39th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 61 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110237985 | ELBOW ORTHOSIS - An orthosis for stretching tissue around a joint of a patient between first and second relatively pivotable body portions. The orthosis includes a first arm member affixable to the first body portion and including a first extension member extending therefrom. A second arm member affixable to the second body portion is also included and has a second extension member having an arcuate shape extending therefrom. A third arm member including a third extension member having an arcuate shape extending therefrom is interposed between the first and second arm members. The third arm member is operatively connected to the first and second arm members, such that the first and third arm members travel along an arcuate path defined by the second extension member when the third arm member is moved from a first position to a second position relative to the second arm member. Furthermore, the first arm member can slide along the third extension member as the third arm member is moved from the first position to the second position relative to the second arm member. | 2011-09-29 |
20110237986 | ARRANGEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH MASSAGING APPARATUS, AND MASSAGING APPARATUS - The invention relates to an arrangement in connection with a massaging apparatus, and a massaging apparatus. The massaging apparatus includes a treatment head ( | 2011-09-29 |
20110237987 | COMBINATION EXERCISE - MASSAGE DEVICE - The present application describes a combination exercise-massage unit consisting of a base platform with enclosed weight enclosure at one end and a pivoting bed assembly at the other. The bed assembly can easily be tipped having the effect of increasing the weight lifted, reducing the pressure of the rollers on the back or relieving tension by elevating the head. A continuous belt covers a plurality of massage rollers that have replaceable outer sleeves with a variety of different configurations and softness. There is a translating framework that has elevated head rest and two shoulder supports on either side. The person can hold the upright handles or the side support bars with the padded side members of the translating framework. The translating framework can be adjusted in length to accommodate the height of the person using the unit. | 2011-09-29 |
20110237988 | Safety Mechanisms for Belt Cartridge Used with Chest Compression Devices - Safety mechanisms for compression belt cartridges used in chest compression devices. The safety mechanisms include a breakable link, liner socks, belt guards and a rapid-release connector. The breakable link ensures that unsafe belt tension will not occur. The liner socks protect the patient from friction and contain the breakable link. The belt guards protect foreign objects from entering the belt drive platform. The rapid-release connector allows the belt to be removed safely even during compressions. | 2011-09-29 |
20110237989 | Vibro-Acoustical Body Support - A vibro-acoustical body support includes sources of audio and of low-frequency vibrational energy carried by or coupled to a chassis. The source of audio preferably includes an MP3 player and stereo speakers and/or headphones. The source of low-frequency vibrational energy includes a resonating chamber having a resonant wall provided by a diaphragm and a low-frequency transducer attached to the diaphragm that freely extends into the resonating chamber. In one presently preferred and exemplary chair topper embodiment, the chassis has an orthopedic S-shape and the diaphragm is arranged as a back supporting resonant lumbar plate. | 2011-09-29 |
20110237990 | Massage Apparatus with Spherical Elements - An exercise device for promoting the natural movement and agility of facet joints in the spinal column is described The device is a facet joint exerciser having a pair of spheres rotatably mounted on a shaft that is assembled in a frame. The frame has a mounting yoke that attaches to a track. The track is mountable on a wall or other vertical surface. The frame is adjustable in height on the track. The spheres are dimensioned and spaced apart such that they can be pressed up against the spinal area of a person, so that the balls are close to either side of the spine and press into the support tissue on either side of the spine. | 2011-09-29 |
20110237991 | SHOULDER ORTHORSIS - A shoulder orthosis is utilized to effect relative movement between bones in a body of a patient. The orthosis includes a base section which is connected with a trunk of a patient's body, an upper arm section which is connected with an upper portion of an arm of the patient, and a lower arm section which is connected with a lower portion of the arm of a patient. An interconnection between the base section and upper arm section of the orthosis is disposed beneath an axilla between the trunk and arm of the patient. A main drive assembly is operable to rotate the lower arm section of the orthosis relative to the upper arm section of the orthosis to pivot a humerus bone in the upper arm of the patient relative to a scapula bone in a shoulder of the patient. A secondary drive assembly is operable to move the lower arm section and upper arm section relative to the base section of the orthosis to move the upper arm of the patient into alignment with the shoulder of the patient. | 2011-09-29 |
20110237992 | ADJUSTABLE ORTHOTIC DEVICE - An orthotic brace includes a proximal support section pivotally connected to a distal support section, and each having a medial frame and a lateral frame connected to width adjustment plates. At least one angle adjusting component provided in the lateral or medial frames allows angular adjustment of the brace. The width adjustment plates include lateral and medial slots through which fixing members pass to engage the respective frame portions. This permits the space between the lateral frame and the medial frame to be adjusted according to the size of the wearer's body part. Proximal and distal shells are adjustably positioned on the width adjustment plates via a series of positioning holes axially arranged along the shells which selectively engage a fixing member passing through a positioning slot on the width adjustment plates. This allows for the shells to be both axially adjusted and positioned along the width of the brace. | 2011-09-29 |
20110237993 | Posture strap and method of using same - A posture strap formed by connecting the ends of an elongate band to the middle of the band after twisting each end 180 degrees to form two arm loops and the method of correcting posture by disposing the arms of a person into the loops and locating the loops at the upper aspect of the arms while the strap extends along the person's back. | 2011-09-29 |
20110237994 | VOID-FILLING WOUND DRESSING - A wound dressing includes a wound-filling member attached to a hemostasis inducer that can be impregnated with an active compound, such as coagulants. The wound dressing can be placed in wounds to provide pressure, as well as chemical action, to promote blood coagulation and thereby arrest bleeding. A wrap can be attached to the wound dressing to provide an easy and quick method of securing the wound dressing. The wound dressing can be compressed in a small package for easy transport. | 2011-09-29 |
20110237995 | Physical Fitness Garments - Physical fitness garments are disclosed. In an embodiment, a garment for being placed in contact with a wearer's limb includes a base layer having a base level resistance to stretching, and an activation element coupled to the base layer, the activation element comprising a lattice pattern and having a resistance to stretching greater than the base level resistance to stretching, wherein said activation element is configured to be placed in contact with the back of the wearer's thigh, not to extend above the upper most extent of the gluteus maximus, and not to extend below the knee, and wherein the garment is configured to be able to cause increased activity in a first muscle in the wearer's limb during a locomotion movement via an increase in the resistance to contraction of the first muscle provided by the garment during locomotion of the wearer. | 2011-09-29 |
