24th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 61 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100152688 | Wetness sensor insert - An insert for sensing a bodily fluid or condition and for use in conjunction with an undergarment or a disposable absorbent article is provided, the insert including a first substrate having a first substrate article-facing surface and a first substrate body-facing surface, a second substrate having a second substrate body-facing surface, and an absorbent element disposed between the first and second substrates. The insert also includes two conductive elements disposed between the second substrate body-facing surface and the first substrate article-facing surface, wherein the conductive elements are adapted to be removably connectable to a signaling device. Also provided is an insert including a first substrate having a first substrate article-facing surface; and two conductive elements disposed on the first substrate, wherein each conductive element comprises conductive paper or tissue, and wherein the conductive elements are adapted to be removably connectable to a signaling device. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152689 | Physical sensation absorbent article - An absorbent article is provided including a liquid impermeable outercover, an absorbent body disposed on the outercover, and a body-facing inner surface including body adhesive disposed thereon. The absorbent article also includes a physical sensation member disposed between the absorbent body and the wearer, the physical sensation member adapted to provide a physical sensation to the wearer when the physical sensation member is contacted by a bodily exudate. The absorbent article is also provided including a liquid impermeable outercover, an absorbent body disposed on the outercover, and a physical sensation member disposed on the absorbent body, the physical sensation member adapted to provide a physical sensation to the wearer. The absorbent article also provides a liquid permeable, wherein the liner includes a body-facing inner surface including body adhesive disposed thereon. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152690 | Leakage-signaling absorbent article - An absorbent article for preventing leakage is provided, the article including an absorbent assembly having an absorbent assembly perimeter, and a leakage warning element disposed adjacent a portion of the perimeter, wherein the leakage warning element includes a dimension change member adapted to dimensionally change upon liquid contact to produce a transition in the absorbent article between an activated state and an un-activated state, thereby producing a physical sensation indicating a fullness level of the absorbent assembly. The absorbent article also provides an absorbent assembly having an absorbent assembly perimeter and a leakage warning element including a stored energy device and a dimension change member, the dimension change member disposed along a portion of the perimeter, wherein the dimension change member is adapted to break upon liquid contact to produce a transition in the leakage warning element from an un-activated state to an activated state. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152691 | LIQUID SURFACTANT COMPOSITIONS THAT ADHERE TO SURFACES AND SOLIDIFY AND SWELL IN THE PRESENCE OF WATER AND ARTICLES USING THE SAME - A liquid surfactant composition includes at least one anionic surfactant and at least one cationic surfactant. The combination of surfactants is formulated to provide a liquid composition that swells in the presence of water or body fluids, becomes a moldable solid in the presence of an excess of water, and adheres to surfaces. In addition, the liquid surfactant composition may be incorporated into or onto a substrate, such as an absorbent substrate, a fabric or cloth substrate, a tissue substrate, or a protective garment substrate. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152692 | Article with fluid-activated barriers - An absorbent article has a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction, a first major surface which forms a body-facing surface of the absorbent article, and a second major surface disposed distally from the first major surface which forms a garment-facing surface of the absorbent article. The article includes an absorbent core positioned between the first major surface and the second major surface. The article also includes at least one barrier structure having an inward-facing side and an outward-facing side, and at least one liquid shrinkable string. The at least one barrier structure is disposed on the first major surface, and the inward-facing side of the at least one barrier structure is attached to the absorbent article. In addition, a first portion of the at least one liquid shrinkable string is attached to the at least one barrier structure. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152693 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING LINE OF WEAKNESS FOR FOLDING THE ARTICLE - A feminine care absorbent article has a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, and an absorbent structure configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer. The absorbent structure has end portions and a middle portion located between the end portions. The absorbent structure has at least one line of weakness disposed in one of the end portions and configured to facilitate folding of the absorbent structure in a longitudinal direction in response to a lateral compressive force. The absorbent structure has a relief for inhibiting the longitudinal folding of the absorbent structure facilitated by the at least one line of weakness from extending beyond the middle portion of the absorbent structure. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152694 | Absorbent article with waist relief feature - An absorbent article includes a liquid pervious bodyside liner; a liquid impervious outer cover; and an absorbent core positioned between the bodyside liner and the outer cover. The absorbent article defining a crotch portion connected between a front portion and a back portion; the front portion includes a front waist region, a front waist edge, and a front waist relief area. The front waist relief area is defined in part by a first material cut edge and a second material cut edge wherein the second material cut edge extends beyond the first material cut edge to define a fringe. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152695 | Method for making a waist relief feature - A method of making an absorbent article with a waist relief area includes providing a web of outer cover material moving in a machine direction; cutting a plurality of first relief holes in the web of outer cover material; at least partially covering the plurality of first relief holes with an overlay material to define a fringe; and cutting the web of outer cover material in a cross-machine direction to define a plurality of discrete absorbent articles wherein each cut extends through each first relief hole. The fringe may be made from the waist elastic material, liner material, fastening material, or facing material. The fringe may also be cut with a plurality of second relief holes having an area smaller than the area of the first relief holes. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152696 | AUXILIARY PAD AND ABSORPTIVE ARTICLE WITH AUXILIARY PAD - An absorbent article having an absorbent body capable following movement of the wear's body. An auxiliary pad is a pad used along with a base absorbent body and has a pad side absorbent body as a pad side absorption layer, a surface side layer as a liquid permeable surface side sheet placed on one side in the thickness direction of the pad side absorption section, and pad side engagement sections as engagement means placed on the other side of the pad side absorption section. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152697 | DISPOSABLE DIAPER AND ABSORBENT ARTICLE - [Problem] To prevent a diaper from causing leakage by controlling displacement or deformation of an absorbent pad resulting from body movements. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152698 | ANTI-THROMBOGENIC CATHETER AND METHOD - A medical catheter assembly is provided including an inner catheter member, where that inner catheter member includes a plurality of inner catheter lumens, and an outer sheath with at least one patent sheath lumen. The inner catheter is slidably disposed through a length of the at least one patent sheath lumen in a manner providing a substantially sealing contact between an exterior surface of the inner catheter and an inward surface of the at least one patent sheath lumen. A first of the plurality of inner catheter lumens includes a plurality of apertures to the exterior surface of the inner catheter, and a second of the plurality of inner catheter lumens includes at least one distal end-tip opening. A method of using the assembly is also provided. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152699 | Nanochanneled Device and Related Methods - A nanochannel delivery device and method of manufacturing and use. The nanochannel delivery device comprises an inlet, an outlet, and a nanochannel. The nanochannel may be oriented parallel to the primary plane of the nanochannel delivery device. The inlet and outlet may be in direct fluid communication with the nanochannel. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152700 | INTEGRATED STORAGE AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITIONS - Apparatuses, kits and methods useful in the storage and delivery of nutritional compositions and other fluids are described. In a general embodiment, an integrated storage and delivery system for nutritional compositions comprises a container defining a chamber, a finish, and a penetrable seal. The finish defines an opening and the penetrable seal separating the chamber from an external environment. A spike assembly is attached to the container. The spike assembly including a cap and a spike. The cap is engaged with the finish of the container and the spike defines a projection having a distal end defining a second opening. The projection is moveable between a first position in which the distal end is adjacent a first side of the penetrable seal and a second position in which the distal end is adjacent a second side of the penetrable seal. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152701 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DELIVERING AGENTS ACROSS BIOLOGICAL BARRIERS - The invention provides for microneedle devices for delivering agents across biological barriers. The microneedles include agent reservoirs integrated into the bodies of the microneedles, themselves. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152702 | METHOD FOR DELIVERING MEDICATION INTO AN ARTERIAL WALL FOR PREVENTION OF RESTENOSIS - A method for preventing a restenosis within a vessel wall requires a medicament be delivered at predetermined locations into the vessel wall and allowed to subsequently disperse in a predetermined pattern. To deliver the medicament, a catheter with an expanding member is advanced into the vasculature of a patient until the expanding member is located as desired. The expanding member is then expanded to force dispensers into the vessel wall to the proper depth. A medicament is then pumped through the dispensers to create a plurality of equally spaced, localized medicinal deliveries which subsequently disperse to medicate an annulus shaped volume within the vessel wall. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152703 | System and method of efficacious body cavity washing - Systems and methods of efficaciously washing body cavities, specifically including the nasal cavity wherein a fluid flow is governed in at least one of degree and direction of issuance. Governing of the degree of fluid flow can involve an applicator that is affixable to a fluid source, wherein the applicator can variably constrain the degree of fluid flow being issued. Governing of the direction of issuance can involve the applicator, when affixed to the fluid source, issuing the fluid flow in a specific direction, relative to the fluid source, and an indicator of the fluid source's general orientation relative to vertical. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152704 | Method for Intravesical Drug Delivery - Implant devices for intravesical administration and local drug delivery. The device has a body which includes a hollow tube formed of a biocompatible material; at least one reservoir in the tube which contains a drug; and one or more apertures through which the drug can be released. The device is configured for minimally invasive insertion into a body cavity, such as the bladder. The hollow tube may be elastomeric to permit the device to be elastically deformed from its initial shape into an elongated shape for passage through a catheter, where following such passage the device can return to or toward its initial shape to facilitate retention of the device in the body cavity. The body may have a narrow, elongated shape effective to permit insertion of the drug delivery device through a catheter without necessarily deforming the body, yet include flexible projections which effect retention within the body cavity. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152705 | Catheter - A drainage or infusion catheter comprises a flexible tube that terminates at the distal portion thereof in an apertured spiroid. The flexible tube has one or more subcutaneous cuffs, affixed at the midportion of the tube, and one or more pairs of opposed offsets of the tube between the proximal end and the distal portion thereof. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152706 | ATRAUMATIC SUCTION CATHETER - An atraumatic suction catheter having a tubular body with a lumen formed therethrough. At a distal end, the catheter has three equally spaced elongated openings positioned near its distal tip. The catheter may have a fourth round opening positioned proximally to the three openings. The catheter has improved suctioning ability of viscous secretions, and reduced impact compared to other suction catheter embodiments. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152707 | Atraumatic Suction Catheter - There is provided a suction catheter having a tubular body with a lumen formed therethrough. The catheter has a plurality of spaced elongated apertures positioned near its distal tip. The catheter may have a fourth round opening positioned proximally to the three openings. The catheter has reduced impact force compared to similar suction catheters without the plurality of apertures near the distal tip. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152708 | NON-FOULING, ANTI-MICROBIAL, ANTI-THROMBOGENIC GRAFT-FROM COMPOSITIONS - Substrates, optionally coated with an undercoating layer, having grafted there from one or more non-fouling materials are described herein. The non-fouling, polymeric material can be grafted from a variety of substrate materials, particularly polymeric substrates and/or polymeric undercoating layers. The graft-from techniques described herein can result in higher surface densities of the non-fouling material relative to graft-to formulations. Graft-from methods can be used to produce covalently tethered polymers. The compositions described herein are highly resistant protein absorption, particularly in complex media and retain a high degree of non-fouling activity over long periods of time. The compositions described herein may also demonstrate antimicrobial and/or anti-thrombogenic activity. The non-fouling material can be grafted from the substrate, or optionally from an undercoating layer on the substrate, preferably without significantly affecting the mechanical and/or physical properties of the substrate material. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152709 | Dysfunction Resistant Catheter Systems and Associated Methods - A catheter assembly includes a first line having (i) a first proximal end portion defining a first opening, (ii) a first distal end portion defining a second opening, and (iii) a first fluid passage extending between the first opening and the second opening. The catheter assembly includes a second line having (i) a second proximal end portion defining a third opening, (ii) a second distal end portion defining a fourth opening, and (iii) a second fluid passage extending between the third opening and the fourth opening. The catheter assembly further includes an actuator movable between a first location and a second location. In addition, the catheter assembly includes a linkage connected between the actuator and the first distal end portion of the first line. The first distal end portion of the first line is movable in relation to the second line between (i) a first position in which the first distal end portion is positioned in abutment with the second line, and (ii) a second position in which the distal end portion is spaced apart from the second line. Movement of the actuator from the first location to the second location causes movement of the first distal end portion from the first position to the second position. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152710 | MULTITUBE CATHETER - A multitube catheter is provided. The assembly includes two or more tubes fused together to form one catheter tube shaft. Each tube has at least one lumen extending longitudinally through the catheter from its distal end to its proximal end. The tubes are fused together by use of heat and pressure. A distal end of the united catheter tube can be split to form a split tip, stepped tip, or a tapered tip. The proximal segment (non-fused portion) forms catheter extension legs. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152711 | OFFSET COUPLING REGION - The invention provides a medical device delivery system comprising an offset coupling region interposed between an elongated hypotube guide member or catheter and a support segment. The medical device to be delivered is disposed about the support segment and contained and/or constrained within a containment element. The medical device may be released from the containment element by moving an actuation element from a first position to a second position. The offset coupling region allows the actuation element to exit a lumen within the guide member and to engage the containment element in the first position while traveling along a line generally coaxial with the lumen of the guide member. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152712 | FLUID PROCESSING SYSTEM AND COLLECTING DEVICE THEREOF - A collecting device is provided and utilized to collect a fluid, such as waste liquid or blood from a wound. The collecting device includes a first guiding element, an absorbing element and a second guiding element. The absorbing element includes a plurality of absorbing units disposed on the first guiding element. When the fluid is initially absorbed by at least one of the plurality of absorbing units, the fluid is then sequentially absorbed by the rest of the absorbing units along a predetermined path. The second guiding element is disposed on the first guiding element. The fluid absorbed by the plurality of absorbing units of the absorbing element is impeded to travel along the predetermined path by impediments of the second guiding element. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152713 | IMPLANTABLE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM HAVING PERIODIC DRUG DELIVERY REGIMEN TO AVOID GRANULOMAS - An implantable drug delivery system including: a biocompatible or bio-inert housing containing a drug infusion pump, a drug chamber from which a liquid drug is dispensed when the pump applies a force to the drug chamber, and an internal controller actuating the pump; a delivery catheter extending from the housing to one or more drug delivery treatment sites in a target tissue, wherein the catheter includes a lumen having an inlet to receive a drug pumped from the drug chamber and an outlet are positioned at the target tissue, wherein the drug flows through the outlet to the target tissue, and wherein the internal controller stores and executes an automatic periodic flow regimen which commands the pump and drug chamber to periodically dispense an intermittent bolus or pulse of the liquid drug, wherein the periodic flow regimen provides a prophylactic treatment for granuloma. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152714 | AIR TOLERANT IMPLANTABLE PISTON PUMP - An implantable infusion device includes a reservoir for housing an infusion medium and a drive mechanism having an inlet chamber, a piston and a piston channel. The inlet chamber is in fluid communication with the reservoir. The piston channel is in fluid communication with the inlet chamber, and has a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end being closer to the inlet channel than the distal end. The piston is axially moveable within the piston channel to drive infusion medium out of the distal end of the piston channel. The clearance between the piston and the channel is sufficiently small to prevent undissolved gas in the inlet chamber from passing through the clearance. The inlet chamber may be sufficiently large to allow undissolved gas to accumulate without adversely affecting the performance of the infusion device. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152715 | Method for Deep Tissue Laser Treatments Using Low Intensity Laser Therapy Causing Selective Destruction of Nociceptive Nerves - Deep Tissue Low Intensity Laser Therapy or Treatment (DT-LILT) as described here is a novel methodology through which selective destruction of nociceptive (pain) nerves can be brought upon by a medical laser delivery system using the phenomenon of absorption and cell resonance. Using this method nerve cells that transmit pain can be selectively destroyed leaving the surrounding tissues intact as no heat is generated. The delivery system incorporates a fine needle through which a 703 nm (range 690 to 710) pulsed wave low intensity laser is delivered deep into the body, directly to the area of pain causing selective destruction of pain nerves. Laser devices based on this methodology should be used only by the physician or equivalent professional community since diagnosing and defining the area of pain is critical to providing successful pain relief. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152716 | RETINAL REJUVENATION LASER - A laser treatment device for use in retinal regeneration. The laser treatment device includes a laser module that delivers a pulse or sequence of pulses having a pulse duration in the range of 50 ps to 500 ns, a wavelength in the range 500 nm to 900 nm, and a pulse energy in the range 100 μJ to 10 mJ. The laser treatment device also includes a uniform irradiance module that modifies an output beam profile of the laser module to produce a uniform treatment effect and a beam delivery and viewing module that delivers the laser pulse or pulses to the retina with a radiant exposure in the range of 8 mJ/cm | 2010-06-17 |
20100152717 | ECCENTRIC BALLOON LASER CATHETER - Various embodiments of an eccentric balloon catheter are disclosed. In some embodiments, an eccentric balloon catheter includes an eccentrically positioned guidewire tube, with an interior lumen, that extends at least a portion of the length of the catheter body. Optical fibers may extend the length of the catheter body and may also be eccentrically positioned within the catheter body. An inflatable balloon may be positioned within a window within the catheter body near the distal end of the catheter. When inflated, the balloon and catheter may slide relative to one another. When used within a vessel, an inflated balloon may press against a vessel wall and bias the catheter toward an opposite vessel wall. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152718 | OPTICAL DEPILATION APPARATUS - An optical depilation apparatus is used for performing depilation by irradiating skin with light. The apparatus has: a light source unit; a light irradiation port; and an apparatus body emitting light from the light source unit through the light irradiation port; a light shielding part disposed so as to surround the light irradiation port of the apparatus body; and a support part that supports the light shielding part so as to allow the light shielding part to move in the light irradiation direction with respect to the apparatus body. The support part has a receiving portion provided at the apparatus body, a convex portion provided at the light shielding part, and a spring member disposed between the receiving part and the convex part. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152719 | OPTICAL DEPILATION APPARATUS - An optical depilation apparatus of high safety is provided, in which the light irradiating the skin during the depilation treatment can be prevented from leaking and entering the eyes, maintenance can be facilitated, and the light for depilation can be prevented from being emitted at an unintended time and entering the eyes. The apparatus for performing depilation by irradiating the skin with light includes: an apparatus body; a light source unit provided at the apparatus body and capable of emitting the light for irradiating the skin; a light shielding pipe having a skin contact surface at an end surface on the side opposite to the apparatus body in the axial direction of the light shielding pipe and is attached detachably to the apparatus body so as to surround a portion of the apparatus body which radiates light emitted from the light source unit; and a control circuit that disables the emission of light from the light source unit in a state in which the light shielding pipe is not attached to the apparatus body. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152720 | OFFSET CATHETER - Various embodiments of an offset catheter are provided. In some embodiments, an offset catheter includes a guidewire tube and a catheter coupled with an elastic and/or compressible rib. The compressible rib provides an offset or separation between the catheter and the guidewire tube in its resting state. The rib has an initial resting state, but may be forced into a compressed state. When released from the compressed state, the rib returns to its resting state. An offset catheter may be compressed and slid through a sheath. When the offset catheter emerges from the sheath, the distal tip will return to its resting state providing an operation offset. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152721 | OPTICAL FIBER, OPTICAL FIBER DEVICE, AND OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLE - An optical fiber, an optical fiber device, and an optical fiber bundle, which are applied to an organic tubular tissue, for the medical application for removing a thrombus part deposited on an internal wall of tubular tissue are provided. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152722 | Cryoprobe with reduced adhesion to frozen tisssue - The present invention relates to devices and methods for cryosurgery. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cryoprobe which does not form strong adhesive or mechanical bonds with body tissues when such tissues are frozen by cooling action of the probe. Embodiments of the present invention include a cryoprobe having a distal cooling module with an outer surface layer of non-polar molecules, a probe having a distal cooling module with a microscopically smooth outer surface, a cryoprobe comprising a mechanism for coating a distal cooling module thereof with non-polar lubricant during movement of the cryoprobe within body tissues of a patient, and a non-cooling cryosurgery probe with non-adhesive features. Also presented are methods utilizing disclosed cryoprobes to facilitate cryosurgery and to enhance accuracy of cryoablation of user-selected cryoablation targets. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152723 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COAGULATING AND/OR CONSTRICTING HOLLOW ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES - An energy delivering probe is used for thermally coagulating and/or constricting hollow anatomical structures (HAS) including, but not limited to, blood vessels such as perforator veins. The probe includes a shaft and an energy source. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152724 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LIMITING JOINT TEMPERATURE - Joint temperature monitoring and control systems and methods are described herein in which the temperature of a fluid within a body or joint space is determined and/or monitored despite the energy generated during treatment by an ablation probe. One or more temperature sensors are positioned along the probe proximally of the electrode assembly and measure the temperature of an electrically conductive fluid without being overly influenced by the surgical effect occurring proximate the electrode assembly. The controller coupled to the probe can also be configured to set temperature limits and treatment times as well as moderating joint temperature by altering the electrically conductive fluid flow. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152725 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TISSUE TREATMENT UTILIZING IRREVERSIBLE ELECTROPORATION AND THERMAL TRACK COAGULATION - A system for selectively ablating tissue is provided herein that has at least one energy source that has a non-thermal energy source and a thermal energy source, at least one probe, means for selectively coupling the probe to one desired energy source of the at least one energy source, means for selectively energizing the non-thermal energy source of the at least one energy source to apply non-thermal energy to at least a portion of the desired region to ablate at least a portion of the desired region, and means for selectively energizing the thermal energy source of the at least one energy source during the withdrawal of the at least one probe to thermally ablate tissue substantially adjacent to a probe track. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152726 | ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEM WITH SELECTIVE CONTROL OF ACTIVE AND RETURN ELECTRODES - Electrosurgical system with selective control of active and return electrodes. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are systems comprising an electrosurgical wand and an electrosurgical controller. The wand comprises a non-conductive outer surface, at least three electrodes disposed on a distal end of the wand, and at least three electrical leads extending from a proximal end of the wand (one electrical lead electrically coupled to each electrode). The controller comprises a voltage generator and a control circuit coupled between the voltage generator and the electrodes of the wand. The control circuit is configured to: selectively electrically couple the active terminal singly and in combination to the electrodes of the wand; and selectively electrically couple the return terminal singly and in combination to electrodes of the wand. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152727 | Irrigated Catheter - Apparatus for irrigating an electrode of a catheter are disclosed. Among other things, a catheter is disclosed that comprises a shaft portion including a fluid passage to conduct fluid, an electrode coupled to a distal end of the shaft portion, and a handle portion coupled to a proximal end of the shaft portion. A portion of the fluid passage defines an opening in the shaft portion. The opening is constructed and arranged such that when fluid is conducted through the fluid passage, at least some of the fluid will contact the electrode after passing through the opening in the shaft portion. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152728 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE EFFICACY OF A LESION - A method and apparatus are provided for assessing the degree of electrical signal blockage, or transmurality, of a line of ablation in which at least a first electrode adapted to deliver an electrical impulse is located on the first or one side of a line of ablation; and at least a second and a third electrode adapted to detect an electrical impulse are located on the second side of the line of ablation generally opposite to the first electrode. Each electrode may also be made up of more than one electrode, such as an electrode pair, to better assure reliability and tissue contact. Once the electrodes are located in contact with the tissue in question, an electrical impulse is delivered to the target tissue by the first electrode and detected by the second and third electrodes. Depending upon whether the line of ablation allows passage of electrical pulses, the second and third electrodes will detect the electrical impulse sequentially, with the order and/or timing of detection depending upon whether the electrical signal is able to directly cross the line of ablation or has to travel around the line of ablation to reach the second and third electrodes. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152729 | ABLATOR WITH SCALLOPED ELECTRODE AND SWAGED TUBE - A high efficiency electrosurgical electrode with an advanced electrically conductive tip and advanced design tube, and a method of conducting an electrosurgical procedure with such electrode. The tube design is provided with a swaged one-piece metal tube that fits in small cannulas (as small as a 5.5 mm cannula). The electrode has a scalloped configuration that provides decreased surface area with more edges. The handle is provided with an ergonomic design that utilizes a bend with a cut at the end of the tube (for example, a 30 degree bend with a 15 degree cut). | 2010-06-17 |
