40th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210307727 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME TRACKING OF TISSUE STRUCTURES - A method and system are disclosed for radiosurgical treatment of moving tissues of the heart, including acquiring at least one volume of the tissue and acquiring at least one ultrasound data set, image or volume of the tissue using an ultrasound transducer disposed at a position. A similarity measure is computed between the ultrasound image or volume and the acquired volume or a simulated ultrasound data set, image or volume. A robot is configured in response to the similarity measure and the position of the transducer, and a radiation beam is fired from the configured robot. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307728 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING DEVICE, ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM, OPERATION METHOD FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An ultrasound imaging device includes: a processor including hardware, the processor being configured to control ah ultrasound transducer to transmit a push pulse in response to input of an operation; set, based on an amount of movement of the ultrasound transducer in a predetermined time period according to the input of the operation, transmission parameter for transmitting a track pulse; and control the ultrasound transducer to transmit the track pulse toward a shear wave detection position set in an ultrasound image. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307729 | FECAL SAMPLER - Provided herein are containers for holding a portion of a biological sample such as a fecal sample. The containers include a body that can be sealed with an upper cap that is attached to a sampling pin and a grip member. The sampling pin is configured to collect a predetermined amount of sample in one or more sampling grooves, with excess sample amount optionally removed from the sampling pin by an interior flange of the container body. The grip member is configured to provide the user of the container with improved torque and grip, and to distance the fingers of the user from the sample being collected. Also provided are kits and methods including the disclosed containers. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307730 | STOOL-RECEIVING SHEET FOR STOOL COLLECTION - An object is to provide a stool-receiving sheet for stool collection that offers good floatability and dispersibility on/in water. As a solution, a stool-receiving sheet for stool collection is provided whose compounding quantity of a softwood pulp with a lumen width (l) to fiber diameter (D) ratio (l/D) of 0.6 or lower is 40 percent by weight or higher, while compounding quantity of a sizing agent is 0.05 percent by weight or higher but no higher than 0.12 percent by weight, relative to the total quantity of papermaking fibers, and whose density is 0.60 g/cm | 2021-10-07 |
20210307731 | MEDICAL SWAB - A medical swab includes a hollow tube shaft that has a distal end and a proximal end. A swab tip is mounted to the hollow tube shaft such that a first portion of the swab tip is positioned within the distal end of the hollow tube shaft and a second portion of the swab tip extends out from the distal end of the hollow tube shaft. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307732 | PORTABLE DRUG TESTING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A system for drug testing includes a collector configured to collect saliva, a processor configured to mate with the collector, and a detector. The collector comprises a mouthpiece, an elongate body, a vent to vent air from the body and a collection portion to collect saliva. The processor is configured to automatically extract a first sample of the saliva and a second sample of the saliva. The detector is configured to mate with the processor and to analyze the first sample to detect an amount of drug in the collected saliva. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307733 | INGESTIBLE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING SAMPLES IN THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT AND/OR DELIVERING HEALTH-RELATED SUBSTANCE THERETO - An ingestible apparatus for collecting samples from a target area of a gastrointestinal tract of a human or mammal and/or for delivering a health-related substance thereto. The ingestible apparatus has a housing comprising at least one first port and at least a volume-changeable first compartment communicable with the at least one first port, an actuation assembly for changing the volume of the first compartment for collecting the samples and/or discharging the health-related substance through the at least one first port, a delay structure for delaying the actuation assembly to change the volume of the first compartment until the ingestible apparatus is at or about the target area, and a circuit structure for detecting arrival of the ingestible apparatus at the target area and for detecting an end of the sample collecting and/or the health-related-substance discharging. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307734 | DUAL MOVABLE BLADE BIOPSY TOOL WITH STYLET - A biopsy device comprises a sheath equipped with a removable stylet. The sheath including a terminus with a distal chamber configured with a forward facing cutting edge comprising a plurality of movable blades. The plurality of movable blades including two counter rotating blades configured perpendicular or beveled relative to a long axis of the distal chamber, each counter rotating blade configured to pivot from a separate axis. The biopsy device further comprises a manipulation end controllable by a user to plunge the forward facing cutting edge at a sampling locus after removal of the removable stylet at a depth and to engage a cutting action by the plurality of movable blades at the depth selected to acquire at least one specimen storable in the distal chamber. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307735 | METHOD FOR MAKING BRAIDED MEDICAL DEVICES - A method for making a braided medical device may involve positioning an insert inside a braided material, processing the braided material to form the braided medical device, dissolving and/or crushing the insert into multiple pieces, and removing the multiple pieces from the braided medical device. In some embodiments, the insert is made of gypsum. A braided medical device for occluding a defect in a heart may include a right disc for residing in a right side of the heart, a left disc having a partially circular shape for residing in a left side of the heart, and a waist extending between the right disc and the left disc and having a smaller diameter than that of either the right disc or the left disc. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307736 | METHOD FOR TREATING ALOPECIA - A method for treating alopecia is disclosed. The method includes embedding a plurality of first implants and a plurality of second implants in subcutaneous tissue of scalp in accordance with an arrangement, each of the first implant and the second implant comprising a body and a plurality of hooks on the body, wherein in the said arrangement, each of the plurality of hooks on the plurality of first implants and the plurality of second implants is pointing upward. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307737 | STERILE INTERFACE FOR ARTICULATED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - A sterile interface for a surgical platform is provided, optionally to be used with a mechanical telemanipulator. The sterile interface is configured to allow for transmission of motion without dimensional inconsistencies between a non-sterile surgical platform and a sterile surgical instrument that are related to one another in a master-slave configuration. The sterile interface is configured to allow for multiple changes of sterile surgical instruments during a surgical procedure without contaminating the sterile field. The sterile interface allows for interchangeable sterile articulated surgical instruments to be attached to the surgical platform without coming into contact with non-sterile portions of the surgical platform. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307738 | SELF-RETAINING RETRACTOR - Retractor assemblies and methods of using them to retract tissue. A retractor assembly as described herein may include first and second arms pivotally coupled and each arm formed of a plurality of stacked and separated plates, spaced to define a gap therebeween, providing strength while affording a reduction in weight of the retractor assembly. The retractor assembly may also include a ratcheting locking mechanism. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307739 | CARDIAC RETRACTOR - A cardiac retractor is disclosed. The cardiac retractor has an outer tube. The cardiac retractor also has a fixed collar fixedly coupled to a proximal end of the outer tube. The cardiac retractor further has a fixed link fixedly coupled to a distal end of the outer tube. The cardiac retractor also has an inner tube rotatable within the outer tube. The cardiac retractor further has a fixed key coupled to a proximal end of the inner tube and configured to rotate the inner tube relative to the outer tube. The cardiac retractor also has a keyed link coupled to a distal end of the outer tube. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307740 | WOUND HEALING AID DEVICE - A wound healing aid device including a spacer, a ring and pair of flaps. The spacer is configured for implantation in an open wound. The spacer is positioned in the open wound in an area below a top layer of the wound. The ring is attached to the spacer and is configured to adhere to a top layer of skin surrounding the wound area. The pair of flaps are each positioned at an opposite side of the ring. The pair of flaps are configured to overlap one another in a closed positioned and are configured to separate from one another in an open position. The pair of flaps shield the open wound in the closed position and allow access to the wound in the open position. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307741 | SURGICAL DEVICE WITH TRIGGER OPERATED NEEDLE - An exemplary surgical device includes a handle including a bore, and a trigger configured to advance or retract a needle through the bore of the handle. The trigger is configured to rotate about a pivot axis and is further configured to slide in distal and proximal directions. The device may be operated using one hand, and permits a user, such as a surgeon, to advance a needle through the device using intuitive, relatively easy thumb movements. While the device may be used in other techniques, it is particularly useful in meniscal repairs, including inside-out meniscal repairs. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307742 | SLED DETECTION DEVICE - A surgical stapling device includes a staple reload and a shipping wedge. In embodiments, the shipping wedge is configured to disable the use of a staple reload if the staple reload does not have an actuation sled. In other embodiments, the actuation sled includes a readable identifier that facilitates confirmation of the presence of an actuation sled within a staple reload from a location externally of the staple reload. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307743 | SLED DETECTION DEVICE - A surgical stapling device includes a staple reload and a shipping wedge. In embodiments, the shipping wedge is configured to disable the use of a staple reload if the staple reload does not have an actuation sled. In other embodiments, the actuation sled includes a readable identifier that facilitates confirmation of the presence of an actuation sled within a staple reload from a location externally of the staple reload. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307744 | SURGICAL STAPLING DEVICE WITH ADJUSTABLE DISSECTING TIP - A surgical stapling device includes a tool assembly that has a cartridge assembly, an anvil assembly, and a dissector tip. The dissector tip is moveable between a first configuration aligned with a longitudinal axis of the tool assembly and a second configuration defining an acute angle with the longitudinal axis of the tool assembly. The tool assembly includes a retaining member for retaining the dissector tip in one of the first or second positions | 2021-10-07 |
20210307745 | HAND-HELD SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - A hand-held electromechanical surgical instrument includes a handle housing, a shaft portion extending distally from the handle housing, a firing shaft configured to effect a stapling function of an end effector, and a manual lever coupled to the firing shaft for manually retracting the firing shaft and, in turn, opening the end effector. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307746 | HAND HELD SURGICAL HANDLE ASSEMBLY, SURGICAL ADAPTERS FOR USE BETWEEN SURGICAL HANDLE ASSEMBLY AND SURGICAL END EFFECTORS, AND METHODS OF USE - An adapter assembly selectively interconnects a surgical end effector that is configured to perform at least a pair of functions and a surgical device that is configured to actuate the end effector. The end effector includes a first axially translatable drive member and a second axially translatable drive member. The surgical device includes a first rotatable drive shaft and a second rotatable drive shaft. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307747 | MANUAL RETRACTION TOOL FOR USE WITH AN ELECTROMECHANICAL SURGICAL DEVICE - A manual retraction tool for use with a surgical tool assembly of a surgical device includes a shaft, a rotation mechanism, and a trigger. The shaft is dimensioned to be inserted into a rotational connector of a surgical tool assembly and to effect rotation of the connector upon rotation of the shaft. The rotation mechanism configured to rotatably support the shaft. The trigger is operably connected to the rotation mechanism such that when the trigger is actuated from a first position to a second position, the rotation mechanism rotates the shaft about a longitudinal axis in a first direction to effect rotation of the rotational connector of the surgical tool assembly. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307748 | METHODS OF STAPLING TISSUE - A method of stapling tissue is disclosed. The method can include obtaining a staple cartridge including a plurality of staples, wherein each staple has a base and a leg extending from the base. The stapling method can also include firing the staples from the staple cartridge, wherein the staples are fired into tissue in a staple line. The staple line can include a first portion having a first flexibility and a second portion having a second flexibility, wherein the second flexibility is different than the first flexibility. A method of stapling tissue can also include adapting an anvil with an anvil plate having an arrangement of staple-forming pockets that differs from the staple-forming pockets in the anvil. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307749 | STAPLE CARTRIDGE COMPRISING WIRE STAPLES AND STAMPED STAPLES - A staple cartridge assembly is disclosed comprising one or more wire staples and one or more staples formed from a sheet of material. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307750 | SURGICAL STAPLER AND RELATED METHODS - A surgical staple, stapler, and related methods are disclosed. A surgical staple has a pair of staple legs and a backspan positioned between the pair of staple legs, the backspan and the pair of staple legs formed by bending a wire. At least one recess is positioned in the wire to influence a folding direction of at least one staple leg during tissue stapling. The surgical staple is configured to pierce tissue only once with each staple leg during the tissue stapling. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307751 | FORCE MODULATING TISSUE BRIDGES, ASSOCIATED TOOLS, KITS, AND METHODS - Force modulating tissue bridges, and associated applicators, kits and methods are provided. A force modulating tissue bridge can be a medical article for at least partially covering a wound and/or scar tissue. The medical article can include an elastic arch extending over an area, and a medial strut connected to the arch and extending into the area over which the central section extends. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307752 | CROSSING OCCLUSIONS IN BLOOD VESSELS - The present disclosure is directed a method of facilitating treatment via a vascular wall defining a vascular lumen containing an occlusion therein. The method may include providing a first intravascular device having a distal portion and at least one aperture and positioning the distal portion of the first intravascular device in the vascular wall. The method may further include providing a reentry device having a body and a distal tip, the distal tip having a natural state and a compressed state and inserting the distal tip, in the compressed state, in the distal portion of the first intravascular device. The method may further include advancing the distal tip, in the natural state, through the at least one aperture of the first intravascular device. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307753 | Implant devices with a pre-set pulley system - The problem of positioning one or more nerve ends inside a sheathing implant is solved by the use of a pulley and cinching systems that pull a nerve end into an implant and that can adjust the diameter of an implant to conform the implant to the diameter of the nerve, respectively. The pulley system utilizes a suture that traverses the wall of an implant leaving one end outside the implant wall and another end that can be attached to a nerve. Pulling the suture end outside the wall pulls the nerve attached to the other end of the suture into the bore of the implant. A cinching system utilizes specially arranged sutures within the wall of an implant to tighten or cinch up the wall after a nerve is placed therein, so as to conform at least part of the implant to the diameter of the nerve. Methods are also disclosed by which such pulley systems can be formed during an intraoperative procedure. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307754 | METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING THE COMPATIBILITY OF A STAPLE CARTRIDGE WITH A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A method for authenticating the compatibility of a staple cartridge with a surgical instrument is disclosed. The method can comprise inserting a staple cartridge into a surgical instrument, receiving a first signal from a first RFID tag on a first component of the staple cartridge with an RFID reader system, receiving a second signal from a second RFID tag on a second component of the staple cartridge with the RFID reader system, comparing the first signal and the second signal to stored data for a compatible staple cartridge, and locking a staple firing system of the surgical instrument if the first signal and the second signal do not match the stored data for a compatible staple cartridge. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307755 | HEMOSTASIS CLIP - A device for treating tissue includes a capsule defining a channel extending therethrough and clip arms. Each of the arms includes a proximal part releasably coupled to a distal part, a proximal portion of the distal part configured to be received within the channel of the capsule so that the arms move proximally and distally relative to the capsule between a tissue receiving configuration, in which distal ends of the arms are separated from one another, and a tissue clipping configuration, in which distal ends of the arms are moved toward one another. The proximal portion of each of the arms is configured to release from the corresponding distal part to lock the distal part of each of the arms over a portion of target tissue to be clipped while the proximal parts of the arms are removed from the body. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307756 | TREATMENT SYSTEM AND APPLICATOR - A treatment system includes: an implant placed in a body; an insertion portion that is inserted into the body; and a flap having a first end and a second end located at a position closer to a distal end than the first end, the flap extending from the first end to the second end, wherein the second end has a receiving portion through which the implant can enter, and can be arranged at a spaced position, the spaced position being a position more spaced from a central axis of the insertion portion than the first end, and the flaps support the implant by abutting against the implant placed in the body. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307757 | BAND TIGHTENING APPARATUS FOR BINDING INTESTINE - A band tightening apparatus for binding an intestine with a band according to an embodiment of the present disclosure pulls a holder that fixes a band so that the length of the band wound around the intestine is ideally adjusted. The apparatus can pull the band wound around the intestine so that the length of the band wound around the intestine is ideally adjusted and the apparatus can fix the band with a fixing pin for convenient use. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307758 | ENDOVASCULAR DETACHMENT SYSTEM WITH FLEXIBLE DISTAL END AND HEATER ACTIVATED DETACHMENT - An endovascular surgical tool may include a flexible, electrically-conductive delivery tube, a return conductor, a resistive heating element attached to the distal end of the delivery tube, and a therapeutic payload attached to a loop of the resistive heating element by a coil connecting member. The delivery tube may include at least one segment at its distal end which includes a plurality of transverse slots. Each slot of the plurality of slots includes an origin on the perimeter of the delivery tube, a terminus closer to a central axis of the delivery tube than the origin, and a depth between the origin and terminus. The origins of at least two slots of the plurality of slots may be located at different angular positions relative to the central axis. The return conductor may be electrically insulated from and positioned within the delivery tube. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307759 | DOUBLE BALLOON FLUID-CARRYING CATHETER - Disclosed is a double balloon fluid-carrying catheter including an outer conduit and a balloon. Two Luer ports are provided at a proximal end of the outer conduit, of which one is used to inflate and deflate the balloon and the other is used to flush a guidewire lumen, and the balloon is provided near a distal end of the outer conduit, wherein the balloon is provided with two balloons, namely a proximal balloon and a distal balloon, and there is a certain distance between the proximal balloon and the distal balloon; a proximal end of the proximal balloon is provided with a plurality of side holes on a wall of the outer conduit, the side holes conduct an inside and an outside of the outer conduit, and a distal end of the distal balloon is provided with a bridging reflow hole. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307760 | Intrasacular Aneurysm Occlusion Device with a Flexible Net or Mesh and Polymer Longitudinal Embolic Members - This invention is an intrasaccular aneurysm occlusion device with a flexible net or mesh which is deployed into an aneurysm sac and then expanded by the insertion of polymer longitudinal embolic members (e.g. polymer tubular strands) into the net or mesh. As the net or mesh expands, it comes into contact with the walls of the aneurysm sac and conforms to the shape of even an irregularly-shaped aneurysm sac. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307761 | Coated Endovascular Intrasaccular Occlusion Device Method of Use - A method to close bodily outpouchings using a novel endovascular treatment mesh device that affixes at least one amorphous hydrogel layer expandable in vivo to any or all surfaces of an expandable body comprising at least one material adapted to close said outpouching in the body. The treatment mesh further includes a telescoping center-support bar disposed therein, the center-support bar having at least two telescoping elements that act as reinforcing extension elements to minimize the risk of collapse. Hydrogel is affixed to the surface of the telescoping elements to inhibit retraction. The method includes use of an embodiment of the novel device wherein the treatment mesh device is a stent. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307762 | EMBOLISATION DEVICE FOR PROMOTING BLOOD CLOT FORMATION AND A METHOD OF RETRIEVING THE SAME FROM A BODILY LUMEN - An embolisation device ( | 2021-10-07 |
20210307763 | FREEFORM TRI-PLANAR OSTEOTOMY GUIDE AND METHOD - Systems and methods for performing an osteotomy are presented. Examples include forming a fusion osteotomy at a metatarsocuneiform joint of the first ray of a human foot. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307764 | Surgical Instrument - A surgical instrument ( | 2021-10-07 |
20210307765 | REGISTRATION OF INTRAMEDULARY CANAL DURING REVISION TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY - Methods and systems for identifying and determining the size and orientation of a reamed portion of a patient's bone are disclosed. A tracking array and/or point probe may be inserted into an adapter device. The adapter device comprising a plurality of openings, having various connection means therein, such that when the tracking array is inserted into the adapter, a secure and robust connection is created. A reamer, stem, or similar tool may then be inserted into the opposing side of the adapter, during which, a secure and robust connection is created between the adapter and the tool. Thus, through the use of Computer Assisted Surgery Systems, a more accurate representation of the patient's anatomy can be obtained. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307766 | CATHETER TUBULAR SUPPORT - A clot retrieval catheter can have a tailored, highly flexible body section capable of navigating tortuous routes and an expandable tip for local flow restriction/arrest. The body can be a support tube of struts with a plurality of ribs and one or more axial spines. The support tube can also be a tubular section with a pattern of radial slots to increase flexibility while inhibiting kinking and binding. The ribs and spines can have strut widths which vary along the length of the support tube or can have curves with a non-planar cross section. The ribs can be formed such that they can move when subjected to the loads of a thrombectomy procedure. The structure of the support tube can also be a braided or woven pattern of strands. The support tube can also have a polymer jacket or membrane disposed around at least a portion of the structure. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307767 | MECHANICAL VENOUS CLOT RETRIEVAL - Systems and methods are provided for removal of clot material from a treatment site in a blood vessel, particularly in venous vasculature. A treatment device ( | 2021-10-07 |
