51st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 56 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130338599 | GROOVED CHEST TUBE - A medical tube, such as a chest tube is provided with circumferential grooves that may be used with existing suturing techniques and without additional pieces, components, or personnel training and will work with any suture that has already been pre-packaged or included with existing tube kits. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338600 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A drug delivery device for dispensing of a dose of a medicinal product is presented comprising a first housing component having a receptacle being oval- or elliptically shaped in radial cross section and being adapted to at least partially receive an insert portion of a second housing component being at least partially insertable into said first housing component along an axial direction, wherein the insert portion is oval- or elliptically shaped in radial cross section. The outside dimension or an at least one outside diameter of the insert portion is at least in sections larger than a corresponding inner dimension or an at least one inner diameter of the receptacle and wherein the insert portion and the receptacle are adapted to generate a radially acting mutual clamping of first and second housing components in a pre-fixing assembly configuration. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338601 | INJECTION DEVICES - An injection device includes an injection complete indicator which includes its own bias and which is latched into a retracted position as the injection device is cocked. Upon firing the injection device, the injection complete indicator is kept in its retracted position until towards the end of the forward stroke of the drive mechanism, whereupon the injection complete indicator is unlatched and shoots forwardly under the influence of the bias to impact an abutment to generate an audible/tactile indication along with a visual indication. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338602 | PREFILLED RETRACTABLE SYRINGE, PLUNGER AND NEEDLE ASSEMBLY - A retractable syringe, plunger and releasable needle assembly including a retractable needle, a needle seal, a retaining member and an ejector member. The retaining member has a mating surface for mounting to a complementary mating surface of an interior wall of a syringe barrel. The plunger comprises a plunger outer, a plunger rod frangibly connected to a controlling member, a spring and a unitary plunger seal capable of engaging the retractable needle, wherein the plunger rod, plunger outer and the controlling member co-operate to releasably maintain the spring in an initially compressed state. After delivery of fluid contents of the syringe, the plunger forces the ejector member to release the retractable needle from the retaining member. Decompression of the spring at the end of depression of the plunger facilitates retraction of the retractable needle when engaged with the unitary plunger seal. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338603 | CLOSURE FOR A SYRINGE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - A syringe has a syringe cylinder and a needle attachment piece provided at a distal end thereof of the syringe cylinder. The syringe has a closure including a closure cap that closes off the needle attachment piece, forming a seal, and a securing cap. The securing cap surrounds the closure cap and is attached to the needle attachment piece by way of a holding ring. At least the securing cap and the closure cap are configured in one piece. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338604 | CLOSURE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CLOSURE - A closure for a syringe or carpule includes a main body and a sealing element for engaging in a sealing manner with an opening of the syringe or carpule when the closure is arranged in its sealing position on the syringe or carpule. The closure is embodied in a single piece. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338605 | SYRINGE WITH A BLOCKING STRUCTURE - A syringe with a blocking structure, and the structure includes a one-way engagement unit having a propping portion, a flange extended outwardly from a rod and abutted with a cylindrical body, and a flexible bracket extended outwardly from the rod and isolated from the propping portion, and the flexible bracket has an external diameter greater than the propping portion. When the rod is moved forward with respect to the cylindrical body to pass through the flange, the flange abuts the flexible bracket to tilt backward. When the rod is moved backward with respect to the cylindrical body, the flange abuts the flexible bracket to tilt the flexible bracket forward, and the propping portion blocks the flexible bracket. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338606 | SELF-LUBRICATING PHARMACEUTICAL SYRINGE STOPPERS - In one aspect, a self-lubricating component is provided for a pharmaceutical packaging assembly. The self-lubricating component comprises a polymer composition and an effective amount of a lubricating additive such as, for example, boron nitride. In another aspect, a pharmaceutical packaging assembly may be provided having a surface thereof coated with a lubricating composition comprising boron nitride. The pharmaceutical packaging composition may be, for example, a pre-filled syringe comprising a body (barrel) and a plunger assembly. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338607 | Anti-Flashback Needle Adaptor - An anti-flashback needle adapter inhibits the uncontrolled jetting of blood upon the insertion of an arterial access needle into a blood vessel. An inner wall defines at least one inner port and an outer wall defines at least one outer port in fluid communication with the inner port. As blood enters the device from the arterial access needle, it is diverted first through the inner port and then through the outer port, which diversion has a baffle effect and dissipates the energy of the blood flow. This prevents the jetting of blood and potential contamination of nearby people and objects. A funnel member allows for the insertion of a guide wire into the arterial access needle while maintaining the blood flow dissipation properties of the device. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338608 | Valved Catheters Including High Flow Rate Catheters - A pressure activated two-way slit valve assembly is designed to be used in combination with, but not limited to, a high flow rate catheter to prevent accidental ingestion of air or loss of blood if the closure cap comes off during non-use of the catheter. In addition, the potential for occlusion of the catheter due to blood clots in the catheter and catheter related infection is substantially reduced. The pressure activated two-way slit valve assembly includes a first end, a second end, a wall defining a dumbbell shaped channel, and a flexible, thin disk having a slit and positioned within the pressure activated two-way slit valve assembly to reside within the dumbbell shaped channel. The slit and the dumbbell shaped channel are sized to enable the slit to deform in response to a predetermined pressure differential across the slit to allow fluid to pass therethrough. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338609 | PORTAL WITH SEPTUM EMBEDDED INDICIA - An implantable portal includes a septum that has embedded therein an indicia adapted to identify at least one characteristic of the portal. The indicia may be formed as an impression at a base layer of the septum, and is filled with a radiopaque material. The septum base layer is covered by liquid silicone, which bonds with the septum base layer when solidified, so that an integral one-piece septum, with the identifier indicia embedded therein, is effected. The indicia embedded septum is fitted to the reservoir housing of the portal for providing identification information for that portal. The septum embedded indicia is viewable visually and also by x-ray or computer tomography imaging. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338610 | PERCUTANEOUS APPLICATION SYSTEM - The invention relates to an application system for the transepidermal surface administration of medications, said system comprising a container ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130338611 | PULSATILE RELEASE OF MEDICAMENTS FROM A PUNCTAL PLUG - This invention discloses methods and apparatus for providing pulsatile release of active agents via a punctal plug inserted into a punctum. A tube is provided which may be inserted into a cavity of a punctal plug. One or more pulsatile delivery units are arranged in a generally linear fashion within the tube. The pulsatile delivery units include a core comprising the active agent and an encapsulation layer around the core. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338612 | APPARATUS FOR INTRAOCULAR INJECTION - An apparatus for intraocular injection comprising a body adapted to accommodate an injection device and a displacement device coupled to a distal portion of the body. The displacement device comprises a first portion and a second portion connected to the first portion. Axial movement of the first portion within the body in a distal direction causes the second portion to displace a superficial layer of an eye relative to an underlying layer of the eye. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338613 | WOUND DRESSING WITH VACUUM RESERVOIR - A wound dressing apparatus includes a wound dressing member dimensioned for positioning relative to a wound bed. The wound dressing member including an internal vacuum reservoir and has a port in communication with the vacuum reservoir for applying subatmospheric pressure to the vacuum reservoir to facilitate removal of fluid from the wound bed. The wound dressing member includes a visual pressure indicator associated therewith for indicating a level of pressure within the vacuum reservoir. The visual pressure indicator includes color indicia having a plurality of colors corresponding to a condition of the pressure within the vacuum reservoir. The wound dressing member includes a lower absorbent member positionable adjacent the wound bed and an upper member which at least partially defines the vacuum reservoir. At least one of the top member and the lower absorbent member has the visual pressure indicator mounted thereto. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338614 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING REDUCED PRESSURE AT A TISSUE SITE - The illustrative embodiments described herein are directed to a manually-actuated pump and method for applying reduced pressure at a tissue site. The manually-actuated pump includes at least one variable volume chamber that is manually compressible into a plurality of positions. The manually-actuated pump includes a fixed volume chamber in communication with the at least one variable volume chamber. The manually-actuated pump also includes a filter housing having a hydrophobic filter that prevents liquid from entering the at least one variable volume chamber. The fixed volume chamber is coupled to the at least one variable volume chamber via the filter housing. The filter housing is located in between the at least one variable volume chamber and the fixed volume chamber. The fixed volume chamber has reduced pressure that is applied to the tissue site in response to a movement of the at least one variable volume chamber from a compressed position in the plurality of positions to an uncompressed position in the plurality of positions. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338616 | UROSTOMY FLUID DISCHARGE VALVE - A fluid discharge valve for releasing fluid from a urostomy pouch comprises a first valve element and a second valve element. The first valve element includes a first bore, a distal portion and a first flange element. The first flange element includes a multiplicity of first rotational detent elements. The second valve element includes a second bore, an upper portion, a lower portion and a flow conditioner within the second bore. The upper portion threadedly receives the distal portion for threaded movement of the second valve element between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The upper end includes a plurality of second rotational detent elements adapted to come into releasable engagement with respective first rotational detent elements when the second valve element is moved into its closed configuration, wherein the first bore is sealed shut. The releasable engagement inhibits movement of the second valve element from its closed configuration. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338618 | ARRAY OF DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLES HAVING A SEQUENCE OF GRAPHICS CORRESPONDING TO A WEARER'S STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT - An array of disposable absorbent articles comprising a sequence of graphic designs corresponding to a wearer's stage of development. For a disposable diaper, the array of disposable absorbent article graphic designs may comprise a first absorbent article graphic design for newborns and infants, a second absorbent article graphic design for toddlers, and a third absorbent article graphic design for older wearers, and other absorbent article graphic designs, and a wetness indicator. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338619 | Disposable Diapers - A disposable diaper is disclosed. The diaper includes a colored topsheet. The topsheet has a basis weight of from 12 to 18 gsm and comprises a plurality of bonded points. Each of the bonded points has a surface area of from 2 mm | 2013-12-19 |
20130338620 | Absorbent article with a bacterial isolation pad and hygenic gripping tabs - An absorbent article for use as an incontinence pad or pantiliner includes a bacterial isolation pad which overlays the rear section of a body-side cover to block bacteria in the anal region from contacting the urine-receiving portion of the absorbent article. A liquid impermeable gripping tab is attached at each end of the absorbent article for ease of handling and to provide hygienic removal of the article. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338621 | FEMININE HYGIENE ARTICLE WITH PRINTED PATTERN AND EMBOSSED PATTERN - A feminine hygiene article such as pantiliner having a topsheet and a backsheet. The article further includes a printed pattern and an embossed pattern. The embossed pattern has at least one embossed decorative element and the printed pattern has a printed decorative element which is substantially similar to the embossed decorative element. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338622 | Printed Absborbent Article Components For A Uniform Appearance - A method is presented for manufacturing a disposable absorbent article having multiple components including selecting a first material appropriate for use as an outer cover; producing a chassis including the outer cover, the outer cover including an outer cover central region having an outer cover central region appearance; selecting a second material appropriate for use as an elastic panel, wherein the second material is different from the first material; and producing a first elastic panel having a first elastic panel central region. The method also includes printing the first elastic panel central region with a first elastic panel printed graphic; and attaching the first elastic panel to the chassis, wherein the selecting and printing are performed such that the first elastic panel central region gives the appearance of being substantially similar to the outer cover central region appearance. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338623 | DISPOSABLE WEARING ARTICLE - Embodiments of this invention provide a disposable wearing article facilitating even an aged person having relatively weak forth to pull a waist-opening periphery in the transverse direction to widen the waist-opening to a desired size, despite this and the waist region should not slip down during use of the wearing article. Waist elastic elements ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130338624 | FLUID FLOW CONTROL BY A NON-PINCHING VALVE - A pumping system comprising a pump comprising a door for access within a housing of the pump, a pump segment configured for conveying fluid based on compression of the pump segment, a pump segment frame for preventing said pump segment from stretching, a visual placement indicator configured for facilitating in a proper placement of the pump segment frame in the housing, and a non-pinching valve configured to be disposed in the housing and to control a flow of the fluid without requiring pinching of a tube. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338625 | VASCULAR OCCLUSION AND DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Embodiments of the present disclosure comprise occlusion and drug delivery devices and methods. One aspect of the disclosure comprises a drug delivery device comprising an inner expansion member and an outer drug delivery component. Another aspect of the disclosure comprises bioabsorbable, lumen-occluding implants. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338626 | PHOTOPATTERNING OF SKIN - Methods and systems for treating skin for aesthetic or health purposes are described. According to various embodiments, photoresponsive materials and light are delivered in a controlled fashion to produce a patterned distribution of a material in the skin. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338627 | FIBER ARRAY FOR OPTICAL IMAGING AND THERAPEUTICS - The present invention relates to the field of optical imaging and therapeutics. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention provide minimally-invasive Fiberoptic Microneedle Devices (FMDs) for light-based therapeutics, which physically penetrate tissue and deliver light directly into the target area below the skin surface. Embodiments of the invention enable depth-selective and deep photothermal therapeutics and include methods of treating cancer, methods of re-shaping or removing adipose tissue, and methods of delivering drugs or co-delivering drugs and energy to selected tissue. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338628 | Probablistic Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Modeling - The subject matter disclosed herein provides a response to a dose of a substance and/or controls the administration of the dose. In one aspect, there is provided a system. The system may include a processor and at least one memory configured to provide a response determinator. The response determinator may receive therapeutic and wellness data. Moreover, the response determinator may determine a response based on the received therapeutic and wellness data. The response may represent a reaction to a substance integrated with an ingestible event marker. The determined response may be provided to, for example, a therapy controller. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338629 | DIABETES THERAPY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR RECOMMENDING BASAL PATTERN ADJUSTMENTS - An electronic computing device as presented here includes a device communications layer, a processor device, and a reporting layer. The device communications layer receives sensor data for a user of an insulin infusion device, wherein the sensor data indicates blood glucose levels of the user for a specified period of time, and over a plurality of days. The processor device analyzes the received sensor data to detect an event occurrence indicative of a correctable basal rate setting of the insulin infusion device. The reporting layer generates a report containing a graphical representation of the received sensor data and a recommendation to adjust a basal rate setting of the insulin infusion device, wherein the recommendation is intended to address the detected event occurrence. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338630 | DIABETES THERAPY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR RECOMMENDING ADJUSTMENTS TO AN INSULIN INFUSION DEVICE - A method of managing use of an insulin infusion device are provided. The method receives glucose data for a user of the infusion device, wherein the glucose data indicates blood glucose levels of the user for a period of time during which the insulin infusion device is regulating delivery of insulin to the user. The received glucose data is received to detect certain event occurrences, which may be indicative of a correctable basal rate setting of the insulin infusion device and/or indicative of potential maladjustment of a user-specific setting of a bolus calculator setting of the insulin infusion device. The method outputs a recommendation to adjust the basal rate setting and/or the bolus calculator setting as needed to address the detected event occurrences. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338631 | Disposable Syringe Applicators for Multi-Component Formulations, and Methods of Use Thereof - Aspects of the invention relate to an applicator which can house multiple components of a formulation in separate receptacles. In certain embodiments, an applicator of the invention can be used for, but is not limited to, applying hydrogel formulations to dura mater, abdominal tissue in hernia repair, tissues near the spine, lung tissue, intestinal tissue, or any of the internal tissues. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338632 | SILK FIBROIN-BASED MICRONEEDLES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A microneedle or microneedle device includes a microneedle body extending from a base to a penetrating tip formed from a silk fibroin based material, which is easy to fabricate and highly biocompatible. The microneedle device can include one or more microneedles mounted to a substrate. The silk fibroin can include active agents to be transported into or across biological barriers such as skin, tissue and cell membranes. The silk fibroin microneedles can be fully or partially biodegradable and/or bioerodible. The silk fibroin is highly stable, affords room temperature storage and is implantable. The silk fibroin structure can be modulated to control the rate of active agent delivery. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338633 | Methods And Compositions For Treating Post-Cardial Infarction Damage - Methods and compositions for treating post-myocardial infarction damage are herein disclosed. In some embodiments, a carrier with a treatment agent may be fabricated. The carrier can be formulated from a bioerodable, sustained-release substance. The resultant loaded carrier may then be suspended in at least one component of a two-component matrix system for simultaneous delivery to a post-myocardial infarction treatment area. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338634 | Methods And Compositions For Treating Post-Cardial Infarction Damage - Methods and compositions for treating post-myocardial infarction damage are herein disclosed. In some embodiments, a carrier with a treatment agent may be fabricated. The carrier can be formulated from a bioerodable, sustained-release substance. The resultant loaded carrier may then be suspended in at least one component of a two-component matrix system for simultaneous delivery to a post-myocardial infarction treatment area. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338635 | PRESSURE INDEPENDENT DELIVERY METHOD FOR PORTABLE INFUSION PUMP - Described is method for maintaining proper drug delivery rate by monitoring atmospheric effects on a drug infusion device. The device may include one or more vents that permit the passage of gas between the exterior and interior of the device's housing. The device may also include one or more pressure and/or temperature sensors, the readings from which may be used to determine malfunctions in the venting of the device and/or changes in pressure that could cause the unintended over-delivery or under-delivery of medication. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338636 | MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR FILLING BIOLOGICAL CAVITIES AND PREVENTING LEAKAGE OF INJECTED THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - The subject invention pertains to medical apparatuses and methods for reducing or preventing leakage of injected therapeutic agents (including liquid-containing substances, cells) into a solid or hollow tissue/organ after puncturing. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338637 | CATHETER SYSTEMS AND METHODS USEFUL FOR CELL THERAPY - Described in one aspect is a multi-pressure monitoring system for cell or other therapy includes a first catheter having a first lumen for accepting a treatment device, a second lumen for inflating a balloon, a pressure sensor for monitoring fluid pressure within the first lumen, and a flow restrictor such as a hemostasis valve for limiting the exchange of fluids into and out of the first lumen while treatment devices are present or exchanged in the first lumen. Also disclosed is a method of using the first catheter with a first pressure monitor coupled to the first pressure sensor along with a second catheter attached to a second pressure sensor coupled to a second pressure monitor. The second catheter is positioned within the first lumen of the first catheter during treatment operations and the first and second pressure monitors are used to verify proper pressures throughout the procedure. Described also are novel methods, systems, and catheters for delivering flowable therapeutic substances, such as viable cellular preparations, to patients. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338638 | VASCULAR OCCLUSION AND DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Embodiments of the present disclosure comprise occlusion and drug delivery devices and methods. One aspect of the disclosure comprises a drug delivery device comprising an inner expansion member and an outer drug delivery component. Another aspect of the disclosure comprises bioabsorbable, lumen-occluding implants. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338639 | EAR WAX REMOVAL SYRINGE - The invention is directed to a syringe used to irrigate the ear and remove earwax. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338640 | High Flow Rate Dialysis Catheters and Related Methods - High flow rate catheters, and related methods, are useful in dialysis and other procedures. A catheter according to the invention comprises a hub and a generally elongated conduit. The conduit has a substantially continuous and smooth wall. The conduit also defines at least one lumen and has a length extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the conduit. The proximal end is coupled to a hub and the distal end has an opening in communication with the lumen. The conduit has a conical shape which tapers along the length. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338641 | Method and Apparatus for a Right-Sided Short Sheath - An introducer sheath comprising a curved shape that follows the right sided vasculature when introduced through the right side subclavian vein and which stops far short of the coronary ostium in the right atrium. No attempt is made to access the coronary sinus through the sheath. The sheath establishes a fulcrum point on the upper lateral wall of the superior vena cava and comprises the ability to be removed from the implanted pacemaker lead without flipping the distal end of the sheath to cause a pull back of the pacemaker lead. The more proximal portions of the sheath extend through the superior vena cava and provide a force which biases the sheath against the lateral wall of the lower portion of the superior vena cava to establish a fulcrum or pivot point which positions the distal end of sheath at the desired location. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338642 | Feeding Tube Clip - A feeding tube clip has a first tube clasp. The tube clasp has a truncated cone shape with an opening along a length of the truncated cone shape. A frame has a first end and a second end. A clip end connector is attached to the second end of the frame. The clip end connector forms a groove perpendicular to a length of the frame. A clip end has a second tube clasp perpendicular to a mating slot. The mating slot mates to the clip end connector. The mating slot has an opening that aligns with the hole of the clip end connector. In addition a stop clip may be used to engage the clip end. The stop clip has a peg that inserts into the hole of the clip end connector and the aligned opening of the clip end. The stop clip ensures a very strong secure connection. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338643 | DETACHABLE COUPLING FOR CATHETER - A microcatheter comprising an elongate flexible tubular body, a tip body and a coupling is disclosed. The elongate flexible tubular body has a proximal end, a distal end and at least one lumen extending axially therethrough. The tip body has a proximal end and a distal end and a lumen extending axially therethrough. The coupling covers a portion of both the tubular body and tip body and is made from a first material and a second material, where the first material is different from the second material. The first material is compatible with an outermost layer of the tubular body and an outermost layer of the tip body, and the second material is configured to form a detachable bond with at least one of the tubular body and the tip body. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338644 | Disinfecting caps having sealing features and related systems and methods - Caps can be used to cover and disinfect medical connectors. Some caps can create a seal with the medical connectors to prevent antiseptic from entering a fluid paths defined by a connector. Support members can aid in creating or maintaining the seal. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338645 | TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY METHOD AND SYSTEM - The invention concerns a transdermal delivery system for controlled dispensing of an active substance to and through a porous surface. A certain amount of fluid comprising at least one active substance and at least one solvent is dispensed into an administration reservoir. In the administration reservoir the at least one solvent is separated from the administration reservoir by a solvent recovery means such that the active substance achieves a certain level on an interface device which is permeable for the one active substance. Thereby the active substance is absorbable via diffusion from the interface device by a porous surface to be treated. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338646 | APPARATUS FOR INSERTING A SURGICAL DEVICE AT LEAST PARTIALLY THROUGH A WOUND OPENING - An apparatus ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130338647 | Unknown - A shank for a medical instrument includes a controlled curvable portion or a hinge, an uncontrolled flexible portion, and a shank coupling device for the releasable mechanical connection of the shank to a maneuvering device. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338648 | OPHTHALMIC LASER SURGICAL APPARATUS - An ophthalmic laser surgical apparatus includes a laser irradiation optical system configured to form a spot of laser light on a patient's eye and move the position of the spot three-dimensionally, a unit configured to obtain a tomographic image of the patient's eye, a unit configured to obtain control information of the laser irradiation optical system, the control information corresponding to a discriminative portion in the tomographic image, a unit configured to determine a surgical site based on the tomographic image, a unit configured to, based on the control information, generate control information of the laser irradiation optical system for irradiating the surgical site with the laser, and a unit configured to control the laser irradiation optical system based on the control information to allow the laser irradiation optical system to apply a predetermined surgical site of the patient's eye with the laser light. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338649 | OPHTHALMIC LASER SURGICAL APPARATUS - An ophthalmic laser surgical apparatus includes: a laser irradiation optical system configured to irradiate a patient's eye with surgical laser; a fixation unit configured to fix the patient's eye on the laser irradiation optical system; an interface unit including an optical member configured to cover at least the cornea of the patient's eye; a tomography unit configured to capture a tomographic image of the anterior segment of the patient's eye; and a monitoring unit configured to monitor a position of the fixation unit and/or the interface unit with respect to the patient's eye based on the tomographic image captured by the tomography unit. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338650 | NONLINEAR OPTICAL PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY (NLO-PDT) OF THE CORNEA - The embodiments include method of nonlinear optical photodynamic therapy of tissue including the steps of providing pulsed infrared laser light for two-photon excited fluorescence tissue exposure, and selectively focusing the pulsed infrared laser light within the tissue at a focal plane to activate a photosensitizing agent to generate free radicals within a highly resolved axial and lateral spatial domain in the tissue. The invention is also directed to an apparatus for performing nonlinear optical photodynamic therapy of tissue including a pulsed infrared laser for providing two-photon excited fluorescence beam tissue exposure, a scanner for selectively and controllably moving the tissue and the beam relative to each other, and optics for selectively focusing the pulsed infrared laser light within the tissue at a point in a focal plane to activate a photosensitizing agent to generate free radicals within a highly resolved axial and lateral spatial domain in the tissue. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338651 | NON-INVASIVE LASER VASECTOMY - The present invention presents novel methods for performing noninvasive vasectomies in animals, including humans, and vasectomy clamps for use in such procedures. The invention further presents an apparatus for use in noninvasive male sterilization procedures. More specifically, the invention presents the application of lasers for noninvasive thermal coagulation and occlusion of the vas. Non-contact cooling of the tissue surface, for example, via cryogen or other cooling spray, prevents scrotal skin burns during the procedure. Both the laser radiation and cooling spray are delivered in a non-contact mode to the tissue. This procedure also preserves the surgical field-of-view, potentially allowing the urologist to visually monitor the skin surface during subsurface heating of the vas and preventing the formation of scrotal skin burns. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338652 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE ECCRINE GLAND INCAPACITATION APPARATUS AND METHODS - Methods, apparatus and systems for incapacitating eccrine glands are disclosed herein. A method for incapacitating eccrine glands may comprise inserting a tissue dissecting and modifying wand (TDM) into an incision in a patient's skin. The TDM may comprise a tip having a plurality of protrusions with lysing segments positioned between the protrusions. The TDM may also comprise an energy window positioned on top of the TDM that is configured to deliver energy to incapacitate eccrine glands. After separating tissue using the lysing segment(s) to define a target region, the energy window may be activated and moved around within the target region to incapacitate eccrine glands. In some implementations, the energy window may be activated prior to separating the tissue such that the tissue is separated while eccrine glands are incapacitated within the target region. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338653 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE APOCRINE GLAND INCAPACITATION APPARATUS AND METHODS - Methods, apparatus and systems for modifying apocrine glands are disclosed herein. A method for modifying apocrine glands may comprise inserting a tissue dissecting and modifying wand (TDM) into an incision in a patient's skin. The TDM may comprise a tip having a plurality of protrusions with lysing segments positioned between the protrusions. The TDM may also comprise an energy window positioned on top of the TDM that is configured to deliver energy to incapacitate apocrine glands. After separating tissue using the lysing segment(s) to define a target region, the energy window may be activated and moved around within the target region to incapacitate apocrine glands. In some implementations, the energy window may be activated prior to separating the tissue such that the tissue is separated while apocrine glands are incapacitated within the target region. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338654 | Medical Laser Apparatus with Output Beam Homogenizer - A medical laser apparatus with a beam homogenizer for producing a uniform output beam profile. The beam homogenizer comprises a light pipe which expands the laser beam and mixes the laser light through total internal reflection as well as an optical diffuser to provide further control of the intensity distribution of the laser beam. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338655 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MULTIFUNCTION SURGICAL APPARATUS - Systems and methods for a multifunction surgical apparatus are provided. In one embodiment, a surgical separator comprises: a base; a plurality of separation tongs each movably coupled to the base at their proximal end, wherein the tongs have distal ends each having a blunt profile; a cable coupled to the base, the cable including an optical fiber, where the base is arrange to position the optical fiber to aim an optical energy beam from the optical fiber out from the base and between the tongs at a centered point between the distal ends; wherein the cable further includes at least one element providing a control signal that controls operation of the tongs to move between and open position and a closed position; wherein when the distal ends of each of the tongs are positioned together into the closed position, the exterior profile of the tongs forms a wedge shape having a tip where the tongs meet. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338656 | TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ACTUATION METHOD FOR TREATMENT SYSTEM - A treatment system includes a high-frequency power source, a heat generation power source, a grasping member having an electric conductor which applies high-frequency power energy to a living tissue and a heating element which applies thermal energy, a memory where a predetermined impedance value or a predetermined rate of increase in impedance that is a threshold value, at which application of the high-frequency power energy is ended, is stored in advance, a first control section which controls the high-frequency power source based on the threshold value to end application of the high-frequency power energy, and a second control section which performs constant temperature control on the heat generation power source such that the heating element reaches a setting temperature that is set to be higher than a temperature of the heating element calculated from a resistance value of the heating element when application of the high-frequency power energy ends. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338657 | HEATING TYPE BALLOON CATHETER DEVICE, AND ELASTIC TUBE DEVICE AND VIBRATOR DEVICE FOR THE CATHETER DEVICE - A heating-type balloon catheter device is provided. The catheter device may include a heating-type balloon at a top end portion of a catheter main body and a vibration imparting device connected to a base end portion of the catheter main body. The vibration imparting device may impart vibration to a liquid for heating in the heating-type balloon and include an elastic tube with a base end portion connected to the catheter main body and with a top end portion thereof closed. The elastic tube may be filled with a liquid for heating. A vibrator device having a roller rotating about a rotary shaft at a position offset to the rotary shaft may be provided. The elastic tube may be set to such a vibrator device so that a predetermined direction of rotation of the roller extends from the side of the base end portion of the elastic tube to the side of the top end portion thereof and a margin volume part which is not pressed with the roller is provided on the side of the top end portion of the elastic tube. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338658 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL SURGICAL CAUTERY DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A surgical cautery device, system, and method of use may apply bipolar and/or sesquipolar electrocautery to target tissue via a pair of instruments with other primary surgical functions. The surgical cautery device and system may include first and second elements capable of forming an electrical circuit. The second element may be independently positionable with respect to the first element. The first and second elements may also include a surgical component with an independent surgical function. Exemplary surgical components include a rotary blade, a cutting tool, a grasper tool, a micro-scissors tool, a micro-grasping forceps tool, a dissector, a micro-dissector, curette, and a suction cannula. On some occasions, one of the surgical components may be interchangeable with another surgical component. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338659 | TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ACTUATION METHOD OF TREATMENT SYSTEM - A treatment system includes a power source for heat generation which outputs power for heat generation, a grasping member having a heating element which applies the power for heat generation as thermal energy to a grasped living tissue and is disposed at a grasping surface, and a control section which repeats a first control mode of performing control such that the heating element reaches a first temperature and a second control mode of performing control such that the heating element becomes lower than the first temperature, and controls the power source for heat generation according to a temperature change parameter based on change in temperature of the heating element in the first control mode or the second control mode so as to end application of the thermal energy. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338660 | RF SEALING INSTRUMENT - A bipolar RF sealing instrument includes two instrument branches which are movable relative to one another at least to an open and a closed position, and an instrument handle with two handle units, each associated with a respective instrument branch and coupled for manually operating the instrument branches and for applying to the instrument branches a predetermined closing force at the closed position, a first of the two instrument branches having a terminal for an external RF generator and the second instrument branch adapted to be electrically coupled via an instrument-internal power contact with the first instrument branch. The power contact may be a spring contact for contact closure at a closure position. In addition or alternatively, an instrument-internal control switch is present and only activated when the predetermined closing force is reached, to enable the supply of electric current from an external RF generator to the instrument branch(es). | 2013-12-19 |
20130338661 | Tissue Impedance Measurement Using a Secondary Frequency - An microwave ablation system includes a generator including a first energy source, a second energy source and a diplexer, the diplexer multiplexes a first energy from the first energy source and a second energy from the second energy source. The system also includes a cable including a center conductor and an outer sheath where the multiplexed energy is transmitted through the center conductor. In addition an antenna is provided that is operable to receive the multiplexed energy from the center conductor and to deliver the multiplexed energy to a region of tissue. The outer sheath acts as a return path of the second energy to the second energy source. A sensor is also provided that measures at least one parameter of the second energy generated by the second energy source and the second energy returned from the region of tissue. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338662 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE HAIR FOLLICLE INCAPACITATION APPARATUS AND METHODS - Methods, apparatus and systems for modifying hair follicles are disclosed herein. A method for modifying hair follicles may comprise inserting a tissue dissecting and modifying wand (TDM) into an incision in a patient's skin. The TDM may comprise a tip having a plurality of protrusions with lysing segments positioned between the protrusions. The TDM may also comprise an energy window positioned on top of the TDM that is configured to deliver energy to incapacitate hair follicles. After separating tissue using the lysing segment(s) to define a target region, the energy window may be activated and moved around within the target region to incapacitate hair follicles. In some implementations, the energy window may be activated prior to separating the tissue such that the tissue is separated while hair follicles are incapacitated within the target region. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338663 | Ablation catheter with thermally mediated catheter body for mitigating blood coagulation and creating larger lesion - An ablation catheter is provided for ablating internal tissue of a patient. The catheter includes a distal end that is adapted to be inserted into a body cavity relative to a desired location therein (e.g., within the heart). An ablation electrode is connected relative to the distal end of the catheter for providing ablation energy to patient tissue. A heat sink is provided that is in thermal contact with the ablation electrode. The heat sink, in addition to being in thermal contact with the ablation electrode, is electrically isolated from the ablation electrode. This allows the heat sink to conduct heat away from the ablation electrode without dissipating electrical energy from the electrode. In this regard, the heat sink may prevent build-up of excess heat within the electrode that may result in blood coagulation and/or tissue charring. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338664 | Ablation catheter electrode having multiple thermal sensors and method of use - The invention relates to electrodes used in ablation catheter devices, where the electrodes contain two or more thermal sensors at different positions within the electrode that are capable of detecting temperature differences along the external surface of the electrode. In preferred embodiments, the thermal sensors are separated by one or more thermal insulating members and the thermal sensors are positioned near the external surface of the electrode at about the same distance from the end of the electrode, so that temperature measurements can indicate the position of the electrode with respect to the tissue desired to be ablated. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338665 | TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ACTUATION METHOD FOR TREATMENT SYSTEM - A treatment system includes a power source for heat generation which outputs power for heat generation, a grasping member having a heating element which applies the power for heat generation as thermal energy to a living tissue, and a control section which performs constant temperature control on the power source for heat generation on the basis of temperature of the heating element, and controls the power source for heat generation so as to finish application of the thermal energy and complete treatment if the power for heat generation becomes not more than predetermined threshold power which is independent of a type of the living tissue or if a rate of decrease in the power for heat generation becomes not more than a predetermined threshold rate. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338666 | ENDOSCOPIC ELECTROSURGICAL JAWS WITH OFFSET KNIFE - A forceps includes an end effector assembly having first and second jaw members. Each jaw member includes a proximal flange having an inwardly-facing surface. The proximal flanges are coupled to one another for moving the jaw members relative to one another between a first position and a second position for grasping tissue therebetween. The inwardly-facing surfaces of the proximal flanges are disposed in abutting relation relative to one another. A knife is configured to move along a knife path defined along an outwardly-facing surface of one of the proximal flanges. The knife is movable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the knife extends between the jaw members to cut tissue grasped therebetween. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338667 | RESECTION LOOP FOR TISSUE RESECTION AND RELATED METHOD OF USE - A medical device includes a sheath extending from a proximal end to a distal end and having a lumen extending therethrough and an end-effector disposed at the distal end of the sheath including a first resection loop configured to resect tissue and a secondary tool including one of a second resection loop and a tissue-vaporizing structure mounted distally to the first resection loop. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338668 | COAGULATION FORCEPS WITH A TUBULAR SHAFT - A coagulation forceps with a tubular shaft and with two forceps limbs and, which can both be movable or of which one is fixed, are uncovered on the gripping surfaces that face one another and serve for gripping tissue to be treated. At the distal ends, they have end surfaces, which contact a common plane, and are insulated on their outer sides that face away from one another, and provision is made for current connections for connection to a radiofrequency generator or to a current source for bipolar coagulation. Here, not only the gripping surfaces, but also the distal end surfaces of the forceps limbs and are uncovered and these uncovered end surfaces can be connected to uncovered outer surfaces of the forceps limbs and continuing said end surfaces such that tissue contacted by the two end surfaces and/or the outer surfaces can also be coagulated in a bipolar manner. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338669 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - Surgical instrument ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130338670 | SURGICAL FILE - A surgical file instrument including a surgical file assembly having an elongated tubular member with a guide/shield supporting the blade of the surgical file and being formed on the distal end thereof, the guide/shield portion being generally planar shaped and having an elongated longitudinally extending dimple defining a rail for guiding said blade and keeping it central and preventing wobbling. The side edges of said guide/shield extend upwardly and bear against the underside of the blade for supporting the same. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338671 | ANGULAR ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM, SURGICAL ALIGNMENT GUIDE AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT ASSEMBLY - An angular adjustment mechanism for a surgical instrument is described. The mechanism comprises an adjustment member ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130338672 | PATELLAR CLAMPING INSTRUMENT - A patellar clamp and associated system and method for using the clamp are provided. A patellar clamp includes a pair of handles movably coupled together, a patella support portion connected to the pair of handles and configured to engage a first side of a patella, and a reamer guide configured to engage a second side of the patella. The patella support portion and the reamer guide each include a first pair of flanges configured to engage a first and second tendon associated with the patella. The reamer guide is configured to allow reaming and resurfacing the entire desired posterior articular surface of the patella in a single operation without readjusting the position of the reamer guide. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338673 | SHOULDER BASE PLATE COVERAGE AND STABILITY - Provided herein are patient-specific surgical device that allow for a stable fitted position for use in shoulder surgery. The patient-specific surgical devices may have different functions such as a function as a guide. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338674 | GUIDEWIRE AND METHOD FOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES - A surgical guide wire or K-wire and method of use are provided. The K-wire, or guide wire, has opposite end portions and a shank portion in between. One end portion has a deformable end portion that, once outside of a confining guide passage, can be deformed to present a projected forward facing area that is larger than the transverse cross section of the K-wire, or guide wire, while in the passage. The increased area will provide increased resistance to additional forward axial movement into the surgical site. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338675 | GLENOID BASEPLATE INSERTION TOOL - An insertion instrument for inserting an orthopedic implant into a bone and guiding an implant attachment element into the bone comprising: a body having a first end and a second end and a bore extending along a central axis; a fixed arm and a deflectable arm coupled to the body second end, the fixed arm spaced from the deflectable arm forming an attachment element receiving passageway therebetween extending along the central axis, the fixed arm having an implant engaging free end spaced a fixed distance from the central axis; and an actuator mounted on the first end of the body for moving the deflectable arm away from the fixed arm while allowing the attachment element to traverse the passageway. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338676 | INTRAOCULAR LENS INSERTION APPARATUS - Provided is technology which can prevent plunger deformation and further stabilize an intraocular lens insertion operation, even when an insertion tube section of an intraocular lens insertion apparatus has been further reduced in terms of the diameter thereof and has been made flatter. The intraocular lens insertion apparatus includes: a tip end region where a plunger comes into contact with an intraocular lens main body and an intraocular lens holding section; and a bar-shaped section extending from the rear end of this tip end region to the rear of the plunger. The bar-shaped section has a fixed thickness in the direction of the optical axis of the intraocular lens, and has an increasing thickness in a portion where the distance from the tip end of the tip end region is equal to or greater than a predetermined distance in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction and perpendicular to the plunger advancement direction. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338677 | INSERTION ELEMENT AND INSERTION DEVICE - One embodiment of the invention relates to an insertion element which is designed to cooperate with an insertion device for inserting a medical implant into a human or animal body. The insertion element comprises a sleeve which, in the circumferential direction, has at least two types of circumferential segments of different resilience. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338678 | INSERTION SYSTEM FOR DEPLOYING A VENTILATION DEVICE - An insertion system includes a handle assembly and a nose assembly removably attached to the handle assembly and including an insertion end. The handle assembly includes a main body, a nose interface and an actuating element. The nose assembly includes a nose, a positioning rod extending from the nose to a distal end, a cutting sheath surrounding a distal end of the positioning rod and including a cutting edge, an actuation member having a proximal end coupled to the actuating element when the nose assembly is attached to the handle assembly and a distal end attached to the cutting sheath, a ventilation tube positioned distal to the distal end of the positioning rod and proximal to the insertion end. The cutting sheath retracts from around the ventilation tube and along the positioning rod when the actuating element on the handle assembly is moved. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338679 | Surgical Robot - A surgical robot for performing minimally invasive surgery (e.g. in the eye) is provided. A cannula connection is positioned at a fixed surgical arm part and aligned with a movable surgical arm part movable with respect to the fixed surgical arm part. A surgical instrument can be mounted at the movable part. The surgical instrument can pass through the cannula connection. Reference arm(s) and manipulation arm(s) connect a base element with the fixed surgical arm part. The base element could have a surgical operating table attachment part to movably attach to a surgical operating table and rotating parts movably attached to the surgical operating table attachment part | 2013-12-19 |
20130338680 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR RECONFIGURING A PORTION OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT - The present invention involves new interventional methods and devices for reconfiguring a portion of the gastrointestinal tract. The procedures are generally performed laparoscopically and may generally be described as laparoscopic plication gastroplasty (LPG) in which, after obtaining abdominal access, spaced apart sites on a gastric wall are engaged, approximated and fastened to create one or more tissue folds forming one or more plications projecting into the gastrointestinal space. The serosal tissue may optionally be treated during the procedure to promote the formation of a strong serosa-to-serosa bond that ensures the long-term stability of the tissue plication. These procedures are preferably carried out entirely extragastrically (i.e. without penetrating through the gastrointestinal wall), thereby minimizing the risks of serious complications. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338681 | ADJUSTABLE FASTENING OR CONSTRICTING DEVICES - This document relates to methods and materials involved in fastening or constricting. For example, devices (e.g., adjustable vascular pedicle constricting devices) configured to allow a user (e.g., a surgeon) to apply a band element at least partially around a desired structure (e.g., tissue such as a vascular pedicle) in a manner that allows the degree of constriction to be adjustable are provided. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338682 | Tissue Ligation Devices and Methods - Medical devices useful in the ligation of tissue, apparatuses useful in the making and using of the medical devices, and methods of making and using the medical devices are described. A method of ligating tissue includes placing a ligating band on an introducer, stretching the ligating band, transporting the ligating band to a position adjacent a tissue using the introducer, passing the ligating band over the tissue, and releasing the ligating band from the introducer to place the ligating band in an unstretched configuration around the tissue. A ligating band includes an elongate fiber having first and second ends and forming a series of loops. The second end can be free of direct securement to the first end and secured to a portion of the fiber positioned within a loop of the series of loops. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338683 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING A T-SHAPED SURGICAL CLIP - A surgical clip forming apparatus includes an unformed surgical clip having a head section including an upper portion and a lower portion separated from each other to define a first space therebetween in a first configuration, a left leg section including a proximal end and a distal end and a right leg section including a proximal end and a distal end. The surgical clip forming apparatus includes an anvil configured to engage the head section of the surgical clip and a pair of forming pins positioned adjacent the proximal ends of the left and right legs for securing the head section of the unformed surgical clip against the anvil. When a force is applied to the anvil, the upper portion compresses toward the lower portion. The unformed surgical clip transforms into a “T-shaped” clip or a formed clip in a second configuration, after the force has been applied to the anvil. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338684 | MITRAL VALVE TREATMENT - An exemplary surgical apparatus may include a guide catheter including a clip channel, at least one hook channel, and at least one sling channel defined therein; a clip applier movable within the clip channel, wherein the clip applier holds at least one clip; at least one hook movable within a corresponding hook channel; and at least one sling movable within a corresponding sling channel. An exemplary surgical method for treating a mitral valve may include providing a guide catheter; a clip applier held by the guide catheter, and a clip held by the clip applier; introducing the distal end of the guide catheter into the left atrium; engaging the anterior and posterior leaflets of the mitral valve with the clip; closing the clip; and disengaging the clip applier from the clip, whereby the clip remains in the mitral valve. Another exemplary surgical method for treating a valve may include providing a guide catheter; a clip applier held by the guide catheter, and at least one clip held by the clip applier; advancing the guide catheter into proximity to the valve; and applying at least one clip substantially in the middle of the valve to create two orifices, one on each side of the clip. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338685 | Apparatus and Method for Joining Similar or Dissimilar Suture Products - An apparatus, system and method for joining a first length of suture with a second length of suture are provided. The apparatus includes a substantially cylindrical body have a first end and a second end, a first cavity formed in the first end for receiving an end of the first length of suture, and a second cavity formed in the second end for receiving an end of the second length of suture, wherein the ends of the first and second lengths of sutures are welded within respective first and second cavities. The first and second lengths of suture may include the same or different diameters. The first and second cavities may be separated by a divider, or instead, may be continuous. The end of the first length of suture may abut the end of the second length of suture within the cylindrical body. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338686 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR EXCLUDING THE LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE - Apparatus and methods are provided for excluding and reducing the volume of the left atrial appendage (“LAA”) by deploying a first tissue capture element in contact with the pericardium and a second tissue capture element in engagement with the endocardial surface adjacent to the ostium of the LAA, such that the LAA tissue is retained in a collapsed, reduced volume state therebetween. Methods of using the apparatus of the present invention to reduce or occlude the LAA also are provided. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338687 | HERNIA REPAIR SYSTEM - A hernia repair system includes a surgical patch, a dispenser, and a plurality of sutures. The surgical patch is movable between a contracted orientation and an expanded orientation. The dispenser includes a housing and a plunger. The housing defines a lumen. The plunger is movably secured within the lumen. The housing is configured to releasably retain the surgical patch within the lumen in the contracted orientation of the surgical patch. The plunger is configured to expel the surgical patch from the housing upon the selective actuation of the plunger from a first position to a second position. The surgical patch is autonomously positionable in the expanded orientation upon being expelled from the lumen. The plurality of sutures are configured to securely mount the surgical patch to a tissue site when the surgical patch is positioned in the expanded orientation. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338688 | SENSORY VASCULAR CLIP - Method and system is disclosed for using a sensory vascular clip. The sensory vascular clip is configured to open and close and includes first and second clamping portions, each having a pinching surface, a coil spring for pressing said pinching surfaces together when the clip is in a closed position, the coil spring including at least one coil loop, a first and second branch resiliently connected to the coil spring, wherein the first and the second branch cross over each other at a crossing point, a transmitter, and a sensor configured to detect signals from the transmitter. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338689 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING UNWANTED MATERIAL IN A VASCULAR CONDUIT - A device for extracting unwanted material in a vascular conduit of a subject is provided in an embodiment herein. The device includes an elongate member including a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end for introduction into a vascular conduit of a subject. The device further includes a material engaging structure disposed at the distal end of the elongate member, the material engaging structure configured to expand to contact an inner surface of the vascular conduit to fragment and/or detach unwanted material in the conduit. A collection structure is disposed on the distal end of the device to collect the fragmented and/or detached unwanted material in the conduit for removal from the conduit. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338690 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING UNWANTED MATERIAL IN A VASCULAR CONDUIT - In one embodiment, a device for extracting unwanted material in a vascular conduit of a subject is provided, including an elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end, for introduction into a vascular conduit of a subject. A material engaging structure is disposed on the elongate member, and is configured to expand to contact an inner surface of the vascular conduit to fragment and/or detach unwanted material in the conduit. The material engaging structure includes a contacting structure disposed on and rotatable about the elongate member, at least a first stripping member, having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is associated with the elongate member and the second end is associated with the contacting structure, and a netting structure configured to collect and remove the unwanted material from the vascular conduit. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338691 | Mechanism for Assembly of Ultrasonic Instrument - An ultrasonic clamp coagulator system that is configured to permit selective cutting, coagulation and clamping of tissue during surgical procedures. An elongated portion of the instrument can be configured for endoscopic applications and has an outside diameter of less than 6 mm. The system includes a one-piece torque wrench that is provided with cantilever arms aligned in an annular fashion about the centerline of the torque wrench. The cantilever arms include teeth in an inward perpendicular fashion in relation to cantilever arms. The clamp coagulator includes an outer tube retainer that includes spline gears projecting in a perpendicular fashion along the outer circumference of retainer. Torque is transmitted through the cantilever arms to the spline gears for attaching a handpiece to the clamp coagulator. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338692 | LAPAROSCOPIC SCISSORS - A laparoscopic scissor instrument can include a scissor assembly pivotally coupled to an elongate shaft. The scissor assembly can be formed of scissor blades having pivot posts thereon. The pivot posts can engage apertures on the elongate shaft, thus eliminating the need for a through-pinned pivot connection of the scissor blades. The scissor blades can also include actuation posts thereon. An actuation mechanism can include a slot to engage the actuation posts and open or close the blades of the scissor assembly. The scissor assemblies described herein can have a relatively low operational height such that they do not extend beyond a diameter of the elongate shaft during opening and closing of the scissor assembly. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338693 | JAW, BLADE AND GAP MANUFACTURING FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH SMALL JAWS - An endoscopic forceps includes an elongate shaft defining an instrument axis. An end effector includes first and second jaw members each supporting an opposed sealing surface for clamping tissue. At least one of the jaw members is movable relative to the instrument axis such that the jaw members are movable between a first spaced-apart configuration and a second closed configuration for grasping tissue. A cutting instrument includes a reciprocating blade translatable relative to the sealing surfaces to sever tissue clamped between the jaw members. The reciprocating blade contacts an undersurface of at least one of the jaw members when the jaw members are in the second configuration to define a gap distance between the sealing surfaces. A handle adjacent the proximal end of the elongate shaft is operable to induce motion in the jaw members, and an actuator is operable to selectively translate the reciprocating blade. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338694 | OPTICAL OBTURATOR ASSEMBLY - An obturator assembly is presented including an obturator housing, an obturator shaft operably connected to the obturator housing and defining a longitudinal axis, and proximal and distal ends, and a penetrating member adjacent the distal end of the obturator shaft. The obturator assembly also includes an instrument retention mechanism mounted on a top portion of the obturator housing and adapted for securing and stabilizing surgical instruments, e.g., endoscopes, inserted into the obturator, thereby permitting visualization of tissue as the tissue is being penetrated by the penetrating member. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338695 | THERAPEUTIC METHODS AND DEVICES FOLLOWING MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION - Described herein are methods of treating a patient to prevent or correct cardiac remodeling following myocardial infarction. In general these methods may include inserting or implanting a device in a heart chamber to support the affected region within 72 hours after myocardial infarction. The device may be a support device (e.g., a resilient frame) and/or a partitioning device. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338696 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OCCLUDING A PHYSIOLOGICAL OPENING - A method and apparatus for suture-less placement of an occluding patch in which release of the device can be accelerated. In one embodiment, an inactive form of an adhesive is applied on the area of the patch that will come into contact with cardiac tissue; this allows for the introduction and necessary manipulation of the catheter system until activation of the adhesive occurs. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the adhesive properties of certain polymeric materials are relied upon rather than their ability to cure or harden into a specific shape. In another embodiment, the patch is immediately released utilizing a detaching mechanism on the balloon or the balloon catheter which supports the patch; the patch along with the inflated balloon remain on the cardiac structure occluding the opening. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338697 | DILATION DEVICE - Dilation system comprising a dilatable device made from a thermoplastic material having a closed end and an open end, the open end being connected to a pressure source, said dilatable device being able to be inflated by the application of pressure and deflated by loss of pressure to retain almost its original dimension, wherein the dilatable device has at least two layers ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130338698 | TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVULOPLASTY DEVICE - A valvuloplasty device comprises an expandable anchor and an expansion member mounted about an outer surface of the expandable anchor. The expansion member is either an annular balloon or a sleeve. The valvuloplasty device can be used for valvuloplasty and for valve implantation. | 2013-12-19 |
20130338699 | VASCULAR OCCLUSION DEVICE - A vascular occluder includes a frame ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130338700 | Biodegradable, Active Ingredient-Eluting Structural Support - A biodegradable nasal splint, wherein the biodegradable nasal splint is configured for placement within a nasal passage so as to stabilize a surgically-corrected septum. A biodegradable nasal splint, wherein the biodegradable nasal splint is configured for placement within a nasal passage so as to exert a lateralizing force to an outfractured inferior turbinate. A method comprising performing a corrective procedure with respect to a patient's nasal passage, positioning a biodegradable nasal splint within the patient's nasal passage, wherein the biodegradable nasal splint is effective to exert a lateralizing force to an inferior turbinate, to stabilize a nasal septum, or combinations thereof. | 2013-12-19 |