06th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220039909 | MODULAR CLAMPS FOR MOUNTING SURGICAL MANIPULATORS - A system generally includes a surgical manipulator configured to control motion of a surgical tool, and a clamping apparatus having a mounting location configured to support the surgical manipulator and couple to a mounting structure. The clamping apparatus may include a body, a first jaw coupled to the body and configured to engage a first portion of the mounting structure, and a second jaw coupled to the body and configured to engage a second portion of the mounting structure. At least one of the first jaw and the second jaw may be movably coupled to the body and configured to move along a non-linear path to clamp mounting structures of different sizes. A lever may be pivotably coupled to the body and may be movable between a unclamped position and a clamped position. Alternatively, a motor may be operable to attach the clamping apparatus to the mounting structure. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039910 | SURGICAL CLEANING TOOL, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - A surgical tool, systems, and method for cleaning an anatomical space is provided. At least one brush is disposed on a shaft extending through a tube. The tube includes a corresponding brush slot for each brush. A motor is operable to rotate the shaft to cause the at least one brush to move from a closed position to a cleaning position. The at least one brush is positioned entirely inside of the tube when in the closed position and at least partially outside of the tube when in the cleaning position. A fluid source is operable to supply fluid to the at least one brush as the at least one brush passes through the brush slot. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039911 | ENERGY RECOVERY DEVICE - An energy production device for a chargeable energy storage is arranged on a fluid conduit of an existing fluid circuit in a device through which a fluid flows. The fluid flow in the fluid conduit primarily serves a predetermined purpose different from that of the energy production device. The energy production device is arranged to produce energy from the kinetic energy of the fluid flow to charge the chargeable energy storage. A module insertable into the device may include the energy production device. The device may be a washer disinfector for processing medical instruments, systems and/or products that include at least one handpiece having a chargeable energy storage. The energy storage is configured as a rechargeable battery or as a power cell and is adapted to be processed together with the handpiece in the washer disinfector. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039912 | ENDOSCOPE CLEANING DEVICE - A cleaning device enables cleaning of a lens of an endoscope during a surgical procedure to maintain a clear image without having to remove the endoscope from the patient's body. The cleaning device is disposed on an elongate shaft of a surgical instrument such that a lens of an endoscope may be wiped against the cleaning device to remove debris from the lens. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039913 | Dental Handpiece - A dental handpiece includes a barrel, an air turbine, a central shaft, a bearing and a seal. The barrel includes an axial open end. The air turbine is rotatably provided in the barrel. The central shaft is secured to the air turbine to rotate with the air turbine. The bearing is mounted in the barrel and supports the central shaft for rotation. The seal is trumpet-shaped and arranged between the open end of the barrel and the bearing. The seal includes a sealing portion sleeved over an outer cylindrical surface of the central shaft. The sealing portion is deformable to separate from the outer cylindrical surface of the central shaft or closely contact the outer cylindrical surface of the central shaft depending on a pressure difference between interior and exterior of the barrel. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039914 | Bone Expander - A bone expander contains: a body including a limitation section formed on an upper end of the body, a drill tip formed on a lower end of the body and extending from a bottom of the limitation section, a defining shoulder formed in an expanding umbrella shape and between the bottom of the limitation section and the drill tip, and multiple spiral ribs formed on the drill tip and the limitation section. The drill tip has multiple chip delivery grooves, and a respective chip delivery groove is defined between the drill tip and a respective spiral rib. The limitation section has multiple guide flutes corresponding to the drill tip and extending from the multiple chip delivery grooves, the drill tip has a cutting portion extending from a distal end thereof, and the cutting portion has a conical face formed thereon. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039915 | DENTAL FILE - A dental file includes a working portion having a spiral shape, wherein a cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the working portion has a trapezoidal shape including an upper bottom, a lower bottom, and first and second oblique sides, vertexes at both ends of the lower bottom are located on an imaginary circle having a center at an axis in the longitudinal direction of the working portion, vertexes at both ends of the upper bottom are located inside the imaginary circle, and the imaginary circle has a diameter decreasing from a base end portion toward a leading end portion of the working portion. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039916 | DENTAL MATRIX AND DENTAL MATRIX SYSTEM - Methods for the restoration of a decayed portion of a tooth and dental matrices that may be used in the methods for the restoration of a decayed portion of a tooth are disclosed. Methods for direct elective composite additive crowning and veneering of teeth that may or may not have decay or previous restorations are also disclosed. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039917 | MANUFACTURE OF PATIENT-SPECIFIC ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS WITH TOOTH-SPECIFIC BREAKAWAY MECHANISM - Embodiments may provide improved techniques for creating custom lingual or labial ceramic orthodontic brackets, and which provides the capability for in-office fabrication of such brackets. For example, a method of manufacturing customized ceramic labial/lingual orthodontic brackets by ceramic slurry-based AM may comprise measuring dentition data of a profile of teeth of a patient, based on the dentition data, creating a three dimensional computer-assisted design (3D CAD) model of the patient's teeth using reverse engineering, and saving the 3D CAD model on a computer, designing a 3D CAD bracket structure model for a single labial or lingual bracket structure, importing data related to the 3D CAD bracket structure model into a ceramic slurry-based AM machine, directly producing the bracket (green part) in the ceramic slurry-based AM machine by layer manufacturing, and processing the brackets in a sintering and debinding oven prior to direct use. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039918 | TREATMENT PLANNING FOR ALIGNING A PATIENT'S TEETH - Methods and systems (including software) for creating a treatment plan to align a patient's teeth using a plurality of removable aligners to be worn in sequential stages. These methods and systems may generate a plurality of potential treatment plan variations. Each variation may be optimized to best address the user's treatment goals, as well as approximating as closely as possible an ideal or target final position. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039919 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING 3D-REPRESENTATION OF TOOTH-SPECIFIC APPLIANCE - A methods and an electronic device for generating a 3D-representation of a tooth-specific dental appliance are disclosed. The appliance has a grooved body and a pair of holding arms. The method includes acquiring a 3D-platform representation, acquiring a 3D-grooved body representation, and positioning the 3D-grooved body representation relative to the 3D-platform representation. The method also includes acquiring a first and second 3D-arm representations, each associated with a respective pair of platform anchor points and a respective adjustment anchor point. The method also includes individually positioning the first and second 3D-arm representations relative to the 3D-platform representation using the respective pairs of platform anchor points, thereby defining preliminary positions of the first and second 3D-arm representations. The method includes individually adjusting the respective preliminary positions relative to the 3D-grooved body representation using the respective adjustment anchor points, thereby defining adjusted positions of the first and second 3D-arm representations. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039920 | PERSONAL WEARABLE LOCATION AND WEAR TIME TRACKING DEVICE - An electronic personal wearable device is disclosed which includes a processor, a transceiver, and a wearing sensor which indicates that the electronic personal wearable device is worn by the user when the electronic personal wearable device is worn by the user. A system includes the electronic personal wearable device and a personal electronic device. The electronic personal wearable device may, in at least one implementation, be an orthodontic retainer. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039921 | ALIGNERS WITH ELASTIC LAYER - Improved orthodontic appliances, as well as related systems and methods, are provided. In one aspect, an orthodontic appliance can include a shell having a plurality of cavities shaped to receive a patient's teeth. The shell can include an exterior layer and an interior layer having a stiffness less than a stiffness of the exterior layer. A discontinuity can be formed in the exterior layer. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039922 | TOOTH MOVING DEVICE - A tooth moving device | 2022-02-10 |
