21st week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160143611 | METHOD OF TESTING WATERPROOF PERFORMANCE OF RADIOLOGICAL IMAGING APPARATUS, AND RADIOLOGICAL IMAGING APPARATUS - A method of testing waterproof performance of a radiological imaging apparatus including: a sensor panel including a plurality of radiation detecting elements two-dimensionally arranged; a housing containing the sensor panel; and an air pressure measuring unit configured to measure an air pressure in the housing having a vent hole allowing the air to flow into and out of the housing, includes: a load application step of continuing to apply a load to the housing; an air pressure measurement step of measuring the air pressure in the housing with the air pressure measuring unit, the air pressure changing while the load is being applied to the housing; and a waterproof performance determination step of determining whether the waterproof performance of the radiological imaging apparatus is normal based on a pattern of change in the measured air pressure in the housing. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143612 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR AUSCULTATION - The present disclosure provides a medical/healthcare system which comprises an electronic stethoscope and a medical host under a medical/healthcare environment. The electronic stethoscope comprises an auscultation module for recording a sound from internal body of a patient to form an auscultation data, a reader for obtaining a patient information from the patient, a processor module to receive and associate the patient information to the auscultation data to form an auscultation file, a storage for storing the auscultation file, a display module to display the auscultation file for selection, a control input interface for selecting the auscultation file for playback, an output module for playing the auscultation file by outputting the sound corresponding to the auscultation file when selected, and a power module to provide electricity to all the others. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143613 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE FOR ULTRASOUND BLOOD FLOW MEASUREMENT - A method includes obtaining first and second ultrasound image data and | 2016-05-26 |
20160143614 | RIB BLOCKAGE DELINEATION IN ANATOMICALLY INTELLIGENT ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY - An interactive visual guidance tool for an imaging acquisition and display system and configured for user navigation with respect to a blockage of a field of view ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160143615 | IMAGING APPARATUS FOR BIOPSY OR BRACHYTHERAPY - The invention relates to an imaging apparatus ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160143616 | CATHETER - A catheter includes a sheath that is inserted into a lumen; a drive shaft that transmits mechanical drive force; a hub that moves the drive shaft; an outer tube that is provided in the sheath on a proximal side and comprises a first connector at a proximal portion; an inner tube that can move inside the outer tube; a second connector that can be connected to and disconnected from the first connector and can receive the inner tube; a sheath connection portion that connects the sheath and the outer tube; and a protective tube that protrudes toward a distal side further than the inner tube, accommodates the drive shaft, can be inserted into the outer tube and the sheath, and can be pulled out of the outer tube together with the hub and the inner tube as the second connector is disconnected from the first connector. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143617 | ULTRASOUND IMAGE FORMATION AND/OR RECONSTRUCTION USING MULTIPLE FREQUENCY WAVEFORMS - Ultrasound adaptive imaging methods and/or systems provide for modification of waveform generation to drive a plurality of transducer elements. The modification may be based on at least one of contrast ratio or signal to noise ratio as determined with respect to control points in a region of interest. Further, image reconstruction may be performed upon separating, from pulse echo data received, at least a portion thereof received at each ultrasound transducer element from the region of interest in response to the delivered ultrasound energy corresponding to a single frequency of one or more image frequencies within a transducer apparatus bandwidth. The image reconstructed from the separated pulse-echo data corresponding to the single frequency of the one or more image frequencies may be used alone or combined with like image data (e.g., to provide an image representative of one or more properties in the region of interest). | 2016-05-26 |
20160143618 | DETACHABLY JOINED ULTRASONIC PROBE DEVICE - The present invention relates to a detachably joined ultrasonic probe device, including modular ultrasonic probe and a case for detachably joining with the modular ultrasonic probes, which enables the user to select a suitable ultrasonic probe according to desired performance and diagnosis frequency region. The device according to the present invention includes: a plurality of ultrasonic probe modules horizontally arranged in the direction of generating an ultrasonic wave; a case consisting of an outer housing with one open side for receiving and enclosing the plurality of ultrasonic probe modules, and a separation housing provided between the plurality of ultrasonic probe modules for separating the ultrasonic modules from one another, so as to detachably join with the ultrasonic modules; and a control module installed in the case for controlling the plurality of ultrasonic probe modules. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143619 | ULTRASONIC PROBE HAVING A PLURALITY OF ARRAYS CONNECTED IN PARALLEL STRUCTURE AND ULTRASONIC IMAGE DIAGNOSING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - An ultrasonic probe having a plurality of arrays connected in a parallel structure and an ultrasonic image diagnosing apparatus including the same are disclosed. The ultrasonic probe according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first array; a second array connected in parallel to the first array in the elevation direction of the first array and having a focal distance different from that of the first array by having width different from that of the first array in the elevation direction; and a switch or a multiplexer for selecting an array to be activated. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143620 | ASSESSMENT ASSISTANCE DEVICE - The assessment assistance device assists FAST by displaying and updating an assessment assistance screen. On the assessment assistance screen, 6 sites to be assessed through FAST are shown using hatching which is added to a schema image. In addition, execution situation display sections corresponding to these 6 sites are provided in the assessment assistance screen and are connected to the corresponding sites using indicators of arrows. A message indicating that no assessment is performed is displayed on the execution situation display sections in a state in which the corresponding sites are not assessed. When an assessment is performed in an ultrasonic assessment device by operating an assessment site designation button of an execution situation display section corresponding to a site on which an assessment is performed, the assessment assistance screen is updated by displaying an ultrasonic image which is acquired through this assessment on the execution situation display section provided with the assessment site designation button. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143621 | ELASTOGRAPHY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention relates to an ultrasound elastography system ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160143622 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAPPING ULTRASOUND SHEAR WAVE ELASTOGRAPHY MEASUREMENTS - The present invention relates to an ultrasound elastography system ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160143623 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RENDERING AN ULTRASOUND IMAGE - A method for rendering an image from ultrasound image data includes dividing the ultrasound image data into at least a first group of voxels and a second group of voxels, based on comparing voxel echo intensity to a threshold value. The method further includes processing the first group of voxels according to a first protocol and processing the second group of voxels according to a second protocol. The method further includes generating an image that includes both the first group of processed voxels and the second group of processed voxels to enhance realism of the rendered image. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143624 | PROBE, ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF THE ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is an ultrasound imaging apparatus and a controlling method thereof. The ultrasound imaging apparatus includes a controller configured to generate a control signal to control an operation of a probe, and a transceiver configured to transmit the control signal to the probe and to receive a signal transmitted from the probe. The controller may control the operation of the probe so that the probe may irradiate focused ultrasound energy when contrast agents composed of a silica nanostructure are injected into an object, and the controller may control the operation of the probe so that the probe may irradiate diagnostic ultrasound energy when the focused ultrasound energy is irradiated. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143625 | ULTRASONIC PROBE AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - An ultrasonic probe according to a present embodiment includes: at least one first transducer functioning as a transducer for excitation for executing excitation by an acoustic radiation pressure in an elastography mode; and second transducers functioning as transducers for detection for detecting a shear wave generated by the excitation in the elastography mode. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143626 | REMOTE INDICATION SUPPORT SYSTEM - The remote indication support system includes an in-vehicle device which is mounted on an ambulance; and a remote indication device which is installed in a hospital. The in-vehicle device transmits a photographed image which has been photographed by a photographing unit, to the remote indication device through a communication network. The photographed image is displayed on a display, and an operating unit receives position designation of the inspection site of a patient within the photographed image. The remote indication device transmits an indication based on this position designation, to the in-vehicle device. The light pointer displaces the irradiation position of light based on the indication relating to the inspection site which has been received from the remote indication device. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143627 | ULTRASOUND ACQUISITION FEEDBACK GUIDANCE TO A TARGET VIEW - Guidance in acquiring ultrasound imaging of a subject to achieve a target view, such as a standard view, entails emitting ultrasound to the subject and receiving, in response, a current ultrasound view ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160143628 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the embodiment includes a memory, a display, an input interface unit and a control unit. The memory stores a plurality of body marks that are classified for each region of a subject. The display displays the plurality of body marks stored in the memory. The input interface unit instructs selection of any one of the plurality of body marks displayed on the display. The control unit reads from the memory the plurality of body marks in the order from broader to narrower and displays the body marks on the display, in response to an input operation by means of the | 2016-05-26 |
20160143629 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SNAPSHOT SUPPORT FOR REAL-TIME ULTRASOUND - Various embodiments include a system and method that provide support for acquiring secondary ultrasound image snapshots with primary real-time ultrasound image data. The method can include acquiring first image data at an ultrasound system in a primary acquisition mode based on primary acquisition mode imaging parameters. The method may include receiving a trigger to switch from the primary acquisition mode to a secondary acquisition mode. The method can include acquiring second image data at the ultrasound system in a secondary acquisition mode based on secondary acquisition mode imaging parameters in response to the trigger. The method may include displaying a replay cine sequence that includes the first image data and the second image data. The replay cine sequence can include a tag identifying the second image data in the replay cine sequence. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143630 | DATA ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and apparatus for determining at least one representative temperature value for a female human user for an extended period includes receiving at least a first, a second and a third plurality of temperature measurements obtained from a female human user during at least first, second and third respective extended periods, wherein each extended period includes at least one hour and wherein the start of each extended period is separated by at least 8 hours. At least one representative temperature value is calculated for the second extended period. The representative temperature value is calculated using at least one first temperature value obtained from a plurality of measurements taken during the first extended period, at least one second temperature value obtained from a plurality of measurements taken during the second extended period and at least one third temperature value obtained from a plurality of measurements taken during the third extended period. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143631 | ENDOMETRIAL SAMPLE COLLECTOR - A non-invasive endometrial sample collector has an outer body of absorbent material configured for insertion into a vaginal cavity of a patient such that a distal end of the body is positioned proximate a uterine cervix of the patient. The collector has an internal collection assembly disposed within the outer body of absorbent material. The internal collection assembly includes a funnel having an opening at the distal end of the outer body configured to face the uterine cervix when the outer body is positioned in the vaginal cavity, and a reservoir in fluid communication with the funnel. During a menstruation cycle of the patient when endometrial tissue cells are shed within menstrual fluid that passes through the uterine cervix, or during any type of normal or abnormal bleeding episode, at least a portion of said fluid is directed to the reservoir via the funnel under the force of gravity. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143632 | BIOPSY SAMPLE STORAGE - A biopsy device may be used to obtain and store multiple tissue samples. The device permits the tissue samples to be stored in a sequenced fashion within a generally transparent tissue storage chamber disposed at a proximal end of the biopsy device. The tissue samples can be stored on flexible tissue sample strips arranged around the circumference of a rotating vacuum manifold disposed within the chamber. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143633 | ARTICULATED TOOL POSITIONER AND SYSTEM EMPLOYING SAME - An articulated tool positioning apparatus comprising a base member, an intermediate member, an end member and a first tool holder arranged in succession, each of the base member, intermediate member, end member and tool holder having a respective central opening. A first plurality of coupled guides id positioned between the base member and the intermediate member and a second plurality of coupled guides is positioned between the intermediate member and the end member. A third plurality of coupled guides is diposed between the end member and the tool holder. The base member, intermediate member, end member, first tool holder and first second and third pluralities of coupled guides all have a central opening and guide openings or securing points for securing pluralities of flexible control links to the base member or to an object separated from the base member. Pushing or pulling control links of a first plurality of control links causes the base member, the first plurality of coupled guides, the intermediate member, the second plurality of coupled guides and the end member to selectively define a continuous curve. A second plurality of control links causes the end member to maintain an orientation generally the same as the base member, when any of the other flexible control links is pushed or pulled. Pushing or pulling control links of a third plurality of control links causes the tool holder to be selectively moved into any of a plurality of orientations, such that the third plurality of coupled guides between the end member and the tool holder defines a continuous curve from the end member to the tool holder. At least one mechanism for pushing and pulling the flexible control links is described and a use of the apparatus for positioning a tool for laparoscopic surgery applications is described. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143634 | System for Intra-Abdominally Moving an Organ - A surgical tissue connector system for moving a first internal body tissue to a position away from a second internal body tissue and then holding the first internal body tissue in the position. Tissue connectors are secured to cords such that the length of cord between the tissue connectors can be easily adjusted in a laparoscopic work space. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143635 | PERFECTED DEVICE FOR THE TRANSOSSEOUS INSERTION OF SUTURE THREADS - The invention concerns a perfected device for the transosseous insertion of suture threads. This device comprises a main body ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160143636 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSAPICAL ACCESS AND CLOSURE - Methods and apparatus for providing transapical access to a heart chamber for performing an intra cardiac procedure are described. The apparatus include a helical needle driver, a dilator, a straight access needle, and optionally a guidewire. After entering the heart chamber with the straight access needle, the helical needle driver is used to place a helical suture within the myocardium. After removing the needle driver, the dilator is advanced through the pre-placed helical suture, dilating both a passage and the circumscribing suture. After performing procedure, the pre-placed suture may be closed by proximally retracting an external end of the suture. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143637 | ABSORBABLE SURGICAL FASTENERS FOR SECURING PROSTHETIC DEVICES TO TISSUE - A surgical fastener for anchoring medical devices to tissue includes first and second legs lying in a first plane, and third and fourth legs lying in a second plane that is orthogonal with the first plane. A bridge interconnects proximal ends of the four legs for forming a closed end of the surgical fastener. Each leg has a proximal end, a distal end, and an insertion tip with a distal point located at the distal end of the leg. Each leg has an insertion tool alignment guide that extends between the proximal and distal ends of the leg and along a longitudinal axis that is aligned with the distal point of the insertion tip. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143638 | Adhered Contractional Elastomeric Membrane for Surgical Wound Design and Closure - A method for surgical wound closure includes providing a pre-stressed elastomeric membrane having an aperture enclosed by at least a portion of the membrane; adhering the pre-stressed membrane to dermal tissue of a patient at a surgical procedure site; creating an incision through dermal tissue of a patient at the surgical procedure site at a location defined at least in part by the aperture of the membrane; and contracting the membrane and adhered dermal tissue, such that the aperture and incision created during the surgical procedure are at least partially closed. A kit of parts for adhered contractional wound closure including an unstressed elastomeric membrane, at least one retaining frame configured to apply a stressing force for pre-stressing the membrane, and an adhesive configured to attach the pre-stressed elastomeric membrane to dermal tissue of a patient, is also disclosed herein. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143639 | VASCULAR ANASTOMOSIS DEVICE AND METHOD - A side-to-end vascular anastomosis device comprising a diversion conduit coupled to a lower flange which is inserted into the vessel and an upper flange located on the outside of the vessel designed to clamp together to seal the incision into which the lower flange of the device is inserted. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143640 | SUTURELESS VASCULAR ANASTOMOSIS CONNECTION - A system is described for performing vascular anastomosis without the use of sutures. The system includes a connector comprised of memory material and an incision seal. The connector has one end configured to securely engage a graft vessel and another end with wings and barbs. The wings are configured to securely engage an inner wall of a main vessel and the barbs are configured to lock with the incision seal. Once locked, the incision seal and the connector apply a clamping force that secures the graft vessel with the main vessel. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143641 | CLEANING APPARATUS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - An apparatus for cleaning a surgical instrument includes an elongate member having a first end and a second end configured for disposal within a cavity of a surgical instrument. The elongate member defines a longitudinal channel and a plurality of apertures extending transversely through the elongate member. The apertures are in communication with the longitudinal channel. The first end of the elongate member is configured to be coupled to a source of fluid such that fluid passes through the longitudinal channel and out of the elongate member through the plurality of apertures. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143642 | Clamp and Applicator - The present invention provides a surgical clamp comprising a temperature sensitive shape memory material, the clamp capable of taking up a first form in which the clamp ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160143643 | SURGICAL CLOSURE DEVICES INCLUDING A STAPLING MEMBER - This disclosure provides design, material, manufacturing method, and use alternatives for medical devices. An example medical device may include a medical device for delivery of a surgical closure member. The medical device includes an elongate tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen extending therein. The elongate tubular member is adapted to be delivered through the working channel of an endoscope and the lumen is adapted to receive a surgical closure member. The medical device also includes a tissue support extending from the distal end of the elongate tubular member. The tissue support includes a support surface and the support surface is adapted to support tissue as a surgical closure member engages the tissue thereon. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143644 | Device and Method for Through the Scope Endoscopic Hemostatic Clipping - Medical device used to cause hemostasis of blood vessels using a clip arrangement delivered to a target region through an endoscope. Method for using the device to cause hemostasis of a blood vessel through an endoscope. Medical device including a reversibly closeable clip, a locking arrangement, a control wire, a sheath, and a handle with an actuating trigger. Through the endoscope, hemostatic clipping device that is fully reversible and lockable. Hemostatic clip that reversibly targets and clips bleeding ulcers. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143645 | CATHETER TIP TO AID FILAMENT DELIVERY - An improved catheter and method of using the same is described. The catheter has at least one anchoring element at its distal tip region which is used to secure the catheter to a pre-implanted medical device, such as a stent, during the filling of an aneurysm. Such action prevents a buildup of pressure or of material from forcing the distal tip of the catheter to be forced from the aneurysm before the procedure is complete. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143646 | NITINOL OCCLUSION PLUG - Occlusive plugs are provided which comprise a single elongate member that is insertable into and through a microcatheter and assumes a space-occupying shape when deployed into a vascular structure. The elongate member optionally includes one or more polymer fibers, one or more polymer sleeves to secure the polymer fibers to the elongate member, and/or a radiopaque marker band. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143647 | APPLICATOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE FOR EXSANGUINATION TOURNIQUET - An applicator device, system and method for use with an exsanguination tourniquet are disclosed. The applicator device includes a body with a proximal end and a distal end, a first opening at the proximal end, and a conduit connecting the proximal end and the distal end. The system includes the applicator device and an exsanguination device. The method of applying an exsanguination tourniquet over a patient's limb, includes selecting an applicator device and correspondingly sized exsanguination tourniquet, placing the exsanguination tourniquet over the applicator device, placing the applicator device over the patient's limb, and rolling the exsanguination tourniquet over the applicator device and a portion of the patient's limb from the distal end of the limb. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143648 | PROBE, TREATMENT DEVICE, AND TREATMENT SYSTEM - A probe which is configured to treat a bone by ultrasonic vibration, includes: a treatment section which is arranged on a distal end side of a vibration transmitting section, to which the ultrasonic vibration is transmitted through the vibration transmitting section. The treatment section includes: a cutting blade that includes a treatment surface, and cuts and treats the bone by the treatment surface; a protrusion that is provided at a position different from the cutting blade, protrudes in a direction different from the protruding direction of the treatment surface of the cutting blade, marks the bone, and defines a position of the bone to be treated with the cutting blade; and a regulation surface that is formed at a position where the protrusion is provided, and regulates entrance of the protrusion into the bone beyond a predetermined level. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143649 | DETACHABLE ORTHOPAEDIC REAMER HANDLE - An orthopaedic reamer includes a drive train having a drive shaft, a reamer head connector driven by the drive shaft and a locking structure surrounding at least a portion of the drive shaft; and a handle assembly configured to detachably connect to the locking structure. The handle assembly includes a grip; a connecting structure connected to the grip that is configured to slide over the locking structure; a bridge connecting the grip to the connecting structure; a stop having a first interface feature connected to the bridge between the grip and the connecting structure; and a knob assembly at least partly surrounding the bridge having a second interface feature that is mateable to the first interface feature. The knob assembly is configured to prevent detachment of the handle assembly from the locking structure unless the second interface feature is mated with the first interface feature. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143650 | SURGICAL TOOL WITH SHROUD AND ALIGNMENT FEATURE - Surgical systems and tools are disclosed including a surgical tool that has a shroud and a drive mechanism. The drive mechanism can have a distal end configured to connect to a surgical cutting instrument. The shroud can be configured to be disposed adjacent the distal end of the drive mechanism and can be adapted to be disposed between the drive mechanism and tissue of a patient. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143651 | WINDOWED INSTRUMENT DRILL GUIDE AND CORRESPONDING FRICTION REDUCING INSTRUMENT - In a first embodiment, an instrument guide includes an elongate guide body extending between a proximal end and a distal end, wherein a portion of the guide body extending proximally from the distal end is generally arcuate. The instrument guide further includes a rigid tip extending generally linearly from the distal end of the guide body. The rigid guide further includes a cannulation formed in the guide body and extending continuously from the proximal end of the guide body to a distal terminus of the tip. The cannulation can be approximately uniform in diameter. The instrument guide further includes a cut-out region, different from the guide body cannulation, extending along at least a portion of an inner radial surface of the arcuate body portion and intersecting the guide body cannulation. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143652 | MEDICAL DEVICE - The medical device disclosed here is configured to remove a plurality of objects at a time from an interior of a living body by restricting the objects from dropping out from an interior of a basket and is capable of treating objects in a body tissues having different structures efficiently with the same device. A treatment portion of a medical device includes an outer basket and an inner basket. A plurality of outer leg portions of the outer basket and a plurality of inner leg portions of the inner basket are arranged so as to be staggered in a circumferential direction. The medical device may be used by being switched between a mode of using only the outer basket and a mode of using both of the outer basket and the inner basket. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143653 | CLOT RETRIEVAL DEVICE FOR REMOVING OCCLUSIVE CLOT FROM A BLOOD VESSEL - A clot retrieval device for removal of occlusive clot from a blood vessel comprises a clot engaging element | 2016-05-26 |
20160143654 | Skin Tag Removal Device - A skin tag removal device for removing skin tags from a user's body. The skin tag removal device includes a clamp having a first arm and a second arm pivotally affixed to one another by a resistance element. The resistance element helps to bias the arms in a closed configuration. In operation, the user can squeeze the second end of the arms which serve as handles in order to separate the first ends of the arms. The first ends of the arms include projections thereon that are in contact with one another when the clamp is in the closed configuration. The clamp can be secured to the stalk of a skin tag wherein the projections contact opposing sides of the base of the skin tag in order to cut off blood supply to the skin tag, causing the skin tag to fall off. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143655 | Method for Ultrasonic Dissection of Tissues - Methods for dissecting tissues are provided. The methods comprise selecting a tissue site comprising dermis and subdermal fat connected to the dermis, and applying ultrasonic energy to the tissue to remove at least a portion of the subdermal fat from the dermis, wherein the ultrasonic energy is applied to minimize damage to the dermis. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143656 | System for Excising Anal Fistula Traces - Current invention relates to a combined system developed for the purpose of use in the treatment of anorectal fistulas. Fistulectomy Set is a system consisting of fistulectomy units which functions fully controlled and transmitting the pivoted movement which comes from the movement providing and transmitting part to the cutting edge by moving it on a central guide with the help of a motion carrier flexible shaft consisting of hexahedron spheroid parts. It consists of a cannulation apparatus which provides a simultaneous rotation, vibration and reciprocating movement and which detects the fistula trace fully and accurately. With this cutting edge, a channel surrounded by living tissue is obtained by cutting around the fistula trace cylindrically with suitable thickness, and thus cutting the secretory mucosa, dead tissues and fibrotic structures. With the developed system, it is believed that important progress will be made in the treatment of anorectal fistula; an important social and medical problem. It will prevent the loss of labor force, shorten hospital stays, reduce costs and minimize complications of treatment. Most importantly, it will prevent anal incontinence and hence a very important problem will be solved. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143657 | FEATURES FOR COMMUNICATION OF FLUID THROUGH SHAFT ASSEMBLY OF ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A surgical apparatus comprises a body, a shaft assembly, a rotation input assembly, and an end effector. The shaft assembly defines a longitudinal axis and a first fluid passageway. The rotation input assembly is operable to rotate the shaft assembly about the longitudinal axis. The rotation input assembly defines a second fluid passageway. The second fluid passageway is in fluid communication with the first fluid passageway. The end effector is located at a distal end of the shaft assembly. The end effector comprises an ultrasonic blade. The end effector is in fluid communication with the first fluid passageway such that the end effector is configured to receive fluid communicated through the first and second fluid passageways. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143658 | FEATURES TO DRIVE FLUID TOWARD AN ULTRASONIC BLADE OF A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A surgical apparatus comprises a body, a user input feature, a shaft assembly, an end effector, and a blade cooling system. The end effector comprises a clamp arm and an ultrasonic blade that may be coupled with an ultrasonic transducer. The clamp arm is configured to pivot toward and away from the ultrasonic blade. The cooling system is operable to deliver liquid coolant to the ultrasonic blade to thereby cool the ultrasonic blade. The user input feature is operable to both actuate the clamp arm and actuate the cooling system. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143659 | ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH BLADE COOLING THROUGH RETRACTION - A surgical apparatus comprises a body, a shaft assembly, an end effector, and a blade cooling system. The shaft assembly couples the end effector and the body together. The shaft assembly comprises an acoustic waveguide and defines an interior space. The acoustic waveguide is configured to couple with an ultrasonic transducer. The end effector comprises a clamp arm and an ultrasonic blade in acoustic communication with the ultrasonic transducer. The clamp arm is configured to pivot toward and away from the ultrasonic blade. The shaft assembly comprises an inner tube configured to longitudinally translate to thereby pivot the clamp arm toward and away from the ultrasonic blade. The cooling system is operable to deliver liquid coolant a distal portion of the shaft. A trigger of the body is operable to rotate to thereby translate the ultrasonic blade into and out of the interior space of the shaft assembly to thereby cool the ultrasonic blade. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143660 | CURETTE HEAD AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - An apparatus for debriding a wound is provided. The apparatus comprises a curette head having a plurality of blades extending from a base. Each blade of the plurality of blades comprises a debridement edge and a longitudinal dimension. At least one first hollow channel extends through the first blade along the longitudinal dimension from a first opening proximate the base to at least one second opening that is integrated in the debridement edge of the first blade or that is disposed in a major surface of the first blade proximate the debridement edge. Methods of using the apparatus are also provided. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143661 | DELIVERY SYSTEM ASSEMBLIES FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES - An inner member of an improved assembly for a delivery system includes a first segment formed by a multi-lumen tubing surrounded by a braided tubing, and a second segment formed by a single-lumen tubing that extends within a distal portion of the braided tubing. The single-lumen tubing accommodates an antenna of a medical device, is in fluid communication with three lumens of the multi-lumen tubing, and opens into a flared distal end of the inner member. A distal-most portion of an outer tube of the system contains the flared distal end and an enclosure of the medical device abutting the distal end. A pull wire of the assembly extends within another lumen of the multi-lumen tubing and between the single-lumen tubing and the distal extent of the braided tubing, and is coupled to a pull band mounted in a cone member that forms the flared distal end. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143662 | A MULTI-CANNULA SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A multi-cannula surgical instrument ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160143663 | STRUT PLATE AND CABLING SYSTEM - A bone plate assembly and method of utilizing same are disclosed. The assembly includes at least two plates affixed to the bone in two different locations. One of the plates includes a porous bone in-growth surface, and may be entirely porous. The assembly may further include at least one bone screw and cable for affixing the plates to the bone. In the method of use, the plates may be affixed by the screws and/or cables and the plate including the porous surface may be left in place after bone is allowed to grow therein. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143664 | RETRACTABLE BURR HOLE PLATE AND METHOD - A plate assembly for attaching a bone flap to a skull is provided and may include a first plate member attached to the bone flap and a second plate member supported by the first plate member and movable between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the first plate member. The second plate member may be removed from a cut line between the bone flap and the skull in the retracted position and may extend over the cut line in the extended position. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143665 | RECEIVING PART FOR COUPLING A BONE ANCHOR TO A ROD AND BONE ANCHORING DEVICE WITH SUCH A RECEIVING PART - A receiving part for coupling a bone anchor to a rod is provided,
