08th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130046284 | SEALING FOR MEDICAL DEVICES/INSTRUMENTS - A seal member for assembly within, or a seal zone portion of, a lumen of a medical instrument/device includes a slit segment and a bore, wherein the slit segment intersects with a funnel-like segment of the bore. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046285 | Elongate Medical Device with Continuous Reinforcement Member - An elongate medical device including an inner elongate member, a reinforcing member, and an outer tubular member is described. The reinforcing member may be a helically wound continuous wire including a first portion having a first cross-sectional profile, a second portion having a second cross-sectional profile, and a transition region located between the first portion and the second portion. The first cross-sectional profile may be different from the second cross-sectional profile. In some embodiments, the first cross-sectional profile may be circular or non-circular and the second cross-sectional profile may be circular or non-circular. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046286 | NARROW HYSTERESIS NI-TI CORE WIRE FOR ENHANCED GUIDE WIRE STEERING RESPONSE - Guide wire devices and methods for their manufacture. The guide wire devices described herein include an elongate guide wire member that includes at least one section fabricated from a nickel-titanium (Ni—Ti) alloy that exhibits an elevated plateau stress and a narrowed stress hysteresis profile (e.g., a plateau stress of about 500 MPa to about 820 MPa and a stress hysteresis width in a range from about 250 MPa to about 80 MPa). Raising the plateau stress and narrowing the stress hysteresis width of Ni—Ti used in a guide wire device can significantly improve the steerability of the guide wire device while maintaining the flexibility, durability, and kink resistance that is typical of superelastic Ni—Ti alloys. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046287 | RETRACTABLE LUER LOCK FITTINGS - The system has a male tubing fitting extending along a longitudinal axis. The male tubing fitting has a first internal bore and an end portion including a male plug. The system also has a female tubing fitting that has a second internal bore configured to receive the male plug. Also, the system has a collar disposed about the male tubing fitting and positioned to slide freely along the longitudinal axis from a first position to a second position. In the first position the male and female tubing fittings are unlocked with respect to each other such that the male plug is removably insertable into the second internal bore of the female tubing fitting. In the second position the male and female fittings are locked with respect to each other such that the male plug is prevented from being removed from the second internal bore of the female tubing fitting. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046288 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING NOXIOUS MATERIALS FROM CELLS - A method and apparatus are provided for removing noxious or unneeded materials from cells in a subject's body. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046289 | Grommet Device with Flexible Bowed Members and Methods of Using Thereof - A grommet device and method of using a grommet device is provided. The grommet device includes a base structure and a top structure connected to the base structure with a plurality of sidewalls, wherein an aperture having a central axis is formed interior of the plurality of sidewalk. At least one flexible bowed element having a first end, a second end and a middle portion is connected to the base structure at the first end and the top structure at the second end, wherein the middle portion is positioned within the aperture. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046290 | Two-Stage Switch for Surgical Device - A surgical device, comprising a control circuit operable to carry out at least two operational conditions of the surgical device, and a two-stage switch electrically connected to the control circuit, a first stage of the switch effecting a first of the at least two operational conditions and a second stage of the switch effecting a second of the at least two operational conditions that is different from the first operational condition, wherein the force required to sustain the first operational condition is less than the force required to enter the first operational condition and the force required to enter the second operational condition is greater than the force required to sustain the first operational condition. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046291 | Method of Switching a Surgical Device - Method for operating a surgical device, comprising providing a control circuit operable to carry out at least two operational conditions of the surgical device and effecting the at least two operational conditions with a two-stage switch electrically connected to the control circuit, a first stage of the switch effecting a first of the at least two operational conditions and a second stage of the switch effecting a second of the at least two operational conditions different from the first operational condition, wherein the force required to sustain the first operational condition is less than the force required to enter the first operational condition and the force required to enter the second operational condition is greater than the force required to sustain the first operational condition. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046292 | ABLATION APPARATUS AND SYSTEM TO LIMIT NERVE CONDUCTION - A method of managing a system of minimally invasive surgery. The management method includes providing a practitioner with a minimally invasive surgery system including a controller. One or more use parameters is stored to memory associated with the controller. In addition, an electrosurgical probe having its own memory is provided to mate with the remaining elements of the system. Complementary use parameters are stored in the memory of the probe. The management method also includes communicating and comparing the use parameters of the controller with the complementary use parameters of the probe and managing the use of the electrosurgical probe according to the use parameters. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046293 | SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING BLOOD CHARRING AT LASER BEAM EMITTING SITE OF LASER CATHETER - This invention provides a method and a system for preventing charring at a laser beam emitting site during treatment or diagnosis using a laser catheter for applying a laser beam. The method is intended to control laser beam irradiation of an apparatus equipped with a laser catheter comprising a laser beam transmission means and a laser beam emitting site used for diagnosis or treatment with the irradiation of the inside of a blood vessel or heart cavity with a laser beam. The method for controlling laser beam irradiation is intended to prevent blood charring at a laser emission site of an apparatus equipped with a laser catheter, and the method comprises a step of controlling a laser beam output in accordance with temporal changes in the intensity of the diffuse reflected light beam by erythrocytes applied to the inside of a blood vessel or heart cavity. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046294 | INTRODUCER FOR RADIOFREQUENCY NEEDLE - An introducer for a radiofrequency needle includes a hollow tube. An introducer for a radiofrequency needle may also include a radiofrequency needle that extends through the hollow tube. The hollow tube includes a first portion that includes a longitudinal axis and a second portion that includes a longitudinal axis, that extends at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the first portion and has a distal tissue piercing tip segment and a bevel. The bevel has a heel segment in which the inner edge is rounded. The inner edge is rounded substantially continuously along the heel segment in an amount sufficient to prevent snagging of a radiofrequency needle on the inner edge as the radiofrequency needle is moved during placement. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046295 | Surgical Instruments With Removable Components - A surgical instrument includes a handle coupled to a source of electrosurgical energy. A pair of opposed jaw members is operatively coupled to a distal end of the handle such that the jaw members selectively move between open and closed positions. A base supported on one of the jaw members includes a mechanical mating feature and an electrically conductive region in electrical communication with the source of electrosurgical energy. A selectively removable seal plate includes a complementarily engaging a mechanical mating feature and an electrically conductive region positioned to contact the electrically conductive region of the base when the mechanical mating features of the base and seal plate are engaged. The complimentarily-engaging mechanical mating features include a pair of spaced protrusions and a pair of spaced recesses open to opposing sides of the base or the seal plate such that the seal plate may be twisted onto the base. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046296 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ABLATION OF TISSUE - Various apparatus and methods for ablating tissue are described therein. In certain variations, a method for ablating tissue may include advancing one or more electrodes, e.g., a first electrode and a second electrode, to or near a target tissue in a subject. The electrodes may be energized such that the electrodes create a plasma arc. The plasma arc generates heat which desiccates or ablates the target tissue. An apparatus for ablating tissue may include an elongate instrument, e.g., a tube or rod. One or more electrodes, e.g., a first electrode and a second electrode, may be provided in the elongate instrument. The electrodes may be energized such that the electrodes create a plasma arc for generating heat to desiccate or ablate a target tissue. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046297 | Medical Device Handles and Related Methods of Use - A device may include a sheath including a lumen, a distal end, and a proximal end. The device may further include an end-effector unit and an elongate member connected to the end-effector unit. The end-effector unit and the sheath may be movable relative to each other to achieve a first state of the end-effector unit and a second state of the end-effector unit. Moreover, the medical device may include a handle having a first handle portion connected to the proximal end of the sheath, a second handle portion connected to the proximal end of the elongate member, and a compliant member longitudinally aligned with the sheath between the first handle portion and the second handle portion. The first and second handle portions may be configured such that relative movement of the first and second handle portions causes the end-effector to move between the first and second states. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046298 | STEERABLE CATHETERS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THEM - Apparatus are provided for performing a procedure within a patient's body that include a tubular member including proximal and distal ends, a central axis or region extending therebetween, and a distal portion extending distally from an intermediate portion to the distal end. One or more accessory lumens and a steering element lumen extend between the proximal and distal ends, the steering element lumen offset from the central region within the distal portion such that a steering plane intersects the steering element lumen and the central axis. The distal portion includes a core member extending between the intermediate portion and the distal end, and stabilization elements embedded in the core member adjacent the accessory lumen and defining a stabilization plane that intersects the steering plane at a location offset from the central region, e.g., closer to the accessory lumen than the steering element lumen. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046299 | INTELLIGENT ELECTROSURGICAL ELECTRODE AND TRACKING SYSTEM - An intelligent electrode device for monitoring use of an electrosurgical electrode. An example intelligent electrode includes an electrosurgical electrode (monopolar or bipolar), and a tracking element to communicate electrode parameters to an RF generator or other controller and track the use of the electrosurgical electrode. A shroud houses the electrosurgical electrode and the tracking element. A mechanical interconnect attaches the shroud to a pen. An electrical connector provides electrical power from the pen to the electrosurgical electrode. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046300 | Ablation Cap - An ablation cap and a method of delivering energy to a tissue are provided. An ablation cap includes a tubular body having a proximal portion, a distal portion, a lumen extending therethrough. The ablation cap also includes a cover portion covering a portion of the tubular body, the covering portion having a region at least partially spaced apart from the tubular body and an electrode portion movably positionable relative to the cover portion. The electrode portion has a covered position where the electrode portion is positioned within the cover portion and an exposed position where the electrode portion is exposed relative to the cover portion. The proximal portion of the body is sized and shaped to fit on a distal end of an endoscope and the distal portion of the body extends distal to the distal end of the endoscope. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046301 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYING A BITE BLOCK INSERT FOR POSITIONING AND STABILIZING EXTERNAL INSTRUMENTS DEPLOYED WITHIN THE BODY - Systems and methods are provided for positioning and stabilizing an external instrument during insertion of the instrument through the oral cavity (e.g., insertion of a catheter through the oral cavity and into the esophagus or cardia for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)). The systems and methods provide a gripping tool for association with a bite block, capable of selectively moving between an open position in which the instrument may be inserted or removed, and a closed position in which the external instrument is held in a fixed position. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046302 | SURGICAL GLOVE SYSTEMS AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A surgical system including one or two surgical gloves having support systems such as, but not limited to, lights, electrical cautery, suction, and irrigation, attached to fingers of the surgical glove. The support systems may be controlled with switches positioned on the fingers upon which each support system is positioned. The switches may be operable with the thumb on the human hand upon which the surgical glove is attached. The system may also include (i) a safety switch coupled to the glove for controlling the first surgical system so that the first surgical system will not operate unless both the first switch and the safety switch are actuated, or (ii) a shunt for controlling fluid flow between the first and second conduits. Different support systems may be included in each glove for a bilateral system or may be combined into a single glove system. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046303 | Surgical Forceps - A forceps includes an end effector assembly having first and second jaw members. One (or both) of the first and second jaw members is moveable relative to the other between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position for grasping tissue therebetween. One (or both) of the jaw members includes a longitudinally-extending blade channel defined therein. An electrical cutting insert is releasably engageable within the blade channel of the jaw member such that the jaw member is transitionable between a mechanical cutting mode, wherein the electrical cutting insert is disengaged from the jaw member to permit reciprocation of a knife blade through the blade channel for mechanically cutting tissue grasped between the jaw members, and an electrical cutting mode, wherein the electrical cutting insert is engaged within the blade channel of the jaw member for electrically cutting tissue grasped between the jaw members. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046304 | TISSUE EXTRACTION DEVICES AND METHODS - The tissue cutting device comprises an elongated assembly including both an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve. The outer sleeve has a tissue-receiving window, and the inner sleeve has a distal end which cuts tissue as the inner sleeve is advanced past the window. The tissue is received into a lumen of the inner sleeve, and the inner sleeve lumen is typically enlarged in a proximal direction to reduce the tendency of resected tissue to lodge therein. The tissue displacement member is optionally provided at a distal end of the outer sleeve to further aid in dislodging tissue which becomes captured in a distal end of the inner sleeve of the lumen. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046305 | Cardiac Electrosurgery - Devices and methods are disclosed for providing access to the pericardial cavity while reducing risk of myocardial damage. The methods include maintaining the positions of a puncture device and of a portion of a parietal pericardium relative to one other while delivering energy from the puncture device to create a channel through the pericardium. Additional embodiments disclosed include delivering a pulse or pulses of energy to the parietal pericardium and attempting to advance the puncture device through the parietal pericardium between deliveries of energy pulses. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046306 | Surgical Forceps - A forceps includes an end effector assembly including first and second jaw members. One or both of the jaw members is moveable relative to the other between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position for grasping tissue therebetween. One or both of the jaw members includes a jaw frame including an engagement recess defined on each lateral side thereof and a replaceable component configured for slidable positioning about the jaw frame. The replaceable component includes an outer jaw housing having an engagement tang disposed on each lateral side thereof. The engagement tangs are configured to engage the engagement recesses of the jaw frame upon slidable positioning of the replaceable component about the jaw frame to secure the replaceable component to the jaw frame. The replaceable component includes an electrically conductive tissue sealing plate engaged to the outer jaw housing to define a tissue sealing surface. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046307 | Femoral Fracture Fixation Device - A femur fixation device including an elongated nail configured for insertion into the medullary canal of the femur and a buttress element extending from the elongated nail. The buttress element is configured to reinforce the lesser trochanter region of the femur and assist in stabilizing the head portion of the femur. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046308 | Drill Bit and Drill Provided with the Same - The present invention discloses a drill bit | 2013-02-21 |
20130046309 | ADJUSTABLE FEMORAL RESECTION GUIDE - A chamfer resection guide assembly for effecting chamfer cuts into a resected distal surface of a femur in connection with a distal total knee implant has an anchor member configured for anterior referencing of the chamfer cuts, a block member including one or more cutting guide slots for guiding a cutting tool for making chamfer resections and a camming member. The camming member operably connects the block member and the anchor member and the position of the block member with respect to the anchor member is adjusted by operation of the camming member thus allowing adjustment of the position of the cutting guide slots with respect to the anchoring member. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046310 | METHOD FOR ORIENTING AN ACETUBULAR CUP AND INSTRUMENTS FOR USE THEREWITH - A patient-specific acetabular guide for use in orienting an acetabular component with respect to an acetabulum of a patient as part of a surgical procedure includes a body having a bottom contact surface that has a portion that is shaped and configured to initimately receive and interlockingly mate with an acetabular notch of the patient's acetabulum in accordance with a three-dimensional image of the acetabulum of the specific patient. The three-dimensional image can be in the form of a three-dimensional virtual model of the patient's acetabulum that is constructed at least in part on 3D image data of the pelvic region of the patient. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046311 | TARGETING ASSEMBLY FOR A COMPRESSION NAIL SYSTEM - Targeting assemblies for implanting a compression nail are disclosed. An exemplary targeting assembly may include first and second arms coupled by a connecting shaft. The first and second arms may either or both be operable to rotate about a longitudinal axis defined by the connecting shaft. In some embodiments, the use of the disclosed targeting assembly allows for reduced misalignment of the alignment holes in the arms during the implant process. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046312 | PARALLEL DRILL GUIDE - A parallel drill guide and system which maintains contact on the bone at various angles. The parallel drill guide comprises a fixed sleeve and a parallel, axially slidable, sleeve for guiding the insertion of two parallel wires or pins into bone at any angle while maintaining contact between the bone and the guide. The drill guide is also provided with a locking mechanism that locks the slidable sleeve into position at any lateral distance relative to the fixed sleeve, using a novel off-axis locking device. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046313 | Systems and instrumentalities for use in removal of tibial prostheses of total ankle replacements - A system comprising instrumentalities and methods for removing intramedullary stem component pieces of a tibial implant from a distal tibia. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046314 | HOLDER/IMPACTOR FOR CONTOURED BONE PLATE FOR FRACTURE FIXATION - A bone fixation plate for fixation of fractures having a small terminal bone fragment, such as fractures of the distal radius. The plate includes an elongated body, and two hook members extending from a first end of the elongated body. A contoured region is configured to approximate the surface contour of the distal radius proximate the volar rim, the dorsal rim, or the radial arm. Each hook member is configured to provide subchondral support to a distal bone fragment, without causing shortening of the fragment into the metaphyseal bone, and without providing a bending torque directed to the base of the plate. The tooth members of the hook plate are preferably sharpened at their tips and edges to facilitate their impaction. A holder/impactor for gripping the radial hook plate, and for further facilitating impacting of the hook plate without the need to pre-drill pilot holes, is also provided. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046315 | CATHETER INSERTION DEVICE - Embodiments of a catheter insertion device are discussed comprising: an approximately hollow cylindrical catheter sleeve, at whose distal end a catheter is attached: a needle sleeve with a hollow needle, which is attached thereto and which, when ready for use, extends through the catheter sleeve and the catheter, and; a needle protective element that is arranged inside the catheter sleeve while being able to move on the needle. Said needle protective element has an engaging section that engages with an engaging device, which is formed in the vicinity of the needle tip, when the hollow needle is withdrawn from the catheter sleeve. A check valve is placed inside the catheter sleeve between the catheter and the needle protective element. The hollow needle, when ready for use, extends through said check valve, and the check valve automatically closes once the needle is withdrawn. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046316 | TISSUE REMOVAL SYSTEM - A tissue removal device includes an outer tubular member coupled to a housing and a having a tissue resection window, an inner tubular member slidably disposed within the outer tubular member, a tissue trap having a sealed interior in fluid communication with a vacuum chamber, an open proximal end of the inner tubular member being disposed within the tissue trap interior, and an actuator moveably coupled to the housing and operatively connected to a movable piston in the vacuum chamber, such that movement of the actuator relative to the housing generates a vacuum in the tissue trap. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046317 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT WITH FLEXIBLE WRIST MECHANISM - A medical instrument includes a unitary wrist structure having: a first connector portion having a lower stop surface, a compact flexure integral with the first connector portion, and a second connector portion integral with the compact flexure with the second connector portion having an upper stop surface integral with the compact flexure below the lower stop surface and forming an angle with the lower stop surface. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046318 | Surgical Instrument With Commonly Actuated Robotic and Manual Features - An instrument including an end effector at a distal end; an actuator mechanism at a proximal end, the actuator mechanism including a first valve, a robotic control coupled to the first valve, and a manual control coupled to the first valve is provided. The instrument may further include a transport shaft between the actuator mechanism and the end effector, the transport shaft including a cavity, coupled to the first valve, facilitating material transport along the transport shaft, the first valve having an actuating axis perpendicular to a rotational axis of the robotic control. A method for using an instrument as above is also provided. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046319 | Medical Device Having a Position Indicator - A medical device is described, the medical device comprising a moveable member, moveable between a first position and a second position; an actuating member coupled to the moveable member, directly or indirectly, for manipulating the moveable member, that is for causing the movement of the moveable member; and an indicator coupled, directly or indirectly, to the actuating member, said indicator having a first state and a second state; the indicator and actuating member being cooperatively operable such that the indicator automatically transitions between the first state and the second state to indicate advancement of the member to the second position from the first position upon a predetermined actuation of the actuating member. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046320 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COOLING AND MOVING ABLATION ELEMENTS - A medical device comprising a cell including an ablation element and a carrier configured to receive at least a portion of said ablation element is disclosed. The medical device further comprises a tube enclosing the cell. At least a portion of the tube includes a membrane and the tube includes at least one hole proximate the ablation element for facilitating fluid flow. The medical device further comprises a fluid inlet for providing fluid to the interior of the tube. A method of using the medical device is also disclosed. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046321 | Two-Stage Switch for Surgical Device - A self-powered surgical device, comprising a handle having a self-contained power supply and a control circuit operable to carry out at least two operational conditions of the surgical device; and a two-stage switch electrically connected to the control circuit, a first stage of the switch effecting a first of the at least two operational conditions and a second stage of the switch effecting a second of the at least two operational conditions that is different from the first operational condition, the two-stage switch having a variable resistance such that the first stage occurs when a first depression force is applied to the switch, the second stage occurs when a second depression force greater than the first depression force is applied to the switch, and a holding force lower than at least the second depression force is required to maintain the switch in the second stage. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046322 | Method of Switching a Surgical Device - Method for operating a self-powered surgical device, comprising providing a handle with a self-contained power supply and control circuit operable to carry out at least two operational conditions of the surgical device and effecting the at least two operational conditions with a two-stage switch electrically connected to the control circuit, a first stage of the switch effecting a first of the two operational conditions and a second stage of the switch effecting a second of the two operational conditions different from the first operational condition, the two-stage switch having a variable resistance such that the first stage occurs when a first depression force is applied to the switch, the second stage occurs when a second depression force greater than the first depression force is applied to the switch, and a holding force lower than the second depression force is required to maintain the switch in the second stage. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046323 | SURGICAL SCISSORS AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Scissors including a first blade member, a second blade member movably connected to the first blade member, and at least one of indicia arranged on at least one of the first and second blade members, indicia formed in at least one of the first and second blade members, and an optional reflex hammer can be arranged on at least one of the first and second blade members. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046324 | Application of Color Imagery to a Rewritable Color Surface - Printing of color imagery onto a rewritable color surface (e.g. electronic paper or human skin tattooed with electrophoretic ink) is accomplished by providing an applicator with an alignment subsystem capable of sensing an alignment marker (e.g. color response, non-visible response or secondary emission) of one or more colors dots from multiple local color dot patterns as the applicator scans the surface to align the applicator's print head to the local color dot patterns. The alignment subsystem uses the sensed alignment markers to align the state values for the corresponding portion of the color image to the individual color dots in the local color dot patterns on said surface. Alignment may be achieved by mapping the state values for a particular color dot in the color image to an individual head that is aligned to a particular color dot or by micro-actuating a pattern of print heads with pre-assigned state values to align with the local color dot patterns. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046325 | SCLERAL BUCKLING PROCEDURE AND DEVICE - A resilient catheter includes a segmental balloon sized and configured so as to be capable of being directed under the conjunctiva toward a retinal tear, the segmental balloon further configured to produce a buckle inside the eye once inflated, and capable of being separated from a remaining part of the catheter while the segmental balloon is left in place for a period of time so as to heal the retinal tear. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046326 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING INTRALUMENAL PROCEDURES - Devices, systems and methods are provided for performing implantation procedures in a desired area of the body. Systems include embodiments of medical implants that include scaffold and inflatable portions and delivery systems to position and release the medical implants at a target location within the body. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046327 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING INTRALUMENAL PROCEDURES - Devices, systems and methods are provided for performing implantation procedures in a desired area of the body. Systems include embodiments of medical implants that include scaffold and inflatable portions and delivery systems to position and release the medical implants at a target location within the body. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046328 | Hemorrhoid Pressure Relief Device - A hemorrhoid pressure relief device having fluid fill inside a tube made of a supple, soft, and yet highly tensile strong material produces a gentle support and counter pressure over the hemorrhoid bulge resulting in a lowering of the differential pressure across the tissue wall of the hemorrhoid, instantly reducing pain. Due to the fluidity of the liquid fill the device conforms to the contour of the hemorrohidal bulge and the adjacent buttocks cheeks, while being held in place, naturally keeping the buttocks cheeks from rubbing against the homorrhoidal bulge. Owing to the cooling capacity of the fluid fill, the device provides further pain relief. The device is simple and easy to use. Due to its simplicity, the manufacturing cost is inexpensive and can be afforded by most people. The device is disposable and thus is sanitary. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046329 | Sleep Apnea Therapy With Naso-Phyrangeal Bypass - Naso-pharyngeal devices for treating sleep apnea can perform two functions simultaneously: keeping an open airway through an inner lumen of the device; and support for the tissue in the airway, because keeping the tissue from completely collapsing creates the possibility of some air movement around the device in the critical areas associated with obstructive sleep apnea. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046330 | MULTI-LAYER FILTRATION DEVICE - A filter device assembly and a method of using such a device to capture and remove embolic material from a body lumen or blood vessel is provided. The filter device assembly generally comprises a structure having a collapsed state and an expanded state with first, second, and optionally N additional filter members circumferentially attached thereto. Each filter member forms an annulus chamber with the first filter member having porosity P | 2013-02-21 |
