09th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160058422 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS METHOD PERFORMED BY THE ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING THE ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS METHOD RECORDED THEREON - An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus and method capable of efficiently measuring the volume of an object is provided. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a data acquisition unit configured to acquire ultrasound image data regarding a object including a target bone which is to be diagnosed, and an image processing unit configured to acquire first information about at least one selected from a location of the target bone within an ultrasound image and a length of the target bone, based on volume data included in the ultrasound image data, acquire a boundary surface of a soft tissue that is adjacent to the target bone, based on the first information, and automatically acquire a volume of an interior of the boundary surface of the soft tissue. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058423 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTERPOLATING LESION DETECTION - There is provided an apparatus for interpolating a lesion area when diagnosis is performed in a Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD) system using consecutive images. According to an example, the apparatus includes: an image receiver configured to receive images sequentially; an image matcher configured to match a current image with reference images, and to determine whether to interpolate a lesion area in the current image based on a matching result; and a lesion area acquirer configured to interpolate or acquire the lesion area in the current image according to a result of the determination. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058424 | IMAGE REGISTRATION FOR CT OR MR IMAGERY AND ULTRASOUND IMAGERY USING MOBILE DEVICE - A method for fusion of live ultrasound imagery with computed tomography (CT) scan images or magnetic resonance images, the method comprising steps of acquiring a series of CT scan images or magnetic resonance images, acquiring a series of ultrasound images, applying a manual registration process on a computing device to register each of the CT scan images or magnetic resonance images with corresponding ultrasound images, and displaying on a display associated with the computing device the live ultrasound imagery and corresponding CT scan images or magnetic resonance images. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058425 | Segment-based flash suppression in ultrasound color flow - Flash suppression is provided in motion imaging. Separate regions of motion in a same frame or image are tested for flash independently. The size, shape, spatial variance, and/or location of a given region are used to categorize a level or likelihood of flash artifact for that region. Based on the level or likelihood, the motion information is altered to reduce flash. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058426 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF SUBJECTIVE IMAGE QUALITY IN IMAGING OF OBJECTS - The present invention relates to method and system for automatic control of image quality in imaging of an object using, for example, an ultrasound system. The method comprises transmitting image generating signals into the object using selected system parameter sets of the imaging system. The imaging system has a number of different system parameter sets based on an image ranking measure reflecting a subjective expert opinion of a pre-defined set of images. The captured images are analyzed with respect to at least one image quality feature to determine an image quality metric for each image. The respective image quality metric for each image are analyzed to identify an image associated with a highest image quality metric and the system parameter set used for generating the image associated with the highest image quality metric can be selected as system parameter set for imaging of the object. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058427 | ULTRASOUND PROBE AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasound probe and an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus are disclosed. According to one implementation, an ultrasound probe includes the following. A plurality of transducers are arrayed in at least a predetermined first direction and transmit ultrasound to a subject to receive a reflected wave. A convergence unit converges the ultrasound transmitted and received by the plurality of transducers to the first direction. A switching element turns off transmission and reception of the ultrasound of some of the plurality of transducers arrayed in the first direction. A direction switching setter performs switching operation of turning on and turning off of the switching element to deflect in the first direction a transmission/reception direction of the ultrasound by the plurality of transducers. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058428 | MENSTRUAL STATE MONITORING - Apparatus and methods are described for monitoring a female subject. A sensor is configured to monitor the subject without contacting the subject or clothes the subject is wearing, and without viewing the subject or clothes the subject is wearing, and to generate a sensor signal in response to the monitoring. A computer processor is configured to receive the sensor signal, and to analyze the sensor signal. In response to the analyzing, the computer processor is configured to automatically identify a menstrual state of the subject, and to generate an output in response thereto. Other applications are also described. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058429 | PREGNANCY STATE MONITORING - Apparatus and methods are described including apparatus for monitoring a female subject that includes a sensor, configured to monitor the subject without requiring compliance of the subject, and to generate a sensor signal in response to the monitoring. A computer processor is configured to receive the sensor signal, analyze the sensor signal, in response to the analyzing, identify whether the subject is in a pregnant state or a non-pregnant state, and generate an output in response thereto. Other applications are also described. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058430 | Apparatus for safely and accurately excising core tissue samples from palpated nodules or surface lesions - Apparatus for safely and accurately positioning the fingertip of a physician (or technician) performing a biopsy procedure, e.g., to excise a core tissue samples of the male prostate or other internal organs, to avoid injury (e.g., a needle stick) from the sharpened distal end of a biopsy needle assembly. Such apparatus comprises an open tubular member defining an elongated passageway through which a biopsy needle assembly, when actuated, can be made to pass and to extend a predetermined distance along an external path in order to effect the core sampling of a biological mass of interest. The tubular housing supports a safety flange at its distal end, such flange having a flat surface adapted to be engaged by the fingertip of the physician prior to actuation of the biopsy needle assembly. Preferably, the engaged surface of the safety flange defines a physical fiducial adapted to be sensed by theuser's fingertip, such fiducial being located a predetermined safe distance from the external path traveled by the needle assembly, whereby the physician is assured that his or her fingertip is safely spaced from the needle assembly when actuated, and the distal end of the tubular housing is precisely positioned relative to a biological mass of interest. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058431 | MULTI-FUNCTION DERMATOLOGICAL BIOPSY PEN - A method for effecting a dermatological biopsy procedure and a hand-held instrument for use in such procedure. The instrument has a pen-like housing with an aperture and a biopsy site marker. A syringe for dispensing an anesthetic to a selected marked biopsy site on a patient's skin and a biopsy-sampling blade such as a skin punch or scraper and a wound closure device for closing the biopsy wound with a suture, adhesive or cauterant are contained within the housing. The aperture of the instrument is placed directly against the marked biopsy site and the syringe, biopsy blade and wound closure device are controlled to alternately extend and retract through the aperture and operatively effect anesthetic dispensing, biopsy sampling and wound closure. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058432 | APPARATUS AND METHODS TO HARVEST BONE AND BONE MARROW - An apparatus and method for harvesting bone and bone marrow are provided. The apparatus may include a driver operable to be releasably engaged with an intraosseous device. The intraosseous device may include a cannula having a first end operable to penetrate bone and bone marrow and to allow retrieval of portions of bone and/or bone marrow. The cannula may have a second end operable to be releasably engaged with bone marrow sampling equipment. The apparatus may include a removable trocar. The removable trocar may have an inner channel operable to convey portions of bone and/or bone marrow. The removable trocar may have an inner channel and a side port communicating with the inner channel. The removable trocar may have a first end operable to penetrate bone and bone marrow. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058433 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS TO DESIRED LOCATIONS IN A PATIENT'S BODY - A medical device includes a shaft having a distal end and a distal tip. An anchor mechanism is coupled to the distal end proximal to the distal tip. The anchor mechanism includes a rolled sheet of material and a sleeve located to surround the rolled sheet of material to maintain the rolled sheet of material in an initial rolled configuration, and is configured such that when the sleeve is retracted, the rolled sheet of material unrolls to expand radially to anchor the medical device. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058434 | Closure Device and Methods and Systems for Using Same - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to apical closure systems, devices, and methods and systems for use thereof, for closing surgical openings or defects in the wall of the heart. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058435 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING AN OBJECT TO BONE, INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND USE OF A NOVEL SUTURE ASSEMBLY FOR SECURING AN OBJECT TO BONE - A suture assembly comprising:
