30th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110184353 | Subcutaneous injection port - An implantable surgical injection port includes a housing defining a fluid reservoir; a septum disposed across an opening of the housing so as to enclose the fluid reservoir and having at least a portion of which is penetrable by a needle; and a collar having an upper surface facing opposite the septum. The upper surface defines an exterior and an interior perimeter that circumscribes at least the needle penetrable portion of the septum. At least one of the interior perimeter and the exterior perimeter defines a shape that is not elliptical. In on-limiting embodiments, the shape is a heart, a star, or an animal. The shape that is not elliptical may have one or more angles of which a vertex faces inward or outward of the interior or exterior perimeter. In this manner a patient can personalize the look of their implanted injection port and not be embarrassed by it. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184354 | DETECTING NEEDLE ENTRY INTO A PORT OF AN INFUSION DEVICE - Systems for detecting needle insertion into a port chamber of an implantable medical device include a pressure sensor. The system detects characteristic pressure profiles associated with needle insertion into the port chamber through a septum and may generate a sensory cue to a clinician that proper needle placement has been achieved. Methods for detecting needle insertion into a port chamber of an implantable medical device includes detecting characteristic pressure profiles associated with needle insertion into the port chamber through a septum. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184355 | NIPPLE COVERING SYSTEM - One aspect of the present invention relates to a covering member for a protruding portion of a patient's body. This cover is flexible and collapsible so that it conforms to the shape of the encased portion of the body. This prevents the cover from being noticed while it is worn under clothing. The cover can contain a medicament or agent for pretreating a portion of the body before an examination or procedure. When the cover is used to apply a topical anesthetic to a portion of the body for a recommended period of time prior to the procedure or examination commencing, the amount of discomfort experienced by the patient can be significantly reduced compared to the amount experienced by the patient who has the anesthetic applied for just a few moments before the procedure begins. Alternatively, the cover can be used to hold a medicament or agent on the intended portion of the body in order to heal a wound or cure a condition such as a skin rash or the like. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184356 | BIOMOLECULAR WEARABLE APPARATUS - This invention relates to an apparatus that regulates thermodynamic energy-flow within a human body for producing beneficial effects such as, for example, improvement in strength, improvement in stamina, pain relief, etc. According to one embodiment, the invention provides a wearable apparatus that may include biomolecular components for building-up of a thermomagnetic energy within the human body. According to another embodiment, the invention provides a wearable apparatus that may include biomolecular components for dilution of a thermomagnetic energy within the human body. According to yet another embodiment, the invention provides a wearable apparatus that may include biomolecular components having orthomolecular and/or non-orthomolecular organic materials which are capable of thermomagnetic levororotary action and/or thermomagnetic dextrorotatory action. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184357 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR INSTILLATION OF FOAMED FLUID WITH NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY - Systems and methods for delivering a foamed fluid to a wound of a patient (e.g., through a wound dressing covering the wound and coupled to the skin around the wound). | 2011-07-28 |
20110184358 | PULSATILE PERI-CORNEAL DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - The present invention is directed to a pulsatile ophthalmic peri-corneal drug delivery device. The device includes an annular body and a mechanism for releasing multiple separate and distinct doses of a therapeutic composition over an extended period of time. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184359 | Compact Sanitary Specimen Collection Device - Disclosed is a compact, foldable, sanitary urine specimen collection device. The device is intended to collect urine specimens from domestic animals, such as dogs. A telescopic pole with a handle is attached to a pivotal support member for supporting a specimen collection container. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184360 | Sterile liquid materials distribution, consumption and material waste disposal method and apparatus - The present invention is directed towards a method and apparatus for packaging or containing, handling and managing of a variety of materials or other contents from a variety of sources which encounter use under various dynamic applications, conditions and for a plurality of purposes. The invention more specifically is directed towards one or more containers or packages, suitably fitted or used for the handling or managing of materials or other contents along one or more cycles or chains of use. The one or more packages or other containers described herein are intended for and/or used in one or more interconnections or associations with not only the “initial purpose” filling, transport, storage, dispensing, pouring, using, releasing of sterile or other fluids or material contents, but also used in association with, and for carrying out, the additional delivering and receiving of said fluids or materials, and receiving and delivering of said fluids or materials via an ingress and egress, by a variety of ways, for a variety of functions and for a plurality of purposes. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184361 | Connecting device for use with vacuum treatment of wounds - A connecting device ( | 2011-07-28 |
20110184362 | Connecting device - A connecting device ( | 2011-07-28 |
20110184363 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE ABSORBENT ARTICLE - An absorbent article according to the present invention includes: a water-decomposable top sheet, a water-decomposable back sheet; and a water-decomposable absorber placed between the top sheet and the back sheet. The back sheet is formed of multiple sheet pieces each being smaller than a main body of the absorbent article, and each sheet piece at least partially overlapping adjacent one or more of the other sheet pieces. In addition, an adhesive is applied to each overlapping region where adjacent two of the sheet pieces overlap each other. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184364 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH SLITTED ABSORBENT CORE - An absorbent article, such as a sanitary napkin, includes a top sheet and a back sheet with a resilient, composite absorbent core sandwiched therebetween. To decrease the stiffness, the absorbent core includes an outer line and an inner line on each side of a longitudinal centerline. The outer line includes a plurality of slits having spaces therebetween, and the outer line extends convexly when viewed from the longitudinal centerline. The plurality of slits in the absorbent core impart better bending ability of the absorbent article, particular for stiff airlaid absorbent cores. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184365 | Flexible, highly absorbent material - An absorbing structure has a sequence of layers, including at least first and second outer layers with at least a liquid storage layer disposed therebetween. The layers are disposed on top of one another and form a layered structure. At least the liquid storage layer has a cellulose material, preferably cellulose fibers, and a super absorbing polymer SAP, preferably SAP particles and/or SAP fibers. The liquid storage layer uses at least less binder material than the other liquid storing plies of the absorbing structure. The liquid storing plies are adjacent to the liquid storage layer. Preferably, the liquid storage layer does not have binder material. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184366 | Highly absorbent pad with integrity and durability - An absorbent article with improved integrity and durability includes a back sheet, a top sheet, and an absorbent core therebetween. The absorbent core passes a tumbling test for products having a total absorption capacity of between 260 g and 800 g, and passes a core resiliency test such that the article has a thickness when compressed laterally and released of less than 7 mm for an article having a total absorption capacity of 260-399 g and 11 mm for an article having a total absorption capacity of 400 g to 800 g. The absorbent core may be airlaid and include two or more layers made from pulp, superabsorbent polymer and/or bicomponent fibers. The various layers and materials create a complex shape retention network. As such, an improved liquid handling structure is created that distributes liquid evenly while maintaining its shape/thinness. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184367 | OVERLABEL WRAPPER FOR ABSORBENT ARTICLES - An individually packaged absorbent article including an absorbent article and a package. The package can enclose the absorbent article and can have an outer surface and an inner surface. In certain embodiments, the package can include a package material that is a polymeric film. The package can have two opposing faces, and an opening area. The opening area can be provided substantially on a face of the package, and the package having an overlabel substantially covering the opening area. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184368 | ABSORPTIVE ARTICLE - An absorptive article ( | 2011-07-28 |
