50th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 51 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130331788 | INJECTION DEVICE WITH CAMMED RAM ASSEMBLY - An exemplary embodiment of injector includes a trigger mechanism, an energy source, and a user-operable firing-initiation member. The trigger member can include a trigger member having a retainer portion, and a ram assembly having a ram configured to pressurize a medicament container for expelling a medicament therefrom and a trigger engagement member configured to engage the retainer portion of the trigger member in a pre-firing condition. The energy source can be associated with the ram for powering the ram to expel the medicament, and the user-operable firing-initiation member can be operable for causing an axial rotation between the trigger engagement member and the retainer portion from the pre-firing condition to a firing condition in which the trigger engagement member is released from the retainer portion to allow the energy source to fire the ram. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331789 | MANAGING A FLUID FLOW - A device including: a tubing clamp having a clamping mechanism holding closed a first fluid line while a second fluid flows along a second fluid line from a second container, the first fluid line delivers a flow of a first fluid; and a vacuum activated catch retainably coupled with the tubing clamp and coupled with the second fluid line, the vacuum activated catch including: a movable element coupled with the tubing clamp and configured for changing from a first shape to a second shape upon receipt of a deforming pressure, wherein when the movable element is in the first shape, the vacuum activated catch retains the tubing clamp in a closed position, and when the movable element is in the second shape, the vacuum activated catch releases the tubing clamp into an open position, thereby allowing the flow of the first fluid to commence within the first fluid line. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331790 | SEALED INFUSION DEVICE WITH ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR PORT - A portable medical device includes an interface for accepting, a power supply and enabling data transfer while still connected to a human body. The interface may include a universal serial bus interface and may be coupled to a data isolation chip and a power isolation chip. A power controlling processor may determine how the supplied power, e.g., voltage, is supplied to other components within the infusion device. Additional circuitry within the system may provide a secure power transfer within the device to ensure user safety and ensure that a high frequency noise is properly attenuated. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331791 | EXTERNAL DRUG PUMP - Apparatus is described for administering a substance to a subject. A vial contains the substance and a stopper is disposed within the vial and is slidably coupled to the vial. A first threaded element is (a) rotatable with respect to the vial and (b) substantially immobile proximally with respect to the vial during rotation of the first threaded element. A second threaded element is threadedly coupled to the first threaded element. At least a distal end of the second threaded element is substantially non-rotatable with respect to the vial, and the distal end of the second threaded element defines a coupling portion that couples the second threaded element to the stopper. The first threaded element, by rotating, linearly advances the stopper and at least the distal end of the second threaded element toward a distal end of the vial. Other embodiments are also described. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331792 | DEVICE AND USES THEREOF - The present disclosure provides devices and uses thereof. A devices disclosed herein comprises one or more tips, wherein the one or more tips are designed and constructed to initiate penetration by the device; and one or more protrusions in a region adjacent to each tip. In some embodiments, one or more protrusions can be constructed and arranged so that the required penetration force is reduced as compared with that observed for an otherwise identical device lacking the one or more protrusions. Additionally or alternatively, one or more protrusions can be constructed and arranged such that the required pull-out force is increased as compared with that observed for an otherwise identical device lacking the one or more protrusions. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331793 | SAFETY NEEDLE ASSEMBLY - The present invention is directed to a safety needle assembly having the high safety and high operability, comprising: a hub; a cannula; a collar; a protector; and a sheath. The sheath includes an opening of housing the cannula; a cannula fixing part of locking the cannula housed in the opening; an attachment part of rotatably supporting the sheath attached to the hub or the collar; and a protrusive stopper which a user pushes by a finger to pivot the sheath thereby to house the cannula in the opening of the sheath. Herein, the stopper is arranged at a vicinity of a central portion of the sheath in a longitudinal direction at the opposite side of the aperture of the opening, or arranged at a portion closer to a distal end side than the central portion of the sheath. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331794 | Safety Device for a Pre-Filled Syringe, Injection Device and Injection Kit - According to the invention, a safety device for a pre-filled syringe comprises a hollow support body to retain the pre-filled syringe therein, a hollow needle shield that is slidable relative to the support body and guiding means for guiding the movement of the needle shield relative to the support body. The guiding means comprise a guide pin, a guide track and a cut-out adjacent to the guide track. The guide pin protrudes into the guide track and moves within and along the guide track when the needle shield is slid relative to the support body. The cut-out allows a side wall of the guide track to be deflected in a lateral direction perpendicular to a central axis of the safety device. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331795 | Safety Device for a Pre-Filled Syringe and an Injection Device - A safety device for a pre-filled syringe is proposed that comprises
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20130331796 | AUTOINJECTORS - An autoinjector includes a body ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130331797 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SYRINGE ADAPTER - Methods and apparatus for a syringe adapter. in one embodiment, an adapter/cap assembly is threadably engaged to a syringe for enteral feeding applications. The adapter cannot he removed from the syringe to prevent the syringe from being used for IV applications. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331798 | SYRINGE AND SYRINGE ASSEMBLY - This syringe has an outer tube, a gasket, and a pusher. The pusher is provided with: a tubular holding part which covers at least a part of an outer surface of the outer tube and is movable relative to the outer tube in the longitudinal direction thereof; and a pressure part which is connected with the holding part, is inserted into the outer tube, and moves the gasket to the distal side of the outer tube by distally a movement of the holding part relative to the outer tube. In addition, between the holding part and the outer tube, a guide part is provided which guides the movement of the holding part relative to the outer tube. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331799 | Needle Adapter - The invention relates to a needle adapter for coupling a needle to an injection device. The needle adapter comprises a proximal portion for receiving a distal end of the injection device, and a distal portion having an opening for receiving the needle. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331800 | Anti-Drawback Medical Valve - A gland member within a medical valve is configured to have a substantially consistent or enlarging internal volume as the valve transitions from a closed mode to an open mode. The valve has a housing forming an interior containing a flow path, and a stationary post member within the interior. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331801 | TUBING CONNECTORS - Sealing connectors for use in connecting tubing to tubing, tubing to needles or other implements, syringe to tubing, or syringe to needles or other implements that provide reduced turbulence and sharp transitions are described herein. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331802 | Wound Treatment Medium and Method of Packaging and Use - A sterile wound treatment kit includes a plastic container pouch with a sealed outer periphery. A drug absorbing medium is located within the pouch interior. A syringe accepting fitting is located on the pouch for discharging a treatment drug from a syringe into the pouch interior shortly before treating a patient. The drug absorbing medium then contacts and absorbs the treatment drug. The pouch can be opened at the time of use to allow access to the drug absorbing medium so that the medium can be applied to a wound site. The pouch can also be equipped with a dispensing nozzle for dispensing the treatment medium. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331803 | TRANSDERMAL THERAPEUTIC SYSTEM COMPRISING BUPRENORPHINE - The invention is concerned with a transdermal therapeutic system (TTS) comprising buprenorphine and a method of manufacturing such a TTS. The transdermal therapeutic system is used for the transdermal administration of buprenorphine and analogues thereof. In particular, the invention relates to the use of a transdermal therapeutic system (TTS) for analgesic purposes. The TTS according to the invention comprises a transdermal drug delivery composition comprising buprenorphine and an adhesive component, which is a mixture of a crosslinked and a non-crosslinked acrylic polymer and a penetration enhancer comprising a keto acid. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331804 | MEDICAL TOOL AND WASTE COLLECTION DEVICE - Medical waste must be properly disposed of. Reusable instruments and tools must be properly cleaned and sterilized after usage if medical waste has been in contact with them. A welled handle disposable medical tool is contra-indicated for traditional instruments and tools. Herein is disclosed a welled handle device comprising a base with a front and back end having a predetermined silhouette or outer contour; a plurality of open wells formed in said base; and, a tool portion connected to the front end of said base. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331805 | MEDICAL SUCTION SYSTEM AND DISPOSABLE CONTAINER - A portable, adjustable disposable medical suction system and method of use is disclosed. The system includes a delivery device to provide a conduit from a surgical site on a patient to the portable, adjustable medical suction system. The suction system may be a battery powered vacuum pump with one or more different adjustments directed to a strength of the vacuum, duration of the vacuum and interval between suction. The delivery device may be an intranasal tampon device or a tube inserted into the surgical site. During surgery and recovery at a surgical center or hospital, the vacuum source attached to the delivery system may be an industrial type vacuum source. Upon discharge, the suction system can be connected to the delivery system so that bleeding can be resolved by the patient in the comfort of his/her own home. The system and method of use is safer and mitigates body fluid borne contamination. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331806 | Absorbent Core For Use In Absorent Articles - An absorbent core suitable for use in an absorbent article comprising:
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20130331807 | DISPOSABLE DIAPER - A disposable diaper utilizing graphics to visually confirm whether the waist elastics are properly cut or cut off. A disposable diaper has a skin-facing side and a non-skin-facing side defining front and rear waist members, and includes an inner sheet lying on the skin-facing side, an outer sheet lying on the non-skin-facing side, waist elastics interposed between the inner and outer sheets and extending under a potential contractility in a transverse direction of the front and rear waist members, front and rear inelastic regions in which none of the waist elastics is present and graphic sheets having graphics adapted to be visually recognized through the outer sheet. End portions of the waist elastics interposed between the graphic sheets and the outer sheet extend from the outside of the graphic sheets across opposite side edges of the respective graphic sheets into the respective graphic sheets. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331808 | Medical Bra Assembly For Post-Surgical Breast Reconstruction And Cosmetic Breast Procedures - A medical bra assembly facilitates post-surgical care for a patient having undergone a breast reconstruction or cosmetic surgical procedure. The medical bra has a cup with an inside surface. The assembly includes (a) an absorptive skirt bandage attachable to a lower portion of the bra cup inside surface for absorbing secreted bodily fluids from a post-surgical patient's surgical incision, (b) a nipple tube bandage for encasing and absorbing secreted bodily fluids from the patient's reconstructed nipple, (c) a half-moon dome bandage interposable between the nipple tube bandage and the bra cup inside surface, which covers and protects the nipple tube bandage adhered to the patient's breast skin, and (d) an areola pad bandage interposable between the patient's breast skin and the bra cup inside surface for absorbing secretions from a re-pigmented tattoo region around the patient's reconstructed nipple when the bra is being worn by the patient. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331809 | LIQUID COLLECTION CONTAINER AND EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCUIT - A liquid collection bag is used as a part of an extracorporeal circuit and is connected via a tube to a storage container containing a priming solution. The collection container collects the priming solution from the storage container by a pressure differential between the pressure inside the collection container and the pressure inside the storage container. The liquid collection container is a flexible bag body having a partition part dividing the inside of the bag body into a first space and a second space. In addition, a communication part communicates the first space with the second space. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331810 | MOLECULAR IMAGING VIAL TRANSPORT CONTAINER AND FLUID INJECTION SYSTEM INTERFACE - A pharmaceutical transport container includes a first body portion adapted to receive at least a portion of a pharmaceutical vial, a second body portion removably engaged with the first body portion to fully enclose the vial, and, optionally, a ratcheting mechanism to permit rotation of the cap member relative to the second body portion upon application of rotational force of a predetermined amount. A pharmaceutical transport container may also include, for example, a guide tab extending from an exterior surface of the second body portion to engage a guide slot defined in a fluid injection system docking station, whereby the transport container translates axially and rotationally into the docking station to establish a fluid connection between the vial and a fluid connector mechanism or element disposed within the docking station. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331811 | DRIP CHAMBER - A device for managing fluid is provided. The device includes: a drip chamber including: an inlet; and outlet; a check valve positioned between the inlet and the outlet, the check valve configured for managing fluid flowing between the inlet and the outlet; and an elastic element. The combination of the check valve and the elastic element limits the extent to which the one way valve may be opened by brief transient pressures appearing at the outlet of the drip chamber. This limiting effect improves the accuracy of fluid delivery in setups such as ‘piggyback’ or Secondary Mode infusions of two fluids using a single pump. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331812 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING A THERAPEUTIC AGENT - Devices, methods, and kits for delivering a therapeutic agent to a patient are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a reservoir for containing a fluid, a first actuator, a transfer structure, and a second actuator. The first actuator has a first configuration and a second configuration and is configured to exert a first force on the reservoir when moved from its first configuration to its second configuration such that a first volume of fluid within the reservoir is communicated out of the fluid reservoir. The transfer structure is disposed between the first actuator and the reservoir and has a surface configured to engage the reservoir such that the first force exerted by the first actuator is distributed across a surface of the reservoir engaged by the transfer structure. The second actuator has a first configuration and a second configuration and is configured to exert a second force on the reservoir when the second actuator is moved from its first configuration to its second configuration such that a second volume of fluid within the reservoir is communication out of the fluid reservoir. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331813 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRANS-ABDOMINAL PRE-AORTIC GANGLION ABLATION - A method of modulating a physiological parameter of a patient by percutaneously or transcutaneously disabling one or more pre-aortic ganglion cells within a pre-aortic ganglion via the anterior abdominal wall and improving the physiological parameter is provided. The pre-aortic ganglion cells may be disabled by applying radiofrequency, high intensity or low intensity focused ultrasound. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331814 | Recovery Catheter Assembly and Method - A recovery device assembly comprises an actuator element and a mechanically radially expandable and contractible recovery device operably connected to the actuator element is provided. The recovery device has proximal and distal toroidal balloon blocking elements and a central portion between the blocking elements. The recovery device is at least partially placeable in a first, radially collapsed configuration and in a second, radially expanded configuration by manipulation of the actuator element. When in the second, radially expanded configuration, the proximal and distal blocking elements have radial dimensions greater than the radial dimension of the central portion thereby at least partially defining a collection chamber at the central portion. Also provided are methods of isolating an organ and recovering blood from an organ that use the recovery device assembly provided. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331815 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW RATE OF WASHING SOLUTION DURING THE WASHING STEP IN A BLOOD CENTRIFUGATION BOWL - A method of washing blood mixed with undesirable elements not normally found in healthy whole blood to remove the undesirable elements, the method comprising: separating the blood into components according to relative densities of the components with a rotating centrifuge bowl; providing a port through which fluid exits the bowl, the exiting fluid having a concentration of undesirable elements; flowing washing solution into the centrifuge bowl at an initial flow rate; monitoring the fluid exiting the bowl with an optical sensor having an output signal indicative of the composition of the exiting fluid; and increasing and decreasing the flow rate of the wash solution as a function of the output signal. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331816 | DEVICE FOR ADMINISTERING THERAPEUTIC SUBSTANCES USING A HIGH VELOCITY LIQUID-GAS STREAM - A device, system and method for treatment of tissue by direct application thereto of therapeutic substances in the form of a stream of therapeutic droplets carried in a high velocity gas. The high velocity gas is produced by accelerating a flow of gas through at least one gas discharge nozzle. At least one flow of therapeutic liquid is introduced into the high velocity gas through at least one liquid discharge nozzle, thereby fragmenting the at least one flow of therapeutic liquid into a stream of therapeutic droplets. The stream is accelerated to a velocity similar to the velocity of the gas discharge flow. The accelerated therapeutic droplet stream is then applied to a tissue mass for therapeutic treatment. The therapeutic substances are provided by containers mounted directly on the device. The containers contain predefined dosages and/or concentrations of the therapeutic substances. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331817 | FLUSHING MEDICAL DEVICES - Syringes and flushing medical devices are generally discussed herein for withdrawing, injecting, or instilling fluids. More particularly, syringe tips and flushing tip adaptors with multiple flow channels are discussed for flushing vascular access devices. The tips have cut-outs that are located and sized to produce a relatively wider flow profile than a typical syringe tip with a single central lumen to facilitate flushing the vascular access devices. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331818 | DRUG RELEASING PELVIC TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Various embodiments of a pelvic treatment system and method are provided. The present invention can include one or more drug eluting darts or barbs that are lodged into the wall and will elute the drug over a desired time period (weeks, months for example) to treat OAB, BPH, tissue weaknesses, or other disorders or diseases. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331819 | Method of Accessing a Contralateral Femoral Artery of a Patient - Methods for easy, atraumatic access to areas of the vasculature that are otherwise difficult to access, using steerable guide catheters constructed with components that are selected to provide optimal navigability, torque transfer, and push ability for a variety of typical percutaneous access routes. The catheter wall thickness in the deflecting segment of the guide catheter is about 1 French (⅓ mm) or less, and includes a slotted deflection tube, and this construction allows a very tight turning radius which in turn enables guide catheter access to regions of the vasculature that are otherwise inaccessible. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331820 | CATHETER WITH SPIRAL SLIT TERMINATING IN SLIT TERMINATION PORTION ORIENTED TO SUPPRESS CRACK OCCURRENCE - A catheter comprising a sheath to be inserted into a living body, wherein the sheath includes a tubular reinforcement layer of at least one layer, which is formed with a spiral slit continuous from the distal side to the proximal side thereof; a termination end of the spiral slit is provided on the proximal side of the slit proximal portion at the site of the proximal side of the spiral slit; and at the same time, there is formed a slit termination portion in which inclination angle of the spiral slit with respect to the circumferential direction of the reinforcement layer is larger than that of the slit proximal portion | 2013-12-12 |
20130331821 | SILICONE RUBBER-BASED HARDENING RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED ARTICLE, AND MEDICAL TUBE - The present invention provides a silicone rubber-based hardening composition which can produce a silicone rubber having excellent tensile strength and tear strength, a molded article which is made using the silicone rubber-based hardening composition, and a medical tube which is obtained by using the molded article, and the silicone rubber-based hardening composition according to the present invention contains linear organopolysiloxane having a vinyl group (A); linear organohydrogen polysiloxane (B); and silica filler (C) of which the surface is treated with a silane coupling agent having a trimethylsilyl group. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331822 | SELF CONTAINED WOUND DRESSING APPARATUS - The composite wound dressing apparatus promotes healing of a wound via the use of a vacuum pump. The vacuum pump applies a vacuum pressure to the wound to effectively draw wound fluid or exudate away from the wound bed. The vacuum pump is tethered to the wound dressing and is portable, preferably, carried by the patient in a support bag, which permits patient mobility. Moreover, the patient does not need to be constrained for any period of time while exudate is being removed from the wound. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331823 | NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY APPARATUS - Some embodiments disclosed herein are directed to a pump assembly comprising a voice coil, a magnet and a diaphragm, wherein the voice coil is configured to move the diaphragm to pump a fluid through the pump assembly in response to a drive signal applied to the voice coil. Some embodiments disclosed herein are directed to an apparatus for applying negative pressure to a wound comprising a source of negative pressure configured to be coupled to a dressing, the source of negative comprising a voice coil actuator and a diaphragm, and a controller configured to produce a drive signal for the voice coil actuator. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331824 | CATHETER AND METHOD FOR ITS USE - The present invention discloses a catheter and method of using a catheter with two balloons and at least one inlet opening located on the proximal end of the catheter. The two balloons are adapted to retain the catheter within the body cavity and facilitate the flow of gases and fluids into one or more inlet openings. The invention also provides inlet openings located at different levels of the catheter tube to allow for complete drainage of fluid from the body cavity. The unique design of the present invention provides complete drainage of a body cavity and reduces damage and trauma to the body cavity. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331825 | FLEXIBLE PROBE WITH ADJUSTABLE TIP - An instrument includes a handle portion, an actuator, a shaft, a rigid member, and an angular control mechanism. The shaft has a proximal end and a distal end with an electrode region, and a flexible region in between. Moving the actuator causes portions of the flexible region distal of a pivot region to bend such that an angular orientation and a radial offset of the electrode region reach a maximum angular orientation and a maximum radial offset, respectively, when the actuator reaches the end position. A distal portion of the rigid member defines the pivot region. Moving the rigid member along the shaft causes the pivot region to translate. The maximum radial offset varies depending on the position of the pivot region. The angular control mechanism is configured to control the angular orientation such that the maximum angular orientation is same regardless of the position of the rigid member. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331826 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A surgical instrument for minimally invasive surgery. The surgical instrument includes a manipulator, a proximal universal joint mounted to the manipulator, a tube mounted to the proximal joint, a distal universal joint mounted to the tube, and an end effector including at least one movable jaw mounted to the distal joint. Cables operatively couple the manipulator, proximal joint, and distal joints and concurrently operatively couple the manipulator and the end effector. Four cables may control two degrees of freedom of the distal joint and one degree of freedom of the jaw. Pivoting of the manipulator and a proximal yoke of the proximal joint results in a corresponding motion in a distal yoke of the distal joint. Actuation of an anchor in the manipulator results in operation of any moveable jaws in the end effector. The distal universal joint and the end effector may be integrated into one end segment part. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331827 | STEERABLE LASER PROBE - A steerable laser probe may include a handle having a handle distal end and a handle proximal end, an actuation structure of the handle, a flexible housing tube having a flexible housing tube distal end and a flexible housing tube proximal end, and an optic fiber disposed within an inner bore of the handle and the flexible housing tube. A compression of the actuation structure may cause the optic fiber to gradually curve. A decompression of the actuation structure may cause the optic fiber to gradually straighten. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331828 | INTERSTITIAL ENERGY TREATMENT PROBE HOLDERS - An interstitial laser energy treatment apparatus having co-acting movable probe holders which facilitate positioning of a laser probe and thermal probe in different positions relative to a tissue mass such as the tumor to be treated and relative to each other to facilitate treating tissue masses based on the exact position, size and shape of the tissue mass. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331829 | CRYOABLATION APPARATUS WITH ENHANCED HEAT EXCHANGE AREA AND RELATED METHOD - A cryoablation apparatus includes a distal energy delivery section to facilitate energy transfer to the tissue, resulting in faster achievement of tissue target temperatures. The energy delivery section includes a first heat exchange region and a second heat exchange region having a different heat exchange efficiency than the first heat exchange region. The first heat exchange region may comprise an increased surface area along a radial portion or length of the cryoprobe in contact with surrounding tissue. The heat exchange region may include ridges, texture, threads, and microtubes which serve to increase the thermal-contacting surface area and provide enhanced cryoenergy to the tissue. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331830 | ELECTROSURGICAL DISSECTOR WITH THERMAL MANAGEMENT - An electrosurgical dissection apparatus is disclosed, and includes a thermally insulating body, a thermally conductive insert, at least one active electrode, and at least one return electrode. The at least one active electrode is disposed on the thermally conductive insert, and the at least one return electrode is spaced from the at least one active electrode by a portion of the thermally insulating body. The thermally conductive insert is configured to cauterize tissue dissected by radiofrequency energy passing from the at least one active electrode to the at least one return electrode. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331831 | ABLATION CATHETER - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for the ablation of tissue. Embodiments include an ablation catheter which has an array of ablation elements attached to a deployable carrier assembly. The carrier assembly can be constrained within the lumen of a catheter, and deployed to take on an expanded condition. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331832 | ELECTRODE CATHETER DEVICE - An implantable electrode catheter device comprising an inner electrode catheter and an outer electrode catheter. The outer electrode catheter including a catheter shaft having at least one electrode at a distal end and a lumen to receive the inner electrode catheter therein. The outer electrode is adjustable or movable relative to the inner electrode catheter in an axial direction. The inner electrode catheter has a fixation element disposed at a distal end. The inner electrode catheter together with the fixation element forms an indifferent electrode whereby radio frequency catheter ablation occurs between the electrode and the indifferent electrode. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331833 | DEBRIDEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD - Devices, systems and methods for cutting and sealing of tissue such as bone and soft tissue. Devices, systems and methods include delivery of energy including bipolar radiofrequency energy for sealing tissue which may be concurrent with delivery of fluid to a targeted tissue site. Devices include debridement devices which may include a fluid source. Devices include inner and outer shafts coaxially maintained and having cutters for debridement of tissue. An inner shaft may include electrodes apart from the cutter to minimize trauma to tissue during sealing or hemostasis. Devices may include a single, thin liner or sheath for electrically isolating the inner and outer shafts. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331834 | ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE WITH CONTROLLABLE ELECTRIC FIELD PROFILE - An electrosurgical device includes a plurality of electrodes arranged to form a tissue treatment surface and a power supply. The power supply is configured to deliver a first drive signal with a first phase to at least a first one of the plurality of electrodes and a second drive signal with a second phase to at least a second one of the plurality of electrodes such that an electric field extends from the tissue treatment surface, where the first phase and the second phase are different. The power supply is further configured to receive an input from an operator of the electrosurgical device, and adjust the first phase or the second phase such that an aspect of the electric field extending from the tissue treatment surface changes in response to the input from the operator. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331835 | Electrosurgical Tissue Treatment Method and Device - A device for treating spinal tissue of a patient's body may include an energy source and first and second probe assemblies. Each of the probe assemblies may have an electrically conductive energy delivery device electrically coupled to the energy source, and may also have an electrothermal device for cooling the probe assembly. The device is configured so that the energy source delivers energy to the spinal tissue through the energy delivery devices in a bipolar mode that concentrates delivered energy between the energy delivery devices to create a lesion within the spinal tissue while the electrothermal devices cool the probe assemblies. Related methods of use include cooling, at times via an electrothermal device. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331836 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT - An electrosurgical instrument is provided for the treatment of tissue, the instrument ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130331837 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH A KNIFE BLADE STOP - An electrosurgical forceps is provided with a shaft that extends from a housing of the electrosurgical forceps. An end effector assembly operably coupled to a distal end of the shaft includes a pair of first and second jaw members one of which being movable from an open configuration for positioning tissue therebetween, to a clamping configuration for grasping tissue therebetween. A knife blade assembly includes a knife blade that is translatable within the first and second jaw members when the first and second jaw members are in the clamping configuration. The knife blade assembly includes a medial portion defining an opening therethrough having proximal and distal ends. A knife blade stop in operative communication with the knife blade assembly includes a pair of leading and trailing stops thereon that are configured to contact respective distal and proximal ends of the opening to limit translation of the knife blade assembly. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331838 | CLAMPING AND ARTICULATION ELEMENT - A two-piece clamping element comprises two separate, i.e., non-integral, opposing first and second clamping jaws forming a laterally open cavity to receive a pin or rod-shaped element. Each clamping jaw has a bore aligned with one another to receive a screw, wherein a pivot bearing is arranged opposite said cavity allowing the two opposing clamping jaws to come in contact to one another. The pivot bearing comprises at least one set of complementary part-cylindrical bearing surface portions. An anti-rotation pin extends between the two jaw members. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331839 | Surgical Fasteners and Methods and Devices for Deploying a Surgical Fastener - Various exemplary surgical fasteners are provided, and methods and devices are provided for deploying a surgical fastener. In general, the methods and devices allow a surgical fastener to be deployed to secure tissue to bone. In one embodiment, a surgical fastener can be configured to move between a first linear or compressed configuration, in which the fastener can have a first maximum diameter, and a second bent or expanded configuration, in which the fastener can have a second maximum diameter greater than the first maximum diameter. A delivery device can be configured to advance the fastener through tissue and into bone to attach the tissue to the bone. The delivery device can be configured to maintain the fastener in the compressed configuration such that when the fastener is released from the delivery device, the fastener can be configured to self-expand from the compressed configuration to the expanded configuration. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331840 | BONE ACCESS INSTRUMENT - A bone access instrument comprising a shaft having a first shaft portion and a second shaft portion. The first shaft portion has a first diameter, a distal end, and at least one cutting edge formed on the distal end. The second shaft portion has a second diameter and a tapered distal end. The second diameter is less than the first diameter, and the second shaft portion extends axially from the distal end of the first shaft portion. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331841 | ANGLED REAMER SPINDLE FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY - A reamer for use in minimally invasive hip replacement surgical approaches is provided. The reamer spindle includes an elongate housing portion that extends along a first axis and a neck or distal portion that extends along a second axis, wherein the second axis extends at an angle of between about 35 degrees and about 65 degrees relative to the first axis. A reamer head is removably connectable to the distal neck portion and has a surface configured to cut bone. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331842 | RECIPROCATING CUTTING TOOL - The invention relates to a reciprocating cutting tool such as a surgical file system for precisely removing bone and/or other tissue material. The system allows a user to maneuver the system and navigate into hard to access site. The tool may be used to perform a spinal decompression by removing tissue that impinges a spinal nerve. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331843 | ARTHROPLASTY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMALLY ALIGNING AND TENSIONING A KNEE PROSTHESIS - A combination of a first assembly for guiding resection of a femur and tibia of a knee joint and a second assembly including femoral and tibial knee components. The combination of the first assembly and the second assembly provides optimal placement and positioning of the femoral and tibial knee components to achieve near-normal knee kinematics and tension. The preparation for and placement of the prosthetic knee components provides medial-pivoting kinematics mimicking that of the natural knee thereby promoting improved outcome for the patient. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331844 | SURGICAL CUTTING GUIDE, SURGICAL ALIGNMENT GUIDE AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM - A surgical cutting guide ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130331845 | Jig and Saw Guides for Use in Osteotomies - An apparatus for locating a curvilinear cut in a bone comprises a jig body and a first arm, a top end of which is rotatably coupleable to a first portion of the jig body in combination with a second arm, a top end of which is rotatably coupleable to a second portion of the jig body separated from the first portion and a saw guide rotatably coupleable to the first arm, the saw guide including a bottom surface extending along a curve corresponding to a desired path through which a bone is to be cut, the saw guide including a locking feature receiving a bone fixation element which, in an operative configuration, is mounted in the bone to align the saw guide relative to the arm so that an operator may precisely align a desired axis of the saw guide with a longitudinal axis of the first arm. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331846 | AUGMENTATION SYSTEM - A device for bone fixation includes (a) a delivery gun having a handle and (b) an elongated cartridge coupled to the handle. The cartridge has a distal portion configured and dimensioned for insertion to a target area within a bone. The cartridge has a channel extending therethrough between a proximal end and an opening at the distal end and housing an injectable material therein. A first portion of the cartridge has a first heating element maintaining the injectable material within a first target temperature range. A second portion of the cartridge has a second heating element maintaining the injectable material within a second target temperature range. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331847 | AUGMENTATION SYSTEM - A device for bone fixation includes (a) a delivery gun having a handle and (b) an elongated cartridge coupled to the handle. The cartridge has a distal portion configured and dimensioned for insertion to a target area within a bone. The cartridge has a channel extending therethrough between a proximal end and an opening at the distal end and housing an injectable material therein. A first portion of the cartridge has a first heating element maintaining the injectable material within a first target temperature range. A second portion of the cartridge has a second heating element maintaining the injectable material within a second target temperature range. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331848 | Method And Apparatus For Intraosseous Membrane Reconstruction - A method for repairing a defect in an interosseous membrane located between a first bone and a second bone. The method includes: coupling a flexible member to the first bone and the second bone, the flexible member extending past a first area of the interosseous membrane between the first bone and the second bone; and orienting the flexible member such that the flexible member extends generally parallel to fibers of the first area of the interosseous membrane. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331849 | GLENOSPHERE INSERTER AND IMPACTOR - An impactor for connection to a concave surface of an implant has a shaft extending along a first axis from a first end to a second end. The shaft first end includes a pivot surface surrounding an internal shaft bore. The internal bore extends along the first axis and is open at the first end and extends towards the second end about the first axis. The internal bore has a pin extending through the shaft and intersecting the bore. A resilient element is mounted in the shaft bore spaced towards the shaft second end. A post is mounted in the shaft bore along the first axis. The post has a first end engaging a threaded bore in the concave surface of the implant. The post has a second end engaging the resilient element and a slot therein slidably engaging the pin and a collar pivotally mounted on the shaft. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331850 | DEVICES, TECHNIQUES AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING JOINT SPACING, BALANCING SOFT TISSUES AND OBTAINING DESIRED KINEMATICS FOR JOINT IMPLANT COMPONENTS - Improved assessment probes and measuring tools, systems, procedures and methods to facilitate the selection and/or implantation of prosthetic joint components, and assist a surgeon or medical practitioner with the proper assessment, balancing and/or restoration of natural and/or desired joint kinematics during a joint replacement procedure. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331851 | GRAFT CALIPER MARKING DEVICE - A graft caliper provides for a first member having a first pick at its distal end and its proximal end attached to a handle. A second member of the graft caliper is disposed above the first member and has a second pick at its distal end that extends beyond the first pick. The proximal end of the second member is attached to an adjuster which causes the second member to move from a first position to a second position in order to change a distance the second pick extends beyond the first pick. The graft caliper provides for an indication of at least one metric for describing the distance the second pick extends beyond the first pick and places an identifier on a surface of bone representing the location of a tunnel to be formed through a femur, tibia or any other anatomical structure. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331852 | Headless Compression Screw with Integrated Reduction-Compression Instrument - A bone screw is provided having first and second threaded portions of different diameter separated by a middle portion that is unthreaded so that the bone screw may be inserted into a pair of adjacent bone fragments and used to compress the fragments together by driving the screw into a hole drilled in the fragments. An installation tool is also disclosed for threadably engaging one end of the bone screw and is used to initially drive the screw into the bone hole. Thereafter, a screwdriver may be inserted through the tool and into engagement with a recess in the bone screw and may be used to drive the screw fully into the bone and to separate the bone screw from the installation tool. A method of installation is further provided. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331853 | INTRAOCULAR LENS INSERTION APPARATUS - Provided is technology which can prevent the circumferential section of the end surface of a tip end opening from being damaged when an intraocular lens is extruded from an insertion apparatus, even when an insertion tube of the intraocular lens insertion apparatus has been further reduced in size. Provided is an intraocular lens insertion apparatus in which the end surface of a tip end opening ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130331854 | SURGICAL DEVICE - A surgical device for extracting material located internally within a patient including an actuator slidably positioned in a handle and movable relative thereto between a first position and a second position. A first flexible conduit having a first end coupled to the handle and defining a bore extending there through is coupled to the actuator. An actuation line having a first end coupled to the actuator and extending through the bore defined by the first flexible conduit is further included. A surgical instrument is coupled to a second end of the actuation line, upon movement of the actuator from the first position to the second position the surgical instrument moves from a retracted position within the bore defined by the first flexible conduit to an extended position wherein the surgical instrument extends at least partially from a second end of the first flexible conduit. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331855 | TISSUE RESECTION DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - Embodiments of the present disclosure include a medical device including, among other things, an elongated member having a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one channel. A distal portion of the at least one channel may be displaced relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongated. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331856 | LEAD SPACER TOOL - A combined dissection tool and blank for implanting a paddle lead having an electrode portion and a lead body. The combined dissection tool and blank includes a blank with a maximum cross-sectional area substantially equal to a maximum cross sectional area of the electrode portion of the paddle lead. An elongated body portion is attached to the blank. A guide wire extends through the body portion substantially to a distal end of the blank. The guide wire provides sufficient column strength to separate fatty tissue to create a space for receiving the paddle lead. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331857 | INSTRUMENT INTERFACE - A mechanical interface for a robotic medical instrument permits engagement of the instrument and a drive system without causing movement of an actuated portion of the instrument. An instrument interface can include a symmetrical, tapered or cylindrical projection on one of a medical instrument or a drive system and a complementary bore in the other of the drive system or the medical instrument. Symmetry of the projection and the bore allows the projection to be compression fit to the bore regardless of the rotation angle of the drive system relative to the medical instrument. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331858 | INSTRUMENT INTERFACE OF A ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM - An instrument interface of a robotic manipulator and a surgical system including the instrument interface are provided. In one embodiment, the instrument interface includes a spring-loaded input for providing axial load and torque to a sterile adaptor capable of operably coupling an instrument. In another embodiment, a robotic surgical manipulator system includes a manipulator assembly, including a base link operably coupled to a distal end of a manipulator arm, and a carriage link movably coupled to the base link along a lengthwise axis, the carriage link including an integrated instrument interface. The system further includes an instrument operably coupled to the carriage link via the instrument interface, and a processor operably coupled to the manipulator assembly for sensing presence of the instrument. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331859 | MULTI-USER MEDICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR COLLABORATION OR TRAINING IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES - A multi-user medical robotic system for collaboration or training in minimally invasive surgical procedures includes first and second master input devices, a first slave robotic mechanism, and at least one processor configured to generate a first slave command for the first slave robotic mechanism by switchably using one or both of a first command indicative of manipulation of the first master input device by a first user and a second command indicative of manipulation of the second master input device by a second user. To facilitate the collaboration or training, both first and second users communicate with each other through an audio system and see the minimally invasive surgery site on first and second displays respectively viewable by the first and second users. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331860 | SURGICAL OPERATION SUPPORT SYSTEM AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A surgical operation support system includes: a surgical instrument provided with a usage count accumulation portion that includes a moving portion and a moving mechanism which is configured to move the moving portion; and a body which includes a driving portion that is configured to move the moving portion through the moving mechanism. The usage count accumulation portion is configured to accumulate a usage count of the surgical instrument by a movement of the moving portion. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331861 | SURGICAL ROBOT SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING SURGERY BASED ON DISPLACEMENT INFORMATION DETERMINED BY THE SPECIFICATION OF THE USER, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - There is provided a surgical robot system comprising a robot, a control system and a user control device, wherein the robot comprises an endoscope and at least one surgical instrument; the user control device comprises a display means by which a user may make an indication on an internal body part; and the control system comprises a displacement information processing unit and a surgical instrument control unit. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331862 | Skin Shaver - People are constantly tying to perfect their skin. The epidermis is the largest organ in the human body. Many people fill their skin with unnatural products. The Skin Shaver has been invented as a return to grass roots grooming. It removes skin that naturally dies and keeps the skin looking pink and fresh. It is also free of unnatural chemicals. The new wave of washing is here! | 2013-12-12 |