20220039923 | DENTAL IMPLANT - A dental implant intended for insertion into the jawbone of a patient and having a basic body which is provided with a circumferential external thread in an apically arranged screw region on its outer side is intended, on the one hand, to permit a particularly high primary and secondary stability and thus to particularly favor the healing process and, on the other hand, to facilitate in a particularly favorable manner the containment or treatment of an inflammation which may occur in the surrounding bone tissue. For this purpose, according to the invention, the base both is designed to be thread-free in a proximal shaft region provided in addition to the screw region. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039924 | SUPERSTRUCTURE, DENTAL IMPLANT AND DENTAL PROSTHESIS - Superstructure and dental implant each with an interface that allows direct attachment of the superstructure to the dental implant without the use of an abutment and can be manufactured in a cost-effective manner. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039925 | DENTAL IMPLANT ASSEMBLY - Dental implant assembly comprising an implant with a body having an outer implant surface configured for osseointegration and a connection well, and an abutment comprising a prosthesis mounting portion for assembly of a dental prosthesis thereon and a connector mounting cavity. The assembly further comprises a connector comprising an implant mounting portion for assembly in the connection well of the implant, and an abutment mounting portion for assembly in the connector mounting cavity of the abutment, the abutment mounting portion of the connector comprising an index portion and the abutment connector mounting cavity further comprising an index cavity portion for receiving the index portion therein, the index portions configured to register the rotational orientation of the abutment about a longitudinal axis (A) with respect to the connector. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039926 | BLANK FOR PRODUCTION OF A DENTAL PROSTHESIS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A blank from which a dental prosthesis can be formed includes a main body portion, the main body portion having an axis of elongation, and first and second ends The blank further includes a registration portion at the first end, for aligning, in use, the dental prosthesis in a precise position and/or orientation on an implant; and an attachment portion at the second end, the attachment portion including a first bore for enabling secure attachment of the blank to a holder having a holder axis while the blank is milled and/or machined and an attachment axis is being defined by the first bore. The attachment axis coincides with the holder axis and is at an angle to the axis of elongation so that the axis of elongation of the blank is at an angle to the holder axis when the blank is attached to the holder. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039927 | ORAL IRRIGATOR WITH BACK FLOW PREVENTION - An oral irrigator with back flow prevention is described. The oral irrigator may include a reservoir, a base, a handle, and a one-way or unidirectional valve. The base may support the reservoir and include a pump fluidly connected to the reservoir. The handle may be positioned external the base and in fluid communication with the pump via a hose. The valve may be positioned external the base to inhibit or seal fluid from flowing from a downstream side of the valve toward the pump. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039928 | ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH WITH CONTROLLED SUCTION AND IRRIGATION - A toothbrush for use by an operator and capable of being connected to a suction device and a syringe. The toothbrush includes a head, a handle, and a suction assembly. The head includes a plurality of bristles and an irrigation port configured to be in fluid communication with the syringe. The handle is coupled to the head and includes a user interface and a controller configured to actuate at least one of rotation, oscillation, and vibration of the plurality of bristles in response to feedback from the operator through the user interface. The suction assembly is coupled to one of the head and the handle and configured to be coupled to the suction device. The suction assembly includes a suction tip that is moveable relative to the head. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039929 | BRUSHHEAD FOR POWER TOOTHBRUSH - The present disclosure provides a brushhead for a power toothbrush, and the power toothbrush. The brushhead configured for an electric toothbrush, the brushhead being detachably installed on a handle of the electric toothbrush, the brushhead comprising: a brushhead element; and an engaging assembly arranged in the brushhead element and connecting the brushhead element with a driving shaft, wherein the engaging assembly comprises a main body, an accommodating cavity is defined in a first end of the main body along a first direction, the accommodating cavity is configured to accommodate the driving shaft, a material of the brushhead element is different from a material of the main body, and the first direction is a direction from an end of the brushhead element connected with the handle toward an end of the brushhead element away from the handle. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039930 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A RECESS WALL LINED WITH BRISTLES FOR A MOUTHPIECE FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY BRUSHING AT A PLURALITY OF DENTAL POSITIONS, AND A RECESS WALL AND MOUTHPIECE OBTAINED WITH THE METHOD; AND DENTAL CLEANING DEVICE; AND MOUTHPIECE FOR BRUSHING AT A PLURALITY OF DENTAL POSITIONS, BRUSHING DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH MOUTHPIECE, AND METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH A MOUTHPIECE OR BRUSHING DEVICE - The invention relates to method of manufacturing a recess wall lined with bristles for a mouthpiece for simultaneously brushing at a plurality of dental positions, and to a recess wall and mouthpiece manufactured according to the method. In a providing step, an elongate, continuous, bristled sheet part having a first side lined with a plurality of bristles is provided. The elongate sheet part defines a length axis extending parallel to the sheet part and, viewed transverse to the length axis, a cross-sectional shape. The sheet part obtained in the providing step has an initial condition in which the cross-sectional shape has an initial shape, and the length axis is arch-shaped. In a transforming step, the sheet part of the providing step is transformed from the initial condition to a final condition to provide the recess wall. In the final condition the cross-sectional shape has a final U-shape, the length axis is arch shaped, and the first side is a concave inner side of the final U-shape. The first side is in the final condition more concave than in the initial condition. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039931 | BRUSHHEAD FOR POWER TOOTHBRUSH - The present disclosure provides a brushhead for an power toothbrush detachably attached to a handle of the power toothbrush, the handle including a vibrating drive shaft, the brushhead comprising: a main body defining a receiving cavity which is configured to receive at least a portion of the vibrating driving shaft, the main body including a cavity wall substantially surrounding the receiving cavity and an end connected to the handle, with an opening which is defined in the end of the main body in air communication with the receiving cavity, so that the vibrating driving shaft is capable of being inserted into the receiving cavity through the opening; and an engaging assembly mounted in a side wall of the main body, the engaging assembly comprising an elastic member, which is made by metal material; wherein, a recess is defined in the outer surface of the side wall, the elastic member is deformably received in the recess, the elastic member is elastically deformed by force provided from the vibrating drive shaft when the brushhead is attached to the handle of the power toothbrush. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039932 | BRUSHHEAD FOR POWER TOOTHBRUSH - The present disclosure provides a brushhead for an power toothbrush detachably attached to a handle of the power toothbrush, the handle including a vibrating drive shaft, the brushhead comprising: a main body defining a receiving cavity which is configured to receive at least a portion of the vibrating driving shaft, the main body including a cavity wall substantially surrounding the receiving cavity and an end connected to the handle, with an opening which is defined in the end of the main body in air communication with the receiving cavity, so that the vibrating driving shaft is capable of being inserted into the receiving cavity through the opening; and an engaging assembly mounted in a side wall of the main body, the engaging assembly comprising an elastic member, which is made by metal material; wherein, a recess is defined in the outer surface of the side wall, the elastic member is deformably received in the recess, the elastic member is elastically deformed by force provided from the vibrating drive shaft when the brushhead is attached to the handle of the power toothbrush. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039933 | Bacteria Spread Prevention Tool for Oral Procedures - This present invention relates to a bacteria spread prevention tool designed to be used during oral procedures and is used to prevent the smear or spread of bacteria and viruses. The bacteria spread prevention tool comprises a slightly curved polycarbonic device having an interior suction mechanism. The prevention tool can be placed 4 to 6 inches from the oral cavity of a user, thereby forming a barrier between the user's mouth and the dental care professional, in order to prevent the spread of bacteria, or other pathogens via the oral cavity during dental health checkups or dental procedures. The transparent polycarbonic device provides access to the oral cavity while blocking the spread of aerosols and pathogens. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039934 | MICROSTRUCTURED SOFT TISSUE GRAFT - The present disclosure comprises micropatterned fabric, meshes, textiles, and implantable devices which may include having one substrate including a mesh, a second substrate having a microstructured surface, and a fibrous layer disposed therebetween. The fibrous layer comprises a plurality of randomly oriented fibers. The devices having the microstructured surface may include a plurality of first level microfeatures and a plurality of second level microfeatures wherein the plurality of second level microfeatures are disposed hierarchically the first level microfeatures. Also disclosed are methods for making such micropatterned fabric, meshes, textiles, and implantable devices | 2022-02-10 |
20220039935 | ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF STERILIZING A WET STORED IMPLANT - Aspects of the disclosure relate to “wet” transcatheter prosthetic heart valve or other implant packaging and assemblies in which a prosthetic heart valve or other implant is loaded into a first portion of a delivery device and positioned within a container in which sterilizing fluid is retained to sterilize inside of the container as well as provide moisture to prevent the implant from drying out. The disclosure also relates to methods of sterilizing the disclosed assemblies. Some disclosed methods include at least two sterilizing steps and adjustment of a shaft seal or formation of multiple seals maintaining sterilizing fluid within the container so that areas underneath the shaft seal(s) can also be sterilized. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039936 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING THE CEREBRAL VASCULATURE - Vascular filters and deflectors and methods for filtering bodily fluids. A blood filtering assembly can capture embolic material dislodged or generated during an endovascular procedure to inhibit or prevent the material from entering the cerebral vasculature. A blood deflecting assembly can deflect embolic material dislodged or generated during an endovascular procedure to inhibit or prevent the material from entering the cerebral vasculature. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039937 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR TISSUE EXPANSION - A device for maintaining or achieving soft tissue expansion applicable to any body region already temporarily expanded including: an adhesive element deformable and capable of adapting to the shape of this body region, and which can then itself become mechanically rigid enough to resist tendency of the expanded tissue to recoil or to which a second material can be applied to form a stent adapted to the shape of the body area to provide the necessary structural rigidity to prevent recoil of the expansion and thereby induce its retention of its expanded shape after the stent is removed. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039938 | FLOW MODIFICATION DEVICES IN BODY LUMENS - The devices and methods described herein include a body lumen fluid flow modulator including an upstream flow accelerator and a downstream flow decelerator. The fluid flow modulator preferably includes one or more openings that define a gap/entrainment region that provides a pathway through which additional fluid from a branch lumen(s) is entrained into the fluid stream flowing from the upstream flow accelerator to the downstream flow decelerator. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039939 | STENT GRAFT - Provided are a stent graft and a stent-graft placement device with which it is possible to suitably align a side opening of a main blood vessel stent graft and a blood vessel opening of a branch blood vessel. The stent graft ( | 2022-02-10 |
20220039940 | IMPLANTABLE INTRALUMINAL DEVICE - This document provides implantable intraluminal stent graft medical devices. In some embodiments, the stent graft devices provided herein are implantable in bodily conduits that have side branches, and the stent graft devices are operable to allow the flow of fluids between the conduit and the side branches. In some embodiments, the walls of the stent graft devices provided herein include compliant channels which allow for fluid communication between the interior and the exterior of the stent graft devices. In some embodiments, the compliant channels are configured to inhibit or reduce tissue ingrowth, tissue bridging, and/or endothelialization. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039941 | COMPOSITE SCAFFOLD FOR THE REPAIR, RECONSTRUCTION, AND REGENERATION OF SOFT TISSUES - A composite scaffold having a highly porous interior with increased surface area and void volume is surrounded by a flexible support structure that substantially maintains its three-dimensional shape under tension and provides mechanical reinforcement during repair or reconstruction of soft tissue while simultaneously facilitating regeneration of functional tissue. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039942 | Tendon Repair Implant and Surgical Instruments for Tendon Repair - A tendon repair implant and related surgical instruments are disclosed. The tendon repair implant has an elongated substrate with a convex side and a concave side with a plurality of spikes protruding from the concave side at an angle that optimally retains a. tendon to the bone that the tendon repair implant is subsequently attached to. A surgical retainer for the tendon repair implant is also provided that releasably retains the tendon repair implant during surgery and implantation, A drill guide instrument for the tendon repair implant Is also provided that allows the surgeon to precisely place fastening holes in the bone prior to implantation of the tendon repair implant. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039943 | HEART VALVE SEALING DEVICES AND DELIVERY DEVICES THEREFOR - An implantable prosthetic device has a coaption element, a pair of paddles, and at least one cover. The coaption element is configured to be positioned within the native heart valve orifice to help fill a space where the native valve is regurgitant and form a more effective seal. The cover can at least partially cover the coaption element and/or the pair of paddles. The cover is at least partially closed by alternating in and out stitches that are substantially unexposed when the cover is secured on the device. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039944 | COAPTATION ENHANCEMENT IMPLANT, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - Implants, implant systems, and methods for treatment of mitral valve regurgitation and other valve diseases generally include a coaptation assist body which remains within the blood flow path as the leaflets of the valve move, the valve bodies often being relatively thin, elongate (along the blood flow path), and/or conformable structures which extend laterally from commissure to commissure, allowing the native leaflets to engage and seal against the large, opposed surfaces on either side of the valve body during the heart cycle phase when the ventricle contracts to empty that chamber of blood, and allows blood to pass around the valve body so that blood flows from the atrium to the ventricle during the filling phase of the heart cycle. Separate deployment of independent anchors near each of the commissures may facilitate positioning and support of an exemplary triangular valve body, with a third anchor being deployed in the ventricle. An outer surface of the valve body may accommodate tissue ingrowth or endothelialization, while a fluid-absorbing matrix can swell after introduction into the heart. The valve body shape may be selected after an anchor has been deployed, and catheter-based deployment systems may have a desirable low profile. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039945 | EXPANDABLE SURGICAL HEART VALVE INDICATORS - A prosthetic heart valve configured to replace a native heart valve and for post-implant expansion and having a valve-type indicator thereon visible from outside the body post-implant. The indicator communicates information about the valve, such as the size or orifice diameter of the valve, and/or that the valve has the capacity for post-implant expansion. The indicator can be an alphanumeric symbol or other symbol or combination of symbols that represent information about the characteristics of the valve such as the valve size. The capacity for post-implant expansion facilitates a valve-in-valve procedure, where the valve-type indicator conveys information to the surgeon about whether the implanted valve is suitable for the procedure and informs the choice of the secondary valve. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039946 | Double Component Mandrel for Electrospun Stentless, Multi-leaflet Valve Fabrication - A method of making a valve structure includes a step of rotating a mandrel and an electrodeposition target attached to the mandrel about a rotational axis of the mandrel. The target includes an exterior surface having at least one conductive surface portion and at least one non-conductive surface portion. The method also includes a step of electrodepositing a polymer matrix of a biodegradable, biocompatible polymer composition onto the at least one conductive surface portion and the at least one non-conductive surface portion of the exterior surface of the rotating electrodeposition target to form the valve structure. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039947 | Truncated Cone Heart Valve Stent - A heart valve stent having a section with a heart valve implant and several proximally disposed tissue anchors, also comprising a plurality of anchoring threats, each with a proximate end fastened to the stent or valve and a distal end attached to tissue within a heart chamber to provide tension between the heart chamber tissue and the stent. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039948 | TRANSCATHETER PROSTHETIC VALVE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM - The present application relates to a transcatheter prosthetic valve replacement system including a delivery catheter, a frame, a prosthetic valve, and one or more clamping devices. The prosthetic valve is fixed in the frame. The clamping device is connected to a periphery of the frame. The frame and the clamping device can be preloaded in the delivery catheter. The clamping device includes a clamping member, a collar, and a control member. One end of the clamping member is a fixation end which is fixedly connected to the frame, and the other end of the clamping member is a deployable resilient segment which can be compressed and released. The collar is slidably sleeved on the clamping member. One end of the control member is connected to the collar, and the other end of the control member is manipulated outside the body. From being compressed to being fully released, the clamping member in sequence has two configurations. In the first configuration, the collar is moved along the clamping member towards a free end of the deployable resilient segment, and the deployable resilient segment is gradually closed. In the second configuration, the collar is moved along the deployable resilient segment towards the fixation end, and the deployable resilient segment recovers its predetermined shape. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039949 | Cardiac Valve Loading Devices and Systems - A loading device configured to radially collapse an expandable medical implant may include an operating handle having an opening therein extending along a longitudinal axis, a native sheath coupled to the operating handle and partially extending into the opening, such that the native sheath is configured to translate relative to the operating handle parallel to the longitudinal axis, a removable sheath removably coupled to the native sheath, an actuation rod extending parallel to the longitudinal axis at least partially through the opening, a lumen of the native sheath, and a lumen of the removable sheath, a distal end of the actuation rod being configured to be removably coupled to the expandable medical implant, and a first control element movable relative to the operating handle and coupled to the native sheath, the first control element being configured to translate the native sheath and the removable sheath relative to the operating handle. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039950 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERING PROSTHESES USING RAIL TECHNIQUES - Exemplary embodiments provide methods and systems for delivering a prosthesis to a target location in a luminal system of a patient. At least one tether is secured proximate the target location to serve as a rail, and a prosthesis is advanced along the rail to the target location and secured in place. Exemplary methods and systems provide for repair of the mitral and tricuspid valves, as well as abdominal aortic aneurysms, stomach valves, fallopian tubes and the pulmonary system, among others. Also disclosed are various prostheses suitable for use with the disclosed methods and systems. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039951 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSCATHETER TREATMENT OF VALVE REGURGITATION - The invention relates to a device for use in the transcatheter treatment of mitral valve regurgitation, specifically a coaptation assistance devices for implantation across the valve; a system including the coaptation enhancement element and anchors for implantation; a system including the coaptation enhancement element, and one or more of the following: transseptal sheath, anchor delivery catheter, implant delivery catheter, and clip delivery catheter; and methods for transcatheter implantation of a coaptation element across a heart valve. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039952 | PULL-THROUGH CHORDAE TENDINEAE SYSTEM - An embodiment includes an artificial chordae tendineae system comprising: a first needle; a flexible first chord coupled to a proximal end portion of the first needle; a first proximal pledget coupled to a proximal end portion of the first chord; a first distal conduit coupled to the first chord between the first proximal pledget and the first needle; wherein: the first distal conduit includes first and second faces; one of the first and second faces includes a first aperture; a sidewall of the first conduit, located between the first and second faces, includes a sidewall aperture that does not directly connect to the first aperture; the sidewall aperture is configured to include a portion of the first chord when the first distal conduit is permanently implanted adjacent tissue but not when the first distal conduit is traversing the tissue before being permanently implanted adjacent the tissue. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039953 | METHODS, IMPLANTS, AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATMENT OF MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE - Disclosed herein are methods, implants and systems for treatment of mitral valve prolapse by subannular fixation of the prolapsed mitral valve. The disclosure relates generally to the field of heart valve repair devices, methods and kits and more specifically to trans catheter methods and devices for insertion of tethers and anchors to the mitral valve leaflets for reduction the prolapsed mitral valve and subannular fixation of the prolapsed leaflet to treat mitral valve regurgitation. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039954 | HEART VALVE REPAIR - A heart valve repair system includes an implantable device and a connector. The implantable device is configured to attach to at least two leaflets of a native heart valve of a patient and hold the at least two leaflets in a relatively fixed position. The connector is separate from the implantable device and includes first and second tissue anchors. The connector is configured to be attached to the at least two leaflets of the native valve when the at least two leaflets are held by the implantable device in the relatively fixed position. The implantable device is configured to be detached from the at least two leaflets and removed from the patient with the connector remaining attached to the at least two leaflets. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039955 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE HEART VALVE REPAIR IN A BEATING HEART - In one embodiment, a method of repairing a heart valve accesses an interior of a patient's beating heart minimally invasively and inserts one or more sutures into each of a plurality of heart valve leaflets with a suturing instrument. The suture ends of the sutures are divided into suture pairs, with each pair including one suture end from a suture inserted into a first valve leaflet and one suture end from a suture inserted into a second valve leaflet. One or more tourniquet tubes is advanced over the suture pairs to the leaflets to draw the sutures together to coapt the leaflets and then the sutures are secured in that position. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039956 | OPTICAL DELIVERY AND INSERTION OF ARTIFICIAL CHORDAE TENDINEAE - The present disclosure involves a system and method of use for delivering an interventional instrument, such as an artificial chordae tendineae (ACT) delivery instrument, into a beating heart. By delivering interventional instruments in a beating heart via the system described here, complex and invasive open heart procedures as well as cardiopulmonary bypass can be avoided, significantly reducing patient trauma and recovery time as well as operation time and complexity. The system disclosed includes an optical imaging system to provide the practitioner with visual imagery from the end of the system, and allow for real-time or near real-time imaging of tissue inside the beating heart (e.g., leaflet tissue). This provides for accurate verification of placement of the interventional instrument. In addition, the system includes a grasping mechanism, which allows the practitioner to hold tissue in position prior to placing the interventional instrument. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039957 | DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR RESHAPING A HEART VALVE ANNULUS, INCLUDING THE USE OF MAGNETIC TOOLS - Delivery systems, methods and associated devices to facilitate delivery and deployment of a heart implant. Such delivery systems and methods of delivery include use of a pair of magnetic catheters, including an anchor delivery catheter carrying an anchor, which can be stacked with or can be axially offset from the magnetic head. Such systems further include use of a puncturing guidewire advanceable through the magnetic head of the anchor delivery catheter to establish access to a chamber of a heart and which is attached to a bridging element such that continued advancement of the guidewire draws a bridging element attached to the first anchor across the chamber of the heart while the bridging element remains covered by the magnetically coupled catheters. Methods and devices herein also allow for cutting and removal of a bridge element of a deployed heart implant. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039958 | TEMPLATE - Provided is a template | 2022-02-10 |
20220039959 | CUSTOM HIP DESIGN AND INSERTABILITY ANALYSIS - Computer implemented methods, systems, and computer products employing program code or algorithms for use in customized patient specific hip implants or femoral stems or sleeves having an outer surface that corresponds more closely to the inner surface of the cortical bone of a patient's femur compared to conventional hip implant or femoral stems or sleeves based on population-based design. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039960 | IMPLANTS AND IMPLANTATION TECHNIQUES FOR SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION - A sacroiliac joint implant includes an implant structure formed from an elongated base member, an elongated first side member, and an elongated second side member, with an internal support structure extending in an implant plane from the base member to each of the first side member and the second side member. A fusion passage is defined in an area between the base member, first side member, and second side member. The fusion passage defines a respective open area through the implant to facilitate bone growth across the sacroiliac joint when the implant is properly implanted in the joint. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039961 | IMPLANT COMPONENTS AND METHODS - Systems, devices, and methods are provided for orthopedic implants. The implants may include a base member, such as an acetabular shell or an augment, that is configured to couple with an augment, flange cup, mounting member, or any other suitable orthopedic attachment. Mounting members include, for example, flanges, blades, hooks, and plates. In some embodiments, the orthopedic attachments may be adjustably positionable about the base member or other attachments, thereby providing modularity for assembling and implanting the device, and various securing and/or locking mechanisms may be used between the components of the implant. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039962 | MODULAR REVERSE SHOULDER ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANT AND METHOD OF IMPLANTING THE SAME - A modular reverse shoulder orthopaedic implant includes a humeral stem component and a separable fracture epiphysis component having a number of suture holes formed therein. The fracture epiphysis component is configured to receive a number of sutures for surgically repairing a proximal humeral fracture. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039963 | EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL DEVICE - A unique, universal Zero-Profile Expandable Intervertebral Spacer (ZP-EIS) device for fusion and distraction throughout the entire spine is provided which can be inserted via anterior, anterolateral, lateral, far lateral or posterior surgical approaches dependent on the need and preference. Multiple ZP-EIS embodiments each with unique mechanisms of calibrated expansion are provided. Two of these embodiments incorporate bi-directional fixating transvertebral (BDFT) screws and five other embodiments do not incorporate BDFT screws. A tool for implantation into the intervertebral device and calibrated device expansion is also disclosed. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039964 | EXPANDABLE FUSIONS DEVICES, INSTRUMENTS, AND METHODS THEREOF - Expandable fusion devices, systems, instruments, and methods thereof. The expandable fusion device is capable of being installed inside an intervertebral disc space to maintain normal disc spacing and restore spinal stability, thereby facilitating an intervertebral fusion. The fusion device may include a body, a first endplate, and a second endplate. A drive screw may be rotated to move the first and second endplates outwardly and into an expanded configuration. Instruments may be provided to ensure the implant is inserted safely and as intended. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039965 | PATIENT-SPECIFIC ARTIFICIAL DISCS, IMPLANTS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for designing patient-specific medical devices are described herein. In some embodiments, a method includes obtaining patient data that includes image data and kinematic data of a patient's spine. A virtual model of the patient's spine is generated and can be manipulated until a target anatomical configuration is achieved. A patient-specific implant can then be designed based at least in part on the target anatomical configuration and the kinematics such that, when the patient-specific implant is implanted in the patient, the patient-specific implant provides the target anatomical correction while maintaining or improving the kinematics of the patient's spine. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039966 | FUSION DEVICE - A device adapted to be positioned between two bone regions, the device comprising a body having a stabilising arrangement configured such that bone growing from one bone region toward the other engages the stabilising arrangement of the device | 2022-02-10 |
20220039967 | Spinal Fixation Device - A spinal fixation device includes an outer housing and an end plate assembly coupled with the outer housing. The outer housing defines an aperture and a longitudinal axis. At least a portion of the end plate assembly is slidably received within the outer housing. The end plate assembly includes a first end plate configured to engage a vertebral body, wherein the end plate assembly is selectively movable between a first position in which the first end plate is spaced apart from the outer housing and a second position in which the first end plate is adjacent the outer housing. Further, the first end plate is selectively adjustable to an angular orientation of a plurality of angular orientations with respect to the longitudinal axis of the outer housing. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039968 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION - This disclosure presents a MITLIF procedure. The procedure uses a single incision on one side and pedicle screws are placed on that side and through the same incision a facet screw is placed on the opposite side using a series of jigs, and, for example, the hole cutter, drill, guide shaft and screw driver described herein. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039969 | BONE GRAFT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING SAME - The present invention relates to an apparatus, system and method for delivery of bone graft material in a patient's spine. The graft delivery device according to various embodiments delivers and disperses biologic material to a disc space and without withdrawal from the surgical site. In one embodiment, the graft delivery device includes a plunger with a distal end configured to bend relative to a longitudinal axis as bone graft material is delivery to the disc space. The plunger can include two arms that extend generally parallel to the longitudinal axis. The graft delivery device may selectively deliver a fusion cage for deposit to the same disc space. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039970 | CUTTING DEVICE FOR REVISION ARTHROPLASTY - A cutting device is provided that includes a pair of cutting blades joined at a pivot point. The cutting blades are driven by an actuator to cause the cutting blades to pivot about the pivot point. The cutting device is configured to remove material underneath a surface of an implant installed on a bone during a revision arthroplasty procedure. The cutting device may travel along a length of the bone just underneath the surface of the implant to remove material and free the implant from the bone. A method for removing material underneath a surface of an implant installed on the bone is also provided. A system for removing material underneath the surface of an implant installed on the bone with the cutting device is also provided. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039971 | PROSTHETIC FOOT - A prosthetic foot that includes a foot plate having a toe portion and a heel portion, a shank plate bonded to the foot plate along a seam that extends from the toe portion rearward toward the heel portion to terminate at an end, the shank plate separated from the foot plate forming a gap between the foot plate and shank plate extending rearward from the end of the seam; and an attachment structure attaching the foot plate to the shank plate, wherein the attachment structure includes fibers extending continuously through the shank plate, the gap, and the foot plate. In embodiments, the foot plate and shank plate are made of composite material and the attachment structure alternately extends through the seam and through a flexible material between the shank plate and the foot plate. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039972 | MOTION-MODE AND THUMB-POSITION-BASED MOTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MYOELECTRIC HAND - Disclosed is a motion-mode- and thumb-position-based motion control system and method of a myoelectric hand, and more particularly a motion-mode- and thumb-position-based motion control system and method of a myoelectric hand that is capable of performing a hand motion indicating emotion or intention expression as well as a grasping motion for holding an object according to restrictive electromyography signals transmitted from two electromyography sensors provided at the myoelectric hand and that is capable of diversifying hand motions and grips depending on the position of a thumb that can be changed by a user, whereby a utilization range of the myoelectric hand is simply extended. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039973 | MANAGEMENT OF WIRELESS TRANSMISSION RATE OF CONTROL SIGNALS FOR POWER ASSISTIVE DEVICES - A system and method for transmission of a signal for a powered assistive device has a sensor node with a wireless transmitter adapted for digitally transmitting a transmitted signal, the sensor node adapted for receiving and monitoring a sensor signal from a sensor attached to a user, and a master node with a controller and a wireless receiver for receiving the transmitted signal from the wireless transmitter. The master node processes the transmitted signal and communicates a control signal to the powered assistive device. The wireless transmitter transmits the transmitted signal at a first rate when the wireless transmitter adapted to transmit the transmitted signal at a first rate when the sensor signal is indicative of the rest state and to transmit the transmitted signal at a second rate when the sensor signal is indicative of the active state, the second rate being greater than the first rate. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039974 | PROSTHETIC ATTACHMENT SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING LOCK ASSEMBLY - A prosthetic attachment system and corresponding lock assembly for connecting a distal end of a prosthetic liner to a distal end of a prosthetic socket. The lock assembly includes a base arranged to be supported by the distal end of the prosthetic socket, and defining a bore. An attachment pin is arranged to be carried by the prosthetic liner and insertable through the bore. A lock mechanism is arranged to be carried by the base and is rotatable about a rotation axis. The lock mechanism includes a control knob extending outwardly from a side of the base. The attachment pin is arranged to interact with the lock mechanism cause the control knob to spin at least one projection of the control knob about the rotation axis. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039975 | PROSTHESIS LINER - The invention relates to a prosthesis liner with a base body made of an elastic inner material which comprises an open proximal end, a closed distal end opposite the proximal end, and a longitudinal extension, which extends from the proximal end to the distal end, a bi-elastic textile layer arranged on or in the liner material, and a connection region that is arranged and configured to be connected to a prosthesis socket, wherein the textile layer has, in a section that extends proximally from the connection region, at least one tension element by means of which the elasticity of the textile layer is reduced in the longitudinal direction of the base body. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039976 | ANTICOAGULANT COMPOUNDS AND METHODS AND DEVICES FOR THEIR USE - Devices, systems, and methods are provided including a structure having one or more surfaces configured for internal use within a patient's body and one or more therapeutic compositions comprising one or more active substances including a direct factor Xa inhibitor, and a direct factor IIa inhibitor disposed in or on the structure. The structure is configured to be positioned adjacent an injury site in the patient's body. The one or more active substances optionally include an anti-proliferative agent. The therapeutic composition is formulated to release the one or more active substances to the injury site to provide one or more of inhibit clot formation, promote clot dissolution, inhibit or dissolute inflammation, inhibit vessel injury, increase time before clotting, and/or inhibit cell proliferation. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039977 | INTRALUMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD WITH ANTI-MIGRATION - An intraluminal device and method of resisting migration of a device in a lumen, the lumen having muscle defining an intraluminal sphincter includes a device having a body with a size and shape of a portion of the lumen. The device further includes at least one tine extending distally from the body. The at least one tine is rigid or semi rigid. The device is deployed in the lumen with the body proximal the sphincter with respect to peristaltic movement of the lumen and with the at least one tine penetrating the muscle of the sphincter to resist distal migration. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039978 | SPIRAL-BASED THIN-FILM MESH SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS - A spiral-based thin-film mesh for medical devices and related methods is provided. The spiral-based thin-film mesh may be used as a stent cover for a stent device. The thin-film mesh may include a plurality of spirals. The spirals allow the thin-film mesh to expand omni-directionally. In one or more embodiments, the spirals may be logarithmic spirals, golden spirals, approximated golden spirals, box Phi spirals, or Fibonacci spirals. The thin-film mesh may be formed from thin-film Nitinol (TFN), and may be fabricated via sputter deposition on a micropatterned wafer. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039979 | IRIS-STYLE CRIMPERS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES - A crimper for altering an implantable medical device from an uncompressed state to a compressed state. The crimper includes a plurality of crimper elements that define a crimper channel, each of the crimper elements including a non-planar surface that forms a portion of the crimper channel. Each non-planar surface is configured to apply non-uniform radial compression along a length of the implantable medical device during operation of the crimper when altering the implantable medical device from the uncompressed state to the compressed state. The crimper also includes handle configured to operate the crimper. Actuation of the handle decreases a volume of the crimper chamber to transition the implantable medical device from the uncompressed state to the compressed state. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039980 | LOADING TOOL AND METHOD FOR LOADING A PROSTHESIS - The present invention relates to a heart valve prosthesis loading device and a method for loading a heart valve prosthesis onto a delivery system. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039981 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING FAILURE OF INTRAGASTRIC DEVICES - Devices and methods for treating obesity are provided. More particularly, intragastric devices and methods of fabricating, deploying, inflating, locating, tracking, monitoring, deflating, and retrieving the same are provided. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039982 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING OBESITY - An apparatus for treating obesity of a patient having a stomach with a food cavity. The apparatus comprising a volume filling device adapted to be at least substantially invaginated by a stomach wall portion of the patient with the outer surface of the volume filling device resting against the stomach wall, such that the volume of the food cavity is reduced in size by a volume substantially exceeding the volume of the volume filling device. The apparatus further comprises at least one adjustable stretching device adapted to be at least substantially invaginated by a stomach wall portion of the patient with the outer surface of the stretching device resting against the stomach wall and adapted to stretch a portion of stomach wall, and a fluid connection device interconnecting the volume filling device and the stretching device. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039983 | FINGER SUPPORTS AND GLOVES INCORPORATING THE SAME - A finger brace is configured for disposition about a lengthwise portion of a human finger between a brace proximal and distal ends. When installed for bracing, the proximal end is anchored at least partially about the outer side of the finger at a location behind the PIP joint. The distal end includes a shank configured for coextension along a lengthwise portion of the outer side of the finger between the PIP joint and the finger nail. Situated between and connecting the support proximal and distal ends is a PIP-joint support that at least partially encircles and supports the PIP joint. In various configurations, a finger brace is incorporated into each glove finger of a sports glove to define a larger overall finger support system. The shanks may be articulated to promote finger bending while preventing rearward hyperextension. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039984 | Orthotic Device for Treating Plantar Fasciitis - An orthotic device for treating plantar fasciitis includes a dorsal pad, an arch strap, and an Achilles strap. The arch strap releasably fastens to the dorsal pad. When the orthotic device is fitted to a human foot in an operative position, the dorsal pad covers the dorsal surface of the hind foot region and mid foot region, the arch strap is coupled to the dorsal pad with a releasable fastener and supports the plantar surface of the hind foot region and mid foot region, and the Achilles strap engages the Achilles tendon region above the heel of the foot. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039986 | BRACE OR SUPPORT WITH ATFL SUPPORT - The invention comprises an elastomeric athletic or orthopedic brace, support for a joint complex and is an elastomeric sleeve having a distal portion and a proximal portion that surrounds and supports one or more joints and with fenestrations or cut-outs and optional supplemental supports or framework so as to provide an external anatomically configured network which augments the effects of the ligaments. The brace can be used prophylactically or therapeutically | 2022-02-10 |
20220039987 | RELIEF ORTHOSIS - The invention relates to a relief orthosis comprising a foot part which comprises a sole, a shank part extending away from the foot part in the proximal direction, and at least one fastening element for fastening the orthosis to a user, which fastening element is disposed on the foot part and/or on the shank part, wherein the foot part is embodied with an adaptable length. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039988 | DYNAMIC TENSION BRACE OR SUPPORT - The invention comprises an elastomeric athletic or orthopedic brace, support for a joint complex and is a network of interlinking elastomeric bands that extend radially from a hub member to support a joint in tension but provide for controlled hinging about an axis defined through the hub member. In particular, the brace is provided for an ankle. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039989 | LIVING HINGE FOR ATHLETIC BRACE OR SUPPORT - The invention comprises an elastomeric athletic or orthopedic brace, support for a joint complex and is a network of interlinking elastomeric bands that extend radially from a hub member having a section of reduced rigidity to support a joint in tension but provide for controlled hinging about an axis defined through the hub member. In particular, the brace is provided for an ankle. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039990 | Cervical Spine Rehabilitation Adjustment Device - The present invention provides a vertebrae adjustment device comprising a weight pocket, fixing rings, connection rings, a first fixing belt and a second fixing belt. The weight pocket is divided into a plurality of separations by connecting parts, and weight blocks are loaded into the plurality of separations. The first fixing belt has two first fixing sections and a through hole; wherein the two first fixing sections are respectively disposed at the front ends of the two bifurcated extensions of the first fixing belt, and fixed on the two first fixing rings respectively, and the through hole is provided on the rear end of the first fixing belt. The second fixing belt has two second fixing sections respectively disposed on both ends of the second fixing belt, and the second fixing belt passes through the through hole and is fixed on the two connecting rings. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039991 | THORACIC LUMBAR SACRAL ORTHOSIS ATTACHMENT - A thoracic lumbar sacral orthosis attachment for configuring an orthopedic device as a thoracic lumbar sacral orthosis by connecting the attachment to the orthopedic device. The attachment has an anterior aspect including an anterior panel arranged to connect to an orthopedic device. An anterior thoracic extension (ATE) is securable to the anterior panel, and a support bar extends from the ATE. A strap system includes an axillary strap system and/or a shoulder strap system removably securing onto a surface of the orthopedic device, and/or the ATE. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039992 | Splint - An improved finger splint includes an outer frame that partly surrounds an inner comfort sleeve. The outer frame is a substantially tubular shape with an oblong opening that cooperates with a patient's knuckle when the patient wears the splint around his finger and a pair of spine areas that extend along the underside of the patient's finger to encourage extension. The inner comfort sleeve includes a channel on its outer surface for receiving the outer frame, ridges along its inner surface, and holes and slots extending between its outer and inner surfaces to facilitate adjustment and breathability. Optionally, a fingertip guard can be removable attached to the inner sleeve with a series of protrusions that cooperate with the holes positioned around the inner sleeve. When assembled, the outer frame and inner comfort sleeve create a low profile, comfortable, and attractive and customizable splint. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039993 | NASAL SHAPER - A nasal shaper configured to be introduced into a nose of a subject, the nasal shaper including two tubes suitable for each being introduced into a nostril of the nose, connected together at their lower ends by a connecting bridge and a plate attached to the connecting bridge and extending opposite the connecting bridge relative to the tubes, the plate being configured to exert a pressure on the philtrum of the subject when the tubes are each introduced into a nostril of the nose. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039994 | COLLECTOR MEANS FOR USE WITH A URINE CATHETER FOR A MAN - The invention relates to a pad ( | 2022-02-10 |
20220039995 | FLUID COLLECTION DEVICES INCLUDING AN ENLARGED BASE, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE - Example fluid collection devices and methods of using the fluid collection devices are described. The fluid collection devices include a fluid impermeable barrier, an enlarged base, and a fluid permeable body. The fluid impermeable barrier has a first lateral dimension and at least partially defining a chamber, an aperture configured to receive a conduit therethrough, and an opening. The base extends from the fluid impermeable barrier distal to the aperture and has a second lateral dimension greater than the first lateral dimension. The fluid permeable body is positioned at least partially within the chamber to extend across at least a portion of the opening. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039996 | MECHANISM FOR AUTOMATED INJURY STABILIZATION AND TREATMENT - Systems and methods are disclosed that relate to a stabilization and cooling apparatus having a stabilizing structure with at least one inflatable chamber, the stabilizing structure configured to become semi-rigid upon inflation of the at least one inflatable chamber. A cooling structure is integrated with the stabilizing structure and includes a single-use cooling element and a thermally conductive material in thermal communication with the single-use cooling element. The apparatus also has an actuator configured to cause inflation of at least one inflatable chamber. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039997 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESERVATIVE REMOVAL FROM OPHTHALMIC FORMULATIONS - Systems and methods for removing a preservative from a solution, emulsion, or suspension comprising an ophthalmic agent are described herein. Said systems comprise a preservative-removing polymeric matrix comprising an active matrix component and an inactive matrix component. A method for administering an ophthalmic agent comprises providing a solution, emulsion, or suspension comprising an ophthalmic agent, and a preservative; and providing a preservative-removing polymeric matrix comprising an active matrix component and an inactive matrix component, and wherein the polymeric matrix is configured to selectively absorb the preservative when the solution, emulsion, or suspension is passed therethrough. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039998 | Hydrodynamically Actuated Preservative Free Dispensing System - Multi-dose preservative-free ocular fluid delivery devices are provided. The fluid delivery device includes a fluid dispensing system and a fluid package for storing a liquid therein and supplying said liquid to the dispensing system. The dispensing system comprises an elongated chamber which includes a check valve which defines a frontal closure to the chamber. The valve is normally closed and hermetically seals the chamber. The dispenser includes a vibration motor that induces oscillations to the chamber and to the fluid within. The oscillations of the chamber impart momentum to the fluid stored in the chamber which in turn imparts force that cyclically opens the valve to dispense streams or liquid droplets. Fluid is dispensed only when the motor oscillates while otherwise the valve is hermetically closed. | 2022-02-10 |