20110184369 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - An absorbent article includes a chassis, a liquid-absorbent structure placed the chassis and a separate sheet adapted to be spaced from the chassis. Opposite lateral regions of the separate sheet are joined to an inner sheet via first joint zones. First joint zones continuously extend in a longitudinal direction Y and substantially overlap the absorbent structure as viewed in a thickness direction. Leak-barrier cuffs provided on the side of the separate sheet are joined to the inner sheet via second joint zones lying outside the separate sheet as viewed in a transverse direction X, joined to the separate sheet via third joint zones, and joined to the separate sheet via fourth joint zones. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184370 | TRANSFER LAYER FOR ABSORBENT ARTICLE - A film particularly suited for use as a transfer layer in an absorbent article has a plurality of capillaries and a plurality of drains, said capillaries comprising side walls depending from a female side of the film and terminating in an aperture on a male side of the film; said drains comprising side walls that depending from the female side of the film and terminating in an aperture on the male side of the film, wherein the drains are disposed at an obtuse angle relative to a base plane of the film. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184371 | Bodily Fluid Containment Structure and Wearing Article Having the Same - A bodily fluid containment structure has an inner sheet and an outer sheet which are formed with through-hole extending through the sheets. The inner and outer sheets are bonded to each other along outer peripheral edges thereof to form an envelope. The inner sheet is formed with an opening. On both sides of this opening as viewed in a longitudinal direction Y, the containment structure further includes front and rear containment regions adapted to contain bodily fluids. The opening is aligned with the through-hole extending through the inner sheet and the outer sheet. The peripheral edge of the opening is bonded to the outer sheet by first bonding means. A bonded region is formed between the inner and outer sheets and includes a plurality of bonded line segments which define first channels. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184372 | ABSORBENT GARMENT PROVIDED WITH SIDE PANELS OR BELT MEMBERS - An absorbent garment such as a diaper or an incontinence guard provided with a pair of laterally extending side panels or at least one belt member. At least one of the side panels or belt members includes at least two elastic regions, a first and a second elastic region, each extending over only a part of the length of and over only a part of the distance between the upper and lower edges of the respective side panel or belt member. The first elastic region has a main part of its surface area on the upper part of the respective side panel or belt member, and the second elastic region has a main part of its surface area on the lower part of the respective side panel or belt member. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184373 | AMPOULE COMPRISING AN AMPOULE HOLDER - An ampoule including a casing, a facing side and a seal, wherein the casing has an outer diameter and the seal extends radially beyond the outer diameter and seals the facing side. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184374 | Peristaltic Pump and Cassette - A cassette for use with a peristaltic pump. The cassette having a body having an exterior. Additionally, the cassette has a sheet attached to the body forming at least one fluid channel. The fluid channel being generally arcuate and projecting outwardly from the exterior of the body. The fluid channel having at least one outlet port for receiving a liquid. Furthermore, the cassette has a liquid trap in fluid communication with and extending at least in part in an upward direction from the at least one outlet port. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184375 | MARKER SEQUENCE FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES AND THE USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to new marker sequences for neurodegenerative diseases and the diagnostic use thereof together with a method for screening of potential active substances for neurodegenerative diseases by means of these marker sequences. Furthermore, the invention relates to a diagnostic device containing such marker sequences for neurodegenerative diseases, in particular a protein biochip and the use thereof. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184376 | LONG TERM DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES WITH POLYURETHANE-BASED POLYMERS AND THEIR MANUFACTURE - This invention is related to the use of polyurethane-based polymer as a drug delivery device to deliver biologically active compounds at a constant rate for an extended period of time and methods of manufactures thereof. The device is very biocompatible and biostable, and is useful as an implant in patients (humans and animals) for the delivery of appropriate bioactive substances to tissues or organs. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184377 | METHOD FOR REMOVING CYTOKINES FROM BLOOD WITH SURFACE IMMOBILIZED POLYSACCHARIDES - The present invention is directed to a method for removing cytokines and/or pathogens from blood or blood serum (blood) by contacting the blood with a solid, essentially non micro-porous substrate which has been surface treated with heparin, heparan sulfate and/or other molecules or chemical groups (the adsorbent media or media) having a binding affinity for the cytokine or pathogen(s) to be removed (the adsorbates), and wherein the size of the interstitial channels within said media is balanced with the amount of media surface area and the surface concentration of binding sites on the media in order to provide adequate adsorptive capacity while also allowing relatively high flow rates of blood through the adsorbent media. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184378 | TREATMENT INSTRUMENT AND TREATMENT METHOD - A procedure of positioning a treatment part at various sites on an organ is facilitated, and the positioning thereof can be stably maintained for treatment with accurate positioning. A treatment instrument includes a rigid rod-shaped insertion section having a treatment part at a distal end thereof and a manipulating section secured to a proximal end of the insertion section and gripped and manipulated by an operator. The insertion section includes a main body extending in a straight line, a first curved portion disposed at a distal end of the main body and curved in one direction with respect to the main body, and a second curved portion disposed on a distal side of the first curved portion and curved in a direction opposite to the direction in which the first curved portion is curved. The treatment part is inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the main body. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184379 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO DEFINE PATIENT SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC REGIMENS BY MEANS OF PHARMACOKINETIC AND PHARMACODYNAMIC TOOLS - Methods for treating Hepatitis infections are provided. In one embodiment, an initial dosage of interferon is administered to a patient, and interferon serum levels and viral load data is collected over time. This data can be used to determine patient-specific pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic parameters and then construct patient-specific interferon delivery profiles. Patient-specific delivery profiles can then be used to design patient-specific therapeutic regimens. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184380 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CLOSED LOOP INFUSION FORMULATION DELIVERY - A system and method for providing closed loop infusion formulation delivery which accurately calculates a delivery amount based on a sensed biological state by adjusting an algorithm's programmable control parameters. The algorithm calculates a delivery amount having proportional, derivative, and basal rate components. The control parameters may be adjusted in real time to compensate for changes in a sensed biological state that may result from daily events. Safety limits on the delivery amount may be included in the algorithm. The algorithm may be executed by a computing element within a process controller for controlling closed loop infusion formulation delivery. The biological state is sensed by a sensing device which provides a signal to the controller. The controller calculates an infusion formulation delivery amount based on the signal and sends commands to an infusion formulation delivery device which delivers an amount of infusion formulation determined by the commands. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184381 | REPAIR OF DEFECTS OR LESIONS IN CARTILAGE AND BONE USING A CHONDRO-REGULATIVE MATRIX - Methods and compositions are provided for the treatment and repair of defect in the cartilage in partial- or full-thickness defects in joints of animals, in particular humans. To induce cartilage formation, a defect in cartilage is filled with layers of thin flaps of synovium or of peritendineum, which contains chondro- and osteo-progenitor cells, with interposed layers of a matrix. The matrix contains a chondrogenic factor, which induces chondrogenesis of chondroprogenitor cells in the flaps, and an anti-hypertrophic agent, which arrest differentiation of chondrocytes in an early phase, in an appropriate delivery system. The matrix filling the bone area of a full-thickness defect may contain an osteogenic factor, which induces osteogenesis of osteoprogenitor cells. The layer of a flap between cartilage and bone areas may work as a barrier, which prevents blood vessels and associated cells from penetrating from the bone area into the cartilage area. To promote the induction of chondro- and osteo-genesis of the progenitor cells in the flaps of synovium or peritendineum effectively, the flaps may be treated with enzymes, e.g., matrix metalloproteinases or be punched by a needle before filling a defect. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184382 | MULTI-PURPOSE ARTICLES FOR SANITIZING AND CAPPING LUER ACCESS VALVES - Multi-purpose devices for capping fluid reservoirs and sanitizing accessible surfaces of fluid-transporting medical fittings (e.g., luer access valves) at risk of contamination with infectious agents are described, as are methods for making and using such devices. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184383 | SYRINGE PUMP - A syringe pump includes: a syringe mounting part on which to mount a syringe outer cylinder of a syringe; a clamp which is pulled downward by an elastic member, contacts an upper surface of the mounted syringe outer cylinder and thereby fix the syringe outer cylinder; a slider which holds a plunger flange of a plunger of the mounted syringe by levers and which pushes out the plunger; and a display or monitor of which the display is controlled by the computer. Regarding an operation of mounting the syringe outer cylinder onto the syringe mounting part, an operation of setting the plunger flange into the slider, and an operation of fixing the syringe outer cylinder with the clamp, the display or monitor alternately displays the respective states before and after the operations at a predetermined interval. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184384 | Blood Vessel Permeability-Enhancement For The Treatment Of Vascular Diseases - This invention relates to methods of enhancing the permeability of blood vessels to therapeutic agents. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184385 | CONTROL HANDLE WITH DEVICE ADVANCING MECHANISM - A catheter having an internal advancing mechanism that can advance stiffening wires or other devices, has a catheter with a catheter body, a tip section distal the catheter body, a device extending through at least the catheter body, and a control handle proximal the catheter body, where the control handle has an advancing mechanism with a threaded member, an adjustment member, and a guided member to which the device is connected, and the advancing mechanism is configured to advance and retract the device along the catheter body as controlled by a user. Each of the threaded member and the adjustment member has a generally cylindrical configuration. The threaded member has an outer surface configured with a helical guide channel. The adjustment member is configured to guide the guided member to move within the helical guide channel to advance and retract the device. The adjustment member can be rotatable over the threaded member by the user to control advancement and retraction of the device. The device may be a stiffener wire, a needle or any other device suitable for advancement and retraction in a catheter. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184386 | Catheter Assembly Having Protective Sheath - Devices and methods are disclosed for a catheterization process, particularly useful for self-performed catheterizations. A catheter is enclosed in a sheath made from a gas-permeable material. This sheath maximizes gas permeability to prevent air build-up at the distal end of the sheath, resulting in easy self-catheterization for even those with limited manual dexterity. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184387 | Compositions and methods for therapeutic delivery with microorganisms - Certain embodiments disclosed relate to compositions, including therapeutic compositions, methods, devices, and systems that include modified microorganisms including at least one genetic element encoding at least one therapeutic agent or environmental treatment agent. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184388 | BACTERIUM-BASED MICROROBOT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT, OPERATION METHOD THEREOF AND TREATMENT METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided are a bacterium-based microrobot for medical treatment, an operation method thereof, and a treatment method using the same. The bacterium-based microrobot can be propelled by the flagellum movement of bacteria, can be directed toward a target lesion by the ability of bacteria to recognize the lesion, can be monitored for how many the microrobot targets the lesion, and can directly or indirectly treat the lesion by the proliferation of bacteria through self-division in the lesion. The bacteria may be genetically manipulated to be resistant to immune responses and produce a material inhibitory of the growth of affected cells. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184389 | OSMOTIC PUMP APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Apparatuses and methods for pumping fluids such as fluid medications are disclosed. Embodiments of the invention provide an osmotic pump fluid delivery apparatus including elements designed to control the fluid delivery rate. Typical embodiments of the invention include an arrangement of elements such as solute reservoirs that can manipulate the solute concentrations within an inner osmotic compartment or compartments of an osmotic pump so as to control fluid delivery from the pump. Other embodiments include sealed electro-osmotic pumps that do not discharge ions into the surroundings or require water from an external source. These embodiments of the invention provide new ways to control fluid delivery in apparatuses that employ osmotic processes to function. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184390 | DEVICE FOR THE CONTROLLED TRANSLATIONAL DISPLACEMENT OF AN ELONGATE ELEMENT - A device for controlled translational displacement of an elongated element that terminates in a frontal functional end, in particular an instrument or a tool that is designed to be brought to an internal site in a patient, more particularly an exploratory instrument or a surgical tool placed in a catheter or in an operating channel or working channel of a flexible endoscope, whereby the device includes a linear actuator that acts at the rear end of the elongated element that is located opposite its frontal functional end. Device ( | 2011-07-28 |
20110184391 | MULTI FLUID TISSUE RESECTION METHODS AND DEVICES - Prostate treatment using fluid stream to resect prostate tissue, thereby relieving symptoms of conditions such as BPH, prostatitis, and prostatic carcinoma. A device having a fluid delivery element is positioned within a lumen of the urethra within the prostate. A fluid stream is directed outwardly from the fluid delivery element toward a wall of the urethral lumen. The fluid delivery element is moved to scan the fluid stream over the wall to remove a volume of tissue surrounding the lumen. The fluid may be combined with therapeutically active substances or with substances that increase resection efficiency. Fluid force may be adjusted to provide selective tissue resection such that soft tissue is removed while harder tissue is left undamaged. In order to gain a working space within the urethra, another fluid may be introduced to insufflate the urethra in the region of treatment. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184392 | METHOD FOR PATTERNED PLASMA-MEDIATED MODIFICATION OF THE CRYSTALLINE LENS - A method of treating a lens of a patient's eye includes generating a light beam, deflecting the light beam using a scanner to form a treatment pattern of the light beam, delivering the treatment pattern to the lens of a patient's eye to create a plurality of cuts in the lens in the form of the treatment pattern to break the lens up into a plurality of pieces, and removing the lens pieces from the patient's eye. The lens pieces can then be mechanically removed. The light beam can be used to create larger segmenting cuts into the lens, as well as smaller softening cuts that soften the lens for easier removal. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184393 | Device for the Treatment of Biological Tissue Using Laser Radiation - An apparatus for the treatment of biological, in particular living tissue comprising a treatment laser device | 2011-07-28 |
