05th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 55 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130030429 | Soft Tissue RF Transection and Resection Device - A method for performing an electrosurgical procedure is presented including providing an electrosurgical system having an electrosurgical generator, a first electrosurgical device including a first electrically conductive element, a second electrosurgical device including a second electrically conductive element configured to be coupled to a first location of a target tissue and a third electrosurgical device including a third electrically conductive element configured to be coupled to a second location of the target tissue. The method also includes the steps of positioning the second and third electrically conductive elements relative to one another, orienting and defining a direction and a length of a single resection line between the second and third electrically conductive elements, and moving the first electrically conductive element along the single resection line to desiccate or divide the target tissue. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030430 | INTRACARDIAC TOOLS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF ELECTROPORATION THERAPIES - A medical system, including a medical device having a plurality of deployable arms, and at least one electrode on at least one of the plurality of arms; and an electric signal generator in communication with the medical device, the electric signal generator programmed to deliver pulsed energy to the medical device sufficient to induce irreversible electroporation ablation. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030431 | SHOCK WAVE BALLOON CATHETER SYSTEM WITH OFF CENTER SHOCK WAVE GENERATOR - A catheter comprises an elongated carrier and a balloon about the carrier in sealed relation thereto. The balloon is arranged to receive a fluid therein that inflates the balloon and has an inner surface. The catheter further includes a shock wave generator asymmetrically located within the balloon with respect to the inner surface of the balloon that forms a mechanical shock wave within the balloon. Because the shock wave generator is asymmetrically located within the balloon with respect to the inner surface of the balloon, each shock wave will impact the inner surface of the balloon in a non-uniform manner to prevent the hoop stress of the balloon from being exceeded. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030432 | Single Action Tissue Sealer - An endoscopic bipolar forceps includes a housing and a shaft, the shaft having an end effector assembly at its distal end. The end effector assembly includes two jaw members for grasping tissue therebetween. The jaw members are adapted to connect to an electrosurgical energy source which enable them to conduct energy through the tissue to create a tissue seal. A drive assembly is disposed within the housing which moves the jaw members. A switch is disposed within the housing which activates the electrosurgical energy. A knife assembly is included which is advanceable to cut tissue held between the jaw members. A movable handle is connected to the housing. Continual actuation of the movable handle engages the drive assembly to move the jaw members, engages the switch to activate the electrosurgical energy source to seal the tissue, and advances the knife assembly the cut the tissue disposed between the jaw members. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030433 | Electrosurgical Tissue Sealer and Cutter - A surgical instrument comprises an end effector including a pair of jaw members configured to move with respect to one another between an open configuration and a closed configuration for clamping tissue. At least one jaw member includes an elongate cam slot extending in a longitudinal direction over a substantial a length a tissue clamping surface of the at least one jaw member. A plurality of electrically isolated, and longitudinally spaced electrodes is supported by the tissue clamping surface and is configured to deliver electrosurgical energy to tissue. A reciprocating member engages the elongate cam slot and is extendable to a sealing position with respect to each of the electrodes to define a predetermined gap distance between a particular electrode and an opposing tissue clamping surface. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030434 | FIXATION SYSTEM, AN INTRAMEDULLARY FIXATION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE - A fixation system, including an intramedullary fixation assembly and an instrument for coupling the intramedullary fixation assembly to bones. The intramedullary fixation assembly includes a proximal screw member positioned at a proximal end of the intramedullary fixation assembly, a distal member positioned at a distal end of the intramedullary fixation assembly, where the proximal screw member is slideably coupled to the distal member and makes a fixed angle with the distal member. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030435 | LONG BONE FIXATION SYSTEM AND METHODS - A method of stabilizing a fractured bone includes: a) providing a first support member in a medullary canal of a fractured bone; b) providing a second support member outside the fractured bone; c) providing a transverse connector adapted to link the first support member to the second support member in an angle-stable connection; d) connecting the transverse connector to the first and second support members in an angle-stable connection; e) providing one or more bone screws adapted to be connected to the second support member in an angle-stable connection; and f) implanting the bone screws such that the shank of the screw is implanted in the fractured bone while the head of the screw is connected to the second support member in an angle-stable connection. The system provides superior fixation of long bones that allows for early functional range of motion without loss of alignment or fixation. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030436 | Easily Implantable And Stable Nail-Fastener For Skeletal Fixation And Method - An intramedullary nail ( | 2013-01-31 |
20130030437 | BONE STAPLE, INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF USE AND MANUFACTURING - A new shape changing staple and instrument for the fixation of structures to include bone tissue and industrial materials. This new staple stores elastic mechanical energy to exert force on fixated structures to enhance their security and in bone affect its healing response. This staple once placed changes shape in response to geometric changes in the materials structure, including healing bone tissue. The staple is advanced over prior staples due to its: 1) method of operation, 2) high strength, 3) method of insertion, 4) compressive force temperature independence, 5) energy storing staple retention and delivery system, 6) compatibility with reusable or single use product configuration, 7) efficient and cost effective manufacturing methods, and 8) reduction in the steps required to place the device. In addition to the staple's industrial application an embodiment for use in the fixation of the musculoskeletal system is shown with staple, cartridge, and extrusion handle. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030438 | BONE STAPLE, INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF USE AND MANUFACTURING - A new shape changing staple and instrument for the fixation of structures to include bone tissue and industrial materials. This new staple stores elastic mechanical energy to exert force on fixated structures to enhance their security and in bone affect its healing response. This staple once placed changes shape in response to geometric changes in the materials structure, including healing bone tissue. The staple is advanced over prior staples due to its: 1) method of operation, 2) high strength, 3) method of insertion, 4) compressive force temperature independence, 5) energy storing staple retention and delivery system, 6) compatibility with reusable or single use product configuration, 7) efficient and cost effective manufacturing methods, and 8) reduction in the steps required to place the device. In addition to the staple's industrial application an embodiment for use in the fixation of the musculoskeletal system is shown with staple, cartridge, and extrusion handle. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030439 | APPARATUS FOR INTRODUCING BONE PORTALS - Some introducer tools for bone portals have a handle coupled to a driving member by a force-limiting coupling. A bone portal comprising a bone-penetrating portion and a bone stop may be driven to a desired depth in bone when the force-limiting coupling allows application of force to the bone portal that is sufficient to drive the bone-penetrating portion of the portal into the bone but not sufficient to drive the bone stop significantly into the bone. Bone portals of various types are described herein. Various configurations for stylets suitable for use in introducing bone portals or otherwise penetrating bone and methods for inserting bone portals are also described herein. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030440 | VERTEBRAL JOINT IMPLANTS AND DELIVERY TOOLS - A spinal joint distraction system for treating a facet joint including articular surfaces having a contour is disclosed and may include a delivery device including a generally tubular structure adapted to engage a facet joint, an implant adapted to be delivered through the delivery device and into the facet joint, the implant comprising two members arranged in opposed position, and an implant distractor comprising a generally elongate member adapted to advance between the two members of the implant causing separation of the members and distraction of the facet joint, wherein the implant is adapted to conform to the shape of the implant distractor and/or the articular surfaces of the facet upon being delivered to the facet joint. Several embodiments of a system, several embodiments of an implant, and several methods are disclosed including a method for interbody fusion. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030441 | JOINT ARTHROPLASTY DEVICES AND SURGICAL TOOLS - Disclosed herein are methods, compositions and tools for repairing articular surfaces repair materials and for repairing an articular surface. The articular surface repairs are customizable or highly selectable by patient and geared toward providing optimal fit and function. The surgical tools are designed to be customizable or highly selectable by patient to increase the speed, accuracy and simplicity of performing total or partial arthroplasty. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030442 | PCL GUIDES FOR DRILLING TIBIAL AND FEMORAL TUNNELS - Disclosed are femoral and tibial drill guides for use in posterior cruciate ligament replacement surgery. Each of the drill guides includes an arc shaped member and an elongate guide member, a stopper member, and an alignment arm member coupled thereto. Prior to preparing a tibial tunnel with a tibial drill guide and a femoral tunnel with a femoral drill guide, a rasp and/or cutter can be used to remove any remnants of the posterior cruciate ligament left prior to replacement thereof. The tibial drill guide includes a concave blocking surface and a viewing aperture on the alignment arm member to block the advancement and view the location of a guide pin exiting from a posterior portion of a tibia, respectively. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030443 | PATELLA DRILL GUIDE AND CLAMP ASSEMBLY - An orthopaedic surgical instrument includes a patella drill guide. The patella drill guide includes a first bracket and a second bracket coupled to the first bracket and moveable relative to the first bracket. The second bracket includes a drill plate having a plurality of guide holes defined therein, and each of the plurality of guide holes is sized to receive a surgical drill. A gasket is pivotally coupled to the second bracket, and the gasket has a plurality of plugs configured to be received in the plurality of guide holes of the second bracket. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030444 | TARGETING APPARATUS FOR USE IN A MEDICAL PROCEDURE - A universal targeting apparatus includes a generally U-shaped body having one end configured to be coupled to the proximal end of the intramedullary implant and a mounting portion at an opposite end of said body. An arm is rotatably mounted to the mounting portion of the U-shaped body and includes bores defined at its opposite ends. Each bore is arranged at a different angle to correspond to the angle of a transverse aperture in the intramedullary implant. The arm can be rotated so an appropriate one of the angled bores is aligned with the transverse aperture to serve as a guide for creating targeting holes in the bone. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030445 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR SPINAL SURGERY - An instrument assembly includes a downtube having a tubular body with a proximal end and a distal end. In one embodiment, the proximal end forms an opening for receiving a surgical tool, and the distal end forms at least two attachment members for attaching to a bone anchor. The tubular body forms a hollow passage extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The assembly includes a key for insertion into the proximal end of the downtube to attach the downtube to a bone anchor. The key includes an engagement end configured to engage the at least two attachment members when the key is inserted into the downtube. The key is rotatable within the tubular body between a clamping orientation and a releasing orientation. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030446 | TIBIOTALAR ARTHRODESIS GUIDE - A Tibiotalar Arthrodesis Guide (TAG) used for fusion of the talus to the tibia is comprised of several basic components. The main component is a straight guide post upon which other components can slide. A curved arm is featured at the end of the straight guide post, featuring points at the ends which serve as indicators of the pins' exit sites based upon the lines of action of the parallel pins. The parallel guide cylinders are positioned on a movable arm which translates superiorly and inferiorly on the guide post of the handle, allowing a surgeon to adjust the device for varying ankle sizes. A “home-run” pin guide cylinder for a home-run guide pin is oriented superiorly and at an angle to the parallel guide cylinders. Using a similar concept as the parallel guide cylinders, the “home-run” guide is also attached to a movable arm that can translate inferiorly and superiorly along the main guide post. A medial guide cylinder for a medial guide pin passes through one of a plurality of holes in a vertical guide arm. The surgeon has the flexibility to utilize either the “home-run” or medial pins, depending on the needs of the patient and preference of the surgeon and, in either case, the “home-run” and medial pin pass between the two parallel pins. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030447 | SHOCKWAVE BALLOON CATHETER SYSTEM - A system for breaking obstructions in body lumens includes a catheter including an elongated carrier, a balloon about the carrier in sealed relation thereto, the balloon being arranged to receive a fluid therein that inflates the balloon, and an arc generator including at least one electrode within the balloon that forms a mechanical shock wave within the balloon. The system further includes a power source that provides electrical energy to the arc generator. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030448 | OFFSET REMOTE CENTER MANIPULATOR FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY - Medical, surgical, and/or robotic devices and systems often including offset remote center parallelogram manipulator linkage assemblies which constrains a position of a surgical instrument during minimally invasive robotic surgery are disclosed. The improved remote center manipulator linkage assembly advantageously enhances the range of instrument motion while at the same time reduces the overall complexity, size, and physical weight of the robotic surgical system. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030449 | RIGIDLY-LINKED ARTICULATING WRIST WITH DECOUPLED MOTION TRANSMISSION - The present invention is a device having a rigidly linked jaw that is decoupled from an articulating wrist. The device provides for articulating motion as well as actuation that may be used in grasping, cutting, suturing or the like. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030450 | SUTURE PASSER - Sutures can be placed in difficult to access areas of the human body with devices, and related methods, utilizing a suture carrier with a sharpened tip and a notch for holding a formed suture tip. The devices and methods can be used in conjunction with both endosurgical and traditional open surgery | 2013-01-31 |