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20160058436 | SOFT TISSUE REPAIR ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A soft tissue repair assembly. The assembly includes a flexible member having first and second ends, and a strand passing through the flexible member. The strand has first and second strand ends extending through the flexible member, such that pulling at least one of the first and second strand ends changes the flexible member from a first shape suitable for insertion through soft tissue to a second shape suitable for securely lodging the soft tissue repair assembly relative to soft tissue. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058437 | Surgical Suturing Instrument - A surgical suturing instrument including a handle assembly, an elongate member extending distally from the handle assembly and an end effector attached to the distal end of the elongate member. The end effector may include a first jaw member movable relative to a second jaw member between an open position and an approximated position for grasping tissue. Each of the jaw members define a knife slot, a first needle slot, and a second needle slot extending along a longitudinal axis of the end effector. The end effector also includes a knife assembly and an upper assembly pivotably coupled to an upper knife flange of the knife assembly. The upper assembly includes an upper bellcrank, a first needle, a first suture passing through a first aperture defined by the first needle, a second needle and a second suture passing through a second aperture defined by the second needle. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058438 | Catheter-Based Fastener Implantation Apparatus and Methods - Apparatus and methods utilize an intraluminal fastener applier having a guide body with a longitudinal axis. The guide body is sized and configured for intraluminal deployment in a hollow body organ. An actuated assembly is carried by the guide body that is selectively operable to generate an implantation force to implant at least one fastener into tissue within the hollow body organ. The actuated assembly includes a driven member extending generally along the longitudinal axis, which is sized and configured to engage a selected fastener. The actuated assembly also includes a drive member coupled to the driven member to impart the implantation force to the driven element in a direction that is at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the guide body. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058439 | Devices and Methods for Facilitating Closing and Clamping of an End Effector of a Surgical Device - Devices and methods are provided for facilitating closing and clamping of an end effector of a surgical device. In general, the devices and methods can be configured to increase a moment arm of the end effector, thereby increasing a closure force of the end effector. In an exemplary embodiment, a surgical device can include a closure mechanism configured to provide an increased moment arm at the device's end effector, such as at a proximal end thereof. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058440 | Devices and Methods for Removably Coupling a Cartridge to an End Effector of a Surgical Device - Devices and methods are provided for removably coupling a cartridge to an end effector of a surgical device. In general, one of a cartridge and a surgical device can include at least one mating element, and the other of the cartridge and the surgical device can include at least one engagement feature configured to removably engage the at least one mating element. The engagement of the at least one mating element and the at least one engagement feature can help ensure that the cartridge is fully mated to the surgical device such that the surgical device can properly fire fasteners disposed within the cartridge. The engagement of the at least one mating element and the at least one engagement feature can be configured to provide a positive indication that the cartridge is fully seated in an end effector of the surgical device. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058441 | Devices and Methods for Facilitating Ejection of Surgical Fasteners from Cartridges - Devices and methods are provided for stabilizing fasteners post-deployment. Devices and methods are also provided for facilitating ejection of surgical fasteners from a cartridge. Devices and methods are also provided for guiding surgical fasteners. Devices and methods are also provided for facilitating closing and clamping of an end effector of a surgical device. Devices and methods are also provided for securing fasteners and adjunct materials to tissue. Devices and methods are also provided for removably coupling a cartridge to an end effector of a surgical device. Devices and methods are also provided for locking a surgical device based on loading of a fastener cartridge in the surgical device. Devices and methods are provided for adjusting a tissue gap of an end effector of a surgical device. Devices and methods are also provided for manually retracting a drive shaft, drive beam, and associated components. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058442 | EXPANDING HERNIA FIXATION TACK - A fastener for securement to a target tissue site includes a head, a shank extending from the head, and a hinged wing secured to the head. The shank includes a thread that extends along an outer surface of the shank. The thread secures the shank to the target tissue site. The hinged wing includes a shoulder and is movable relative to head between a constrained state and an extended state. The shoulder is engagable with a drive member of a delivery device while the hinged wing is disposed in the constrained state to enable the drive member to translate the fastener through the delivery device in response to movement of the drive member. The hinged wing is movable toward the extended state in response to deployment of the fastener from the delivery device. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058443 | ROBOTICALLY-CONTROLLED MOTORIZED SURGICAL CUTTING AND FASTENING INSTRUMENT - A surgical cutting and fastening instrument comprises an end effector that has a shaft coupled thereto that is coupled to a robotic system. A tool mounting portion includes an electric, DC motor connected to a drive train in the shaft for powering the drive train. A power pack that comprises at least one charge-accumulating device connected to the DC motor for powering the DC motor is provided. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058444 | Devices and Methods for Manually Retracting a Drive Shaft, Drive Beam, and Associated Components of a Surgical Fastening Device - A surgical fastening device provides a mechanism for manually retracting the drive shaft, drive beam, and associated components in the event of a jamming or misfiring condition. The device includes a handle housing from which an elongate shaft extends and an end effector at a distal end of the shaft. The end effector has a cartridge jaw and an anvil jaw in a pivoting arrangement. A drive shaft actuates a drive beam, which acts to drive fasteners from the cartridge jaw into tissue. The device include a first retraction mechanism configured to move linearly and proximally to retract the drive beam and drive shaft, and a second retraction mechanism that likewise is able to retract the drive beam and drive shaft. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058445 | Devices and Methods for Stabilizing Fasteners Post-Deployment - Devices and methods are provided for stabilizing fasteners post-deployment. In general, the devices and methods can allow fasteners to resist counter rotation after being deployed. A fastener can be configured to resist counter rotation in a variety of ways. In some embodiments, a staple can include one or more anti-rotation mechanisms configured to resist counter rotation of the staple when the staple is deployed in tissue. In some embodiments, an orientation of a fastener relative to an orientation of one or more fasteners deployed adjacent thereto can be configured to help prevent counter rotation. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058446 | Devices and Methods for Facilitating Ejection of Surgical Fasteners from Cartridges - Devices and methods are provided for facilitating ejection of surgical fasteners from a cartridge. In general, the devices and methods can facilitate complete removal of one or more fasteners from within the cartridge. In an exemplary embodiment, a surgical device can be configured to facilitate disconnection of fasteners from a carrier to which the fasteners are frangibly attached. The surgical device can include a separation feature in the form of a shearing element configured to facilitate separation of the fasteners from the carrier when the fasteners are deployed from a cartridge that has the fasteners and the carrier disposed therein. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058447 | Methods and Devices for Locking a Surgical Device Based on Loading of a Fastener Cartridge in the Surgical Device - Devices and methods are provided for locking a surgical device based on loading of a fastener cartridge in the surgical device. In general, a surgical device can be configured to prevent at least one of closure of an end effector of the surgical device and firing of fasteners from the end effector when a cartridge is not fully seated in the end effector. In an exemplary embodiment, the surgical device can include a lockout element configured to prevent at least one of closure of the end effector and firing of fasteners from the end effector when a cartridge is not fully seated in the end effector. The locking element can be configured to automatically prevent firing and/or prevent closing of the end effector if a cartridge is not fully seated in the end effector. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058448 | Devices and Methods for Guiding Surgical Fasteners - Devices and methods are provided for guiding surgical fasteners. In general, the devices and methods can facilitate guidance of fasteners during deployment of the fasteners into tissue. In general, the surgical device can include one or more guidance features configured to facilitate guidance of the fasteners during ejection of the fasteners from the cartridge. The one or more guidance features can be configured to reduce lateral movement of the fasteners during deployment thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, each of the one or more guidance features can be configured to support a fastener on three sides thereof during deployment of the fastener. The one or more guidance features can be formed on the cartridge, e.g., formed on a surface thereof or formed on a sled disposed in the cartridge, and/or can be formed on a jaw that seats the cartridge. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058449 | Devices and Methods for Securing Fasteners and Adjunct Materials to Tissue - Devices and methods are provided for securing fasteners and adjunct materials to tissue. In general, a surgical device can include at least one adjunct material to help improve surgical procedures performed using the surgical device. In one embodiment, an end effector of a surgical device can be configured to deliver an adjunct materials to a surgical site during a surgical procedure to help improve the surgical procedure. When the fasteners are deployed at a treatment site, the adjunct material(s) can remain at the treatment site with the fasteners. The fasteners can be “D” shaped and configured to rotate through the adjunct material when the fastener rotates from the end effector into tissue. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058450 | Methods and Devices for Adjusting a Tissue Gap of an End Effector of a Surgical Device - Devices and methods are provided for adjusting a tissue gap of an end effector of a surgical device. In general, a surgical device can be configured to have an adjustable gap of space between a cartridge jaw and an anvil of the device's end effector when the end effector is in a closed position. The end effector can be configured to removably seat a cartridge therein. The cartridge can be configured to define the gap of space between the cartridge jaw and the anvil when the end effector is in the closed position. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058451 | SURGICAL STAPLING APPARATUS - A surgical stapling apparatus is provided including a cartridge assembly defining a tissue contacting surface; an anvil assembly defining a tissue contacting surface; and a surgical buttress releasably secured to at least one of the tissue contacting surface of the cartridge assembly and the tissue contacting surface of the anvil assembly by at least one anchor. A loading unit is provided including a surgical buttress releasably secured to an anvil assembly and/or a staple cartridge secured thereto by at least one anchor, and a drive assembly including a knife blade, wherein movement of the drive assembly from a proximal position to a distal position results in the knife blade cutting the at least one anchor and freeing each surgical buttress from the anvil assembly and/or cartridge assembly. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058452 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR TREATING CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS - Provided is a method of treating cardiac arrhythmia in a patient. The method comprises selecting a patient suffering from a cardiac arrhythmia and creating a flow pathway between a first vascular location and a second vascular location. The first vascular location comprises a source of arterial blood and the second vascular location comprises a source of venous blood. Systems and devices for creating a flow pathway are also provided. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058453 | METHOD FOR CONFIGURING AN ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA - An embodiment of the invention relates to a method of configuring blood vessels at an anastomosis, the method comprising: ensheathing a segment of a transected first blood vessel in a lumen of a sleeve so that an open end of the segment protrudes from a sleeve end; suturing edges of an incision made in a second blood vessel to the open end of the first blood vessel to create an anastomosis; and sliding the sleeve along the first blood vessel to position the sleeve at the anastomosis. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058454 | Bone Fixture for a Medical Prosthesis - Presented herein is a bone fixture for a medical prosthesis. The bone fixture includes a self-drilling threaded body that is configured to be inserted into a recipient's bone. The threaded body includes a bone removal mechanism configured to cut away parts of the bone that are in the path of the threaded body and to remove portions of the cut parts of the bone, sometimes referred to herein as bone fragments, from the hole. The bone fixture also comprises a coupling section that is attached to a proximal end of the threaded body. The coupling section is configured to be positioned external to the recipient's bone and includes a connector interface that is entirely/completely proximal to the threaded body. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058455 | Method and System For Optically Evaluating Proximity to the Inferior Alveolar Nerve In Situ - A low coherence interferometry probe system for evaluating proximity to a tissue layer, comprising a low coherence light source for generating low coherence excitation light, an excitation optical fiber to bring the low coherence excitation light near the tissue layer and a collection optical fiber for capturing back-scattered light from the tissue layer. The probe system comprises a low coherence interferometry sub-system and a digital signal processor for evaluating a distance to the tissue layer. There is also provided a spectral absorption probe system for evaluating proximity to an artery, comprising a light source excitation light having a wavelength adapted for absorption by blood chromophores, an excitation optical fiber and a collection optical fiber. The probe system comprises a light detector and a signal processor for determining a distance to the artery based on the back-scattered light and on Beer-Lambert law of light absorption using a value for surrounding tissue attenuation coefficient (μeff). A probe system combining low coherence interferometry and spectral absorption is also provided. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058456 | ARTHROSCOPIC BONE TRANSPLANTING PROCEDURE, AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS USEFUL THEREIN - Described is an arthroscopic bone transplanting procedure for transplanting a section of a first bone to a second bone. The described procedure is particularly useful for the treatment an anterior shoulder instability, where the first bone is the coracoid and the second bone is the glenoid. Also described is a kit of medical instruments particularly useful in such a procedure. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058457 | Fecal Matter Removing Tool - A fecal matter removing tool for safely removing impacted fecal matter from children and adults. The removing tool includes a hollow, cone shaped barrel having a first end and an open second end, wherein the first end is tapered and can be inserted into a user's rectum and rotated in order to remove impacted fecal matter therefrom. A plurality of apertures are disposed along the barrel, wherein a side of each aperture is raised in order to cut and collect the fecal matter within the hollow interior of the barrel. A lip extends perpendicularly outward from the second end of the barrel in order to prevent the barrel from being positioned too far within a user's rectum. A cap is removably secured to the second end of the barrel so the removing tool can be grasped by a user in order to rotate the barrel within the user's rectum. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058458 | CLOT RETRIEVAL CATHETER - A clot retrieval device, for example to be used in a thrombectomy, is provided including a catheter, an elongated member, and a knitted basket with a proximal end coupled to the catheter and a distal end coupled to the elongated member. The elongated member is movable between an expanded position and a compressed position relative to the catheter and is configured so that the knitted basket expands radially and compresses as the elongated member is moved to the compressed position. The knitted basket is comprised of a plurality of wires coupled together by a plurality of windings. Each winding comprises one of the plurality of the wires twisted about another of the plurality of wires. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058459 | Obstruction Removal System - An obstruction removal device is described, having one or more engaging members which can engage portions of the clot. The one or more engaging members have a collapsed, delivery state, and an expanded, deployed state. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058460 | Surgical Instrument - The present invention addresses the problem of providing a surgical instrument that reduces the variety of surgical instruments used during surgery and that makes it possible to reduce the burden on patients and health care professionals who are involved in surgery. This surgical instrument comprises a pair of working sections that are connected so as to be capable of opening and closing around an axis of rotation. The surgical instrument is characterized in that the working sections comprise a cutting section that cuts a target object by sliding a pair of blades against each other, a pair of gripping surfaces that grip the target object when the pair of working sections is closed, and a pair of detaching sections that are formed so as to be capable of detaching living tissue when the pair of working sections is opened. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058461 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL ASSEMBLY AND METHODS - A surgical device includes an elongated needle body defining an interior lumen extending longitudinally therethrough, having a sharpened distal tip portion. The device further includes an assembly operatively associated with the interior lumen of the needle body. The assembly includes a shaft having an outer surface profile corresponding to an inner surface of the interior lumen of the needle body and a pair of arms extending distally from the shaft. The pair of arms are biased radially outward from the longitudinal axis of the shaft, and each of the pair of arms having a blunt front surface, wherein one of the arms is in a fixed axial alignment with the sharpened distal tip portion of the needle body such that the arms act as an obturator relative to the sharpened distal tip portion of the needle body to guard the needle body from causing accidental needle tip trauma. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058462 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING OPENING IN A SINUS WALL - An instrument comprises a shaft assembly. The shaft assembly comprises a first shaft member including a distal cutting feature, and a second shaft member. The first shaft member is slidable relative to the second shaft member. At least a distal portion of the shaft assembly is sized to fit through a nostril. The instrument further comprises a body. At least a portion of the shaft assembly extends distally relative to the body. The body comprises a grounding feature sized and positioned to engage one or more external anatomical structures adjacent to the nostril. The instrument further comprises a dampener. The dampener resists advancement of the first shaft member relative to the second shaft member. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058463 | COMPACT ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL BLADE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - An endoscopic surgical device comprising a slotted clear cannula, a blade and a housing, wherein the cannula is attached to the housing, and wherein the blade is enclosed in the housing and is slidable into the cannula is disclosed. The blade is enclosed within the housing and cannula, and has a horizontally-oriented pushing component and a vertically-oriented cutting component that protrudes through the slot of the cannula. A method for a performing an operative procedure on a target tissue in a subject using the endoscopic surgical device is also described. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058464 | MUCOSAL RESECTION DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - A resection device for resecting tissue from a body. The device includes an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The device further includes a cap assembly configured
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20160058465 | ULTRASONIC PROBE AND ULTRASONIC TREATMENT APPARATUS - An ultrasonic probe includes a probe bend portion bending relative to a probe main body portion in a first bend direction and a second bend direction with a center of gravity being located on a first bend direction side with respect to a longitudinal axis. In the probe bend portion, a cross-sectional shape in a cross section perpendicular to a first perpendicular direction and a second perpendicular direction varies continuously along the first perpendicular direction and the second perpendicular direction with a cross-sectional center of gravity in the cross section perpendicular to the first perpendicular direction and the second perpendicular direction lying toward the second bend direction, as it is from the first perpendicular direction toward the second perpendicular direction. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058466 | DISC NUCLEUS REMOVAL DEVICES AND METHODS - Disclosed herein are devices and methods for removing tissue. In one aspect, a device for removing tissue includes a hollow elongate member having an outer wall and a lumen, a selectively deployable tissue-cutting element extending from the hollow elongate member, and an actuation member extending through the lumen and coupled to the hollow elongate member at a location that is distal to the tissue-cutting element. Movement of the actuation member can cause the tissue-cutting element to move from the insertion configuration where the tissue-cutting element is not deployed to a tissue-cutting configuration where the tissue-cutting element is deployed such that it is radially extended relative to the insertion configuration. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058467 | ROTATIONAL ATHERECTOMY DEVICE WITH FLUID INFLATABLE SUPPORT ELEMENTS AND TWO TORQUE TRANSMITTING COILS - A rotational atherectomy device for removing a stenotic tissue from a vessel of a patient is disclosed. The device comprises a rotatable, flexible, hollow drive shaft having a fluid impermeable wall defining a fluid impermeable lumen of the drive shaft and, an abrasive element mounted to a distal end portion of the drive shaft proximal to and spaced away from a distal support element formed at a distal end of the drive shaft, the distal support element being inflatable by pressurized fluid which flows in an antegrade direction through said lumen of the drive shaft and is at least partially re-directed into the distal fluid inflatable support element. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058468 | ROTATIONAL ATHERECTOMY DEVICE WITH DISTAL EMBOLIC PROTECTION - A rotational atherectomy device for removing a stenotic tissue from the iliac artery of a patient. The device comprises a flexible, rotatable drive shaft having an elongated proximal portion, an elongated distal portion, and an abrasive element mounted to the drive shaft between the elongated proximal and distal portions of the drive shaft and configured for rapid rotation together with the drive shaft. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058469 | ADAPTER FOR ATTACHING ELECTROMAGNETIC IMAGE GUIDANCE COMPONENTS TO A MEDICAL DEVICE - Devices and methods wherein an adapter is used to attach an electromagnetic image guidance component to a medical device such that an electromagnetic image guidance system may be used to track the location of the medical device within the body of a human or animal subject. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058470 | Subcutaneous sensor inserter and method - An inserter assembly for continuous glucose monitoring with medication delivery capability where the assembly has a deployment button containing a needle deployment mechanism having a sharp held in a pre-release position, a housing body in which the deployment button is movably received within a top end of the housing body, the housing body having a sensor deployment assembly containing a lumen and a sensor disposed within the lumen and extending out of the lumen to a circuit board that is part of the sensor deployment assembly, the sensor deployment assembly matingly connected to the sharp where the sharp extends beyond the sensor deployment assembly and contains the sensor not fixedly attached to the sharp, and a sensor housing releasably received within a lower end of the housing body, the sharp extending into a sensor deployment assembly recess within the sensor housing and directly above a sensor opening in a bottom of the sensor housing. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058471 | Subcutaneous sensor inserter and method - An inserter assembly for continuous glucose monitoring with medication delivery capability where the assembly has a deployment button containing a needle deployment mechanism having a sharp held in a pre-release position, a housing body in which the deployment button is movably received within a top end of the housing body, the housing body having a sensor deployment assembly containing a lumen and a sensor disposed within the lumen and extending out of the lumen to a circuit board that is part of the sensor deployment assembly, the sensor deployment assembly matingly connected to the sharp where the sharp extends beyond the sensor deployment assembly and contains the sensor not fixedly attached to the sharp, and a sensor housing releasably received within a lower end of the housing body, the sharp extending into a sensor deployment assembly recess within the sensor housing and directly above a sensor opening in a bottom of the sensor housing. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058472 | Subcutaneous sensor inserter and method - An inserter assembly for continuous glucose monitoring with medication delivery capability where the assembly has a deployment button containing a needle deployment mechanism having a sharp held in a pre-release position, a housing body in which the deployment button is movably received within a top end of the housing body, the housing body having a sensor deployment assembly containing a lumen and a sensor disposed within the lumen and extending out of the lumen to a circuit board that is part of the sensor deployment assembly, the sensor deployment assembly matingly connected to the sharp where the sharp extends beyond the sensor deployment assembly and contains the sensor not fixedly attached to the sharp, and a sensor housing releasably received within a lower end of the housing body, the sharp extending into a sensor deployment assembly recess within the sensor housing and directly above a sensor opening in a bottom of the sensor housing. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058473 | Subcutaneous sensor inserter and method - An inserter assembly for continuous glucose monitoring with medication delivery capability where the assembly has a deployment button containing a needle deployment mechanism having a sharp held in a pre-release position, a housing body in which the deployment button is movably received within a top end of the housing body, the housing body having a sensor deployment assembly containing a lumen and a sensor disposed within the lumen and extending out of the lumen to a circuit board that is part of the sensor deployment assembly, the sensor deployment assembly matingly connected to the sharp where the sharp extends beyond the sensor deployment assembly and contains the sensor not fixedly attached to the sharp, and a sensor housing releasably received within a lower end of the housing body, the sharp extending into a sensor deployment assembly recess within the sensor housing and directly above a sensor opening in a bottom of the sensor housing. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058474 | Subcutaneous sensor inserter and method - An inserter assembly for continuous glucose monitoring with medication delivery capability where the assembly has a deployment button containing a needle deployment mechanism having a sharp held in a pre-release position, a housing body in which the deployment button is movably received within a top end of the housing body, the housing body having a sensor deployment assembly containing a lumen and a sensor disposed within the lumen and extending out of the lumen to a circuit board that is part of the sensor deployment assembly, the sensor deployment assembly matingly connected to the sharp where the sharp extends beyond the sensor deployment assembly and contains the sensor not fixedly attached to the sharp, and a sensor housing releasably received within a lower end of the housing body, the sharp extending into a sensor deployment assembly recess within the sensor housing and directly above a sensor opening in a bottom of the sensor housing. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058475 | Polymer Osteosynthesis/Translaminar Screw for Surgical Spine Treatment - A translaminar screw is formed from a polymer material (such as PEEK, PLLA, PCL, carbon fiber PEEK, and the like) so that the screw does not come loose, even after an extended period of mobilization. Spinal implants, instrumentation, and methods relating to stabilization and/or fusion of a facet joint via trans-facet and intra-facet delivery of the implants are disclosed herein. The implant or screw functions as a sort of flexible mechanical staple and/or key that prevents sliding motion between the diarthroidal surfaces of the facet joint. The spinal implant includes an elongated member extending from a distal tip to a proximal end having a head formed thereon. The elongated member can further include a threaded portion. The implant member can be, for example, a polymer translaminar screw that is formed from one of a PEEK, PLLA, PCL, carbon fiber PEEK, or similar polymer or other relatively flexible material. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058476 | REVISION ASSEMBLY FOR AN ITEM OF VERTEBRAL OSTEOSYNTHESIS EQUIPMENT - This item of vertebral osteosynthesis equipment includes at least one bone anchoring member ( | 2016-03-03 |
20160058477 | Pedicle Screw - A pedicle screw comprises a head. A shaft is joined to the head. The shaft comprises a first threaded portion, a middle portion and a second threaded portion. The middle portion comprises a modified threaded portion being configured to mitigate damage to a patient's nerve root. A first marker is joinable to the shaft proximate the modified threaded portion. The first marker comprises a material being radiographically distinguishable from the shaft in which a placement of the modified threaded portion is observable. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058478 | Stabilized Spinal Fixation Device - A spinal fixation device includes a device body configured for implantation in a human body and a clamp that is formed from shape memory material and attached to the device body. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058479 | SURGICAL CROSS CONNECTOR - Example embodiments relate generally to an apparatus operable to couple a pair of implantation rods that are surgically implanted adjacent to a plurality of vertebrae. Each implantation rod is secured by at least one fastener element having a head. The apparatus comprises at least one main assembly, said main assembly operable to move relative to a head of one of the fastener elements when not in a locked position. The apparatus also comprises a center link extending in an axial direction, said center link operable to move relative to the main assembly when not in a locked position. The main assembly is operable to receive the center link and a head of one of the fastener elements and secure the center link and the head relative to the main assembly when in a locked position. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058480 | FASTENER, SPINAL INTERBODY SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME AND METHOD - The disclosed subject matter includes a fastener, a system and methods for use and manufacture. The fastener can include a head disposed at a proximal end of the fastener, a shaft connected to the head, and at least one of the head and the shaft can include a plurality of flat surfaces. A collar can extend about the longitudinal axis of the fastener and can have a proximal-most surface spaced in a longitudinal axis direction away from a proximal-most surface of the fastener. The collar can include a plurality of petals spaced about the longitudinal axis, each of the plurality of petals including a flat surface facing a respective one of the plurality of flat surfaces of the at least one of the head and the shaft. A plate and/or a cage can be included with the fastener for use in a spinal connection, kit or repair system. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058481 | FLANGED INTERBODY FUSION DEVICE - Methods and devices are disclosed for treating the vertebral column. An implant for treating the spine is provided comprising at least two articulations between the spacer and the bone facing surface of the fixation plate. Another implant for treating the spine is also provided, comprising two or more fixation plates attached to a spacer with two or more articulations, wherein the fixation plates are independently movable. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058482 | ROD DELIVERY TOOL FOR USE IN PEDICLE SCREW SYSTEMS - Rod delivery tools, methods for delivering a connecting rod of a pedicle screw system into seating slots of at least first and second long arm screw towers of a pedicle screw system, and a rod reduction tool and related methods for urging a distal leading end of a connecting rod and an opening of a long arm screw tower into alignment with one another, where the two are initially misaligned. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058483 | MEDULLARY PIN - Medullary pin ( | 2016-03-03 |