20110184394 | Apparatus for Cutting a Human Cornea - A device for machining the human cornea with focused pulsed femtosecond laser radiation comprises scanner components for local setting of the beam focus, a control computer for controlling the scanner components, and a control program for the control computer. The control program contains instructions that upon execution by the control computer are designed to bring about the generation of an incision figure in the cornea encompassing a flap incision ( | 2011-07-28 |
20110184395 | METHOD FOR LASER CAPSULOTOMY AND LENS CONDITIONING - A method of creating a capsulotomy and conditioning the crystalline lens is disclosed, wherein a laser is employed that provides improved performance by treating the capsule predominantly prior to treating the lens. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184396 | COOLED HANDPIECE FOR TREATING THE SKIN WITH VISIBLE RADIATION - The handpiece for treating the skin with irradiation using a light beam (F | 2011-07-28 |
20110184397 | System and Method for Detection of Foreign Substances - A sensing unit is presented for use in identifying at least one foreign substance in a region of interest. The sensing unit comprises at least one measurement unit, which comprises one or more sensor elements each configured and operable to be responsive to at least one foreign substance in the vicinity thereof. Each sensor element is mounted in its own compartment having an inlet and an outlet thus defining an environmental region in the vicinity of the sensor element separated from the surroundings of the compartment. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184398 | CRYOBALLOON REFRIGERANT DISPERSION CONTROL - A catheter based medical device including controlled refrigerant dispersion is disclosed. The device includes a fluid injection tube that carries refrigerant from a coolant supply to the distal portion of the device. An open distal end or one or more orifices may be provided on the injection tube for the refrigerant to be expelled into an expandable chamber such as a balloon disposed on the distal portion of the catheter. The dispersion of the refrigerant from the injection tube may be controlled or manipulable to direct the refrigerant to one or more target locations. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184399 | PARTIALLY COMPLIANT BALLOON DEVICE - A medical device is provided, having an elongate body defining a distal portion and a proximal portion; a first expandable member disposed on the distal portion of the elongate body and defining a cooling chamber therein, the first expandable member having a first rigidity; a second expandable member disposed around the first expandable member to define an interstitial region therebetween, where the second expandable member has a second rigidity less than the first rigidity; a gel disposed within the interstitial region; a coolant flow path in fluid communication with the cooling chamber; and a cryogenic coolant source in fluid communication with the coolant flow path. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184400 | TRIPLE BALLOON CATHETER - The present invention advantageously provides a method and system for cryogenically ablating large areas of tissue within the left atrium. In an exemplary embodiment a cryotherapy device includes a catheter body, a proximal end and a distal end; a first lumen; a second lumen; and an ablation element expandable from a first diameter to a second diameter, the ablation element having a surface portion that conforms to the uneven surface topography of the cardiac tissue. The ablation element can include one or more deformable balloon and/or flexible elements. The surface of the balloon can further be shaped by regulation of pressure within the one or more balloons. In an exemplary method, a tissue ablation device is provided and tissue in the left atrium is ablated with the device, whereby the ablation is created by freezing tissue. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184401 | CRYOTHERAPY PLANNING DEVICE AND CRYOTHERAPY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a treatment device utilized in the freezing treatment method and its treatment planning device, and has an object to settle a freezing period·defrosting period according to a size of a treatment portion. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184402 | Flexible Cryogenic Probe Tip - One embodiment of the invention is a flexible cryogenic probe tip. The flexible probe tip has a linear freeze zone at a distal end of the probe that allows for its placement and precisely controlled movements. The flexible cryogenic probe tip precisely conforms to the target tissue surface to create a linear lesion. In addition, the probe tip is steerable to facilitate proper placement with minimal access points into a patient's body. Various configurations of the flexible probe tip allow it to conform and ablate tissue of many sizes, shapes, and/or dimensions. Methods of utilizing the cryogenic probe tip include steps of positioning the distal end at a tissue site for at least one ablative procedure, maneuvering the distal end to the tissue site, directing a cryogen from the supply source to the distal end, controlling a flow of cryogen from the supply source to the distal end and back to the supply source, and segmenting control of the distal end mechanically or through the step of controlling the flow of cryogen. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184403 | System and Method for Monitoring Ablation Size - A system for monitoring ablation size is provided. The system includes a power source including a microprocessor for executing one or more control algorithms. A microwave antenna is configured to deliver microwave energy from the power source to tissue to form an ablation zone. A plurality of spaced-apart electrodes is operably disposed along a length of the microwave antenna. The plurality of spaced-apart electrodes is disposed in electrical communication with one another and each of the plurality of spaced-apart electrodes has a threshold impedance associated therewith corresponding to the radius of the ablation zone. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184404 | LAPAROSCOPIC RADIOFREQUENCY SURGICAL DEVICE - Embodiments of the disclosed technology relate to a bipolar electrosurgical device for a laparoscopic environment, as well as methods for the use of such a device. Embodiments of the device may include a set of opposing jaws comprising at least one bipolar electrode pair disposed thereon, the set of jaws configured to deliver radiofrequency energy to a target tissue. Embodiments of the set of jaws, when closed, may have a diameter no greater than about 5 mm. The device may further include a shaft with a diameter that may be no greater than about 5 mm. Each of the jaws has a tissue-facing surface of each jaw that may include a complementary self-aligning configuration with respect to the longitudinal axis of the other jaw. Embodiments of the device may further include a pinless rotation assembly formed from rotatably cooperative features of the first jaw and the second jaw that connect the jaws together and enable the jaw set to pivot between an open position and a closed position. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184405 | Compact Jaw Including Split Pivot Pin - An end effector assembly for use with a forceps includes a pair of jaw members, a knife assembly, and one or more cam assemblies. One or more of the jaw members are moveable relative to the other about a pivot between open and closed positions. One or more of the jaw members include a knife channel. The pivot includes first and second sections defining a passage therebetween. The knife assembly includes a knife blade and an actuation shaft. The knife blade is disposed distally relative to the pivot. The actuation shaft is configured for slidable translation through the passage to allow selective advancement of the knife blade through the knife channel. The one or more cam assemblies are operably coupled to the one or more moveable jaw members and are actuatable to move the one or more jaw members between the open and closed positions for grasping tissue therebetween. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184406 | CATHETER HAVING A FORCE SENSING DISTAL TIP - A mapping and ablation catheter with contact force sensing capabilities at a distal end, includes a catheter body, a deflectable section, and a tip distal section which has a tip electrode and a contact force sensor for sensing a 3D contact force vector applied to the tip electrode. In contact with the tip electrode, the contact force sensor has a body and has at least one sensor with an electrical characteristic that is responsive to deformation of the body resulting from force vector. The sensor is adapted to receive an electrical current and to output an electrical signal indicative of a change in the electrical characteristic. In one embodiment, the sensor is a strain gage responsive to tension and compression of at least a portion of the body of the force sensor and the electrical characteristic of the strain gage that is monitored is electrical resistivity. In another embodiment, the sensor is responsive to strain and stress of at least a portion of the body, and the electrical characteristic being monitored is inductance or hysteresis loss. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184407 | Hernia Repair System - A hernia repair system includes a surgical mesh, one or more electrosurgical instruments, and one or more return electrodes. The one or more electrosurgical instruments are configured to position the surgical mesh adjacent tissue in an underlying tissue site. The one or more return electrodes are positionable adjacent the tissue and externally relative to the underlying tissue site. The one or more electrosurgical instruments and the one or more return electrodes are configured to selectively apply an effective amount of pressure and electrosurgical energy to the surgical mesh such that upon the application of electrosurgical energy and pressure, the surgical mesh seals to one side of the tissue at the underlying tissue site. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184408 | ELECTROSURGICAL APPARATUS TO GENERATE A DUAL PLASMA STREAM AND METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to an electrosurgical apparatus to generate a dual plasma stream to perform electrosurgery on a surgical site on a patient. The apparatus and method of the present disclosure generates a hot gas jet to a surgical site by generating two plasma beams that are electrically up to 180 degrees out of phase from each other. Since each beam uses the other beam to establish plasma currents at a load, the combined dual plasma stream can be used on non-conductive surfaces, e.g., a tissue at the surgical site. Furthermore, by applying different flow rates to the plasma beams, various scanning effects by the hot gas jet can be achieved. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184409 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A device for morcellating tissue within a body cavity of a patient comprises a stationary tube ( | 2011-07-28 |
20110184410 | ELECTROSURGICAL ELECTRODE WITH ELECTRIC FIELD CONCENTRATING FLASH EDGE - An electrode tip for use in performing electro surgical operative procedures to concentrate electrical energy communicated to the patient tissue is disclosed. The electrode tip includes a main body that can receive electrical energy from an electrosurgical generator. The main body includes a working surface defining a flash edge. The working surface communicates the electrical energy to patient tissue during an operative procedure. The flash edge concentrates the electrical energy as it is communicated to the patient tissue. The concentration of the electrical energy from the flash edge reduces excessive tissue damage surrounding an incision site and improves the efficiency of the electrode tip. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184411 | SURGICAL TOOL FOR PECTUS BAR EXTRACTION - A pectus bar extraction tool for removing a pectus bar having posterior and anterior sides includes a handle, an engagement member fixed to and extending from the handle for extending from the anterior to the posterior sides of the pectus bar to engage the posterior side of the pectus bar, and a lever arm fixed to and extending from the handle opposite to the engagement member for engaging the pectus bar on the anterior side of the pectus bar. A system and method for removing a pectus bar are also disclosed. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184412 | Pre-Assembled Construct With One or More Non-Rotating Connectors for Insertion Into a Patient - Surgical constructs pre-assembled for insertion as a unit into a patient. The construct may include an elongated member with opposing first and second ends and a non-circular cross-sectional shape. Connectors may be positioned on the elongated member and may include a first receptacle that receives the elongated member and a second receptacle spaced away from the first receptacle that receives a structural member in the patient. The first receptacles may be smaller than the elongated member to prevent the connectors from completely rotating around the elongated member. The construct may also include retaining members attached to the first and second ends of the elongated member. The retaining members may extend radially outward beyond the elongated member and may be larger than the first receptacles to prevent the connectors from escaping from the elongated member. Methods of assembling a construct prior to insertion into a patient are also disclosed. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184413 | Ankle Fusion Plate - A fusion plate for arthrodesis, the plate comprising: a plate body including a first portion disposed in a first plane and having a first bone engaging surface and a second opposing surface, a second portion disposed in a second plane and having a first bone engaging surface and a second opposing surface, a third portion disposed in a third plane and having a first bone engaging surface and a second opposing surface. The first portion includes at least one opening which receives at least one fixation means. The second portion includes at least one opening which receives at least one fixation means and the third portion includes at least one opening which receives at least one fixation screw. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184414 | System and Method for Minimally Invasive Clavicle Plate Application - A bone fixation plate, comprises an elongated body contoured to conform to the anatomy of a clavicle, the elongated body comprising a head at a first end and a shaft extending therefrom to a second end, the second end further comprising a reduced diameter tapered tip configured to permit insertion of the elongate body through a minimally invasive incision formed adjacent the clavicle. The bone fixation plate also comprises a first plate hole extending through the shaft from a proximal face to a distal face, the first plate hole formed as a combination hole and a second plate hole extending through the head from the proximal face to the distal face, the second plate hole being threaded. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184415 | BONE SCREW RETENTION MECHANISM - A bone stabilization system is provided having a plate with a top and bottom surface and a hole therethrough extending along a longitudinal axis. An annular groove in the top surface encircles the axis and defines outer facing sides of a plurality of spring members integral to the plate. A plurality of slots define sides of the spring members the inward facing side of the spring members form the upper portion of the hole, which includes a first spherical portion. A fastener with a spherical portion on the fastener head extends into the hole with the spring members urged apart to allow the head to pass but restraining removal until the resistance provide by the spring members is overcome. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184416 | PRE-ASSEMBLED CONSTRUCT FOR INSERTION INTO A PATIENT - Surgical constructs pre-assembled for insertion as a unit into a patient. The pre-assembled construct may include an elongated member with opposing first and second ends. The construct may also include a connector with a body, a first receptacle that extends through the body and receives the elongated member, a threaded aperture that extends from an exterior of the body into the first receptacle, a fastener threaded into the threaded aperture, and a second receptacle that receives a structural member in the patient. The first receptacle may be larger than the elongated member for the connector to be movable along the elongated member. The construct may also include retaining members permanently attached to each of the first and second ends of the elongated member. The retaining members may include a central opening with an inner radial surface that contacts the elongated member and an outer radial surface that extends outward beyond the elongated member. The retaining members may be larger than the first receptacle to prevent the connector from detaching from the elongated member. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184417 | DISTAL RELIEF FOR A SURGICAL DEVICE - A distal tip wire relief section may be applied to any cannulated instrument or implant requiring the use of a guidewire with an enlarged head, such as a ball tip guidewire used in conjunction with an intramedullary nail. The implant incorporates an enlarged opening at the leading or distal portion of the cannula. The enlarged opening is selectively placed about the periphery of the distal portion to allow opening relief in areas where guidewire removal will be facilitated. Thus, a surgeon can reliably and repeatedly remove the guidewire after implantation of the implant by pulling the enlarged head of the guidewire proximally into and through the cannula. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184418 | Unsealed, Non-Colloidal Radiopharmaceutical Compositions and Methods for Treatment of Abnormal Tissue - The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to compositions and methods for treatment of an abnormal tissue (e.g., cancer). For example, a method may comprise administering to a subject in the region of the abnormal tissue a composition (e.g., a pharmaceutical and/or radiopharmaceutical composition) having a basic pH (e.g., greater than about 9). A radiopharmaceutical composition may comprise, in some embodiments, an admixture of (a) a first radionuclide composition comprising an unsealed, non-colloidal, radioactive, free holmium-166 ( | 2011-07-28 |