20110237996 | Methods of Regional Citrate Anticoagulation Dialysis - A method of performing regional citrate anticoagulant dialysis of a patient's blood includes flowing blood from and back to the patient through an extracorporeal circuit including a dialyzer having semi-permeable dialysis membranes and a dialysate chamber surrounding the membranes. The method further includes flowing a dialysate containing calcium and citrate through the dialysate chamber of the dialyzer and introducing citrate into the patient's blood upstream of the dialyzer, whereby the patient's blood is dialyzed. The method can further include predicting the concentration of systemic ionized calcium in the blood of the patient at any point in the dialysis treatment or post-dialysis, such as by a mathematical model. The method can further include statistically correcting the preliminary predicted post-dialysis concentration of systemic ionized calcium in the patient's blood to provide a final predicted post-dialysis systemic ionized calcium concentration. The method can further include statistically correcting the preliminary predicted systemic ionized calcium concentration for any time point during the dialysis treatment to provide a final predicted systemic ionized calcium concentration for that time point. | 2011-09-29 |
20110237997 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE INTRODUCTION OF SUBSTITUTION FLUIDS UPSTREAM OF DOWNSTREAM OF A DIALYZER OF FILTER - A method is provided for monitoring the introduction of substitution fluids for an extra-corporeal blood processing device with an extra-corporeal blood circuit, comprising an arterial blood line, running from an arterial patient connection to a first chamber of a dialyzer or filter divided into said first chamber and a second chamber by a membrane and a venous blood line, running from the first chamber of the dialyzer or filter to a venous patient connection. A device is provided for monitoring the introduction of substitution fluids for an extra-corporeal blood processing unit with an extra-corporeal blood circuit and an extra-corporeal blood processing device with a device for monitoring the introduction of substitution fluids. The method and the device for monitoring the introduction of substitution fluids are based on monitoring the fluid level in the bubble trap, arranged in the venous blood line of the extra-corporeal blood circuit. The method and the device require that fluid is added to fill the extra-corporeal blood circuit, for example, for a rinsing procedure of the extra-corporeal blood circuit by means of the substitution fluid supply line arranged upstream or downstream of the dialyzer. A pre-dilution can be commanded when, after initiating the rinsing process the fill level in the bubble trap does not drop below a certain level. When by contrast the fill level drops below a given level a post-dilution can be commanded. | 2011-09-29 |
20110237998 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIALYSIS ACCESS DISCONNECTION - An access disconnection method for a machine employing a blood circuit, the blood circuit having a machine segment and a patient access segment, the method comprising: injecting an electrical signal into the blood circuit between the machine segment and the patient access segment; attempting to cause the electrical signal to flow through only the patient access segment and to bypass the machine segment; and measuring the signal in the patient access segment and determining that an access disconnection event has occurred upon a threshold change in the measured signal. | 2011-09-29 |
20110237999 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING AND MONITORING EYE THERAPY - Devices and approaches for activating cross-linking within corneal tissue to stabilize and strengthen the corneal tissue following an eye therapy treatment. A feedback system is provided to acquire measurements and pass feedback information to a controller. The feedback system may include an interferometer system, a corneal polarimetry system, or other configurations for monitoring cross-linking activity within the cornea. The controller is adapted to analyze the feedback information and adjust treatment to the eye based on the information. Aspects of the feedback system may also be used to monitor and diagnose features of the eye | 2011-09-29 |
20110238000 | POLYMER-CONJUGATED ALBUMIN HYDROGELS FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - A hydrogel system comprising polymer-conjugated albumin molecules is provided for controlled release delivery of therapeutic agents. The polymer is a functionalized synthetic polymer, preferably PEG-diacrylate. The polymer-conjugated albumin is preferably mono-PEGylated albumin. The hydrogel system may comprise a matrix to which the polymer-conjugated albumin molecules are linked via a functional group of the polymer. The matrix may be formed from the same polymer of the polymer-albumin conjugate. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238001 | NANOPARTICLE BASED PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - A novel method for cancer treatment that combines radiotherapy and photodynamic therapy (PDT). More particularly, luminescent nanoparticles with attached photosensitizers, such as porphyrins, are used as a new type of agent for photodynamic therapy. Upon exposure to ionizing radiation, light will emit from the nanoparticles to activate the photosensitizers; as a consequence, a singlet oxygen is produced to augment the killing of cancer cells by ionizing radiation. No external light is necessary to activate the photosensitizing agent within tumors. The combination of radiotherapy and PDT is more efficient than either used alone. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238002 | DEVICE FOR PHOTO-DYNAMIC THERAPY OF A LIVING ORGANISM'S TISSUES - Devices for photo-dynamic therapy of a living organism's tissues comprising an optical light exposure system (I) containing at least one source of light ( | 2011-09-29 |
20110238003 | METHOD FOR SYSTEMIC DRUG DELIVERY THROUGH THE NAIL - A method for systemically delivering a pharmaceutical composition to a human or animal, said method comprising forming an orifice in a nail of a human or animal by means of a laser-based device and applying a pharmaceutical composition in the orifice, wherein said method provides a controlled release of the pharmaceutical composition. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238004 | IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO WOUND TREATMENT APPARATUS - A wound treatment apparatus includes a tray ( | 2011-09-29 |
20110238005 | FLUID INJECTION SYSTEM - A fluid injection system includes: a first apparatus which is attached to a human body and injects a fluid into the human body; and a second apparatus which is attached to a wrist of the human body and remotely controls the first apparatus, wherein the second apparatus includes an entry section accepting an entry of an operation command to the first apparatus and a first communicating section transmitting the operation command to the first apparatus, and the first apparatus includes a second communicating section receiving the operation command, a storing section storing the fluid, and a transporting section transporting the fluid from the storing section and injecting the fluid into the human body based on the operation command. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238006 | NEEDLELESS INJECTION DEVICE COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Described are needleless injection systems ( | 2011-09-29 |
20110238007 | Motorized head for a breast pump - A motorised head ( | 2011-09-29 |
20110238008 | DEVICE FOR PACKAGING AND DELIVERING ACTIVE PRINCIPLES IN A HYDROALCOHOLIC SOLUTION - The invention provides a packaging and administering device for administering a hydro-alcoholic solution by passing through a mucous membrane, the device comprising a deformable container for receiving at least one first fraction of the solution, a base that is secured to the container, and an administering tube that is secured to the base and that is suitable for receiving at least one second fraction of the solution, and that includes a cap. The tube includes a chamber for containing the at least one second solution and that is defined by two membranes, and the cap is movable in translation between two extreme positions and includes a needle for coming to pierce the two membranes in one of the extreme positions. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238009 | DEVICES FOR INJECTING A SUBSTANCE AND METHODS THEREFOR - A device for administering injections includes a housing having an upper end, a lower end including a bottom surface with an injection needle opening, and an axis extending between the upper and lower ends. The device includes an injection needle disposed within the housing for moving between a retracted position and an extended position. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238010 | Robotic catheter system input device - An input device ( | 2011-09-29 |