20130331863 | HAIR REMOVAL DEVICE - A device for removing hair is disclosed. The device comprises a container, filled with an impedance matching medium, and an ultrasound transducer element coupled to the container, such that ultrasound waves are generated by the transducer element in the impedance matching medium. The device further comprises a hair receiving element having at least one opening for receiving hair shafts, wherein a height of the opening is approximately an integer multiplication of half a wavelength of the ultrasound waves. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331864 | Method and Device for Percutaneous Valve Annuloplasty - A delivery system for delivery of a radially expandable device to an implantation site in a patient, the delivery system including an elongated tubular member comprising a distal tip and an outer surface, first and second balloon portions spaced proximally from each other and the distal tip along a length of the tubular member, an annular space between the first and second balloon portions, a plurality of clip deployment tubes extendably moveable relative to the outer surface of the tubular member, and a plurality of clips, wherein each clip is moveable within a length of one of the clip deployment tubes between a retracted position and a deployed position. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331865 | SUTURE PASSER DEVICES AND METHODS - Devices, systems and methods for passing a suture. In general, described herein are suturing devices, such as suture passers, as well as methods of suturing tissue. These suture passing devices may include dual deployment suture passers in which a first distal jaw member is moveable at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the elongate body of the device and the second distal jaw member is retractable proximally to the distal end region of the elongate body and/or the first jaw member. Also described herein are suture passers in which the tissue penetrator passing the suture travels in an approximately sigmoidal pathway, with the distal end of the tissue penetrator extending distally from one jaw of the device. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331866 | SUTURE SYSTEM - Sutures can be placed in difficult to access areas of the human body with devices, and related methods, utilizing a needle carrier. The devices and methods can be used in conjunction with both endosurgical and traditional open surgery procedures. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331867 | Multiple Leg Surgical Fastener - A fastener is provided for inserting into a body tissue. The fastener has a head and an anchoring portion comprising a plurality of distally extending legs. Each leg terminates in an anchoring element configured to penetrate tissue and to cause a net lateral resistance force on the leg during penetration. The legs are configured and structured so that when the net lateral resistance force on the anchoring element exceeds a predetermined level, at least a portion of the leg is deflected laterally away from a pre-insertion configuration and so that when the net lateral force is subsequently reduced below the predetermined level, the at least a portion of the leg is biased back toward the pre-insertion configuration. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331868 | ROLLED FLEXIBLE IMPLANTS AND DEVICE FOR DEPLOYMENT THEREOF - A deployment device for a flexible implant includes a housing and one or two chambers formed therein. When two chambers are included, the housing can have two elongate openings formed in its outer sides, each providing side access to one of the chambers, and the flexible implant can be rolled into a double-rolled configuration and placed in the chambers of the deployment device in such a way that a middle portion of the flexible implant is external to the housing. When the flexible implant is rolled and loaded in the deployment device, the flexible implant can extend out through open end(s) of the chamber(s) or can be encapsulated within the chamber(s). The flexible implant can be provided separate from the deployment device. The flexible implant can include a flexible base sheet including a body portion and a tab. A flexible separable layer can be removably disposed on the body portion. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331869 | Conductive polymeric composites of polycaprolactone fumarate and polypyrrole for nerve regeneration - A novel electrically conductive polymer composite composed of polycaprolactone fumarate-polypyrrole (PCLF-PPy) for applications in nerve regeneration is disclosed. The synthesis and characterization of PCLF-PPy and in vitro studies showing PCLF-PPy supports both PC12 cell and Dorsal Root Ganglia neurite extension. PCLF-PPy composite materials were synthesized by polymerizing pyrrole in pre-formed scaffolds of PCLF resulting in an interpenetrating network of PCLF-PPy. PCLF-PPy composite materials possess electrical conductivity up to 6 mS cm | 2013-12-12 |
20130331870 | PRESSURIZATION OPTIMIZATION F0R CORNEAL GRAFT PREPARATION - Described herein are methods for accurate and precise preparation of corneal grafts. The utilization of pressure optimization in preparing corneal grafts allows for increased accuracy in regards to the residual posterior bed. The increased accuracy allows for greater precision to meet the surgeon's preferences. The greater precision allows for residual posterior bed thickness of grafts that can provide better visual acuity results in recipients. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331871 | SCALPEL BLADE SAFETY ACCESSORY - A scalpel blade accessory and cartridge are provided wherein a tubular guard is slidable over the scalpel blade carrier between a retracted position in which the blade carrier is positioned to expose any scalpel blade associated with it for use and an extended position in which the guard covers the blade carrier and any blade thereon. The scalpel blade has a mounting slot for attachment to a lug on a standard scalpel handle for use. The blade carrier has a bridge spanning an alignment face so as to provide space for a scalpel blade between the alignment face and bridge. A blade catch cooperates with a rear end of the mounting slot to hold a relevant scalpel blade captive. The blade catch is disengagable by assembling it onto a standard handle, in use. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331872 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TISSUE TREATMENT - A system, delivery device and method delivers ultrasonic energy to a target musculoskeletal tissue site. In some embodiments, the delivery device includes a stainless steel needle joined to a horn. In some embodiments, the stainless steel needle is joined to the horn using a heating process or a brazing process. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331873 | TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION AND TISSUE DETECTION OF AN ULTRASONIC DISSECTOR FROM FREQUENCY RESPONSE MONITORING - An ultrasonic surgical apparatus including a first signal generator outputting a drive signal at a predetermined voltage and frequency, a first oscillating structure receiving the drive signal and oscillating at the frequency of the drive signal, and a bridge circuit, detecting the mechanical motion of the first oscillating structure and outputting a signal representative of the mechanical motion. The apparatus also includes a second oscillating structure integrally formed within a portion of the first oscillating structure, the second oscillating structure outputting an electrical signal, and a microcontroller receiving the signal output by the bridge circuit and output by the second oscillating structure, the microcontroller determining an instantaneous frequency at which the first oscillating structure is oscillating based on the received signal, comparing the electrical signal from the second oscillating structure with a known signal value and determining the temperature of the second oscillating structure based on a the comparison. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331874 | TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION AND TISSUE DETECTION OF AN ULTRASONIC DISSECTOR FROM FREQUENCY RESPONSE MONITORING - An ultrasonic surgical apparatus and method, the apparatus including a signal generator outputting a drive signal having a frequency, an oscillating structure, receiving the drive signal and oscillating at the frequency of the drive signal, and a bridge circuit, detecting the mechanical motion of the oscillating structure and outputting a signal representative of the mechanical motion. The ultrasonic surgical apparatus also includes a microcontroller receiving the signal output by the bridge circuit, the microcontroller determining an instantaneous frequency at which the oscillating structure is oscillating based on the received signal, and determining a frequency adjustment necessary to maintain the oscillating structure oscillating at its resonance frequency, the microcontroller further determining the quality (Q value) of the signal received from the bridge circuit and determining material type contacting the oscillating structure. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331875 | TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION AND TISSUE DETECTION OF AN ULTRASONIC DISSECTOR FROM FREQUENCY RESPONSE MONITORING - An ultrasonic surgical apparatus and method of use including a signal generator outputting a drive signal having a frequency, an oscillating structure, receiving the drive signal and oscillating at the frequency of the drive signal, a bridge circuit, detecting the mechanical motion of the oscillating structure and outputting a signal representative of the mechanical motion, and a microcontroller receiving the signal output by the bridge circuit, the microcontroller determining an instantaneous frequency at which the oscillating structure is oscillating based on the received signal, and comparing the instantaneous frequency to a known frequency value and estimating a temperature of the oscillating structure based on the comparison. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331876 | TUBULAR LIGAMENT CUTTING IMPLEMENT - A cutting implement includes a first tubular portion and a second tubular portion. Each tubular portion is hollow and includes a blade element at a distal end. The blade element helps define an aperture that allows access to the interior hollow portion of the tubular portion. A ligament graft element is threaded through the aperture of each tubular portion and the respective tubular portions are interoperated to cut the ligament graft. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331877 | TUBULAR LIGAMENT CUTTING IMPLEMENT - A cutting implement includes a first tubular portion and a second tubular portion. Each tubular portion is hollow and includes a blade element at a distal end. The blade element helps define an aperture that allows access to the interior hollow portion of the tubular portion. A ligament graft element is threaded through the aperture of each tubular portion and the respective tubular portions are interoperated to cut the ligament graft. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331878 | MEMS MICRO DEBRIDER DEVICES AND METHODS OF TISSUE REMOVAL - Medical devices for shearing tissue into small pieces are provided. One exemplary device includes oppositely rotating first and second rotatable members, each located at least partially within a distal housing. The device also includes first and second circular axle portions, and first and second blades that are directly adjacent to one another and positioned to partially overlap such that tissue may be sheared between the first and second blades, between the first blade and the second axle portion and between the second blade and the first axle portion. The rotatable members are configured to engage tissue from a target tissue site with teeth of the first and second blades, rotate towards one another and inwardly to direct tissue from the target tissue site through a tissue engaging opening and into an interior portion of the distal housing. Methods of fabricating and using the above device are also disclosed. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331879 | PUNCTURE NEEDLE CARTRIDGE - To provide a puncture needle cartridge which can prevent a used lancet from being reused. A puncture needle cartridge includes a puncture needle holder configured to be cylindrical, placed on an outer circumferential surface of a lancet body, and provided with an opening through which a puncture needle is allowed to protrude, and a protective cap adapted to cover and protect the opening and configured to be separable from the puncture needle holder. The protective cap includes a base adapted to cover the opening when the protective cap is joined and a pair of raised walls which protrude from the base toward the puncture needle holder and whose tip portions are placed facing each other. Tip portions of the raised walls pinch the puncture needle holder by spreading against elastic deformation when the protective cap is joined to the puncture needle holder, and when the protective cap is separated from the puncture needle holder, a space between the tip portions becomes smaller than outside diameter of the puncture needle holder due to elastic deformation. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331880 | DILATOR AND ELONGATE GUIDE WIRE AND METHOD OF USING SAME - The combination of a) a dilator having: a tubular body with a length, an internal passage, and proximal and distal ends spaced in a lengthwise direction; and b) an elongate guide wire having a length and capable of being received in, and movable in a lengthwise direction within, the internal passage with the dilator and guide wire in operative relationship. The tubular body has a locally flexible length that allows a limited predetermined degree of bending of the tubular body at, or adjacent, the distal end of the tubular body to allow the dilator to conform to a curved guide wire shape. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331881 | Method of Implanting a PFO Occluder in a Patient - Methods for easy, atraumatic access to areas of the vasculature that are otherwise difficult to access, using steerable guide catheters constructed with components that are selected to provide optimal navigability, torque transfer, and push ability for a variety of typical percutaneous access routes. The catheter wall thickness in the deflecting segment of the guide catheter is about 1 French (1/3 mm) or less, and includes a slotted deflection tube, and this construction allows a very tight turning radius which in turn enables guide catheter access to regions of the vasculature that are otherwise inaccessible. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331882 | EMBOLIC COIL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND IMPLANTATION METHOD - Embolic coil implant systems and methods whereby coils are mechanically detachable are disclosed. The coils include a retention element that may be releasably retained within the distal end of an implant tool. The implant tool may include a fulcrum configured to engage a first filament and prevent the release of the coil when the first filament is engaged. Alternatively, an urging means and aperture may be disposed within the sidewall of the implant tool, and a first filament may, in conjunction with the aperture and sidewall, releasably retain the coil until the first filament is withdrawn. The implant tool may also include an alignment member for aligning the first filament. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331883 | IMPLANT INCLUDING A COIL AND A STRETCH-RESISTANT MEMBER - This invention is directed to implantable coils and, more particularly, to a coil implant having a stretch-resistant member internal to the coil. The implant of the invention is able to freely articulate and torque prior to delivery. Once delivered, the implant is no longer stretch resistant and is therefore able to substantially conform to the vascular site. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331884 | METHOD FOR LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION - Disclosed is an occlusion device for use in a body lumen such as the left atrial appendage. The occlusion device includes a pumpable injectable material and a retention member having a tissue penetrating shaft which extends from a proximal end of the device to a distal end of the device. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331885 | Methods And Apparatuses For Securing Suture - Various suture anchors and surgical methods are provided. A two-part suture anchor is provided having a continuously threaded anchor body defining an axial bore and a pin. The pin includes a tip and a plate defining at least two suture receiving openings aligned in a single plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the axial bore is disposed in anchor body. Methods of attaching soft tissue to bone are also provided. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331886 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL FIXATION OF AN ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT DISLOCATION OF THE SHOULDER - An apparatus for surgically reducing and internally fixing a shoulder acromioclavicular joint dislocation. The apparatus preferably comprises a button and a washer, the washer being flexibly secured to the coracoid process of the scapula by means of a bone screw, the button and washer being secured together by means of a first suture. A second suture is provided and secured between the button and a needle, such that the needle and associated button, may be advanced through a hole drilled through the clavicle. The button and the washer may then be tightened, reducing the coracoclavicular distance, by means of the first suture connected therebetween, to reduce and hold a desired acromioclavicular joint dislocation. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331887 | Pacifier with protective shield - A pacifier with a nipple shield around the nipple to protect the nipple from dirt when it falls from the mouth of the baby. | 2013-12-12 |