20220039999 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PRESSURIZED INFUSION TRANSFER RESERVOIRS - Apparatus, system and method for providing pressurized infusion of liquids and, more particularly, providing a stable and pressurized flow of fluid to the eye during surgery. Aspiration fluid may be received via an aspiration line at a first peristaltic pump, where aspiration fluid is transferred to a Venturi tank reservoir coupled to a second peristaltic pump. Fluid from a fluid source is provided via a third peristaltic pump to a pressurized infusion tank. A determination is made if the pressure in the pressurized infusion tank is at a predetermined level, where fluid may be transferred from the pressurized infusion tank to an irrigation line when pressure in the pressurized infusion tank is determined to be at the predetermined level. Alternate activation of a plurality of aspiration and irrigation lines are also provided. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040000 | Method for Eye Lens Removal Using Cavitating Microbubbles - A surgical method of cataract fragmentation and extraction via microbubble cavitation is described. In particular, gas-filled microbubbles are injected into a lens capsule of a subject's eye, and cavitation of the microbubbles is activated by applied ultrasound energy. The ultrasound energy can be applied from an external device. The cavitation fragments cataract tissues without damaging other tissue, such as the lens capsule. Fragmented lens material is then aspirated from the lens capsule. The method can be used alone or in conjunction with other methods, such as phacoemulsification. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040001 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN EYE SURGICAL LASER AND TREATMENT APPARATUS - A method for controlling a surgical laser for the separation of a volume body, with predefined posterior and anterior interfaces, from a human or animal cornea is disclosed. The method including controlling the laser by means of a control device such that it emits pulsed laser pulses in a shot sequence into the cornea. The interfaces are generated by the generation of a plurality of cavitation bubbles generated by photodisruption by means of an interaction of the individual laser pulses with the cornea. A minimum diameter of the volume body orthogonal to an optical axis of the volume body is determined depending on at least one diopter value for the volume body and on a preset thickness of the volume body viewed in a direction of the optical axis. A treatment apparatus, a computer program product and a computer-readable storage medium are also disclosed. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040002 | SKI GOGGLES WITH DETACHABLE LENS - A ski goggles with detachable lens comprises a frame constituted by a lens bedding part ( | 2022-02-10 |
20220040003 | Tear-Off Lens Capture - A tear-off capture system includes an eye protector with a base lens. The eye protector has a retention mechanism mounted on one side, and a support mechanism that supports the eye protector on the head of a wearer. A two-tabbed stack of laminated tear-off lenses mounts to the eye protector via an adhesive. The stack mounts so that the first tab of the stack aligns with the first side of the eye protector and the second tab engages with the retention mechanism. Via the second tab and the retention mechanism, released tear-off layers are directed toward the second side of the eye protector away from the base lens. A capturer helps hold the initially released tear-off layer to the eye protector. An exposed tacky surface on each released tear-off helps hold the subsequently removed tear-off layers. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040004 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING AURICULAR DEFORMITIES - An auricular support system can include a substrate and a mold material. The substrate can include a substrate body having a first end and an opposed second end. At least a portion of the first end can be configured to carry an adhesive suitable to attach to a dermal surface. The second end defines at least one void. The mold material can be configured to be applied to both an auricular structure and the second end of the substrate body such that the mold material becomes disposed in the void and molds about the auricular structure. The mold material can be configured to cure after the mold material is applied to the auricular structure and the substrate body so as to support the auricular structure relative to the substrate. The auricular support system can further include an auxiliary support structure configured to attach to the auricular structure, such that the mold material is further configured to be applied to the auxiliary support structure so as to support the at least one auxiliary support structure relative to the substrate, and thus the dermal surface. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040005 | MEDICAL GAUZE - Medical gauze includes a warp knitted fabric having a warp and weft direction and composed of loops continued in the warp direction. The warp knitted fabric is made of 100% long fiber containing 70% by weight or more of regenerated cellulose-based long fiber. The warp knitted fabric is preferably configured in a marquisette construction. The regenerated cellulose-based long fiber is preferably cuprammonium rayon. Preferably having a width of equal to or greater than 5 mm and equal to or less than 600 mm, and a weight of equal to or greater than 28 g and equal to or less than 290 g per square meter. As the warp knitted fabric is composed of the loops continued in the warp direction and made of 100% long fiber containing 70% by weight or more of the regenerated cellulose-based long fiber, the occurrence of lint can be reduced to improve lint-free performance. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040006 | BIMODAL TREATMENT METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR GASTROINTESTINAL LESIONS WITH ACTIVE BLEEDING - The present invention relates to a long-lasting medical product for protecting or treating a lesion in the gastrointestinal tract. The medical product includes a protective covering, wherein the medical product upon application at and about the site of the lesion adheres to the gastrointestinal tissue and is capable of remaining at and about the site of the lesion for a time sufficient to allow the lesion to heal or be treated. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040007 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING ELASTIC PANELS - A system for manufacturing elastic strand nonwoven panels including an unwind module, a lamination module and a folding module. Elastic strand material is fed from cores disposed on the unwind module through rollers towards the lamination module, where the elastic strand material is attached to a nonwoven web to form an elastic strand nonwoven web. At the folding module, the elastic strand nonwoven web is folded over itself by operation of plates underneath which the elastic strand nonwoven web is fed under tension. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040008 | Intelligent Medical Gauze Pad - An intelligent medical gauze pad is disclosed. The intelligent medical gauze pad is used with a sensing device. The intelligent medical gauze pad includes a main body and an identification module. The identification module is disposed on the main body. The identification module is used to sense a sensing signal emitted by the sensing device and return an identification signal such that the sensing device can locate the intelligent medical gauze pad according to the identification signal. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040009 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - [Problem] To prevent separation and accompanying tearing of a front-surface sheet when non-heat-fusible fibers are used in the front-surface sheet. | 2022-02-10 |