17th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090105668 | FEMININE VAGINAL DOUCHE FOR TIGHTENING A VAGINAL ORIFICE - A feminine vaginal douche and a method for simulating sexual intercourse. The feminine vaginal douche including a douche device, a dispenser, and a douche formula. The method includes the steps of inserting a vaginal douche into an orifice, dispensing douche formula into an orifice, and stimulating muscles of the orifice to expand and contract. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105669 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBJECTS SUFFERING FROM CONTRACTURE - A method and apparatus for cleaning a subject suffering from contracture provides a threaded and flexible cleaning tool for insertion between muscles joints or body parts suffering from contracture requiring no prying open of joints or minimally prying open of joints in order to facilitate cleaning of body parts otherwise obstructed by the contracture. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105670 | THIN FILM WOUND COVER, SUCTION ASSISTED WOUND TREATMENT SYSTEM USING THE SAME, METHOD OF USING THE THIN FILM WOUND COVER AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A composite structure, a suction-assisted wound treatment system including the composite structure and a method of making the same is disclosed. The composite structure includes a cover, a stiffener, and a releasable liner. The cover is a thin flexible film having an, upper surface, an undersurface, a principal portion, a pair of marginal edges and an adhesive on the undersurface. The stiffener is releasably secured to the upper surface of the principal portion of the cover and includes a handle which is more rigid than the principal portion of the stiffener. The handle, forms a portion of the undersurface of the stiffener and defines a finger space between it and portion of the cover disposed therebelow. The liner includes at least one section releasably secured to the adhesive of the cover. The stiffener and the handle are removable as a unit from the cover. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105671 | FIBROUS DRESSING - An apparatus for aspirating and/or cleansing wounds comprising a flow path comprising a wound dressing having a backing layer and at least one outlet pipe for connection to a fluid off take tube and which has a wound contact integer which in use is in contact with the wound bed and in which the wound contact integer comprises a biodegradable and/or bioabsorbable fibrous electrospun scaffold. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105672 | MEDICAMENT APPLICATOR - A medicament applicator for use with a medicament cartridge is disclosed herein. The applicator comprises a first handle member and a second handle member, both of which are movable with respect to one another between a first handle position and a second handle position. The applicator further comprises a first separating member and a second separating member, which are movable between a first separating position, which corresponds to the first handle position, and a second separating position, which corresponds to the second handle position. The applicator further comprises a compressing apparatus attached to the applicator, which compresses the medicament cartridge and selectively expels the medicament from the medicament cartridge. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105673 | MEDICAMENT APPLICATOR - A medicament applicator for use with a medicament cartridge is disclosed herein. The applicator comprises a first member and a second member, and a first brush member and a second brush member. Moving the first member towards the second member causes the first brush member to move away from the second brush member, and causes the medicament cartridge to open, allowing its contents to exit. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105674 | SNIVEL ASPIRATOR - A snivel aspirator includes a bottle and a snivel aspirator main body. The bottle has a bottle lid having an air-aspirating tube communicating with the bottle and having a non-return valve. The bottle lid further has an air-sucking tube communicating with the bottle and disposed with an air-valve switch. The snivel aspirator main body connected with the air-sucking tube of the bottle has a filth-collecting box and an air-outgoing passageway communicating with the air-sucking tube of the bottle by a connecting tube, disposed with an air-valve press button fixed with an insert rod having a spring fitted thereon and having its lower end secured with a clogging block facing the air-outgoing passageway. The snivel aspirator main body has another side provided with a snivel-aspirating tube communicating with the filth-collecting box. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105676 | Absorbent Product - Absorbent product, such as a diaper, a sanitary napkin or an incontinence product, whereby the product has odour control agent(s), and whereby the product has a wet zone, which is intended to store liquid during use, which zone is defined by the absorbent structure, a dry zone, which is intended to be substantially dry during use, which zone is defined by the outer edges, belt, elastics, backing sheet, wings and optionally outer part of the standing gathers, and an interfacing zone adjoining the wet zone, which is defined by the part(s) of the top sheet receiving liquid, optionally the inner part of the standing gathers, optionally an acquisition layer, and other parts adjoining the wet zone thereby occasionally being wet, wherein at least one substantially moisture-insensitive odour control agent is present in the wet zone and at least one odour control agent is present in the dry zone. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105677 | DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE - In a disposable absorbent article such as a disposable diaper including fastener elements by means of which front and rear waist regions are releasably connected with each other, the fastener elements are not affected by contraction of elastic members arranged in these waist regions. In this absorbent article, the front waist region and/or the rear waist region is or are divided into an elasticized intermediate zone provided with the elastic members and inelasticized transversely opposite side edge zones contigious to transversely opposite side edges of the intermediate zone. The fastener elements are provided in the transversely opposite side edge zones. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105678 | TAMPON HAVING ZONED APERTURED OVERWRAP - Tampons having a zoned apertured overwrap. The tampons can include a compressed absorbent member having an insertion end, a withdrawal end, a longitudinal axis, and a body disposed between the insertion end and the withdrawal end. The body can have a perimeter disposed substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis and an exterior surface. The tampons can further include an overwrap covering at least a portion of the exterior surface. The overwrap can have a first zone and a second zone, the first zone having a plurality of apertures of a first diameter and the second zone having a plurality of apertures of a second diameter. In addition, the first zone and the second zone can be spaced apart from one another. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105679 | Hydrophilized Compositions Comprising Normally Hydrophobic Thermoplastic Polymers/Anionic Surfactants and Articles Shaped Therefrom - The invention concerns a method for preparing thermoplastics to obtain a hydrophilic behaviour of the surface of objects made from said thermoplastics. The invention also concerns the additives used to obtain said surface hydrophily, said additives being mixed and jointly melted with the thermoplastics (mass-additivation process). The melted mixtures of thermoplastics and additives are shaped by any conventional means (extrusion, injection film stretching) to obtain the desired objects. The invention further concerns the uses of said thermoplastic objects with hydrophilized surfaces. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105680 | SANITARY ARTICLE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AN OVERWRAP FOR DISPOSAL OF A SOILED SANITARY ARTICLE - The present invention relates to sanitary absorbent articles and in particular to a sanitary absorbent article assembly including an overwrap structure for packaging a clean sanitary article, the overwrap structure including a pocket for receiving a soiled sanitary article for disposal. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105681 | SANITARY ABSORBENT ARTICLE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AN INTEGRATED DISPOSAL SHEET - The present invention relates to sanitary absorbent articles and in particular to a sanitary absorbent article assembly including an integrated disposal sheet for disposal of a soiled absorbent article. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105682 | Disposable Diaper - Provided is a disposable diaper, in which fastening tapes are brought into direct engagement with the surface of an outer-face back sheet made of a nonwoven fabric. The disposable diaper is enabled to adjust its size slightly according to the body shape of a baby, by improving the force of the fastening tapes to engage with the outer-face back sheet and the force to join the outer-face back sheet and a leakage-preventing sheet. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105683 | Disposable Injection-Molded Container for Biologic Fluids and Method of Manufacture - A disposable container for biologic materials comprising a sheet of flexible material with an access area integrally molded in the sheet. At least one port in the access area passes fluid into the container. The sheet is folded along the access area such that an upper part is adjacent a lower part, and the upper part is attached to the lower part. The method for making the container includes forming a sheet having an access area integrally molded in the sheet, folding the sheet along the access area, and joining the upper part to the lower part. The upper and lower sheets and the access area are injection-molded as a single, unitary piece. This process uses a mold having a central triangular prism and conforming upper and lower blocks. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105684 | MEDICATION PORT FOR MEDICAL FLUID CONTAINER - A medication port for a flexible container is disclosed. The port is made from one or from two materials. If made from two materials, the parts are integrally joined and cannot be separated without destroying the port. The port is sterilizable by steam or gamma-irradiation, or preferably both. The port is attached to the container by a technique for integral joining, such as molding or ultrasonic welding. The port may also be equipped with a removable, peelable film attached to the housing. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105685 | Two Stage Jet Injection Device - A jet injection device comprises a medical jet unit ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090105686 | ADJUSTABLE-LENGTH DRUG DELIVERY BALLOON - A drug or agent coated balloon having a length which is adjustable in vivo is described herein. The balloon is configured to be coated or coatable with one or more drugs where the coating may be applied prior to advancement into a patient body or prior to balloon expansion within the patient body. The length of the expandable portion of the balloon is adjustable to approximate a length of the tissue region to be treated. Moreover, the drug-coated balloon may be used alone or it may be utilized to deploy luminal prostheses having one or more linked or otherwise coupled segments. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105687 | SCORING CATHETER WITH DRUG DELIVERY MEMBRANE - Angioplasty and other dilatation devices are provided with scoring elements. The device additionally incorporates a separate drug application membrane which is used to deliver drugs and other active substances to a body lumen, typically a blood vessel. The device functions to release drug into a region of the luminal wall as the scoring structure is radially expanded into the lumen wall. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105688 | IMPLANTABLE ACCESS PORT WITH LUMINOUS GUIDE AND IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM - An implantable access port comprises a housing defining a fluid receiving chamber and a septum covering an opening of the housing to permit access to the fluid receiving chamber in combination with a light source coupled to the housing, the light source aimed so that, when the port is implanted subcutaneously in a desired orientation, light transmitted from the light source impinges on an area of skin adjacent to a location of the septum. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105689 | Removable push-off tab for IV catheter - The removable push-off tab for an IV catheter is adapted for releasable attachment to a hub of an intravenous catheter assembly. The removable push-off tab is adapted for bearing against a push-off plate to provide an increased bearing surface for pushing the catheter into the patient's vein. The removable push-off tab has opposed concave and convex faces and an opening formed substantially centrally therethrough. The opening is dimensioned and configured for releasable mounting on the hub of the catheter. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105690 | REDUCED WIDTH DUAL-LUMEN CATHETER - A dual-lumen catheter for use in a body vessel. The catheter includes an elongate shaft having a longitudinal axis and defining at least a first and a second lumen. The elongate shaft has a cross sectional width normal to the longitudinal axis and a webbing section disposed between the two lumens. The webbing section has a webbing length less than the cross sectional width to reduce a tendency of the shaft to bend perpendicular to the webbing length when the shaft is rotated. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105691 | ACCESS PORT USING SHAPE MEMORY ANCHOR - The present disclosure provides an anchoring cannula for use in surgery. The cannula possesses a shape memory polymer on the distal portion thereof which expands upon heating thereby securing the cannula in tissue. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105692 | MALE LUER LOCK CONNECTOR - Connector for medical use comprising: a body joined to a line or adapted to be connected at one of its ends to a tubing in which a fluid flows, and a male luer lock connection comprising a base mounted rotatingly on the body and cooperating by friction with it, without any possible translational movement. The base is joined to a hollow tubular body, having a threaded inner surface and a male central luer cone. The outer surface of the body and the inner surface of the base of the connection, cooperating by friction, have a spherical then cylindrical shape. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105693 | CATHETER SWITCH AND METHOD OF USING A CATHETER SWITCH IN ADMINISTERING A NERVE OR PLEXUS BLOCK - A catheter switch comprising a first electrical connector for connection to a first medical device, a second electrical connector for connection to a second medical device, and a third electrical connector for connection to a signal source. The catheter switch further includes an electrical switch coupled to the first, second, and third electrical connectors. The electrical switch is configured to include at least two selectable positions, a first position in which the first electrical connector is electrically coupled to the third electrical connector and a second position in which the second electrical connector is electrically coupled to the third electrical connector. A catheter switch assembly system is also provided. The catheter switch assembly system is for selectively coupling a nerve stimulator to a needle assembly or to a catheter assembly to deliver electrical pulses thereto. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105694 | Medical or veterinary digestive tract utilization systems and methods - Systems and methods are described for implementing or deploying medical or veterinary utility modules (a) operable for mooring at least partly within a digestive tract, (b) small enough to pass through the tract per vias naturales and including a wireless-control component, (c) having one or more attachment protrusions positionable adjacent to a mucous membrane, (d) configured to facilitate redundant modes of attachment, (e) facilitating a “primary” material supply deployable within a stomach for an extended and/or controllable period, (f) moored by one or more adaptable extender modules supported by a subject's head or neck, and/or (g) configured to facilitate supporting at least a sensor within a subject's body lumen for up to a day or more. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105695 | DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF HUMAN OR ANIMAL TISSUE BY MEANS OF A MAGNETICALLY MOVABLE INSTRUMENT - A device for the treatment of human or animal tissue by means of a movable instrument is disclosed. The device comprises means for generating a magnetic stator field, in which the tissue is located. For example, the means for generating the magnetic stator field may be a magnetic resonance tomograph (MRT). At least one conductor loop is provided on or in the instrument, and a generator is provided for generating a current that flows through the conductor loop in order to generate a magnetic useful field, which, in conjunction with the stator field, generates a resulting action for applying a useful force to the instrument. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105696 | ND:YAG LASER FOR REMOVING FATTY TISSUE - A Nd:YAG laser at a wavelength of 1444 nm for removing fatty tissue is disclosed, which can directly irradiate laser light onto subcutaneous fat and efficiently remove fatty tissue with an adverse reaction on surrounding tissue minimized by using laser light at an oscillating wavelength of 1444 nm which has both a high fat absorptivity and a high water absorptivity among wavelengths that can be oscillated by the Nd:YAG laser. The Nd:YAG laser includes a flash lamp, a Nd:YAG rod, a high reflection mirror, an output coupler, a convergent lens for converging the laser light beam oscillating through the output coupler, an optical fiber for guiding the converged laser beam, and a guide needle for guiding the laser beam from the guide fiber to subcutaneous fat. Both end surfaces of the Nd:YAG rod, an inner surface of the high reflection mirror, and inner and outer surfaces of the output coupler are coated so as to oscillate only the laser beam at the wavelength of 1444 nm through the output coupler. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105697 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO PREDICT INDIVIDUAL MAXIMUM SAFE RADIANT EXPOSURE (IMSRE) BASED ON MEASUREMENT OF TEMPORAL TEMPERATURE INCREASE INDUCED BY A SUB-THERAPEUTIC LASER PULSE - A method for making pulsed photothermal radiometric measurements to determine individual maximum safe radiant exposure (IMSRE) of biological subjects corresponding to radiant energy exposure (RE) without any use of a biological model includes a calibration procedure, including the steps of applying a statistical regression to an empirical data set of IMSRE and temporal REs applied to a sample population of the subjects to determine a IMSRE corresponding to each temporal RE. The IMSRE is set so that using the statistical regression separation of the data set into an acceptable injury grouping and an unacceptable injury grouping is obtained with a predetermined limitation of the proportion of subjects having unacceptable injury at a temporal RE below the corresponding IMSRE. The separation of the data set is thus used to predict an IMSRE for a corresponding temporal RE to a biological subject not included in the sample population. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105698 | Medical Laser User Interface - The medical laser user interface of the present invention generally comprises a medical laser unit and a control system. The medical laser unit includes an optical probe for delivering laser light to a patient's tissue. The control system controls operation of the medical laser unit. Specifically, the control system provides a foot pedal system that enables the user to switch between the delivery of a first wavelength of laser light and a second wavelength of laser light through depression of a foot pedal. In a first embodiment, a single foot pedal can be used to toggle the wavelengths, where as in a second embodiment two foot pedals can be use, i.e., one for the first wavelength and one for the second wavelength. The two wavelengths provided include a wavelength for vaporization of tissue and a wavelength for coagulation. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105699 | Scanner Laser Handpiece with Shaped Output Beam - A method for delivering electromagnetic radiation onto tissue to be ‘treated with the radiation includes delivering the radiation onto the tissue in a treatment-spot having a polygonal shape such as a rectangle or a hexagon. The polygonal shape is selected such that a region of the tissue to be treated’ can be completely covered by a plurality of such shapes essentially without overlapping the shapes. The radiation to be delivered is passed through a lightguide having a cross-section of the polygonal shape. Radiation exiting the lightguide is projected onto the tissue via a plurality of optical elements to provide the treatment-spot. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105700 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY - A catheter sheath | 2009-04-23 |
20090105701 | Biological Tissue Bonding Device and Biological Tissue Bonding Medical Instrument | 2009-04-23 |
20090105702 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION - This invention relates to surgical instruments for applying energy to tissue. In one embodiment, an elongated introducer has a handle portion that includes an interior chamber that is supplied with a biocompatible liquid under pressure. An energy source causes a liquid-to-vapor phase change within the interior chamber and ejects a flow of vapor media from the working end of the introducer. The flow of vapor is controlled by a computer controller to cause a selected pressure, a selected volume of vapor, and an optional aspiration of vapor condensate. Contemporaneous with tissue contact, the vapor undergoes a vapor-to-liquid phase transition which delivers large amount of energy to the targeted tissue. In one embodiment, the system is configured for volumetric removal of tissue by means of high velocity ejection of a vapor media from a first vapor port proximate to soft tissue wherein the vapor-to-liquid phase change of the media applies energy to the tissue. The system provides a second port coupled to a suction source that cooperates with the first vapor port to suction tissue debris from the targeted site. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105703 | METHOD FOR TREATING TISSUE - This invention relates to a novel surgical device scalable to small dimensions for thermally-mediated treatments or thermoplasties of targeted tissue volumes. An exemplary embodiment is adapted for fusing, sealing or welding tissue. The instruments and techniques utilize a thermal energy delivery means, for example an electrical energy source, to instantly elevate the temperature of a biocompatible fluid media within an electrically insulated instrument portion. The altered media which may then be a gas is characterized by a (i) a high heat content, and (ii) a high exit velocity from the working end, both of which characteristics are controlled to hydrate tissue and at the same time denature proteins to fuse, seal, weld or cause any other thermally-mediated treatment of an engaged tissue volume—while causing limited collateral thermal damage and while totally eliminating electrical current flow the engaged tissue volume. The system can further utilize a piezoelectric material that carried fluid channels to apply compressive forces to the fluid eject the fluid from the working end of make it require less electrical energy to convert it to a gas. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105704 | COUNTERFORCE BRACE - A stabilization brace presents a compressive, sock-like body for a compressive fit about the ankle joint and forefoot. A pair of force straps extends from the metatarsal heads and is wound in a preferred manner along opposed regions of the foot and ankle to offer countervailing forces therealong. First and second closure systems secure the body to the foot and offer circumferential support thereto. The brace resists excessive supination and pronation of the foot, ankle joint and underlying structures. Three embodiments of the brace are shown wherein one end of the force straps are attached to a zone adjacent the metatarsals as well as bifurcated ends attached to the metatarsal zone and a second zone spaced therefrom. A third embodiment presents bifurcated ends attached at one zone adjacent the metatarsals and another zone of the rear of the Achilles which presents an enhanced heel locking mechanism. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105705 | DEVICE FOR CAUTERISING TISSUE AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides a device for cauterising tissue, the device arranged to be mounted to a biopsy and/or sampling instrument and including a conductive cauterising portion and means for heating the cauterising portion. The device may be mounted either permanently or releasably removable from the biopsy and/or sampling instrument. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105706 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SKIN TIGHTENING AND CORRECTIVE FORMING - An electrosurgical apparatus applies electrical current to skin, preferably for skin tightening procedures. A housing includes a substantially flat edge, disposable on the skin. The housing stores a plurality of electrodes which are movable through an opening defined by the edge. A vacuum is applied in the housing such that the edge seals with the skin. The electrodes pierce the skin perpendicularly and apply an RF electric current to heat primarily the subcutaneous layer. A coolant is applied to cool the outer layer of the skin. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105707 | DRILL AND FLAVORED FLUID PARTICLES COMBINATION - A medical apparatus is constructed to have a proximal end and a distal end, with the distal end including a source of mechanical tissue disruption that is configured to treat or ablate a target surface. The source of mechanical tissue disruption includes a tissue-disrupting distal end, and the medical apparatus further includes a flavored particle output for directing flavored particles in a direction toward the tissue-disrupting distal end. Another feature of the present invention includes a medical apparatus having a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end of the medical apparatus includes a source of tissue displacement that is configured to move or displace a portion of the target surface, and that is formed to have a tissue-displacing distal end. The medical apparatus can be configured to have a flavored particle output for directing flavored particles in a direction toward the tissue-displacing distal end. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105708 | DUAL FREQUENCY LED/ELECTRODE SURGICAL DEVICE, KIT AND METHOD - A surgical tool device, a kit and a method are described which provide a novel dual frequency LED/electrode scheme for use in manipulating nerve and innervated structures. The surgical tool device includes a probe assembly coupled to a handle assembly. The probe assembly has a low frequency light emitting diode (LED), a high frequency LED, and a stimulator electrode. The low frequency LED is used to promote healing and the high frequency LED is to aid in promoting a microbe free surgical area. The handle assembly has a system on a chip (SOC) electrically coupled to the low frequency LED, to the high frequency LED, and to the stimulator electrode. The kit includes the unattached components of the device and may also include an detector electrode probe along with an optional monitoring system. The method includes the steps of adjoining, affixing, attaching, and obtaining. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105709 | TOOL - An alignment guide for use in femoral head surgery. The guide includes a support arm and a cannulated rod supported by, and adjustable with respect to, the support arm. The guide also includes two jaws. The jaws include a superior jaw and an inferior jaw. Each jaw has a proximal end connected to the support arm and a distal end for clamping to the neck of the femur in use. At least one of the jaws is movable from a first open position to a second clamping position. A toothed block is located on the inferior jaw as a biting element on the inferior jaw to improve, in use, the clamping of the jaw with the neck of the femur. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105710 | Mechanical Distractor To Facilitate Surgery And Evaluation Of Joints - A medical apparatus having a tensioning device secured to a fixed point; a wire or pin inserted transversely through a bone; and a tension line connecting the tensioning device to the wire or pin. The tension line transmits a force from the tensioning device to the wire or pin to facilitate distraction of a joint of a subject. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105711 | Cannula with lateral access and directional exit port - The present invention generally provides a cannula system that is readily maneuverable in an operating room setting, can be used to expose different instrumentalities to a target site, and has directional capabilities to allow the user to treat multiple quadrants or areas of a target site. The present invention provides cannula systems including these different instrumentalities as well as methods of operating these cannula systems and methods of treating orthopedic conditions using these cannula systems. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105712 | Rod persuader - A rod persuader assembly includes a tubular body, an inner shaft and an outer shaft. The inner shaft is axially displaceable relative to the tubular body, and has a gripping end and a handle end. The outer shaft is axially displaceable relative to the tubular body, and has a rod reducing end. In one embodiment, the handle end is rotatable relative to the gripping end. In another embodiment, the gripping end includes a cylindrical socket. In yet another embodiment, the rod persuader assembly is operable in two separate and independent stages to secure the instrument to an implant, and advance a rod into the implant. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105713 | Deployment handle for an implant deployment device - A deployment handle for an implant deployment device ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090105714 | Method and apparatus for determining the angular position of an acetabulum in a pelvic bone - In a method for determining the angle of anteversion and/or the angle of inclination of an acetabulum in a pelvic bone, in order to achieve a simplification, a method is proposed, wherein prominent points on the pelvic bone are non-invasively determined, these prominent points are joined by an individual plane, and this individual plane is respectively rotated through predetermined, specific angular magnitudes for the angle of inclination and the angle of anteversion, respectively, and the angle between the rotated individual plane and a main plane of the pelvic bone is determined in order to determine the angle of inclination and the angle of anteversion. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105715 | BONE FIXATION TENSIONING TOOL AND METHOD - A tensioning tool and method for tensioning a conformable ligature of a bone fixing system are disclosed. The ends of a conformable ligature can be passed around bones, bone grafts, tendons, plates, rods, fasteners, or other anatomical or implanted structures, and the like to form a loop. Another portion of the conformable ligature can be coupled to a tensioning tool. The tensioning tool can include a first portion and a second portion in threaded engagement with each other. Rotation of one portion relative to the other can cause tensioning of the conformable ligature through translation of a tensioning member. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105716 | MONO-AXIAL, TAPER LOCK BONE SCREW - Provided is a novel mono-axial taper lock screw for connecting a connecting rod to bone. The screw is capable of being secured to the underlying bone while the screw head adapted to securely hold a connecting rod is rotated about the longitudinal axis of the screw to facilitate a stable connection to the connecting rod. The screw head can be partially locked to hold the device in place while permitting manipulation of the spine. The screw head can then be fully locked securing the connecting rod into a selected position. The screw is configured for easy insertion and connection as well as easy removal and disconnection from the connecting rod. Also provided is a bone fragments. A method of fixing bones or bone fragments is also provided. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105717 | Cam-locking of cable for fracture plate - A bone plate mounted on a bone. The bone plate has at least one opening for receiving a flush mounted cam. A through-bore passes from a side surface to opposing side surface of the bone plate. The through-bore has a diameter sized to allow insertion of a cable. A portion of the through-bore intersects with a peripheral portion of the opening. A second opening also passes from the side surface to opposing side surface. A cable may be inserted in the second opening, wrapped around the bone and its free end inserted in the through-bore. The cable may be tightened around the bone. The flush mounted cam can be rotated in place. Rotation of the cam results in the cam surface squeezing the cable between concave cam surface and walls of the opening, thereby locking the cable in the tightened state. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105718 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR USE WITH BREAK-OFF DEVICE AND AN ASSOICATED SURGICAL METHOD - A surgical instrument for use with a break-off device including a proximal portion removably attached to a distal portion by a region of reduced strength to allow selective removal of the proximal portion from the distal portion. The surgical instrument includes an inner drive shaft extending generally along a longitudinal axis and having a distal end portion engaged with the proximal portion of the break-off device, and an outer retention sleeve positioned about the drive shaft and including a distal receiver portion engaged about the proximal portion of the break-off device. A force applied to the proximal portion of the break-off device by the drive shaft causes the break-off device to fracture at the region of reduced strength to separate the proximal portion from the distal portion, with the proximal portion maintained in engagement with the surgical instrument by the retention sleeve. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105719 | PRECISION STENT POSITIONER - A positioner is provided that is able to precisely position a stent, such as a ureteral stent, by using an anatomical landmark, such as a ureteral orifice. The positioner is placed over a wire guide and advanced until the proximal portion of the stent abuts a stent-stop. The positioner and stent are together pushed until the positioner reaches the ureteral orifice. The stent can be deployed and the positioner can be removed leaving the stent correctly positioned within the kidney and bladder. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105720 | Non-invasive surgical tenaculum - Disclosed is a tanaculum for surgery and examination of bio-tissue wherein the tenaculum has a first lever having a first disk on the distal end and the second lever having a second disk on the distal end, the first disk and the second disk having a textured surface on each face in opposition to each other wherein there is no sharp surface in contact with bio-tissue to prevent perforation, impaling, tearing or penetrating the tissue. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105721 | AMNIOTOMY DEVICE AND ASSEMBLY - An amniotomy assembly includes an amniotomy device including a shaft having a rupture crown and a tubular sleeve disposed over at least a portion of the shaft and selectively lockable to the shaft. The rupture crown is disposed on a distal end portion of the shaft and includes a first set of leading bite wings formed on a distal end of the rupture crown and a second set of trailing bite wings formed on a side of the rupture crown adjacent to a side of the shaft. The tubular sleeve is movable relative to the rupture crown between a first position in which the rupture crown resides within the tubular sleeve and a second position in which the rupture crown extends from the tubular sleeve. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105722 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR EMBOLUS REMOVAL DURING ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE - Devices, methods, and systems facilitate and enable treatment of ischemic stroke. More specifically, a tethered basket-like system operates in conjunction with a microcatheter system, to provide arterial support and capture emboli. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105723 | Steerable stone basket - A medical device includes a sheath defining a lumen, a first elongate member, and a second elongate member. The first and second elongate members are movably disposed within the lumen. The medical device further includes a basket comprising a plurality of legs and a mesh portion. A proximal end of each leg of the plurality of legs is connected to the first elongate member, and a proximal end of the mesh portion is connected to the second elongate member. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105724 | MEDICAL APPARATUS FOR INSERTION INTO BODY CAVITY - A medical apparatus for insertion into a body cavity which comprises an elastic linear body and delivers the distal tip to the predesignated object portion in a living organ, wherein the elastic linear body comprises a plurality of curved portions between the proximal end and the distal end, and at least one pair of adjacent curved portions are present on different planes which intersect each other. The apparatus can spontaneously control the direction thereof, and the distal tip can be delivered to the predesignated object portion in a living organ accurately and easily by pushing the apparatus into a body cavity. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105725 | STEREOTACTIC HEAD FRAME LOCALIZER - A stereotactic head frame localizer having a plurality of fiducial rods disposed in a plurality of sides is disclosed. The stereotactic head frame localizer includes five connected sides with each side including a plurality of the fiducial rods. One of the sides may be removably attached to the stereotactic head frame localizer. The fiducial rods include a material or may be formed from a material that, in cooperation with a selected imaging modality (i.e. CT, MRI, or PET), will appear on the resulting image scan as image points. The fiducial rods may be disposed in an orientation that is horizontal, vertical, or diagonal to an axis of a body of a patient. The stereotactic head frame localizer may be used in cooperation with a head ring attached to a patient for determining the location of a target in an x, y, and z coordinate system. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105726 | MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical device includes: a body electrode disposed in contact with a human body; a tubular instrument having a distal electrode at a distal end portion of an insertion portion inserted into the body and a plurality of active joints for changing an orientation and a position of the distal end portion at the insertion portion; a plurality of joint position information detecting sections for respectively acquiring joint position information of the plurality of active joints; and a storage section for storing the joint position information respectively acquired by the plurality of joint position information detecting sections based on conduction between the body electrode and the distal electrode. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105727 | HAND-ACTUATED ARTICULATING SURGICAL TOOL - A double cylinder system is disclosed, comprising at least one controller being adapted to transmit hydraulic control signals; at least one slave being in fluid communication with the controller and being configured to respond to the hydraulic control signals transmitted by the controller; and at least one control line providing hydraulic communication between the controller and the slave. Also disclosed is a surgical device, comprising at least one controller located at a proximal end of the device, the controller being adapted to transmit hydraulic control signals; at least one manipulator, the manipulator being configured to be controlled by a human hand and to actuate the controller; at least one slave located at a distal end of the device, the slave being in fluid communication with the controller and being configured to respond to the hydraulic control signals transmitted by the controller; and at least one control line providing hydraulic communication between the controller and the slave. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105728 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SECURING TISSUE - A compression ring to grip and compress body structure such as diverticulum, hemorrhoids, and tissue adjacent a hole. A resilient ring-shaped body defines a compression channel, and one or more axially rigid elongated spikes extend from the body into the channel. The body defines a first axial segment surrounding the compression channel and a second axial segment surrounding the compression channel, with the spike being engaged only with the second axial segment. The first axial segment more tightly compresses the body structure than the second axial segment. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105729 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE REPAIR OF A VALVE LEAFLET IN A BEATING HEART - A valve repair device with a replaceable suture cartridge for repair of a valve leaflet in a beating heart of a patient comprises a valve repair device and a replaceable suture cartridge. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105730 | MEDICAL LIGATING APPARATUS - A medical ligating apparatus includes a medical ligating device having a member which is made of a flexible line and ligates living tissues, and a fixing member which is movably provided at the ligating member and fixes the living tissues in a ligated state, a manipulating device having a flexible sheath and a proximal manipulating section, and a cutting member for cutting the ligating member. The cutting member is provided on the manipulating device and is movably provided on the ligating member. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105731 | SOFT TISSUE REPAIR IMPLANT - A soft tissue repair implant includes a body having a base section and at least one appendage extending outwardly from the base section. The body is flexible such that the at least one appendage is movable relative to the base section. More particularly, the body is collapsible to a substantially planar configuration, in which the at least one appendage is positioned substantially co-planar relative to the base section. The body is also expandable to a substantially three-dimensional configuration, in which the at least one appendage extends at an angle from the base section. The body is constructed from a single, one-piece sheet such that the at least one appendage is connected to the base section seamlessly without any joint therebetween. A method for making the implant includes the steps of providing a flexible one-piece sheet, making a plurality of cuts in the sheet so as to form the body, and removing portions of the sheet beyond an outer periphery of the body. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105732 | Mechanical apparatus and method for delivering materials into the inter-vertebral body space for nucleus replacement - The present invention relates to a device and method to perform 1) disk fusing, 2) an artificial replacement of the nucleus, 3) artificial replacement of the annulus, or 4), an artificial replacement of both the nucleus and annulus. The device is designed to be placed into the inter-vertebral space following discectomy. The invention includes a delivery catheter and an expandable continuous mesh that has a torus configuration with a lumen within the mesh and a center hole. The mesh can be diametrically expanded in diameter into the disc space whereby various materials can be injected into the lumen and/or the center hole. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105733 | ANASTOMOSIS DEVICES AND METHODS - Methods and devices are provided for anastomosing tissue in the body. In one exemplary embodiment, an anastomotic device is provided having an elongate tubular body that is disposable through a body lumen and that includes proximal and distal portions. The proximal and distal portions can each include a plurality of asymmetrical s-shaped slits and can each be adapted to expand upon rotation to form proximal and distal wings. The proximal and distal wings can extend toward one another to engage tissue therebetween and thereby form a passageway through the tissue. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105734 | MOUNTING TOOL AND A METHOD FOR A DEVICE FOR ANASTOMOSIS - A mounting tool ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090105735 | Closing Means for Hollow Organs - In a closing means for longitudinally extending hollow organs having a flexible wall and a passage, comprising at least one balloon-like chamber with a chamber volume, the chamber volume being variable by the supply of a fluid, and the passage of the hollow organ being partly or completely closable depending on the chamber volume, it is provided that a fastening device is arranged at the chamber, by which the chamber may be fastened to an outer part of the wall, parts of the wall of the hollow organ being adapted to be folded around the rectilinear chamber and to be fastened to the chamber or to each other such that the chamber, when in the fastened condition, is arranged in a fold in the wall of the hollow organ. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105736 | ROTATIONAL ATHERECTOMY DEVICE WITH COUNTERWEIGHTING - The invention provides a rotational atherectomy device having a flexible, elongated, rotatable drive shaft with an abrasive section comprising an enlarged diameter section of the drive shaft or, alternatively, a solid abrasive crown which may be attached to the drive shaft. The device further comprises a proximal and/or a distal counterweight attached to the drive shaft, spaced from the abrasive section wherein each counterweight has its center of mass offset from the longitudinal axis of the drive shaft to stimulate orbital motion by the abrasive section. When placed within an artery against stenotic tissue and rotated at sufficiently high speeds (e.g., in the range of about 20,000 rpm to about 200,000 rpm) the orbiting nature of the abrasive section causes such section to rotate as to open the stenotic lesion to a diameter substantially larger than the resting outer diameter of the abrasive section. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105737 | ACUTE STROKE REVASCULARIZATION/RECANALIZATION SYSTEMS PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS THEREBY - An acute stroke recanalization system and processes include catheter-based improved reconstrainable or tethered neurological devices which are deliverable through highly constricted and tortuous vessels, crossing the zone associated with subject thrombi/emboli, where deployment impacts, addresses or bridges the embolus, compacting the same into luminal walls which enables perfusion and lysis of the embolus, while the improved neurological medical device itself remains contiguous with the delivery system acting as a filter, basket or stand alone stenting mechanism, depending on the status of the embolus and other therapeutic aspects of the treatment being offered for consideration. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105738 | DEVICE FOR TRANSFECTING CELLS USING SHOCK WAVES GENERATED BY THE IGNITION OF NANOENERGETIC MATERIALS - A miniature device for generating shock waves using the energy of combustion of a nanoenergetic material and directing the shock waves into biological tissues is described. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105739 | High frequency tool - A frequency tool for use in endoscopic electro-surgery, the high frequency tool having a high frequency knife at a distal end of a flexible cord encased in a tube member of a flexible sheath. A tubular rigid tip member of electrically insulating material is fitted in a fore distal end portion of the tube member, forming an annular flat end face together with the tube member. Formed internally of the tubular rigid tip member is a through axial passage hole to receive therein a retractably protrusible electrode member of the high frequency knife. At a fore distal end of a rod portion, the electrode member is provided with a spherically bulged portion of a diameter smaller than inside diameter of the axial passage hole of the tubular rigid tip member. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105740 | Facial Bone Surgery Apparatus For Medical - The present invention relates to a facial bone surgery apparatus for medical treatment assembled to a hand piece having a straight reciprocating part, a saline solution supply part and a foreign substance discharge part, which includes: an inner pipe reciprocally movable together the straight reciprocating means and having a hollow shape of a soft flexible material; an outer pipe connected to a main body of the hand piece and installed at an outer periphery of the inner pipe to guide reciprocal movement of the inner pipe, and having a bent section formed between both ends thereof, the outer pipe being formed of a hard material; and a cutting tool assembled at an end of the inner pipe to reciprocate therewith and reciprocally guided by the outer pipe. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105741 | LANCING DEVICE WITH FLOATING LANCET - A lancing device including a drive mechanism with a drive spring and a lancet carrier engaged and driven by the drive spring, and further including a lancet with a sharp lancing tip, wherein the lancet floats relative to the carrier and is decoupled from the drive mechanism during at least a portion of a lancing stroke. In one example embodiment the lancet is held in a sled that floats in the carrier, and in another example embodiment the lancet by itself floats in the carrier. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105742 | TRANSSEPTAL GUIDEWIRE - A transseptal guidewire and methods for perforating the intra-atrial septum of the heart are disclosed. The transseptal guidewire has an elongated body with an end section and a tapered distal section. At least a portion of the end section has a first dimension in a first direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the elongated body. The first dimension is larger than a second dimension of the portion of the end section in a second direction transverse to the longitudinal axis. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105743 | APPARATUS FOR PLACING MEDICAL IMPLANTS - An apparatus includes a carrier configured to be movably disposed within a channel defined by an elongate member. The carrier includes a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The proximal end portion is configured to be coupled to an actuator. The distal end portion includes a protrusion and an engagement surface. The protrusion has a tip configured to bodily pierce tissue. The protrusion is configured to be received within a lumen defined by a connecting portion of an implant, such as, for example, a pelvic floor implant, such that the tip extends through the lumen defined by the connecting portion of the implant. The engagement surface is configured to engage a portion of the connecting portion of the implant to limit movement of the connecting portion of the implant relative to the protrusion. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105744 | METHODS FOR FORMING TRACTS IN TISSUE - Described here are methods for forming one or more tracts in tissue. The tracts may be formed in any suitable or desirable tissue, and may seal relatively quickly without the need for a supplemental closure device. In some variations, the methods comprise advancing a tissue-locating member adjacent to a tissue wall, deforming at least a portion of the tissue wall with the tissue-locating member, and advancing a tissue-piercing member through the deformed tissue to form the tract, where the tract provides access for one or more tools. Also described here are methods of forming tracts through rotated or tented tissue. Any of the methods described here may also be used with tissue having at least one irregular surface. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105745 | Tissue Dilation Systems and Related Methods - A tissue dilation system is described which effectively provides an access path from a skin surface region to a target structure located in the body of a patient. The present tissue dilation system includes a tissue penetrating member and a sleeve. The tissue penetrating member includes an expandable body portion that can be inserted through the skin of a patient in a first configuration, and can be deployed into a fully expanded second configuration to dilate tissue surrounding the body portion. The sleeve is placed over the expanded body portion in the fully expanded second configuration. When the tissue penetrating member is removed from the sleeve, an access path is provided to the target structure from the skin region. When the present systems are used in combination with bone fixation devices, the present systems can provide a suitable path from the skin surface to a bony target structure, such as vertebrae, of the patient. Kits containing the present systems and methods of using such systems are also described. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105746 | GUIDEWIRE STOP - A user-actuatable guidewire stop is disclosed which can be used to stop and/or lock a medical device on a guidewire advanced through a body lumen. In one embodiment, the guidewire stop is configured as a coil spring having an inner lumen configured to slideably and rotationally receive the guidewire in an unlocked configuration, and to frictionally engage the guidewire in a locked configuration, wherein in the inside diameter of the coil spring in the locked configuration is smaller than the diameter in the unlocked configuration. A restraining member maintains the coil spring in the unlocked configuration during deployment and is removed at the interventional site causing the coil spring to collapse onto the guidewire. The guidewire stop can be employed with an embolic filter or another intravascular device. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105747 | Vena Cava Filter with Stent - An implantable medical device is described, including a filtering element and radially expandable structure. In one variation, the filtering element may include a pluralit of filaments attached to the structure, the filaments being joined together at a proximal en thereof. The filtering element may include strut members and a hub attached to the proxima end of the filaments. The filaments may be made of suture material. In another variation, the filtering element may include a filter with a plurality of legs, the filter being attached to the support structure via a plurality of filaments. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105748 | EMBOLIZATION DEVICE AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Non-expandable space-occupying devices for treating voids within the body are disclosed. The devices can have multiple non-expandable space-occupying elements connected to a flexible leader. Methods of making and using the devices are also disclosed. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105749 | Insertion and extraction tools for lacrimal implants - Insertion and extraction tool, systems, and methods for use with lacrimal implants. An insertion tool is disclosed that includes a proximal end, a distal end, and a tool body therebetween. The distal end includes a mechanical coupling to receive a cartridge preloaded with a lacrimal implant, and a plunger configured to dispense the lacrimal implant from a preloaded cartridge. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105750 | ERGONOMIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - A surgical instrument handle assembly includes a housing having a proximal end and a distal end. A proximal opening is formed at the proximal end of the housing. A distal opening is formed at the distal end of the housing. The proximal and the distal openings define a longitudinal axis. A handle extends downwardly from the longitudinal axis. The handle defines a proximal contact surface, a saddle surface, and a stabilization tail. A trigger is pivotally attached to the housing and is pivotally moveable relative to the handle. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105751 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE REPAIR OF A VALVE LEAFLET IN A BEATING HEART - A device for performing minimally invasive repair of mitral valve leaflets in a beating heart through the delivery and implantation of artificial chordae tendinae includes a handle for positioning the device into a chest cavity of the patient, a capture assembly adapted to capture a valve leaflet between distal an proximal tip portions, a needle adapted to penetrate the valve leaflet, and a capture confirmation system for verifying capture of the valve leaflet between the distal and proximal tip portions. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105752 | Hypodermic stiching needle - The present invention discloses an apparatus for a hypodermic stitching needle, one in which the hypodermic hollow tube has an insert slot for a thread insertion, thread which extends through the inside hypodermic tubular channel to a beveled tip. The hollow needle channel protects the suture from tear and the needle tip provide increased thread control to the needle user. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105753 | SUTURES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A non-braided suture and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. The suture can be woven, for example, from warp yarns and a fill yarn. The suture can have a sheath. The sheath can have a lubricious coating on the inside and the outside of the sheath. The suture can have a textured surface. The suture can furcate. Methods of using the suture are also disclosed. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105754 | TENDON REPAIR USING TENSION-SLIDE TECHNIQUE - Tension-slide techniques and reconstruction systems for tendon surgical repairs. The technique improves the biomechanics of the combined fixation and helps overcome surgeons' concerns about rapid return to ADLs. The technique reliably seats the tendon against the distal cortex of the bone socket, maximizing the surface area for bone to tendon healing. The technique takes advantage of cortical fixation, while providing the unique advantage of minimizing gap formation and minimizes surgical dissection by performing the surgery through a single incision technique. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105755 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEMS TOGETHER - A connection system is provided that joins two or more spinal fixation plate systems together. In one form, a pair of bone bolts forms two docking points for a connecting member to attach to and brace two spinal fixation plate systems together. In another form, the connecting member is adjustable to allow for different dimensions between two spinal fixation plate systems. In another embodiment, a cap forms a dynamic connection between a bone bolt and a connecting member. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105756 | SPINAL IMPLANT - A screw and rod fixation assembly includes a body member including a screw seat for seating a screw head therein and a rod seat for seating a rod therein. An adjustable locking ring applies a locking force against the screw head seated in the screw seat and a locking cap adjustably applies a locking force against a rod seated in the rod seat. The adjustable screw locking ring and locking cap function independent of each other. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105757 | Posterior stabilization systems with shared, dual dampener systems - Dynamic posterior stabilization systems and methods of stabilizing vertebrae are described. A dynamic posterior stabilization system may include a first bone fastener configured to couple to a first vertebra, a second bone fastener configured to couple to a second vertebra, and a dampener system attached to the first bone fastener and the second bone fastener. The dampener system may include a first dampener set and a second dampener set. Compression of the first dampener set provides resistance to movement of the first bone fastener towards the second bone fastener. Compression of the first dampener set and the second dampener set provides resistance to movement of the first bone fastener away from the second bone fastener. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105758 | Dampener system for a posterior stabilization system with a variable length elongated member - Dynamic posterior stabilization systems and methods of stabilizing vertebrae are described. A dynamic posterior stabilization system may include a first bone fastener configured to couple to a first vertebra, a second bone fastener configured to couple to a second vertebra, and a dampener system attached to the first bone fastener and the second bone fastener. The dampener system may include a single dampener set. Compression of the single dampener set provides resistance to movement of the first bone fastener towards the second bone fastener. Compression of the first dampener set and the second dampener set provides resistance to movement of the first bone fastener away from the second bone fastener. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105759 | Spinal stabilization systems with dynamic interbody devices - A stabilization system for a human spine is provided. The stabilization system may include one or more dynamic interbody devices and/or one or more dynamic posterior stabilization systems. The dynamic interbody devices may allow for coupled axial rotation and lateral bending of vertebrae adjacent to the dynamic interbody devices. In an embodiment, the dynamic interbody device includes a keel having a neck and a cylindrical base. The cylindrical base is wider than the neck. In an embodiment, portions of the dynamic interbody device that allow for flexion and/or extension of vertebra coupled to the dynamic interbody device are coupled together by ball bearings. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105760 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPINAL STABILIZATION - Spinal stabilization systems are disclosed having spanning portions extending between and securable to pedicle screw assemblies, the spanning portions have stiffness characteristics that may be variable or selectively adjustable, and/or have non-linear behavior with respect to force versus distortion. Additionally, the systems may utilize a plurality of spanning portions in which two or more of the spanning portions have different stiffness characteristics. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105761 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES FOR TORSIONAL STABILIZATION - Methods, systems and apparatuses are provided for torsionally stabilizing a spinal motion segment. One or more implants are placed between two vertebrae to provide torsional stabilization. In particular, one or more implants may be fixed between a superior vertebral body, such as at the spinous process, and an inferior vertebral body. The implants may be connected to the superior vertebral body using a fixation device such as a turnbuckle, an outrigger, a thimble, an endobutton, a suture plug or combinations thereof. The implant may also be connected to the inferior vertebral body using various types of hardware, including staples, screws and anchors. The implant may be kept in tension to provide torsional stabilization and may be comprised of one or more sutures. A multi-functional instrument having one or more arms having holes can be used to clamp onto the superior vertebral body and guide one or more implants to various locations for fixation in accordance with the methods described herein. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105762 | Dynamic stabilization member with fin supported segment - A dynamic fixation medical implant having at least two bone anchors includes a dynamic longitudinal connecting member assembly having the following features: a pair of elongate segments, each segment having an abutment plate and a plurality of integral fins axially extending therefrom; and a molded elastomer that substantially surrounds the fins. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105763 | CROSS CONNECTOR APPARATUS FOR SPINAL FIXATION RODS - A cross connector apparatus for retaining a pair of spinal rods in spaced relation, including: a middle portion having a first end, a second end, and an extendable member which is able to extend beyond the second end a specified amount; a first side portion positioned adjacent to the first end of the middle portion, wherein the first side portion is rotatably coupled to the middle portion in at least a first plane; and, a second side portion positioned adjacent to the second end of the middle portion, wherein the second side portion is rotatably coupled to the extendable member in at least a second plane. The first and second side portions each further include a mechanism for both retaining the respective side portion in a desired position with respect to the middle portion and retaining a spinal rod member to the respective side portion. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105764 | Dynamic stabilization member with fin support and solid core extension - A dynamic fixation medical implant having at least two bone anchors includes a dynamic longitudinal connecting member assembly having the following features: a pair of elongate segments, each segment having at least one and up to a plurality of integral fins axially extending therefrom; a core extension integral with one of the elongate segments and slidingly received in the other elongate segment; a molded spacer that substantially surrounds the fins and may partially or substantially surround the abutment plates; an optional bumper; an optional crimp ring; and optional sleeves having abutment plates and fins for placement between elongate segments. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105765 | SPINAL ROD CROSS CONNECTOR - A cross connector assembly is provided. In one embodiment, the cross connector is configured to engage a pair of rods in a spinal implant assembly. In an exemplary embodiment, the cross connector assembly includes at least one elongated top member having a pair of hooked-shaped ends and a pair of sliding members configured to slideably engage the at least one elongated top member. The cross connector may further include an upper fastener and a lower fastener engaged with the upper fastener configured to translate upon rotation of the upper fastener and engage the sliding members, biasing them from a first position to a second position. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105766 | Systems, Devices and Methods for the Correction of Spinal Deformities - Provided herein are systems, devices and methods for the correction of spinal deformities with the use one or more implantable rods configured to apply a corrective force to the spine. Methods of minimally invasive implantation of a corrective system are provided, such as where the corrective system is attached only to the spinous process of one or more vertebral bodies. Various corrective systems as well as components thereof are also provided. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105767 | Total joint subsidence protector - A subsidence protection device is provided. The subsidence protection device may be placed in either the tibia or the talus to support a portion of a total ankle prosthesis. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105768 | DUAL ANCHOR PROSTHETIC NUCLEUS APPARATUS - A spinal mobility preservation apparatus and methods are disclosed. The spinal mobility preservation apparatus may include a proximal body, an intermediate body, a distal body, and an expandable membrane. The proximal body and the distal body secure the mobility preservation apparatus to adjacent vertebral bodies. At least one of an intermediate body and an expandable membrane secure the proximal body to the distal body and provide a degree of support to a spinal motion segment defined by the adjacent vertebral bodies. A single proximal body and an expandable membrane may also compose a spinal mobility preservation apparatus. The proximal body secured to one of a superior or an inferior vertebral body and the expandable membrane extending into the intervertebral disc space to support the spinal motion segment. | 2009-04-23 |