20130046331 | BODY LUMEN OCCLUSION APPARATUS AND METHODS - Body lumen occlusion apparatus and methods are described. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046332 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING THROMBECTOMY PROCEDURES - Devices, systems and methods are provided for performing intra-lumenal medical procedures in a desired area of the body. Thrombectomy systems and methods of performing medical procedures to re-establish the intravascular flow of blood are provided for the treatment of ischemic disease states. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046333 | INTRALUMENAL RETRIEVAL SYSTEM - Devices, systems and methods are provided for performing intra-lumenal medical procedures in a desired area of the body. Retrieval devices and methods of performing medical procedures to remove foreign objects to re-establish the intravascular flow of blood are provided. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046334 | INTRALUMENAL RETRIEVAL SYSTEM - Devices, systems and methods are provided for performing intra-lumenal medical procedures in a desired area of the body. Retrieval devices and methods of performing medical procedures to remove foreign objects to re-establish the intravascular flow of blood are provided. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046335 | Dural repair instruments and methods of using the same - A needle holder instrument and needle for use in dural repair is disclosed along with a method for using the same. The needle holder instrument includes a handle portion that is adapted to be held by a surgeon for manipulating the instrument, a needle holder portion adapted to temporarily hold a needle and an elongated central portion extending between and connecting the handle portion to the needle holder portion. The needle holder portion includes a needle holder comprised of an aperture passing entirely through the needle holder portion adjacent the distal end thereof. The aperture is tapered whereby the diameter thereof is wider at the opening adjacent the surface of the needle holder portion and is narrower as the depth of the aperture increases. The needle has a pointed tip at one end thereof and a base at the other end thereof. The base has a shape that is complementary to the shape of the aperture whereby the base can be inserted into the aperture and temporarily held therein. Also provided are forceps including opposed working jaws having non-smooth surfaces that are adapted to grasp and hold the needle. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046336 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT WITH FLEXIBLE JAW MECHANISM - A medical instrument includes a unitary jaw structure having: a connector portion, a first jaw portion flexibly integral with the connector portion, a first arm portion integral with the first jaw portion, and an actuator portion flexibly integral with the first arm portion for causing rotating motion of the first jaw portion upon linear motion of the actuator portion. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046337 | Surgical Forceps - A forceps includes an end effector assembly having first and second jaw members. One or both of the jaw members is moveable relative to the other between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position for grasping tissue therebetween. One or both of the jaw members includes a jaw frame and a replaceable component engageable with the jaw frame. The replaceable component includes one or more engagement members configured to engage a corresponding engagement member(s) disposed on the jaw frame to secure the replaceable component to the jaw frame. The engagement member(s) is transitionable from a new state to a used state, wherein, in the used state, the engagement member(s) is incapable of reengaging the corresponding engagement member(s). | 2013-02-21 |
20130046338 | TREATMENT INSTRUMENT FOR ENDOSCOPE - A treatment tool for an endoscope includes a sheath member, a treatment part, an operating part body, an operating wire, a slider, and a force limiting part. When a predetermined force is applied to the force limiting part with advance and refraction of the slider, the force limiting part engages a wall surface of the insertion passage of the operating wire and fixes the slider by being compressed in an advance-and-retraction direction and expanding in a radial direction. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046339 | FENESTRATION SEALING DEVICE - A sealing device is configured to seal a fenestration within a stent graft. In one example, the sealing device has a biasing member that is used to retain a sealing member adjacent to the fenestration to prevent blood from escaping from the stent graft. The biasing member is configured to pull the sealing member against the fenestration to ensure a proper seal. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046340 | MEDICAL DEVICE AND PROCEDURE FOR ATTACHING TISSUE TO BONE - A bone anchor device comprising a main anchor body defining a longitudinal axis and having an external formation for engaging the main anchor body to a bone and a receiving formation, and an eyelet pin defining a longitudinal axis and having a passage substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis through which a length of suture can be threaded, wherein the eyelet pin is longitudinally insertable in the receiving formation from an open position, in which a suture passing through the eyelet would not be fixed in the passage and may translate within the passage, into a closed position, in which a suture passing through the passage in the eyelet pin would be fixed in the passage. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046341 | Soft Tissue Repair Device And Associated Methods - A device for repairing tissue includes a first tubular anchor having a first central longitudinal axis and a first bore along the first central longitudinal axis, the first bore having a first curved surface and a first flat surface, and a first transverse bore perpendicular to the first central longitudinal axis and parallel to the first flat surface. The device includes a second tubular anchor having a second central longitudinal axis and a second longitudinal bore along the second central longitudinal axis, the second bore having a second curved surface and a second flat surface, and a second transverse bore perpendicular to the second central longitudinal axis and parallel to the second flat surface. A flexible strand couples the first and second tubular anchors and passes through the first and second transverse bores. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046342 | PACIFIER COMPRISING A SHIELD, AND SHIELD - Pacifier having a shield having a brace forming a circumferential outer frame on both sides of a central fixing portion having a teat opening, so that on both sides respectively one or two large-area openings are provided between the fixing portion and the brace, and respectively one further brace forming an inner frame is provided in these openings, wherein regions of the brace of the outer frame and of the brace of the inner frame, which are adjacent to one another at least in sections are not connected to one another. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046343 | Spinal Mobilization Device - A device for mobilizing a joint includes a flat, planar substrate having a first face and an opposing second face. A first longitudinal side extends between the first face and the second face. A second longitudinal side extends between the first face and the second face, distal from the first longitudinal side. A mobilization portion extends above the first face and includes a first convex rib extending parallel to the first longitudinal side, a second convex rib extending along the second longitudinal side and parallel to the first convex rib, and a valley extending between the first convex rib and the second convex rib along a longitudinal centerline of the flat, planar substrate. A cavity extends above the first face. The cavity is defined by an opening between the first face and the mobilization portion and is sized to receive a bladder. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046344 | ROD REDUCTION DEVICE - A rod reduction device includes a housing defining a longitudinal axis. The housing has first and second arms extending distally therefrom. The distal ends of the arms are configured to releasably attach to a bone anchor. An anvil is operatively associated with the first and second arms of the housing and translatable along the longitudinal axis for facilitating the insertion of a spinal rod into the bone anchor. The anvil and each arm are positionable between an open position and a closed position. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046345 | SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM - A polyaxial pedicle screw includes a housing, a bone screw member, and an anvil. The bone screw member includes a head and a threaded shaft extending from the head. The head is selectively securable within the housing. The anvil is positionable within the housing adjacent to the head of the bone screw member when the anvil and the head of the bone screw member are positioned within the housing. The anvil may define one or more grooves in an outer surface of the anvil. The groove defines a flap that is flexibly attached to the anvil to enable the anvil to flex an amount sufficient to maintain the head of the bone screw in constant contact with the anvil when the bone screw member is moved relative to the anvil. A rod reducer may be secured to the polyaxial pedicle screw to secure a spinal rod within the housing. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046346 | Thermoplastic Multilayer Article - A multilayer article including a thermoplastic layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface and a base layer have a first base surface and a second base surface opposite the first base surface, wherein the first base surface of the base layer is permanently bonded to the second surface of the thermoplastic layer, wherein the thermoplastic layer has a first glass transition temperature, T | 2013-02-21 |