20210307768 | ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT TOOL - Provided is an endoscopic treatment tool including: a sheath that has a longitudinal axis; a first operation wire and a second operation wire that are inserted through the sheath so as to be able to be moved forward and backward; a treatment part constituted by a first wire rod and a second wire rod that have lower bending rigidity than bending rigidity of the second operation wire; a first joint part inside which the second wire rod passes and that joins a distal-end section of the first operation wire and a proximal-end section of the first wire rod; and a second joint part that joins a distal-end section of the second operation wire and a proximal-end section of the second wire rod. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307769 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS THAT INCREASE THE EFFICACY OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE GUIDED FOCUSED ULTRASOUND (MRgFUS) APPLICATIONS - Applications related to non-invasive magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) in a patient's vasculature are described. For example, the applications can include an ablation procedure, an occlusion procedure, a cauterization procedure, and the like. Accordingly, one aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method for performing an MRgFUS application that includes selecting a target area within a patient's vasculature, configuring multifocal acoustic waves, and applying the multifocal acoustic waves to the target area to heat sequential locations in the target area simultaneously to facilitate the MRgFUS application. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307770 | TONSILLECTOMY SUCTION DISSECTOR APPARATUS - A tonsillectomy suction dissector apparatus ( | 2021-10-07 |
20210307771 | ARTICULATING LUMEN WITH A GRASPING END EFFECTOR - A surgical system includes a robotic manipulator, a first surgical instrument removably mountable to the robotic manipulator and maneuverable within a body cavity by the robotic manipulator. The instrument has end effector and a working channel proportioned to receive an implement therethrough. Robotic control of the first surgical and, optionally, the implement, is managed using input from a user interface. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307772 | CONTROL MECHANISM FOR END EFFECTORS AND METHOD OF USE - A medical device includes a shaft, an end effector at a distal end of the shaft, the end effector having a first jaw that pivots relative to a second jaw about a pivot axis, a control mechanism engaging a surface of the first jaw, such that when the control mechanism translates relative to the pivot axis from a first state to a second state, the surface of the first jaw moves relative to the control mechanism and pivot about the pivot axis. The medical device further includes an actuator extending through the shaft and coupled to the control mechanism, where translation of the actuator translates the control mechanism from the first state to the second state. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307773 | INSTRUMENT FOR SURGICAL ASSISTANCE ROBOT - An instrument for a surgical assistance robot is provided with a bending structure that enables a joint function part to be bent and is provided with an outer coiled part formed of a wire wound in a coiled shape and an inner coiled part formed of a wire wound in a coiled shape and arranged in the outer coiled part, wherein the outer coiled part has a plurality of gaps to distance adjacent coils, and coils of the inner coiled part are provided so as to correspond to the gaps of the outer coiled part and fit between the adjacent coils while being in contact with the adjacent coils of the outer coiled part. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307774 | POWER OPERATED DERMATOME WITH SHIELDED ROTARY KNIFE BLADE - A combination ( | 2021-10-07 |
20210307775 | ARTHROSCOPIC DEVICES AND METHODS - A medical device includes an elongated sleeve having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end. A ceramic cutting member includes both a cutting window having sharp edges and one or more flutes with cutting burrs circumferentially spaced-apart from the cutting window. An electrode may be placed between a pair of flutes and opposite to the cutting window. A motor drive is coupled to the proximal end of the elongated sleeve to rotate the ceramic cutting member cut bone with the flute(s) and soft tissue with the cutting window. The electrode provides cautery or radiofrequency ablation of tissue when the sleeve and ceramic cutting member are not being rotated. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307776 | MULTIPLE CONFIGURATION SURGICAL CUTTING DEVICE - Devices for removing implanted objects from body vessels are provided. A device includes a sheath assembly having a cutting tip. The cutting tip includes a cutting surface that is adapted to cut tissue coupled to an implanted object as the cutting tip rotates. The sheath assembly further includes an outer shield carried outside of the cutting tip. The outer shield includes a distal opening, and the outer shield is translatable relative to the cutting tip from a first position to a second position and vice versa. In the first position the cutting surface of the cutting tip is disposed within the outer shield, and in the second position the cutting tip extends through the distal opening and the cutting surface is at least partially disposed outside of the outer shield. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307777 | TORQUE WRENCH FOR ULTRASONIC SCALPEL, AND ULTRASONIC SCALPEL/TORQUE WRENCH SET - Disclosed is a torque wrench for an ultrasonic scalpel, the torque wrench comprising a torque wrench body ( | 2021-10-07 |
20210307778 | FLUID FLOW METAL SLEEVE - A fluid flow metal sleeve includes a sleeve main body and an elongation portion, which are of a hollow structure as a whole. The sleeve main body is connected to the elongation portion in a threaded manner, and a terminal end of the sleeve main body is connected to an ultrasound scalpel handle and enables an ultrasound scalpel to pass therethrough. The fluid flow metal sleeve can control the direction of fluid flow during incision with the ultrasound scalpel so as to achieve the lubricating and cooling effects on a scalpel head. In addition, due to the use of a metal structure, a user can extend an original holding part from an outer portion of the ultrasound scalpel handle to an outer wall of the metal sleeve as required. The fluid flow metal sleeve also has an adjustable telescopic function so as to be adapted to different application scenarios, and limits the length of extension of the scalpel head so as to limit the depth during incision to improve the safety of surgery. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307779 | THROMBECTOMY DEVICES WITH ASPIRATION - A thrombectomy device includes a handle at a proximal end portion of the device, a cage at a distal end portion of the device, the cage being moveable between an expanded orientation and a contracted orientation, and a first tube extending from the proximal end portion of the device to at least a proximal end portion of the cage. The device also includes a second tube extending from the proximal end portion of the device to at least a distal end portion of the cage, and a self-adjusting control assembly including a biasing element coupled to one of the first tube or the second tube. The biasing element exerts an axial force to urge the cage toward the expanded orientation. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307780 | OBTURATOR AND CANNULA FOR UTERINE AND FETAL SURGERIES - A trocar assembly for uterine and fetal surgeries includes a cannula defining a hollow tubular sleeve that extends from a first open end to a second open end, a hollow obturator defining a shaft that extends from a first open end that is tapered to a second open end, wherein the hollow obturator is located within the cannula, and wherein the trocar assembly is configured to be inserted into a patient's body to give access to a bodily cavity, such as the uterine cavity (amniotic cavity) or the fetus. The trocar assembly is configured for insertion into the uterine cavity using the Seldinger technique. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307781 | OBTURATOR AND CANNULA FOR UTERINE AND FETAL SURGERIES - A trocar assembly and method for uterine and fetal surgeries includes a cannula defining a hollow tubular sleeve that extends from a first open end to a second open end, a hollow obturator defining a shaft that extends from a first open end that is tapered to a second open end, wherein the hollow obturator is located within the cannula, and wherein the trocar assembly is configured to be inserted into a patient's body to give access to a bodily cavity, such as the amniotic cavity or the fetus. The trocar assembly is configured for insertion into the amniotic cavity using the Seldinger technique. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307782 | IMPLANT PLACEMENT AND REMOVAL SYSTEMS - Devices, methods, and systems are provided for placing an implant into a patient and removing it therefrom. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307783 | ELONGATED MEDICAL ASSEMBLY - An elongated medical assembly is configured to be maneuverable proximate to a first biological feature of a patient. The elongated medical assembly is also configured to facilitate movement along an elongated length of the elongated medical assembly of a first medical device and a second medical device. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307784 | APPARATUS INCLUDING A CYLINDRICAL BODY AND A NUB - An apparatus may include a plunger and a substantially cylindrical body. The substantially cylindrical body may include an end portion having rounded edges and may define a cavity sized to receive the plunger. The substantially cylindrical body may include at least one opening extending from the cavity to an external surface. The at least one opening may a substantially irregular shape. In some embodiments, the at least one opening may extend from the cavity through a nub to the external surface. The nub may have a rounded shape. In some embodiments, the substantially irregular shape may include one of a slit, an oval shape, an elliptical shape, an hourglass shape, a rectangular shape, and a diamond shape. In some embodiments, the opening may be part of a non-cylindrical fluid passage. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307785 | EMBRYO TRANSFER TOOL AND EMBRYO TRANSFER DEVICE - An embryo transfer tool has a flexible tube and a hub. The flexible tube has first and second microparticle-containing synthetic resin portions. The first and second microparticle-containing synthetic resin portions are not exposed in outer and inner surfaces of the flexible tube, and are formed by a synthetic resin and a large number of hollow glass beads having a diameter of 0.5 to 200 μm. The hollow glass beads are dispersed in the synthetic resin. The first and second microparticle-containing synthetic resin portions include a large number of boundary surfaces that are formed between the synthetic resin and the hollow glass beads. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307786 | Systems And Methods For Adjusting A Growing Rod - A method for adjusting an adjustable implant includes broadcasting identification information from an adjustable implant implanted within a subject, receiving wirelessly with the adjustable implant, from a device external to the subject, an adjustment setting configured to be executed by the adjustable implant, receiving wirelessly with the adjustable implant, from a device external to the subject, an instruction to perform the adjustment setting, activating a motor on the adjustable implant to perform the adjustment setting, and sending, to a device external to the subject, a progress of the adjustment setting. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307787 | ADJUSTABLE MAGNETIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING SAME - A system includes a first pedicle screw, a second pedicle screw, and an adjustable rod having an outer housing coupled to one of the first pedicle screw and the second pedicle screw, the outer housing having a threaded shaft secured to one end thereof extending along an interior portion thereof. The system farther includes a hollow magnetic assembly disposed within the outer housing and having a magnetic element disposed therein, the hollow magnetic assembly having an internal threaded surface engaged with the threaded shaft, the magnetic assembly being coupled to the other of the first pedicle screw and the second pedicle screw, wherein the hollow magnetic assembly rotates in response to an externally applied magnetic field to thereby lengthen or shorten the distance between the first pedicle screw and the second pedicle screw. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307788 | PEDICLE SCREW - The present invention includes a pedicle screw made with a bone fastener and a rod coupling head, the rod coupling head comprising an upper rod coupling: the lower rod coupling having a lateral rod opening adapted to receive a permanent rod; an angled bore extends into the lateral rod opening; and a permanent rod fastener in the angled bore to engage a permanent rod in the lateral rod opening; and a upper rod coupling having an upper rod opening adapted to receive a temporary rod, wherein the upper rod opening is formed to receive a temporary rod fastener; wherein the upper rod coupling is detachable from the lower rod coupling at a transition and a temporary rod is temporarily affixed into the upper rod opening during a bone realignment and a permanent rod is positioned in the lateral rod opening and engaged by the permanent rod fastener upon final bone alignment. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307789 | BOTTOM LOADED BONE SCREW ASSEMBLY WITH DIRECT PIVOTAL ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN SCREW HEAD AND BODY MEMBER - A spinal screw assembly providing an adjustable securement of a fixation rod across at least two vertebrae. The assembly includes a pedicle screw having a spherical head portion, a threaded shaft portion and a tool engagement surface in the head portion for use in driving the screw into a vertebrae. The head portion of the screw is positioned in a body member adjacent a curvilinear surface disposed about an aperture in the end of the body member such that the shaft portion of the screw extends therethrough and the curvilinear inner surface abuts and mates with the head portion of the screw so as to define a ball joint therewith. The body member additionally defines a pair of opposed parallel slots therein adapted to receive a portion of the fixation rod and a locking cap bears against the fixation rod to releasably secure the rod within the assembly. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307790 | Method and Apparatus for Performing Spinal Surgery - Implants, instruments, and methods for performing surgical procedures on the spine, including one or more of creating an operative corridor to the spine, delivering implants to the spine, fusing one or more segments of the spine, and fixing one or more segments of the spine. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307791 | ROD REDUCTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - Provided is a novel rod reducing device including a screw jack mechanism that is moveably engaged with an elongated grasping fork assembly, the screw jack mechanism having an elongated threaded portion, the elongated threaded portion being connected at its most distal end to a rod contact member, which is positioned in sliding circumferential contact with each of the two opposing elongated grasping members and the most proximal end of the elongated threaded portion terminating in a controlling member, which can be activated in a measured and controlled manner. A method of using the device is also provided. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307792 | SURGICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A surgical system includes a sleeve defining a passageway. An adapter is removably coupled to the sleeve. The adapter defines a channel. A delivery device includes a distal end positioned in a channel of the adapter. A bone fastener includes a head and a shank defining a cannula. A distal portion of the adapter is positioned in the shank such that the channel is in communication with a cannula of the shank. A plunger is movably disposed in a lumen of the delivery device. The plunger is configured to move a material through the lumen and the channel and into the cannula. Methods and kits are disclosed. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307793 | REDUCTION AND FIXATION APPARATUS FOR CALCANEAL FRACTURE - A calcaneal fracture fixation and reduction apparatus. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307794 | ADAPTIVE TIBIOTALOCALCANEAL ARTHRODESIS NAIL - NAIL ADAPTER SYSTEM - An arthrodesis nail and nail adapter system having multiple coupling positions includes a bent arthrodesis nail and a nail adapter. The nail has multiple evenly spaced notches. The nail adapter has multiple evenly spaced protrusions corresponding to the notches. An arthrodesis nail adapter and target arm system having multiple coupling positions includes a nail adapter and a target arm. The nail adapter has a predetermined coupling orientation with a bent arthrodesis nail. The target arm has multiple coupling positions with the nail adapter. The arthrodesis nail and nail adapter system allows rotation of the bent nail for reduction of ankle deformity. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307795 | Surgical Method for Biplane Screw Fixation of Femoral Neck Fractures (Calcar Buttressed Screw Fixation) - The modified method of Biplane Double-supported Screw Fixation (Modified BDSF) (Calcar buttressed screw fixation) of femoral neck fractures is disclosed. BDSF is applied using three standard bone screws laid in two vertical oblique planes in the femoral neck: the inferior (distal) screw is placed at an obtuse angle in the posterior oblique plane, and touched on the inferior (distal) and on the posterior cortices of the femoral neck; the middle screw and the proximal screw are laid in the anterior oblique plane and in parallel to each-other, with the middle screw touched on the distal femoral neck cortex. With BDSF of the three screws, two are weight-bearing and act as console beams: the distal screw and the middle screw, each of them having two supporting points in the distal fragment: medial (on the distal femoral neck cortex), and lateral (in the place of screw entry into the lateral femoral cortex). | 2021-10-07 |
