feedback provided by ablation system actuators as well as position sensors. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103065 | ULTRASONIC DEVICE FOR CUTTING AND COAGULATING - An ultrasonic clamp coagulator assembly configured to permit selective cutting, coagulation and clamping of tissue during surgical procedures. The assembly includes a blade having a first and second tissue contact surface and a clamping mechanism, including a first and second clamp arm pivotally mounted at the distal portion of the instrument for clamping tissue between first and second tissue contact surfaces, respectively. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103066 | Sonotrode - A sonotrode for an ultrasonic surgical instrument. The sonotrode comprises an instrument head which is equipped with a cutting apparatus that extends in the longitudinal direction. The instrument head is provided with a plurality of through-holes, which extend through the instrument head in the transverse direction. The through-holes impart an elastic inherent mobility to the instrument head, by means of which the removal of broken-up bone material is promoted. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103067 | DISCECTOMY DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS - Tissue removal devices are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a tissue removal device may comprise a handheld housing, a motor, and a tissue removal mechanism coupled to the handheld housing. The tissue removal mechanism may comprise a tubular member, a rotatable elongated member disposed within a lumen of the tubular member, a first impeller distal to the rotatable elongated member, and a second impeller adjacent the first impeller. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103068 | EXTENDABLE CUTTING MEMBER - Provided is a minimally invasive cavity formation instrument for forming tissue cavities. The instrument includes an end effector having an aperture through which a cutting element is laterally extended and retracted. The cutting element may be retracted for minimally invasive insertion into a tissue region and extended to form a tissue cavity. The end effector of the instrument may be articulated or rotated to facilitate cavity formation. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103069 | Collecting Technique And Device To Concentrate A Blood Sample On A Test Pad - A lancet structure for making an incision at a skin site and transporting an amount of blood from the incision away from the skin site and methods of utilizing and making such a lancet structure are disclosed. The lancet structure may comprise an elongated body having a first surface and a second surface, a skin penetrating end for making the incision, a through bore extending from the first surface to the second surface, and a blood transport portion extending from the skin penetrating end to the through bore along the first surface. The blood transport portion is configured to transport the amount of blood away from the skin site via a capillary force to the through bore, and the through bore is configured to transport the blood to the second surface. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103070 | ENDOVASCULAR DEVICES AND METHODS FOR EXPLOITING INTRAMURAL SPACE - Devices and methods for the treatment of chronic total occlusions are provided. One disclosed embodiment comprises a method of facilitating treatment via a vascular wall defining a vascular lumen containing an occlusion therein. The method includes inserting an intramural crossing device into the vascular lumen, positioning at least the distal tip of the crossing device in the vascular wall, advancing an orienting device over the crossing device such that an orienting element of the orienting device resides in the vascular wall, inserting a re-entry device, and re-entering the true vascular lumen. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103071 | TWO-WAY SLIT VALVE - A slit valve | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103072 | ANOSCOPE - An anoscope kit comprising an anoscope having a plurality of spaced apart fingers having free ends and a dilator removably positionable within the anoscope to aid insertion of the anoscope. The dilator has a proximal region, an intermediate region and a distal region, the distal region including an enlarged distal head. A ramped surface extends from the enlarged distal head toward the intermediate region, the intermediate region having an outer surface to contact the fingers of the dilator. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103073 | FEMORAL REMOVAL VENA CAVA FILTER - An intravascular filter configured for retrieval through a patient's femoral vein and a method for retrieving the filter through the patient's femoral vein. The filter includes a plurality of struts having connected ends attached together along a longitudinal axis, a shaft disposed along the longitudinal axis and having a first end disposed with the connected ends of the struts, a first cuff slidably disposed on the shaft, and a second cuff disposed over the struts and connected to the first cuff. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103074 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESTRICTING FLOW THROUGH AN OPENING IN THE SIDE WALL OF A BODY LUMEN, AND/OR FOR REINFORCING A WEAKNESS IN THE SIDE WALL OF A BODY LUMEN, WHILE STILL MAINTAINING SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL FLOW THROUGH THE BODY LUMEN - A device comprising a single closed loop of elastic filament configurable between (i) a first configuration for movement along a blood vessel; and (ii) a second configuration for lodging within a blood vessel, the second configuration providing a single flow-restricting face sized and configured to cover the mouth of the aneurysm and obstruct blood flow to the aneurysm while permitting substantially normal blood flow through the blood vessel, with the degree of obstruction at the mouth of the aneurysm being such that the aneurysm thromboses when the face is positioned over the aneurysm, the flow-restricting face comprising a plurality of lengths of the closed loop of filament disposed in close proximity to one another in a switchback configuration, and at least one leg for holding the flow-restricting face adjacent the mouth of the aneurysm, the leg configured so as to maintain substantially normal blood flow through the blood vessel. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103075 | EMBOLIC DEBRIS DEFLECTOR - The disclosure pertains to debris diverters for use within the aorta and methods of diverting or redirecting emboli and other debris away from the carotid arteries to prevent cerebral embolization. The disclosure includes aortic diverters positionable in the ascending aorta in order to divert embolic material of all sizes away from the carotid arteries, thereby washing emboli downstream into the thoracic and peripheral vasculature. The debris diverters of the disclosure are adapted to be placed in the ascending and transverse aorta via the left subclavian artery in order to divert embolic material away from the carotid arteries and methods of use therefor. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103076 | CELLULOSE-CONTAINING MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING A MULTI-LAYER STRUCTURE PRODUCED WITHOUT ADHESIVE - Implants include a film layer containing cellulose secured to a surface of the porous layer that also contains cellulose, wherein the film layer is secured to the porous cellulose without the use of an adhesive. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103077 | VASCULAR SEALING DEVICE WITH LOCKING HUB - An internal tissue puncture closure method and apparatus. The method and apparatus provide a locking device for compressing and holding an external component such as a collagen sponge at a puncture situs. The locking device facilitates compression of the external component in a first direction, but prevents or locks against retraction. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103078 | SUTURE THREAD - A suture thread ( | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103079 | BIOMIMETIC MULTIPLE STRAND FIBER MESH AND SUTURES - A material comprising two or more fibers, wherein each of the fibers has a mechanical modulus, and the mechanical modulus of at least one fiber is higher than the mechanical modulus of another fiber. The higher modulus fiber has a longer length than the lower modulus fiber. In various embodiments, the higher modulus fiber is collagen mimetic and the lower modulus fiber is elastin mimetic. A suture is also described, comprising two or more fibers. At least one of the fibers is elastin-like and has a lower elastic modulus than another fiber that is collagen-like and has a higher elastic modulus. The higher modulus collagen-like fiber is longer than the lower modulus elastin-like fiber. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103080 | SUTURE ANCHOR SYSTEM WITH COMPRESSIBLE DISTAL TIP - Methods and devices for fixation of soft tissue to bone are provided. In one embodiment, a suture anchor is provided having an elongate cylindrical body with proximal and distal ends and an inner lumen extending therethrough. The elongate body can be configured so that upon partial insertion into a bone hole, it is securely anchored within the bone hole and a suture extending through the inner lumen is freely slidable. It can also configured so that, upon further insertion into the bone hole, at least a portion of the elongate body compresses to lock the suture within the inner lumen such that the suture is prevented from sliding. In another embodiment, a suture anchor is provided having arms that have an open position for receiving a suture therebetween, and a closed position in which the suture is retained but allowed to slide freely. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103081 | SUTURE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY WITH COMPRESSIBLE DISTAL TIP - Methods and devices for fixation of soft tissue to bone are provided. In one embodiment, a suture anchor is provided having an elongate cylindrical body with proximal and distal ends and an inner lumen extending therethrough. The elongate body can be configured so that upon partial insertion into a bone hole, it is securely anchored within the bone hole and a suture extending through the inner lumen is freely slidable. It can also configured so that, upon further insertion into the bone hole, at least a portion of the elongate body compresses to lock the suture within the inner lumen such that the suture is prevented from sliding. In another embodiment, a suture anchor is provided having arms that have an open position for receiving a suture therebetween, and a closed position in which the suture is retained but allowed to slide freely. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103082 | Method and Apparatus for Interosseous Membrane Reconstruction - A method for repairing a defect in an interosseous membrane located between a first bone and a second bone. The method includes: coupling a flexible member to the first bone and the second bone, the flexible member extending past a first area of the interosseous membrane between the first bone and the second bone; and orienting the flexible member such that the flexible member extends generally parallel to fibers of the first area of the interosseous membrane. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103083 | Suture anchors and methods of use - An anchoring system for securing tissue to bone includes an implant having a body through which a suture eyelet extends transversely, a suture recess extending along a portion of a length of the body, having a predetermined depth below an outer surface of the body, and a suture pinch ramp disposed at a proximal end of the suture recess. The suture pinch ramp has a depth approximately equal to the predetermined depth at a distal end thereof and sloping outwardly in a proximal direction so that a depth of a proximal end of the suture pinch ramp approaches zero. An insertion member includes an insertion tube and a handle which is engageable with the anchor body to deploy the anchor in a selected bone site. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103084 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RE-ATTACHING THE LABRUM TO THE ACETABULUM, INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND USE OF A NOVEL SUTURE ANCHOR SYSTEM - Apparatus for securing a first object to a second object, the apparatus comprising: an elongated body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen extending between the distal end and the proximal end, the lumen comprising a first section and a second section, the first section of the lumen being disposed distal to the second section of the lumen, and with the first section of the lumen having a wider diameter than the second section of the lumen; at least one longitudinally-extending slit extending through the side wall of the elongated body and communicating with the lumen, the at least one longitudinally-extending slit having a distal end and a proximal end, with the distal end of the at least one longitudinally-extending slit being spaced from the distal end of the elongated body; and an elongated element extending through the lumen of the elongated body. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103085 | Suture Anchor Kit - A suture anchor kit including first and second suture anchors, each having two eyelets, and first and second sutures, each having a free end and a fixed end, where the first suture is received in a first of the two eyelets of the first suture anchor and a first of the two eyelets of the second suture anchor and where the second suture is received in a second of said two eyelets of the first suture anchor and a second of the two eyelets of the second suture anchor, the fixed end of the first suture being connected to the free end of the second suture via a first knot and the fixed end of the second suture being connected to the free end of the first suture via a second knot is provided. The kit may also include a delivery device including a housing, a first driver mechanism and a second driver mechanism, each movable in a longitudinal direction with respect to the housing, the first suture anchor being in communication with said the driver mechanism and the second suture anchor being in communication with the second driver mechanism.. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103086 | SPINOUS PROCESS MOUNTED SPINAL IMPLANT - A spinal implant includes two plates that are connected together by a post. The implant is configured for each plate to be positioned on outer lateral sides of spinous processes with the post extending through the interspinous space. One of the plates includes a channel that receives the post. The channel is configured so that the plate can be assembled over the post from a direction normal to the post's axis. This configuration allows the plate to be added in a posterior to anterior direction for the typical situation, without having to first locate the plate laterally outboard of the post's tip. As such, the spinal implant allows for a more compact surgical site to be used for the spinal implant implantation procedure. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103087 | SPINOUS PROCESS PLATE AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A spinal implant that includes plates and at least one connector for attachment to spinous processes. The plates may be sized to extend along opposing lateral sides of spinous processes. Connectors may be attached to the plates and extend across the spinous processes. Each of the connectors may be sized and shaped to extend over and across a spinous process and connect the opposing plates together. The connectors may be constructed from a shape-memory material to facilitate attachment with the plates and attachment of the assembly to the spinous processes. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103088 | Segmental Spinous Process Anchor System and Methods of Use - Segmental spinous process implant systems and methods of use are provided for coupling to one or more spinal processes of a cervical, thoracic, and/or lumbar spine. Embodiments of the segmental spinous process implant system include a support member coupled to one or more offset connector. The support member extends adjacent to vertebrae of a cervical, thoracic, and/or lumbar spine. The offset connector extends from the support member between adjacent spinous processes of the spine and supports a pair of spinous process connectors that secure the implant to a spinous process of a vertebra of the spine. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103089 | Bone Tissue Clamp - Systems, methods, and kits incorporate a fusion member for vertebral processes. The fusion member may be unitary or modular. The fusion member comprises extensions configured to be crimped to vertebral processes. The extensions may comprise tabs configured to be deformed to further penetrate the vertebral processes. The tabs may also lock together modular components of the fusion member. The fusion member may comprise fasteners extending between the extensions. The fusion member may comprise a cage with a movable cover or a graft retention feature. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103090 | VERTEBRAL ROD SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE - A vertebral rod comprises a first elongated rod portion and a second elongated rod portion. A flexible intermediate portion is disposed between the first rod portion and the second rod portion. The intermediate portion includes a wall defining at least one cavity through a surface of the wall. The at least one cavity includes a first cavity portion disposed in a first plane and a second cavity portion disposed in a second plane transverse to the first plane. The at least one cavity defines a first tab having a free end. Methods of use are disclosed. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103091 | SPINAL FUSION INSTRUMENTATION AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF - An instrumentation for use in spinal fusion surgery is disclosed. The instrumentation comprises a plurality of link segments configured to form a contoured shape that conforms to at least a section of vertebrae of a patient, and an interlocking mechanism configured to cause the plurality of link segments to maintain the contoured shape after the spinal fusion surgery. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103092 | PRE-ASSEMBLED SPINAL CONSTRUCT AND METHOD OF USE - A pre-assembled spinal construct is provided which includes an elongated member, a plurality of heads spaced apart at select positions around the elongated member, each of the plurality of heads defining an enclosure configured to receive a first securing member for securing the heads around the elongated member and each head aligned for coupling with a second securing member. A method for treating a spine utilizing the pre-assembled spinal construct of the present application is also provided, the method including the steps of providing a pre-assembled spinal construct, implanting the pre-assembled spinal construct into the spine of a patient in need thereof and coupling the pre-assembled spinal construct to at least two bone fasteners. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103093 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR LOCKING A ROD-SHAPED ELEMENT IN A RECEIVING PART OF A BONE ANCHOR AND BONE ANCHOR WITH SUCH A LOCKING DEVICE - A locking device includes a first locking member including a first end, a second end, a central axis, an outer surface with an external thread, a coaxial bore, and an internal thread provided along at least a portion of the bore, and a second locking member including a first end, a second end, and an outer surface with an external thread. When the second locking member is positioned in the first locking member, the second locking member is movable along the central axis by rotating the second locking member. Movement of the second locking member is limited towards the first end of the first locking member by a first stop and towards the second end of the first locking member by a second stop, where at least one of the first stop or second stop is arranged in the bore of the first locking member. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103094 | SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A spinal implant system includes a first member including at least one wall, which includes a first axial end surface, a second axial end surface and an outer surface including a locking cavity. A second member includes a first extension defining an inner surface and a second extension defining an inner surface, the inner surfaces defining a first cavity therebetween. At least one of the inner surfaces includes a first angled portion and a second angled portion. A third member is disposed in the first cavity, and includes a first arm and a second arm, at least one of the arms includes a protrusion. The third member is configured for axial translation relative between a first orientation and a second orientation. Methods of use are disclosed. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103095 | Facet Screw System and Method - A facet screw system and method includes an implant assembly having a screw with a removable head, a locking nut, and a collet. An insertion instrument is used to insert the screw, compress the facet joint, locks the implant, and breaks off the head of the screw providing a lower profile implant. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103096 | BONE FASTENER FOR A SPINAL SURGICAL SYSTEM - A bone fastener includes a receiver defining a longitudinal axis and extending between a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end including a first wall and a second wall that define an implant cavity, each wall having a proximal face. At least one of the first wall and the second wall include an extension extending proximally from the proximal face along the longitudinal axis, the extension having a distal end integral with the proximal face and a proximal end including a first locking part configured for fixation with a second locking part of an instrument. A bone penetrating member has a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the bone penetrating member being connected with the distal end of the receiver. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103097 | DYNAMIC MULTI-AXIAL FASTENER - A device for attaching an elongated member to a vertebral member and provide for dampened movement of the elongated member. The device may include a receiver that receives an elongated member. The receiver may be movably attached to an anchor that may be attached to a vertebral member. A dampener may be positioned within the receiver. Further, one or more slots may be positioned in the receiver. The dampener and/or slots dampen the translational movement of the receiver and attached elongated member relative to the anchor in first and second directions, and may also buffer forces applied into the spine. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103098 | Polyaxial bone anchor with pop-on shank, friction fit retainer and lateral alignment feature - A polyaxial bone screw assembly includes a threaded shank body having an integral upper portion receivable in a one piece receiver, the receiver having an upper channel for receiving a longitudinal connecting member and a lower cavity cooperating with a lower opening. A down-loadable compression insert and a friction fit split retainer are located in the receiver providing pop- or snap-on assembly of the shank with the receiver either prior to or after implantation of the shank into a vertebra. Laterally located, spaced crimping apertures in the receiver press receiver walls into engagement with the insert to prohibit rotation of the insert with respect to the receiver. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103099 | POLYAXIAL BONE SCREW - The present invention generally provides a polyaxial fixation device having a shank with a spherical head formed on a proximal end thereof, and a receiver member having an axial passage formed therein that is adapted to polyaxially seat the spherical head of the shank. The polyaxial bone screw further includes an engagement member that is adapted to provide sufficient friction between the spherical head and the receiver member to enable the shank to be maintained in a desired angular orientation before locking the spherical head within the receiver member. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103100 | FIXATION IMPLANT - A fixation implant tightly secures ligament transplants and the like on or in bone tissue. The fixation implant has an elongate body, which has a front end for application and includes at least in some areas an expandable material which, after the implantation, exerts an expansion pressure on a surrounding bone substance. The body has an outer wall, which is provided at least in some areas with profiles extending substantially transverse to the longitudinal extent. The body is provided at its rear end with an engagement means for an insertion instrument, or it has an opening into a central recess for an expansion body. The expandable material is arranged substantially along the entire longitudinal extent of the body. The expandable material can exert pressure on the profiled areas in such a way that the external diameter of the body increases. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103101 | SLEEVE - A sleeve for attachment to an end of a bone fixation element includes an elongated tubular element having a central bore extending therethrough. The tubular element has a proximal portion and a distal portion connected to one another by a web. The proximal and distal portions are separated from one another by a slot extending into the elongated tubular element. The is being sized so that, application of a shearing force to the proximal portion axially displaces the proximal portion relative to the distal portion deforming the web so that the web partially overlays the central bore locking an element received therein in the central bore | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103102 | Curved Spacer and Inserter - The present teachings provide one or more surgical implements for repairing damaged tissue, such as in the case of a spinal fixation procedure. A cross connector system for use during a spinal fixation procedure is provided. The system includes at least one bridge defining a coupling bore and having a pair of downwardly extending arms for coupling to a first fastener. The system includes a contoured bar having a first end offset from a second end, and a bore having a central axis. The system includes an expansion ring received within the bore, and a locking device received through the expansion ring and the coupling bore. The locking device is operable in a first state in which the contoured bar is movable about the central axis of the bore and in a second state in which the contoured bar fixed relative to the central axis of the bore. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103103 | SURGICAL SYSTEM METHODS FOR SPINAL ACCESS - A dilator includes a first portion and a second portion movable between a first position and a second position. The first portion includes a first wall that defines a first cross section and a first cavity. The second portion includes a second wall that defines a second cross section, which is less than the first cross section, and a second cavity. The second portion dilates and/or dissects tissue adjacent a surgical site. In the first position, the second cavity provides direct visualization of the surgical site and the first cavity supports an instrument. In the second position, the second cavity is expandable such that the instrument is movable along the longitudinal axis in the second cavity. Methods of use are disclosed. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103104 | ARTHROSCOPE GUIDE - A guide for guiding the distal end of an arthroscope above the surface of a bone plate is disclosed. The guide is located on top of the bone plate. It has a body with cutouts and/or grooves to guide the arthroscope. Furthermore the arthroscope has a ball shaped slider close to its distal end. This slider is adapted to interface with the guide and allows movement of the distal end of the arthroscope along the cutouts or grooves. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103105 | DEVICE FOR FACILITATING THE APPLICATION OF A FIXING PLATE TO THE RELATIVE SCREW FOR THE MINIMALLY INVASIVE STABILIZATION OF PERTROCHANTERIC FEMORAL FRACTURES WITH SLIDING SCREW-PLATE SYSTEMS - The present invention concerns a device ( | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103106 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS TO ADAPT PROGRAMMING FOR A MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD - The disclosure is directed towards medical electrical leads having a plurality of electrodes, each of which may be selectable either individually or as a set in combination with one or more other electrodes. The selected one or more electrodes may be performed through the exemplary selection criteria and selection mechanism described herein to define an active stimulation field or sensing vector. For example, the criteria may comprise defining a predetermined ratio and selecting the electrodes to define an anode and cathode with a ratio of a surface area of the anode to a surface area of the cathode being equal to or greater than the predetermined ratio. The medical electrical lead may be adapted for continued therapy by selecting one or more different electrode(s) to define an alternate anode and/or cathode that maintains the criteria. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103107 | LEAD WIRE AND PACEMAKER USING THE SAME - A lead wire and a pacemaker using the lead wire are disclosed. The lead wire, comprising: a lead body and a lead electrode at an end of the lead body, the lead electrode being electrically connected with the lead body, the lead electrode comprising a carbon nanotube structure, the carbon nanotube structure comprising at least one carbon nanotube film, the carbon nanotube structure having an electrode tip away from the lead body, and the electrode tip being in linear contact with an organ, wherein the electrode tip functions as a stimulating electrode, the at least one carbon nanotube film acts as a sensing electrode. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103108 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO INCREASE STROKE VOLUME BY SYNCHRONIZING / MODULATING HEART RATE WITH ACTIVITY RATE - A method of synchronizing a heart rate with an activity rate of a patient includes determining the activity rate of the patient. The method also includes synchronizing a pacing pulse with a phase of the activity rate to improve a cardiac stroke volume of the patient. The synchronizing includes lowering the heart rate during down motion associated with the activity rate and increasing the heart rate during an up motion associated with the activity rate when a stride rate is slower than a target heart rate. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103109 | Leadless Cardiac Pacemaker Triggered by Conductive Communication - A leadless cardiac pacemaker configured for implantation in electrical contact with a left ventricular cardiac chamber and configured for leadless triggered left-ventricular pacing for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in response to conducted signals from a pulse generator. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103110 | ADAPTIVE SAFETY PACING - Methods and systems involve adjusting an energy used for safety pacing based on the capture threshold. The safety pacing energy may be adjusted prior to a capture threshold test. During the capture threshold test, backup safety paces are delivered using the adjusted pacing energy. Following suspension of automatic capture verification, the device may enter a suspension mode. During the suspension mode, safety pacing pulses are delivered using a pacing energy adjusted based on capture threshold. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103111 | FREQUENCY-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION-BASED TRANSCUTANEOUS TRANSMISSION - A method for use in an active implantable medical device (AIMD) including an external module and an implantable module having a stimulation transducer implantable in an implantee and configured to deliver stimulation energy to auditory tissue so as to cause a hearing percept, the method including: receiving, at the implantable module, from the external module via a transcutaneous RF link, an analog frequency-modulated RF signal (analog FM) including stimulation signals representative of sound; performing frequency-to-digital conversion upon the frequency-modulated signal to obtain pulse-formatted signals corresponding to the stimulation signals; and energizing the stimulation transducer based upon the pulse-formatted signals to cause the hearing percept. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103112 | ELONGATE IMPLANTABLE CARRIER MEMBER HAVING AN EMBEDDED STIFFENER - An apparatus including a flexible elongate carrier member configured to introduce a therapeutic element into the recipient and a stiffening member, permanently embedded in and longitudinally extending through at least a first region of said carrier member, configured to decrease said flexibility of said carrier member region so as to prevent deformation of said first region during implantation into the recipient. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103113 | USING A GENETIC ALGORITHM TO FIT A MEDICAL IMPLANT SYSTEM TO A PATIENT - Apparatus and method for at least partially fitting a medical implant system to a patient is described. These apparatuses and methods comprise executing a genetic algorithm to select a set of parameter values for the medical implant system. This genetic algorithm may comprise executing a tabu search wherein value sets that are determined to be bad are added to a tabu list that may be consulted to exclude tabu value sets from successive generations of the genetic algorithm. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103114 | BATTERY LIFE OPTIMIZER - A method of controlling charging of a battery ( | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103115 | Communication and Charging Circuitry for a Single-Coil Implantable Medical Device - Communication and charging circuitry for an implantable medical device is described having a single coil for receiving charging energy and for data telemetry. The circuitry removes from the AC side of the circuit a tuning capacitor and switch traditionally used to tune the tank circuitry to different frequencies for telemetry and charging. As such, the tank circuitry is simplified and contains no switchable components. A switch is serially connected to the storage capacitor on the DC side of the circuit. During telemetry, the switch is opened, thus disconnecting the storage capacitor from the tank circuit, and alleviating concerns that this capacitor will couple to the tank circuit and interfere with telemetry operations. During charging, the switch is closed, which allows the storage capacitor to couple to the tank circuitry through the rectifier during some portions of the tank circuitry's resonance. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103116 | SYSTEMS CONFIGURED TO TRANSMIT OPTICAL POWER SIGNALS TRANSDERMALLY OUT OF A LIVING SUBJECT, AND DEVICES AND METHODS - In an embodiment, a system includes an internal optical power transmitter configured to be disposed within a living subject. The internal optical power transmitter includes a power source configured to provide electrical energy and an electrical-optical converter operably coupled to the power source. The electrical-optical converter may be configured to convert at least a portion of the electrical energy into one or more optical power signals transdermally transmittable out of the living subject. The system further includes an external optical-electrical converter configured to convert the one or more optical power signals into one or more electrical power signals and at least one external device configured to be operably coupled to the external optical-electrical converter and powered by the one or more electrical power signals. Embodiments of methods, biocompatible electrical-optical converters, and internal optical power transmitters are also disclosed. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103117 | SYSTEMS CONFIGURED TO TRANSMIT OPTICAL POWER SIGNALS TRANSDERMALLY OUT OF A LIVING SUBJECT, AND DEVICES AND METHODS - In an embodiment, a system includes an internal optical power transmitter configured to be disposed within a living subject. The internal optical power transmitter includes a power source configured to provide electrical energy and an electrical-optical converter operably coupled to the power source. The electrical-optical converter may be configured to convert at least a portion of the electrical energy into one or more optical power signals transdermally transmittable out of the living subject. The system further includes an external optical-electrical converter configured to convert the one or more optical power signals into one or more electrical power signals and at least one external device configured to be operably coupled to the external optical-electrical converter and powered by the one or more electrical power signals. Embodiments of methods, biocompatible electrical-optical converters, and internal optical power transmitters are also disclosed. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103118 | Automated Electrode Array Treatment Protocol - A method and system provide an automated protocol for assessing and treating a neurostimulation treatment area. The assessment involves identifying a number of relative low impedance points among an array of points of a treatment area array associated with a physiological region. A certain number of the identified points are treated. The array area is reassessed. Then, a certain number of the previously treated points are treated again. These steps are repeated a predetermined number of times and/or until a predetermined number of treatment points remains. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103119 | HIGH-FREQUENCY TREATMENT DEVICE - Disclosed is a high-frequency treatment device provided with: an oscillator circuit and an amplification circuit that generate a high-frequency signal; and a head that holds terminals ( | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103120 | Infrared Emitting Therapeutic Aids and Medical Products - There is disclosed therapeutic devices or sanitary articles intended for the treatment of diseases and/or disorders of the tonic/postural system, containing a composition which emits and/or reflects light energy in the far infrared spectrum and which includes a ceramic material. Also disclosed is the use of a composition which emits and/or reflects light energy in the far infrared spectrum and which includes a ceramic material in the preparation of therapeutic devices or sanitary articles intended for the treatment of diseases and/or disorders of the tonic/postural system, in particular, orthodontic devices, glasses and plasters. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103121 | Modular Surgical Laser Systems - Laser emission systems for surgical and other therapeutic uses are herein disclosed. In the preferred embodiments, different laser control systems are disclosed each capable of multiple, simultaneous emission of lasers of different wavelengths in a single beam. The embodiments feature a handheld wireless laser module or a portable console with a laser tip extending therefrom. The laser module is controlled by wireless footswitch. Fiber extension modules may be used with the later embodiment. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103122 | Modular Surgical Laser Systems - Laser emission systems for surgical and other therapeutic uses are herein disclosed. In the preferred embodiments, different laser control systems are disclosed each capable of multiple, simultaneous emission of lasers of different wavelengths in a single beam. The embodiments feature a handheld wireless laser module or a portable console with a laser tip extending therefrom. The laser module is controlled by wireless footswitch. Fiber extension modules may be used with the later embodiment. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103123 | Light-Emitting Devices for Wound Healing - Methods and devices related to wound healing using phototherapy are described. Some embodiments provide an organic light-emitting diode device, such as a light-emitting device for phototherapy, comprising Ring System 1, Ring System 2, Ring System 3, Ring System 4 or Ring System 5. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103124 | METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF OPTICAL SIGNALS TO TISSUE FOR THE TREATMENT OF A DISEASE OR CONDITION - Embodiments described herein provide methods for treating various conditions and diseases using an optical signal. In one or more embodiments an apparatus is providing having an optical window, which is used to deliver an optical signal to provide stimulation to one or more tissue sites in the body such as the brain, optic nerve, eye, ganglia, spine, or other like site. The optical signals can be used to treat a variety of neurological diseases and conditions including epilepsy, migraine headaches and chronic pain. In particular applications the optical signals can be used to treat, inhibit or prevent epileptic or other neurological seizures by providing an optical input to a foci or surrounding tissue in the brain causing the seizure. The optical signal may also be combined with an electrical signal to produce an aggregate effect in tissue for treating the disease or condition such as a neurological disease or condition. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103125 | DEVICE FOR TEMPERATURE REDUCTION - The invention discloses a device composed of PCM and of an actively cooling heat-exchanger system whose use in humans and animals reliably solves the previous problem of temperature build-up. The system can be configured in any strength, that is to say ranging from integration in flexible stockings to integration in orthosis stumps. This results in the extremely varied areas of application of the described technology, which range from PCMs in the form of modules in coolant channels or in the form of PCM-containing compounds, from which hoses are produced in which coolant can flow, to PCMs with heat exchangers that remove the built-up heat of the body. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103126 | Method and Device for Non-invasive Anatomical and Systemic Cooling and Neuroprotection - The present invention provides a method and device for non-invasive anatomical and systemic cooling. The method and device provide for cooling of various bodily fluid- containing spaces or surfaces, such as mucus-containing spaces or surfaces via delivery of a dry fluid not including a coolant into or upon the mucus-containing space or surface. Exposure of such mucus to the dry fluid results in evaporation and cooling of the anatomical feature and/or systemic cooling, as intended. In this fashion, therapeutic hypothermia may be achieved to provide for neuroprotection of various organs after ischemic insult, such the brain after cardiac arrest. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103127 | HAND-OPERATED COOLING DEVICE FOR CRYOTHERAPY - A hand-operated cooling device for cryotherapy for treating pain, inflammations, muscle tensions or the like, includes a main body and a receptacle, which can be inserted at least partially into the main body, for the exchangeable accommodation and insertion of a gas pressure vessel. The main body includes a gas outlet actuation arrangement, which can effect, by manual actuation, the outflow of a gas from the gas pressure vessel when the receptacle is inserted, and the receptacle includes a cooling surface, which can be cooled by the outflowing gas and by the gas pressure vessel jacket, wherein the gas can be conducted inside the main body and inside the receptacle by a gas conducting arrangement and can exit at the receptacle adjacent to the cooling surface. Commercially available gas pressure vessels, in particular cream dispensing capsules, can be inserted into the cooling device, so that a simple and cost-effective use of therapeutic OT medical cryotherapy having a pleasant cooling effect is made possible. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103128 | Methods and Devices for Prevention of Hypothermia in a Mammal During Prolonged Exposure to Extreme Cold - Methods and devices for preventing a change in the core body temperature of a mammal under cold conditions are provided. In the subject methods, a requirement for thermal energy input in said mammal is first detected. In response to the detection of this requirement for thermal energy input, a surface of a portion of the mammal is contacted with a warm temperature medium under negative pressure conditions for a period of time sufficient to introduce thermal energy into the core body of the mammal. The subject devices include at least a means for detecting a requirement for thermal energy input and a means for contacting a surface of the mammal with a warm temperature medium under negative pressure conditions. The subject methods and devices find use in a variety of applications, and are particularly suited for use in maintaining the core body temperature of a mammal substantially constant under cold conditions for an extended period of time. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103129 | Self-directing Stimulation Electrode - A neurostimulation device is provided. The device has first and second physical electrode elements that cooperate to provide a plurality of virtual electrode pairs. The spacing between the physical elements, as well as the relative surface areas between the respective portions comprising the virtual pairs, is controlled to provide self-selecting and/or self-directing treatment capabilities. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103130 | Catheter Assembly With User-Assisting Handle - A catheter assembly includes a catheter, including an inner member and a sheath, extending from a handle. The handle includes a housing, a braking assembly, a carriage and a carriage driver. The braking assembly comprises a braking element within the housing interior and a braking element rotator. The carriage comprises at least one carriage braking surface engaging the braking element. The carriage driver, such as a spring, biases the carriage towards the proximal end of the handle. The inner member has a proximal end secured to the housing. The sheath has a proximal end secured to the carriage. Rotating the braking element causes the carriage to move proximally as the carriage braking surface slides along the braking element. This causes the sheath to move proximally relative to the inner member. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103131 | IMPLANT DELIVERY DEVICE ADAPTED TO BE ATTACHED TO OR INTERCONNECTED WITH A CATHETER, CATHETER AND METHOD - A device is intended to be attached to or interconnected with a medical implant, and intended to be attached to or interconnected with a catheter. The catheter is intended for implanting the implant. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103132 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY OF AORTIC PATHOLOGY - Assemblies, devices, and methods for positioning the same proximate a target site within a body lumen are provided. The assembly includes first and second components that can function independently of one another to address a patient's vascular abnormalities or can cooperate to form an assembly. The assembly is designed to address aortic pathologies near clusters of arterial branches in a way that allows blood to continue flowing to the arterial branches during the procedure while providing an adequate landing zone for the adjoining component. One of the components may include a tapered portion near one end that can be received by a corresponding end of the other component. Alternatively, one of the components may include an invaginated end that is able to receive a corresponding end of the other component such that the position of each component is substantially fixed with respect to the other. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103133 | Placement of Multiple Intraluminal Medical Devices within a Body Vessel - Medical device delivery systems and related kits and methods for placing multiple expandable medical devices within a body vessel are provided. A delivery system includes first and second expandable medical devices having the same or different dimensions. Placement of the first and second expandable medical devices in a body vessel can be achieved without requiring withdrawal of one or more components of the delivery system and insertion of secondary components. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103134 | ENDOGRAFTS FOR PARALLEL ENDOLUMINAL GRAFTS - An endograft is provided for a blood vessel having a branch extending from said blood vessel, including a body having a wall defining a lumen and an exterior surface. The endograft body includes a first portion defining or being made to define a non-circular cross-sectional dimension, and a second portion defining a circular cross-sectional dimension. Modular systems including the endograft and methods for creating endografts according to the disclosure are described also. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103135 | FENESTRATED INFLATABLE GRAFT - The endovascular graft includes a tubular structure having a first end and a second end. The tubular structure has a wall which defines a lumen between the first and second ends. A fenestration is located between the first and second ends to extend through the wall of the tubular structure. A sealing ring is circumferentially disposed within or on, including without limitation secured to, the tubular structure. The sealing ring is adjacent to the fenestration. The sealing ring may be inflatable. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103136 | ARTIFICIAL BLOOD VESSEL AND ACCESS PORT OF ARTIFICIAL BLOOD VESSEL - An artificial blood has a trunk portion with both ends connected to blood vessels, and access branch portions and a shunt branch portion branched from the trunk portion. The access branch portions are disposed with a solid column-shaped access port that plugs these branch portions. The access port has a solid center portion and a tube-shaped peripheral portion disposed to surround the center portion. The peripheral portion is harder than the center portion and prevents the needle from deviating from the inside of the center portion. This enables a puncture to be easily made in a therapy in which a puncture is highly frequently made in a blood vessel. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103137 | ARTIFICIAL BLOOD VESSEL - An artificial blood vessel has a trunk portion which forms a part of the blood vessel and also has branch portions which are branched from the trunk portion. The branch portions are provided with access ports into which a needle, for discharging liquid out of a human body or introducing the liquid into the human body, is inserted. Tubular reinforcement members integrated with the blood vessel wall of the trunk portion are disposed at positions of the trunk portion, the positions being those from which the branch portions are branched, and at portions adjacent to the positions of the trunk portion. A lateral force at the time of needle insertion is borne by the reinforcement member, and this prevents the trunk portion from deforming. Thus, the configuration prevents the artificial blood vessel from deforming due to a force applied when a needle for discharging liquid from a human body or introducing the liquid into the human body is inserted into an access port of the artificial blood vessel. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103138 | SURFACE MODIFICATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES TO ENHANCE ENDOTHELIAL ADHESION AND COVERAGE - Acceleration of the endothelialization process on implantable medical devices having at least one blood-contacting surface is achieved by a microscale pattern of sub-sections of EC-inductive coatings or EC-conductive coatings and nano/macro textured surfaces. The EC-inductive coating and EC-conductive coating can be applied either on the entire surface of the blood-contacting surface or selective placed on the blood-contacting surface, for example, in particular patterns. In this regard, the EC-conductive and EC-inductive coatings can be selectively placed relative to the textured surface to achieve a desired pattern of texture surface to coatings. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103139 | COATING OF ENDOPROSTHESES WITH A COATING CONSISTING OF A TIGHT MESH OF POLYMER FIBERS - The present invention relates to grid-like or net-like endoprosthesis having a continuous, respectively ongoing and interstices-spanning coating with a thread-tangle, wherein this continuous, respectively ongoing and interstices-spanning coating covers the struts as well as the interstices between the single endoprosthesis struts. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103140 | PERCUTANEOUS TRANSVALVULAR INTRAANNULAR BAND FOR MITRAL VALVE REPAIR - Mitral valve prolapse and mitral regurgitation can be treating by implanting in the mitral annulus a transvalvular intraannular band. The band has a first end, a first anchoring portion located proximate the first end, a second end, a second anchoring portion located proximate the second end, and a central portion. The central portion is positioned so that it extends transversely across a coaptive edge formed by the closure of the mitral valve leaflets. The band may be implanted via translumenal access or via thoracotomy. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103141 | Pharmacological Delivery Implement for Use with Cardiac Repair Devices - A pharmacological delivery implement for use with cardiac repair devices. The pharmacological delivery implement comprises a porous member defining an outer surface, an internal channel configured to selectively house a pharmacological agent, and a plurality of release holes each extending from the outer surface to the internal channel. Following implantation of the pharmacological delivery implement, at least a portion of the pharmacological agent exits the internal channel through the plurality of release holes. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103142 | TRANSVALVULAR INTRAANNULAR BAND FOR AORTIC VALVE REPAIR - Aortic regurgitation can be treating by implanting in the aortic annulus a transvalvular intraannular band. The band has a first end, a first anchoring portion located proximate the first end, a second end, a second anchoring portion located proximate the second end, and a central portion. The central portion is positioned so that it extends transversely across a coaptive edge formed by the closure of the aortic valve leaflets. The band may be implanted via translumenal access or via thoracotomy. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103143 | SCLERAL PROSTHESIS FOR TREATING PRESBYOPIA AND OTHER EYE DISORDERS AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS - A system includes a scleral prosthesis and an insert. The scleral prosthesis includes an elongated body having a first free end and a second free end opposite the first end. A maximum width of the body at each end is wider than a maximum width of the body between the ends. The body includes multiple first portions that form the first end of the body and a part of the body between the ends. The first portions are separated lengthwise along a substantial portion of a total length of the body. The first portions are biased so that they maintain separation from one another without external interference but are configured to be pushed towards each other. The insert is configured to be placed between the first portions to maintain a separation of the first portions. The body and/or the insert could be formed using one or more magnetic materials. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103144 | SYSTEM FOR FORMING AND MODIFYING LENSES AND LENSES FORMED THEREBY - A lens for placement in a human eye, such as an intraocular lens, has at least some of its optical properties modified with a laser. The lens preferably contains at least 5% by weight UV absorber so commercially feasible rates of manufacture can be achieved. The laser forms modified loci in the lens where the modified loci have a different refractive index than the refractive index of the material before modification. The same laser modification technique can be used on the cornea in situ. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103145 | GONIO LENS SYSTEM WITH STABILIZATION MECHANISM - This disclosure relates generally to methods and devices for use in viewing and positioning an eye with a gonio lens system, such as during ocular exams and ocular surgeries. Some embodiments of the gonio lens system can include a gonio lens for viewing one or more tissues and structures of the eye. In addition, the gonio lens system can include one or more positioning features for controlling movement positioning of the eye. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103146 | Accommodating Intraocular Lenses and Methods of Use - Accommodating intraocular lenses containing a flowable media and their methods of accommodation. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103147 | MASKED INTRAOCULAR IMPLANTS AND LENSES - Intraocular implants and methods of making intraocular implants are provided. The intraocular implants can improve the vision of a patient, such as by increasing the depth of focus of an eye of a patient. In particular, the intraocular implants can include a mask having an annular portion with a relatively low visible light transmission surrounding a relatively high transmission central portion such as a clear lens or aperture. This construct is adapted to provide an annular mask with a small aperture for light to pass through to the retina to increase depth of focus. The intraocular implant may have an optical power for refractive correction. The intraocular implant may be implanted in any location along the optical pathway in the eye, e.g., as an implant in the anterior or posterior chamber. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103148 | Intraocular Lens - An intraocular lens comprising: (a) monomeric units derived from at least one cationically polymerizable branched alkene monomer; (b) monomeric units derived from at least one cationically polymerizable monomer having a pendant benzocyclobutene group; and (c) a UV-absorbing benzotriazole component having the formula I. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103149 | PROSTHETIC FABRIC STRUCTURE - Disclosed herein is an implantable prosthesis for breast augmentation or reconstruction procedures. The prosthesis comprises a biocompatible and biodegradable fabric structure comprising one or more individual yarns comprised of sericin-extracted native fibroin fibers, wherein the yarns are intertwined to produce the fabric structure. The fabric structure extends in at least a first dimension and has at least a first surface that is adapted to engage and support natural breast tissue and/or a prosthetic breast implant in a patient. Also disclosed are methods of supporting breast tissue or a breast implant in a patient by inserting the prosthesis between the skin of the patient and the breast tissue and/or implant within the patient. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103150 | ENCAPSULATED DATA CARRIER TAG FOR TRACK AND TRACE PURPOSES - A tag for tracking inventory levels and uses of an implant. The tag has a first component having a proximal portion and a distal portion and a second component having a proximal portion and distal portion. Additionally, the tag has an implant receiving cavity formed by the distal portion of the first component and the distal portion of the second component, in which the implant receiving cavity includes an encapsulating extension to substantially encapsulate an implant. Furthermore, the tag has a planar surface formed by the proximal portion of the first component and the proximal portion of the second component. The planar surface extending from the implant receiving cavity is substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the implant received within the implant receiving cavity. In addition, the tag has a tamper evident locking mechanism configured for locking the first component to the second component. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103151 | DERMAL MICRO-ORGANS, METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PRODUCING AND USING THE SAME - Embodiments of the present invention provide Dermal Micro-organs (DMOs), methods and apparatuses for harvesting the same. Some embodiments of the invention provide a DMO including a plurality of dermal components, which substantially retain the micro-architecture and three dimensional structure of the dermal tissue from which they are derived. An apparatus for harvesting the DMO may include, according to some exemplary embodiments, a support configuration to support a skin-related tissue structure from which the DMO is to be harvested, and a cutting tool able to separate the DMO from the skin-related tissue structure. Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide a genetically modified dermal micro-organ expressing at least one recombinant gene product. Some embodiments of the invention provide methods and apparatuses for implanting a genetically modified DMO. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103152 | SPINAL FACET FUSION DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A spinal facet fusion device is provided. The device includes a working sleeve having a first surface with a first port and a second port extending there through. The first port has a first perimeter and the second port having a second perimeter, wherein the first port is larger than the second port. A guide wire sleeve having a body with a proximal end and a distal end and a first outer perimeter is provided. The first outer perimeter is sized and shaped to be slidingly disposed within the second port, the guide wire sleeve having a channel extending longitudinally from the proximal end through the distal end, the body further having a stop feature on the distal end. An implementing device having a second outer perimeter is sized to be slidingly received within the first perimeter. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103153 | INTERBODY IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE - An interbody implant system includes at least one endplate member defining a longitudinal axis, a trial member and a permanent implant. The endplate member is configured for engagement with a vertebral endplate and permanent implantation. The trial member is configured for disposal adjacent the at least one endplate member within an intervertebral space. The permanent implant member has a configuration and dimension corresponding to the trial member, and is disposed adjacent the at least one endplate member within the intervertebral space. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103154 | EXPANDABLE SPINAL IMPLANT AND METHODS OF USE - A spinal implant includes first and second vertebral endplate-engaging components connected to each other at one end in articulated engagement to provide a desired expanded configuration, and an expander component disposed between the first and second components at the other end thereof to maintain the expanded configuration. Methods of use are disclosed. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103155 | Silicone nucleus implants - A nucleus implant includes a core ( | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103156 | LATERALLY EXPANDABLE SPINAL PROSTHESIS - An expandable spinal prosthesis is disclosed, including a first surface having a first plurality of tissue anchors; a second surface opposite the first surface, the second surface having a second plurality of tissue anchors; a first wall between the first and second surfaces, and a second wall between the first and second surfaces, the second wall located opposite the first wall and being movable with respect to the first wall. A surgical instrument is also provided, including an elongated shaft defining a proximal end and a distal end; a first prosthesis engagement element accessible from the proximal end and extending from the distal end; and a second prosthesis engagement element accessible from the proximal end and extending from the distal end, the second prosthesis engagement element including a plurality of gear teeth. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103157 | Polymeric adhesive for anchoring compliant materials to another surface - Methods, compositions, and kits for adhering polymers and other materials to another material, and in particular to bone or bone-like structures or surfaces. A composition of matter includes a urethane dimethacrylate-methyl methacrylate copolymer with a plurality of first polymer regions based on urethane dimethacrylate and a plurality of second polymer regions based on methyl methacrylate. The method includes placing an orthopedic joint implant having an attachment surface in a joint space, applying a first non-urethane-containing precursor, a second urethane-containing precursor, and a initiator to the attachment surface; contacting the first and second precursors and the initiator with the joint surface; and copolymerizing the first and second precursors and forming an adhesive copolymer and attaching the implant to the joint. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130103158 | IMPLANTABLE ELBOW JOINT ASSEMBLY WITH SPHERICAL INTER-SUPPORT - A multi-component elbow joint assembly incorporated into reconditioned end surfaces established between an upper humerus bone and opposing lower radius and ulna bones. The assembly includes a first component anchored into the upper humerus reconditioned end surface and exhibits a first exposed support surface. A second component is anchored into the lower reconditioned bone end surface of at least one of the radius and ulna bones and exhibits a second exposed support surface. An intermediate component is supported in at least one of eccentric or rotational fashion between the first and second anchored components. | 2013-04-25 |