20130046347 | BENDABLE BONE PLATE FOR EXTERNAL FIXATION - The present invention relates to a bendable bone plate for external fixation, comprising a main body made of flexible materials, wherein the end of the main body has a larger surface area. There are several perforations running the length of the bone plate body and more located on the larger proximal end. The characteristics of the present invention, a bendable bone plate for external fixation, deal with remote end fracture, proximal end fracture, central fracture or comminuted fracture of an upper limb long bone. Furthermore, the bendable bone plate for external fixation can be manipulated for averting the nerve plexus and traumatic wounds, allowing for external fixation surgery. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046348 | Bone Fixation Plate System and Method - A fastener, for example a bone screw, is sized to pass through a hole of an implant, for example a bone plate, the fastener having a shaft or anchor portion engageable with body tissue, and a head portion. A locking cap secures to the bone plate and covers the head to block the head and inhibit screw back out. Alternatively or additionally, a locking disc located in the plate hole resiliently deflects downward to allow screw insertion, but is blocked to limit or prevent upward deflection so that screw back out is inhibited. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046349 | CONTOURED BONE PLATE FOR FRACTURE FIXATION HAVING HOOK MEMBERS AND HOLDER/IMPACTOR FOR SAME - A bone fixation plate for fixation of fractures having a small terminal bone fragment, such as fractures of the distal radius. The plate includes an elongated body, and two hook members extending from a first end of the elongated body. A contoured region is configured to approximate the surface contour of the distal radius proximate the volar rim, the dorsal rim, or the radial arm. Each hook member is configured to provide subchondral support to a distal bone fragment, without causing shortening of the fragment into the metaphyseal bone, and without providing a bending torque directed to the base of the plate. The tooth members of the hook plate are preferably sharpened at their tips and edges to facilitate their impaction. A holder/impactor for gripping the radial hook plate, and for further facilitating impacting of the hook plate without the need to pre-drill pilot holes, is also provided. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046350 | Polyaxial bone anchor with pop-on shank, shank, friction fit retainer, winged insert and low profile edge lock - A polyaxial bone screw assembly includes a threaded shank body having an integral upper portion receivable in an integral receiver, the receiver having an upper channel for receiving a longitudinal connecting member and a lower cavity cooperating with a lower opening. A down-loadable compression insert, a down-loadable friction fit split retaining ring having inner and outer tangs and an up-loadable shank upper portion cooperate to provide for pop- or snap-on assembly of the shank with the receiver either prior to or after implantation of the shank into a vertebra. The shank and receiver once assembled cannot be disassembled. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046351 | FIXATION SYSTEM FOR ORTHOPEDIC DEVICES - A fixation system configured to releasably secure an orthopedic implant to a bone. The fixation system including at least one expandable member that is inserted through the lumen and positioned in cancellous bone near the distal portion of the orthopedic implant. A delivery tube delivers a flowable biomaterial to the expandable member. The expand fixation structure includes at least one dimension greater than a corresponding dimension on the orthopedic implant to secure the orthopedic implant in the bone. An insert is secured in the lumen to releasably attach the fixation system to the orthopedic implant. The expandable member is detachable from the orthopedic implant to facilitate subsequent removal of the orthopedic implant from the bone. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046352 | LAMINAR HOOK INSERTION DEVICE - A surgical hook insertion device includes an elongate body defining a lumen therethrough and an actuation assembly. The elongate body has a retaining portion configured and dimensioned to releasably retain a laminar hook therein. The actuation assembly includes an actuation rod and an actuator member. The actuation rod is slideably disposed within the lumen of the elongate body. The actuator member is operatively coupled with the actuation rod and is slideably mounted on the elongate body, wherein the actuation assembly is transitionable between a first position in which a portion of the actuation rod engages the laminar hook releasably disposed in the retaining portion and a second position in which the actuation rod disengages the laminar hook. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046353 | OVAL TUNNEL DILATORS - A dilator apparatus having a body having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis defined therethrough, and a dilation member coupled to the distal end of the body, the dilation member having a dilation body and a first distal nose coupled to the dilation body. Further, the width of the dilation body is larger than a width of the first distal nose. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046354 | IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR DESIGNED FOR USE IN A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING ENVIRONMENT - An implantable cardioverter defibrillator includes a communication interface operable to receive a communication signal from an external programmer. The communication signal includes a command to switch the ICD from a first mode to a second mode. A processor is in electrical communication with the communication interface and configured to switch the ICD between the first and second modes. A battery is configured to supply low DC voltage. A converter is configured to convert the low DC voltage to a high DC voltage. An energy storage capacitor is electrically coupled to the converter and configured to store a therapeutic energy or high DC voltage including at least 15 joules. The second mode includes activating the converter to convert the low DC voltage to the high DC voltage and storing the therapeutic energy or at least 15 joules within the energy storage capacitor during a period of time of the second mode. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046355 | PRE-EXCITATION PACING FOR TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION - Described herein are methods and apparatus for treating hypertension with electrical pre-excitation pacing therapy. Electrical pre-excitation of a hypertrophic region advances the timing of the regional contraction and reduces its contribution to the overall contraction. Such pre-excitation pacing therapy may be beneficial to hypertensive patients with an abnormal distribution of ventricular wall stress/strain. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046356 | HIGH PHRENIC, LOW CAPTURE THRESHOLD PACING DEVICES AND METHODS - Methods of highly selective cardiac tissue stimulation and devices for practicing the same, e.g., implantable segmented electrode devices, are provided. The methods and devices provide a previously unavailable high phrenic nerve capture voltage paired with a low pacing capture voltage threshold. The subject methods and devices provide a number of benefits. For example, patients who previously would have been required to have their resynchronization device turned off due to phrenic nerve capture will now be able to reap the benefits of resynchronization therapy. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046357 | TISSUE OR NERVE TREATMENT DEVICE AND METHOD - A device and a method for the treatment, modification, imaging, and guiding targeted brain tissue and brain activity are described herein. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046358 | Systems and Methods of Reducing Artifact in Neurological Stimulation Systems - Systems and methods for neuromonitoring a subject are described. The system may include a stimulation assembly including a pulse generator that generates one or more stimulus waveforms; an electrode array coupled to the stimulation assembly and configured to deliver a stimulation signal to nervous system of the subject; a sensing assembly adapted to acquire a signal from a subject indicative of the subject's brain activity; a power supply configured to supply power to the stimulation assembly and the sensing assembly; and a timing controller programmed to control the use of the power supply by the stimulation assembly and the sensing assembly, said timing controller being programmed to control the time the sensing assembly is powered to acquire the signal to be substantially different than the time the stimulation assembly is powered to stimulate the subject. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046359 | STIMULATION CHANNEL SELECTION FOR A STIMULATING MEDICAL DEVICE - Methods and systems are disclosed for determining an amplitude of one or more stimulation signals corresponding to a subject signal for use by a stimulating medical device having a first group of stimulation channels mapping to a second group of electrodes, respectively. Such a method, for example, includes: obtaining the subject signal; filtering the subject signal with a first plurality of band-pass filters (BPFs) having substantially contiguous pass-bands, respectively, to obtain a first set of one or more signals; selecting at least one of the stimulation channels based on the first set; filtering the subject signal with a second plurality of BPFs having significantly overlapping pass-bands, respectively, to obtain a second set of one or more signals; and determining at least one stimulation amplitude for the at least one selected stimulation channel, respectively, based on the second set of signals. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046360 | IMPLANT MAGNET SYSTEM - A magnetic alignment system that can form part of a cochlear implant system. The magnetic alignment system prevents substantial movement of a magnet of an implanted component during an MRI procedure or allows for easy removal of the magnet to facilitate the MRI procedure. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046361 | MOLDABLE CHARGER WITH SHAPE-SENSING MEANS FOR AN IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR - Electrical energy is transcutaneously transmitted from an external charger to an implanted medical device. The external charger includes a charging head that is selectively shapeable to conform to the surface of a patient to enhance charge efficiency and patient comfort. An alternating current charging coil is housed in the charging head and configured for transcutaneously transmitting electrical energy to the implanted medical device. The shape of the coil is changeable as the charging head is shaped, and at least one sensor determines changes in the shape of the charging coil and causes the charge of the coil to be adjusted based on the coil shape. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046362 | Treatment Patch Electrode for Applying Electrical Impulses to the Body of a Patient - A handheld treatment device is for applying electrical impulses to a living body through the surface of the body, for treating a variety of clinical conditions. The device comprises first and second electrodes for contact with the skin; a waveform generator for repeatedly generating an AC waveform for applying electrical impulses through the electrodes to the skin; a detector for detecting changes in the skin impedance and for generating output signals representing the skin impedance; means responsive to the output signals from the detector for monitoring the responsivity of the skin; and indicator means for generating a first indication when a predetermined level of responsivity is reached and a second indication when a pre-determined treatment has been administered. The device is characterised by a treatment patch comprising a flexible sheet having on one surface said first and second electrodes separated by insulation; a pair of leads connected respectively to said first and second electrodes; and a connection arrangement attached to the first and second leads for connecting the electrodes with said waveform generator. Each electrode comprises at least one elongate strip, with the, or each, strip of the first electrode being separated from the, or each adjacent, strip of the second electrode by a, or a respective, line of said insulation. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046363 | Laser Therapy Device and Method for Use - A laser therapy device and method of treatment are disclosed. The laser therapy device includes a housing, laser source, power source, vial, and vial holder. Laser light will shine through the vial containing an aqueous solution where the laser will acquire the signature of the aqueous fluid. A method for the treatment of an ailment where laser light is transmitted through a solution and transmitted to a target source. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046364 | Apparatus for Selectively Damaging and Killing Tumor Cells - A method and an apparatus capable of selectively damaging and killing tumor cells includes a step of irradiating tumor cells with a UV pulse flash having continuous emission spectra ranging at least from 230 to 270 nm, outside a living body of a human or a living body of a non-human animal or in a living body of a non-human animal. The UV pulse flash may have an accumulated irradiation amount per unit area that is achieved at a distance of 8 cm from a light source having an integrated output of, for example, 90, 180-7100 or 14200 J. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046365 | HEATING/ COOLING SYSTEM FOR INDWELLING HEAT EXCHANGE CATHETER - A cooling system for an indwelling heat exchange catheter includes a heat exchange bath that is configured to receive a conduit that carries saline to and from the catheter. A heating/cooling fluid is in the bath and exchanges heat with the saline. The heating/cooling fluid flows through a heat exchanger that includes a refrigerant and two variable speed DC compressor for removing heat from the refrigerant. A gear pump circulates the working fluid to and from the catheter and is removably engaged with a pump support platform. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046366 | Patient Heat Transfer Device - The inventive flexible structure has at least two heat transfer portions. One of heat transfer portions is positioned in contact with the body of the patient. The structure is hermetically sealed and a fluidized medium responsive to temperature change is provided in the structure between the heat transfer portions. The fluid is changeable between a liquid state and a gaseous state, when it is exposed to heat and cold. The heat absorbed by the heat transfer portion in contact with the patient is carried by the fluidized medium, as latent heat in the gas that results when the liquid is vaporized to its gaseous state, to the heat transfer portion layer not in contact with the patient, so that the latent heat in the gaseous vapor is dissipated. Upon dissipation, the gaseous vapor is condensed and the fluidized medium returns to its liquid state. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046367 | Lipid Removal Device for Treating Blepharitis (Meibomian Gland Dysfunction) - A lipid removal device for treating Meibomian gland dysfunction includes a housing defining a compartment. A thermally conductive coupler is mounted in a hollow seat formed on an end of the housing. A first end of the coupler has a coupling portion engaged with a needle to be inserted into a blocked Meibomian gland of an eyelid of a human body for melting and removing lipids blocking the Meibomian gland. A heating member is mounted in the compartment and connected to a second end of the coupler. A temperature sensor is mounted in the compartment and connected to the coupler. A control device is mounted in the compartment and electrically connected to the heating member and the temperature sensor. The control device cooperates with the temperature sensor to control a temperature of the needle to be in a preset temperature range by controlling on/off of an electric power source for the heating member. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046368 | FLEXIBLE CONDUCTIVE SINGLE WIRE - Thin conductive metal coatings suitable for flexible nonmetal fine wires and leads are described. Polymer clad silica fiber cores are produced by plasma coating with single or dual layers of metals such as silver, gold or titanium to provide micro thin leads such as those used for pacemakers and fracture resistant aircraft wires that are both conductive and resistant to flexing breakage. The metal surfaces can be used to transmit analog signals while the nonmetal cores can be designed to transmit digital signals. Select deposition conditions can produce nanorough metal coating surfaces which promote cell adhesion so that tissue scarring in vivo is greatly reduced. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046369 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD WITH BIASED ELECTRODE - This disclosure describes implantable medical leads that include a lead body and an electrode. A width of the electrode as measured along a longitudinal direction of the lead varies about the perimeter of the lead. The uneven width of the electrode may bias a stimulation field in a particular direction, e.g., a radial or transverse direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the lead. Electrodes with an uneven width may be useful for controlling the direction of propagation of the stimulation field in order to, for example, avoid phrenic nerve stimulation during LV pacing or neck muscle stimulation during vagal neurostimulation. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046370 | Multi-Area Pacing Lead For A Left Cavity Of The Heart, Implantable In The Coronary Network - A multi-area pacing lead implantable in a target vein of the coronary network for stimulating a left cavity of the heart, comprising an electrically conductive microcable ( | 2013-02-21 |