20130030451 | SUTURE TRIMMER - In accordance with the present invention there is provided a suture trimmer, the suture trimmer comprising a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end and an axis therebetween, the shaft having a groove formed in the side thereof, the groove in communication with an opening formed in the side of the shaft, the opening disposed proximal the distal end. The suture trimmer further including a cutting member slidably disposed within the shaft, and a suture retainer slidably disposed within the shaft. Wherein the suture trimmer in accordance with the present invention may be additionally utilized to position knots formed within a suture loop prior to trimming the free end(s) of the suture loop. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030452 | DEVICES FOR SURGICAL APPLICATIONS - Provided is a device comprising at least two layers, said at least two layers being at least partially overlapping (e.g., superposed) and contacting one another, wherein a first layer of said at least two layers comprises a non-biodegradable mesh, and wherein a second layer of the at least two layers comprises an electrospun element, and wherein the device is devoid of an extracellular matrix generated by mesenchymal progenitor cells, which are characterized by a reduced differentiation potential into an adipogenic lineage by at least about 50% as compared to differentiation potential of mesenchymal stem cells from an adult adipose source under identical assay conditions, and by an increased osteogenic differentiation potential by at least about 20% as compared to the osteogenic differentiation potential of adipose-derived MSCs under identical assays conditions. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030453 | ADHESIVE PATCH VASCULAR APPLICATOR - Apparatus is provided for applying one or more patches to a tubular structure in a body of a patient. The apparatus includes an applicator, which is configured to removably hold the one or more patches, and to place the one or more patches at least partially around the tubular structure. The applicator includes one or more patch supports. Each of the patch supports includes a yielding pad, which is removably coupleable to one of the patches; and a stiff back support structure, to which the yielding pad is fixed. Each of the patch supports is shaped so as to define at least one chamber that itself has a volume of at least 0.5 ml when the patch supports are in respective resting states. Other embodiments are also described. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030454 | VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS - A method and system are provided for percutaneously gaining access to oxygenated blood with an anastomosis device and pumping such oxygenated blood to other arterial regions of the vascular system. In one embodiment, a system may include an anastomosis device extending through an opening of the atrial septum. A filament may be coupled to the anastomosis device. A snare access the right atrium through the superior vena cave, grasp the filament, and withdraw the filament through the superior vena cave. The filament may then he used as a guide to direct a catheter, a conduit or some other structure into the right atrium of the heart via the superior vena cava. A flow path may be defined between the anastomosis device and an arterial location, such as in the aorta, such that at least some oxygenated blood may by-pass the left ventricle and he discharged into the aorta. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030455 | OCCLUSION DEVICE FOR CLOSING ANATOMICAL DEFECTS - The present invention generally relates to the field of transcatheter device closure techniques for closing an opening in a tissue and more particularly, to occlusion devices for closing anatomical defects in tissue. More particularly the present invention refers to occlusion devices for closing septal abnormalities such as atrial septal defects and patent foramen ovale, and to methods of closing an anatomical defect in a tissue. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030456 | SACROILIAC FUSION SYSTEM - An undercutting system for preparing a region between an ilium and a sacrum for sacroiliac fusion. The undercutting system includes a probe assembly and a cutting assembly. The probe assembly is operably mounted to the insertion apparatus. The probe assembly is moveable with respect to the insertion apparatus between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration. In the extended configuration at least a portion of the probe assembly extends laterally from the insertion apparatus. The cutting assembly is operably mounted with respect to the probe assembly and the insertion apparatus. The cutting assembly is movable with respect to the insertion apparatus between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration. In the extended configuration at least a portion of the cutting assembly extends laterally from the insertion apparatus. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030457 | TROCAR SLEEVE - A trocar sleeve for minimally invasive surgery, having a first sleeve part, which has essentially the shape of a straight tubular piece with a longitudinal axis, and having a second sleeve part, which at least partly surrounds the first sleeve part in close contiguity and is movable during use with respect to the first sleeve part. The mobility of the second sleeve part in relation to the first sleeve part consists essentially only in rotatability of the second sleeve part around the first sleeve part, and in addition the first sleeve part and the second sleeve part each comprise on their distal axial ends a flange part that extends radially outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees from the respective sleeve part. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030458 | SINUS DILATION CATHETER - A balloon dilation catheter includes a substantially rigid inner guide member and a movable shaft coupled to a balloon that is slidably mounted on the substantially rigid inner guide member. To treat a sinus cavity of a subject using the balloon dilation the substantially rigid inner guide member is advanced into a drainage pathway of the sinus (e.g., frontal recess or maxillary sinus) of the subject via a nasal passageway. The shaft and balloon are advanced in a distal direction over the substantially rigid inner guide member to place the balloon in the drainage pathway. The balloon is inflated to expand or otherwise remodel the drainage pathway. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030459 | FRONTAL SINUS DILATION CATHETER - A balloon dilation catheter includes a substantially rigid inner guide member and a movable shaft coupled to a balloon that is slidably mounted on the substantially rigid inner guide member. To treat a sinus cavity of a subject using the balloon dilation the substantially rigid inner guide member is advanced into a drainage pathway of the sinus (e.g., frontal recess) of the subject via a nasal passageway. The shaft and balloon are advanced in a distal direction over the substantially rigid inner guide member to place the balloon in the drainage pathway. The balloon is inflated to expand or otherwise remodel the drainage pathway. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030460 | INTRAVASCULAR THROMBOEMBOLECTOMY DEVICE AND METHOD USING THE SAME - A device and a method for increasing or restoring a flow in a body lumen are provided. The device and the method may treat conditions related to a stroke, such as an ischemic stroke, by removing an occlusion from a blood vessel and/or reopen a blood vessel. The device may comprise a pusher tube and an expandable compartment. The expandable compartment may comprise a control element, a reconfigurable element, and supportive element. The supportive element is configured to adjust a radial force and a configuration of the reconfigurable element, thereby allowing highly efficient removal of an occlusion from a blood vessel and/or reopen a blood vessel with least or no damage to the body lumen. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030461 | INTRAVASCULAR THROMBOEMBOLECTOMY DEVICE AND METHOD USING THE SAME - A device and a method for increasing or restoring a flow in a body lumen are provided. The device and the method may treat conditions related to a stroke, such as an ischemic stroke, by removing an occlusion from a blood vessel and/or reopen a blood vessel. The device may comprise a tubing compartment, a central wire, and an engaging compartment. The engaging compartment may comprise a distal engaging element and a proximal engaging element. A clot or occlusion present in the body lumen such as an artery may be engaged in and/or between the distal and proximal engaging elements. Further, the positions of one or both of the engaging elements and the distance therebetween can be adjusted to ensure the engagement of the clot or occlusion. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030462 | LAPAROSCOPIC SURGICAL DEVICE - A laparoscopic surgical device comprising a pair of jaws ( | 2013-01-31 |