20160058484 | INTRAMEDULLARY SUPPORT WITH POROUS METAL SPLINES - An intramedullary support for arthrodesis of a human midfoot, especially to correct Charcot deformity, is configured as an elongated beam or shaft having porous metal on an outer surface for bone ingrowth. For the medial column, the intramedullary support is emplaced in a K-wire guided bore extending through the metatarsal, cuneiform, and navicular bones into the talus. The beam or shaft can be polygonal in cross section and the porous metal can included particulate or trabecular metal arranged in discrete areas or along splines, such as titanium with a porosity comparable to that of cancellous bone. Splines or encircling lengths of porous metal can be flush or protruding from the surface of the beam or shaft, longitudinal along a cylindrical the beam, or oblique or wrapped helically, or on a beam of polygonal cross section. Bone ingrowth and ossification supports the medial column in alignment along the beam. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058485 | Bone Distraction Device Having a Quick Release Disengagement Mechanism - A bone distraction device having a ratchet and pawl mechanism such that incremental rotation is allowed in one direction and prevented in the other, and further having a quick release mechanism such that the ratchet and pawl mechanism can be released to allow free rotation in both directions. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058486 | System and Method of Soft Tissue Anchoring to Metaphyseal Bone Plate - A bone plate a re-orientable tab that provides a buttress support to fragments of the surrounding concave joint rim. The tabs can be re-orientated to contact the rim to provide close support. Each tab includes a hole sized to closely receive a K-wire to permit the K-wire to apply a bending load to a tab in situ to bend the tab about a lower recess between the tab and the remainder of the head. A soft tissue anchor is sized to pass through the hole in the tab, and into a hole drilled into the underlying bone. The soft tissue anchor has a bone engaging first portion and second portion comprising a length of flexible suture, to which is affixed a needle. The needle and suture can be used to draw tissue about the joint capsule. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058487 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION - A dual reconstructive wire system for use with an anatomy can include a first guide wire, a second guide wire, a first guide instrument, a first cannulated insertion instrument, and a second cannulated insertion instrument. The first guide wire can pass through the first cannulated insertion instrument such that a first end and a second end of the first guide wire extends beyond the first end and the second end, respectively of the first cannulated insertion instrument. The second guide wire can pass through the second cannulation insertion instrument such that a first end and a second end of the second guide wire extends beyond the first end and the second end, respectively of the second cannulated insertion instrument. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058488 | Cryogenic Probe Filtration System - A cryogenic device having a filter device fluidly connected between a valve and a cooling fluid cartridge. The filter device filters solid and fluid impurities received from the cartridge. The filter device also captures fluid impurities from the cryogenic device when not in use. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058489 | METHOD FOR PAINLESS RENAL DENERVATION USING A PERI-VASCULAR TISSUE ABLATION CATHETER WITH SUPPORT STRUCTURES - An intravascular catheter for peri-vascular and/or peri-urethral tissue ablation includes multiple needles advanced through supported guide tubes which expand around a central axis to engage the interior surface of the wall of the renal artery or other vessel of a human body allowing the injection an ablative fluid for ablating tissue, and/or nerve fibers in the outer layer or deep to the outer layer of the vessel, or in prostatic tissue. The system may also include a means to limit and/or adjust the depth of penetration of the ablative fluid into and beyond the tissue of the vessel wall. The catheter may also include structures which provide radial and/or lateral support to the guide tubes so that the guide tubes expand uniformly and maintain their position against the interior surface of the vessel wall as the sharpened injection needles are advanced to penetrate into the vessel wall. A method can involve injection/infusion of the ablative fluid over an extended time period of at least 10 seconds or with two injections at two different penetration depths to reduce or eliminate patient pain during ablation. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058490 | INTEGRATED SUTURE AND CAUTERIZATION - A system for suturing and cauterization is provided. A needle assembly and/or suture line emanates heat to cauterize tissue during wound closure. Energy sources for the heat include thermal elements of a variety of configurations energized from electrical, RF or chemical sources disposed internally or external to the needle assembly. Conductive suture lines are provided and some embodiments include a surgical robot. Wound closure is improved and closing time decreased while the potential for bleeding induced by needle tract incisions and suture tension is minimized. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058491 | INTEGRATED SUTURE AND CAUTERIZATION - A system for suturing and cauterization is provided. A needle assembly and/or suture line emanates heat to cauterize tissue during wound closure. Energy sources for the heat include thermal elements of a variety of configurations energized from electrical, RF or chemical sources disposed internally or external to the needle assembly. Conductive suture lines are provided and some embodiments include a surgical robot. Wound closure is improved and closing time decreased while the potential for bleeding induced by needle tract incisions and suture tension is minimized. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058492 | MANAGING TISSUE TREATMENT - Various embodiments are directed to systems and methods for providing a drive signal to a surgical device for treating tissue. A surgical generator may deliver the drive signal according to a first composite load curve. The surgical generator may receive a first tissue measurement indicating a property of the tissue at a first time during the delivery of the drive signal, receive a second tissue measurement indicating the property of the tissue at a second time during the delivery of the drive signal after the first time, and based on the first and second tissue measurements, determine a difference in the property of the tissue between the first time and the second time. When the difference in the property of the tissue exceeds a difference threshold, the generator may deliver the drive signal according to a second composite load curve that is more aggressive than the first composite load curve. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058493 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ABLATING A TISSUE SITE BY ELECTROPORATION WITH REAL-TIME PULSE MONITORING - A medical system for ablating a tissue site by electroporation with real-time pulse monitoring during an electroporation treatment procedure is provided. The treatment control module monitors applied pulses and detect an abnormal condition that indicates either an ineffective electroporation of the tissue or an imminent excessive current such as a spark event that may exceed the capacity of the pulse generator. Rather than terminating the procedure entirety, the treatment control module temporarily pauses the procedure to allow the user to adjust the pulse parameters so as to complete the procedure without starting the procedure over again. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058494 | MODULAR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A modular surgical instrument includes an ergonomic handle, one or more service lines and a surgical tip. The handle is configured to be grasped by an operator, and includes a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a central portion. The one or more service lines are releasably coupled to the proximal portion of the handle, and the surgical tip is releasably coupled to the distal portion of the handle. The one or more service lines are operably coupled with the surgical tip. An optional control module may be disposed in a receptacle in the central portion of the handle and the control module may be adapted to control the operation of the surgical tip. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058495 | ELECTROSURGICALLY REMOVING TISSUE WITH LOCALIZED RETURN - An electrosurgical system for removing tissue is provided. The electrosurgical system includes an electrosurgical device for treat tissue and a grasping device configured to grasp tissue. The electrosurgical device has one or more electrically conductive surfaces adapted to electrically couple to a first electrical potential of an electrosurgical energy source. The grasping device includes one or more electrically conductive surfaces adapted to electrically couple to a second electrical potential of the electrosurgical energy source wherein, upon activation of the electrosurgical energy source, electrosurgical energy is transmitted between electrical potentials and through tissue disposed therebetween. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058496 | ENERGY-ACTIVATION MECHANISMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - A surgical instrument includes a housing, energizable member, first activation switch, cable assembly, and second activation switch. The housing is operatively associated with the energizable member. The first activation switch is coupled to the energizable member and is selectively transitionable from an open condition to a closed condition. The cable assembly is coupled to the housing at a first end and includes a plug at a second, opposite end, the plug housing a second activation switch selectively transitionable from an open condition to a closed condition. The plug is adapted to connect to the source of electrosurgical energy, wherein transitioning of the first activation switch from the open condition to the closed condition transitions the second activation switch from the open condition to the closed condition such that the second activation switch communicates with the source of electrosurgical energy to initiate the supply of energy to the energizable member. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058497 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING JAW MEMBERS OF AN END-EFFECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A method of manufacturing a jaw member of an end-effector assembly includes forming one or more stress-relief cavities within a sealing plate. Each one of the one or more stress-relief cavities defines a pad portion of an electrically-conductive surface of the sealing plate. The method also includes forming a stop member on each pad portion of the electrically-conductive surface of the sealing plate, performing an overmolding operation wherein the one or more stress-relief cavities is configured to prevent force applied to a bottom surface of the sealing plate during the overmolding operation from stressing each pad portion to avoid compromising adhesion between the stop member and the electrically-conductive surface of the sealing plate. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058498 | VESSEL SEALING INSTRUMENT AND SWITCH ASSEMBLIES THEREOF - A switch assembly for an electrosurgical instrument includes a switch housing, a switch, a first biasing member, and an additional biasing member. The switch is disposed within the switch housing and movably disposed between an activated position to initiate delivery of electrosurgical energy and a deactivated position to terminate delivery of electrosurgical energy. The first biasing member is selectively positionable adjacent the switch and in communication therewith. The first biasing member includes a first thickness that provides a first resistance to resist movement of the switch between the activated and the deactivated positions when positioned in the switch housing. The additional biasing member is selectively interchangeable with the first biasing member. The additional biasing member includes a different thickness that provides a different resistance to resist movement of the switch between the activated and the deactivated positions when positioned in the switch housing. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058499 | ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE - A forceps-type electrosurgical device is disclosed comprising, a fixed elongate body and a pair of moveable tips, arranged for engaging tissue in use, and extending from a forward end of the body. The tips are relatively moveable between a first position in which the tips are spaced apart and a second position in which the tips are brought together. The body further comprising an actuation member moveable relative to the body and connected to the tips such that a user may move the actuation member to result in movement of the tips between the first and second positions. The device may further comprise a suction port proximal to the tips. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058500 | REMOVING TISSUE WITH ELECTROSURGICAL LOOP AND SUCTION - An electrosurgical instrument for removing tissue includes a shaft and a cutting member. The shaft extends to a distal end and defines a lumen configured to communicate with a vacuum source. The cutting member is supported at the distal end of the shaft. The cutting member is adapted to couple to an electrosurgical energy source and is configured to form an annular loop. The cutting member is selectively transitionable from a first configuration, wherein the annular loop includes a first diameter to one or more additional configurations, wherein the annular loop includes a second diameter smaller than the first diameter. The annular loop is configured to sever tissue within the annular loop. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058501 | CAVITATING ULTRASONIC SURGICAL ASPIRATOR WITH RF ELECTRODES - An CUSA having a cannula with an ultrasonic frequency vibrating tip with a flue disposed around the cannula. A first electrode is disposed on an outside of the flue and an RF generator provides current to the first electrode. A current flow is formed between the electrode and the tip and the tip acts as a ground. The first electrode can take the shape of a complete circumferential ring or a partially circumferential ring. The first electrode can be removably disposed on and/or movable along a length of the flue to allow the surgeon to “clip-on” or adjust the electrode at the position of their choice. A second electrode can be disposed on the outside of the flue and proximal to the first. A second current flow can be formed between the first electrode and the second electrode. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058502 | DEVICES FOR DAMAGING NERVES AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - A method of treating an airway of a lung may include inserting a medical device into the airway, and delivering an agent from the medical device to a nerve disposed within or adjacent the airway to damage the nerve sufficient to reduce an ability of the nerve to send nerve signals. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058503 | METHODS FOR MODULATING RENAL NERVE TISSUE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND DEVICES - Methods for treating a patient using therapeutic renal neuromodulation and associated devices, system, and methods are disclosed herein. One aspect of the present technology is directed to neuromodulating nerve tissue in selected anatomical regions. In one embodiment, the method can include intravascularly positioning a neuromodulation element of a catheter within renal vasculature of a human patient and modulating nerve tissue within an anatomical region extending circumferentially around a branch vessel along a proximal-most longitudinal length of the branch vessel (e.g., between about 1 mm to about 12 mm distal to a bifurcation). The method can also include positioning the neuromodulation element within a second branch vessel and modulating nerve tissue within an anatomical region extending circumferentially around the second branch vessel along a proximal-most longitudinal length of the second branch vessel (e.g., between about 1 mm to about 12 mm distal to a bifurcation). | 2016-03-03 |
20160058504 | Electrosurgical Pericardial Puncture - Devices and methods for providing access to the pericardial cavity while reducing risk of myocardial damage. One method includes advancing a distal end of a puncture device towards the heart from a subxiphoid region of a patient wherein the distal end of the puncture device is atraumatic and comprises an energy delivery device; positioning the energy delivery device at a target site on a pericardium of the heart using ultrasound for imaging; and delivering energy from the energy delivery device to a tissue of the target site to create a channel to the pericardial cavity. The method may include repeating one or more of the above steps until the energy delivery device is located within the pericardial cavity. Some embodiments of the method include using supplemental means of monitoring, including medical imaging and using contrast fluid. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058505 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING TISSUE CONTACT DURING ABLATION - Systems and methods for assessing tissue contact, including positioning an electrode adjacent a tissue region; delivering radiofrequency energy to the electrode, wherein the delivered radiofrequency energy is sufficient to ablate at least a portion of the tissue region; obtaining a plurality of impedance measurements from the electrode during the delivery of the radiofrequency energy; calculating a change in the impedance measurements over a pre-determined time period; and generating an alert if the calculated change is less than a pre-defined value. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058506 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING THE HEART WITH ABLATION - A system for ablating internal heart tissue in an ablation pattern on a surface of the tissue within the heart. The system includes an ablation catheter with a distal end having an ablating tip portion operative to allow selective ablation of tissue. A guiding device is engageable with the ablation catheter and includes a tissue anchoring portion operable to engage with tissue proximate to the tissue to be ablated so as to temporarily anchor the guiding device relative to the tissue. Engagement of the guiding device with the ablation catheter operates to assist with guiding the ablating tip portion in moving along the pattern. Various devices and methods of use are further disclosed. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058507 | MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM - A microwave ablation catheter assembly is provided. A coaxial cable configured to connect to a microwave energy source at its proximal end and at its distal end to a distal radiating section. The coaxial cable includes inner and outer conductors and a dielectric positioned therebetween. An extended working channel is configured to receive the coaxial cable for positioning the coaxial cable adjacent target tissue. At least a portion of an inner surface of the extended working channel is electrically conductive. The electrically conductive inner surface of the extended working channel may function as a balun to maintain a balanced signal between the inner and outer conductors of the coaxial cable when the distal radiating section of the coaxial cable is energized. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058508 | NARROW GAUGE HIGH STRENGTH CHOKED WET TIP MICROWAVE ABLATION ANTENNA - An electromagnetic surgical ablation probe having a coaxial feedline and cooling chamber is disclosed. The disclosed probe includes a dipole antenna arrangement having a radiating section, a distal tip coupled to a distal end of the radiating section, and a ring-like balun short, or choke, which may control a radiation pattern of the probe. A conductive tube disposed coaxially around the balun short includes at least one fluid conduit which provides coolant, such as dionized water, to a cooling chamber defined within the probe. A radiofrequency transparent catheter forms an outer surface of the probe and may include a lubricious coating. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058509 | SKIN TREATMENT APPARATUS - A skin treatment device ( | 2016-03-03 |