20130046371 | ENDOLUMINAL PROSTHESIS HAVING MULTIPLE BRANCHES OR FENESTRATIONS AND METHODS OF DEPLOYMENT - A system for facilitating deployment of an endoluminal prosthesis may include a main tubular graft body including a proximal end opening, a distal end opening, a lumen, and a sidewall. A branch may extend from the sidewall and may include a first end opening, a second end opening, and a lumen. A fenestration may be disposed in the sidewall and positioned distal of the second end opening of the branch. A wire segment may include a proximal portion positioned proximal of the proximal end opening and a distal portion positioned distal of the distal end opening. The wire segment extend through the fenestration and through the lumen of the branch in a preloaded configuration. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046372 | DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR NEW SLIDE-AND-LOCK BIOABSORBABLE STENT - A transcatheter delivery device for delivering a slide-and-lock stent to a stenosed lumen consists of an outer cannula ( | 2013-02-21 |
20130046373 | Actively Controllable Stent, Stent Graft, Heart Valve and Method of Controlling Same - Sealable and repositionable implant devices are provided with features that increase the ability of implants such as endovascular grafts and valves to be precisely deployed or re-deployed, with better in situ accommodation to the local anatomy of the targeted recipient anatomic site, and/or with the ability for post-deployment adjustment to accommodate anatomic changes that might compromise the efficacy of the implant. A surgical implant includes an implant body and a selectively adjustable assembly attached to the implant body, the assembly having adjustable elements and being operable to cause a configuration change in a portion of the implant body and, thereby, permit implantation of the implant body within an anatomic orifice to effect a seal therein under normal physiological conditions. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046374 | Small Vessel Stent And Methods Of Use - A drug delivery device comprising an intraluminal stent for improving coronary luminal diameter of small vessels in patients with symptomatic heart disease is disclosed. The intraluminal stent comprises struts having a thickness of less than approximately 110 μm. A polymer is adhered to the intraluminal stent that includes from about 50 μg/cm | 2013-02-21 |
20130046375 | PLASMA MODIFIED MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS - Coatings, devices and methods are provided, wherein the contacting surface of a medical device with at least one contacting surface for contacting a bodily fluid or tissue, wherein long-lasting and durable bioactive agents or functional groups are deposited on the contacting surface through a unique two-step plasma coating process with deposition of a thin layer of plasma coating using a silicon-containing monomer in the first step and plasma surface modification using a mixture of nitrogen-containing molecules and oxygen-containing molecules in the second step. The two-step plasma coating process enables the implantable medical device to prevent both restenosis and thrombosis under clinical conditions. The invention also relates to surface treatment of metallic and polymeric biomaterials used for making of medical devices with significantly improved clinical performance and durability. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046376 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR FLOW OCCLUSION DURING DEVICE EXCHANGES - A method of reducing the risk of clinical sequelae to catheter induced vascular injuries may include introducing a guide wire into a vascular sheath residing in a blood vessel, proximally retracting the vascular sheath while leaving the wire in place, and observing indicia of the presence or absence of a vascular injury caused to the blood vessel by the vascular sheath or a procedural catheter previously advanced through the vascular sheath. If indicia of a vascular injury are observed, the method may further involve proximally retracting the guide wire to position the inflatable balloon adjacent the injury and inflating the balloon to reduce blood flow past the injury, while leaving the guide wire in place to provide subsequent access to the injury. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046377 | Apparatus for Replacing a Cardiac Valve - A delivery assembly for delivering a prosthetic heart valve can include a first elongate component and a second elongate component. The delivery assembly includes a temporary valve location to which the prosthetic heart valve can be releasably mounted and an implantation location to which the prosthetic heart valve can also be releasably mounted. The delivery assembly can move from a delivery state with the prosthetic heart valve mounted to the temporary location to an implantation state with the prosthetic heart valve repositioned from the temporary location to the implantation location. The prosthetic heart valve can subsequently be deployed from the implantation location. The position of the prosthetic heart valve relative to the first elongate component at the temporary location is different than a position of the prosthetic heart valve relative to the first elongate component at the implantation location. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046378 | Stented Prosthetic Heart Valves - A surgical sutureless valve that is attached to a stent frame for delivery to a location in a patient using percutaneous implantation devices and methods. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046379 | AORTIC CONDUIT CONFIGURED WITH TERMINAL ENDS HAVING NEOSINUSES OF VALSALVA - A prosthetic aortic conduit ( | 2013-02-21 |
20130046380 | TRICUSPID VALVE REPAIR USING TENSION - Apparatus is provided including a stent, which is configured to assume compressed and expanded states. The stent includes one or more elongated members, and two or more rings, which are coupled together by the one or more elongated members and by no other elements of the stent. The rings define respective planes that are generally perpendicular to the elongated members when the stent is in its expanded state. A longitudinal member, having a proximal end and a distal end, is coupled to the stent at the proximal end of the longitudinal member. A tissue anchor is coupled to the distal end of the longitudinal member. Other applications are also described. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046381 | MULTI-FOCAL LENS - An imaging lens structure and method of imaging are presented. The imaging lens structure comprising a lens region defining an effective aperture of the lens structure. The lens region comprises an arrangement of lens zones distributed within the lens region and comprising zones of at least two different optical functions differently affecting light passing therethrough. The zones of at least two different optical functions are arranged in an interlaced fashion along said lens region corresponding to a surface relief of the lens region such that adjacent lens zones of different optical functions are spaced apart from one another along an optical axis of the lens structure a distance larger than a coherence length of light at least one spectral range for which said lens structure is designed. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046382 | MINIMALLY-INVASIVE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESTRUCTURING THE RETINA - The present invention comprises an implant for placing inside the eye such that the implant comes into contact with the interior tissue of the eye such that it conforms to the inner globe geometry of the eye. Implants of the present invention may also be used to alter the focal length of the eye thereby providing a treatment method for the correction of myopia and hyperopia. The device may consist of several possible configurations, an open mesh structure, a solid metal ring, a solid polymer shape, a mesh polymer shape or combination of these. The shape may be a curve, a sphere, a ring or a combination thereof that are specifically shaped to approximate a desired portion of the interior globe of the eye in order to treat myopia or hyperopia. | 2013-02-21 |
20130046383 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR TISSUE EXPANSION - A device for maintaining or achieving soft tissue expansion applicable to any body region already temporarily expanded including: an adhesive element deformable and capable of adapting to the shape of this body region, and which can then itself become mechanically rigid enough to resist tendency of the expanded tissue to recoil or to which a second material can be applied to form a stent adapted to the shape of the body area to provide the necessary structural rigidity to prevent recoil of the expansion and thereby induce its retention of its expanded shape after the stent is removed. | 2013-02-21 |