20130030463 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALL-INSIDE SUTURE FIXATION FOR IMPLANT ATTACHMENT AND SOFT TISSUE REPAIR - A system for repairing a meniscus includes a suture that includes a first anchor, a second anchor, and a flexible portion connecting the first anchor and the second anchor. The flexible portion includes a self-locking slide knot between the first anchor and the second anchor. The system also includes a needle having a longitudinal extending bore and an open end. The bore is configured to receive the first anchor and the second anchor. The system further includes a body portion operatively connected to the needle at a distal end of the body portion. The body portion has a lumen. The system also includes a pusher configured to rotate and slide within the lumen of the body portion and the longitudinal extending bore of the needle. The pusher has first and second stop surfaces, each of which is constructed and arranged to engage a proximal end of the body portion. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030464 | LOW BACK PAIN TREATMENT TOOL - [Problem] To safely and properly correct the pelvis by pressing the coccyx using the weight of a recipient himself/herself. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030465 | BONE PLATE ASSEMBLY WITH BONE SCREW RETENTION FEATURES - A bone plate assembly is disclosed which includes at least one plate segment having at least one aperture extending therethrough for receiving a head portion of a bone screw, and a structure supported by the plate segment and intersecting the aperture for retaining the head portion of the bone screw with respect to the plate segment. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030466 | Crossbar Spinal Prosthesis Having a Modular Design and Systems For Treating Spinal Pathologies - An adaptable spinal facet joint prosthesis, including a pedicle fixation element; a laminar fixation element; and a facet joint bearing surface having a location adaptable with respect at least one of the pedicle fixation element and the laminar fixation element. The invention also includes a method of implanting an adaptable spinal facet joint prosthesis including the steps of determining a desired position for a facet joint bearing surface; and attaching a prosthesis comprising a facet joint bearing surface to a pedicle portion of a vertebra and a lamina portion of a vertebra to place the facet joint bearing surface in the desired position. The invention also provides a facet joint prosthesis implant tool including a tool guide adapted to guide a vertebra cutting tool; and first and second fixation hole alignment elements extending from the saw guide. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030467 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR SPINAL FIXATION - Methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for spinal fixation. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030468 | TRANSVERSE CONNECTION SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN - The invention relates to a connection system ( | 2013-01-31 |
20130030469 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR SPINAL FIXATION - Methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for spinal fixation. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030470 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR SPINAL FIXATION - Methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for spinal fixation. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030471 | CROSSOVER SPINOUS PROCESS IMPLANT - A device intended for the treatment of spinal stenosis. This device is an inter-spinous spacer that is introduced through a single posterior incision. It uses a single piece insertion technique with a unilateral approach. The surgeon does not need to access the opposite side of the spinous process. It allows the user infinite adjustability in distraction height with a single locking mechanism. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030472 | BONE ANCHORED SURGICAL MESH - A bone-anchored surgical mesh has slot-like anchoring members that allow for the variable placement of screws and other bone fasteners. This permits the surgeon discretion in the placement of bone fasteners used to attach the mesh to the patient's bone. The elongate openings of the anchoring members allow for a sliding motion between the bone fasteners and the anchoring members, and facilitates positioning and articulation of the mesh. The anchoring members may include bushings to aid the sliding motion of the anchoring member on the bone fastener. In one embodiment, the mesh consists of shorter modular strips that overlap each other such that a single bone fastener is passed through two overlapping anchoring members to lock the two modular mesh strips together. Additional modular mesh strips can be added on at either end, as desired, to provide the desired length of dural coverage. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030473 | LONGITUDINAL IMPLANT - The longitudinal implant is fastened to bones on either side of a damaged area through a connecting device. Said implant is comprised of a filament or fiber composite material and said connecting device is made of a material harder than said longitudinal implant. The longitudinal implant is preferably made of a carbon filament composite material, wherein the filament are encapsulated in a polymer matrix. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030474 | Bone Screws and Bone Screw Systems - Bone screws, such as polyaxial bone screws, with dilations located between the screw head and the threaded portion of the screw, for use in preserving polyaxial functionality of the screw head and/or to which crosslinks may be coupled. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030475 | REVERSIBLE BONE COUPLING DEVICE AND METHOD - A reversible bone coupling device including a first component having a first elongated stem portion for insertion from a first end longitudinally into a surface of a first bone piece, and a second component having a second elongated stem portion for insertion from a second end longitudinally into a surface of a second bone piece, and a connector extending from a second top for coupling with the first component and reversibly locking therein. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030476 | BONE SCREW/DRIVER ASSEMBLY HAVING SURFACE ROUGHNESS - An assembly and method for attaching a medical device, or other structure, to a bone, according to which two projections are formed on one end of a driver that extend in two corresponding recesses, respectively, formed in the head of the screw to drivingly engage the driver and the screw. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030477 | RECEIVING PART FOR CONNECTING A SHANK OF A BONE ANCHORING ELEMENT TO A ROD AND BONE ANCHORING DEVICE WITH SUCH A RECEIVING PART - A receiving part for connecting a shank of a bone anchoring element to a rod. The receiving part has a first end, a second end and a recess having a substantially U-shaped cross section. The recess extends from the first end in a direction of the second end forming two legs open at the first end. The recess defines a channel to receive the rod. The channel has a longitudinal axis. The legs have an inner thread to receive a securing element having an outer thread cooperating with the inner thread. The legs are provided with stiffening structures. In one embodiment, the stiffening structures are formed by the wall thickness of the outer edges of the legs being larger than the wall thickness of the legs at a location closest to the central axis of the receiving part. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030478 | ANCHOR WIRE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A medical guide wire comprising a guide wire hollowed sleeve member and a retention member provided through a hollowed central portion of the sleeve member. The sleeve member includes at least one retention member operational port allowing the retention arm to laterally extend therethrough and retract therein as desired. The functional end of the locking member can be of any reasonable shape and may include one or multiple extending retention arms. A solid penetrating head is integrated into the hollowed sleeve member or the retention member allowing for direct insertion during use. The operational port may be located through either a sidewall or the distal end of the sleeve member. The medical guide wire can be functionally reversed using a feature of a central actuating member to retain the retention arms of a respective hollowed sleeve member in a retracted, insertion configuration and release the retention arms for deployment. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030479 | BONE WEDGE - A bone wedge is provided for fixing tissue to bone. The bone wedge comprises an elongate body with a proximal end a distal end and a longitudinal axis (A) which extends between said proximal end and said distal end. The elongate body comprises at least two opposed sidewall portions between the proximal and distal ends, wherein the bone wedge is configured to be inserted into a wedge shaped cavity in the bone, said wedge shaped cavity having a smaller diameter at its portion proximal to the bone surface than at its distal portion, and wherein said two opposed sidewall portions are configured to clamp the tissue against the inner walls of said cavity. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030480 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANKLE SYNDESMOSIS FIXATION - In one embodiment, a fixation system includes an anchor adapted to be implanted within a first bone, a washer adapted to be associated with a second bone that is to be secured to the first bone, and a suture that is fixedly attached at one end to the anchor and that extends between the anchor and the washer in multiple passes, the suture being adapted to extend through a passage formed in the first and second bones. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030481 | MORPHOLOGY-BASED DISCRIMINATION ALGORITHM BASED ON RELATIVE AMPLITUDE DIFFERENCES AND CORRELATION OF IMPRINTS OF ENERGY DISTRIBUTION - Techniques for morphologic discrimination between beats of a tachyarrhythmia episode are described for selecting delivery of appropriate therapy. An exemplary method comprises nonordered binning of digitized amplitude values of signals associated with cardiac depolarizations. Monomorphic VT is discriminated from polymorphic VT without signal alignment. One exemplary method involves sensing electrical signals associated with depolarizations of a patient's heart during a tachyarrhythmia episode. The sensed electrical signals are converted to digital values and stored. The stored digital values are normalized and binned. At most, 5 pairs of beats or depolarizations are compared for morphologic similarity by determining the similarity between the binned values associated with each pair. The result of the comparison is used to select and deliver therapy to the patient. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030482 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ELECTRICAL CURRENT DETECTION IN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY STUDY - A system in combination with a stimulator system and an electrophysiology recorder system in delivering a stimulator signal to a subject's heart is provided. The electrophysiology recorder system can be generally operable to acquire an electrocardiogram from the subject's heart. The system can include an electrical couple in electrical connection between the simulator system and the electrophysiology recorder. The electrical couple can be configured to communicate the stimulator signal without loading an impedance of the electrophysiology recorder system on the stimulator system. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030483 | METHODS FOR PROMOTING INTRINSIC ACTIVATION IN SINGLE CHAMBER IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC PACING SYSTEMS - Cardiac pacing methods for an implantable single chamber pacing system, establish an offset rate for pacing at a predetermined decrement from either a baseline rate (i.e. dictated by a rate response sensor), or an intrinsic rate. Pacing maintains the offset rate until x of y successive events are paced events, at which time the offset rate is switched to the baseline rate for pacing over a predetermined period of time. Following the period, if an intrinsic event is not immediately detected, within the interval of the offset rate, the rate is switched back to baseline for pacing over an increased period of time. Some methods establish a preference rate, between the offset and baseline rates, wherein an additional criterion, for switching from the offset rate to the baseline rate, is established with respect to the preference rate. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030484 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PACING PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION USING HEART SOUNDS - A medical device system and associated method predict a patient response to a cardiac therapy. The system includes for delivering cardiac pacing pulses to a patient's heart coupled to a cardiac sensing module and a cardiac pacing module for generating cardiac pacing pulses and controlling delivery of the pacing pulses at multiple pace parameter settings. An acoustical sensor obtains heart sound signals. A processor is enabled to receive the heart sound signals, derive a plurality of heart sound signal parameters from the heart sound signals, and determine a trend of each of the plurality of heart sound signal parameters with respect to the plurality of pace parameter settings. An external display is configured to present the trend of at least one heart sound parameter with respect to the plurality of pace parameter settings. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030485 | CARDIAC RHYTHM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SELECTING BETWEEN MULTIPLE SAME-CHAMBER ELECTRODES FOR DELIVERING CARDIAC THERAPY - A cardiac rhythm management system selects one of multiple electrodes associated with a particular heart chamber based on a relative timing between detection of a depolarization fiducial point at the multiple electrodes, or based on a delay between detection of a depolarization fiducial point at the multiple electrodes and detection of a reference depolarization fiducial point at another electrode associated with the same or a different heart chamber. Subsequent contraction-evoking stimulation therapy is delivered from the selected electrode. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030486 | MODIFICATION OF AV CONDUCTION TIME SAMPLING RATE - Methods and/or devices for modifying the sampling rate for measuring a patient's intrinsic AV conduction time during cardiac therapy. For example, the sampling rate for measuring a patient's intrinsic AV conduction time may be modified (e.g., decrease or increased) based on one or more monitored physiological parameters, such as activity level and/or heart rate. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030487 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO INCREASE COMPLIANCE WITH A PREDETERMINED VENTRICULAR ELECTRICAL ACTIVATION PATTERN - Described herein are implantable systems and devices, and methods for use therewith, that can be used to increase compliance with a predetermined preferred ventricular electrical activation pattern. Such implantable systems preferably includes a first lead having at least one electrode implantable in a right ventricular (RV) chamber, and a second lead having at least two electrodes implantable in a left ventricular (LV) chamber. A plurality of different sensing vectors are used to obtain a plurality of IEGMs that collectively enable electrical activations to be detected in at least the RV chamber and at at least two separate regions of the LV chamber. The IEGMs can be obtained while the patient's LV chamber is not being paced, or during bi-ventricular (BiV) pacing that includes pacing at only a single site within the LV chamber. An actual ventricular electrical activation pattern is determined based on the plurality of IEGMs. Additionally, there is a determination of whether the actual ventricular electrical activation pattern matches the predetermined preferred ventricular electrical activation pattern. If the actual ventricular electrical activation pattern does not match the predetermined preferred ventricular electrical activation pattern, then multisite LV (MSLV) pacing is delivered to achieve the predetermined preferred ventricular electrical activation pattern. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030488 | MEDICAL DEVICE TO PROVIDE BREATHING THERAPY - Medical devices and methods for providing breathing therapy (e.g., for treating heart failure, hypertension, etc.) may determine at least the inspiration phase of one or more breathing cycles based on the monitored physiological parameters and control delivery of a plurality of breathing therapy sessions (e.g., each of the breathing therapy sessions may be provided during a defined time period). Further, each of the plurality of breathing therapy sessions may include delivering stimulation after the start of the inspiration phase of each of a plurality of breathing cycles to prolong diaphragm contraction during the breathing cycle. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030489 | SAMPLING INTRINSIC AV CONDUCTION TIME - Methods and/or devices for sampling a patient's intrinsic AV conduction time during cardiac therapy that may, e.g., change the AV delays to values based on the AV delays themselves, previously-sampled intrinsic AV conduction times, and/or one or more other parameters directly related to AV delays to provide a time period during which to measure the patient's intrinsic AV conduction time. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030490 | SELECTION OF SPINAL CORD STIMULATION ELECTRODES FOR USE IN CARDIAC THERAPY - Methods, systems, and/or devices for selecting spinal cord stimulation (SCS) electrode array configurations to provide effective cardiac therapy. Physiological parameters related to the heart may be monitored and analyzed during the delivery of SCS using various SCS electrode array configurations to determine an effect SCS electrode array configuration. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030491 | METHOD FOR DISCRIMINATING ANODAL AND CATHODAL CAPTURE - An implantable device and associated method discriminate between cathodal and anodal capture during electrical stimulation. A control response to a pacing pulse delivered using a candidate cathode electrode and a universal anode and responses to bipolar pacing pulses delivered using candidate bipoles including the candidate cathode are measured. Responsive to the control response meeting a threshold response, the control response is classified as normal and each of the responses for the candidate bipoles are compared to the control response. The responses for the candidate bipoles are each classified based on the comparison. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030492 | METHOD FOR DISCRIMINATING ANODAL AND CATHODAL CAPTURE - An implantable device and associated method detect anodal capture during electrical stimulation. A first pacing pulse is delivered using a first cathode and a first anode. A second pacing pulse is delivered using the first cathode and a second anode. A first response to the first pacing pulse and a second response to the second pacing pulse are measured. Anodal capture of the first pacing pulse at the first anode is detected in response to a first difference between the first response and the second response. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030493 | METHODS FOR SETTING CARDIAC PACING PARAMETERS IN RELATIVELY HIGH EFFICIENCY PACING SYSTEMS - According to some methods, for example, preprogrammed in a microprocessor element of an implantable cardiac pacing system, at least one of a number of periodic pacing threshold searches includes steps to reduce an evoked response amplitude threshold for evoked response signal detection. The reduction may be to a minimum value measurable above zero, for example, as determined by establishing a ‘noise floor’. Alternately, amplitudes of test pacing pulses and corresponding post pulse signals are collected and reviewed to search for a break, to determine a lower value to which the evoked response threshold may be adjusted without detecting noise. Subsequent to reducing the threshold, if no evoked response signal is detected for a test pulse applied at or above a predetermined maximum desirable pulse energy, an operational pacing pulse energy is set to greater than or equal to the maximum desirable in conjunction with a reduction in pacing rate. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030494 | Mobile Applications and Methods for Conveying Performance Information of a Cardiac Pacemaker - Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for relaying information from a cardiac pacemaker to an external device. Logic on the pacemaker modulates a heartbeat clock of the pacemaker to encode information onto a blood pressure sequence. This is accomplished by adding or subtracting a small subinterval to or from a pulse repetition interval of the pacemaker. A muscle stimulator beats the heart according to the modulated sequence. A monitoring device external to the body monitors the blood pressure to retrieve the encoded information, or message. The encoded information is then decoded to determine the information in the message. This information may concern the pacemaker as well as other devices within the body that are in communication with the pacemaker such as blood monitors, etc. Since the message is conveyed via simple modulation of the heart beat intervals, no separate transmitter is required in the pacemaker which would otherwise increase cost and decrease battery life. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030495 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETECT SUBCEREBRAL ISCHEMIA - A medical device and associated method detect ischemia using stimulation delivered to induce respiration. A spontaneous breathing response to the stimulation-induced respiration is determined. Ischemia is detected in response to the spontaneous breathing response. The spontaneous breathing response is measured as a response to adjusting a parameter controlling the stimulation. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030496 | TRANSVENOUS METHOD TO INDUCE RESPIRATION - A system and method for delivering a nerve stimulation therapy determines whether a cardiac EGM signal can be sensed by a bipolar pair of electrodes selected from a number of electrodes positioned for stimulating a nerve. In response to not being able to sense a cardiac signal using the bipolar pair, stimulation of the nerve using a selected pair of the electrodes is enabled. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030497 | NERVE STIMULATOR FOR REDUCED MUSCLE FATIGUE - A system and associated method deliver a respiration therapy. Stimulation pulse trains are delivered to activate a first portion of a patient's diaphragm at an established intended induced respiration rate during a time interval. Stimulation pulse trains are delivered to activate a second portion of a patient's diaphragm at a second rate during the time interval, the second rate being different than the first rate. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030498 | BILATERAL PHRENIC NERVE STIMULATION WITH REDUCED DYSSYNCHRONY - A system and associated method deliver a respiration therapy. Stimulation pulses are delivered to activate a right portion of a patient's diaphragm and to activate a left portion of a patient's diaphragm. A control processor determines dyssynchrony of a respiratory response to the stimulation pulses and adjusts a stimulation control parameter controlling the delivering of the stimulation pulses in response to dyssynchrony of the respiratory response. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030499 | METHOD FOR DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION TARGETING BASED ON BRAIN CONNECTIVITY - Due to the lack of internal anatomic detail with traditional magnetic resonance imaging, preoperative stereotactic planning for the treatment of tremor usually relies on indirect targeting based on atlas-derived coordinates. To overcome such disadvantages, a method is provided that allows for deep brain stimulation targeting based on brain connectivity. For example, probabilistic tractography-based thalamic segmentation for deep brain stimulator (DBS) targeting is suitable for the treatment of tremor. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030500 | Method and System for Determining Settings for Deep Brain Stimulation - A method and a control system ( | 2013-01-31 |
20130030501 | METHOD OF NEUROSTIMULATION OF DISTINCT NEURAL STRUCTURES USING SINGLE PADDLE LEAD TO TREAT MULTIPLE PAIN LOCATIONS AND MULTI-COLUMN, MULTI-ROW PADDLE LEAD FOR SUCH NEUROSTIMULATION - In some embodiments, a paddle lead is implanted within a patient such that the electrodes are positioned within the cervical or thoracic spinal levels. An electrode combination on a first row of electrodes can be determined that is effective for a first pain location with minimal effects on other regions of the body. The first pain location can be addressed by stimulating a first dorsal column fiber due to the relatively fine electrical field resolution achievable by the multiple columns. Then, another electrode combination on a second row of electrodes can be determined for a second pain location with minimal effects on other regions. The second pain location could be addressed by stimulating a second dorsal column fiber. After the determination of the appropriate electrodes for stimulation, the patient's IPG can be programmed to deliver pulses using the first and second rows according to the determined electrode combinations. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030502 | SYSTEMS CONFIGURED TO POWER AT LEAST ONE DEVICE DISPOSED IN A LIVING SUBJECT, AND RELATED APPARATUSES AND METHODS - Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to systems configured to power at least one device disposed in a living subject, apparatuses configured to be disposed in a living subject and export power stored in an energy-storage device, and related methods of powering at least one device disposed in the living subject. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030503 | GASTROINTESTINAL ELECTRICAL THERAPY - Apparatus ( | 2013-01-31 |
20130030504 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONICALLY SWITCHING ELECTRODE CONFIGURATION - A method and apparatus for selecting neural stimulation electrode configuration is provided. One aspect of this disclosure relates to an implantable medical device including a neural stimulator adapted to generate neural stimulation signals and an electrode configuration tester for testing a first electrode configuration for stimulating a desired neural target. The device includes a controller to control the neural stimulator to selectively provide a first neural stimulation signal with appropriate signal characteristics to stimulate the desired neural target using the first electrical configuration and a second neural stimulation signal with appropriate signal characteristics to stimulate the desired neural target using a second electrode configuration, and adapted to communicate with the electrode configuration tester and to respond to an indication that an efficacy of the first electrode configuration is lower than a threshold by providing the neural stimulation using the second neural stimulation signal. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030505 | HANDHOLDABLE LASER DEVICE FEATURING FLEXIBLE CONNECTION BETWEEN A LASER AND A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A laser device for treating skin is provided which includes a handholdable housing; a laser member arranged within the housing emitting an output beam; a printed circuit board mounted on a support block within the housing; and a flexible electrically conductive connector having forward and rear ends, the forward end electrically communicating with the laser member, the rear end electrically communicating with the printed circuit board and an area between the ends allowing the connector to bend through an angle range of 0 to 360°. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030506 | HANDHOLDABLE LASER DEVICE FEATURING PULSING OF A CONTINUOUS WAVE LASER - A laser device for treating skin is provided which includes a handholdable housing; a continuous wave laser member arranged within the housing emitting an output beam; a user activated output switch system including a power activating button for arming the device and a power setting button to fire a single first pulse of output beam and after a pause in succession a second pulse of output beam, the second pulse being automatically programmed to fire after the first pulse and pause; and a lens array for receiving the output beam and transmitting the beam through a prism splitting the beam into multiple beamlets, each beamlet targeting a specific spot on the skin, and wherein beamlets from the first and second pulses successively strike the specific spot reinforcing energy applied to the specific spot. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030507 | PROBE DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PHOTOBIOMODULATION OF TISSUE LINING A BODY CAVITY - A device is presented for use in treatment of tissues inside a body cavity. The device comprises a probe member having at least a portion thereof carrying a plurality of light sources, at least said portion of the probe member having dimensions and shape suitable for insertion into a certain body cavity and for arranging within the surface thereof a three-dimensional array of said light sources, the light sources being configured and operable to irradiate optical energy outwardly from said probe member. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030508 | Electrode Array for Even Neural Pressure - An electrode array attached to neural tissue, such as the retina, necessarily has graded pressure exerted on the tissue, with higher pressure near the attachment point. Greater pressure improves contact between the electrodes and neural tissue while too much pressure may damage neural tissue. Hence it is advantageous to obtain equal pressure across the array field. In the present invention a central attachment point in the electrode field applies the most even pressure. Further, multiple and selective attachment points may be additionally provided on an electrode array allowing a surgeon to select the attachment points providing the best electrode tissue contact. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030509 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD HAVING PASSIVE LOCK MECHANICAL BODY TERMINATIONS - Disclosed herein is an implantable medical lead configured to receive a stylet. The lead may include a tubular body and a structure. The tubular body may include a distal end and a proximal end. The body may be configured to receive the stylet. The structure longitudinally may extend through the body between the distal end and the proximal end. The structure may be anchored within the body such that a tensile force arising within the body by the stylet being extended through the body causes the tensile force to be substantially carried by the structure. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030510 | MICROFABRICATED ION-SELECTIVE ELECTRODES FOR FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION AND NEURAL BLOCKING - A neural prosthetic device is provided that includes one or more ion-selective membranes enabled by electrically-controlled local modulation of ion concentrations around a nerve so as to achieve different excitability states of the nerve for electrical stimulation or inhibition of nerve signal propagation. The local modulation is achieved by positioning the nerve in a bipolar perpendicular arrangement so as to modulate the ion concentrations of the one or more ion-selective membranes in situ to change the nerve excitability locally at the site of electrical stimulation or along the nerve for on-demand suppression of nerve propagation. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030511 | Subcutaneous Electrode with Improved Contact Shape for Transthoracic Conduction - Lead electrode assemblies for use with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator subcutaneously implanted outside the ribcage between the third and twelfth ribs comprising the electrode. Example assemblies include appendages of various types for use during implantation including fins, pinholes, loops, tubes, openings and other means for attachment to an implant tool. Several embodiments include first and second faces on the electrodes such that a first face is configured to be implanted facing the ribcage of the patient and the second face has the appendage. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030512 | PULL THROUGH CORONARY SINUS PACING LEAD - A coronary sinus lead is disclosed that includes a lead body having opposed proximal and distal end portions, and an open-ended cavity formed in the distal end portion of the lead body for temporarily receiving an angioplasty balloon. The lead is configured for connection with a pacing device. A method of implanting the lead is also disclosed, which includes passing a coronary angioplasty balloon catheter over a length of guide wire extending through the coronary sinus, coronary veins, and collaterals so that the balloon is externalized. The method further includes inserting the balloon into an open cavity of the lead, inflating the balloon within the open cavity to temporarily engage a distal end portion of the lead to the catheter, and pulling the distal end portion of the lead though the coronary sinus and into a coronary vein by at least partially withdrawing the catheter from the coronary sinus. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030513 | OSTIAL STENT - An ostial stent for use in improving vessel patency includes a manually-expanding tube section that presents a distal opening of the ostial stent and a pre-shaped self-expanding SMA tube that presents a proximal opening of the ostial stent. The tubes are attached end-to-end to define a passage extending continuously between the openings. The tubes have a generally cylindrical shape in a radially contracted condition so that the tubes can be inserted into the patient. The self-expanding SMA tube is self-expandable from the radially contracted condition to a memory flared condition. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030514 | Introducer With Extension - A stent graft delivery device ( | 2013-01-31 |
20130030515 | GRAFT INCLUDING EXPANDABLE MATERIALS - A graft for facilitating treatment of a deformity in a blood vessel wall includes a tubular body defining a first end and an opposing second end. At least a portion of the tubular body includes a super-absorbent material integrated into the tubular body and configured to expand upon exposure to moisture. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030516 | INTRAVASCULAR STENTS - Stent designs for use in vessels, such as the carotid and coronary arteries, are disclosed. The stents consist of a plurality of radially expandable cylindrical elements generally aligned on a common longitudinal stent axis and interconnected by one or more interconnecting members placed so that the stent is flexible in a longitudinal direction. The cylindrical elements form a generally serpentine wave pattern transverse to the longitudinal axis between alternating valley portions and peak portions. The interconnecting members are attached to the double-curved portions to connect a cylindrical element to an adjacent cylindrical element and interconnecting members are attached to the inverted double-curved portions to connect the cylindrical element to the other adjacent cylindrical element. The stent designs include both a six crown and an eight crown stent which exhibit flexibility and sufficient radial strength to support the vessel. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030517 | STENT GRAFT DEVICE - A stent graft device for implanting in a body lumen, comprising a stent with non-staggered or staggered apexes, said stent comprising a plurality of stent sections, bendable connecting members forming said non-staggered or staggered apexes and connecting each of said stent sections to other stent sections to form a zigzag pattern, wherein said stent is staggerdly sutured to a graft by a plurality of suture knots, and wherein said suture knots and staggered apexes are staggered when said stent sections are crimped, and methods of use thereof. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030518 | COATED DEVICES AND METHOD OF MAKING COATED DEVICES THAT REDUCE SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL PROLIFERATION AND PLATELET ACTIVITY - The present invention relates generally to the maintenance of blow flood using drug eluting stents and/or other coated medical devices to increased length of time of blood flow. Further, the present invention relates to drug-releasing coated devices for reducing smooth muscle cell proliferation and platelet activity to further limit restenosis utilizing resveratrol and quercetin, polyphenols that are linked to the cardioprotection of red wine consumption. The present invention also provides products and methods for treating or preventing atherosclerosis, stenosis, restenosis, smooth muscle cell proliferation, platelet cell activation and other clotting mechanisms, occlusive disease, or other abnormal lumenal cellular proliferation condition in a location within the body of a patient. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030519 | DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE - Described herein are systems and methods from delivering prosthetic devices, such as prosthetic heart valves, through the body and into the heart for implantation therein. The prosthetic devices delivered with the delivery systems disclosed herein are, for example, radially expandable from a radially compressed state mounted on the delivery system to a radially expanded state for implantation using an inflatable balloon of the delivery system. Exemplary delivery routes through the body and into the heart include transfemoral routes, transapical routes, and transaortic routes, among others. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030520 | DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE - Described herein are systems and methods from delivering prosthetic devices, such as prosthetic heart valves, through the body and into the heart for implantation therein. The prosthetic devices delivered with the delivery systems disclosed herein are, for example, radially expandable from a radially compressed state mounted on the delivery system to a radially expanded state for implantation using an inflatable balloon of the delivery system. Exemplary delivery routes through the body and into the heart include transfemoral routes, transapical routes, and transaortic routes, among others. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030521 | DEVICES FOR REDUCING LEFT ATRIAL PRESSURE HAVING BIODEGRADABLE CONSTRICTION, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - A device for regulating blood pressure between a patient's left atrium and right atrium comprises an hourglass-shaped stent comprising a neck region and first and second flared end regions, the neck region disposed between the first and second end regions and configured to engage the fossa ovalis of the patient's atrial septum; and a one-way tissue valve coupled to the first flared end region and configured to shunt blood from the left atrium to the right atrium when blood pressure in the left atrium exceeds blood pressure in the right atrium. The inventive device may include a biodegradable material that biodegrades to offset flow changes caused by tissue ingrowth. The inventive device may reduce left atrial pressure and left ventricular end diastolic pressure, and may increase cardiac output, increase ejection fraction, relieve pulmonary congestion, and lower pulmonary artery pressure, among other benefits. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030522 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR HEART TREATMENTS - A method and device for treating a heart by assisting one or more heart chambers to expand during diastole. The method comprises providing a plurality of anchoring members; providing an elongate member and a release mechanism connected to the elongate member, the release mechanism being configured to releasably engage with each of the plurality of anchoring members; the elongate member being configured to store energy exerted by a heart chamber during systole, and release the stored energy during diastole to assist the heart chamber to return to an uncompressed state; selecting one of the plurality of anchoring members; positioning the elongate member transverse a chamber of the heart; and engaging the release mechanism with the selected anchoring member so as to releasably attach the elongate member to the selected anchoring member. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030523 | ANNULOPLASTY RINGS AND METHODS FOR HEART VALVE REPAIR - An annuloplasty ring, configured for implantation in the annulus of a heart valve, comprising multiple segments each of which are geometrically shaped from a three dimensional perspective to conform to the anatomic shape of the valve annulus. In one embodiment, the annuloplasty ring is configured to facilitate a reduction of tension on heart valve tissue and eliminate a substantial portion of potential pressure or force that may be applied to the atrioventricular node by the annuloplasty ring when implanted. In another embodiment, at the annuloplasty ring is configured to include an assembly that facilitates selective adjustment of a segment's respective length and/or shape. The adjustment of the length of one of the ring segment's results in an adjustment of at least one angle between at least one set of other ring segments, thereby causing an adjustment to the geometric characteristics of the ring. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030524 | ARTIFICIAL LENS FOR CATARACT SURGERY PRACTICE - An object is to provide an artificial lens for use in an artificial eye device for cataract surgery practice. The artificial lens includes an artificial nucleus corresponding to a human eye lens nucleus and an artificial cortex corresponding to a human eye lens cortex. The artificial nucleus is formed of an agar gel of agar concentration 1.0 wt % to 5.0 wt %. The artificial cortex is formed of an agar gel of agar concentration 0.5 wt % to 1.5 wt % which is lower than the agar concentration of an agar gel forming the artificial nucleus. In another embodiment, an artificial lens includes an artificial nucleus corresponding to a human eye lens nucleus and an artificial cortex corresponding to a human eye lens cortex. The artificial nucleus is formed of cheese or a cheese-like substance, and the artificial cortex is formed of pulp fiber. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030525 | PRE-STRESSED HAPTIC FOR ACCOMMODATING INTRAOCULAR LENS - An intraocular lens is disclosed, with an optic that changes shape in response to a deforming force exerted by the zonules of the eye. A haptic supports the optic around its equator and couples the optic to the capsular bag of the eye. The haptic may be pre-stressed before the optic is placed within it. After such placement, the pre-stress may be relieved, and the haptic may produce stress in the optic. The pre-stress may produce a radial tension or a radial compression in the optic. Alternatively, once the optic is placed within the haptic, both may undergo a process that changes the size and/or shape of one with respect to the other, causing a stress within the optic. This process may produce a radial tension or a radial compression in the optic. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030526 | CROSSLINKED HUMAN OR ANIMAL TISSUE PRODUCTS AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE - Degradable bioprostheses made of collagen-based material having amine-based and ester-based crosslinks are provided, as are methods for their formation and use. Some embodiments of the present invention are directed towards a method of controlling the ratio of amine-based crosslinks to ester-based crosslinks within a collagen-based material to provide a tailorably crosslinked collagen-based material. Some embodiments provide a method of making a degradable bioprosthesis involving controlling crosslinking to afford a degradable bioprosthesis that is partially crosslinked. By controlling the ratio of amine-based to ester-based crosslinks, by controlling the level of crosslinking, or by controlling both of these features, degradable bioprostheses with tailored degradation rates can be synthesized. Some embodiments of degradable bioprostheses have degradation rates that are tailored to allow their use in particular medical applications. Some embodiments are directed towards methods of use degradable bioprostheses in wound healing, tissue repair, and tissue supplementation. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030527 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION - Apparatus for reconstructing a ligament, the apparatus comprising: a fixation device for maintaining a graft ligament in a bone hole, the fixation device comprising: a fixation screw comprising a body having screw threads formed thereon; and a ligament spacer mounted to the fixation screw, the ligament spacer comprising a canted face disposed opposite the fixation screw; such that when a graft ligament is disposed within a bone hole, the fixation screw and ligament spacer may be advanced into the bone hole alongside the graft ligament so that the fixation screw creates an interference fit between the graft ligament and the wall of the bone hole, and the ligament spacer creates an interference fit between the graft ligament and the wall of the bone hole, with the canted face of the ligament spacer being aligned with the adjacent surface of the bone. | 2013-01-31 |
20130030528 | Implantation of Cartilage - The invention is directed towards a process for implanting a cartilage graft into a cartilage defect and sealing the implanted cartilage graft with recipient tissue. The invention is also directed towards a process for repairing a cartilage defect and implanting a cartilage graft into a human or animal. The invention is further directed toward a repaired cartilage defect. | 2013-01-31 |