15th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160100817 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR CAPTURING AND OUTPUTTING DATA REGARDING A BODILY CHARACTERISTIC - Systems, devices, and methods are provided for capturing and outputting data regarding a bodily characteristic. In one embodiment, a hardware device can operate as a stethoscope with sensors to detect bodily characteristics such as heart sounds, lung sounds, abdominal sounds, and other bodily sounds and other characteristics such as temperature and ultrasound. The stethoscope can be configured to work independently with built solid state memory or SIM card. The stethoscope can be configured to pair via a wireless communication protocol with one or more electronic devices, and upon pairing with the electronic device(s), can be registered in a network resident in the cloud and can thereby create a network of users of like stethoscopes. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100818 | Invasive Device Positioning Assembly - The present invention presents a positioning assembly to guide an invasive device toward a tissue object of a living body under ultrasonographic visualization. The positioning assembly is a part of an apparatus that controllably introduces an invasive device into a tissue object. The positioning assembly of the present invention is configured to improve on ultrasonographic guidance and to reduce chances of contamination of the apparatus. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100819 | System And Method For Locating Detachment Zone Of A Detachable Implant - A system and method for quickly detaching an implant and for locating the detachment zone of a detachable implant. A sensor determines a sudden change in the local environment as the sensor passes from within a microcatheter to being exposed to the vasculature. The sensor may be a temperature sensor, ultrasonic sensor, pressure sensor or the like. If the detachable implant assembly uses a heater coil to detach the implant, the heater coil may be used as a sensor. Additionally, the implant itself may be used as a sensor if a change in electrical resistance is detectable as the implant exits the microcatheter and changes shape. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100820 | ULTRASONIC DATA ACQUISITION APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An ultrasonic data acquisition apparatus includes an inner layer, a guiding rail surrounding the inner layer and an ultrasonic probe positioned outside of the inner layer and connected to the guiding rail. The inner layer includes an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner layer is curved along a circumference direction. The ultrasonic probe includes a far end adjacent to the tissue and a near end opposite to the far end. When the ultrasonic data acquisition apparatus is in working, the ultrasonic probe is movable relative to the inner layer along the circumference direction while keeping the far end consistently abutting against the outer surface of the inner layer. Besides, a system for acquiring ultrasonic data and a control method of the ultrasonic data acquisition apparatus are also disclosed. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100821 | HAND-HELD IMAGING DEVICES WITH POSITION AND/OR ORIENTATION SENSORS FOR COMPLETE EXAMINATION OF TISSUE - A scan completeness auditing system for use with an ultrasound imaging console in screening a volume of tissue comprising a location tracking system comprising at least one position sensor adapted to couple to an imaging probe and at least one orientation sensor adapted to couple to the probe, the position and orientation sensors configured to provide data corresponding to the position and orientation of the imaging probe and a receiver comprising a controller configured to receive the position and orientation data from the location tracking system and to electronically receive and record a first scan sequence comprising a first set of scanned images representing cross-sections of the tissue from the imaging probe. The controller can be configured to assign a replay dwell time to each image in the scan sequence. The dwell time for each image can be based on a relative spacing for that image in the scan sequence. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100822 | BEAMFORMING APPARATUS AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A beamforming apparatus configured to beamform ultrasound waves transmitted through an ultrasound transducer having a two-dimensional transducer array includes a transmitter configured to output transmission pulses configured to drive elements constituting the transducer array, and a transmission switch configured to select at least two elements among the elements to form an aperture such that the transmission pulses drive the elements forming the aperture. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100823 | CINE-LOOP ADJUSMENT - Techniques for imaging adjusting a cine-loop are described herein. A cine-loop may be generated, and it may be identified whether the cine-loop has a stitching artifact. The cine-loop may be played, and the length of the cine-loop may be adjusted while the cine-loop is playing until the stitching artifact is substantially removed. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100824 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION CONNECTING METHOD PERFORMED IN THE ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus which is connectable to a wireless probe that acquires first data by scanning an object is provided. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a controller which is configured to recognize an occurrence of a first event, to automatically terminate a first communication connection to the wireless probe via a first communication network, and to control an automatic start of a second communication connection to an external apparatus via the first communication network; and a communicator which is configured to exchange data with the wireless probe and/or with the external apparatus by using the first communication network under the control of the controller. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100825 | Device to facilitate urine specimen collection - A urine collection system comprised of a plastic liner that releasably mounts to the toilet bowl, rim, or seat with a basin in the center thereof for the collection of urine. The basin has a stopped port to drain the urine into a standard specimen container. The system may be sized to fit a toddler potty or may be sized for a full-sized toilet. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100826 | PREDICTED MENSTRUATION START DATE CALCULATION APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND BODY ANALYSIS APPARATUS - A predicted menstruation start date calculation apparatus includes a date information acquisition unit that acquires a number of menstrual cycle days and a number of high temperature phase days over multiple menstrual cycles of a woman, a type classification unit that performs classification into a specific type indicating that the number of menstrual cycle days is unstable and the number of high temperature phase days is stable, and into one or more types other than the specific type, and a calculation unit that calculates the predicted menstruation start date based on the classification by the type classification unit. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100827 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR VEIN HARVESTING - A vein harvesting device is disclosed. The vein harvesting device includes a handle assembly, at least one elongated portion, first and second end effectors, and a tip. Each end effector is disposed adjacent a distal portion of the at least one elongated portion. Each end effector includes a first jaw member and a second jaw member, and at least one jaw member is movable toward the other jaw member. The tip is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the elongated portion. A distal end of the tip extends distally beyond a distal-most end of the first end effector. The first end effector is movable independently of the tip, and the second end effector is movable independently of the tip. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100828 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR VEIN HARVESTING - A vein harvesting device is disclosed. The vein harvesting device includes a handle assembly, an elongated portion extending distally from the handle assembly and defining a longitudinal axis, an end effector, and a retractor. The end effector is disposed adjacent a distal portion of the elongated portion, and includes a first jaw member and a second jaw member. At least one jaw member is movable toward the other jaw member. The retractor is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the elongated portion, and includes a shaft and a pair of legs. The retractor is movable from a non-deployed position where the shaft is aligned with the longitudinal axis, to a deployed position where the shaft is disposed at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100829 | ACCESS CLOSURE CONFIGURATION - A method may comprise creating a first passage across a wall with a sharpened member at a first angle relative to a lumen; advancing an anchor assembly through the first passage such that a distal portion of the anchor assembly is placed within the blood vessel; applying a force to the anchor assembly to position an adjacent portion of the blood vessel wall into a desired contact configuration relative to the anchor assembly; and while maintaining the desired contact configuration, advancing a needle through a portion of the anchor assembly and through a portion of the wall of the blood vessel to form an expandable tract between overlapping tissue portions of the vessel wall, wherein a portion of the anchor assembly comprises a saddle-shaped needle receiving structure configured to receive and support the needle after it has been advanced across the portion of the wall to create the expandable tract. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100830 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR JOINT DISTRACTION - A method of treating a patient's joint having opposing joint surfaces includes providing an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end and an expandable member near the distal end. The expandable member is positioned in the joint between the joint surfaces and expanded so as to separate the joint surfaces away from one another into a distracted position. The joint is manipulated while in the distracted position so that the joint is distracted and in flexion. A diagnostic or therapeutic procedure is then performed on the joint while maintaining the joint in the flexed and distracted position. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100831 | METHODS AND INSTRUMENTS FOR SUBCHONDRAL TREATMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS IN A SMALL JOINT - Devices, instruments and associated methods for the subchondral treatment of osteoarthritis in small joints are provided. In addition, a method for treating joint pain in small joints is provided. These small joints may be ankle, elbow or wrist joints. The methods may target one of many different access points having trajectories with a common focal point at or near the small joint. The instruments may limit access to areas within or near the small joint by providing predefined entry paths that avoid damage to surrounding tissues. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100832 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RE-ATTACHING THE LABRUM TO THE ACETABULUM, INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND USE OF A NOVEL SUTURE ANCHOR SYSTEM - Apparatus for securing an object to bone, the apparatus comprising:
| 2016-04-14 |
20160100833 | ANCHOR ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure relates to an anchor assembly. The anchor assembly includes an anchor defining a cavity and an opening to the cavity and an insertion member configured for arrangement within the anchor cavity. The insertion member includes a body having a proximal end portion and a flat distal end portion, and a head coupled to the proximal end portion of the body. A method of tissue repair and other anchor assemblies are also disclosed. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100834 | ANNULAR ADHESIVE STRUCTURE - An assembly for joining tissue portions is provided and includes an anvil assembly and a body portion juxtaposed with respect to one another along a shaft and arranged so as to be approximated with respect to one another; and an applicator disposed between the body portion and anvil assembly and configured for retaining a wound treatment material therein. The applicator has channels arranged for dispensing the wound treatment material therefrom onto an interface between the tissue portions. A method of joining the tissue portions is also provided and includes the steps of dispensing the wound treatment material from the applicator so as to distribute wound treatment material onto an interface between a first tissue portion and a second tissue portion; and approximating the anvil assembly and the body portion to one another so that the first and second tissue portions are in contact with one another. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100835 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR REPAIRING SOFT TISSUE AND ATTACHING SOFT TISSUE TO BONE - Devices, systems and/or methods for repairing soft tissue adjacent a repair site. In one embodiment, a repair device includes a plate member and an anchor. The plate member having a periphery, the plate member configured to be positioned along an outer surface of the soft tissue. The anchor includes a base and six legs extending from the base, the six legs extending from the base being moveable to a curled configuration such that the six legs wrap around separate portions of the periphery of the plate member with the soft tissue therebetween. In this manner, the repair device may be anchored to the soft tissue. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100836 | Devices and Methods for Endoluminal Plication - Devices and methods are provided for forming and securing a tissue plication. More particularly, the devices and methods of the present invention can be used to create multiple tissue folds on an anterior and posterior wall of a stomach cavity to reduce the volume thereof. In one aspect, a method of gastric volume reduction is disclosed that includes advancing a tissue acquisition and fixation device endoscopically into a stomach, manipulating the device to form a first fold of tissue on an interior surface of an anterior wall of the stomach, and manipulating the device to form a second fold of tissue on an interior surface of a posterior wall of the stomach, where the second fold is not attached to the first fold. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100837 | STAPLE CARTRIDGE - A surgical stapling apparatus is disclosed which comprises a tissue stop configured to inhibit tissue from flowing out of the distal end of the stapling instrument as the tissue is being stapled and/or incised. Also disclosed is a surgical stapling apparatus comprising one or more interruptions, or absent staple cavities, in the rows of staple cavities defined therein. Also disclosed is a surgical stapling apparatus comprising a channel configured to receive tissue and/or another surgical instrument therein. In at least one instance, such a stapling apparatus could comprise staple cavities on one side of a longitudinal knife slot and no staple cavities on the other side of the knife slot. Further disclosed are methods for using the surgical stapling devices disclosed herein. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100838 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND DRIVE MECHANISM THEREOF - A surgical instrument and a drive mechanism, the drive mechanism includes a motor, a planetary gear train, and a bidirectional ratchet mechanism; the input sun gear of the planetary gear train engages the output shaft of the motor; an output carrier of the planetary gear train engages an executing mechanism of the surgical instrument through a transmission mechanism; the bidirectional ratchet mechanism includes a ratchet, a bidirectional pawl assembly, and a stop; the ratchet is in rigid connection with an annular gear of the planetary gear train; the bidirectional pawl assembly includes a bidirectional pawl; the stop selectively drives a first end or a second end of the bidirectional pawl to lock the ratchet, so as to lock corresponding rotation of the ratchet when the motor drives the planetary gear train, and unlock corresponding rotation of the ratchet when the transmission mechanism drives the planetary gear train. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100839 | MULTI-FIRE STAPLER WITH ELECTRONIC COUNTER, LOCKOUT, AND VISUAL INDICATOR - A surgical system includes a handle having a controller and a motor, an adapter releasably coupled to the handle, and a loading unit releasably coupled to the adapter. The motor is coupled to a drive shaft of the handle. The adapter including an adapter identification device in communication with the controller, configured to store adapter data, and to communicate the adapter data to the controller. The loading unit configured to affect tissue in response to a force transmitted by the adapter from the drive shaft. The loading unit including a loading unit identification device in communication with the controller, configured to store loading unit data, and to communicate the loading unit data to the controller. The controller is configured to adjust output of a motor based on at least one of the adapter data or the loading unit data. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100841 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A surgical instrument with a parallel gripping and clamping vascular clamp, which is equipped with coupling elements which makes possible a combination of a known detachable operating arrangement and of an actuating tool, in order to keep the access opening in the thorax free of intrusive instruments. With the parallel gripping and clamping operating means of the inventive vascular clamp, the known scissor-like means are dispensed with, and a parallel adjustment of the operating means takes place by means of a lever gear according to the invention. The lever gear is formed from a stationary lever, constructed as a body element, and from several movable levers, consisting of the tension- and pressure element, a push-pull rod, two toggle levers, two pivot arms and two movable branches. The lever gear has nine axes and converts a linear drive movement for adjusting the operating means into a rotationally movable one, whereby the two movable branches are displaceable substantially in a parallel manner towards one another and away from one another. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100842 | DELIVERY AND DETACHMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VASCULAR IMPLANTS - A system for delivering an implant device to a vascular site in a patient a delivery pusher apparatus, an implant device detachably connected to the delivery pusher apparatus by a tether having a distal end connected to a proximal end of the implant device, wherein the tether is substantially non-tensioned when connecting the implant device to the delivery pusher, and an electrical heating element configured coaxially around at least a portion of the tether, wherein heat generated by the heating element severs the tether at a point near the proximal end of the implant device. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100843 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR CLOSING AN OPENING OR ISOLATING A STRUCTURE IN THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM - An apparatus for closure of an opening or isolation of a structure in the cardiovascular system. The apparatus generally includes an occluding segment, a delivery segment and a control segment. The occluding segment may be composed of one or more independently inflatable members which are detachably or permanently attached to a distal portion of the delivery segment. The occluding segment may contain a stem-like member, which constrains expansion of the inflatable member in one or more directions. The apparatus is intended to enable a combination of the following: inflation of the occluding segment, ‘over the wire’ advancement, detachment of a portion of the device, and steerability. Finally, the control segment may contain components such as ports, handles, and other mechanisms which enable safe and effective implantation of the device. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100844 | Left Atrial Appendage Occluder - A left atrial appendage occluder comprises an elastic closure disc, and a supporting structure connecting with the closure disc and being located on one side of the closure disc, with the supporting structure comprising a central end connecting with the closure disc and a plurality of interconnected and bent struts, wherein at least one anchoring thorn is set near the end of at least one strut with the anchoring thorn toward the closure disc. The left atrial appendage occluder has a stable structure, a good positioning and sealing effect on the cavity wall in the left atrial appendage, and it is easy to position repeatedly; it can also be recycled before separating from a conveyor. When in surgical operation, the left atrial appendage occluder can select the position area based on the actual shape and size of the patient's left atrial appendage, so the surgical risk is lowered. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100845 | PATIENT-SPECIFIC FEMORAL VERSION GUIDE - An orthopedic device includes a monolithic patient-specific guide. The patient-specific guide includes a three-dimensional contact surface preoperatively configured from medical scans of a specific patient as a negative surface of a medial portion of a proximal femoral bone of the patient according to a preoperative surgical plan for the patient. The guide also includes a proximal planar surface configured for guiding a resection of a femoral neck of the patient, and a scale formed on the planar surface. The scale is configured for indicating a preoperatively planned femoral version of a femoral stem implant and deviations therefrom. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100846 | SURGICAL BLADE FOR USE WITH AN ACETABULAR CUP REMOVER TO REMOVE BONE AROUND ACETABULAR CUP - A surgical blade ( | 2016-04-14 |
20160100847 | Patello-Femoral With Reusable Instruments - A system for repairing a cartilage defect. The system includes a riser block having a bone-engaging side that is a patient-specific negative of a patient's bone anatomy proximate to the cartilage defect. A drill guide-engaging side of the riser block is opposite to the bone-engaging side. A superior riser block guide hole is defined by the riser block and extends from the drill guide-engaging side to the bone-engaging side. An inferior riser block guide hole is defined by the riser block and extends from the drill guide-engaging side to the bone-engaging side. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100848 | AUXILIARY JIG FOR TRAPEZIOMETACARPAL JOINT ARTHROPLASTY - An auxiliary jig for a trapeziometacarpal joint arthroplasty is disclosed. The jig has a body, two grip portions, and a positioning portion. The positioning portion has a plurality of positioning holes so that pins can be fixed on the first metacarpal bone through the positioning holes. The jig can provide accurate positioning operations for cutting and drilling during a trapeziometacarpal joint arthroplasty. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100849 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FLOW RESTORATION - Methods for restoring blood flow in occluded blood vessels using an apparatus having a self-expandable distal segment that is pre-formed to assume a superimposed structure in an unconstrained condition but can be made to take on a volume-reduced form making it possible to introduce it with a microcatheter and a push wire arranged at the proximal end, with the distal segment in its superimposed structure assuming the form of a longitudinally open tube and having a mesh structure of interconnected strings or filaments or struts. In a preferred embodiment, the distal segment has a tapering structure at its proximal end where the strings or filaments or struts converge at a connection point. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100850 | TONGUE CLEANER - Provided is a tongue cleaner comprising: a head | 2016-04-14 |
20160100851 | PUSH-TO-CLOSE ACTUATED DUAL ACTION SPACED PIVOT ASSEMBLY FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT JAWS, BLADES, AND FORCEPS - A push-to-close actuated, dual-action, spaced pivot, assembly for jaws, blades, and forceps devices. The assembly is structured for use with a push rod, cable, or solid wire forceps actuator surgical instrument. A jaw receiving body of the assembly is adapted to receive a wide variety of types of jaws performing different surgical functions. Two separate moving jaws each pivot about a separate spaced pivot pin, on opposite sides of the jaw body centerline. A handle with a pushing actuating rod provides a pushing motion to a drive rod, cable, or solid wire within a cable sheath to push a connected yoke in the assembly to push against the jaws to close the jaws together. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100852 | Systems and Devices for Cutting Tissue - Systems and devices are described which include a tissue cutting device including a central rotatable shaft having a first end and a second end; a motor operably coupled to the first end of the central rotatable shaft, the motor including circuitry configured to rotate the central rotatable shaft; a moveable component configured to move along at least a portion of the length of the central rotatable shaft; and an elongated flexible cutting component having a first end and a second end, the first end of the elongated flexible cutting component secured to the moveable component and the second end of the elongated flexible cutting component secured to the central rotatable shaft in proximity to the second end of the central rotatable shaft; wherein movement of the moveable component along the at least a portion of the length of the central rotatable shaft changes a shape formed by the elongated flexible cutting component. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100853 | Systems and Devices for Cutting Tissue - Systems and devices are described which include a tissue cutting device including a tethering component; an elongated flexible cutting component having a first end and a second end, the first and the second end of the elongated flexible cutting component secured to the tethering component; at least one tether having a first end and a second end, the first end of the at least one tether attached to the elongated flexible cutting component, the second end of the at least one tether operably coupled to the tethering component, the tethering component configured to at least one of extend and retract the at least one tether; and a motor operably coupled to the tethering component, the motor including circuitry configured to rotate the tethering component and the secured elongated flexible cutting component; wherein extension and retraction of the at least one tether by the tethering component changes a shape formed by the elongated flexible cutting component. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100854 | Systems and Devices for Cutting Tissue - Systems and devices are described which include a tissue cutting device including a central rotatable shaft having a first end and a second end; a motor operably coupled to the first end of the central rotatable shaft, the motor including circuitry configured to rotate the central rotatable shaft; a tethering component; and an elongated flexible cutting component having a first end and a second end, the first end of the elongated flexible cutting component secured to the central rotatable shaft at a position between the first end and the second end central rotatable shaft, the second end of the elongated flexible cutting component operably coupled to the tethering component, the tethering component configured to at least one of extend and retract the elongated flexible cutting component; wherein extension and retraction of the elongated flexible cutting component by the tethering component changes a shape formed by the elongated flexible cutting component. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100855 | Over-the-Wire-Valvulotomes - Over-the-wire self-sizing, self-centering valvulotomes sufficiently designed to cut valves through a wide range of vein diameters and adjust to the internal diameter of a vein as the valvulotome is being drawn through the vessel, and methods of use thereof during certain medical procedures that involve splitting valves, are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, an over-the-wire valvulotome includes a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, wherein a first portion of a plurality of cutting tools engage the catheter at the distal end, and wherein an actuation mechanism engages the catheter at the proximal end; a retainer for temporarily shielding a second portion of the plurality of cutting tools, wherein the second portion includes cutting blades; and a sheath slidably moveable over the plurality of cutting blades, wherein the catheter and the retainer have internal diameters configured for passing over a guidewire. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100856 | Trocar Sleeve With An Asymmetrical Helix - A trocar sleeve has a hollow shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, the shaft having a rectilinear shaft axis, an external thread rising from an outer surface of the shaft, wherein a first external thread having a shape of a helix has a height, measured from the outer surface up to a vertex of the helix, the height of the helix, seen along the rectilinear shaft axis from distal to proximal increases, and wherein a pitch of the helix, seen along the rectilinear shaft axis from distal to proximal decreases. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100857 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR TISSUE REMOVAL - Systems and methods for preventing the seeding of cancerous cells during morcellation of a tissue specimen inside a patient's body and removal of the tissue specimen from inside the patient through a minimally-invasive body opening to outside the patient are provided. One system includes a cut-resistant tissue guard removably insertable into a containment bag. The tissue specimen is isolated and contained within the containment bag and the guard is configured to protect the containment bag and surrounding tissue from incidental contact with sharp instrumentation used during morcellation and extraction of the tissue specimen. The guard is adjustable for easy insertion and removal and configured to securely anchor to the body opening. Protection-focused and containment-based systems for tissue removal are provided that enable minimally invasive procedures to be performed safely and efficiently. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100858 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING THE INTERIOR OF A HIP JOINT, INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND USE OF A NOVEL TELESCOPING ACCESS CANNULA AND A NOVEL TELESCOPING OBTURATOR - A telescoping access cannula comprising:
| 2016-04-14 |
20160100859 | FOSSA OVALIS PENETRATION - Apparatus and methods are described, including a catheter shaped to define a catheter lumen. A wall of the catheter comprises a braided portion, and is shaped to define first and second longitudinally-running channels therethrough. A distal portion of the catheter is shaped to define first and second lateral openings, which are approximately equidistant from the distal end of the catheter. A flexible longitudinal member passes (a) from a proximal portion of the catheter to the distal portion of the catheter via the first channel, (b) out of the first channel via the first lateral opening, (b) into the second channel via the second lateral opening, and (c) from the distal portion of the catheter to the proximal portion of the catheter via the second channel. Other applications are also described. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100860 | STEERABLE ENDOLUMINAL PUNCH - An endoluminal needle or punch is describes wherein the distal end of the endoluminal needle is able to articulate laterally out of the longitudinal axis of the steerable endoluminal needle. The endoluminal needle further comprise a blunted distal end configuration that is minimally traumatic. Under control by the user, at the proximal end of the endoluminal needle, a sharp stylet can be advanced to punch tissue and then be retracted to maximize safety. The endoluminal needle is configured for use within an introducer. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100861 | Uterine Manipulators and Related Components and Methods - A uterine manipulator includes a shaft configured to be inserted into a cervix and a colpotomizer assembly configured to move along the shaft. The shaft includes multiple ruler markings printed along a portion of the shaft. The colpotomizer assembly includes a sleeve that includes a rotatable locking member configured to compress the shaft in a manner that locks the colpotomizer assembly in position along the shaft when the rotatable locking member is depressed against the shaft. The rotatable locking member includes a cam roller configured to compress the shaft when the rotatable locking member is depressed towards the shaft. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100862 | Uterine Manipulators and Related Components and Methods - A uterine manipulator includes an arcuate shaft configured to be inserted into a cervix and a colpotomizer assembly configured to move along the arcuate shaft. The colpotomizer assembly includes a cup configured to receive the cervix. The cup defines a cup face disposed substantially perpendicular to an axial centerline of the cup and having a centerpoint disposed along the axial centerline of the cup, and an opening spaced apart from the cup face and sized to allow passage of the arcuate shaft. The opening is configured such that, when the arcuate shaft is positioned within the opening, an arcuate centerline of the arcuate shaft is aligned with the centerpoint of the cup face, and the arcuate centerline of the arcuate shaft is offset from the axial centerline of the cup at the opening. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100863 | MAINTENANCE FEATURE IN MAGNETIC IMPLANT - A distraction system includes a distraction rod having one end configured for affixation to at a first location on patient. The system further includes an adjustable portion configured for placement in the patient at a second location, the adjustable portion comprising a housing containing a magnetic assembly comprising a magnet, the magnetic assembly secured to a threaded element that interfaces with an opposing end of the distraction rod. The system includes a magnetically permeable member in proximity to the magnetic assembly and covering an arc of less that 360° of the adjustable portion. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100864 | EXTERNAL ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR DISTRACTION DEVICE - A method of positioning an external adjustment device relative to a patient includes placing a magnetic viewing sheet adjacent to a patient and identifying the location of an implanted magnetic assembly using the magnetic viewing sheet by visualizing a magnetic image of the implanted magnetic assembly in the magnetic viewing sheet. The external adjustment device is placed on the patient adjacent to the location where the magnetic image was located. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100865 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE INTERSPINOUS PROCESS SPACER IMPLANTS AND METHODS - An interspinous process spacer for implantation in an interspinous space between a superior spinous process and an inferior spinous process includes a balloon-like body, a first deployable protrusion and a second deployable protrusion. The body has a distal end, a proximal end and a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal and distal ends. The spacer is arrangeable in an unexpanded configuration and an expanded configuration. The first deployable protrusion is mounted proximate the proximal end and the second deployable protrusion is mounted proximate the distal end. The first and second deployable protrusions are oriented generally parallel to the longitudinal axis in the unexpanded configuration and generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis in the expanded configuration. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100866 | BONE SCREW EXTENDER REATTACHMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS - A bone screw extender reattachment system including an elongated reattachment rod having a proximal and a distal end. The distal end of the elongated reattachment rod includes a tip configured to attach to a head of a bone screw. The elongated reattachment rod is configured so that a screw extender assembly having an inner sleeve, an outer housing and an extender head can slide over the reattachment rod. The bone screw extender reattachment system also includes a tension plunger having a plunger-type heed and an elongated shaft configured to slide over the reattachment rod so as to communicate with the screw extender assembly. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100867 | FEMORAL FRACTURE FIXATION DEVICE - A femur fixation device including an elongated nail configured for insertion into the medullary canal of the femur and a buttress element extending from the elongated nail. The buttress element is configured to reinforce the lesser trochanter region of the femur and assist in stabilizing the head portion of the femur. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100868 | SECURING FASTENERS - A fastener, for example a bone screw, is sized to pass into an aperture of an implant, for example, a bone plate, the fastener having an anchor portion engageable with body tissue, and a head portion formed by an assembly of an insert and an anchor extension. The insert and anchor extension cooperate to form a reduced dimension passable into the aperture, and an expanded dimension not passable out of the aperture. The size of the assembly may be configurable, for example, by tabs, ramped surfaces, or an expanding diameter of a threadable insert. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100869 | Laser Type Fixation Member Securement Device and Activation System, and Related System and Methods - A laser device having a proximal end and a distal end spaced from the proximal end, the distal end configured to receive a fixation member to be affixed to a target surgical site. The laser device includes a laser source supported by the laser device body and capable of emitting a laser beam to the distal end, wherein the laser source is responsive to at least one input so as to selectively switch between an inactive configuration whereby the laser source does not emit the laser beam, and an active configuration whereby the laser source emits the laser beam. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100870 | Bone Implants - The present disclosure provides various embodiments that may comprise an implant, to an instrument for implantation of the latter and to a method for manufacturing this implant which includes an elongated body between a free end and a head along a longitudinal axis on the one hand and turns of at least one threading on at least one portion of said body in proximity to the free end, along the longitudinal axis on the other hand, characterized in that the body includes a longitudinal internal conduit in at least one portion along the longitudinal axis, obtained by at least one first central machining operation parallel to the longitudinal axis and at least one second machining operation in a so-called transverse plane, not parallel to the longitudinal axis and crossing the wall of the body as far as the longitudinal internal conduit by making windows communicating between said longitudinal internal conduit and the outside of the body while preserving at least one portion of said turns and the wall of the body behind the turns, and preserving non-machined portions on the perimeter of said body. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100871 | UNIVERSAL ANCHOR FOR ATTACHING OBJECTS TO BONE TISSUE - An anchoring device and method for attaching an object to a bone comprises an anchoring member having proximal and distal ends, with the proximal end being adapted to hold the object to the bone while the distal end is in the bone, and a locking member having proximal and distal ends, with the proximal end adapted to secure the anchoring member into the bone and oppose its pull-out or loosening by stopping its backing or preventing its unscrewing while the distal end is in the bone. Also provided are first and second fasteners, with the first fastener adapted to fit to the proximal end of the anchoring member, and the second fastener adapted to fit to the proximal end of the locking member. The end of the second fastener can have an angle that matches an angle of the locking member. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100872 | ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE HOLDER SYSTEM - Orthopedic device holder systems including a quick connect between an orthopedic device holder and an orthopedic tool are disclosed. The orthopedic device holder can include a shaft having a shaft connection end including at least three shaft engaging surfaces. The orthopedic tool can have a tool connection end including at least three tool engaging surfaces configured to couple with the three shaft engaging surfaces of the orthopedic device holder. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100873 | Method for Using a Guard for Creating a Socket Posteriorly in the Spine - A method for guiding a bone removal device to form a socket in the human spine and for inserting a cortical bone implant into the socket. The method includes placing a guard against the posterior aspect of the spine, the guard having a passage therethrough, inserting the bone removal device into the passage, removing a portion of a facet joint with the bone removal device to create the socket having a maximum height, and inserting the cortical bone implant into the socket. The cortical bone implant has a leading end, a trailing end, a mid-longitudinal axis through the ends, and a height transverse to the mid-longitudinal axis, the height of the cortical bone implant being greater than the maximum height of the socket. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100874 | DEVICE FOR PERFORMING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE AND METHOD - A device includes a first member extending along an axis. The first member includes a first portion connected to a second portion by a hinge. Inner surface of the first and second portions define a cavity having a pivoting member is movably disposed therein. The pivoting member includes an inner surface defining a passageway having a second member disposed therein. A cap has an inner surface that engages an outer surface of the pivoting member. The pivoting member is movable between a first orientation such that the second portion is spaced apart from the pivoting member and the pivoting member is rotatable to a selected trajectory relative to the longitudinal axis and a second orientation such that the second portion engages the pivoting member to fix the second member in the selected trajectory. Methods of use are disclosed. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100875 | DEVICE TO PREPARE AND ADMINISTER TWO-COMPONENT MIXTURE - A device to prepare and administer a two-component mixture, including a first chamber in which a container is housed that is hermetically closed for a liquid component, a second chamber containing a powdered component, an opening of the container of the liquid component, a mixing member placed in the second chamber for preparing the mixture and a piston able to move in the second chamber to dispense the mixture. The mixing member includes a stem, passing through an opening for dispensing the mixture in the second chamber, having an outer end equipped with a handle and an inner end provided with a mixing blade connected to the inner end with a releasable connection. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100876 | SCREW HOLDER TO HOLD TINY SCREWS FOR APPLICATION ON BONE & CRANIUM DURING NEUROSURGERY - This invention relates to a screw holder to hold tiny screws for application on bone & cranium during neurosurgery comprising of a handle integrally connected with an expandable tip for holding screw, wherein the tip comprising of a slit and a hole. It is associated with the following advantageous features:
| 2016-04-14 |
20160100877 | BONE FIXATION SYSTEM - A bone fixation system is provided. The bone fixation system may include a plate, one or more fasteners configured to attach the plate to a target anatomical location such as bone, and a surgical device that facilitates the attachment of the plate and the fasteners. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100878 | EFFECTIVE PARASITIC CAPACITANCE MINIMIZATION FOR MICRO ABLATION ELECTRODE - A flexible catheter has an ablation electrode disposed in its distal segment. The ablation electrode a cavity formed in its external surface, a microelectrode configured to fit into the cavity, a conductive wire lead connecting the microelectrode to receiving circuitry, and an electrical shield surrounding the wire lead. A power generator is connected to the ablation electrode and the electrical shield in a generator circuit. A back patch electrode adapted to contact with the subject is connected in the generator circuit. The microelectrodes can be active while energizing the ablation electrode. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100879 | ELECTRICAL ABLATION DEVICES AND METHODS - A computer-implemented system for delivering energy to tissue having a necrotic threshold may generally comprise an electrode array comprising a plurality of electrodes, a central electrode positioned intermediate the plurality of electrodes, and a controller configured to not only apply a first sequence of electrical pulses to the electrode array to induce thermal heating in the tissue and reduce the necrotic threshold of the tissue but also apply a second sequence of electrical pulses to the central electrode to induce cell necrosis in the tissue by irreversible electroporation. Electrical ablation devices and methods of using the same are also described herein. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100880 | Microwave Coaptive Surgical Sealing Tool - A coaptive surgical sealing tool may be similar to an ordinary hemostat with long (50, 60, 70 or 80 mm) thin jaws for sliding into the liver parenchyma, without tearing the larger blood vessels. The jaws are spring loaded and are designed for uniform compression, and to avoid closing too quickly. The jaws are capable of sealing a 50, 60, 70 or 80 mm sealing length, in a single bite, although it can also seal shorter lengths as well. The tool can.be used with existing ablative therapy microwave generators. The tool may be provided with irrigation and/or suction. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100881 | SURGICAL TISSUE SEALER - A method for manufacturing an end effector assembly includes providing first and second jaw members moveable relative to one another about a pivot between a first, spaced-apart position and a second, approximated position. One of the first and second jaw members includes a cavity defined therein and the other of the first and second jaw members includes a stop member configured to be inserted into the cavity. A gap-setting gauge is grasped between the first and second jaw members to define a gap-distance between the jaw members equivalent to a thickness of the gap-setting gauge. The first and second jaw members are set such that the jaw members are prevented from approximation beyond the gap-distance. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100882 | Methods and Devices for Articulating Laparoscopic Energy Device - Electrosurgical instruments and associated methods are disclosed herein. Embodiments of the electrosurgical instruments can include an elongate shaft that can articulate an end effector relative to the elongate shaft, with the end effector including opposed jaws and positioned at a distal end of the elongate shaft. In addition, electrosurgical instruments are provided that include a cutting feature or knife that is coupled to the end effector and can axially translate relative to the elongate shaft. Furthermore, the knife can be rotated relative to the elongate shaft, which can cause simultaneous rotation of the end effector. Electrosurgical instruments are also provided that include an end effector including opposed jaws that are configured to rotate relative to the elongate shaft and grasp objects (i.e., via opening and closing the opposed jaws). Electrical energy can also be passed through the electrosurgical instrument for performing electrosurgical procedures. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100883 | Methods and Apparatus for Renal Neuromodulation - Methods and apparatus are provided for renal neuromodulation using a pulsed electric field to effectuate electroporation or electrofusion. It is expected that renal neuromodulation (e.g., denervation) may, among other things, reduce expansion of an acute myocardial infarction, reduce or prevent the onset of morphological changes that are affiliated with congestive heart failure, and/or be efficacious in the treatment of end stage renal disease. Embodiments of the present invention are configured for extravascular delivery of pulsed electric fields to achieve such neuromodulation. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100884 | TISSUE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT USING MINI-ELECTRODES - Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example electrophysiology medical device may include a catheter shaft including a distal end portion and a sensing assembly having three or more terminals. The sensing assembly includes one or more current-carrying electrodes and one or more sensing electrodes. The one or more current-carrying electrodes, the one or more sensing electrodes, or both includes a mini-electrode. The mini-electrode is disposed on one of the other electrodes. The medical device may also include a controller coupled to the sensing assembly. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100885 | CATHETER FOR TREATMENT OF ATRIAL FLUTTER HAVING SINGLE ACTION DUAL DEFLECTION MECHANISM - A catheter and method for the treatment of a patient having atrial flutter or other arrhythmia comprises an elongated catheter body having an outer wall, proximal and distal ends, and at least one lumen extending therethrough. Further it has a distal tip section comprising a flexible tubing having a proximal end and a distal end and a plurality of lumens extending therethrough. The proximal end of the tip section is fixedly attached to the distal end of the catheter body. The tip section further comprises a nitinol tube having slots formed therein which causes the distal tip section to deflect using the same puller-wire action used to cause the deflectable catheter to deflect at a point proximal to the distal tip section. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100886 | LASER MODULATION FOR COAGULATION - An apparatus has a pump module providing pump energy, a resonator and a controller. The resonator includes a gain medium receiving the pump energy from the pump module and producing light; reflective surfaces reflecting light produced by the gain medium back toward the gain medium; and a variable light attenuator receiving light produced by the gain medium. The controller controls the amount of light attenuated by the variable light attenuator such that the apparatus emits windows of pulses of laser light at spaced time intervals, each window containing a plurality of pulses of laser light and each interval between windows being larger than an interval between pulses within a window. The emitted windows of pulses of laser light heat tissue to a temperature that causes coagulation without vaporization. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100887 | CASE STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A housing structure for covering electronic device comprises a housing. The housing comprises a first housing portion and a second housing portion. The first housing portion and the second housing portion are sealed together, and the material of the first housing portion and the second housing portion is polyether ether ketone. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100888 | FURNITURE CABINET FOR A BREAST PUMP - The disclosed technology relates to a furniture cabinet capable of storing a breast pump. The furniture cabinet can include a storage section having a door and a slidable platform. The storage section can further include mounts located on an interior of the door. In use, the slidable platform is capable of holding a breast pump motor and the mounts are capable of holding a horn of the breast pump in a standby position when the door is in a closed position. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100889 | PACKAGING SYSTEM FOR OXYGEN-SENSITIVE DRUGS - Described herein are pharmaceutical packaging systems which prevent oxidative degradation of oxygen-sensitive drugs, such systems including a primary packaging container with an oxygen permeable component, a secondary packaging with very low permeability to oxygen and an oxygen absorber. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100890 | ORGANIZER FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND ITEMS USED DURING SURGERY - An organizer for holding surgical instruments includes a tray that has instrument wells extending from the top surface of the tray. The shape of each instrument well corresponds to particular surgical instrument's shapes. Each well's depth corresponds to the height of a particular stack of surgical instruments. Pivoting locking bars extend over each instrument well to a locked position and prevent adding or removing any instruments. When the bar extends over the instrument well, it rests against the top-most instrument if the well is full. If any instruments are missing from their well, part of the locking bar projects above the tray's surface. Thus, one can notice quickly whether all instrument wells are full. The locking bar also may pivot over the instruments. The tray may have a plunger that projects about the tray's top surface if any surgical tools have not been returned to the tray. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100891 | ORGANIZER FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND ITEMS USED DURING SURGERY - An organizer for holding surgical instruments includes a tray that has instrument wells extending from the top surface of the tray. The instrument wells may be open to allow high-pressure steam to reach the instruments in the wells. The organizer has two sections. The first section contains sterile instruments to be used during surgery, and the second section contains empty instrument wells, each of which has a shape and depth corresponding to the shape and depth of an instrument well in the first section. After instruments are removed from the first section and used during surgery, they are returned to the corresponding instrument well in the second section. After surgery, an instrument is missing unless all the instrument wells in the second section are full. Structure may be associated with the instrument wells to indicate that an instrument well is not full. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100892 | Surgical Drape for Interventional Cardiology - A surgical drape for interventional cardiology, the surgical drape comprising: a substantially rectangular impervious layer, wherein the substantially rectangular impervious layer is configured to be draped over a patient; one or more absorbent layers attached on one side of the substantially rectangular impervious layer, wherein the one or more absorbent layers cover substantially the substantially rectangular impervious layer; one or more pedal access regions through the substantially rectangular impervious layer and the one or more absorbent layers; one or more femoral access regions through the substantially rectangular impervious layer and the one or more absorbent layers; and one or more radial access regions through the substantially rectangular impervious layer and the one or more absorbent layers. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100893 | SEALING SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYING A SWITCHABLE DRAPE - A sealing system that includes a switchable drape is presented. The drape provides enhanced sealing by using a high-strength adhesive. In one instance, the switchable drape has a plurality of perforations through which a switching solution may be delivered to the high-strength adhesive. The switching solution causes the high-strength adhesive to become less adhesive so that the switchable drape may be removed more easily. Other systems, methods, and drapes are presented. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100894 | System And Method For Intracranial Access And Monitoring - A system and method for intracranial access is disclosed. In particular, a drill stop is shown providing a way to control the penetration of a drill bit as an access hole into the brain is being formed. Access to a desired location is achieved using a catheter guide device. Also disclosed is a mechanism by which multiple diagnostic and treatment devices can be placed at a desired location in brain tissue without the need for more than one access hole. A drainage catheter is disclosed with a mechanism to allow both drainage and to allow intracranial pressure measurement. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100895 | SPLIT-GUIDES FOR TRAJECTORY FRAMES FOR MEDICAL INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Surgical devices such as a device guide for a trajectory frame for image-guided procedures, is configured with first and second elongate and cooperating semi-circular members that together define a longitudinally extending open channel and that can separate along longitudinally extending split lines into discrete first and second elongate semicircular members. The surgical devices with the first and second semi-circular members can include a device guide and dock and lock inserts that are detachably held by dock and lock members to a guide support column that also concurrently holds the device guide during at least part of an image guided procedure. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100896 | Systems and methods for aligning an elongate member with an access site - Described herein are systems and methods for aligning an elongate member with an access site. An alignment system for controlling an alignment of a robotically controlled elongate member at an access site on a patient may include a longitudinal support rail and support arms coupled with and extending from the longitudinal support rail to form an alignment joint. One or more of the support arms may be configured to maintain the alignment of the elongate member with the access site during a surgical procedure. A method of aligning an elongate member with an access site may include determining a position of a stabilizer of an alignment joint and the access site on a patient, coupling the stabilizer to the access site on the patient, and automatically aligning the instrument driver with the stabilizer on the patient. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100897 | STABILIZATION APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURES - The present invention teaches minimally invasive apparatuses and methods for stabilizing and/or guiding medical instruments used in a variety of medical procedures, including (a) introducing one or more substances into a subject's body, (b) removing one or more substances from a subject's body, (c) manipulating a region of a subject's body, or (d) combinations thereof. Among the many advantages of the inventive apparatuses are their simplicity and adaptability to attach to a variety of retractors. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100898 | MEDICAL MANIPULATOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A medical manipulator is disclosed, which includes a multiple-degree freedom arm which can be mounted with a medical instrument, an insertion port position which indicates a spatial position of an insertion port for inserting the medical instrument mounted in the multiple-degree freedom arm into a human body is retained, and the multiple-degree freedom arm is controlled so as to insert the medical instrument into the human body from the retained insertion port position. The multiple-degree freedom arm is driven under operational restriction in which movement of the medical instrument is restricted by the insertion port position after the medical instrument is inserted from the insertion port position. The multiple-degree freedom arm is driven so as to move a predetermined portion of the medical instrument to spatial coordinates instructed by a user while maintaining a state where the medical instrument passes through the insertion port position under the operational restriction. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100899 | MEDICAL MANIPULATOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A medical manipulator is disclosed, which includes a multiple-degree freedom arm which can be mounted with a medical instrument, an insertion port position which indicates a spatial position of an insertion port for inserting the medical instrument mounted in the multiple-degree freedom arm into a human body is retained. An insertion posture of the medical instrument is determined so as to cause an extended line of a major axis of the medical instrument to pass through the spatial position indicated by the retained insertion port position, outside the human body. The multiple-degree freedom arm is controlled so as to realize the determined insertion posture. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100900 | ROBOTIC APPARATUS - A robotic apparatus has eight actuators (M | 2016-04-14 |
20160100901 | DENTAL EXPANSION ASSEMBLY - An assembly for expansion of tissue according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a body extending between proximal and distal ends. The body includes a head portion at the proximal end, and at least two arm portions extending between the head portion and the distal end to define an actuation cavity. Each of the at least two arm portions are configured to abut tissue. An actuation member is received in the actuation cavity. The actuation member is moveable to vary a distance between the at least two arm portions at the distal end. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100902 | Surgical Device with Overload Mechanism - Methods and devices are provided for preventing surgical devices used in laparoscopic procedures including opposed jaws and an overload mechanism from overloading the opposed jaws of the device. In one embodiment a surgical device, includes a handle and an elongate shaft extending distally therefrom with opposed jaws coupled to a distal end thereof. The surgical device can include a trigger pivotally movable about a first pivot axis during a first range of motion from an open position toward a closed position, to cause the opposed jaws of the end effector to move from an open position to a partially closed position. The trigger can further be pivotally movable about a second pivot axis during a second range of motion from the partially closed position to the fully closed position, without causing corresponding movement of the opposed jaws from the open position to the closed position. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100903 | SURGICAL DEVICE CLEANING TOOL AND COLLECTOR - A method and tool for cleaning a surgical device and storing bone and tissue. The tool may include a housing including one or more entry openings and one or more brush assembly chambers, each brush assembly chamber in communication with an entry opening, a brush assembly disposed within each brush assembly chamber, a storage container in communication with each brush assembly chamber, and a ramp face that defines the one or more entry opening. The method may include inserting a distal end of a surgical device with biological material into an entry opening of a collection tool, rotating a brush assembly within a brush assembly chamber, the brush assembly and brush assembly chamber being disposed within the collection tool, the brush assembly chamber being in communication with the entry opening, and removing biological material from the distal end of the surgical device with the rotating brush assembly. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100904 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING REUSABLE MATERIAL AND CLEANING SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - A system and method for cleaning instruments, which provides removal and collection of material from one or more surgical instruments. The cleaning apparatus may be a dry cleaning process or offered in conjunction with one or more fluids. In one embodiment, the cleaning apparatus continuously purges blood, bone and other debris quickly and may comprise a system for removing reusable material from the cleaning process for reuse. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100905 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTRAOPERATIVE JOINT CONTACT MECHANICS MEASUREMENT - A method for intraoperatively measuring joint contact mechanics of a patient's joint is provided. The method includes inserting a sensor between first and second bones of a joint. Then a predetermined force is applied to one of the first and second bones. Afterwards, contact mechanics such as, contact stresses, contact areas and/or forces are measured between the first and second bones in response to the applied predetermined force. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100906 | INTERFEROMETRIC FORCE SENSOR FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - A surgical tool system according to an embodiment of the current invention includes a surgical tool, and an interferometry system optically coupled to the surgical tool. The surgical tool includes a body section, a sensor section at least one of attached to or integral with the body section, and a surgical section at least one of attached to or integral with the sensor section at an opposing end of the sensor section from the body section. The sensor section comprises an interferometric optical sensor defining a reference distance that changes in response to at least one of a force or a torque when applied to the surgical section of the surgical tool. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100907 | METHOD FOR DESIGNING A PATIENT SPECIFIC ORTHOPAEDIC DEVICE - A method for designing a patient specific orthopaedic device intended for an osteoarticular structure of a patient, based on at least two two-dimensional radiographic images of the osteoarticular structure taken respectively in two offset image-taking directions, comprising the following steps: b) locating anatomical points on the radiographic images; c) determining at least one three-dimensional geometrical feature of the patient by matching the anatomical points b) located at step b); d) determining at least one three-dimensional size parameter of the orthopaedic device based on the geometrical feature of the patient determined at step c). | 2016-04-14 |