20210307796 | TWO-PART SURGICAL GUIDE - Certain aspects relate to a two-part surgical guide system for use in surgical procedures such as osteotomies. Certain aspects provide a first part including a contact surface configured to conform to a portion of an anatomy of the patient to substantially restrict movement of the first part with respect to the anatomy of the patient. The first part further includes guiding elements configured to receive reference pins and guide placement of the reference pins in the anatomy of the patient. Certain aspects further provide a second part, separate from the first part. The second part includes apertures. Each aperture is configured to receive a reference pin and substantially restrict movement of the second part with respect to the anatomy of the patient. The second part further includes a functional element for guiding a procedure on the anatomy of the patient. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307797 | TPLO PLATE WITH SUTURE HOLES FOR ROTATIONAL STABILITY - A TPLO plate configured to accommodate flexible strands (flexible loops) attached to tissue to be attached to bone. The TPLO plate has one or more suture eyelets, to allow the user (surgeon) to pass a flexible strand through the eyelets and attach/reattach the tissue to the plate at the anatomical location, and to improve the rotational stability of the joint or bone. The eyelets may have various shapes, forms and configurations and may be provided on or within a surface of the TPLO bone plate in any number, depending on the characteristics of the fractured bone or bone segments, or of the plate design. The eyelets preferably receive one or more flexible strands. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307798 | TPLO PLATE WITH SUTURE HOLES FOR ROTATIONAL STABILITY - A TPLO plate configured to accommodate flexible strands (flexible loops) attached to tissue to be attached to bone. The TPLO plate has one or more suture eyelets, to allow the user (surgeon) to pass a flexible strand through the eyelets and attach/reattach the tissue to the plate at the anatomical location, and to improve the rotational stability of the joint or bone. The eyelets may have various shapes, forms and configurations and may be provided on or within a surface of the TPLO bone plate in any number, depending on the characteristics of the fractured bone or bone segments, or of the plate design. The eyelets preferably receive one or more flexible strands. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307799 | DEVICE FOR THE CERCLAGE OF FRACTURED BONES AND SYSTEM FOR THE CERCLAGE OF FRACTURED BONES COMPRISING SUCH DEVICE - A device for the cerclage of fractured bone as well as to a cerclage system using such device are provided. The cerclage device comprises a cerclage wire or thread and at least one spacer arranged on the cerclage wire or thread. The at least one spacer is made as a band having a substantially rectangular plan and a concave profile. Owing to the concave profile, the band can adapt to the surface of the fractured bone; in addition, the force exerted on the bone by the cerclage wire is advantageously distributed over the entire surface of the band. The cerclage device further comprises at least one safety thread which allows preventing the spacer from becoming lost in the patient's body in case the cerclage wire or thread tears off. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307800 | Angled Flutes in Cannulated Bone Screws - A bone screw, comprising a proximal end and a distal end spaced from the proximal end in a distal direction along a longitudinal axis of the bone screw and a cannulation extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The bone screw further including a threaded region extending along at least a portion of a length of the screw, the length extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The threaded region defining at least one external thread that extends about the longitudinal axis along a helical path. The threaded region includes at least one flute that extends to the distal end of the bone screw. The at least one flute defines an associated at least one cutting tooth that, in turn, defines a cutting face oriented so as to define an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis. The angle is in the range of about 5 degrees and about 25 degrees, and the flute circumferentially interrupts at least a portion of the external thread. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307801 | BONE POSITIONING AND PREPARING GUIDE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods for temporarily fixing an orientation of a bone or bones. Methods of correcting a bunion deformity. Bone positioning devices. Methods of using a bone positioning device. Bone preparation guides. Methods of using a bone preparation guide. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307802 | Cable-locking plate with screw - The cable-locking plate with screw allows for compression of bone fractures using a tensioned cable. The cable-locking plate with screw allows the use of a cable as a flexible bridging member, such as a cable, helps create compression while accommodating the unusual shape. The cable-locking plate with screw allows a surgeon to tension a cable through the plate, then grip the cable by tightening a screw associated with the plate. The compression is created is across the fracture, not around the bone, thus avoiding compression of nerve and blood vessels along the bone's surface. The cable is guided into an ideal position using cable channels, allowing the surgeon to concentrate on tension and screw compression. The plate and cable system are then left in the patient while the bone mends. The cable-locking plate with screw is either left permanently or removed during a later surgery. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307803 | SURGICAL IMPACT TOOL - A surgical impact tool comprises an electromagnetic impactor hermetically sealed within a sterilizable housing having one or more external mechanical coupling for transmitting an impact to an object external to the tool. The housing also contains an energy storage medium rechargeable through the hermetic seal, and electronic controls operable through the hermetic seal. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307804 | CONTROL METHOD FOR A ONE BALLOON FITS ALL IN AUTOMATED MODE - Devices, systems, and methods for maintaining cryoballoon size, cryoballoon pressure, and/or coolant flow rate based on physical characteristics of the tissue to be ablated. In one embodiment, a cryoablation system comprises: a cryoablation device, the cryoablation device including: an expandable treatment element defining an interior chamber; and a pressure sensing system at least partially within the interior chamber; a fluid flow path including at least one valve that is in communication with at least one PID device; and a control unit including processing circuitry in communication with the pressure sensing system and the at least one PID device, the processing circuitry being configured to: determine a target pressure of the expandable treatment element based on a target size of the expandable treatment element; and determine a target flow rate of coolant through the fluid flow path based on the target pressure of the expandable treatment element. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307805 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ABLATIVE TREATMENT OF TARGETED AREAS WITHIN A BODY LUMEN - Disclosed is a cryotherapy device comprising at least one inflow channel, at least one outflow channel, control means for controlling the evacuation of expanded cryo-fluid from a body lumen, wherein the control means receive data from at least one sensor that gathers data regarding at least one parameter of the body lumen and wherein the cryotherapy device is introduced into the body lumen via an endoscope. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307806 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCISING TISSUE - An elongate electrode is configured to flex and generate plasma to incise tissue. An electrical energy source operatively coupled to the electrode is configured to provide electrical energy to the electrode to generate the plasma. A tensioning element is operatively coupled to the elongate electrode. The tensioning element can be configured to provide tension to the elongate electrode to allow the elongate electrode to flex in response to the elongate electrode engaging the tissue and generating the plasma. The tensioning element operatively coupled to the flexible elongate electrode may allow for the use of a small diameter electrode, such as a 5 μm to 20 μm diameter electrode, which can allow narrow incisions to be formed with decreased tissue damage. In some embodiments, the tensioning of the electrode allows the electrode to more accurately incise tissue by decreasing variations in the position of the electrode along the incision path. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307807 | MULTI-MODALITY FORCEPS - A surgical system includes a forceps having an end effector at a distal end thereof that includes first and second opposing jaw members electrically conductive plates the jaw members pivotable relative to one another between an open position and a closed position. A generator is included that is configured to produce multiple modalities of electrical energy upon activation thereof. A first cable connects to the generator, the first cable including leads disposed therein configured to carry energy to the plates. A first switch is disposed on the forceps. A second cable connects to the electrical generator and to a second switch. Activation of the first switch activates the generator to transmit energy having a first modality through the first cable and to the plates and activation of the second switch activates the generator to transmit electrical energy having a second modality through the first cable to the opposing electrical plates. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307808 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING AN HF SURGICAL PROCEDURE AND SOFTWARE PROGRAM PRODUCT - A method and system for supporting an HF surgical procedure in which tissue is treated. The method includes supplying an HF instrument including an HF electrode and an HF generator with HF current, providing a plurality of HF modes adapted to respective ones of a plurality of tissue types, and orienting an optical capturing device toward the HF electrode such that a field of view of the optical capturing device is configured to encompass a region of the tissue to be treated around the HF electrode during an intended treatment of the tissue. The method further includes performing an optical classification of a tissue type of the tissue in the region of the HF electrode based on optical measurement signals captured by the optical capturing device, and setting a specific HF mode for the tissue type based on the result of the optical classification. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307809 | Surgical Electrode Having Surface Treatment Coating - Provided is a surgical electrode in which an end portion capable of emitting a high frequency has a surface treatment film that includes a first coating and a second film in the order mentioned. The first coating is formed by contacting a surface treatment agent (X) with or over the entirety or a part of the surface of the end portion at least, which surface treatment agent (X) contains at least an amino group-containing compound, and the second film is formed by contacting a surface treatment agent (Y) with a part or the entirety of the surface of the first coating, which surface treatment agent (Y) contains: a silicone resin (A); a compound (B) containing a metal element selected from titanium, platinum, rhodium and palladium; and an aromatic hydrocarbon-based solvent (C), and satisfies: (I) the content of the silicone resin is in a range of 90% by mass to 99.9% by mass with respect to a total solid mass of the silicone resin and the compound; and (II) a ratio (B | 2021-10-07 |
20210307810 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEALING TISSUE - An electrosurgical system includes an electrosurgical generator and an electrosurgical instrument coupleable to the electrosurgical generator. The electrosurgical generator includes a controller, a power supply coupled to the controller, and a power converter coupled to the power supply. The controller is configured to cause the power converter to generate a pulsed electric field configured to electroporate tissue and RF current configured to seal tissue. The electrosurgical instrument includes a pair of opposing jaw members configured to grasp tissue. Each of the pair of opposing jaw members includes an electrically conductive tissue-contacting surface configured to electroporate tissue disposed in proximity to the electrically conductive tissue-contacting surfaces via the pulsed electric field and deliver the RF current to the electroporated tissue to seal the electroporated tissue. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307811 | KNIFE DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTROSURGICAL SHEARS - A surgical instrument includes an end effector, a handle assembly, and a knife drive assembly. The end effector includes a pair of jaws, a knife, and an RF electrode assembly. The knife actuates between a pre-fired position and a fired position. An arm of the handle assembly is configured to pivot the second jaw between the open position and the closed position. The knife drive assembly includes an input assembly, a rotary assembly, and an output assembly. The input assembly travels a first proximal distance to rotate the rotary assembly. The rotary assembly rotates in response to travel of the input assembly along the first proximal distance to drive the output assembly a first distal distance to thereby actuate the knife from the pre-fired position toward the fired position. The first distal distance is greater than the first proximal distance. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307812 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEALING AND DISSECTING TISSUE USING AN ELECTROSURGICAL FORCEPS INCLUDING A THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENT - A method for treating tissue includes determining whether tissue is present between first and second jaw members. In a case where it is determined that tissue is present between the first and second jaw members, the method further includes determining whether activation has been initiated. In a case where it is determined that activation has been initiated, the method further includes supplying electrosurgical energy to the first and second jaw members to seal the tissue and, if it is determined that sealing is complete: stopping the supply of electrosurgical energy; activating a thermal cutting element to supply thermal energy to cut the sealed present tissue; determining if thermal cutting is complete; and, in a case where it is determined that the thermal cutting is complete, stopping and the supply of thermal energy. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307813 | Methods, Systems, and Devices Relating to Surgical End Effectors - The embodiments disclosed herein relate to various medical device components, including components that can be incorporated into robotic and/or in vivo medical devices, and more specifically including end effectors that can be incorporated into such devices. Certain end effector embodiments include various vessel cautery devices that have rotational movement as well as cautery and cutting functions while maintaining a relatively compact structure. Other end effector embodiments include various end effector devices that have more than one end effector. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307814 | Method and apparatus for treating lumbar pain - A method and tool are described for relieving lower back pain via destruction and removal of suprapedicular tissues, particularly via the destruction and removal of the peridural membrane. The tool comprises a narrow tubular body having one of a plurality of tip designs at one end and a handle at the other end. The tool is inserted through the suprapedicular canal, and mechanical manipulation of the tool effects the destruction of the target tissues responsible for chronic lower back pain. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307815 | Basket Catheter with Solid Conducting Spines as Electrodes for IRE - A medical apparatus includes a probe, which includes an insertion tube configured for insertion into a body cavity of a patient and a basket assembly connected distally to the insertion tube and including a plurality of resilient, conductive spines, which are configured to contact tissue within the body. The apparatus further includes an electrical signal generator configured to apply between one or more pairs of the spines bipolar pulses having an amplitude sufficient to cause irreversible electroporation (IRE) in the tissue contacted by the spines. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307816 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATING DIABETES AND RELATED DISEASES AND DISORDERS - Systems, device and methods treat target tissue to provide a therapeutic benefit to the patient. A tissue treatment device comprises a tissue treatment element constructed and arranged to treat target tissue, such as duodenal mucosa tissue. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307817 | REAL-TIME GUIDANCE OF RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION CATHETER CONTACT ORIENTATION WITH CARDIAC TISSUE USING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - An exemplary system, method and computer-accessible medium for determining particular for a portion(s) of an organ of a patient(s) can be provided, which can include, for example, receiving an in vivo optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging information for the portion(s), and determining (i) a lesion formation on or in the portion(s), (ii) a contact of a catheter on or with the portion(s), or (iii) an angle of the catheter with respect to the portion(s), by applying a convolutional neural network(s) to the in vivo OCT imaging information. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307818 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT - Electrical instrument for applying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to tissue, comprising: a distal part comprising an instrument tip for applying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to tissue, the instrument tip comprising first and second conductive elements; a coaxial feed cable comprising an inner conductor, a tubular outer conductor coaxial with the inner conductor, and dielectric material separating the inner and outer conductors, the coaxial feed cable being for conveying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to the distal part; wherein: the inner conductor is electrically connected to the first conductive element and the outer conductor is electrically connected to the second conductive element through a rotatable connection between the distal part and the coaxial feed cable that allows rotation of the distal part relative to the coaxial feed cable; and the instrument comprises an actuator for rotating the distal part in a first rotational direction relative to the feed cable. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307819 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT - Electrical instrument for applying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to tissue, comprising: a distal part comprising an instrument tip for applying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to tissue, the instrument tip comprising first and second conductive elements; a coaxial feed cable comprising an inner conductor, a tubular outer conductor coaxial with the inner conductor, and dielectric material separating the inner and outer conductors, the coaxial feed cable being for conveying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to the distal part; wherein: the inner conductor is electrically connected to the first conductive element and the outer conductor is electrically connected to the second conductive element through a rotatable connection between the distal part and the coaxial feed cable that allows rotation of the distal part relative to the coaxial feed cable; and the instrument comprises an actuator for rotating the distal part in a first rotational direction relative to the feed cable. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307820 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT - Electrical instrument for applying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to tissue, comprising: a distal part comprising an instrument tip for applying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to tissue, the instrument tip comprising first and second conductive elements; a coaxial feed cable comprising an inner conductor, a tubular outer conductor coaxial with the inner conductor, and dielectric material separating the inner and outer conductors, the coaxial feed cable being for conveying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to the distal part; wherein: the inner conductor is electrically connected to the first conductive element and the outer conductor is electrically connected to the second conductive element through a rotatable connection between the distal part and the coaxial feed cable that allows rotation of the distal part relative to the coaxial feed cable; and the instrument comprises an actuator for rotating the distal part in a first rotational direction relative to the feed cable. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307821 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT - Electrical instrument for applying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to tissue, comprising: a distal part comprising an instrument tip for applying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to tissue, the instrument tip comprising first and second conductive elements; a coaxial feed cable comprising an inner conductor, a tubular outer conductor coaxial with the inner conductor, and dielectric material separating the inner and outer conductors, the coaxial feed cable being for conveying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to the distal part; wherein: the inner conductor is electrically connected to the first conductive element and the outer conductor is electrically connected to the second conductive element through a rotatable connection between the distal part and the coaxial feed cable that allows rotation of the distal part relative to the coaxial feed cable; and the instrument comprises an actuator for rotating the distal part in a first rotational direction relative to the feed cable. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307822 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT - Electrical instrument for applying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to tissue, comprising: a distal part comprising an instrument tip for applying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to tissue, the instrument tip comprising first and second conductive elements; a coaxial feed cable comprising an inner conductor, a tubular outer conductor coaxial with the inner conductor, and dielectric material separating the inner and outer conductors, the coaxial feed cable being for conveying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to the distal part; wherein: the inner conductor is electrically connected to the first conductive element and the outer conductor is electrically connected to the second conductive element through a rotatable connection between the distal part and the coaxial feed cable that allows rotation of the distal part relative to the coaxial feed cable; and the instrument comprises an actuator for rotating the distal part in a first rotational direction relative to the feed cable. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307823 | Method of surgical perforation via the delivery of energy - A method of perforating a tissue of a heart of a patient when an inferior approach to the heart is contraindicated. The method utilizes an electrosurgical apparatus having an energy delivery device which can function as an ECG measuring device at a distal end thereof and a delivery system comprising a dilator. Said method comprises the steps of (a) advancing the dilator through a superior vena cava into the heart of the patient, from a superior approach, until a distal end of the dilator is adjacent the tissue; (b) checking an ECG signal to confirm a position of the energy delivery device; (c) using the electrosurgical apparatus, which is positioned through the dilator, to create a perforation in the tissue by delivering electrical energy to the tissue; (d) advancing the distal end of the electrosurgical apparatus through the perforation; and (e) advancing the dilator over the electrosurgical apparatus. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307824 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERCUTANEOUS EPICARDIAL ABLATION OF CARDIAC GANGLIONATED PLEXI WITHOUT MYOCARDIAL INJURY - A method and device for modulating the autonomic nervous system adjacent a pericardial space to treat cardiac arrhythmia includes a treatment source arranged to supply a treatment medium, a catheter having an end sized for insertion into the pericardial space, a medium delivery assembly having a distal end arranged to be positioned by the catheter into the pericardium, with the distal end of the delivery assembly comprising a delivery tip arranged to extend away from the distal end of the catheter into the pericardial space. A connector operatively couples the delivery tip of the medium delivery assembly to the treatment source, and the delivery tip of the medium delivery assembly including a plurality of delivery points for delivering the treatment medium at a plurality of treatment areas within the pericardial space. The device performs modulation or ablation of the autonomic nervous system at selected treatment areas within the pericardium. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307825 | Selective Stiffening Catheter - A controllable stiffness catheter includes a shaft comprising inner and outer sheaths, the sheaths each having proximal and distal ends. The outer surrounds the inner from the proximal to the distal end of the inner sheath, defining an annulus therebetween including a proximal portion having a vacuum connection to which vacuum is applied. The distal ends of the sheaths are longitudinally fixed to one another and sized for neurological vascular procedures. The outer has a substantially constant outer diameter over a distal portion of the annulus proximate to the distal ends. A vacuum device fluidically connects to the vacuum connection and is configured to apply vacuum thereto. Responsive to vacuum, annulus pressure lowers to draw the sheaths toward one another and stiffen the shaft over at least the distal portion to substantially and passively stiffen and maintain a current shape of the shaft over at least the distal portion. | 2021-10-07 |
20210307826 | TISSUE RESECTION DEVICE WITH MOTORS AND CONTROL CIRCUITRY - Methods and systems for modifying tissue use a pressurized fluid stream carrying coherent light energy. The methods and systems may be used for resecting and debulking soft and hard biological tissues. The coherent light is focused within a stream of fluid to deliver energy to the tissue to be treated. | 2021-10-07 |