20160058510 | SURGICAL PACKAGING AND METHODS OF USE - A system for containing used surgical instruments, which includes an instrument container. The instrument container has outer and inner surfaces and a plurality of containment units disposed along the inner surface. The plurality of containment units each covers an area of the inner surface and each has restraints for holding at least one surgical instrument. The system also includes a decontaminant device having a foam sheet soaked with a disinfectant compound. The foam sheet has a surface area at least as large as the area of at least one of the plurality of containment units. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058511 | System for Alignment of Surgical Instruments - A surgical-instrument alignment station comprises a case having an interior surface and an exterior surface. The case comprised a top side and a bottom side joined along a hinge. A plurality of suction cups are fixed to the exterior surface of the bottom side of the case for allowing the case to be selectively attached to a surface. An alignment block is affixed to the exterior surface of the bottom side of the case. The alignment block comprises an elongated element that defines a plurality of slots for selectively holding a plurality of surgical-tool implements. The elongated element further comprises a clamping element configured to selectively engage surgical-tool implements. The station further comprises a first internal pocket in the top side of the case and a light source in the top side of the case. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058512 | SURGICAL SYSTEM INSTRUMENT MOUNTING - Robotic surgical systems and methods of coupling a surgical instrument to a manipulator arm are provided. In one embodiment, a system includes a base; a setup link operably coupled to the base, the setup link locating a remote center of motion for the robotic surgical system; a proximal link operably coupled to the setup link; and a distal link operably coupled to the proximal link. A plurality of instrument manipulators are rotatably coupled to a distal end of the distal link, each of the instrument manipulators including a plurality of actuator outputs distally protruding from a distal end of a frame. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058513 | SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH STERILE WRAPPINGS - A surgical system comprises a first element with a seat ( | 2016-03-03 |
20160058514 | MASTER-SLAVE SYSTEM - There is provided a master-slave system including: a slave unit including an observation optical system imaging a subject A; a treatment part projecting from a surface on which the observation optical system is provided and at least part of the treatment tools is imaged along with the subject A by the observation optical system; a master apparatus including an operating unit held and operated by an operator; a control unit associating operation of the operating unit of the master apparatus with motion of the slave unit and motion of the treatment part; and a monitor screen displaying an image acquired by the observation optical system, wherein the operating unit includes a command input unit into which a motion command for a slave unit is inputted while the operating unit is held by the operator without changing a pose of the operating unit. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058515 | Multifunctional Operational Component for Robotic Devices - The various embodiments disclosed herein relate to modular medical devices, including various devices with detachable modular components and various devices with pivotally attached modular components. Additional embodiments relate to procedures in which various of the devices are used cooperatively. Certain embodiments of the medical devices are robotic in vivo devices. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058516 | Surgical Devices with Intracorporeal Elbow Joint - Surgical devices are disclosed herein that generally include an intracorporeal elbow joint to facilitate translational movement of an end effector while allowing a body portion of the surgical device and a trocar or working channel through which the device is inserted to be maintained in a fixed angular orientation relative to the patient. This allows a plurality of such devices to be used effectively with a single incision or access device. Such devices also generally provide end effector movement with six degrees of freedom, while maintaining a mechanical linkage between the user and the end effector and while mimicking and/or mirroring natural user movement. Various methods related to such devices are also disclosed. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058517 | AUTOMATED SURGICAL AND INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES - Described herein are an apparatus and methods for automating subtasks in surgery and interventional medical procedures. The apparatus consists of a robotic positioning platform, an operating system with automation programs, and end-effector tools to carry out a task under supervised autonomy. The operating system executes an automation program, based on one or a fusion of two or more imaging modalities, guides real-time tracking of mobile and deformable targets in unstructured environment while the end-effector tools execute surgical interventional subtasks that require precision, accuracy, maneuverability and repetition. The apparatus and methods make these medical procedures more efficient and effective allowing a wider access and more standardized outcomes and improved safety. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058518 | MEDICAL ACCESSORY HOLDER - A medical accessory holder ( | 2016-03-03 |
20160058519 | MECHANISMS AND METHODS FOR THE DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF A MECHANICAL INTERFACE BETWEEN A WEARABLE DEVICE AND A HUMAN BODY SEGMENT - The system includes an instrument for determining the anatomical, biomechanical, and physiological properties of a body segment that includes one or more force sensitive probes is provided. A human operator actuates one or more force sensitive probes, wherein the force sensitive probes are positioned at the surface of the body segment. The operator pushes on the force sensitive probes with varying force applied on the body segment to measure tissue deflection forces. The instrument may include one or more of gyroscopes, accelerometers, and magnetometers capable of measuring changes in tissue deflection caused by the force sensitive probes relative to a grounded reference frame in 3-D space, wherein the tissue deflection force data and the change in tissue deflection data are used to compute segment tissue viscoelastic properties. The instrument may also be untethered or wireless. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058520 | System and Method for Patient-Specific Image-Based Simulation of Artial Electrophysiology - A method and system for simulating patient-specific atrial electrophysiology is disclosed. A patient-specific anatomical atria model is generated from medical image data of a patient. A patient-specific atria electrophysiology model is generated based on the patient-specific anatomical atria model and electrophysiology measurements of the patient. One or more virtual electrophysiological therapies are performed by performing atrial electrophysiology simulations using the patient-specific atria electrophysiology model. Atrial electrophysiology simulation results resulting from the one or more virtual electrophysiological therapies are displayed. | 2016-03-03 |
20160058521 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING INTERACTIVE 3D TREATMENT ZONE FOR PERCUTANEOUS TREATMENT - The present teaching relates to surgical procedure planning. In one example, at least one 3D object contained in a 3D volume is rendered on a display screen. The at least one 3D object includes a 3D object corresponding to an organ. First information related to a 3D pose of a surgical instrument positioned with respect to the at least one 3D object is received from a user. A 3D representation of the surgical instrument is rendered in the 3D volume based on the first information. Second information related to a setting of the surgical instrument is received from the user. A 3D treatment zone in the 3D volume with respect to the at least one 3D object is estimated based on the first and second information. The 3D treatment zone in the 3D volume is visualized on the display screen. Controls associated with the 3D representation of the surgical instrument and/or the 3D treatment zone are provided to facilitate the user to dynamically adjust the 3D treatment zone via the controls. | 2016-03-03 |