20110238011 | PHARMACEUTICAL-COATED MEDICAL PRODUCTS, THE PRODUCTION THEREOF AND THE USE THEREOF - This present invention concerns a new combination of balloon catheters and formulations containing active substances that adhere to the surface of the balloon membrane. Furthermore the present invention concerns coating processes for the manufacture of these balloon catheters as well as their use in the treatment and prophylaxis of vascular diseases. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238012 | LITHIUM POLYMER BATTERY POWERED INTRAVENOUS FLUID WARMER - A lithium polymer (LiPo) battery pack having LiPo battery cells is provided which includes battery protection circuitry, charging circuitry, cell balancing circuitry, and control and communication circuitry. The batteries can be charged while in use by an internal charger. Battery charging and discharging are accomplished in a controlled and protected manner to avoid overcharging and overdischarging conditions. The novel battery pack has built-in safeguards against dangerous LiPo battery conditions and is implemented in a small, portable unit which contains the battery cells, control and protection circuitry, internal charger and display gauge. The battery pack is useful for powering an intravenous fluid warmer or other medical or electrical devices and equipment. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238013 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING AIR BUBBLES IN A FLUID DELIVERY LINE - A method and pump that accurately senses air in a fluid delivery line pulses or activates and deactivates the air sensor(s) multiple times during the pumping phase of the fluid delivery cycle and can generate alarms based upon a single indication or a cumulative indication of air in the line. The pump can include multiple air sensors spaced along the delivery line so that the method can use the multiple signals therefrom to distinguish real moving air bubbles from false positives and/or air bubbles adhered to the inner wall of the line. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238014 | AUTOINJECTOR WITH AUDIBLE INDICATION OF COMPLETED DELIVERY - The present invention relates to a device for automatic injection of a product into an injection site. The product is being carried by a container having a proximal open-end, a substantially closed distal end, carrying a needle to provide an outlet port for the product from the container and a piston provided in the container and distally movable with respect to the container. The movement of the piston causes the product to be expelled from the container. The device further comprises: | 2011-09-29 |
20110238015 | Injector having a cylinder-piston unit and permanently sterile active piston skirt - A unidirectional injector having at least one cylinder-piston unit, the piston thereof being displaceable between two stroke end positions relative to the cylinder, wherein the cylinder-piston unit comprises at least one sealing system sealing a compensating space from the surroundings. To this end the piston is provided at its front surface with an axial annular groove for accommodating a seal ring or a permanently elastic seal material, that the cylinder is provided with a first seal element and a second seal element which are spaced by at least a piston stroke, or that the piston is provided with the first seal element and the second seal element which are spaced by at least a piston stroke, or the cylinder carries the first seal element and the piston carries the second seal element which is displaced with respect to the first by the piston stroke. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238016 | DRUG DELIVERY TO A JOINT - A drug delivery device may include a base to be percutaneously affixable in an attachment zone of a synovial joint and a sustained-release drug carrier coupled to the base. The drug delivery device may also include an access device to provide access to the attachment zone. The attachment zone may comprise a non-articulating portion of a bone and/or cartilage with the synovial joint and the drug carrier may elute the drug into the synovial fluid sufficient to sustain a therapeutically effective concentration of the drug in the synovial fluid for at least 8 hours. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238017 | MEDICATION ADMINSTERING DEVICE - A medication administering device for automatically identifying a medication syringe and administering a correct medication. A microprocessor ( | 2011-09-29 |
20110238018 | Intravenous Line Preparation Device - The present apparatus is an IV line preparation device including a cap and a chamber cartridge for collecting fluid that needs to be expelled from an IV line before it is inserted into a patient. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238019 | RESORBABLE INTRA-URETHRAL PROSTHESIS - The device made in a resorbable material intended to be placed in urethra for Treatment of stricture has the shape of a tube ( | 2011-09-29 |
20110238020 | OPTICAL MEASUREMENT CATHETER FOR THERMODILUTION MEASUREMENT AND PULSE CONTOUR ANALYSIS - The invention relates to a catheter device with an integrated fiber optic, in particular for use in thermodilution measurement and pulse contour analysis. The device comprises an arterial catheter ( | 2011-09-29 |
20110238021 | TRANSDERMAL DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD - A transdermal delivery device is provided for delivering at least one active therapeutic compound to rapidly induce a therapeutic effect, the device comprising: a pad for receiving a depot of the at least one therapeutic compound, the pad having a portion of material of high compression resistance; and the device also comprising a backing layer of greater cross-section than the pad. A method for rapidly reducing a therapeutic effect and a transdermal delivery but for delivering at least one therapeutic compound to rapidly induce a therapeutic effect are also provided. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238022 | CORPOREAL DRAINAGE SYSTEM - A system and method for collecting fluid from a patient is disclosed. The system includes two plates separated by restoring force providing members and straps allowing the system to be placed in expanded and compressed modes. The system is a single use system that prevents the re-use of the system once it has been drained of collected fluid. Methods for fabricating the system are also disclosed, including a method that bonds two plates together to create an assembled version of the system. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238023 | FEMALE EXTERNAL CATHETER - A female external catheter device includes a brief having a pair of leg openings that may be opened and closed with lateral straps. A pad assembly is removably connected to the brief. The pad assembly has a funneled portion that is adapted to direct urine away from the vagina. The funnel outlet can be sealed for limited urine collection. This allows the woman on the go to be able to collected urine in the funneled portion and then easily drain the funneled portion by unsealing the outlet of the funneled portion. Alternatively, the woman may elect to remove the entire pad assembly and replace it with a new one. For longer intervals, a urine collection device may be connected to the outlet of the funneled portion. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238024 | OSTOMY BAG - The invention provides a drainage bag assembly for receiving bodily waste; the drainage bag assembly comprising outer ( | 2011-09-29 |
20110238025 | Cellulose Ethylsulfonate-Based Absorbent Material - This invention relates to absorbent materials useful in the manufacture of absorbent articles, in particular dressings for the advanced wound care market. The absorbent materials of the present invention are sulfonated polysaccharides, particularly water-insoluble cellulose alkyl sulfonates in which the cellulose is substituted by one type of alkyl sulfonate group. The invention also provides a process for the manufacture of such materials. The preferred cellulose alkyl sulfonate described herein is cellulose ethyl sulfonate. Reinforcing fibers and/or antimicrobial agents are optionally applied to the cellulose alkyl sulfonate. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238026 | Ultrathin Fluid-Absorbent Cores - The present invention relates to ultrathin fluid-absorbent cores comprising a substrate layer, water-absorbent polymer particles and an adhesive, wherein the wet SAP shake out of water-absorbent polymer particles out of the fluid-absorbent core is less than 10% by weight. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238027 | Polyolefin Fibres - A polyolefin composition comprising:
