Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130110102 | Targeted Cooling of Deployable Microwave Antenna | 05-02-2013 |
20130304056 | TARGETED COOLING OF DEPLOYABLE MICROWAVE ANTENNA - The present disclosure relates to devices and methods for the treatment of tissue with microwave energy, The devices and methods disclosed herein utilize an antenna assembly which includes an elongate member, an outer conductor, an inner conductor, at least a portion of which is deployable, and a cooling system. The cooling system disclosed herein may significantly curtail any theoretical, or potential negative effects upon the target tissue experienced during the transmission of microwave energy to the antenna assembly due to ohmic heating. | 11-14-2013 |
20130325508 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING TRANSPARENT MEDICAL TREATMENT - A system for tracking the location and activities of a patient is disclosed. The system includes: a patient location identification device associated with a patient; a patient data server including at least one server application executable on a computer, the patient data server remotely located from the patient location identification device wherein the patient data server and patient location identification device are configured to dynamically communicate with each other through the at least one server application; and a patient medical data file residing in at least one of the patient location identification device or the patient data server, the patient medical data file configured to maintain a plurality of recordable events generated by the patient location identification device. | 12-05-2013 |
20140005663 | SURGICAL FORCEPS | 01-02-2014 |
20140018668 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CRITICAL STRUCTURES USING ULTRASOUND - A system and method of ultrasound imaging, the system including a laparoscopic surgical instrument including at least one ultrasound transducer, and a processor adapted to receive acoustic data from the ultrasound transducer and process the acoustic data from the ultrasound transducer to produce a graphical representation of the acoustic data, the graphical representation depicting echoic attributes of tissue substantially axially aligned with a transmission path of the at least one ultrasound transducer, and the distance of at least one tissue type having different echoic attributes from surrounding tissue form a distal tip of the laparoscopic surgical instrument. | 01-16-2014 |
20140094681 | SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATING SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS ADJACENT TISSUE OF INTEREST - A system for navigating a surgical instrument adjacent tissue of interest is provided and includes a magnetic device and a surgical instrument. The magnetic device is positionable within a body of a patient. The surgical instrument includes a magnetic detection device that is operably disposed thereon to detect the magnetic device. The surgical instrument is configured to remove tissue of interest within the patient. | 04-03-2014 |
20140180281 | ELECTRIC STAPLER DEVICE - An end effector assembly adapted to couple to an electrosurgical instrument, the end effector assembly including a plurality of spaced apart small seal plates on opposing jaw members where each seal plate forms a pair of seal plates with the corresponding seal plate on the opposing jaw member. Each pair of seal plates is individually activatable, and the pair of seal plates are activated in sequence. When the opposing jaw members are in an approximated position, the pairs of seal plates around the periphery of each jaw member define a gap therebetween that is larger than the gap between pairs of seal plates along the center of each jaw member. | 06-26-2014 |
20150173831 | DYNAMICALLY MATCHED MICROWAVE ANTENNA FOR TISSUE ABLATION - A microwave ablation probe for providing microwave energy to tissue is disclosed. The probe includes a feedline having an inner conductor, a secondary inner conductor, and insulating spacer, and an outer conductor. The inner conductor is slidably disposed within the secondary inner conductor. The feedline also includes a radiating portion having an extruded portion of the inner conductor centrally disposed therein, wherein longitudinal movement of the inner conductor relative to the feedline tunes the radiating portion. | 06-25-2015 |