20110184419 | PATIENT-SPECIFIC ACETABULAR GUIDES AND ASSOCIATED INSTRUMENTS - A method for preparing a joint surface of a patient for an implant, such as, for example, an acetabular implant for a hip joint. According to the method, a patient-specific guide is attached to a complementary joint surface of the patient. The patient-specific guide includes a guiding element oriented along a patient-specific alignment axis. The alignment axis is determined during a preoperative plan of the patient for implant alignment. A shaft of a guiding tool is removably coupled to the guiding element of the guide. A three-dimensional orientation device is removably attached to the shaft of the guiding tool. A position of a bubble of the orientation device is marked with a mark on an outer transparent surface of the orientation device while the guiding tool is oriented along the alignment axis. The marked orientation device can be used for aligning other instruments during the procedure. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184420 | ABRADING TOOL FOR PREPARING INTERVERTEBRAL DISC SPACES - Tools and methods for preparing an intervertebral disc space with an emphasis on abrading the vertebral endplates to promote controlled bleeding of the vertebral endplate without compromising the structural integrity of the vertebral endplate. The abrading process may be used to remove cartilage from the vertebral endplate if this remains to be done. Various mechanisms are discussed to either statically or dynamically alter blade angle of the cutter blade. Cutter blades may come in a variety of configurations including cutter blades with abrading heads for preparing endplates. Abrading heads may be used on upcutters or down cutters. Also disclosed is a cutter assembly adapted to resist unwanted changes in blade angle. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184421 | Instrumentation for Implants with Transition Surfaces and Related Processes - Implants, and processes for installing them, which replace the medial condyle and portions of the patellofemoral channel but preferably not portions of the lateral condyle that articulate relative to the tibia. Processes are provided which allow proper location and orientation of an anterior resection and a distal resection on the femur, which make use of a transition point which can be designated on the bone, for navigating proper positioning of such implants. Proper positioning of the implant relative to the femur for insuring a smooth transition between lateral portions of the implant and the lateral condyle is thus reduced to determining proper medial/lateral location of the implant on the anterior and distal resections. Such implants and processes can allow, among other things, for controlled location and orientation of an implant on the bone which saves lateral compartment bone, which eliminates the need to sacrifice the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments, and which is adapted for minimally invasive surgery with its attendant benefits. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184422 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR INTERBODY SPINAL STABILIZATION - Methods and instruments for preparing a disc space and for forming interbody devices therein are provided. The instruments include distractors having enlargeable portions positionable in the disc space for distracting the disc space. The enlargeable portions can also provide form about or against which an interbody device of a first material is placed. A second material may be placed in the disc space in the space previously occupied by the distractors. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184423 | INSERTER FOR LOCATING AND IMPACTING AN ACETABULAR CUP - An inserter for locating and impacting an acetabular cup which has an inner bearing surface in a prepared acetabulum. The inserter has a handle carrying an anvil, an impaction head adapted to receive the cup and a retention system for attaching the cup to the inserter. The retention system extends between an actuator in the handle and the impaction head. The actuator is operable to free the retention system from the cup by impacting the anvil. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184424 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING A BEARING - A method for removing a bearing that is coupled to a prosthetic implant by a ring includes advancing a distal end of a removal tool in a first direction and into a slit formed in the ring. The ring can be caused to expand radially from engagement with the bearing. The distal end of the removal tool can be advanced in a second direction such that the removal tool engages the bearing. The distal end of the removal tool can be further advanced in the second direction such that the removal tool urges the bearing away from the prosthetic implant. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184425 | CALIBRATED MECHANICAL ORTHOPEDIC DRIVER WITH WEAR-COMPENSATED TORQUE-LIMITING MECHANISM - A torque-limiting driver for orthopedic surgical use is described. The torque-limiting driver has a housing to which a torque force may be applied and transferred to a driver output shaft. The housing encloses a cam bearing assembly having a ball cage disposed so that balls of the ball cage move along a first vector path (Vr) radial to the axis of rotation. The bearing assembly also has an inner race abutting the ball. The inner race travels along a second vector path (F) parallel to the axis of rotation. The first vector path (Vr) and the second vector path (F) are not co-axial. A bearing load assembly applies a bias force (F) to the inner race of the cam bearing assembly to set the calibrated maximum amount of torque that can be transmitted via the housing through the cam bearing assembly to the output shaft of the torque-limiting driver. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184426 | DEVICE FOR FIXING SCREWS IN OSTEOPOROTIC BONES - The invention relates to a device for fixing screws in osteoporotic bones, formed by biocompatible fixing elements and an instrument for placing same. The instrument consists of two parts, a male part (A) and a female part (B), which can perform a relative linear sliding movement. The caudal end of each part has a pivoting jaw (Pa, Pb) forming an inverted U therebetween. The biocompatible element is placed in the jaw of the male part, which element will be traversed by a screw inserted through interchangeable guides (g) placed in the other jaw, acting as a locking and fixing nut for said screw. Both parts have a handle (m) to allow moving the jaws closer together. The opening of the device, restricted by a closure (C), is achieved by the action of a compression spring (R), upon releasing, by the action of the thumb, the catch inserted in the upper face, cut in a saw-toothed manner, of part A. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184427 | Oragienic Personal Dental Assistant - A hand-held suction device used to remove tonsilloliths, food, and other foreign matter from the mouth. Tonsilloliths form in the tonsil crypts or crevasses of the mouth and are a cause of chronic halitosis. Tonsilloliths generally become lodged in crevasses of the mouth and are unable to be removed without outside manipulation. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184428 | INSERTION DEVICE FOR INFUSION SETS - An insertion device for infusion sets, including a housing for generally enclosing an infusion set placed in the insertion device and a drive device for displacing the infusion set, wherein the displacing is as friction-free as possible with respect to the housing. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184429 | SURGICAL DEVICE - A surgical device for extracting material located internally within a patient including an actuator slidably positioned in a handle and movable relative thereto between a first position and a second position. A first flexible conduit having a first end coupled to the handle and defining a bore extending there through is coupled to the actuator. An actuation line having a first end coupled to the actuator and extending through the bore defined by the first flexible conduit is further included. A surgical instrument is coupled to a second end of the actuation line, upon movement of the actuator from the first position to the second position the surgical instrument moves from a retracted position within the bore defined by the first flexible conduit to an extended position wherein the surgical instrument extends at least partially from a second end of the first flexible conduit. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184430 | Tissue Retrieval Device with Modular Pouch Cartridge - A specimen retrieval instrument comprises a handle assembly, an actuating rod, an introducer tube, and a retrieval bag. In some versions the specimen retrieval instrument further comprises a modular cartridge containing the retrieval bag. Upon translation of the actuating rod within the tube, the cartridge opens, releasing and opening the retrieval bag for receiving a specimen. A center spindle may be included where the spindle includes a slot for inserting a portion of the retrieval bag and wrapping the retrieval bag about the spindle. Some versions of the specimen retrieval instrument further comprise a rotating cam actuator that opens and closes a pair of support arms attached to the retrieval bag. Some versions of the specimen retrieval instrument further comprise rotating curved support arms operable to open and close the retrieval bag. Pins registered to helical grooves may provide rotation of the support arms as the support arms translate. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184431 | Tissue Retrieval Device with Buckling Arms - A specimen retrieval instrument comprises a handle assembly, an actuating rod, an introducer tube, and a retrieval bag. In some versions the instrument includes a fixed arm and a buckling arm that attach to the retrieval bag and that are in communication with the actuating rod. Upon translation of the rod through the tube, the bag may be distally deployed from a proximal position within the introducer tube, and the buckling arm may open the bag for receiving a specimen. In some versions the instrument includes a support arm and a spring loop, with the spring loop attaching to the retrieval bag and the support arm attaching to the spring loop. The support arm and spring loop are in communication with the actuating rod such that movement of the rod deploys the bag from an initial position within the tube and opens the retrieval bag for receiving a specimen. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184432 | Tissue Retrieval Device with Bladders - A tissue retrieval device includes an introducer tube and a tissue retrieval bag. The introducer tube is sized to be inserted into a patient through a trocar. The tissue retrieval bag may be selectively exposed at the distal end of the introducer tube within the patient. The tissue retrieval bag may receive a tissue specimen and be withdrawn from the patient. The tissue retrieval bag may include an inflatable portion. When inflated, the inflatable portion may extend the tissue retrieval bag from a contracted configuration to an expanded configuration. The inflatable portion may substantially seal a tissue specimen within the tissue retrieval bag. The tissue retrieval bag may me formed of an environmentally sensitive material such that the size of the tissue retrieval bag expands when the tissue retrieval bag is exposed within the patient. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184433 | Tissue Retrieval Device with Pouch Stretching Arm - A tissue retrieval device comprises a tissue retrieval bag and resilient arms. The bag is releasably engaged with the resilient arms. One or two resilient arms expand the bag along a first plane to open the mouth of the bag. Another resilient arm expands the bag along a second plane to unfurl the bag. The first plane is substantially perpendicular to the second plane. The device further comprises a support tube having a passageway and a push/pull rod slidingly positioned within the passageway. The resilient arms are engaged with the push/pull rod such that the resilient arms and the push/pull rod travel uniformly relative to the longitudinal axis of the support tube. The arms collapse within the support tube and are resiliently biased to extend outwardly when the push/pull rod is translated distally relative to the support tube to expose the bag and arms. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184434 | Tissue Retrieval Device with Gusseted Pouch - A tissue retrieval device includes an introducer tube and a tissue retrieval bag. The introducer tube is insertable into a patient through a trocar. The bag may be selectively exposed at the distal end of the introducer tube, receive a tissue specimen, and be withdrawn from the patient. The bag includes a plurality of folds allowing the bag to transition from a folded configuration to an unfolded configuration. The folds may extend along a length of the bag transverse to the introducer tube; or along a length of the bag parallel to the introducer tube. The folds may extend about a perimeter of the bag, such as a circumference of the bag, and may be spaced apart along a length of the bag transverse to the introducer tube. The folds may be formed by petals that provide the bag with a generally spherical configuration when the bag is unfolded. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184435 | Method of Fitting Pouch in Tissue Retrieval Device - A tissue retrieval device includes a tubular member, an expandable member, and a tissue retrieval bag. The introducer tube is sized to be inserted into a patient through a trocar. The bag may be selectively opened by the expandable member within the patient. The bag may receive a tissue specimen and be withdrawn from the patient. The bag may be manipulated for packing within the tubular member in a variety of ways. Manipulation of the bag may include folding the bag about axes that are perpendicular to or parallel to the tubular member; rolling the bag about axes that are perpendicular to or parallel to the tubular member; or wrapping the bag about the expandable member, wrapping the bag about a rod, or twisting the bag at a position distal to the expandable member. The tubular member may comprise an environmentally responsive capsule. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184436 | Tissue Retrieval Device with Reinforced Pouch and Variable Volume - A tissue retrieval device includes a tubular member, one or more frame members, and a tissue retrieval bag. The tubular member is insertable into a patient through a trocar to open the bag within the patient to receive a tissue specimen. The internal capacity provided by the bag may vary based on the longitudinal position of the frame members. The bag may be stretchable to increase its internal capacity. At least one sidewall of the bag may include one or more reinforcement members, which may influence the way in which the bag stretches by restricting stretching of the bag in one or more directions while freely permitting stretching of the bag in one or more other directions. Part of the undeployed bag may be contained in a recess formed in the side of the tubular member, with a removable cap being positionable over the undeployed bag and recess. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184437 | ELECTRODE UNIT, ELECTRODE SYSTEM, ELECTRODE IMPLANTING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRODE IMPLANTING SYSTEM - An electrode system which includes: an electrode unit capable of switching at least a part of its shape between a curved shape and a stretched shape, wherein in the curved shape the electrode unit is wound around a predetermined linear tissue, and wherein in the stretched shape the electrode unit is flat; and a treatment tool that switches the shape of the at least a part of the electrode unit between the curved shape and the stretched shape, wherein the electrode unit includes: an insulating member formed in a sheet shape out of an elastic material; and an electrode that is disposed on a first surface which is an inside surface of a curvature when the insulating member has a curved shape and which applies a predetermined voltage. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184438 | SUTURE MANAGEMENT AND TENSIONING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SOFT TISSUE RECONSTRUCTION OR BONE-TO-BONE FIXATION - An adjustable, stand-alone tensioning system requires no additional fixturing, weights, or bone surface modification, and allows a single practitioner to provide an adjustable and repeatable tension to a soft tissue graft, and to install the final fixation implant. Its design facilitates introduction of the suture component of the graft into the tensioning process by simplifying retention of the suture. An even, regulated and reproducible tension is easily achieved without requiring the practitioner to manually pull on the suture strands to maintain graft tension. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184439 | Biological Matrix for Cardiac Repair - Provided herein is a device to occlude a hole in a wall of an organ or tissue. In another embodiment, a device is provided which comprises an extracellular matrix-derived material and an adhesive to occlude a hole in a wall of an organ or tissue. Provided are devices prepared from extracellular matrix-derived cell-growth scaffolding to repair defects in walls of organs or tissues. Also provided are methods for preparing the device as well as for using the device. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184440 | MAGNETICALLY MANIPULABLE SURGICAL MESH AND APPARATUS FOR THE MANIPULATION THEREOF - A surgical mesh for reinforcing a muscle wall is disclosed. The mesh is made from a flexible material such that the mesh can be rolled to allow for insertion into a body via an incision. A magnetic material is attached to the mesh. The mesh can be manipulated inside of the body by applying a magnetic force outside of the body. In some embodiments, the magnetic material is disposed across the entire mesh to allow the mesh to be sized for a unique surgical case, while still providing sufficient magnetic material to allow for manipulation of the mesh. In some embodiments, an apparatus is used to position external magnets outside of the body for manipulating the mesh inside of the body. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184441 | Prosthetic repair patch with integrated sutures and method therefor - A prosthetic repair patch has a sheet and a plurality of sutures integrated therewith and laid securely there across. The sheet, with first and second sheet surfaces, completely under covers a hernia in the abdominal tissue of a patient with the first sheet surface adjacently abutting a first surface of the tissue that faces away from a person installing the patch. The sutures are preconnected, prior to packaging and sterilization of the patch, to the sheet in a spaced apart configuration from one another and each has a longitudinal end thereof that extends from the first sheet surface. Each suture end is adapted to extend through the tissue for locally abutting the first sheet surface to the first tissue surface and to extend from an opposite second surface of the tissue for attachment with another suture end thereat for local fastening of the sheet to the tissue. The present invention also discloses a method of under covering a hernia with the repair patch. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184442 | Apparatus and Methods for Anastomosis - Apparatus and methods for performing an anastomosis. More particularly, the apparatus may be used to perform a single or multiple anastomosis with the ability of maintaining fluid flow (e.g., blood) through the anastomosis vessel according to one aspect of the invention. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184443 | Stapling apparatus for performing anastomosis on hollow organs - A stapling apparatus for performing anastomosis on hollow organs. The apparatus consists of two combinable tools which are L-shaped, one tool for retaining staple retaining clips, and the other tool for retaining staples. The L-shaped tools are each provided with an elongated handle and a C-shaped jaw positioned at a distal bottom end of the handle in a plane substantially transverse to the handles of the tools. When the two tools are combined, the C-shaped jaw retaining a series of staple retaining clips is positioned below the C-shaped jaw retaining the arranged series of staples with the respective staples in registration with respective underlying clips for stapling. The C-shaped jaws provide gaps which permit ingress and egress of hollow organ ends to be stapled. A staple firing mechanism is operated from the proximal top end of one of the handles of the stapling apparatus whereby downward pressures is applied uniformly and simultaneously against the top of all staples to force them from their retaining sockets, through the hollow organ ends, and into stapling engagement with the respective underlying staple retaining clips. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184444 | ANASTOMOSIS COMPOSITE GASKET - The present disclosure provides structures and/or gaskets for deposition between adjacent intestinal sections in an anastomosis procedure. The structure possesses at least an inner ring of a first material, and a middle ring of a second material. The first material and the second material include a wound treatment material consisting of at least one of an adhesive, a sealant and/or a medicament. The first material is different from the second material. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184445 | Cordless Hand-Held Ultrasonic Cautery Cutting Device - An ultrasonic surgical assembly includes an ultrasonic waveguide having a proximal end for receiving ultrasonic movement thereat, an ultrasonic-movement-generator assembly having a shell, an ultrasonic-driving-wave-signal generating circuit housed within the shell, and an ultrasonic transducer having a proximal end disposed within the shell and an ultrasonic-movement-producing distal end, and a handle body having a waveguide attachment dock operable to accept the waveguide therein, an assembly dock shaped to removably secure at least a portion of the ultrasonic-movement-generator assembly thereat, the assembly dock operable to selectively removably secure at least the shell thereat and to position the ultrasonic-movement-producing distal end of the ultrasonic transducer co-axially opposite the proximal end of the ultrasonic waveguide when the ultrasonic waveguide is disposed within the waveguide attachment dock. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184446 | CURVED CLAMP ARM FOR USE WITH ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - The present invention relates to ultrasonic surgical clamping instruments and, more particularly, to a curved clamp arm for use with ultrasonic surgical instruments that have an ultrasonically actuated blade that, in one case, is ultrasonically actuated to have motion in substantially a single plane. The curved clamp arm opens and closes with respect to the blade and also has a plane of curvature that is parallel to the plane of motion of the blade when the clamp arm is in the closed position, and not parallel to the plane of motion of the blade when the clamp arm is in the open position. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184447 | SURGICAL CUTTING TOOL AND METHOD - Embodiments of the invention include surgical cutting tools with expandable blade portions configured to be inserted through a relatively small opening and expanded in place to manipulate tissue. Some embodiments include expandable blades that may be used to one or more of cut, detach, and remove tissue of or associated with skeletal structures such as one or more vertebrae or portions of the spine or vertebrae. Some embodiments may include use in related methods. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184448 | LANCING DEVICE - A lancing device formed from a main body and a cap. The main body is configured from a lower housing, an upper housing extending over a portion of the lower housing, and an actuator operatively engaged to the upper and lower housings with the actuator extending along the portion of the lower housing not covered by the upper housing. The upper housing further includes an actuator button, wherein a lancet may be placed within the body such that movement of the actuator from a first position to a second position away from said endcap cocks the lancet for firing, which is achieved by depressing the actuator button. Conveniently, the lancing device is configured for tactile recognition in the palm of a human hand and may preferably be operated one handed and without visual observation. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184449 | MARKER DELIVERY DEVICE WITH OBTURATOR - A marker delivery device includes an obturator having an elongated shaft, an internal lumen, a proximal end, and a substantially sealed distal end. The substantially sealed distal end is formed of a penetrable membrane. A marker delivery tube is configured to be slidably disposed within the internal lumen of the obturator. The marker delivery tube has a marker delivery lumen, a proximal end, and a distal tip. The marker delivery lumen is configured to contain one or more tissue markers. The distal tip is configured to puncture the penetrable membrane of the substantially sealed distal end of the obturator to form a passage through which the distal tip extends to facilitate delivery of the one or more tissue markers. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184450 | ANEURYSM EMBOLIZATION DEVICE - An aneurysm embolization device includes at least: a sac-shaped balloon dome part which is inserted into an aneurysm in a blood vessel, then expanded and left therein; and a balloon plane part which is provided at an opening of the balloon dome part and covers an aneurysm mouth part. The balloon plane part includes: a first hole and a second hole communicating with the inside and the outside of the balloon dome part, respectively. The balloon dome part includes a gap forming member which forms a non-contact region where, when the balloon dome part is expanded in the aneurysm, an outer surface of the balloon dome part does not come into contact with an inner surface of the aneurysm. When the aneurysm embolization device is placed and deployed in an aneurysm having a blood vessel branching therefrom, a gap is formed between the outer surface of the balloon dome part and the inner surface of the aneurysm. Thus, a treatment for the aneurysm can be carried out without occluding an entrance of the branched blood vessel. | 2011-07-28 |
20110184451 | MEMBRANE IMPLANT FOR TREATMENT OF CEREBRAL ARTERY ANEURYSMS - The invention relates to a membrane implant ( | 2011-07-28 |
20110184452 | VASCULAR REMODELING DEVICE - An intraluminal apparatus including a catheter and device is positionable at a junction of afferent and efferent vessels of a bifurcation having an aneurysm. After positioning the device 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 optional release from a catheter. Embolic material may be inserted in the aneurysm before or after positioning the device. The device may have a proximal end, a distal end, and a plurality of filaments extending between and coupled at the proximal end and the distal end. The device may include a central filament configured to reshape the device. The distal end of the device may include a covering. The device may be football shaped, pumpkin shaped, or acorn shaped. | 2011-07-28 |