Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090069845 | Method and apparatus for re-attaching the labrum of a hip joint - A method and apparatus for re-attaching the labrum of a hip joint. | 03-12-2009 |
20090182340 | SAFETY NEEDLE FOR ACCESSING THE INTERIOR OF A HIP JOINT - A safety needle comprising a handle; a hollow needle; a trigger carriage; an obturator; a spring; a trigger; a first latch and a second latch; the first latch, second latch and trigger being configured so that when the trigger carriage is in a distal position and the first latch set, and the trigger is thereafter pulled proximally, the first latch is released and the trigger carriage moves proximally into a proximal position, and thereafter releasing the trigger causes the trigger carriage to move into an intermediate position and set the second latch; and further wherein, when the trigger carriage is in its intermediate position and the distal end of the obturator engages tissue, the trigger carriage is moved proximally so as to release the second latch. | 07-16-2009 |
20090281611 | SLIDING RESTRAINT STENT DELIVERY SYSTEMS - Medical device and methods for delivery or implantation of prostheses within hollow body organs and vessels or other luminal anatomy are disclosed. The subject technologies may be used in the treatment of atherosclerosis in stenting procedures. For such purposes, a self-expanding stent may be deployed in connection with an angioplasty procedure with a sliding restraint based delivery system adapted for simplified use. In the system, the sliding restraint is sized, in coordination with a fixed sleeve accepting a core wire to actuate the restraint to effect an anchoring function with the sleeve so that the stent is not inadvertently advanced during deployment. | 11-12-2009 |
20100076440 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING ARTHROSCOPIC MICROFRACTURE SURGERY - A microfracture instrument for applying microfracture therapy to a bone, the microfracture instrument comprising:
| 03-25-2010 |
20100312179 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRACTING A JOINT, INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND USE OF A NOVEL JOINT-SPACING BALLOON CATHETER AND A NOVEL INFLATABLE PERINEAL POST - A method for creating space in a joint, the method comprising:
| 12-09-2010 |
20110071545 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RE-ATTACHING THE LABRUM TO THE ACETABULUM, INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND USE OF A NOVEL SUTURE ANCHOR SYSTEM - Apparatus for securing a first object to a second object, the apparatus comprising:
| 03-24-2011 |
20110190774 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING AN ARTHROSCOPIC PROCEDURE USING SURGICAL NAVIGATION - The method for performing an arthroscopic procedure on a joint using surgical navigation. A 3-D virtual model of the anatomy is created from a scan of the anatomy. The 3-D virtual model is then used to reproduce motion of the joint and plan the arthroscopic procedure. The 3-D virtual model is placed into registration with the real-world anatomy, so that a virtual image generated by the 3-D virtual model may be placed into registration with an arthroscopic image of the real-world anatomy. Preferably, arthroscopic registration markers, positioned prior to scanning, are used to place the 3-D virtual model in registration with the real-world anatomy. The arthroscopic registration markers may be placed either percutaneously or arthroscopically. At the conclusion of the procedure, the registration markers may be left in place, removed arthroscopically or allowed to biodegrade. | 08-04-2011 |
20110200695 | GEL COMPOSITION FOR FILLING A BREAST MILK DUCT PRIOR TO SURGICAL EXCISION OF THE DUCT OR OTHER BREAST TISSUE - The invention is a gel composition for delivery to a breast milk duct prior to surgical excision of breast tissue including cancerous lesions. The invention also provides methods of mapping all or nearly all of a breast milk duct prior to surgical excision of breast tissue, and method of identifying part or all of a breast duct or ducts as a surgical aide to a breast surgeon. Kits to support these methods and including these compositions are also provided. | 08-18-2011 |
20110208204 | ARTHROSCOPIC ACCESS TO THE INTERIOR OF A HIP JOINT - A method for arthroscopically accessing a region of a joint, wherein the joint has a capsule disposed intermediate at least one layer of outer tissue and the joint, the method comprising:
| 08-25-2011 |
20130103084 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RE-ATTACHING THE LABRUM TO THE ACETABULUM, INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND USE OF A NOVEL SUTURE ANCHOR SYSTEM - Apparatus for securing a first object to a second object, the apparatus comprising: an elongated body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen extending between the distal end and the proximal end, the lumen comprising a first section and a second section, the first section of the lumen being disposed distal to the second section of the lumen, and with the first section of the lumen having a wider diameter than the second section of the lumen; at least one longitudinally-extending slit extending through the side wall of the elongated body and communicating with the lumen, the at least one longitudinally-extending slit having a distal end and a proximal end, with the distal end of the at least one longitudinally-extending slit being spaced from the distal end of the elongated body; and an elongated element extending through the lumen of the elongated body. | 04-25-2013 |
20130129616 | GEL COMPOSITION FOR FILLING A BREAST MILK DUCT PRIOR TO SURGICAL EXCISION OF THE DUCT OR OTHER BREAST TISSUE - The invention is a gel composition for delivery to a breast milk duct prior to surgical excision of breast tissue including cancerous lesions. The invention also provides methods of mapping all or nearly all of a breast milk duct prior to surgical excision of breast tissue, and method of identifying part or all of a breast duct or ducts as a surgical aide to a breast surgeon. Kits to support these methods and including these compositions are also provided. | 05-23-2013 |
20140066939 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRACTING A JOINT - A method for creating space in a joint formed at the convergence of two bones, comprising applying force to a body part so as to separate the two bones from one another by a distance which is greater than the distance that they are normally separated from one another when the joint is in a healthy state, whereby to distract the joint and create an intrajoint space; inserting an assembly of three balloons into the intrajoint space while the assembly is in a contracted condition; expanding the assembly of three balloons within the intrajoint space; and reducing the force applied to the body part so that the joint is supported on the assembly of three balloons, with the two bones remaining separated from one another by a distance which is greater than the distance that they are normally separated from one another when the joint is in a healthy state. | 03-06-2014 |
20140074094 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING ARTHROSCOPIC MICROFRACTURE SURGERY - A microfracture instrument for applying microfracture therapy to a bone, the microfracture instrument comprising:
| 03-13-2014 |
20140088705 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RE-ATTACHING THE LABRUM OF A HIP JOINT - A method and apparatus for re-attaching the labrum of a hip joint. | 03-27-2014 |
20140316417 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECONSTRUCTING A HIP JOINT, INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND USE OF A NOVEL ARTHROSCOPIC DEBRIDEMENT TEMPLATE FOR ASSISTING IN THE TREATMENT OF CAM-TYPE FEMOROACETABULAR IMPINGEMENT - Apparatus for use in debriding a bone, said apparatus comprising:
| 10-23-2014 |
20140324056 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISTRACTING THE HIP JOINT - Apparatus for distracting the hip joint of a patient, said apparatus comprising:
| 10-30-2014 |
20140358147 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ARTHROSCOPIC MICROFRACTURE THERAPY - A method for providing therapy to a patient, the method comprising:
| 12-04-2014 |