17th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160113687 | SPINOUS PROCESS IMPLANTS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - The present invention provides spinous process implant and associated methods. In one aspect of the invention the implant limits the maximum spacing between the spinous processes. In another aspect of the invention, a spacer has at least one transverse opening to facilitate tissue in-growth. In another aspect of the invention, an implant includes a spacer and separate extensions engageable with the spacer. In another aspect of the invention, instrumentation for inserting the implant is provided. In other aspects of the invention, methods for treating spine disease are provided. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113688 | Laminoplasty Plates and Methods of Expanding the Spinal Canal - A method of expanding the spinal canal of a vertebra including inserting a bone anchor into a first lamina of the vertebra, cutting completely through the first lamina to create a space in the first lamina, cutting partially through a second, contra-lateral lamina of the vertebra to create a partial cut in the second lamina, engaging a first segment of a plate with the bone anchor, pivoting the bone anchor and the first lamina about the partial cut in the second lamina to increase the extent of the space in the first lamina, and connecting a second segment of the plate to a portion of the vertebra across the space from the first segment of the plate such that the plate spans the space and stabilizes the vertebra. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113689 | Implantation Tools for Interspinous Process Spacing Device - Various embodiments described herein provide interspinous process spacing devices and related systems and methods. In one embodiment, surgical instrument system for implanting an interspinous process spacing device includes a first arm having a proximal end, an elongated central portion, and a distal end, wherein the distal end includes a first engagement element configured for releasably engaging a first attachment side of an interspinous process spacing device. The system also includes a second arm having a proximal end, an elongated central portion, and a distal end, wherein the distal end includes a second engagement element configured for releasably engaging a second attachment side of the interspinous process spacing device. The first arm and the second arm are removably attachable to one another via attachment elements and are configured for aligning a spacer of the first attachment side and a spacer opening of the second attachment side. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113690 | MULTICHANNEL CANNULA FOR KYPHOPLASTY AND METHOD OF USE - A method of using a multichannel cannula to perform kyphoplasty includes inserting a stabilizing wire into a vertebra damaged by a compression fracture and inserting, over the stabilizing wire, a cannula. The cannula includes a first channel having open proximal and distal ends, and is configured to receive the stabilizing wire, and a second channel having an inlet portal and an exit portal that are in fluid communication. The cannula further includes an expandable portion configured to expand away from the cannula from an outer wall of the second channel. The method also includes inflating the expandable portion to create a void in the bone and to restore the height of the vertebra, and then deflating the expandable portion. When the void has been created, bone cement is delivered through the second channel into the void via the exit portal to at least partially fill the void. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113691 | METHOD OF IMPLANTING A BONE FIXATION ASSEMBLY - A bone fixation assembly can include a suture button, a bone plate, and a suture assembly. The suture button can include a body that has a first end surface, a second end surface, and a circumferential outer surface. A first pair of passages can be formed through the body from the first end surface to the second end surface. The circumferential outer surface can include at least one protrusion or retaining rib extending radially therefrom. The bone plate defines an aperture. The suture button is configured to be at least partially received into the aperture in an assembled position such that the retaining rib engages the bone plate and inhibits withdrawal of the suture button from the aperture in the assembled position. The suture assembly includes a suture engaging member and a suture configured to couple the suture engaging member in the suture button. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113692 | FIXATION ASSEMBLY WITH A FLEXIBLE ELONGATED MEMBER FOR SECURING PARTS OF A STERNUM - A fixation assembly for securing parts of a sternum is provided. The assembly comprises a flexible elongated member and an attachment member. The flexible elongated member includes a locking structure configured to secure the flexible elongated member in a loop around the sternum parts. The attachment member has at least one opening for receiving a bone fastener and is coupled to the flexible elongated member. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113693 | MULTI-THREAD BONE SCREW AND METHOD - A bone screw comprises a threaded shank including a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, and defining a first threaded section extending from the distal end portion toward the proximal end portion and adapted for anchoring in cancellous bone. A second threaded section extends contiguously from the first threaded section toward the proximal end portion. The second threaded section has a finer thread pattern relative to the first threaded section. In one embodiment, the first threaded section includes a first helical threading defining a single lead thread pattern for anchoring in cancellous bone, and the second threaded section includes a second helical threading interleaved with the first threading to define a duel lead thread pattern for engagement in cortical bone. In a further embodiment, the bone screw includes a head portion extending from the threaded shank and configured for coupling to a spinal implant. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113694 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD - A surgical connector is provided. The connector includes a first member including a mating surface engageable with an implant and a locking element and a second member translatable relative to the first member to urge the locking element into engagement with the implant. At least one of the members is connectable with a surgical instrument. Systems and methods of use are disclosed. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113695 | Multi-layer composite material bone screw - According to some embodiments of the invention there is provided a composite material bone screw comprising: a screw core comprising straight reinforcing fibers arranged along a longitudinal axis of the screw; a winding screw thread surrounding at least a portion of the screw core; a layer intermediate the screw core and the screw thread, the layer comprising reinforcing fibers helically wound in an opposite direction to a winding direction of the screw thread. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113696 | FIXATION OF BONE IMPLANTS - An orthopaedic implant system includes an orthopaedic implant having an articulating component with an articulating surface and an interface surface opposed to the articulating surface, and a body component connected to the interface surface and having a bore formed therein, the bore having at least one lip; and an orthopaedic screw connected to the orthopaedic implant, the orthopaedic screw including a main body having a torqueing end, an inner chamber formed therein, and at least two mating features separated by a separation gap, the separation gap extending into the inner chamber and at least one of the at least two mating features abutting against the at least one lip, and a support member removably placed in the inner chamber of the main body and having a support portion at least partially filling the separation gap between the at least two mating features. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113697 | BONE FRACTURE REDUCTION DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USING SAME - A device and method for treating bone fractures/lesions using an inflatable body is provided. The inflatable body includes a balloon having a substantially flat horizontal surface for quick easy insertion into bone beneath the fracture so as to align misaligned fragments of the fracture and/or to collapsed bone. The body has a shape and size to compress at least a portion of the cancellous bone to form a cavity in the cancellous bone and/or to restore the original position of the outer cortical bone, if fractured or collapsed. The inflatable body has a stylet attached to its distal end so that once the inflatable body is deflated it can be twisted about the stylet to have a smaller profile so as to be easily withdrawn from the bone. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113698 | Orthognathic Bending Pliers - A bending tool can be configured to bend an orthopedic implant and includes a first jaw assembly and a second jaw assembly. The first jaw assembly includes a first base and a first adjustment member that is movably coupled to the first base. The second jaw assembly is movably coupled to the second jaw assembly. The second jaw assembly includes a second base and a second adjustment member that is movably coupled to the second base. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113699 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR RENAL DENERVATION AND ASSESSMENT THEREOF - The present invention, in some embodiments thereof, relates to a devices and methods for intravascular denervation and assessment thereof and, more particularly, but not exclusively, to devices and methods for renal denervation. Some embodiments of the invention relate to an intravascular catheter configured for ultrasonic ablation of the tissue, comprising a plurality of piezoelectric transceivers. In some embodiments, an intravascular distancing device is provided, the device adapted for obtaining at least a minimal distance between an ultrasound emitting element and a tissue, such as the blood vessel wall. Some embodiments of the invention relate to assessment of renal sympathetic denervation (RSD) treatment effectiveness. Some embodiments of the invention relate to processing echo of signals, such as processing of signals to characterize physical and/or mechanical properties of the blood vessel. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113700 | DUAL-FUNCTION PLASMA AND NON-IONISING MICROWAVE COAGULATING ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND ELECTROSURGICAL APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SAME - An electrosurgical device that is capable of both generating a plasma to perform surface coagulation and emitting a non-ionising microwave field (in the absence of plasma) to perform coagulation at a deeper level. The device comprises a probe tip that is connected to receive radiofrequency (RF) and/or microwave frequency energy from a generator, and also defines a flow path for a gas. The probe tip is adjustable between a first configuration, in which it defines a bipolar (e.g. coaxial) structure to produce a high electric field from the received RF and/or microwave frequency energy across the flow path for the gas to strike and sustain plasma and a second configuration, in which it defines an antenna structure to emit non-ionising microwave energy into tissue. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113701 | PLASMA-ASSISTED SKIN TREATMENT - The present disclosure provides a variety of systems, techniques and machine readable programs for using plasmas to treat different skin conditions as well as other conditions, such as tumors, bacterial infections and the like. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113702 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING METAL WHEN BIOLOGICAL TISSUE IS ACTED ON BY MEANS OF A SPARKING ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A device for detecting metal with sparking electrosurgical instruments contains a metal detector, which decides, on the basis of the current (and the voltage) delivered to the instrument, whether a spark originating from the instrument contacts biological tissue or a metal part. This is preferably implemented by determining the component of the current that is inconsistent with a linear equivalent circuit. The elements of the linear equivalent circuit are determined previously or during the operation in a regression calculation. As first decision criterion, the spark characteristic variable F | 2016-04-28 |
20160113703 | METHODS FOR TREATING AIRWAYS - This relates to treating airways in a lung to decrease asthmatic symptoms. The also includes steps of measuring a parameter of an airway at a plurality of locations in a lung, identifying at least one treatment site from at least one of the plurality of locations based on the parameter, and applying energy to the treatment site to reduce the ability of the site to narrow. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113704 | Electrosurgical Device & Methods - An electrosurgical bipolar probe with internal cooling for use in systems and methods for lesioning in bone and other tissue is disclosed. The bipolar probe includes tubular electrodes configured such that the inner surface of the electrodes are cooled, directly or indirectly, while keeping the electrodes electrically isolated. An exemplary disclosed method of using a bipolar probe having an active tip having at least two electrodes for delivering energy includes the steps of: advancing the active tip into a bone tissue; delivering energy substantially between the electrodes in a bipolar manner; and supplying cooling fluid to the active tip for internal cooling of the electrodes. Some versions of the method further include the steps of monitoring the temperature of tissue to which the energy is being delivered; and controlling the delivery of energy in suspense to the temperature of the tissue. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113705 | HIGH-FREQUENCY TREATMENT TOOL - The high-frequency treatment tool includes a flexible tube inserted into a body cavity; an operating wire inserted through the flexible tube to be movable back and forth; a treatment part arranged on a distal end of the operating wire and treats biological tissue by applying a high-frequency current; a main body that fixes a base end of the flexible tube; a slider-fixing part that fixes a base end of the operating wire guided from the base end of the flexible tube and slides the operating wire in an axis direction with respect to the main body; and a slider-gripping part provided to encircle at least a portion of an outer peripheral surface of the slider-fixing part and slides the slider-fixing part by the operation of a user. The slider-fixing part is unrotatably coupled to the main body and the slider-gripping part is rotatably coupled to the slider-fixing part. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113706 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF USE - A medical for removing tissue from a patient includes an elongated probe with a working end. A pair of jaws is provided at the working end. The jaws may be closed for cutting and treatment of the tissue. Cutting may be effective through a sharpened cutting blade, and RF cutting blade, and similar cutting edges. The tissue may be remodeled using heat generated from passive heating elements on the jaws, active heating elements on the jaws, a PTCR heating element carried by the jaws, or resistive heaters on the jaws. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113707 | ELECTROPORATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING SAME FOR ABLATION OF AN ARBITRARY VOLUME - An electroporation apparatus and the method of using same are provided. The apparatus allows for the ablation of an area of tissue of arbitrary volume. The apparatus includes a plurality of conductive electrodes attached to a base pate and electrically connected to a pulse generator to allow individual electrical actuation of the electrodes. In use, the electrodes are inserted into an area of tissue to be ablated, such that the electrodes are in a first position. Predetermined ones of the electrodes are then activated to ablate tissue surrounding the activated electrodes, while leaving other ones of the electrodes un-activated. The electrodes are then moved to a second position which is different than the first position, and predetermined ones of the electrodes are then activated to ablate tissue surrounding the activated electrodes, while leaving other ones of the electrodes un-activated. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113708 | Multiple Treatment Zone Ablation Probe - An energy delivery probe and method of using the energy delivery probe to treat a patient is provided herein. The energy delivery probe has at least one probe body having a longitudinal axis and at least a first trocar and a second trocar. Each trocar comprises at least two electrodes that are electrically insulated from each other, and each electrode is independently selectively activatable. An insulative sleeve is positioned in a coaxially surrounding relationship to each of the first trocar and the second trocar. The probe also has a switching means for independently activating at least one electrode. The method involves independently and selectively activating the first and second electrodes to form an ablation zone, then repeating the ablation by delivering energy to a second set of electrodes, producing one or more overlapping ablation zone, and eliminating the need to reposition the ablation probes. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113709 | MYOCARDIAL ABLATION BY IRREVERSIBLE ELECTROPORATION - Selective cellular ablation by electroporation, applicable, for example, to bulk tissue in the beating heart. Protocol parameters potentially induce tissue loss without thermal damage. Device and method are potentially applicable for myocardial tissue ablation to treat arrhythmias, obstructive hypertrophy, and/or to generate natural scaffolds for myocardial tissue engineering. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113710 | AN ELECTRICAL LEAD FOR A CATHETER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - An electrical lead for a catheter includes an elongate member of non-conductive material having a proximal end and a distal end and defining a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The elongate member further includes a tubular member of non-conductive material, a braid of conductive material applied over the tubular member, an intermediate layer of non-conductive material applied over the braid, a plurality of electrical conductors extending from the proximal end to the distal end laid on the intermediate layer, and an outer layer of non-conductive material applied over the electrical conductors to cover the conductors. At least one electrode is arranged on the outer surface of the elongate member in electrical communication with at least one of the plurality of electrical conductors through the outer layer. The braid underlies the at least one electrode but is insulated from the at least one electrode by the intermediate non-conductive layer. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113711 | ABLATION CATHETER AND METHOD OF FORMING A CIRCULAR LESION - An ablation device is disclosed for forming a generally circular lesion on the interior wall of a blood vessel, which includes an elongated catheter deployable from a steerable guiding sheath and having a distal end portion adapted and configured for movement into a generally circular open looped condition when deployed from the guiding sheath, wherein the distal end portion of the catheter includes at least one flexible electrode that extends along the distal end portion of the catheter without interruption, so that when the distal end portion of the catheter is deployed from the guiding sheath into a generally circular open looped condition, the flexible electrode conforms to a circular configuration. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113712 | MEDICAL DEVICES WITH A FLEXIBLE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY COUPLED TO AN ABLATION TIP - Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include a catheter for use in cardiac mapping and/or ablation. The catheter may include an elongate catheter shaft having a distal ablation electrode region capable of ablating tissue. An electrode assembly may be coupled to the distal ablation electrode region. The electrode assembly may include a flexible circuit having one or more electrodes disposed thereon. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113713 | Catheter Apparatuses Having Multi-Electrode Arrays for Renal Neuromodulation and Associated Systems and Methods - Catheter apparatuses, systems, and methods for achieving renal neuromodulation by intravascular access are disclosed herein. One aspect of the present technology, for example, is directed to a treatment device having a multi-electrode array configured to be delivered to a renal blood vessel. The array is selectively transformable between a delivery or low-profile state (e.g., a generally straight shape) and a deployed state (e.g., a radially expanded, generally helical shape). The multi-electrode array is sized and shaped so that the electrodes or energy delivery elements contact an interior wall of the renal blood vessel when the array is in the deployed (e.g., helical) state. The electrodes or energy delivery elements are configured for direct and/or indirect application of thermal and/or electrical energy to heat or otherwise electrically modulate neural fibers that contribute to renal function or of vascular structures that feed or perfuse the neural fibers. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113714 | Preparation For Endovenous Laser Ablation - Improved systems and methods for removing blood from a blood vessel in preparation for endovenous laser ablation are described. The improved methods include one or more of: placing the patient in the Trendelenburg position, applying external compression around the vein, massaging the vein, cooling the vein externally, encouraging spasming of the vein, and removing blood with a suction device. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113715 | Probe Cover System - A probe cover system for improving comfort when using medical instruments with probes. The probe cover system generally includes a probe cover adapted for use on the probe of a medical instrument such as an otoscope or thermometer. The probe cover includes a wide inner end and a narrow outer end. The outer end includes a first opening and the inner end includes a second opening, with the first opening generally being narrower than the second opening. The probe cover includes a plastic outer layer and a cushioned, foam inner layer to improve the comfort of the patient while the medical instrument is in use. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113716 | Medical Instrument Cabinet - An improved medical instrument cabinet may include a first side wall, a rear wall connected to the first side wall, and an adjustable support assembly disposed on the first side wall or the rear wall. The adjustable support assembly includes a housing, a slide assembly connected to the housing, a holder assembly movable relative to the housing and connected to the slide assembly, a belt connected to the holder assembly, and a counterweight connected to the belt. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113717 | TISSUE PROTECTOR AND METHOD OF USE - A tissue protector has a body structure having a longitudinal extending thin web. The body structure has an unconstrained first shape configured to form a nerve shield and is configured to shrink about a longitudinal axis to a smaller constrained second shape sized to fit into a lumen of a cannula. Preferably, the second constrained shape is oval or round having a maximum diameter equal or less than an inside diameter of the lumen. The body structure is configured to return to the first shape when the cannula is withdrawn or returned to this shape as the implant advances. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113718 | Illuminated Catheterization Device - An illuminated catheter adapted for engagement on an introducer is provided which employs a lighting component to communicate light to and through a catheter. The illumination emanating from the catheter during insertion into a patient can illuminate the insertion site and once inserted provide the user illumination which is visually discernible to determine communication of the distal end of the catheter to and into a blood vessel. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113719 | HEAD CLAMP FOR IMAGING AND NEUROSURGERY - A head clamp for neurosurgery is described that includes a member for at least partially encircling the head of a subject. The first end and second end of the head clamp include first and second skull attachment portions for attaching the member to the head of a subject. A position setter, such as an indexing mechanism, is also provided that allows the member to be moved or indexed between at least two repeatable relative positions. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113720 | SYSTEM FOR THE TREATMENT OF A PLANNED VOLUME OF A BODY PART - The invention relates to a surgical system comprising:
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20160113721 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING AND TRACKING BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS USING RFID - A system and method of tracking, assigning and releasing biological fluids. The system and method identifies, assigns and releases biological fluid products from controlled storage based on medical criteria supported by the use of RFID technology. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113722 | INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED SURGICAL PROBE - A surgical probe (e.g., for treating an eye of a patient) includes a body, a cutting element extending distally from the body including a sleeve member comprising a port at an end, and an inner member disposed within the sleeve member, the inner member being movable (e.g., axially) with respect to the sleeve member to open and close the port. The probe further includes an illumination element disposed within the sleeve member, the illumination element configured to project light out of the port. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113723 | ENLARGEMENT OF TRACKING VOLUME BY MOVEMENT OF IMAGING BED - A medical system, includes an imaging apparatus, which includes an array of detectors, which define an imaging volume and form images of a region within a body of a patient that is positioned in the imaging volume. A movable bed transports the body of the patient through the imaging volume. An invasive probe is inserted into a lumen within the body of the patient. A tracking apparatus includes a field transducer positioned in the imaging apparatus and defining a tracking volume within the imaging apparatus, and generates an indication of a location of the invasive probe within the tracking volume responsively to an interaction between the field transducer and the invasive probe. A controller controls the movable bed in response to the location of the invasive probe indicated by the tracking apparatus. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113724 | SYSTEM AND DEVICES FOR IMAGE TARGETING - A medical imaging system may include an imaging device; an optical head coupled to the imaging device, the optical head comprising a plurality of optical sensors; and a control unit in communication with the optical head. The control unit may be configured to: receive data from the plurality of optical sensors, determine a subset of optical sensors from the plurality of optical sensors for viewing one or more visible targets based on the received data from the plurality of optical sensors, and instruct the optical head to transmit images from the subset of optical sensors. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113725 | METHOD FOR COMPUTATIONALLY PREDICTING OPTIMAL PLACEMENT SITES FOR INTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS IN PEDIATRIC AND CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT PATIENTS - The present invention includes a method for determining optimal placement sites for internal defibrillators in pediatric and congenital heart defect patients. The method is executed by creating a personalized active heart-torso model. The model is created using imaging scans (e.g., low resolution clinical scans) and advanced image processing techniques. The image processing results in a heart-torso mesh model. The ventricular portion of the mesh incorporates cell membrane dynamics. The combined torso-active ventricular defibrillation model can be used for patient specific modeling of the defibrillation process and optimal defibrillator placement can be determined. This method could also be used to decrease the energy needed for a defibrillation shock, because of the optimized defibrillator placement. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113726 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMAGE PROCESSING TO DETERMINE PATIENT-SPECIFIC BLOOD FLOW CHARACTERISTICS - Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart, and create a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data. The at least one computer system may be further configured to create a physics-based model relating to a blood flow characteristic of the patient's heart and determine a fractional flow reserve within the patient's heart based on the three-dimensional model and the physics-based model. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113727 | REAL-TIME SURGICAL REFERENCE INDICIUM APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL APPLICATIONS - Described herein are apparatus and associated methods for the generation of at least one user adjustable, accurate, real-time, virtual surgical reference indicium. A method includes recording an image of an eye and producing a real-time multidimensional visualization using the recorded image. The method also includes determining at least one distinct visible feature within a patient specific pre-operative still image and producing the real-time, virtual surgical reference indicium in conjunction with the patient specific pre-operative still image. The method further includes aligning the real-time, virtual surgical reference indicium with the real-time, multidimensional visualization of the eye using the at least one distinct visible feature. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113728 | INTELLIGENT POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREFORE - System and methods are provided for adaptively and interoperatively configuring an automated arm used during a medical procedure. The automated arm is configured to position and orient an end effector on the automated arm a desired distance and orientation from a target. The end effector may be an external video scope and the target may be a surgical port. The positions and orientations of the end effector and the target may be continuously updated. The position of the arm may be moved to new locations responsive to user commands. The automated arm may include a multi-joint arm attached to a weighted frame. The weighted frame may include a tower and a supporting beam. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113729 | Navigated Malleable Surgical Instrument - A surgical instrument is disclosed having an elongated body portion having a proximal end and a distal end. The body portion is formed from a plastically deformable material such that the body portion can be bent between the proximal and distal ends from a first configuration to a second bent configuration and maintains the bent configuration. A flexible circuit having at least a pair of lead wires disposed around the body portion. The pair of lead wires are configured to conform to the bent configuration of the body portion such that they do not break during bending of the body portion. A tracking device adapted to cooperate with a navigation system to track the distal end of the instrument is coupled to the flexible circuit. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113730 | INERTIALLY TRACKED OBJECTS - Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for inertially tracked objects with a kinematic coupling. A tracked pose of a first inertial measurement unit (IMU) is determined, wherein the first IMU is mounted to a first object. The tracked pose of the first IMU is reset while the first object is in a first reproducible reference pose with a second object. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113731 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF SURGICAL TOOLS - Methods and devices are provided for controlling movement of a distal end of a surgical instrument. In general, the methods and devices can allow for controlling movement of surgical tools, and in particular for causing mimicked motion between an external control unit and a surgical tool positioned within a patient's body. In one embodiment, a surgical system is provided having a master assembly including an input tool and a slave assembly including a surgical instrument. The master assembly and the slave assembly can be configured to be electronically coupled together such that movement of the master assembly can be electronically communicated to the slave assembly to cause mimicked movement of the slave assembly. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113732 | SURGICAL TOOL - A surgical tool comprises a manipulator adapted to receive at least a portion of a hand of an operator. A proximal universal joint has a first end mounted to the manipulator. A hollow elongated member has a first end mounted to a second end of the proximal universal joint. A distal universal joint has a first end mounted to a second end of the elongated member. An end effector comprises a universal joint element pivotally mounted to a second end of the distal universal joint for rotation about a first axis, and a base member pivotally connected to the joint element for rotation about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. Pivoting of the first end of the proximal universal joint causes the end effector to move in a corresponding motion. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113733 | Fluid Bypass Device for Handheld Dental Devices - A bypass device and kit for delivering a fluid to a dental area for use with a dental handpiece. The device comprises a fluid reservoir, a length of hollow tubing that will be attached externally to the handpiece, and a nosepiece connected to the tubing. Fluid is delivered to, the dental area through the nosepiece, independently of the dental handpiece. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113734 | BLASTING DEVICE - A blasting device, in particular a dental blasting device, includes at least one blasting chamber, and at least one housing, which is made at least partially of plastic and has at least one base body at least partially encompassing the blasting chamber. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113735 | ROOT CANAL INSTRUMENT HAVING AN OVOID OR OVAL SECTION - The root canal instrument for preparing a housing for a pivot inside dental roots includes a working part extending along a longitudinal axis. A cross-section of a frustoconical envelope of the working part embodying an elliptical section or an ovoid section or an oblong section or a section of the type includes a front circle portion and a rear circle portion joined by two side bend portions. A diameter of the front circle portion is longer than or equal to a diameter of the rear circle portion. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113736 | HAND PIECE FOR SPRAYING POWDER - A hand piece for spraying powder is capable of grinding pellets and generating powder inside the hand piece. The hand piece includes: a pellet housing section for housing pellets; a powder generating section that grinds housed pellets and generates powder, and a spraying port that sprays the powder that has been generated in the powder generating section. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113737 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PATIENT-SPECIFIC REPLACEMENT BRACKET FOR AN ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT, AND BRACKET PRODUCED BY THIS METHOD - A process to manufacture a patient-specific replacement bracket includes providing a 3D representation of the supramaxilla or submaxilla of a patient in the target set-up with a reference plane in a computer. A request to manufacture a replacement bracket is received. A sector of the 3D representation is defined and contains at least a section of the tooth for which the replacement bracket is to be manufactured. A marking is generated for the slot plane in the sector. A physical model of the sector with the marking is created. A bracket element containing the slot is provided. The bracket element is aligned to the slot plane. An individualized pad is assigned to the bracket element, whereby the replacement bracket is manufactured. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113738 | DENTAL IMPLANT SOCKET ARRANGEMENT WITH ANNULAR RECESS - A threaded dental implant to be screwed into a jawbone for supporting at least one abutment and/or a dental superstructure, and having a socket arrangement with a first section and a second section with respective geometrical profiles around a longitudinal center axis of the implant. The first section cooperates with the abutment for securing the abutment in a determined position in the implant. The second section cooperates with an insertion tool for screwing the implant into the jawbone. The first section includes an annular coronal contact surface on top of an opening centric at a coronal end of the implant, followed in an apical direction by a first tapered section having a diameter decreasing in the apical direction, by a first cylindrical section, by first anti-rotational elements and by a threaded section. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113739 | DENTAL IMPLANT DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - The present invention relates to a dental implant device and a method for using the same and in particular, to such a device and method in which the implant device projects the implant anchor's location, orientation and axis while facilitating the treatment of the peri-implant tissues. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113740 | SET OF DENTAL COMPONENTS - According to an aspect of the invention, in a set of male dental components, such as abutment screws, each male dental component has a threaded portion with different core diameter. Each male dental component is to be connected to a mating female dental component, such as an abutment. The smaller core diameter a threaded portion has, the higher friction is provided when the male dental component is finally tightened to its mating female dental component, even though the same insertion torque is applied to all male dental components. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113741 | Retainerless Orthodontic Dental Implant System - A retainerless orthodontic dental implant system for positioning the mandible forward relative to the maxilla and for facilitating optimal airflow during sleep and a method of using such a system. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113742 | CONFOCAL SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY MEASUREMENT WITH FIXED FOCAL POSITIONS - An apparatus is described for measuring surface topography of a three-dimensional structure. In many embodiments, the apparatus is configured to focus each of a plurality of light beams to a respective fixed focal position relative to the apparatus. The apparatus measures a characteristic of each of a plurality of returned light beams that are generated by illuminating the three-dimensional structure with the light beams. The characteristic is measured for a plurality of different positions and/or orientations between the apparatus and the three-dimensional structure. Surface topography of the three-dimensional structure is determined based at least in part on the measured characteristic of the returned light beams for the plurality of different positions and/or orientations between the apparatus and the three-dimensional structure. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113743 | Interdental Brush with Adjustable Bending Angles - An interdental brush includes a handle, a neck, a head and a mounting sleeve. The handle has an upper end provided with a positioning portion. The neck extends from an upper end of the positioning portion. The neck has a helical annular groove which makes the neck flexible and bendable so that the neck can be bent. The helical annular groove contains oblique veins so that the neck is kept at a determined bending angle. The mounting sleeve is mounted on a bottom end of the handle to lengthen the handle. Thus, the neck is bent freely and kept at a determined bending angle by provision of the helical annular groove so that the angle of the head can be adjusted arbitrarily. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113744 | HYBRID DENTAL TOOL WITH DETACHABLE PICKS - A hybrid dental tool is disclosed herein. The hybrid dental tool includes a flosser having a flossing head. The flossing head can include a filament stretching between the first arm and a second arm. The flossing head can include a pick receptacle. The hybrid dental tool can further include a pick that has a first end and a second end. The pick can be sized and shaped to fit within the pick receptacle such that the first and second ends are protected. The pick can releasably connect with the flossing head to allow the separation of the pick from the flossing head. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113745 | ULTRASONIC TOOTH CLEANING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The system relates to a device and method for ultrasonic cleaning of teeth and gums through cavitation. The device and method provide functions to consistently clean dental surfaces. Ultrasound is generated and coupled through a removable mouthpiece into a coupling fluid in which teeth and gums are at least partially submerged. Cavitation results in the coupling fluid and breaks up plaque on surfaces of the mouth. Several different embodiments for the system, including variations in the mouthpiece, coupling components, and ultrasonic energy components are disclosed. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113746 | LIGHT SOURCE, DETECTOR AND LUMINESCENT COMPOSITE - The present invention relates to a system comprising photopolymerizable composites and an associated light polymerization device. The composite comprises a photopolymerizable resin and a luminophore, and optionally inorganic fillers and a photobleaching agent. The polymerization device comprises a light source and a photodetector. The composite and the device are coupled via a feedback loop to indicate the degree of polymerization, or to indicate that polymerization is complete. The invention relates to any photopolymerizable composite or coating including industrial, protective, biomedical and dental composites and coatings. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113747 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR OXIDATIVE THERAPY IN DENTISTRY - An apparatus and a system for delivering a two-tier oxidative therapy to a dental patient. The apparatus is a mouthpiece made of rubber or thermoplastic elastomer that provides a full or partial coverage of the teeth and gums to be treated, firstly with vaporized hydrogen peroxide and later, ozone gas. The design of the mouthpiece encompassing multiple injection tubes also allows all surfaces of all teeth and gums to be treated at the same time, thereby offering a quick, painless and economical procedure to the dental patient. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113748 | DENTAL PROSTHESIS FOR CATTLE - A dental prosthesis for cattle, and method for mounting it, that includes mounting fastening members in the animals incisor, away from the central nerve and towards in the inner side of the incisor. Tying the incisors individually with surgical wire and to a support plate with through holes to immobilize the relative movement of the incisor with respect to each other. A malleable metallic overdenture is then mounted over the teeth and metallic infrastructure conforming to the incisors to define a conforming overdenture. An adhesive bonding agent is used to mount the overdenture to the incisors and the anchorage structure with retention fastening members that transversally pass through the overdenture and between the incisors to further secure the overdenture to the cured boding agent. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113749 | A URINE FLOW CONTROL DEVICE, SUCH AS AN INCONTINENCE DEVICE - A urine flow control device, such as an incontinence device, for insertion into a urethra, device comprising: a body having a first end and an opposite second end and a middle part connecting the first end and the second end, a hollow chamber formed in the middle part allowing a mounting tool to extend from the first end to the second end, a fluid channel defined from the second end to the first end via the hollow chamber, a head part at the first end, the head part being integral with said body and comprising a chamber with a displaceable valve member and a valve seal surface, the head part formed so that when a mounting tool is positioned in the device the valve member is displaced inside the head part by the mounting tool and when the mounting tool is not in the device the valve member seals the valve seal surface so as to seal the fluid channel, the head part having an opening for receiving the mounting tool and for urine discharge, the second end being formed so that the distal end of the mounting tool elongates the body when inserted in the hollow chamber and applying an elongating force to the body. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113750 | UROLOGICAL DEVICE - A urological device comprises a urological valve for location in the bladder of a patient and a valve support stem for location in the urethra of a patient. The valve has a normally closed configuration to prevent flow from the bladder and an open configuration for fluid flow through the valve. The valve is automatically movable from the closed configuration to the open configuration in response to a pre-set hydrodynamic pressure applied for a pre-set time. In one case the valve has a plurality of valve leaflets with a region of co-aption between the valve leaflets. In the normally closed configuration the valve leaflets are engaged at the region of co-aption and in the open configuration the leaflets are separated at the co-aption region for fluid flow through the valve. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113751 | IMPLANTS, TOOLS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENTS OF PELVIC CONDITIONS - Described are various embodiments of surgical procedures, systems, implants, devices, tools, and methods, useful for treating pelvic conditions in a male or female, the pelvic conditions including incontinence (various forms such as fecal incontinence, stress urinary incontinence, urge incontinence, mixed incontinence, etc.), vaginal prolapse (including various forms such as enterocele, cystocele, rectocele, apical or vault prolapse, uterine descent, etc.), and other conditions caused by muscle and ligament weakness, the devices and tools including devices and tools for anchoring an implant to tissue. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113752 | ATRAUMATIC MEDICAL DEVICE ANCHORING AND DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED ANCHORING - Systems are delineated for treating urinary incontinence (UI). More generally, systems are delineated for providing medical treatment, wherein such systems include means for attaching a structure to a patient and removing the structure without damage to the structure or the patient. An exemplary system for providing medical treatment comprises a structure for attachment to a patient utilizing at least one retractable barb. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113753 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE EXHIBITING DIMINISHING RADIAL FORCE - A filter assembly includes a plurality of leg elements in two sets which have a generally conical form and are held together at a coupling element or hub. Disposed by the hub is a biodegradable fastener element into which proximal ends of the leg elements are embedded. The fastener element is substantially rigid and has the effect of reducing the lengths (L | 2016-04-28 |
20160113754 | IMPLANTABLE OCCLUSION SYSTEM COMPRISING A DEVICE FOR DETECTING ATROPHY OF A NATURAL CONDUIT - The invention relates to an occlusive system implantable in an animal or human body to occlude a natural conduit ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160113755 | ELONGATE GUIDE ELEMENT FOR AN IMPLANT - The invention relates to an elongate guide element ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160113756 | Biceps Tenodesis Implants and Delivery Tools - Methods and devices are provided for anchoring a ligament or tendon to bone. In one embodiment, a surgical implant is provided having a sheath and an expander that is received within the sheath. Various delivery tools, including a sheath inserter and a driver, are also provided. In use, the sheath inserter can be used to position a tendon within a prepared bone hole, and it can be used to deliver the sheath with a guidewire coupled thereto into the bone hole. The driver can be provided for delivering the expander into the sheath. A loader can optionally be used to load the driver and expander onto the guidewire coupled to the implanted sheath. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113757 | Biceps Tenodesis Implants and Delivery Tools - Methods and devices are provided for anchoring a ligament or tendon to bone. In one embodiment, a surgical implant is provided having a sheath and an expander that is received within the sheath. Various delivery tools, including a sheath inserter and a driver, are also provided. In use, the sheath inserter can be used to position a tendon within a prepared bone hole, and it can be used to deliver the sheath with a guidewire coupled thereto into the bone hole. The driver can be provided for delivering the expander into the sheath. A loader can optionally be used to load the driver and expander onto the guidewire coupled to the implanted sheath. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113758 | Biceps Tenodesis Anchor Implants - Various bone anchor assemblies and methods are provided for anchoring tissue to bone. In one embodiment, an anchor assembly for anchoring a tendon to bone is provided and includes a substantially cylindrical sheath having bone-engaging surface features formed on an external surface thereof, and having an inner lumen formed therein and extending from an open proximal end to a substantially closed distal. The substantially closed distal end includes at least one tendon anchoring feature extending distally therefrom and configured to facilitate anchoring of a tendon to bone. The anchor assembly further includes an expander having a generally elongate cylindrical configuration and being sized and shaped to be received within the inner lumen of the sheath. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113759 | INTRAOCULAR LENS INSERTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF THE INTRAOCULAR LENS - Provided is an intraocular lens insertion device capable of omitting a repeated operation after the intraocular lens is inserted into the eye. The intraocular lens insertion device ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160113760 | Intra-ocular device - An intra-ocular device includes an electronic lens that can be controlled to control the overall optical power of the device. The device can be installed within a flexible polymeric material shaped to conform to the inside surface of a lens capsule of an eye. Accommodation forces applied to the device and/or polymeric material via the lens capsule can cause a change in the optical power of the device and/or polymeric material. Further, such accommodation forces can be detected by an accommodation sensor of the device and the optical power of the electronic lens can be controlled based on the detected accommodation forces. Operated in this way, the device and polymeric material can restore a degree of accommodation to the eye that is related to existing mechanisms for controlling such accommodation, i.e., forces exerted by the eye via the lens capsule. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113761 | Multilens Intraocular System with Injectable Accommodation Material - The invention relates to a multi-lens intraocular lens system having an accommodation material between the lenses. The system comprises an posterior lens attached to the posterior surface of the capsular bag and an anterior lens attached to the anterior surface of the capsular bag. The anterior and posterior lenses have different optical properties providing different degrees and types of correction. An accommodation material is place between the anterior and posterior lenses. The accommodation material may comprise of one or more macromers, which, when polymerized, adjust the properties of the accommodation material. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113762 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TISSUE APPROXIMATION, INCLUDING APPROXIMATING MITRAL VALVE LEAFLETS - Systems and methods for approximating tissue segments, such as mitral valve leaflets, on a minimally invasive basis. The system includes first and second approximation devices each including a magnetic component and an attachment mechanism. Each device is connected to a target tissue segment by the corresponding attachment mechanism. Upon deployment at a target site, the tissue approximation devices are magnetically attracted to one another, approximating the tissue segments and maintaining the tissue segments in the approximated state. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113763 | Aortic Valve Holder With Stent Protection And/Or Ability To Decrease Valve Profile - A valve holder is connectable to a prosthetic valve including a stent having a plurality of commissure posts. The valve includes a base, a plurality of legs extending from the base, and one of several mechanisms for deflecting the plurality of commissure posts radially inward so as to temporarily decrease the overall size of the prosthetic valve. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113764 | Prosthetic Valve With Flow Director - A prosthetic valve comprising a stent frame, a valve structure, and a baffle structure. The stent frame defines a lumen. The valve structure is disposed within the lumen, and defines an inflow side and an outflow side. An outflow track is established within the lumen downstream of the outflow side and along which fluid flow from the valve structure progresses. The baffle structure is connected to the stent frame downstream of the outflow side. In some embodiments, the baffle structure directs blood flow into designated areas to encourage laminar flow and eliminate or reduce turbulence. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113765 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEART VALVE THERAPY - Prosthetic mitral valves described herein can be deployed using a transcatheter mitral valve delivery system and technique to interface and anchor in cooperation with the anatomical structures of a native mitral valve. This document describes prosthetic heart valve designs that interface with native mitral valve structures to create a fluid seal, thereby minimizing mitral regurgitation and paravalvular leaks. This document also describes prosthetic heart valve designs and techniques to manage blood flow through the left ventricular outflow tract. In addition, this document describes prosthetic heart valve designs and techniques that reduce the risk of interference between the prosthetic valves and chordae tendineae. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113766 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEART VALVE THERAPY - Prosthetic mitral valves described herein can be deployed using a transcatheter mitral valve delivery system and technique to interface and anchor in cooperation with the anatomical structures of a native mitral valve. This document describes prosthetic heart valve designs that interface with native mitral valve structures to create a fluid seal, thereby minimizing mitral regurgitation and paravalvular leaks. This document also describes prosthetic heart valve designs and techniques to manage blood flow through the left ventricular outflow tract. In addition, this document describes prosthetic heart valve designs and techniques that reduce the risk of interference between the prosthetic valves and chordae tendineae. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113767 | IMPLANT HAVING MULTIPLE ROTATIONAL ASSEMBLIES - Apparatus includes an annuloplasty structure, including: (i) a tubular body portion that is configured to be disposed at an annulus of a valve of a heart, and is shaped to define a perimeter; (ii) a flexible member, disposed within the tubular body portion; (iii) a first adjustment mechanism, attached to the tubular body portion and to the flexible member such that reversible actuation of the first adjustment mechanism reversibly adjusts a first dimension of the body portion by adjusting tension of the flexible member; (iv) a second adjustment mechanism, coupled to the tubular body portion, and reversibly actuatable to reversibly adjust a second dimension of the body portion. The apparatus further includes one or more elongate tools, reversibly couplable to the first and second adjustment mechanisms, and configured to independently actuate the first and second adjustment mechanisms by applying force thereto while the heart is beating. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113768 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEART VALVE THERAPY - Prosthetic mitral valves described herein can be deployed using a transcatheter mitral valve delivery system and technique to interface and anchor in cooperation with the anatomical structures of a native mitral valve. This document describes prosthetic heart valve designs that interface with native mitral valve structures to create a fluid seal, thereby minimizing mitral regurgitation and paravalvular leaks. This document also describes prosthetic heart valve designs and techniques to manage blood flow through the left ventricular outflow tract. In addition, this document describes prosthetic heart valve designs and techniques that reduce the risk of interference between the prosthetic valves and chordae tendineae. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113769 | TISSUE RESTRAINING DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE - Tissue restraining systems and devices as well as methods of using these devices are disclosed herein. According to aspects illustrated herein, there is provided a tissue restraining device that may include an annuloplasty member having one or more contact points along a portion of the annuloplasty member in a spaced relation to one another. The tissue restraining device may also include a second anchor for placement in a substantially opposing, spaced relation to the annuloplasty member. A restraining matrix may extend from the contact points of the annuloplasty member to the second anchor. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113770 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BONE FIXATION - An orthopedic implant can be used for fixation of a joint or fracture and can include a tapered member and at least one fixation member. The tapered member can be configured for placement in association with one or more bone segments. The tapered member can have a longitudinally extending body that defines an upper surface portion, an opposed lower surface portion and first and second sides, where at least the first and second sides can be formed of porous metal and can have a porous metal outer surface. The at least one fixation member can be integrally formed with the tapered member and can extend laterally outwardly from the tapered member body. The at least one fixation member can be configured to secure the implant to the one or more bone segments to provide fixation of the one or more bone segments relative to the tapered member. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113771 | FEMORAL HEAD RESURFACING IMPLANT - A femoral head resurfacing implant is described comprising an external articulating surface and an internal fixation surface. A stem projects from the center of the internal fixation surface. The internal fixation surface comprises a top surface, surrounding and substantially orthogonal to a long axis of the stem, a chamfer surface extending downwardly and outwardly from the top surface and a side surface extending substantially parallel to the long axis of the stem. At least one projection is arranged on the internal fixation surface to provide a predetermined gap between the top surface and/or chamfer surface and a resected head onto which the implant is to be fitted. Furthermore, the side surface constitutes or comprises a cement containment feature configured to restrict or eliminate outflow of cement from the predetermined gap. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113772 | SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method comprising the steps of: providing at least one bone growth modification implant; and disposing the entire bone growth modification implant within a selected portion of a vertebra of a spine. Systems and devices are disclosed. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113773 | INTERVERTEBRAL PROSTHESIS FOR INTRODUCTION VIA POSTERIOR APPROACH - An intervertebral prosthesis for insertion by posterior approach, designed to be inserted in pairs between two vertebral bodies, said prosthesis consisting of a prosthesis body extending in a longitudinal direction of intervertebral insertion, including peripheral faces delimiting, on the inside, an inner space for receiving a bone substitute. The prosthesis includes a prosthesis body of which the lower and upper bearing faces have a convex profile having continuously variable convexity in the longitudinal direction. The invention is intended for the treatment of individuals suffering from disc degeneration in the thoracic or lumbar vertebrae. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113774 | INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USE - An intervertebral implant frame that is configured to engage a spacer can include a pair of arms that extend longitudinally from a support member such that the arms engage the spacer. The spacer can be made from bone graft, and include a first spacer body made of cortical bone, and a second spacer body made of cancellous bone. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113775 | Spinal Fusion Implant - A spinal fusion implant including a body and a jacket is disclosed. The jacket includes at least two radiopaque markers extending therefrom for use in determining the position of the implant after placement between intervertebral bodies. Methods of implanting and evaluating positioning of the implant are also disclosed. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113776 | SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A spinal implant comprises a first member and a second member. A rotatable element defines an axis and is engageable to rotate the members about the axis. An actuator is rotatable for translating a part thereof to move the members between a first, contracted configuration and a second, expanded configuration. Systems and methods of use are disclosed. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113777 | REMOVABLE, BONE-SECURING COVER PLATE FOR INTERVERTEBRAL FUSION CAGE - A secondary cover plate that contacts a stand-alone fusion cage without rigidly connecting to the cage, and instead only docks against the cage (or passes through a fixation cage) and is secured into the adjacent bone. The secondary cover plate is the last item that would be added to the fixation cage construct and would at least partially cover the head of one or more angled screws. The secondary cover plate could slidably engage the fixation cage without permanently snapping into any features of the cage itself. The secondary cover plate would then be final positioned by advancing into one or more adjacent vertebral bodies. The secondary cover plate advancing step could be achieved by tapping it into place (into bone) or rotating it into place (into bone) so that it is finally secured into the bone. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113778 | Total Disc Replacement System and Related Methods - Total disc replacement systems and related methods involving a lateral, trans-psoas surgical approach to the spine while performing at least one of continuous and intermittent intra-operative neural monitoring of the psoas muscle to avoid injury during introduction. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113779 | HARVESTING BONE GRAFT MATERIAL FOR USE IN SPINAL AND OTHER BONE FUSION SURGERIES - A technique for harvesting bone graft material for spinal and other fusion surgeries. In the disclosed embodiment, a bone cutting blade is placed in a disc space between two vertebrae to be fused. The blade cuts into the vertebrae and forms solid segments of autologous bone inside each vertebra. Each bone segment is urged out of its associated vertebra until a first portion of the segment enters the opposite vertebra, an intermediate portion spans the disc space, and a second portion remains in the associated vertebra. Each segment thus forms a strut graft to promote a healthy and permanent fusion. In another embodiment, a wire is placed in the disc space and rotated to cut grooves in the vertebrae, causing a slurry of morselized cortical and cancellous bone to ooze into a cage that is placed in the disc space. The slurry heals to fuse the vertebrae solidly and permanently. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113780 | HARVESTING BONE GRAFT MATERIAL FOR USE IN SPINAL AND OTHER BONE FUSION SURGERIES - A system for harvesting bone graft material for use during bone fusion surgery. In one embodiment, a bone cutting tool has a blade fixed on a distal end of a shaft. The distal end of the shaft is pivoted on a cage set between two bones to be fused, and the blade is activated to cut into the bones and form a solid bone segment in each bone as the tool shaft turns. A paddle is arranged to be inserted between the bones, and to displace the cut bone segments so that a leading portion of each segment enters the bone opposite the bone from which the segment was cut, a central portion of the segment spans across the bones, and a trailing portion of the segment remains in the bone from which it was cut. The displaced segments act as strut grafts to fuse the bones to one another. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113781 | Intervertebral Implant with Blades for Connecting to Adjacent Vertebral Bodies - An intervertebral implant for insertion into an intervertebral disc space between adjacent vertebral bodies or between two bone portions. The implant includes a spacer portion, a plate portion operatively coupled to the spacer portion and one or more blades for securing the implant to the adjacent vertebral bodies. The blades preferably include superior and inferior cylindrical pins for engaging the adjacent vertebral bodies. The implant may be configured to be inserted via a direct lateral trans-psoas approach. Alternatively, the implant may be configured for insertion via an anterior approach. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113782 | SPINAL IMPLANT CONFIGURED FOR MIDLINE INSERTION - The embodiments provide a spinal implant that is configured for midline insertion into a patient's intervertebral disc space. The spinal implant may have a body and the body comprises one or more apertures. The apertures receive fixation elements, such as a screw and the like. The fixation element may comprise one or more anti-backout features, such as a split ring. In addition, at least some of the apertures are designed to permit a predetermined amount of nutation by a fixation element. The apertures that allow nutation enable the fixation element to toggle from one position to another, for example, during subsidence of the implant in situ. Some of the apertures may be configured to rigidly lock with the fixation elements. Moreover, the spinal implant may include features, such as one or more bores, that can accommodate imaging marks to help guide a surgeon. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113783 | STERILE OPTICAL SENSOR SYSTEM HAVING AN ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - Systems, methods and a sensor alignment mechanism are disclosed for medical navigational guidance systems. In one example, a system to make sterile a non-sterile optical sensor for use in navigational guidance during surgery includes a sterile drape having an optically transparent window to drape the optical sensor in a sterile barrier and a sensor alignment mechanism. The alignment mechanism secures the sensor through the drape in alignment with the window without breaching the sterile barrier and facilitates adjustment of the orientation of the optical sensor. The optical sensor may be aligned to view a surgical site when the alignment mechanism, assembled with the sterile drape and optical sensor, is attached to a bone. The alignment mechanism may be a lockable ball joint and facilitate orientation of the sensor in at least two degrees of freedom. A quick connect mechanism may couple the alignment mechanism to the bone. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113784 | SURGICAL CUT VALIDATION TOOL AND METHOD - A method of manufacturing a surgical cut validation tool is discussed. A digital bone representation representing a bone is received including a virtual bone outer surface. At least one cutting plane is positioned intersecting the virtual bone outer surface. A digital tool representation representing the tool is created, including a virtual planar surface corresponding to each cutting plane and a virtual tool outer surface with a virtual border surface portion. The virtual border surface portion extends from a junction between the virtual tool outer surface and each virtual planar surface. At least part of the virtual border surface portion is defined from a corresponding portion of the virtual bone outer surface such as to represent a corresponding portion of the bone outer surface. The tool body is manufactured using the digital tool representation. A tool and a method of validating a cut in a bone are also provided. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113785 | POST-OPERATIVE RESIDUAL LIMB SUPPORT - A post-operative residual limb support assembly includes an upper frame configured to extend about at least a portion of a residual limb; and a lower frame coupled to the upper frame and configured to receive an end of the residual limb. The upper frame and the lower frame are adjustable relative to one another in at least one of a linear and rotational manner. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113786 | VASCULAR REMODELING DEVICE - A generally spherical vascular remodeling device is permanently positionable at a junction of afferent and efferent vessels of a bifurcation having an aneurysm. After positioning the device at the junction to substantially conform the device to the shape of the junction, the device acts as a scaffolding to inhibit herniation of objects out of the aneurysm and the device permits perfusion to the efferent vessels. Positioning the device may include deployment and mechanical or electrolytic release from a catheter. Embolic material may be inserted in the aneurysm before or after positioning the device. The device may have a first end, a second end substantially opposite to the first end, and a plurality of filaments extending between and coupled at the first end and the second end. Such devices may be football shaped, pumpkin shaped, or twisted. The device may include a plurality of loops forming a generally spherical shape. | 2016-04-28 |