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20160143666 | POLYAXIAL BONE ANCHORING DEVICE - A polyaxial bone anchoring device includes an anchoring element having a shaft for anchoring in a bone and a head, a receiving part having a first end and a second end, a channel for receiving a rod therein, a bore extending from the first end to the second end, and a seat for receiving the head, a pressure element configured to be arranged in the bore and to exert pressure onto the head when the head and the pressure element are in the receiving part, wherein the head is pivotable and can be locked at an angle relative to the receiving part by the pressure element, wherein an outer wall of the pressure element has one of a recess or a deformable portion, and an inner wall of the receiving part has the other one of a deformable portion or a recess configured to be positioned corresponding to the recess or deformable portion of the pressure element, wherein when the head and the pressure element are in the receiving part, the pressure element is movable from a first position wherein the deformable portion protrudes a first distance into the recess and engages the recess while the head is pivotable relative to the receiving part, to a second position wherein the deformable portion protrudes a second distance greater than the first distance into the recess and engages the recess, where the pressure element is closer to the second end of the receiving part in the second position than in the first position, such that a force is exerted by the pressure element onto the head that holds the head at one of a plurality of releasable angular positions relative to the receiving part by friction before locking the head in the receiving part. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143667 | PEDICLE SCREW SYSTEM AND SPINAL STABILIZATION SYSTEM - A pedicle screw system, including a pedicle screw having a screw shaft with an external thread and having a screw head supported on the screw shaft in a ball-and-socket joint relationship. The screw head includes a connecting element receptacle for a connecting element of a spinal stabilization system. The pedicle screw system further includes: a bone alignment apparatus and a coupling device for at least one of force-locking coupling and form-locking coupling of the bone alignment apparatus and the pedicle screw in an alignment position in which a mobility of the screw head and the screw shaft is reduced from three degrees of freedom of movement in rotation of the screw head supported on the screw shaft in a ball-and-socket joint relationship therewith by at least one degree of freedom of rotation. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143668 | PEDICLE SCREW SYSTEM AND SPINAL STABILIZATION SYSTEM - A pedicle screw system, including a pedicle screw having a screw shaft with an external thread and having a screw head supported on the screw shaft in a ball-and-socket joint relationship. The screw head includes a connecting element receptacle for a connecting element of a spinal stabilization system. The pedicle screw system further includes: a bone alignment apparatus and a coupling device for at least one of force-locking coupling and form-locking coupling of the bone alignment apparatus and the pedicle screw in an alignment position in which a mobility of the screw head and the screw shaft is reduced from three degrees of freedom of movement in rotation of the screw head supported on the screw shaft in a ball-and-socket joint relationship therewith by at least one degree of freedom of rotation. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143669 | SPINAL CORRECTION SYSTEM ACTUATORS - A spinal correction system for implantation in a patient, the system including a reciprocating adjuster and/or a resistance adjuster coupled to a stabilizing member, for example. The resistance adjuster includes a potential energy drive, a slide unit, and a resistance unit. The reciprocating adjuster includes a piston unit, a transfer unit coupled to the piston unit, and a return mechanism. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143670 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COUPLING A PROSTHESIS TO A SPINAL SEGMENT - A method for coupling a prosthesis to a spinal segment in a patient includes the steps of selecting first and second reference points disposed along the spinal segment and pre-operatively measuring a target distance. The target distance extends between the first and second reference points while the patient is in a preferred posture such as the standing position. A prosthesis is coupled to the spinal segment and the prosthesis is then intra-operatively adjusted in order to set the distance between the first and second reference points based on the target distance. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143671 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR JOINT FUSION - A system for implanting an implant screw into one or more bones of a patient, such as the sacrum and the ilium, can include a rod and a screw. The screw can be generally hollow and have a blunt distal end. The rod can include a threaded and pointed distal end that is inserted through the rod to drive the screw through the bones. Once the screw is at a desired position, the rod can be removed such that the sharp driving edge used to seat the screw does not remain in the bone. The system can further include an extraction tool having a generally hollow body sized to be inserted over the rod and a distally located screw engagement portion configured to engage the screw to adjust positioning of the screw after it is initially seated. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143672 | Anchor Assembly Tools, Kits, and Methods - The technical description relates to anchor assembly tools, drivers kits, and methods useful in connecting a structure with another structure. An anchor assembly tool includes an outer member having a distal end configured to engage a head member and an inner member having a distal end configured to engage an anchor. A driver includes an outer member, an inner member, and a grasping member. A set screw driver includes an outer member and an inner member. An example kit includes an anchor assembly tool, an anchor, and a head member. A method of assembling an anchor assembly tool comprises releasably attaching a head member to the distal end of the outer member, releasably attaching an anchor to the distal end of the inner member, and advancing the inner member within the outer member such that the anchor is disposed within the head member. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143673 | 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 slidably disposed within the lumen of the elongate body. The actuator member is operatively coupled with the actuation rod and is slidably 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. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143674 | MINIMALLY-INVASIVE SURGERY PEDICLE SCREW AND ROD ASSEMBLY, INSERTER TOOL, AND INSERTION METHOD FOR USE IN SPINAL STABILIZATION PROCEDURES - The present invention provides a minimally-invasive surgery pedicle screw and rod assembly, inserter tool, and insertion method for use in spinal stabilization procedures and the like. The screw and rod assembly utilizes a screw head body that has a pair of tab extenders that extend longitudinally from the head body to a point well outside of the skin and musculature of the patient. A rod is coupled to and translated along these tab extenders, ultimately into proximity with the head body. The rod is inserted into, aligned with, and translated along the length of the tab extenders, and then selectively pivoted about an enlarged partial spherical bearing into a configuration that is substantially perpendicular to the tab extenders and the head body. The present invention also provides an inserter tool that is used to dispose the rod concentrically within the tab extenders, translate the rod along the length of the tab extenders, and then pivot the rod with respect to the tab extenders and the head body. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143675 | REAR-RETAINING STRUCTURE FOR DYNAMIC HIP SCREW - A rear-retaining structure for dynamic hip screw (DHS) includes a retaining block and a positioning element. The dynamic hip screw comprises a lag screw, a sideplate, a sleeve with a higher orifice and a lower orifice, and a compression screw. The retaining block of the rear-retaining structure is attached to the sideplate of the dynamic hip screw by the positioning element. A stopper portion of the retaining block is located opposite to the lower orifice of the sleeve. The height of the highest point of the stopper portion in the lower orifice is in inverse proportion to the distance that the lag screw and the compression screw are allowed to slip back in the sleeve from an implant position to the lower orifice; namely, the higher the height of the highest point of the stopper portion is in the lower orifice, the smaller the distance for the slip back. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143676 | Variable Angle Bone Fixation Device - A bone fixation element includes a threaded head and a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis from a proximal end to a distal end, an outer surface of the head being one of carburized and nitrided and including a first groove extending into an outer surface of the head along a path interrupting the threading and extending along an angle counter to an angle of the threading. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143677 | Orthognathic Implant and Methods of Use - An implant for use in orthognathic surgery of a mandible may include a longitudinal plate member and a plurality of pre-configured guides coupled to the plate member. The longitudinal plate member is pre-bent to correspond to the post-operative shape of the mandible; and the guides are pre-configured to align the plate member with the mandible when the implant is positioned against the mandible after the mandible has been separated. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143678 | MONOPLANAR BONE ANCHORING DEVICE WITH SELECTABLE PIVOT PLANE - A bone anchoring device is provided including a receiving part for receiving a rod, the receiving part having a longitudinal axis, a first bore coaxial with the longitudinal axis and a second bore; an anchoring element having a first end for insertion into a bone and a second end positionable within the second bore, the second end including a head. The anchoring element is movable relative to the receiving part in a limited angular range about the longitudinal axis, the angular range lying in a single plane. The bone anchoring device further includes a guiding member configured to rotate in the first bore, wherein the head of the anchoring element is connected to the guiding member and wherein a form-fit connection between the head and the guiding member limits the movement of the anchoring element to the single plane. A first locking element acts on the guiding member to fix the rotational position of the guiding member and a second locking element acts on the head to fix the head relative to the receiving part. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143679 | SCREW FOR JOINT FUSION - Techniques for joint fusion are described, including a screw comprising a head having a partially flat surface and an opening for receiving a screwdriver tip, the head able to fit within a drill guide, a tip having another opening, a shaft extending from the head to the tip, the shaft having a plurality of holes and a thread on an external surface of the shaft, and a cannula within the shaft extending from the opening to the another opening. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143680 | CEMENT CARTRIDGE DISPENSING DEVICE HAVING ROLLING CLAMPING BODIES - Dispensing device for cement cartridges for polymethylmethacrylate bone cements comprising at least one manually actuatable rocker lever, an adapter for a cement cartridge, a clamping rod that can be propelled in the direction of the adapter, at least one propulsion body shiftable in axial direction with respect to the axis of the clamping rod, at least one sphere-shaped or roller-shaped clamping body arranged in a cavity of the at least one propulsion body, an elastic element which pushes the at least one clamping body of the at least one propulsion body from the direction of the adapter onto an inclined surface or edge of the cavity of the at least one propulsion body, a spring element which pushes onto the at least one propulsion body opposite to the propulsion direction of the clamping rod, and at least one securing element which touches against the clamping rod. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143681 | CEMENT CARTRIDGE DISPENSING DEVICE HAVING ROLLING CLAMPING BODIES - Dispensing device for polymethylmethacrylate bone cements comprising a manually actuatable rocker lever, an adapter for a cement cartridge, a movable clamping rod, a propulsion body shiftable in axial direction of the clamping rod, at least one sphere-shaped or roller-shaped clamping body arranged in a cavity of the propulsion body, an elastic element pushing the clamping body onto an inclined surface or edge of the cavity of the propulsion body, a spring element which pushes on the at least one propulsion body opposite to the propulsion direction of the clamping rod, at least one securing element touching against the clamping rod, at least one sphere-shaped or roller-shaped clamping body arranged in a cavity of the securing element, an elastic element pushing the at least one clamping body of the securing element onto an inclined surface or edge of the cavity of the at least one securing element. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143682 | SURGICAL TORQUE LIMITER - The present application relates to a torque limiter ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160143683 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TURBINATE REDUCTION - The present disclosure includes an electrosurgical apparatus for treating tissue at a target site. The apparatus has a shaft with a proximal end and a distal portion, the distal portion comprising a return electrode and electrode support. There is also at least one active electrode on the shaft distal portion, which has a proximal portion and a distal portion and a plurality of aspiration apertures disposed therebetween. These apertures are fluidly connected to a fluid aspiration cavity that is located within the electrode support, and the cavity is connected with a fluid aspiration element that is located along the shaft. The plurality of apertures vary in size and are generally arranged so that the larger sized apertures are disposed towards the electrode proximal portion and the smaller sized apertures are generally located towards the electrode distal portion. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143684 | LIVING TISSUE BONDING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING LIVING TISSUE BONDING SYSTEM - A living tissue bonding system including: a sandwiching section for sandwiching living tissue; a power source for supplying to the living tissue treatment energy for bonding the living tissue sandwiched by the sandwiching section; a temperature measuring section for measuring a temperature of the living tissue sandwiched by the sandwiching section; a calculation section calculating, from the temperature of the living tissue measured by the temperature measuring section and a time period of applying the treatment energy, a time integral value of the temperature of the living tissue; a comparison section comparing the time integral value of the temperature of the living tissue calculated by the calculation section with a predetermined setting value; and an instruction section giving an instruction based on a result of the comparison by the comparison section. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143685 | ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEM FOR MULTI-FREQUENCY INTERROGRATION OF PARASITIC PARAMETERS OF AN ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT - An electrosurgical system includes an electrosurgical generator and an instrument coupled to the electrosurgical generator. The electrosurgical generator includes an output stage configured to generate the electrosurgical energy at a plurality of radio frequencies, a plurality of sensors configured to sense a voltage waveform and a current waveform of the electrosurgical energy, and a controller coupled to the output stage and the plurality of sensors. The instrument supplies the electrosurgical energy to the tissue. The controller of the electrosurgical generator is further configured to calculate at least one parasitic parameter based on the electrosurgical energy at the plurality of frequencies and control the output stage based on the at least one parasitic parameter. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143686 | INTER-ELECTRODE IMPEDANCE FOR DETECTING TISSUE DISTANCE, ORIENTATION, CONTACT AND CONTACT QUALITY - A method of determining the distance between an electrode catheter disposed in a body fluid adjacent an internal body surface, and the internal body surface, the method comprising: applying an alternating voltage or an alternating current that alternates at between about 10 kHZ and about 100 kHz between at least one pair of electrodes on the electrode catheter; determining the impedance between at least one pair of electrodes on the electrode catheter; and determining the distance between the electrode catheter and the internal body surface based at least in part on the determined impedance. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143687 | BIPOLAR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A bipolar forceps includes a mechanical forceps including first and second shafts each having a jaw member extending from a distal end thereof and a handle disposed at a proximal end thereof for effecting movement of the jaw members relative to one another about a pivot. A disposable housing is configured to releasably couple to at least one of the shafts and an electrode assembly has electrodes releasably coupleable to the jaw members and adapted to connect to a source of electrosurgical energy to allow selective conduction of electrosurgical energy through tissue held therebetween to effect a tissue seal. An electrically conductive cutting element is disposed on at least one of the electrodes and is adapted to connect to the source of electrosurgical energy to allow selective conduction of electrosurgical energy through tissue held between the electrodes to effect a tissue cut. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143688 | VESSEL SEALING INSTRUMENT WITH STEPPED JAW - A vessel sealer has a stepped jaw that allows the jaw to have an overall shape and a width that provides desired strength, shape, and functionality while permitting a smaller raised portion to apply the sealing pressure. The smaller area applying the sealing pressure allows an actuating mechanism to apply a clinically desired sealing pressure without exceeding the force or torque limitations of the actuating mechanism and can limit thermal spread during a sealing procedure. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143689 | CATHETER WITH SOFT DISTAL TIP FOR MAPPING AND ABLATING TUBULAR REGION - A catheter includes an elongated body having a longitudinal axis, a distal assembly distal the elongated body, the distal assembly having a tapered helical form comprising a larger, electrode-carrying proximal loop and a smaller, softer distal loop, and a shape-memory support member extending through at least the proximal loop. For example, the helical loop subtends at least about 720 radial degrees, with the proximal loop subtending about 360 radial degrees, and the distal loop subtending about 360 radial degrees. The softer distal loop with a straight distal end atraumatically guides the distal assembly into a tubular region so that the larger proximal loop can sit on the ostium of the tubular region with improved electrode and tissue contact. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143690 | IRRIGATED ABLATION CATHETER WITH MULTIPLE SENSORS - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing and using an irrigated ablation catheter. The catheter may include a distal shell electrode having irrigation apertures. An insert disposed within the electrode has protrusions that mate with orifices in the shell of the electrode. Each protrusion has a port communicating with at least one interior lumen in the insert and a sensor is disposed in each port. A support seals the proximal end of the electrode and engages the insert. The plurality of sensors may be used to measure electrical and thermal characteristics surrounding the electrode and may help assess contact between the electrode and tissue and/or determine movement of the electrode during ablation. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143691 | ABLATION SYSTEMS, PROBES, AND METHODS FOR REDUCING RADIATION FROM AN ABLATION PROBE INTO THE ENVIRONMENT - The ablation systems, ablation probes, and corresponding methods according to the present disclosure reduce or eliminate energy radiating from an ablation probe into the environment. Some ablation probes include a retractable sheath that shields at least the radiating portion of the ablation probe. The retractable sheath and/or the ablation probe may include conduits through which a fluid may flow to shield the radiating portion and to drive the retractable sheath to an extended state. Other ablation probes include apertures defined in the probe walls through which the fluid can flow to expand a balloon surrounding the radiating portion. Yet other ablation probes include a thermal indicator to indicate the temperature of the ablation probe to a user. The ablation systems include fluid circuits and associated mechanical controls for varying the contents and/or flow rate of the fluid provided to the radiating portion of the ablation probe. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143692 | Laser System For Skin Treatment - A method of treating pigmented lesions and vascular lesions by a wavelength between 500 nm and 600 nm applied to the segment of skin as a train of pulses. In some examples, a wavelength of 1048 nm is applied sequentially or simultaneously with the wavelength between 500 nm and 600 nm. Disclosed is also an apparatus supporting such skin treatment. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143693 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING NAVIGATION-ASSISTED MEDICAL PROCEDURES - Systems and methods are described for performing navigation-assisted medical procedures such as biopsies, surgeries and pathology procedures by obtaining location information of an item of interest located within at least a portion of a subject; sensing position information of a moveable device; determining a relative position of the moveable device to the item of interest using the location information of the item of interest and the position information of the moveable device; and providing feedback based on the relative position of the moveable device to the item of interest that can be used to change the relative position of the moveable device to the item of interest. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143694 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING MEDICAL DEVICE ELECTRODES - An electrode cleaning system includes a medical device including a plurality of electrodes, a fluid reservoir including an electrolytic solution, and a cleaning device. The cleaning device is electrically coupled to the medical device, and is configured to channel a DC current between at least one pair of electrodes of the plurality of electrodes when the plurality of electrodes are submerged in the fluid reservoir. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143695 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A NON-BONE TENDON - There is disclosed a system and method for measuring the diameter or thickness of a tendon. In an embodiment, the device includes an adjustable tube having a variably sized cross-sectional diameter in a direction perpendicular to an axis extending between the first end and the second end, the adjustable tube being positionable from an open configuration in which the variably sized cross-sectional diameter is larger than a diameter of a tendon so as to allow loading of the tendon, to a closed configuration in which the variably sized cross-sectional diameter approximates the diameter of the tendon so as to allow measurement of the tendon. The device includes a measurement gradient in operable configuration with the adjustable tube so as to allow measurement of the tendon in the closed configuration. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143696 | ESTIMATION AND MAPPING OF ABLATION VOLUME - Tissue ablation systems and methods are provided, wherein a cardiac catheter incorporates a pressure detector for sensing a mechanical force against the distal tip when engaging an ablation site. Responsively to the pressure detector, a controller computes an ablation volume according to relationships between the contact pressure against the site, the power output of an ablator, and the energy application time. A monitor displays a map of the heart which includes a visual indication of the computed ablation volume. The monitor may dynamically display the progress of the ablation by varying the visual indication. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143697 | COMPUTER-AIDED PLANNING OF LIVER SURGERY - A method for surgical resection planning of a mass is disclosed, the method comprises the steps of modelling the mass based on a plurality of physical dimensions, determining a plurality of safety margins around a plurality of features within the mass, simulating a resection surface on the mass comprising a plurality of triangles, optimizing local area and position of a first of the plurality of triangles on the resection surface based on a triangle-based algorithm, updating the simulation of the resection surface, and repeating the steps of optimizing and updating for each of the plurality of triangles on the resection surface. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143698 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A TREATMENT VOLUME FOR ADMINISTERING ELECTRICAL-ENERGY BASED THERAPIES - The invention provides for a system for estimating a 3-dimensional treatment volume for a device that applies treatment energy through a plurality of electrodes defining a treatment area, the system comprising a memory, a display device, a processor coupled to the memory and the display device, and a treatment planning module stored in the memory and executable by the processor. In one embodiment, the treatment planning module is adapted to generate an estimated first 3-dimensional treatment volume for display in the display device based on the ratio of a maximum conductivity of the treatment area to a baseline conductivity of the treatment area. The invention also provides for a method for estimating 3-dimensional treatment volume, the steps of which are executable through the processor. In embodiments, the system and method are based on a numerical model which may be implemented in computer readable code which is executable through a processor. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143699 | SURGICAL OPERATION SUPPORT SYSTEM, SURGICAL OPERATION SUPPORT APPARATUS, SURGICAL OPERATION SUPPORT METHOD, SURGICAL OPERATION SUPPORT PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A system of this invention is directed to a surgical operation support system that supports determination of an appropriate disposition of a bone in a living body during surgery. The surgical operation support system includes a storage that stores 3D data of a first target bone that is one of two divided surgery target bones and 3D data of a reference bone partially overlapping the first target bone in association with position data of a first marker fixed to the first target bone, and stores 3D data of a second target bone that is the other of the two divided surgery target bones in association with position data of a second marker fixed to the second target bone, an image capturer that captures the first marker fixed to the first target bone and the second marker fixed to the second target bone, and a display that changes display in accordance with a change in relative positions of the first marker and the second marker using the data stored in the storage such that the target position of the second marker with respect to the first marker when the second target bone overlaps the reference bone can be grasped. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143700 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING A MEDICAL INSTRUMENT TO A POSITION-DETECTING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a device for connecting a medical instrument to a position-detecting system, the device having a localization element. The medical instrument has an instrument shaft, an instrument tip and an operating point. At least one localization element for determining position information for the device within a coordinate system of the position-detecting system can be provided on the device, the device having at least one retaining means for attaching the localization element to the medical instrument. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143701 | Surgical Operation by Wire Type Surgical Operation Apparatus - Disclosed herein is a surgical operation by wire (SOBW) type surgical operation apparatus including an end effector configured so as to remove or minimize configurations of a mechanical cable. The SOBW type surgical operation apparatus includes: a body part; an extension part having one end connected to the body part; and an end effector formed at the other end of the extension part, and receiving electrical energy transferred through the body part and the extension part and converting the electrical energy into mechanical energy. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143702 | ADJUSTABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT STRINGER, TRAY SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF STERILIZATION - An adjustable surgical instrument stringer, tray system, and method of sterilization comprising, in general, a one or more axis adjustable stringer to be inserted into the finger rings or ring handles of the surgical instruments to sequentially group the surgical instruments, a surgical instrument tray and lid configured with a pattern of sterilization apertures, the lid having two or more recessed valleys configured to receive the stringer of ringed surgical instruments and releasably hold the surgical instrument therein. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143703 | Systems and Methods to Control Depth of Treatment in Dental Laser Systems - A dental laser treatment system may include a laser source providing a laser beam, and a focusing device to produce a laser beam having a waist. The focal length and waist of the laser beam are selected to achieve a depth of treatment that is at least 5 mm long, and has a power density of at least a minimum power density required to perform a selected treatment on dental tissue. In some instances, the focal length is 25 mm or greater. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143704 | HANDLE INSTRUMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A handle instrument system and method of using the handle instrument system. The handle instrument has a receiver on an end of the handle instrument. The handle instrument receives points directly from a container. The points are positioned generally vertically within the container, and are retained in the container in the generally vertical orientation that permits the points to be conveniently selected and picked from the container using the handle instrument. A point picked from the container and connected to the handle instrument is ready for use. The points are preferably arranged in kits such as containers for ease of identification. In some cases, the points are capable of being manually deformed to a shape and architecture as desired by the operator. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143705 | Methods and Devices for Treating Root Canals of Teeth - The present invention relates to methods and devices for treating root canals of teeth. The method removes pulp tissue from a pulp cavity of a tooth by creating an endodontic access cavity in the tooth with only partial deroofing of a pulp chamber of the pulp cavity; and removing pulp tissue that remains in coronal areas and pericervical dentin of the tooth, without removal of neighboring hard tissue. The device can remove pulp tissue from a pulp cavity of a tooth. The device includes a source of carrier fluid; a supply of particles; and a nozzle having an inlet in fluid communication with the source of carrier fluid and the supply of particles. The nozzle has an outlet for spraying a mixture of the carrier fluid and the particles. An outlet axis of the outlet of the nozzle is positioned at an acute angle with respect to an inlet axis of the inlet of the nozzle. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143706 | IMPROVED CERVICAL MATRIX - A universal cervical matrix for dental use comprising a lamina having at least an outer layer and an inner layer, the inner layer comprising a non-stick surface to prevent adhering to a chemically-cured dental restoration material, and the outer layer comprising an energy-absorbing material. The energy-absorbing material absorbs energy output from a dental curing light and provides heat to the dental restoration material, thereby increasing curing rate. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143707 | Dynamic Bracket System - This invention is a dynamic orthodontic bracket system which allows brackets to be adjusted for particular angulations required for each individual tooth of a patient without having to adjust or reposition the frame. The frames are continuously attached to tooth surface. The orthodontist manually adjusts the relationship of a bracket and a frame during treatment eliminating the necessity of a full repositioning of all components. In particular, the bracket can be moved linearly and rotate 360 degrees within the frame. The bracket can be locked or unlocked within the frame with the use of a door and flexible body that acts as a brake. This system leads to lower treatment cost, a more stable bracket system, and quicker adjustments of the orthodontic bracket system. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143708 | DENTAL IMPLANT SOCKET ARRANGEMENT - Dental implant having a socket arrangement having the shape of a regular octagon which is partly interrupted by outwardly extending notches being parallel or parallel and partly inclined with respect to the longitudinal center axis of the implant, the inclination being such as to taper inwardly from their coronal end, wherein interrupting and outwardly extending ridges extending from the notches in an apical direction of the dental implant, first contact surfaces being adapted to engage and rotationally secure an abutment, and wherein second contact surfaces extend from the notches within the ridges in the direction of the longitudinal center axis, the second contact surfaces being adapted to engage with an insertion tool; and wherein the notches are positioned at sides or at corners of the regular octagon. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143709 | IMPLANT COATING MATERIAL FOR ENHANCING A BIOACTIVITY AND OSSEOINTEGRATION OF IMPLANT SURFACE, AND THE METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AND STORING THE SAME - A method for forming a coating film of a material for enhancing bioactivity, such as a water-soluble vitamin, on a surface of a dental implant, and a dental implant produced by the method, in order to overcome the limitations in improving osseointegration capability, which result from existing physical surface treatments, such as RBM and SLA surface treatments. The methods enable the SLA-pretreated implant surface to have blood affinity and an enhanced bioactive function, thereby providing a method for producing a dental implant which has excellent biocompatibility and high osseointegration capability after the implant procedure and thus has enhanced bioactivity, and a dental implant produced by the method. The surface of the dental implant, from which organic pollutants have been removed, are coated with a bioactive material, thereby enhancing blood affinity and bioactivity of the implant and thus improving initial osseointegration capability of the implant. | 2016-05-26 |
20160143710 | FIXED HYBRID DENTAL ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF USE - A frictionally-retained detachable dental attachment assembly or anchor device is designed to attach a dental appliance with a tooth root or implant. The assembly includes a denture attachment housing for securing in the dental appliance, an abutment attached with a tooth root or implant, and a compressible retention member with a first end in fixed attachment with the cap and a second end in snap engagement with the abutment via a frictionally-retained ball secured within a cavity of the abutment. The retention member is formed using a compressible material to allow the ball to compress and the retention member to flex while inserting the ball into the cavity. Additional friction-retained and fixed attachment configurations of the dental anchor device are provided, along with methods of securing a dental appliance in a subject's mouth by means of the friction-retained and fixed attachment dental anchor devices. | 2016-05-26 |