20160100908 | OPTICS FOR VIDEO CAMERA ON A SURGICAL VISUALIZATION SYSTEM - A surgical device includes a plurality of cameras integrated therein. The view of each of the plurality of cameras can be integrated together to provide a composite image. A surgical tool that includes an integrated camera may be used in conjunction with the surgical device. The image produced by the camera integrated with the surgical tool may be associated with the composite image generated by the plurality of cameras integrated in the surgical device. The position and orientation of the cameras and/or the surgical tool can be tracked, and the surgical tool can be rendered as transparent on the composite image. A surgical device may be powered by a hydraulic system, thereby reducing electromagnetic interference with tracking devices. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100909 | Systems and Methods for Intra-Operative Image Analysis - A system and method that acquire (i) at least a reference image including one of a preoperative image of a surgical site with skeletal and articulating bones and a contralateral image on an opposite side of the patient from the surgical site, and (ii) at least an intraoperative image of the site after an implant has been affixed to the articulating bone. The system preferably generates at least one reference stationary point on at least the skeletal bone in the reference image and at least one intraoperative stationary point on at least the skeletal bone in the intraoperative image. The location of the implant is identified in the intraoperative image, preferably including the position of first and second centers of rotation, which are digitally represented and copied into the reference image to analyze at least one of offset and length differential. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100910 | IMAGING FIDUCIAL MARKERS AND METHODS - An implantable tissue marker incorporates a contrast agent sealed within a chamber in a container formed from a solid material. The contrast agent is selected to produce a change, such as an increase, in signal intensity under magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). An additional contrast agent may also be sealed within the chamber to provide visibility under another imaging modality, such as computed tomographic (CT) imaging or ultrasound imaging. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100911 | Medical Procedure Localizing Aid - A medical procedure localization aid produces reference marks on both the patient and the medical imaging scan. The aid is defined by a substrate sheet having indicia on one side that is opaque to medical imaging radiation and indicia on a second side that is transferable to a patient. The indicia on the first side is displayed on the scan image and the indicia on the second side is imprinted on the patient. By visualizing the location of a target on the scan image relative to the indicia on the scan image and comparing that with indicia on the patient, a medical professional may reliably locate where a medical procedure should be performed. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100912 | METHODS, INSERTS, AND SYSTEMS USEFUL FOR ENDODONTIC TREATMENT - Devices, methods, inserts, and systems useful in endodontic treatments, involving, for example, a shaped regenerative endodontic insert that contains platelet-fibrin matrix; certain shaped insert embodiments are formed by molding in a cavity mold, optionally as part of a mold assembly. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100913 | DENTAL ORAL SHIELD DEVICE AND SYSTEM - An oral shield system for protecting an area in a patient's mouth, the system including an oral shield device having a molded body that forms a contoured surface and a pair of wings that extend from the body, and an elongate handle attached to the oral shield device. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100914 | Dental repositioning device - A dental repositioning device is disclosed which comprises a support plate having a first rod embedded therein and a second rod embedded therein, a first anterior mechanism having a top opening for receiving a set screw and a rear opening, a second anterior mechanism having a top opening for receiving a set screw and a rear opening, a first rod connected between the first anterior mechanism and a first rear mechanism and a spring inserted over the first rod between the first anterior mechanism and the first rear mechanism, a second rod connected between the second anterior mechanism and a second rear mechanism and a spring inserted over the second rod between the second anterior mechanism and the second rear mechanism, a first Z-clip for insertion into the first rear mechanism and a first buccal tube, and a second Z-clip for insertion into the second rear mechanism and a second buccal tube. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100915 | Mandibular repositioning device - A mandibular repositioning device is disclosed which comprises a lower assembly having a buccal tube having a slot opening formed therein with the tube being connected to a molar bracket that fits over a molar, a lower wedge having a head portion having an inner contact surface, an outer rounded surface, and an extension portion with the extension portion being adapted for insertion into the slot opening for adjustment purposes, the tube further having a side opening through which is inserted a set screw that is adapted for contacting the extension portion for holding the lower wedge in place, and an upper assembly having a buccal tube having a slot opening formed therein with the tube being connected to a molar bracket that fits over a molar, an upper wedge having a head portion having an outer rounded contact surface, an inner surface, and an extension portion, the extension portion being adapted for insertion into the slot opening for adjustment purposes, the tube further having a side opening through which is inserted a set screw that is adapted for contacting the extension portion for holding the upper wedge in place with the outer rounded contact surface bearing against the inner contact surface for repositioning a mandibular jaw. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100916 | IMPLANT ARRANGEMENT WITH AN INTERNAL SOCKET FOR A TURNING TOOL - An implant is provided with an upper portion in which an internal socket extends. The implant can be tightened by a turning instrument which has first lateral surfaces that can cooperate with corresponding second lateral surfaces in the internal socket. One or more of the first and/or second lateral surfaces is/are arranged completely or partially with friction-enhancing means. The implant and the tool are arranged with interacting parts which extend beyond the first and second lateral surfaces and completely or substantially take up bending moments which act in or on said portion or are directed toward said portion and occur in the event of skewing, or a tendency toward skewing, between the implant and the tool. The arrangement counteracts mechanical stresses in said portion, the latter being able to retain its original shape even in the case of implants with small dimensions. | 2016-04-14 |
20160100917 | MOLDED DENTURE AND METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MAKING SAME - A method for making a denture comprising creating three-dimensional models of top denture base, bottom denture base, and denture tooth molds; fabricating the molds by an additive manufacturing process; joining the bottom denture base mold to the top denture base mold to form a denture base mold cavity; injecting fluid synthetic denture base material into the mold cavity and curing the material to form the denture base; removing the bottom denture base mold from the top denture base mold, while leaving the denture base in the top denture base mold; joining the denture tooth mold to the top denture base mold to form a mold cavity defining the shape of denture teeth; and injecting fluid synthetic denture tooth material into the denture teeth mold cavity and curing the material to form the denture teeth joined to the denture base. An apparatus for making the denture is also disclosed. | 2016-04-14 |