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20110238028 | TAMPON WITH MODIFIED CONSTRICTED WITHDRAWAL END - A tampon is described which includes a generally elongated body. The elongated body includes an insertion end, a withdrawal end and a central portion extending therebetween. The withdrawal end is constricted. The constricted withdrawal end includes one or more radially pressed grooves. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238029 | BLOOD BAG SYSTEM AND CASSETTE - A blood bag system includes a BC pooling bag for centrifugation of a buffy coat, a filter for removing white blood cells from a supernatant liquid transferred from the BC pooling bag, a platelet preserving bag for reserving the supernatant liquid that has passed through the filter, a first tube connecting the BC pooling bag and an inlet of the filter, a second tube connecting the platelet preserving bag and an outlet of the filter, and a cassette to be fixed in the centrifugation and separation apparatus. The first tube and the second tube are disposed within the cassette. The cassette includes a first clamp section for closing and opening the first tube, and a second clamp section for closing and opening the second tube. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238030 | BLOOD BAG SYSTEM AND BLOOD TREATING METHOD - The blood bag system includes: a blood treating filter for treating a blood; a first bag for containing therein a blood to be supplied to the blood treating filter; a second bag for containing therein the blood treated by the blood treating filter; storage solution supply means for supplying a blood component storage solution to the blood treating filter; a third bag into which a blood remaining in the blood treating filter replaced by the blood component storage solution is transferred and in which the recovered blood is temporarily contained; and a fourth bag to which a blood component separated from the treated blood contained in the second bag is transferred and in which the thus transferred blood component is contained. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238031 | MEDICATION RESERVOIR - A method and apparatus for a connection interface between a reservoir or syringe, infusion set tubing, and an infusion pump is provided. A base is provided which is adapted to receive a reservoir. The base has a base engagement member, such as a detent, projecting therefrom. A cap is provided which is adapted to receive the base. The cap includes a first cap engagement member, such as a detent opening, which is adapted to removably engage the base detent. The cap further includes a second cap detent opening which is adapted to removably engage the base detent. A piercing member, such as a needle, is disposed in the interior of the cap in such a manner that the needle is separated from the reservoir septum when the base detent is in the first cap detent opening, and the needle pierces the reservoir septum when the base detent is in the second cap detent opening. When the reservoir, the base and the cap are connected to form an integrated unit, this unit is then capable of being inserted and secured in the infusion pump housing. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238032 | MULTIPLE DRUG INFUSION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A drug infusion system includes an infusion pump; an input device; and a processor, the input device and processor configured to allow an operator to make a selection that specifies a combination of a plurality of drugs to be delivered to a patient, the input device and processor further configured to allow the operator to enter the weight of the patient, at least one of the plurality of drugs delivered based on the entered weight of the patient. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238033 | DIABETES THERAPY DEVICE ENABLING SHIFTING OF PARAMETER PROFILES - A diabetes therapy device is disclosed herein, which includes a profile memory storing a parameter profile and a dedicated reference time mark. The parameter profile defines at least one parameter that is associated with insulin administration as a function of time for a generally circadian chronobiological cycle. The reference time mark indicates the beginning of the circadian chronobiological cycle and initializes a running time. Insulin amounts to be administered are determined as a function of the running time in accordance with a current matching of the parameter profile. A modified matching based on the reference time mark and an upcoming trigger time is computed and is time-shifted from the current matching, wherein the modified matching is applied by making the modified matching the current matching, such that future insulin amounts to be administered are determined in accordance with the modified matching. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238034 | Method and Apparatus for Guiding an External Needle to an Implantable Device - A support tool for a supply assembly delivers a functional fluid to an implantable medical device. The supply assembly defines a supply axis. The support tool includes a support member defining an opening. The opening has a support axis, and the opening is configured to receive the supply assembly. The support member includes a three dimensionally contoured nesting surface that conforms to a corresponding three dimensionally contoured surface of the supply assembly. The corresponding surface of the supply assembly nests against the nesting surface to support the supply assembly such that the supply axis remains substantially fixed relative to and aligned with the support axis. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238035 | TREATMENT OF OBESITY AND/OR TYPE II DIABETES BY STIMULATION OF THE PITUITARY GLAND - Methods of treating obesity and/or type II diabetes include applying at least one stimulus to the pituitary gland of a patient with an implanted stimulator in accordance with one or more stimulation parameters. The at least one stimulus is configured to treat obesity and/or type II diabetes. Systems for treating obesity and/or type II diabetes include a stimulator configured to apply at least one stimulus to the pituitary gland of a patient in accordance with one or more stimulation parameters. The at least one stimulus is configured to treat obesity and/or type II diabetes. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238036 | SUSTAINED RELEASE DELIVERY DEVICES - An injectable drug delivery device includes a core containing one or more drugs and one or more polymers. The core may be surrounded by one or more polymer outer layers (referred to herein as “coatings,” “skins,” or “outer layers”). In certain embodiments, the device is formed by extruding or otherwise preforming a polymeric skin for a drug core. The drug core may be co-extruded with the skin, or inserted into the skin after the skin has been extruded, and possibly cured. In other embodiments, the drug core may be coated with one or more polymer coatings. These techniques may be usefully applied to fabricate devices having a wide array of drug formulations and skins that can be selected to control the release rate profile and various other properties of the drugs in the drug core in a form suitable for injection using standard or non-standard gauge needles. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238037 | GAS-PRESSURED MEDICATION DELIVERY DEVICE - The present invention relates to medical devices and particularly to a medication delivery device for self-injection of a medication, or for healthcare professionals to administer a medication. In one embodiment, a medication delivery device utilizes a source of gas pressure to deploy a needle, deliver a desired amount of medication through the needle, and retract the needle for disposal. Fluid flow paths from the source of gas pressure communicate the gas pressure to the needle and to the medication in order to accomplish these steps. In one embodiment, a valve is positioned to open and close the flow of the pressurized gas to the needle and the flow of the medication to the needle, so that the valve can be operated to deploy the needle and deliver the medication through the needle when the user is ready for the injection. The valve can also be operated to retract the needle when the dose is complete. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238038 | INTRADERMAL MINI - NEEDLE INTERFACE AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND METHODS - An intradermal mini-needle interface has a penetration limiter providing a skin contact edge and a hollow hypodermic needle having a beveled penetrating portion protruding forward beyond the skin contact edge by no more than 3 mm. At least one skin contact surface defines a skin contact plane parallel to, or at a shallow angle to, the needle axis. The skin contact plane intersects the skin contact edge substantially at a base of the penetrating portion. Preferably, the penetration limiter is asymmetric under rotation about the needle axis. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238039 | Method and Apparatus for Improving Delivery of an Agent to a Kidney - Methods for more uniformly delivering drugs or other treatment agents locally to the vasculature of a mammal are disclosed. These methods use one or more strategies to facilitate rapid mixing with the blood flowing past a device or otherwise improve the uniformity of drug delivery. Some of these strategies employ medical devices with diffusion members. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238040 | INFUSION CATHETER WITH COMPOSITE TIP - A catheter for use with a medical infusion or other fluid system. The catheter may include a flexible elongate tubular core that is resistant to radial collapse, and a separate tubular tip member forming the catheter distal tip. The catheter may further include a flexible, e.g., elastomeric, jacket that surrounds at least a portion of the tubular core. The jacket may have a radial compliance that is greater than that of the tubular core. The jacket may further define an outer diameter that is about 4 to about 6 times greater than an outer diameter of the core. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238041 | VARIABLE FLEXIBILITY CATHETER - A multi-layered catheter is provided, having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therethrough. The catheter can have various sections of different flexibility extending distally along the length of the catheter. The catheter can have four layers along a proximal portion, and three layers along a distal portion. In some embodiments, the layers can comprise at least a stainless steel coil and a stainless steel braid. The catheter can exhibit both flexibility as well as kink resistance. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238042 | Drainage Catheter with One-Way Valve - Systems and methods that serve to drain a bodily fluid are provided The medical device includes a lumen connecting between the proximal end and the distal end The lumen is preferably adapted to drain fluid from the distal end to the proximal end The device may also include a pressure sensitive valve adapted for insertion and placement in the lumen The pressure-sensitive valve may be pressure sensitive wherein, when pressure at the inflow port rises to a predetermined threshold, the pressure-sensitive valve opens The lumen may also be configured whereby, when pressure at the inflow port drops to a second predetermined threshold, the pressure-sensitive valve closes In some embodiments, the valve may be unidirectional and not sensitive to any substantial pressure threshold but may open at any substantially non-zero pressure applied in the appropriate direction. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238043 | ATTACHMENT DEVICE FOR ATTACHING A RIGID BODY TO AN ARBITRARY MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - The invention relates to an attachment adapter for attaching additional functions to a surgical tool. The attachment adapter provides a joint or a coupling between two instruments, e.g. a surgical tool and a navigation marker. The attachment adapter comprises an attachment body for attaching a surgical tool to the attachment adapter and a mounting seat with a mechanical coupling for fastening an add-on device to the attachment adapter. The attachment body comprises an elongate part adapted to receive the winding of a line and provided with at least two legs adapted to fit in an astride position on an elongate part of a surgical tool. It also comprises a line securing means adapted for securing a line, wound around the attachment body to join the attachment adapter to the surgical tool, in a locking position. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238044 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT, HANDLE FOR A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM - A surgical instrument ( | 2011-09-29 |
20110238045 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DEVICE FOR TREATING THE HUMAN EYE - A method for controlling a device for the treatment or refractive correction of the human eye using an electronic data processing system provides a simple overview of the influence of all of the parameters. To this end, once the operating parameters have been determined, a graphical simulation of the operating procedure is carried out in the form of a graphical visualization. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238046 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LASER THERAPY OF THE EYE - A device for controlling a laser therapy of the eye, including an evaluation unit that determines an intensity of a transient temperature effect by analysis of interferometric signals obtained from the eye and a control unit that controls the laser therapy, which is based on said transient temperature effect, the control unit being connected with said evaluation unit. A method for controlling a laser therapy of the eye, includes determination of the intensity of a transient temperature effect that is utilized for the control of the laser therapy, based on the effect, by analysis of interferometric signals. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238047 | FLUORESCENT HANDPIECE - A handpiece can treat biological tissue using electromagnetic radiation, which can be substantially fluorescent light. The handpiece includes a source of electromagnetic radiation and a nonlinear waveguide. The nonlinear waveguide is adjacent the source, receives electromagnetic radiation from the source, and delivers the electromagnetic radiation to the biological tissue. The handpiece also includes a system for circulating a fluorescent substance through the nonlinear waveguide. The fluorescent substance is capable of modulating at least one property of the electromagnetic radiation. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238048 | LASER SURGERY CONTROLLER WITH VARIABLE TIME DELAY AND FEEDBACK DETECTOR SENSITIVITY CONTROL - A handheld controller for laser surgical applications includes a variable time delay control to allow a surgeon to delay interruption of laser firing in response to feedback from an overheating detector, and a detector sensitivity control for changing a sensitivity of the detector. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238049 | Soft Tissue Laser - A soft tissue laser with a display, a control device, a controllable laser light source, a first light-conducting element and a receptacle at the light-emitting side end of a first light-conducting element, at which different tips having a second light-conducting element each can be arranged in such a fashion that they can be removed again, which tips differ from one another in the diameters of the second light-conducting elements and/or in the amount by which the second light conductor axially exceeds the free end of the tip. The control device, in particular depending on the desired work process, determines the suitable tip and controls the laser light source in such a fashion that the power necessary for the work process selected is available at the free end of the second light-conducting element. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238050 | HOME-USE APPLICATORS FOR NON-INVASIVELY REMOVING HEAT FROM SUBCUTANEOUS LIPID-RICH CELLS VIA PHASE CHANGE COOLANTS, AND ASSOCIATES DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Home-use applicators for non-invasively removing heat from subcutaneous, lipid-rich cells via phase change coolants, and associated devices, systems and methods. A device in accordance with a particular embodiment includes an applicator releasably positionable in thermal communication with human skin, and a coolant vessel having a coolant. The device further includes a heat transfer conduit operatively coupled to the applicator and housing a heat transfer fluid that is isolated from fluid contact with the coolant. A heat exchanger is operatively coupled between the coolant vessel and the heat transfer conduit to transfer heat between the heat transfer fluid and the coolant, and a fluid driver is operatively coupled to the heat transfer conduit to direct the heat transfer fluid between the applicator and the heat exchanger. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238051 | HOME-USE APPLICATORS FOR NON-INVASIVELY REMOVING HEAT FROM SUBCUTANEOUS LIPID-RICH CELLS VIA PHASE CHANGE COOLANTS, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Home-use applicators for non-invasively removing heat from subcutaneous, lipid-rich cells via phase change coolants, and associated devices, systems and methods. A device in accordance with a particular embodiment includes an applicator releasably positionable in thermal communication with human skin, and a coolant vessel having a coolant. The device further includes a heat transfer conduit operatively coupled to the applicator and housing a heat transfer fluid that is isolated from fluid contact with the coolant. A heat exchanger is operatively coupled between the coolant vessel and the heat transfer conduit to transfer heat between the heat transfer fluid and the coolant, and a fluid driver is operatively coupled to the heat transfer conduit to direct the heat transfer fluid between the applicator and the heat exchanger. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238052 | Shaped Circuit Boards Suitable for Use in Electrosurgical Devices and Rotatable Assemblies Including Same - An electrosurgical instrument includes a housing having an elongated shaft extending therefrom and a rotatable member disposed on the housing and operably connected to the elongated shaft. The elongated shaft defines a longitudinal axis extending therealong. The rotatable member is configured to rotate the elongated shaft about the longitudinal axis upon actuation thereof. The rotatable member includes an inner surface defining an interior space therein configured to house at least one printed circuit board about the elongated shaft. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238053 | Microwave Surface Coagulator with Retractable Blade - An ablation instrument having an ergonomic handle that includes an actuator adapted to selectively extend and retract a blade that is pivotably mounted within an aperture assembly coupled to the housing by a shaft. The shaft extends distally from the handle and includes a coaxial feedline, a wire conduit disposed along a longitudinal axis of the shaft, and a pull wire disposed within the wire conduit and having a proximal and a distal end, wherein a proximal end of the pull wire is operably coupled to the actuator. The aperture assembly is coupled to a distal end of the shaft and includes a reflector having a closed upper portion, and an open lower portion from which the blade may be extended for use. Also disclosed is an ablation system that includes the above-described ablation instrument, a source of ablation energy, and optionally, a source of coolant for cooling the shaft and aperture assembly. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238054 | Ablation Devices with Adjustable Radiating Section Lengths, Electrosurgical Systems Including Same, and Methods of Adjusting Ablation Fields Using Same - An energy applicator for directing energy to tissue includes a feedline and a radiating section operably coupled to the feedline, wherein the radiating section has a length. The energy applicator also includes a length adjustment member adapted to allow for selective adjustment of the length of the radiating section. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238055 | Ablation Devices with Adjustable Radiating Section Lengths, Electrosurgical Systems Including Same, and Methods of Adjusting Ablation Fields Using Same - An energy applicator for directing energy to tissue includes a feedline and a radiating section operably coupled to the feed line, wherein the radiating section has a length. The energy applicator also includes a length adjustment member adapted to allow for selective adjustment of the length of the radiating section. The length adjustment member includes a first pivot element and a first tensioning element coupled to the first pivot element. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238056 | IMPEDANCE MEDIATED CONTROL OF POWER DELIVERY FOR ELECTROSURGERY - A method of controlling electrosurgical power delivery based on a comparison of sensed tissue impedance to various impedance threshold values is provided. Energy is delivered to tissue in a sealing cycle as a series of pulses. An initial pulse has a profile with a preset energy starting value that increases at a ramping rate to a preset end value. Sensed impedance data are monitored throughout each pulse and compared to each of an impedance threshold value for RF setpoint, an impedance threshold value for cumulative time, and an impedance threshold value for energy cutback. Based on sensed impedance during a pulse, the profile of a subsequent pulse can be modified. In the event of a high impedance event that reflects low tissue presence, energy may be cutback. A sealing cycle is stopped when a cumulative amount of time with an impedance value over the impedance cumulative time threshold value reaches a sealing cycle duration limit. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238057 | Dual Bracketed Energy Delivery Probe and Method of Use - 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. At least a portion of each trocar is disposed with the at least one probe body. The distance between the first trocar and the second trocar is adjustable between a first position and a second position. Each of the deployed electrodes has an energy delivery surface of a sufficient size to create a volumetric ablation zone between the deployed electrodes. The energy delivery probe is connected to an energy source. At least one cable couples the energy delivery probe to the energy source. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238058 | INDIFFERENT ELECTRODE PAD SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TISSUE ABLATION - Systems and methods for transmitting energy through patient tissue involve the use of an indifferent pad assembly in conjunction with an ablation probe. Systems may include an electrical surgical unit having a power output connector, a first power return connector, and a second power return connector. Systems may also include an ablation probe coupleable with the power output connector of the electrical surgical unit, and an indifferent pad assembly having a conductive mechanism coupled with an electrical and thermal insulator mechanism, and a wire assembly coupled with the conductive mechanism. The wire assembly can include a first connector coupleable with the first power return connector of the electrical surgical unit, and a second connector coupleable with the second power return connector of the electrical surgical unit. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238059 | PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE DURING ABLATION PROCEDURES - Systems and methods provide protection for patient tissue during radiofrequency ablation treatments. Exemplary techniques involve placing a conductive or semiconductive pad assembly near a target tissue, and administering electrical current through the target tissue while protecting adjacent tissue with the pad assembly. The pad assembly may include a material having an electrical conductivity value that is equal to or greater than the electrical conductivity value of the target tissue. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238060 | MICROWAVE SURGICAL DEVICE - A medical instrument or device used to decrease blood loss during surgery and/or other medical procedures. The device includes a microwave antenna housed in a handset (or laparoscopic probe) that is placed in close proximity to the tissue of interest. The device runs in the microwave spectrum and receives power from a from a microwave generator. When turned on (triggered), the device delivers microwave energy to tissue, providing a cutting or cautery effect. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238061 | MICROWAVE DEVICE FOR VASCULAR ABLATION - A method and system delivers microwave energy to a vessel, such as a vein for the treatment of varicose veins, in a controllable heating pattern and to provide relatively fast heating and ablation of the vessel. The method and system comprises a microwave delivery device for heating the vessel, and a microwave power source for supplying microwave power to the delivery device. The method and system may also include a cooling system, a temperature monitoring, feedback and control system, an ultrasound or other imaging device, and/or a device for assuring generally uniform energy delivery in the vessel. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238062 | Impedance Mediated Power Delivery for Electrosurgery - An adaptive algorithm monitors, inter alia, the rate of tissue impedance change during an electrosurgical procedure. Impedance levels achieved within a specific timeframe are examined to determine an impedance ramp and/or slope rate, which indicates the rate at which a target tissue is undergoing a phase or state change and, thus, indicates a desired rate of tissue processing. The level of electrosurgical energy applied to the target tissue is adjusted in real time in accordance with such rate of impedance change and/or by predetermined values. Energy is thus applied to the target tissue at levels that allow tissue phase or state change to occur in an optimum fashion, for example allowing moisture to escape from the tissue slowly, and thus avoid thermal damage. As a result, such undesired results as thermal damage and defective sealing are mitigated. Another embodiment determines impedance achieved within a specific interval and adjusts the electrosurgical energy applied to the tissue after a threshold impedance has been maintained or exceeded for a predetermined interval. A further aspect of the invention provides mitigation during processing for partial tissue coverage of device electrodes and/or for thin tissue. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238063 | Method of Tracking Reposable Instrument Usage - An electrosurgical system is provided herein. The system includes a generator configured to output energy, an end effector operatively configured to output the energy to tissue, and a reposable instrument operatively coupled in between the generator and the end effector. The reposable instrument includes a reposable instrument timing device configured to track usage of the reposable instrument, a controller configured to control operation of the electrosurgical system based on the usage of the reposable instrument, and a memory configured to store information pertaining to the usage of the reposable instrument. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238064 | Apparatus with Two-Piece End-Effectors for Robotic Surgical Tools - In one embodiment of the invention, a robotic surgical tool having opposing jaws, the working element of the robotic surgical tool is made of a different material from the drive element of the robotic surgical tool. The two elements may be manufactured independently and assembled together at a later stage. The material comprising each element may thus have properties more appropriate to the function each element plays in the robotic surgical tool. For example, the metal selected to comprise the blade of a surgical scissor may be corrosion resistant and capable of being sharpened to a high degree. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238065 | SURGICAL CUTTING AND SEALING INSTRUMENT WITH REDUCED FIRING FORCE - A surgical instrument is provided that can comprise and end effector including two jaws and a cutting member configured to move between the jaws. In at least one embodiment, one or both of the jaws may be flexible, such that a jaw is configured to flex when gripping tissue. Further, at least one of the jaws may include a thin cross-sectional area such that the jaw flexes when gripping tissue. Additionally, in at least one embodiment, one or more compression elements may extend from the cutting member and may be configured to cause the jaws to close when the cutting member is advanced. The compression elements may comprise a roller and/or a low-friction material. Moreover, in at least one embodiment, one or both of the jaws may be precurved, away from the cutting member's longitudinal axis. Accordingly, in various embodiments, the overall force required to advance the cutting member and/or close the jaws may be reduced. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238066 | Clamp and Scissor Forceps - A forceps includes a housing having a shaft attached thereto and an end effector assembly disposed at a distal end of the shaft, the end effector assembly includes first and second jaw members disposed in opposed relation relative to one another. At least one of the jaw members is moveable relative to the other between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position for grasping tissue therebetween. Each of the jaw members includes first and second longitudinal jaw halves. At least one of the first and second jaw halves of each jaw member is moveable with respect to the other jaw half between an aligned position and a displaced position for cutting tissue disposed between the jaw members. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238067 | OPEN VESSEL SEALING INSTRUMENT WITH CUTTING MECHANISM - An open electrosurgical forceps for sealing tissue includes a pair of first and second shaft members each having a jaw member disposed at a distal end thereof. The jaw members are movable from a first position in spaced relation relative to one another to a subsequent position wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. Each of the jaw members includes an electrically conductive sealing plate for communicating electrosurgical energy through tissue held therebetween. At least one of the jaw members includes a cutting slot defined along a length thereof which is dimensioned to reciprocate a cutting instrument therealong for cutting tissue disposed between jaw members. An actuator advances the cutting instrument from a first position wherein the cutting instrument is disposed proximal to tissue held between the jaw members to at least one subsequent position wherein the cutting instrument is disposed distal to tissue held between the jaw members. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238068 | DEVICE FOR SHORTENING AN ELONGATED BONE - The invention relates to a device ( | 2011-09-29 |
20110238069 | THREADED HOLE FORMING DEVICE - A hole forming device useful for creating holes with threads in bone is disclosed. The hole forming device may be formed from an inner shaft and outer sleeve extending distally from a handle. The inner shaft may include a pointed tip that may be used to initiate hole formation. Once the hole forming device has been partially inserted into a material, such as, but not limited, bone, the inner shaft may be removed without having to remove the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve remains in place in the material and may then be advanced to create threads within the hole. Screws and other appropriate devices may be secured in the threaded hole. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238070 | Orthopedic Downcutting Instrument and Associated Systems and Methods - Tools and instruments for use in orthopedic applications for forming openings and/or cavities in anatomical structures, e.g., bone and cartilage structures, are provided. The tools/instruments include a shaft having a distal end and defining a longitudinal axis and a shank disposed at the distal end of the shaft. The shank includes a tapered cutting edge and an adjacent fluted region. The shank is effective to collect and deposit materials generated by a cutting action within an opening or cavity formed thereby. A stop may be mounted with respect to the shaft. The tools/instruments deliver a clean and crisp cut to anatomical structures, thereby facilitating interaction with subsequently delivered plugs and/or implants. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238071 | DRILL ASSISTANCE KIT FOR IMPLANT HOLE IN A BONE STRUCTURE - The present invention provides a kit for bone surgery comprising a chirurgical drill and a base frame for positioning of said drill on an anatomical part of a patient. The base frame comprises at least one guiding tube with a cylindrical inner surface of predetermined diameter and also comprises a longitudinal cutout for direct view of the drilling site. The kit further comprises a burr-ring with a cylindrical outer surface of predetermined diameter arranged to be placed around the chirurgical drill. The diameter of the cylindrical outer surface of the burr-ring is slightly less than the diameter of the cylindrical inner surface of the guiding tube such that the burr-ring and the guiding tube are at most in a two-degree of freedom relationship along the longitudinal axis of the guiding tube when the burr-ring is engaged in the guiding tube. The invention also provides a bone surgery method using the kit. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238072 | Minimally Invasive Surgical (MIS) Technique and System for Performing an Interbody Lumbar Fusion with a Navigatable Intervertebral Disc Removal Device and Collapsible Intervertebral Device - A technique and system is provided for efficiently, effectively and safely performing an interbody lumbar fusion. The technique and system utilizes: (1) a rotary shaver that provides a shaving cannula; (2) an outflow/insertion cannula which provides a dual purpose cannula; and (3) a fusible balloon which provides a biodegradable intervertebral bag. The patient's disc is shaved and cut out with the shaver while the shavings are sucked out with the dual purpose cannula. Afterwards, the balloon is inserted at the tip of the dual purpose cannula and the balloon is filled with a grafting substance. The balloon assumes the shape of the removed disc. The grafting substance will fuse to the balloon and to the adjacent vertebrae and provide a support where the removed disc was. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238073 | Patient Selectable Joint Arthroplasty Devices and Surgical Tools - Disclosed herein are methods, compositions and tools for repairing articular surfaces repair materials and for repairing an articular surface. The articular surface repairs are customizable or highly selectable by patient and geared toward providing optimal fit and function. The surgical tools are designed to be customizable or highly selectable by patient to increase the speed, accuracy and simplicity of performing total or partial arthroplasty. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238074 | System and Method for Retrograde Procedure - A system and method may be used for accessing an articular surface and for preparing an implant site on the articular surface. The method may include locating a portion of the articular. An access passage may be drilled towards the articular surface though bone behind the articular surface. An implant site may be excised in the articular surface relative to an axis defined by the access passage. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238075 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES AND METHODS - This disclosure relates generally to methods and devices for use in treating eye conditions with implantable drug delivery devices. One method includes introducing an implant into the suprachoroidal space, wherein the interior volume of the implant is plugged with a drug-release material comprising at least one active agent that elutes through at least one opening in the implant, wherein the drug-release material degrades from the interior volume of the implant over a period time. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238076 | APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTING AN EPISIOTOMY AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - An episiotomy guide ( | 2011-09-29 |
20110238077 | INTRAVASCULAR MEDICAL DEVICE - An implantable medical device system, including an implantable medical device and an associated implant tool. The device has a hermetic housing containing a power source and electronic circuitry. One or more tines are mounted to the housing movable from a first position extending away from the housing to a second position adjacent the housing. The device is provided with a rotational fixation mechanism. The Implant tool includes an elongated sheath sized to receive the device and provided with internal grooves sized to engage with the tines when the tines are located in their second position. The implant tool may further include a push tool located with the sheath and movable within the sheath to advance the device distally out of the sheath. The sheath may be provided with a closed distal end openable by passage of the device therethrough. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238078 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING AN IMPLANTED STRUCTURE TO FACILITATE REMOVAL - A device for adjusting a position of an elongated structure implanted in biological tissue to facilitate removal. An inner sleeve is received in an outer sleeve, and movable relative thereto. A manipulator mechanism is engaged with the inner sleeve distal end, and extends in a distal direction. The manipulator mechanism is arranged to capture the elongated structure, and to lock the elongated structure to the device upon relative movement of the sleeves. A handle is engaged with the inner sleeve, and a plunger is engaged with the outer sleeve. The plunger is engaged with the handle and movable relative thereto, wherein the outer sleeve advances distally relative to the inner sleeve to maneuver the manipulator mechanism to capture the implanted elongated structure. The position of the elongated structure may be controllably adjusted to facilitate removal thereof from the biological tissue. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238079 | Surgical Cockpit Comprising Multisensory and Multimodal Interfaces for Robotic Surgery and Methods Related Thereto - Local surgical cockpits comprising local surgical consoles that can communicate with any desired remote surgical module (surgical robot), for example via a shared Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) or other unified open source communication protocol or other suitable communication system. The systems and methods, etc., herein can also comprise a modular approach wherein multiple surgical consoles can network supporting collaborative surgery regardless of the physical location of the surgeons relative to each other and/or relative to the surgical site. Thus, for example, an operator operating a local surgical cockpit can teleoperate using a remote surgical module on a patient in the same room as the surgeon, or surgeons located in multiple safe locations can telemanipulate remote multiple surgical robots on a patient in or close to a war zone. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238080 | Robotic Surgical Instrument System - A robotic surgical instrument system for performing a surgical procedure is envisaged wherein the system is a dual articulated arm configuration robot that enables entry into an operative space via an access port. Surgical arms are inserted into the operative space in a substantially straight line and then articulated inside the operative space. The articulation of the surgical arms by a surgical console is achieved using ‘triangulation’. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238081 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT CONTROL AND ACTUATION - Two or more telemanipulated surgical instruments are inserted through a guide tube. Each instrument has a transmission mechanism that transmits actuating forces from actuators to components of the instrument. The transmission mechanisms are arranged around an extended centerline of the guide tube and are wedge-shaped so that they can be positioned more closely to the extended centerline. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238082 | REMOTE CATHETER PROCEDURE SYSTEM - A catheter procedure system including a bedside system and a remote workstation is provided. The bedside system includes a catheter including an expandable percutaneous intervention device, a robotic catheter system configured to move the catheter, and an inflation device configured to cause expansion of the expandable percutaneous intervention device. The remote workstation includes a user interface configured to receive a at least first user input and a second user input and a control system operatively coupled to the user interface for remotely controlling both the robotic catheter system and the inflation device. The remote workstation includes a monitor configured to display information related to the expandable percutaneous intervention device. The control system controls the robotic catheter system to move the catheter based upon at least the first user input and controls the inflation device to cause expansion of the expandable percutaneous intervention device based upon at least the second user input. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238083 | ROBOTIC CATHETER SYSTEM AND METHODS - The apparatus of one embodiment of the present invention is comprised of a flexible sheath instrument, a flexible guide instrument, and a tool. The flexible sheath instrument comprises a first instrument base removably coupleable to an instrument driver and defines a sheath instrument working lumen. The flexible guide instrument comprises a second instrument base removably coupleable to the instrument driver and is threaded through the sheath instrument working lumen. The guide instrument also defines a guide instrument working lumen. The tool is threaded through the guide instrument working lumen. For this embodiment of the apparatus, the sheath instrument and guide instrument are independently controllable relative to each other. | 2011-09-29 |
20110238084 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A surgical instrument is discussed. The surgical instrument, which has an effector for engaging the surgical site joined to one end and a driving part for operating the effector joined to the other end, includes: a first shaft, which has one end joined with the driving part, and which extends along a first lengthwise direction; and a second shaft, which extends along a second lengthwise direction that forms a particular angle with the first shaft, and which has one end joined with the other end of the first shaft such that the second shaft is rotatable about an axis following the second lengthwise direction. Thus, it is possible to conduct surgery using several of such surgical instruments without having the instruments obstruct one another, and the surgical instrument can be made to have different usage modes according to what length it is set to. | 2011-09-29 |