48th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 54 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130317460 | WOUND AND THERAPY COMPRESS AND DRESSING - A method of providing moisture therapy to a subject by applying a moist therapy compress against a treated body portion. The moist therapy compress includes a fluid-permeable shell, a flexible backing fastened to the shell to define an enclosure, and a hydrophilic zeolite fill granules loosely contained within the enclosure. The therapy compress is exposed to a source of moisture to cause absorption of water into the a hydrophilic zeolite, and the moisture is delivered from the hydrophilic zeolite through the fluid permeable shell to the treated body portion. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317461 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING ESTRADIOL IN TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS - A blend of at least two polymers in combination with a drug provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for a transdermal drug delivery system in which the drug is delivered from the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition and through dermis when the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition is in contact with human skin. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317462 | TRANSDERMAL DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR HORMONES AND STEROIDS - A transdermal delivery system comprising a composition comprising a pharmacological agent and a penetration enhancer wherein the penetration enhancer comprises polyethylene glycol (PEG) of average molecular weight no more than 300. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317463 | NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY SYSTEM WITH A BUFFERING UNIT - A negative pressure wound therapy system has a buffering unit connected between an actuator and a wound dressing. The buffering unit has similar physical condition with the wound, and consumes its negative pressure to compensate for the negative pressure loss in the wound to resist the pressure rise in the wound during slight leakage. The buffering unit also keeps the actuator from directly operating on the wound to reduce the pain of the patient while lowering the pressure in the wound. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317464 | REDUCED-PRESSURE DRESSINGS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS EMPLOYING DESOLIDIFYING BARRIER LAYERS - Reduced-pressure medical dressings, systems, and methods involve a dressing with a first barrier layer that desolidifies when exposed to a fluid—typically a liquid—to form a treatment aperture in the first barrier that is used to deliver reduced pressure to a tissue site. The first barrier layer is formed from a desolidifying material. The system includes a drape covering a second surface of a manifold and a portion of the patient's epidermis to provide a substantially sealed space containing a manifold and the first barrier layer. Other systems, dressings, and methods are also disclosed. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317465 | REDUCED-PRESSURE, LINEAR WOUND CLOSING BOLSTERS AND SYSTEMS - A reduced-pressure, linear-wound closing bolster has a pivotable frame that moves from an extended position to a compressed position under the influence of reduced pressure. The closing bolster may have a first closing member, a second closing member, and an interior space. A manifold member is disposed within the interior space and may be coupled to the pivotable frame. When a reduced pressure is applied, the pivotable frame is urged from the extended position to the compressed position. A first gripping member for transmitting a closing force from the first closing member to a first edge of a linear wound may be attached. Likewise, a second gripping member for transmitting a closing force from the second closing member to a second edge of the linear wound may be attached. Systems and methods are also presented. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317466 | External Catheter with Antiseptic Agent - An external catheter device is disclosed which prevents infection arising from bacterial and/or yeast growth within the external catheter. To achieve such result, the external catheter device is coated with an antiseptic agent that is able to effectively kill and prevent the growth of bacteria and yeast. Additionally, the external catheter device may have an adhesive agent coating on its inner surface to prevent the condom from shifting while on the patient's penis. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317467 | Active Female Incontinence Pad - A female incontinence pad is adapted to be positioned in a garment with the portion of the pad that is proximate to the urethra being bigger and more absorbent and the portion of the pad spaced apart from the urethra, thereby allowing the pad to have a smaller profile. The pad comprises a body that includes a front section, a middle section and a back section. The front section is adapted to cover the urethra of a user, and is wider and thicker than the back section so as to be able to absorb more liquid than the back section. The middle section has a width and thickness that tapers from the width and thickness of the front section to the width and thickness of the back section. The pad may include one or more adhesive patches. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317468 | DISPOSABLE PULL-ON DIAPER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A disposable pull-on diaper having a central inelastic region in at least one of a front waist region and a rear waist region, and a method for manufacturing the same. Front and rear waist regions of a disposable pull-on diaper are respectively of an elastically non-stretchable exterior sheet and elastically stretchable interior sheets. In lateral elastic regions of this waist region, the interior sheets are attached under tension to an interior surface of the exterior sheet and, in a central inelastic region, the interior sheets are spaced apart from each other in a transverse direction and regions of the interior sheets are in an elastically contracted and relaxed state in vicinities of the lateral elastic regions. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317469 | SPUNBONDED NONWOVEN FABRICS - An object of the invention is to obtain spunbonded nonwoven fabrics including thin hollow fibers which have excellent lightweight properties and uniformity as well as exhibit high strength and flexibility. An aspect of the invention is directed to a spunbonded nonwoven fabric including hollow fibers of a propylene polymer, the hollow fibers satisfying the following requirements (a) to (c): (a) the C-axis orientation is at least 0.85, (b) the average fiber diameter is 5 to 20 μm, and (c) the hollowness is 5 to 30%. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317470 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FOLDING THE SAME - An absorbent article package is individually packaged by folding a packaging sheet and an absorbent article in a state where the absorbent article is arranged on the packaging sheet. In a state where the individually-packaged absorbent article is opened, in the packaging sheet and the absorbent article, a first folding line based on which the absorbent article and the packaging sheet are folded towards the topsheet side, and a second folding line based on which the absorbent article and the packaging sheet are folded towards the backsheet side are formed adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317471 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING CHARACTERISTIC WAIST ENDS - The present disclosure is directed to an absorbent article that may comprise a main body graphic zone. A front belt portion and a back belt portion may each have a waist end region adjacent a waist opening, wherein front and back waist panels of an absorbent main body do not overlap with front or back waist end regions. The front and back belt portions may each have a leg end region adjacent the proximal edges. Left and right side panels of the front and back belt portions may each have a tummy belt region between the waist end region and the leg end region. And, the waist end region may have an opacity of at least 15 points greater than that of the tummy belt region. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317472 | SELF-VENTING CANNULA ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure relates to a self-venting cannula assembly. The self-venting cannula assembly including an outer tube that defines a throughbore, an inner tube, a vent aperture, and a filter element. The inner tube is positioned within the outer tube, which defines a vent channel therebetween. The vent aperture is formed in the outer tube to provide fluid communication between the vent channel and an external environment. The filter element is positioned over the vent aperture and prevents particles having a dimension greater than about 0.2 microns from passing therethrough. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317473 | Low Profile Gastrostomy Tubes - Devices, systems and methods for delivering nutrients to a patient are provided. The gastrostomy feeding device includes a device housing having a proximal portion having an opening therein, a channel operably connected to the opening in the proximal portion, a distal portion having an opening therein, a lumen operably connected to the opening in the distal portion, and a cavity formed within the device housing. The device also includes a rotatable member positioned completely within the cavity and that is rotatable within the cavity relative to the housing. The rotatable member includes a first opening and a second opening and a lumen extending therebetween. The rotatable member is rotatable from a closed configuration to an open configuration where the second opening of the rotatable member is operably connected to the lumen of the device housing. The device further includes an expandable member positioned on the distal portion. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317474 | METHOD OF IMPROVING NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS - The present invention provides methods of improving neuropsychological function in a patient having a neurocognitive disorder by chemical or electrically modulating a target site(s) in the ventral striatum/ventral capsule region. Methods also include modulating the treatment based on a closed-loop feedback system that measures bodily activities associated with the neuropsychological function (i.e. that help to determine whether a neuropsychological function is or can be improved. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317475 | SUBSTITUTED DIBENZONAPHRACENES - The present invention relates to substances, to electroluminescent devices comprising these substances, and to the use thereof. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317476 | COLLAPSE-RESISTANT SWELLABLE CATHETER - A catheter and method of making it are disclosed. The catheter includes a swellable inner element and a non-swellable outer sleeve covering an outer wall of the inner element. The inner element absorbs liquid from infusate administered through the catheter and swells in size. Outward swelling of the inner element is restrained by the non-swellable outer sleeve. The inventive catheter can be substituted for a conventional catheter that is used in an insulin infusion system. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317477 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING MEDICAMENTS FROM A MULTI-CHAMBER CONTAINER - An apparatus includes a medicament container, a first elastomeric member, a second elastomeric member and a stopper. The first and second elastomeric members are disposed within the medicament container. The first elastomeric member, a first portion of the medicament container and the second elastomeric member collectively define a medicament volume. The stopper is coupled to a distal end portion of the medicament container. The second elastomeric member, a second portion of the medicament container and the stopper collectively define a vent volume. A first retainer of the stopper is configured to engage a first portion of a carrier to limit movement of the medicament container when in a first position. A second retainer of the stopper is configured to engage a second portion of the carrier to limit movement of the medicament container when in a second position. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317478 | VISCOUS FLUID INJECTOR - A self-contained apparatus and corresponding methods are provided for delivering viscous fluids in a controlled manner, such as delivering a viscous fluid in a surgical setting. The self-contained apparatus can include a motion following pressure regulator that allows for linear control of a regulated pressure. The regulated pressure can be used for dispensing a viscous fluid from a syringe that is coupled to the self-contained apparatus. The pressure regulator regulates a pressure derived from a pressurized fluid reservoir located at least partially within a housing of the apparatus. This allows the viscous fluid to be delivered using pressure to provide a driving force greater than a force easily delivered manually, while still allowing a surgeon to retain fine control over the rate of viscous fluid delivery. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317479 | AUTO-INJECTOR - An auto-injector for administering a dose of a liquid medicament is presented that has a tubular chassis telescopable in a tubular case, a carrier subassembly comprising a tubular carrier slidably arranged relative to the chassis inside the case, where the carrier adapted to contain a syringe with a hollow injection needle. The injector has a drive spring and a plunger for forwarding load of the drive spring to a stopper of the syringe, wherein the syringe is lockable for joint axial translation with the carrier. There is also a trigger button arranged distally or laterally in or on the case, a control spring arranged around the carrier, and a needle extension control mechanism for coupling a proximal end of the control spring to either the carrier for advancing it for needle extension or to the chassis for needle retraction depending on the relative axial position of the carrier and the chassis. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317480 | DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR AN AUTOINJECTOR AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING AN AUTOINJECTOR - The invention provides a drive mechanism for an autoinjector, configured to be coupled to a drug containing portion to form a complete autoinjector, the drive mechanism comprising: a housing ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130317481 | VASCULAR ACCESS CONFIGURATION - One embodiment is directed to a method for creating translumenal vascular access, comprising utilizing a dilator adaptor to assist with forming a substantially atraumatic geometric outer junction between a dilator member/introducer member assembly and a guidewire which may be somewhat undersized relative to a lumen formed through the dilator member, thereby creating a geometric fit gap which may be suboptimal from a tissue interfacing perspective. The dilator adaptor may be interposed between the guidewire and dilator member to assist in remedying this fit mismatch, and in generally providing a preferred outer instrument interface for insertion through a small defect in a vessel to gain access to a lumen defined through the vessel. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317482 | Guide Wire for Use with a Catheter - A guide wire ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130317483 | UNIVERSAL CONNECTOR FOR DRAINAGE OF BODILY FLUIDS - The present disclosure describes an adapter for use with two connectors in, for example, a pleural, peritoneal or other bodily fluid drainage system. The adapter allows the use of the disposal bag from one manufacturer to be used with the catheter of another. This simplifies the storage requirements of distributors and hospitals and reduces the everyday challenges faced by those patients requiring fluid drainage. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317484 | METHOD OF LIPOSUCTION - A method of liposuction that results in a smooth skin surface to a patient post procedure, by performing superficial liposuction on the patient by inching and fanning, obtaining an even skin flap, aspirating deep fat, and achieving a smooth contour of skin. SVF extracted from the method above. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317485 | CAPTURE DEVICE - The present invention relates to a device and a method for capturing a guidewire being progressed along the lumen of a bodily duct and to direct it into a catheter. In one aspect a catheter-based eccentric cone capture means is used to engage and direct a guidewire oppositely approaching the capture means. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317486 | HAND-HELD SURGICAL DEVICES - A surgical system is provided and includes an intelligent surgical device having a drive motor supported in the housing and being in electrical communication with the power source; and control circuitry. The control circuitry includes a feedback system for monitoring a condition of the surgical device during a use thereof and for changing an operative parameter of the surgical device when a change in the monitored condition occurs. The surgical system includes a non-intelligent loading unit for selective connection to the housing of the surgical device and which is actuatable by the drive motor, the loading unit having a first and a second condition. During operation, the drive motor actuates the loading unit from the first condition to the second condition; and when the loading unit achieves the second condition, a change in the at least one monitored condition occurs and an operative parameter of the surgical device is changed. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317487 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR RETINA PHOTOTHERAPY - A system and process for treating retinal diseases includes passing a plurality of radiant beams, i.e., laser light beams, through an optical lens or mask to optically shape the beams. The shaped beams are applied to at least a portion of the retina. Due to the selected parameters of the beams—pulse length, power and duty cycle—the beams can be applied to substantially the entire retina, including the fovea, without damaging retinal or foveal tissue, while still attaining the benefits of retinal phototherapy or photostimulation. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317488 | System and Method for Correction of Ophthalmic Refractive Errors - The present invention relates to a system and a method for calculating a course of refractive treatment for correcting a refractive error of a patient's eye. It is based on the concept to combine at least a first treatment which provides an overcorrection of the intended correction with at least a second treatment which corrects said overcorrection. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317489 | Skin Wound Treatment System, Dressing and Biochemical Activation Device for the Use of Such a System - The present invention relates to a system for treatment of skin wounds, comprising an energy source for activation of a biochemical healing effect, and at least one dressing intended to be placed on the wound before the step of activation by said energy source, characterized in that said dressing comprises an identification means interacting in a contactless manner with a sensor that triggers the function of the energy source only when the distance between the sensor and said identification means is below a threshold value. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317490 | Handpiece Finger Switch for Actuation of Handheld Medical Instrumentation - A handpiece for a medical instrumentation device is formed with manually deformable ribs on an outer sleeve. The ribs align with conductive surfaces inside the handpiece that make contact with an internal flexible electronic circuit to activate the device when force is applied to the ribs. Removing the force deactivates the device. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317491 | ABLATION CATHETER - In order to sufficiently cauterize a target site existing in a deep portion of a cardiac muscle tissue even in the case where the fat layer attached to an epicardium is thick or where the cardiac muscle is thickened due to cardiac hypertrophy and the like, provided is an ablation catheter comprising: an elongated catheter main body; an electrode for ablation placed in a leading end part of the catheter main body; and an optical fiber that is placed along a longitudinal direction of the catheter main body, includes an emission end formed on a leading end surface of the catheter main body, and emits a laser beam guided therethrough from the emission end. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317492 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF USE - A medical for removing tissue from a patient includes an elongated probe with a working end. A pair of jaws is provided at the working end. The jaws may be closed for cutting and treatment of the tissue. Cutting may be effective through a sharpened cutting blade, and RF cutting blade, and similar cutting edges. The tissue may be remodeled using heat generated from passive heating elements on the jaws, active heating elements on the jaws, a PTCR heating element carried by the jaws, or resistive heaters on the jaws. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317493 | VOLTAGE THRESHOLD ABLATION APPARATUS - The present invention relates to the field of electrosurgery, and more particularly to systems and methods for ablating, cauterizing and/or coagulating body tissue using radio frequency energy. More in particular, the systems utilize voltage threshold means for controlling the voltage applied to tissue in a cycle-to-cycle manner. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317494 | ELECTROSURGICAL MEDICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for mitigating leakage in an RF electrosurgical generator includes delivering an RF signal from an RF electrosurgical generator to an electrosurgical electrode by way of a patient box; providing a balanced and symmetrical shielded transmission line coupling said electrosurgical generator disposed in a first housing to said patient box disposed in a second, different housing; providing a common mode choke in said patient box, said common mode choke including an output winding and a return winding, said output winding and said return winding spaced apart and in parallel to maintain a desired impedance, said output winding comprising a wire carrying said RF signal as an output signal and said return winding carrying a return signal from a return electrode; and directing a common mode signal from said RF signal to said common mode choke thereby blocking said common mode signal. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317495 | BROADBAND MICROWAVE APPLICATOR - A microwave ablation probe for providing microwave energy to tissue is disclosed. The probe includes a feedline having an inner conductor, an insulating spacer and an outer conductor. The probe also includes a radiation portion having an extruded portion of the inner conductor that is centrally disposed therein. The radiation portion also includes one or more conductive disks disposed on the extruded portion of the inner conductor that defines one or more spaces and a dielectric material disposed within the spaces. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317496 | ENHANCED CONTROL SYSTEMS INCLUDING FLEXIBLE SHIELDING AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR ELECTROSURGICAL APPLICATIONS - A surgical system comprises a device adapted to deliver a plurality of surgical instruments to a site within a patient's body, a first surgical instrument comprising an active electrode probe, a second surgical instrument for performing a non-electrosurgical procedure, a conductive shield surrounding the active electrode probe of the first surgical instrument and connected to a reference potential, and a cold instrument monitor connected to the second surgical instrument and to the reference potential. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317497 | 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. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317498 | ASYMMETRIC DUAL DIRECTIONAL STEERABLE CATHETER SHEATH - A steerable catheter sheath for use in directing a catheter into a desired position is provided. The sheath includes an elongated member configured to receive the catheter therein. The distal end of the elongated member is steerable in two directions, each direction having a different bent configuration, e.g., a sharp curve in one direction and an open arching curve in the other direction. A resilient structure having different bending properties in each of its lateral sides is carried in the distal portion of the elongated member and causes the asymmetric bending. In one embodiment, the resilient structure includes a hypotube with a plurality of notches and slits in the sides. In another embodiment, the resilient structure is covered in an outer coating having different durometer portions. The sheath is particularly useful for accessing left and right pulmonary veins when a transeptal entry approach is used into the left atrium. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317499 | Electrosurgical Instrument - An electrosurgical instrument is provided and includes an elongated housing having proximal and distal ends. The proximal end configured to couple to a source of electrosurgical energy via first and second channels extending along a length of the housing to the distal end thereof. The distal end including a reflector having a dielectric load operably coupled thereto and configured to receive at least a portion of the first conductor therein. In a first mode of operation, electrosurgical energy is transmitted to the first channel and reflected from the reflector to electrosurgically treat tissue. The reflector is configured to receive at least a portion of the second channel therein. In a second mode of operation, electrosurgical energy transmitted to the second channel to dissect tissue. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317500 | ENDOSCOPIC DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - Embodiments of the invention include a medical device including a handle portion, an end effector assembly, an elongate member connecting the handle portion and the end effector assembly, and one or more treatment devices extendable through the elongate member and end effector assembly. The end effector assembly includes an electrode assembly configured to cauterize tissue. The treatment devices may include an elongate cutting member with a safety tip. The treatment devices may include a multi-lumen catheter with a lumen configured to deliver fluid and another lumen configured to accommodate an injection needle, a cutting member, or other therapeutic or diagnostic devices. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317501 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM, SURGICAL ALIGNMENT GUIDE AND SURGICAL ROD - A surgical instrument system is described which comprises an alignment guide ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130317502 | FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE IMPLANT - A bone fixation system comprises an elongated implant shaft extending from a proximal end to a distal end along a central longitudinal axis and including a first channel extending from the proximal end to a side opening formed in a side wall of the implant shaft along a first channel axis. The bone fixation system further comprises a bone plate having a first plate portion and a second plate portion, the first plate portion having a first opening extending therethrough along a first opening axis and the second plate portion having a second opening extending therethrough along a second opening axis, the second opening being configured to receive the implant shaft therethrough to permit insertion thereof into a head of a bone. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317503 | BONE FIXATION SCREW AND METHOD - A screw device for compressing and fixing together a proximal and distal bone part along a surgical axis comprising: a bone screw portion comprising an elongate body inscribed with bone screw threads at a leading end of an outer surface of said body; an elongate tubular torque stabilizer portion for spanning said bone parts and comprising one or more torsion stops to engage each bone part to limit rotational movement between the bone parts and a translation stop on said torque stabilizer to seat against a portion of the proximal bone to limit translation of said torque stabilizer portion along the surgical axis; and a compressor lock portion engaging the bone screw portion and torque stabilizer portion to draw said bone screw portion proximally along the surgical axis toward said translation stop therein compressing said one parts together. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317504 | Orthopedic Implants Having Improved Strength and Imaging Characteristics - Orthopedic implants having improved strength and imaging characteristics are provided. The implants can comprise an inner core member that is encased at least in part by an outer encasing member. The inner core member can be formed of a first material that imparts improved strength to the implant, while the outer encasing member is formed of a second material that imparts improved imaging characteristics to the implant. Alternatively, the implants can include a single-piece member formed of a first material that is coated by a coating layer of a second material. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317505 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CABLE-BASED TISSUE REMOVAL - Systems and methods for treating disc herniation include surgical and endoscopic access and removal of disc tissue. The tissue removal devices that may be used include flexible elongate members, such as a cable, that may be inserted into a vertebral disc and rotated to pulverize the disc material and facilitate its removal. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317506 | Microfracture Apparatuses and Methods - Embodiments of apparatuses and methods for microfracture (e.g., forming a plurality of microfractures in a bone to encourage cartilage regeneration). | 2013-11-28 |
20130317507 | MINIMALLY-INVASIVE DEVICE, KIT, AND METHOD FOR HARVESTING BONE GRAFT - A minimally-invasive bone graft harvesting device, kit, and method are provided. The device includes a hollow cutting element and an extraction element. The hollow cutting element may define a longitudinal axis and includes a distal end, a proximal end adapted to be coupled to a powered or manual-operated rotary tool, and an inner lumen extending longitudinally between the distal and proximal ends. The hollow cutting element may also include one or more blades protruding from an outer surface of the cutting element. Each blade may be arranged adjacent to an opening extending between the outer surface and the inner lumen to allow cancellous bone material cut by each blade during use to pass through the opening into the inner lumen. The extraction element may be removably received within the inner lumen of the hollow cutting element to allow withdrawal of the bone material in the inner lumen. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317508 | Drill Bit - A drill bit ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130317509 | METHOD, IMPLANT & INSTRUMENTS FOR PERCUTANEOUS EXPANSION OF THE SPINAL CANAL - A bone saw including a flexible, rectangular saw blade having a central longitudinal axis and a cutting edge at a distal tip, and a shaft. The shaft has a central longitudinal axis, and a blade passage within the shaft that houses the saw blade, where the central longitudinal axis of the saw blade, of the shaft, and of the blade passage, are parallel. Further included is a blade opening located through a distal end of the shaft and of the blade passage, the blade opening being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the shaft. Also, a curved abutment can exist within the blade passage, aligning the saw blade with the blade opening. Distally translating the saw blade within the blade passage can cause the saw blade to conform to the curved abutment and exit the blade opening with the cutting edge essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the shaft. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317510 | PATIENT-SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION AND METHOD FOR ARTICULAR JOINT REPAIR - Patient-specific instrumentation for use when performing articular joint repair is provided. A patient-specific jig is adapted to be positioned over a bone at an articular surface thereof for assisting in preparing the bone surface for reception of a prosthesis. The jig comprises a bone contacting portion adapted to matingly contact a portion of the articular surface of the bone and a cutting slot adapted to receive therein a saw blade for resecting the articular surface of the bone. The cutting slot may be press-fitted into the opening of a cut guide. A patient-specific plate and a patient-specific rotational guide are also provided for guiding a positioning of the prosthesis over the resected surface of the bone. A method for manufacturing the patient-specific jig is further provided. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317511 | PATIENT-SPECIFIC JOINT ARTHROPLASTY DEVICES FOR LIGAMENT REPAIR - Disclosed herein are methods, compositions and tools for repairing, replacing or otherwise treating bone ligaments using devices designed from patient-specific information, including without limitation, surgical alignment instruments that have a surface that conforms to at least a portion of a patient's bone, cartilage or other component of the joint or ligament being treated. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317512 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING THE ROTATIONAL ORIENTATION OF BONE FRAGMENTS - Device and a method for positioning and monitoring the rotary orientation of extremity bone fragments when implanting an intramedullary implant, and in particular to a device and a method for monitoring the rotary orientation of extremity bone fragments of the leg when implanting an intramedullary nail by using a monitoring of locking means of the intramedullary nail which so as to improve the accuracy of the orientation of extremity bone fragments. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317513 | Lens Inserter Apparatus and Method - A method for inserting a lens into a corneal pocket or flap includes providing a lens inserter device, opening a first leaf and a second leaf of the device, positioning a slot of each one of a first and a second lens shaped portion over a post on a packaging of the lens, positioning the lens between the first leaf and the second leaf, inserting the lens into the corneal pocket, and releasing the lens from the lens inserter device. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317514 | INTRAOCULAR LENS DELIVERY DEVICE WITH A MULTI-PART PLUNGER TIP - The present invention is directed to the provision of an intraocular lens delivery device having a plunger with a multi-part plunger tip. The plunger tip includes a first part and a second part wherein the first part releases from the second part during travel of the plunger through the body of a delivery cartridge. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317515 | TREATMENT INSTRUMENT - A treatment instrument has a longitudinal-axis member having a longitudinal axis, a curved portion formed on a distal end side of the longitudinal-axis member, a lumen formed along the longitudinal axis of the longitudinal-axis member, and a through hole that communicates with the lumen, and opens toward the inner side of a curve of the curved portion when the curved portion is curved. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317516 | MEDICAL RETRIEVAL DEVICES - A medical retrieval device of an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a proximal handle, a sheath, and a retrieval assembly. The sheath extends from the handle and includes a lumen and a distal end opposite the handle. The retrieval assembly is moveable relative to the sheath to achieve a collapsed position of the retrieval assembly within the lumen and an expanded position of the retrieval assembly when extended outside the lumen. The retrieval assembly includes a plurality of legs. At least one of the legs includes a wire having an inner core at least partially surrounded by an outer layer. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317517 | DISPOSITIF D ASSISTANCE A LA CHIRURGIE OTOLOGIQUE D UN PATIENT A IMPLANTER AVEC UN IMPLANT COCHLEAIRE - The invention relates to a device for providing assistance in otologic surgery of a patient who is to be implanted with a cochlea implant, the device comprising:
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20130317518 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLANTING AN ELECTRICAL STIMULATION LEAD USING A SHEATH - A method for implanting an electrical stimulation lead into a patient includes inserting an elongated sheath into a patient. The sheath includes a sheath body with a proximal end and a distal tip. The sheath defines a lumen extending from the proximal end of the sheath to the distal tip. The distal tip of the sheath is advanced to the patient's epidural space. The distal tip of the sheath is positioned at a target implantation location. A lead is advanced along the lumen of the sheath from the proximal end of the sheath body to the distal tip. The lead includes a lead body and a plurality of electrodes disposed along a distal end of the lead body. The sheath is removed from the patient while leaving the distal end of the lead at the target implantation location. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317519 | LOW FRICTION INSTRUMENT DRIVER INTERFACE FOR ROBOTIC SYSTEMS - A medical robotic system includes a base having a first opening, and a first protrusion next to the first opening, a first rotary member configured for detachably coupling to a component of the medical robotic system in a manner such that the first rotary member is rotatable relative to the base and at least a part of the first rotary member is located in the first opening of the base when the first rotary member is coupled to the system component, and a cover coupled to the base, wherein the first rotary member comprises a first end, a second end, a body extending between the first and second ends, and a flange disposed circumferentially around a part of the body, the flange having a first circumferential slot for receiving the first protrusion. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317520 | SURGICAL IMPLEMENT AND MANIPULATION SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A surgical implement and a manipulation system including the surgical implement may include at least one instrument including at least one joint portion. The joint portion may include a first part, a second part connected to the first part, and a force applying element for applying a force for bending (or rotating) the second part. A distance between a joint point and a force application point where a force is applied may be greater than a diameter of at least one of the first part and the second part. The instrument may further include a second joint portion spaced apart from the joint portion, and a surgical tool connected to an end portion of the second joint portion. The manipulation system may include a supporting structure, at least one instrument supported by the supporting structure, and an operating device for operating the instrument. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317521 | SUPPORTER DEVICE AND SURGICAL ROBOT SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A supporter device supports an instrument which is inserted in an object. The supporter device includes a base member having an insertion region through which the instrument passes, a movable member installed on the base member so as to move around the insertion region, and a pivot member installed to be pivotable based on a pivot axis that passes through the insertion region, wherein the instrument may be mounted on the pivot member. A movable central axis of the movable member and an extension axis of the instrument may cross at a single crossed point. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317522 | MULTI-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM FORCEPS - A multi-degree-of-freedom forceps includes a insertion portion that has a first bending portion and a second bending portion connected to each other at both ends via an operating member; a treatment portion that is attached to the first bending portion and is used for tissue treatment; and an operating portion that is attached to the second bending portion to bend the second bending portion to thereby bend the first bending portion. The operating portion has a handle body capable of being swung relative to the insertion portion with the second bending portion as an operation center. The handle body has a grip portion that is gripped by a user in use. The grip portion is provided around the operation center or closer to the insertion portion side than the operation center. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317523 | Total Knee Arthroplasty Apparatus and Method of Use - A bicruciate-retaining femoral implant component for a knee implant system comprises a first surface comprising two distinct single radii of curvature in a sagittal plane matching a predetermined cylindrical axis of the knee along with a medial surface comprising a first asymmetric geometry substantially congruent with respect to a first native knee geometry and a lateral surface comprising a second asymmetric geometry substantially congruent with respect to the first native knee geometry. In an embodiment, bone resectioning proximate a medial condyle and a posterior condyle for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) comprises using the femoral component after obtaining a pre-operative image of a predetermined region on a knee to be replaced and morphing data collected from the image into a three dimensional model of the knee sufficient to allow modeling software to define a patient specific cylindrical axis. The femoral component is designed as a dual single-radius femoral implant component to conform to a geometry defined about that cylindrical axis. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317524 | ENDOSCOPIC FUNDOPLICATION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE - Endoscopic devices and methods used for fastening multiple tissue layers, such as, for example, an endoscopic fundoplication procedure, are disclosed. The endoluminal device includes a tissue fastener, a flexible needle having means for grasping and releasing a portion of the tissue fastener, and a deflector for deflecting and guiding the needle toward the multiple tissue layers. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317525 | FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPIC STITCHING DEVICES - An endoscopic stitching device includes a tool assembly having a pair of juxtaposed jaws pivotally associated with one another, each jaw defining a needle receiving recess formed in a tissue contacting surface thereof; a drive assembly including a pair of concentric, individually rotatably and translatably supported barrels, each barrel defining a central lumen therethrough; and a pair of axially translatable needle engaging blades slidably supported, one each, in a respective jaw. The stitching device further includes a center rod slidably and rotatably disposed through the lumen of the barrels, a distal end of the center rod being operatively engaged with the pair of jaws. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317526 | SILK MEDICAL DEVICE - An implantable knitted silk mesh for use in human soft tissue support and repair having a particular knit pattern that substantially prevents unraveling and preserves the stability of the mesh when cut, the knitted mesh including at least two yarns laid in a knit direction and engaging each other to define a plurality of nodes. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317527 | SINGLE PLANE TISSUE REPAIR PATCH HAVING A LOCATING STRUCTURE - A novel single plane tissue repair patch is disclosed. The patch has a base member with an opening therethrough, and a closure member associated with the opening. Mounted to the periphery of the bottom side of the base member is a locating structure. The mesh may be used in open surgical procedures for hernia repairs and other repairs of body wall defects. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317528 | SUBINTIMAL RE-ENTRY DEVICE - A subintimal recanalization catheter, including an elongate shaft including a first tubular member and a penetration member slidably disposed in a lumen of the first tubular member. The penetration member includes a distal tip positioned proximal of a distal nose of the first tubular member. The distal nose of the first tubular member includes a ramp and a guide wire lumen extending through the distal nose of the first tubular member. Longitudinal movement of the penetration member relative to the first tubular member causes the penetration member to contact the ramp to direct the distal tip of the penetration member away from the first tubular member. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317529 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR METABOLIC SURGERY - The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for treatment of metabolic and/or gastrointestinal (GI) tract disorders and, more particularly, to surgical methods and devices for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus and Barrett's Esophagus. Even more particularly, the present disclosure pertains to methods and devices for disrupting or removing cells from the GI tract, and methods and devices for harvesting cells from one section of the GI tract and implanting those cells in another section of the GI tract. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317530 | ATTACHABLE CLAMP FOR USE WITH SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - An attachable clamp for use with a surgical instrument is disclosed. The attachable clamp comprises a body portion, a first jaw member, a second jaw member and an actuation mechanism. The body portion defines a longitudinal axis and has attachment members configured to attach to an elongate portion of a surgical instrument. Each of the first jaw member and second jaw member extends distally from the body portion. The actuation mechanism is disposed in mechanical cooperation with at least one of the first jaw member and the second jaw member. Actuation of the actuation mechanism moves at least one of the first and second jaw members between an approximated position and an open position with respect to the other jaw member. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317531 | SEPTAL PUNCTURE DEVICE - Apparatus, systems, and methods for forming a hole in biological material, such as tissue walls, adjacent vessels or adjacent regions of an organ such that access to opposing surfaces of the biological material can be achieved. In general overview the system may include an elongate member for positioning and deploying a flexible member in the heart. In one embodiment apparatus and methods are provided for aligning and fixing the position of the tip of a cutting member for cutting a hole in the septal wall of a heart. In another embodiment, subsequent to cutting a tissue wall an apparatus for obstructing holes in the septal wall is inserted to limit the flow of blood through a plurality of holes in a tissue wall. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317532 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CUTTING AND REMOVING TISSUE FROM A BODY - Methods and devices are provided for cutting and removing tissue from a body. In one exemplary embodiment, a surgical device is provided having a suction shaft and a cutting assembly. The suction shaft can have an inner passageway configured to receive tissue. The cutting assembly can include an outer shaft having at least one opening formed in a sidewall thereof configured to receive tissue. The cutting assembly can be configured to mate with the suction shaft, and it can include a cutting element configured to move relative to the opening to cut tissue disposed through the opening. Suction can be applied to cause the cut tissue to flow proximally through the suction shaft and away from the cutting assembly. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317533 | LANCET DEVICE - There is provided a lancet device comprising a pricking part and a pressing part. In the lancet device of the present invention, the pricking part is comprised of a needle shaft component equipped with a pricking needle, a driving shaft component, and an intermediate shaft component therebetween, the needle shaft component, the driving shaft component and the intermediate shaft component being connected to each other via a joint component. When a pricking operation is performed, the driving shaft component of the pricking part is at least partly rotated by being pressed by a pressing action of the pressing part, and thereby the intermediate shaft component of the pricking part is displaced causing the needle shaft component to move in a pricking direction. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317534 | SUBINTIMAL RE-ENTRY CATHETER WITH AN EXPANDABLE STRUCTURE - A subintimal recanalization catheter assembly for recanalizing a blood vessel having an occlusion in a lumen thereof. The catheter assembly includes a hub assembly, a catheter shaft including inner and outer tubular members extending distally from the hub assembly, and an expandable structure mounted on a distal portion of the catheter shaft which is configured to be actuated between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration by longitudinal movement of the inner tubular member relative to the outer tubular member. The catheter assembly is configured to be advanced into a subintimal space between adjacent tissue layers of a wall of the blood vessel to facilitate reentry into the blood vessel lumen by advancing a penetration member distally out of the lumen of the inner tubular member and through the a tissue layer into the blood vessel lumen distal of the occlusion. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317535 | Control Catheters and Methods for Pulmonary Suffusion and Related Therapies - The present invention discloses control catheters and methods for pulmonary suffusion and related therapies. The control catheter may comprise a control end, working end having a first balloon, a minor lumen, and a first and second major lumen. One method of the present invention involves introducing the working end of the catheter into a circulator system of the mammal, positioning the catheter into a desired first lobe pulmonary artery, inflating the minor balloon using the corresponding lumen, positioning the major balloon in the main pulmonary artery, and inflating the major balloon using the corresponding lumen. The method may comprise the additional step of infusing a chemical agent through the distal tip after the inflation of the minor balloon and the major balloon. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317536 | METHOD FOR MAKING A REINFORCED BALLOON WITH COMPOSITE MATERIALS - The method for making a reinforced balloon for a balloon catheter involves blending a polymer with a nano composite to form a composite matrix, extruding a parison from the composite matrix, blow molding the parison into a balloon and orienting the nano composite generally axially with respect to the balloon. The balloon formed has a high strength for resisting bursting. The nano composite may be carbon nanotubes, nano-ceramic fibers or a nano clay. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317537 | RETRIEVABLE CARDIAC DEVICES - Removable cardiac implants, applicators for inserting, repositioning and/or removing them, and methods of using them are described. In particular, removable or repositionable ventricular partitioning devices are described. Systems including removable implants and applicators for inserting and/or removing them are also described. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317538 | VEIN PRESENTATION ENHANCEMENT DEVICE - Preferably, an embodiment of a vein presentation enhancement device includes at least, an interior cover supporting a first fastening member, and an exterior cover communicating with the interior cover, wherein the exterior cover provides a first securement member that interacts with the first fastening member to secure the preferred device positioned about a limb of a subject. The preferred embodiment further includes a bladder formed between the interior and exterior covers, and an air transfer assembly connected to said bladder for transfer of air into and out of said bladder, wherein said interior and exterior covers collectively provide a plurality of projections defining a blood access window. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317539 | LOWER BACK ACUPRESSURE DEVICE - An acupressure device for promoting healing includes a plate having a frame, a vertical center plane and independently moving left and right wings attached to the frame. Three horizontal pairs of acupressure protrusions are affixed on the left and right wings, each protrusion affixed equal-distant from the vertical center plane. A fourth horizontal pair of acupressure protrusion is affixed to a bottom portion of the frame, both protrusions affixed equal-distant from the vertical center plane. Finally, a fifth horizontal pair of acupressure protrusions is affixed on the left and right wings and positioned vertically between a lowest and a second lowest pair of the first four pairs of protrusions and is centered about the vertical center plane at a horizontal distance greater than a horizontal distance of the first four pairs of protrusions. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317540 | UNIVERSAL BIOABSORBABLE NASAL IMPLANT KIT - Novel bioabsorbable, universal kits used to form nasal implants are disclosed. The implants are useful in rhinoplasty and nasal reconstruction surgical procedures. The kit devices have a universal configuration and can be converted by the surgeon in the field into one or more individual nasal implant devices having different configurations and applications. The kits may have outlines of nasal implants thereon. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317541 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF OPENINGS IN VASCULAR AND SEPTAL WALLS - A device, system and method for treatment of an opening in vascular and/or septal walls including patent foramen ovale. The device has wings/stops on either end, an axis core covered in a shape memory foam and is deliverable via a catheter to the affected opening, finally expanding into a vascular or septal opening where it is held in place by the expandable shape memory stops or wings. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317542 | STEERABLE DELIVERY SYSTEM - The disclosure pertains to a delivery system for delivering a left atrial appendage treatment device or the like to a left atrium and methods of use therefor. The delivery system includes a control housing containing a differential displacement mechanism adapted to manipulate the distal end of an elongate steerable catheter through differential displacement of control elements attached proximate the distal end of the elongate steerable catheter. The elongate steerable catheter includes a stiff proximal region, a somewhat more flexible curved intermediate region and a more flexible distal region adapted to be displaced from the plane of the second curved region. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317543 | METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR APPROXIMATION AND FASTENING OF SOFT TISSUE - Devices and tissue fasteners for approximating and fastening tissue using minimally invasive techniques are disclosed. Methods for approximating and fastening tissue by application of one or more tissue fasteners are also provided. In one embodiment, spaced apart tissue locations are engaged by tissue penetrating members of a deformable fastener, one of more of the engaged tissue locations is moved toward another engaged tissue location to approximate the spaced apart locations, and the deformable fastener is deployed to secure the approximated tissue locations. These methods may be used in laparoscopic plication gastroplasty procedures for forming an invaginated tissue fold, to close holes in the gastrointestinal lumen, and in a variety of interventional procedures. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317544 | Continuous Loop and Button Assembly - Fixation assemblies having a button captured by a continuous (i.e., closed) loop of thread, such as ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber are disclosed herein. Preferred assemblies are constructed such that the intact button cannot be detached from the continuous loop without breaking or opening the loop of fiber. The closed fiber advantageously contains at least one or two stitched, or otherwise secured or reinforced, sections positioned on the loop. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317545 | DRUG-ELUTING SELF-RETAINING SUTURES AND METHODS RELATING THERETO - A drug-eluting self-retaining suture comprises a filament, a plurality of retainers, and a drug impregnated in or coated on the filament. The shape and distribution of retainers modifies the in vivo release kinetics of the drug. The drug release kinetics may be modified uniformly or region by region. The self-retaining suture may for example be used for reattaching severed nerves and release nerve growth factor or other regeneration accelerating agents into the region of the nerve injury. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317546 | Methods and Devices for Securing Suture to Tissue - Methods and devices are provided for securing suture to tissue. In one exemplary embodiment, the implant can include an intermediate portion, a first radially expandable portion extending from the intermediate portion, and a second radially expandable portion extending from the intermediate portion. The implant can be configured to be inserted through a delivery device in a first configuration and deployed into a hole formed in tissue in a second configuration such that the intermediate portion is positioned within the hole. A suture can be inserted through a passageway of the intermediate portion positioned within the hole, and the suture can be tensioned to secure the tissue to bone. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317547 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PACIFIER, AND PACIFIER - A method for producing a pacifier teat, and a pacifier teat with a teat section which forms a hollow space and which is adjoined by a stem, wherein an elastic hollow body comprising the teat section and the stem is injection moulded or pre-formed by a dipping method, and opposite wall sections of the pre-formed hollow body are connected to each other in the region of the stem. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317548 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING CONTROLLED BONE GROWTH OR REPAIR - Bone implantable devices and methodologies permit careful application of biologically active substances and management of bone growth processes. The device includes a body defining a carrier receiving area for locating adjacent bone. Carrier material is located in the carrier receiving area. Substance is delivered onto carrier material through a port. A pathway delivers substance from the carrier receiving area to the bone surface. The body may be in the form of a spinal fusion cage, facet fusion screw, artificial joint, bone fixation plate, interbody graft, IM nail, hip stem, or other bone-to-bone appliances or bone-to-device appliances. In use, carrier is installed in the carrier receiving area of the device. The device is then implanted adjacent a bone. The substance is applied to the carrier for subsequent delivery to the bone. By doping carrier material after device implantation, inadvertent contact of the substance with non-target bone is more easily eliminated. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317549 | INTERSPINOUS SPACER DEVICES FOR DYNAMIC STABILIZATION OF DEGRADED SPINAL SEGMENTS - An interspinous spacer device for the treatment of high-grade spinal disorders is disclosed herein. The interspinous spacer device includes a sliding rod and a base that contains a curved internal track that limits the range of motion and center of rotation of the spinal segments stabilized using the device to the physiological levels of a nondegraded spinal segment. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317550 | SPINAL IMPLANT DEVICE WITH FUSION CAGE AND FIXATION PLATES AND METHOD OF IMPLANTING - There is provided a spinal implant device for placement between adjacent spinous processes and a pair of opposing facet joints. The spinal implant device includes a fusion cage, first and second fixation plates and a connector for connecting the cage to the plates. The fusion cage includes a superficial face, a deep face, superior and inferior saddle portions, and opposing cage ends. Each cage end defining a facet fusion surface sized and configured to respectively contact the opposing facet joints. The first and second fixation plate are sized and configured to extend along and in contact with the adjacent spinous processes. A method of implanting the device is provided. In another embodiment the device includes the fusion cage. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317551 | METHODS FOR STABILIZING BONE USING SPINAL FIXATION DEVICES - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method of stabilizing a spine including providing a coupling element having an uppermost end defining a first plane, a lowermost end defining a second plane, and at least one bore extending from said uppermost end toward said lowermost end, wherein said first and second planes intersect one another, assembling said coupling element with an anchoring element, and after the assembling step, securing said anchoring element in bone. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317552 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SPINAL FIXATION ELEMENT PLACEMENT - Minimally invasive methods and devices are provided for positioning a spinal fixation element in relation to adjacent spinal anchors. In an exemplary embodiment, the device is a percutaneous access device that can be coupled to a spinal anchor, and the method includes the step of positioning a spinal fixation element through at least one sidewall opening of at least two percutaneous access devices such that the spinal fixation element extends in a lengthwise orientation that is substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of each percutaneous access device. The spinal fixation element can then be advanced in the lengthwise orientation to seat the spinal fixation element in or adjacent to the receiver heads of at least two adjacent spinal anchors. A fastening element or other closure mechanism can then be applied to each spinal anchor to engage the spinal fixation element within the receiver heads of the adjacent anchors. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317553 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONSTRAINT OF SPINOUS PROCESSES WITH ATTACHMENT - Spinal implants for limiting flexion of the spine are implanted between a superior spinous process and an inferior spinous process or sacrum. The implants include upper straps which are placed over the upper spinous process, while the lower portions of the implant are attached to the adjacent vertebra or sacrum. The attachments may be fixed, for example using screws or other anchors, or may be non-fixed, for example by placing a loop strap through a hole in the spinous process or sacrum. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317554 | LOCKING MECHANISM FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - In an implantable medical device, a locking mechanism with enhanced frictional stabilization comprises a substantially spherical elongating spring adapted to expand from a collapsed state to an elongated state, wherein the spring volume is increased in the elongated state for increasing a frictional contact with a surrounding surface. A screw or other protruding element is inserted into the spherical elongating spring for driving the expansion thereof. Locking methods include the expansion of a spring within an aperture of a device body for increasing frictional stabilization therein. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317555 | IMPLANT AND SYSTEM FOR BONE REPAIR - Devices and methods for treating bones wherein the devices include a generally elongated implant that has a proximal end portion, a distal end portion and an intermediate portion therebetween. The implant also includes a lumen extending therethrough. The intermediate portion includes a configuration for engaging bone structure to substantially immobilize the implant within the bone structure. The intermediate portion also includes openings therein that are in communication with the lumen. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317556 | OSTEOSYNTHESIS PIN - The invention relates to an osteosynthesis pin, in particular for a fracture of a calcaneum, made up of a generally cylindrical hollow body comprising an axial bore extending over the entire length thereof, a plurality of through-holes staggered longitudinally relative to one another and intended for attachment screws to pass therethrough, and at least one oblong opening suitable for an ancillary instrument to pass therethrough for repositioning fractured bone fragments. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317557 | MIS ROD INSERTION DEVICE AND METHOD - A medical device includes an implant portion; an inserter portion detachably connected to the implant portion; and a device manipulation portion operatively connected to the inserter portion. In one embodiment, the implant portion includes a longitudinal member. The device may further include a breakaway component in between the implant portion and the inserter portion. The device may further include a notch configured between the implant portion and the inserter portion. The implant portion and the inserter portion are detachable upon applying a sufficient force to the device manipulation portion to cause detachment of the implant portion from the inserter portion. The detachment of the implant portion from the inserter portion occurs after the implant portion is seated in a construct assembly that is attached to a bone inside a patient. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317558 | Instruments and Methods for Bone Anchor Engagement and Spinal Rod Reduction - An instrument for engaging a bone anchor may include a first implant engaging member having a proximal end and a distal end and a second implant engaging member having a proximal end and a distal end. The second implant engaging member may be integrally connected to the first implant engaging member by a pair of opposed integral spring members located proximal to the distal ends of the first and second implant engaging members. Manipulation of the proximal ends of the first and second implant engaging member can cause each of the distal ends to rotate about the pair of opposed spring members to engage at least a portion of a bone anchor. A rod adjusting tool may be connectable to the bone anchor engaging tool and may be axially adjustable relative to the bone anchor tool to adjust a spinal rod relative to the bone anchor. | 2013-11-28 |
20130317559 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLANTING SURGICAL IMPLANTS - The present invention relates to an implant system that comprises an implant, a handle configured to removably receive the implant, and, in some embodiments, a spacer tool configured to be mounted on the implant. In further embodiments, a k-wire is employed to guide the implant to a desired location. The handle has a hole for receiving a first portion of the implant. Using the handle to implant the implant, along with an associated spacer, provides a quick and convenient method for implanting the implant as described herein and in the associated drawings. | 2013-11-28 |