20100152730 | MUCOSAL TISSUE DRESSING AND METHOD OF USE - A method and apparatus for reducing or eliminating pain after surgical procedures related to mucosal tissue, including tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, or other pharyngeal operations. Certain embodiments provide a biodegradable film or covering that serves as a mechanical barrier to reduce pain caused, for example, by friction between solid food and healing tissue in the first few days after surgery. Some embodiments include a method for increasing the adhesion between tissue and the film or covering. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152731 | FLEXIBLE TIP CATHETER WITH EXTENDED FLUID LUMEN - A lumen extension member is provided for a catheter having a catheter body and an elongate electrode coupled to the catheter body. The elongate electrode defines an electrode lumen extending therethrough. The lumen extension member is positioned within the electrode lumen and is coupled to the catheter body. The lumen extension member includes a tubular member including a sidewall and at least one opening that extends through the sidewall. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152732 | MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical device is configured to perform a holding operation by a clamping mechanism with respect to a biological tissue at a periphery of a defect and a supply operation of electric energy independently by flowing current in the clamping mechanism while sandwiching biological tissue composed of an atrial septum secundum and a foramen ovale valve by way of the clamping mechanism to fuse the biological tissues by, for example, turning on a switch which on-off controls the supply of the electric energy. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152733 | UNIVERSAL COUPLER - A universal coupler for coupling multiple orthopedic instruments is disclosed. The universal coupler includes a body having a boss and an internal bore, a locking shaft having a first portion and a second portion, a trigger including a trigger bore, and a connection portion. The trigger is operable between a first position and a second position, where in the first position the first portion and boss are misaligned and in the second position the first portion and the boss are aligned. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152734 | System And Method For Mandibular Bone Transport Reconstruction - A mandibular bone transport device includes a carriage block and a set of flanges operable to couple to a transport bone plate. The device also includes a flexible connector configured to flexibly couple the set of flanges to the carriage block such that the flanges can be displaced relative to the carriage block when a force is applied. Further, the device includes a screw housed within the carriage block which is operable to engage a track and operable to advance the carriage block along the track. The device also includes a coupling configured to engage the screw and operable to rotate the screw when rotational force is applied to the coupling. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152735 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSTALLING AND REMOVING AN EXPANDABLE POLYMER - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for installing shape memory polymers relative to orthopedic implants. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152736 | OSTEOSYNTHESIS DEVICE FOR HUMERUS NECK FRACTURES AND FRACTURE-DISLOCATIONS - The invention relates to a device for the osteosynthesis of fractures and luxations of the neck of the humerus. The device is designed as a U-shaped pin consisting of a bioinert metal, said pin being 10 cm long with a distance of 1 cm between the limbs and being curved through a radius of 9 cm along its length. This reduces the traumatism of the soft parts during osteosynthesis, prevents the development of post-operative complications caused by infections and avoids damage to the axillary nerve and dislocation of the fracture fragments after osteosynthesis. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152737 | ADJUSTABLE BONE PLATE - The invention pertains to adjustable bone plates which comprise one or more sets of first members and second members. The first members and second members are releasably secured to each other by attachment means and locking means, and two or more set of first members and second members are connected by bridging means. The longitudinal and lateral dimensions of the bone plates may be adjustable. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152738 | Advanced burr, applique for a burr and method of fabricating - An abrading device consists of an advanced burr and appliqué for a burr and a new process for making cutting tools for fine material removal applications such as in bone and tissue surgeries. An appliqué sheet is first engineered by CAD with an abrading surface having cutting facets. The appliqué is attached to a surface of a tool blank and then metallurgically bonded and coated by the BRAZOL® or Co—P process. The tool blank has a proximal shank attachable to a driver and a distal surface to which the appliqué is affixed. Since each facet is attached to surrounding facets and then strongly bonded to the tool, the facets do not dislodge when used to abrade a surface of an object. The BRAZOL® or Co—P coating imparts excellent wear resistance and lubricity to the cutting facets. This results in excellent operational and material removal characteristics. This approach to making surgical and fine industrial tools offers engineered flexibility in design rather than process dependent designs. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152739 | Disposable flexible reamer shaft for medical applications - A low cost disposable flexible reamer shaft has a flexible cylindrical braided tube shaft with an outer diameter in the range of 4 to 14 millimeters and 250 to 400 mm length, and a central aperture for insertion of a flexible polymeric tube. The braided tube shaft is permanently attached to a first end element and a second end element. The threaded end of the first end element attaches to female threads of modular tapered, cylindrical or spherical, hollow or solid reamer assembly. The second end element fits into a chuck of a drive motor. The threaded attachment of the first end provides local centerline matching. A guide pin is inserted in the bone cavity, which enters the reamer. The central aperture of the flexible polymeric tube provides centerline matched, wobble-free reaming. The reaming end point is precisely the guide pin inserted location while the reaming direction is controlled by the surgeon by flexing the flexible reamer shaft. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152740 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION - The present teachings provide one or more surgical instruments for repairing damaged tissue, such as in the case of a hip or femoral fracture. The present teachings can also provide one or more orthopedic screws that can be inserted in and/or removed from bone using any of a dedicated driver or any of commonly available drivers. The present teachings can further provide a surgical instrument that includes dual reconstructive wires and associated method, among other instruments and methods for repairing a hip or femoral fracture. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152741 | UNICOMPARTMENTAL CUSTOMIZED ARTHROPLASTY CUTTING JIGS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are unicompartmental femoral and tibial arthroplasty jigs for respectively assisting in the performance of unicompartmental femoral and tibial arthroplasty procedures on femoral and tibial arthroplasty target regions. The femoral and tibial unicompartmental arthroplasty jigs each include a first side, a second side and a mating surface. Each second side is generally opposite its respective first side. For the femoral jig, the mating surface is in the first side of the femoral jig and configured to matingly receive and contact a generally planar area of an anterior side of a femoral shaft generally proximal of the patellar facet boarder and generally distal an articularis genu. The first side of the femoral jig is configured to be oriented towards the femoral arthroplasty target region surface when the mating surface of the femoral jig matingly receives and contacts the planar area. For the tibial jig, the mating surface of the tibial jig is in the first side and configured to matingly receive and contact a generally planar area of an anterior side of a tibial shaft distal of the tibial plateau edge and generally proximal of the tibial tuberosity. The first side of the tibial jig is configured to be oriented towards the tibial arthroplasty target region surface when the mating surface of the tibial jig matingly receives and contacts the planar area. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152742 | HEAD CENTERING JIG FOR FEMORAL RESURFACING - There is described a jig for identifying a point on the femoral head which is in alignment with a central axis of the femoral neck. The jig comprises a first member which defines a plane and has means for at least partially receiving the femoral neck. The jig also comprises a guide member which is mounted apart from the first member and which defines an axis at right angles to the plane defined by the first member. The axis of the guide member intersects the plane at a point which is a predetermined distance away from the means receiving the femoral neck. In addition, the jig comprises an elongate alignment means which is mounted with respect to the first member and which is spaced apart from, but extends parallel to, the axis of the guide member. There is also described a kit for use in the resurfacing of the femoral head. The kit comprises at least one jig as previously described. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152743 | INSTRUMENT FOR GRIPPING A CUP COMPONENT OF A JOINT PROSTHESIS - An instrument for gripping a cup component of an orthopaedic joint prosthesis comprises a drive plate having a spiral track formed on it and at least two jaw members. Each of the jaw members has a formation on it which can engage the spiral track, and a guide in which the jaw member is a sliding fit. The formations on the jaw members cause the jaw members to translate in their respective guides when the drive plate is rotated. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152744 | Cement Applicator - Process and device for shaping a moldable compound applied to a bone, in particular to a femur head, which sheathes an understructure for a head part of a prosthesis, in particular for a head part of a femoral implant, whereby that of the moldable compound is covered by a mold cap | 2010-06-17 |
20100152745 | Adjustable pin drill guide and methods therefor - An adjustable pin drill guide and method for using an adjustable pin drill guide to prepare a vertebral body space to receive an implant are disclosed. The method includes providing an adjustable pin drill guide, producing a gap by removing tissue between a first vertebral body and a second vertebral body, inserting into the gap first and second extensions of the guide in a first position, moving the first extension and the second extension to a second position, drilling a first hole in the first vertebral body through a first opening in the guide, drilling a second hole in the second vertebral body through a second opening in the guide, placing a first pin into the first hole, and placing a second pin into the second hole. The first and second extensions are preferably in parallel planes when in the first and second positions. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152746 | SURGICAL RETRIEVAL APPARATUS - A surgical retrieval apparatus includes an elongate tubular member having a drive rod slidably disposed therein. A support member is operably coupled to a distal end of the drive rod. A pouch is attached to the support member and has a closed end and an open end. The pouch may be releasably coupled to the support member. An end effector is repositionable with respect to a longitudinal axis of the tubular member. The support member may include an expandable member. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152747 | INSERTION SYSTEM AND LEAD FOR TREATMENT OF A TARGET TISSUE REGION - The present disclosure provides for systems and methods enabling the insertion of leads (as used e.g., in a framework of the brain treatment therapies) through a target anatomy for conforming with a target tissue region. An exemplary lead includes at least a partially curved portion for conforming with a geometry defined by the target tissue region. In an exemplary embodiment, the system relates to stimulating targets in the brain for improved post-operative steering of an applied electric field. The leads can be either pre-curved or put under transversal mechanical strain during insertion such that a certain curved curvature of the insertion trajectory is achieved. The system includes at least a first insertion tool removably engaged with respect to the lead for guiding and providing mechanical support to the lead during insertion. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152748 | Devices, Systems, and Methods Providing Body Lumen Access - Devices and methods are provided which include access port devices for implantation through a tissue wall of a lumen of patient's body and for containing electrical leads therein. An implantable port device includes a body with a first end having a first opening and an opposed second end having a second opening, and a channel extending from between and operably connecting the first opening and the second opening; a first retaining member extending radially from the first end of the body; and a second retaining member spaced apart from the first retaining member, the second retaining member being closer than the first retaining member to the second end of the body, and extending radially from the second end of the body. The first retaining member and the second retaining member are configured to cooperatively engage opposing sides of the tissue wall about edges of an aperture through the tissue wall to secure the body within the aperture. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152749 | Table-mounted surgical instrument stabilizers with single-handed or voice activated maneuverability - A surgical instrument stabilizer system for securely holding virtually any instrument during any procedure, delivering vacuum when applicable, and yet allowing easy single-handed or voice activated repositioning by a user. The system utilizes opposing horizontal side-rails mounted to opposing sides of a surgical table, and opposing arms each slidably mounted on a side rail for global lengthwise positioning along the side rails. The arms carry a transverse beam at the foot of the operating table, and a flexible arm is movably mounted on the beam for global lengthwise positioning along the beam. Alternately, the flexible arm may be affixed directly to one of the existing horizontal side rails. The flexible arm leads to an instrument-supporting hand piece pivotally mounted for angular orientation of an instrument supported thereby. The flexible arm can be freely articulated to any position and locked in place. Thus, a supported instrument can be repositioned quickly and easily by single-handed or voice activated manipulation by a surgeon or surgical assistant, and locked in any position up and down along a vertical axis, forward and back, i.e, toward or away from the patient, and rotationally. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152750 | Apparatus and Methods for Repairing Tissue Defects - Methods and devices to process harvested skin tissue and to immediately reintroduce the ground tissue into the patient to repair a tissue defect are disclosed. A hand-held portable tissue grinder comprising a housing and a grinding element are disclosed. The tissue grinder is used for grinding skin and subcutaneous tissue and includes a sterile polymer housing having a first opening adapted to receive the skin and subcutaneous tissue. The tissue grinder also includes a sterile grinding element disposed substantially within the housing. The grinding element includes a plurality of cutting surfaces adapted to operably engage with the housing to provide ground tissue and further includes a handle mechanism coupled to the grinding element to move the grinding element with respect to the housing to grind the skin and subcutaneous tissue, wherein the ground tissue can be removed from the housing. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152751 | Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturing - An apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturing is disclosed. A suturing device for minimally invasive suturing includes proximal section having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween; a suture head assembly extending from the distal end of the proximal section; a suturing needle having a pointed end and a blunt end, the suturing needle capable of rotating about an axis approximately perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the proximal section, wherein the pointed end of the suturing needle is positioned within the suture head assembly prior to and after rotation of the suturing needle; and an actuator extending from the proximal end of the proximal section to actuate a drive mechanism having a needle driver for engaging and rotating the suturing needle. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152752 | SUTURE PASSING K-WIRE - A method and apparatus for bunion repair using a suture passing K-wire configured to easily pass through bone tunnels with suture trailing. The suture passing K-wire includes a tapered guide pin with a multi-diameter shaft (i.e., comprising at least two regions or sections that have different diameters) and a loop which is securely attached to an end of the guide pin (i.e., to the smaller diameter section of the guide pin). The reconstruction system may be formed of a pair of buttons connected by a flexible strand. The procedure offers indirect placement of buttons and a minimally invasive approach. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152753 | Hemostatic Clipping Devices and Methods - A tissue clipping apparatus, comprises a flexible, elongate member, a proximal end of which remains external to the body accessible to a user while a distal end of the flexible member is inserted into the body to a location adjacent to target tissue to be clipped and a control wire extending through the flexible member in combination with a capsule releasably coupled to a distal end of the flexible member and a clip a proximal portion of which is received within the capsule. A joint releasably coupling the clip to the control wire, includes a yoke extending around a proximal end of the clip and a frangible link which fails when subject to a predetermined force to separate the clip from the control wire. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152754 | Trephine with transparent casing - Trephine apparatus has an outer casing with means defining a substantially cylindrical passage, or aperture, opening at a substantially circular lower end element, and an inner, substantially cylindrical tube having a bore opening at a substantially circular lower end element, the lower end element of the inner tube being upwardly spaced, or recessed, from the lower end element of the outer casing within the passage. A substantially cylindrical trephine blade is mounted within the bore of the inner tube by means that is so constructed as to enable raising and lowering of the blade relative to the end elements of the outer casing and the inner tube. At least a lower end element of the outer casing, or a base portion including it, is made of a non-opaque material, enabling edge-on viewing of the basal element of the inner tube and the blade, such as by use of a microscope, without parallax between the blade and the basal element of the inner tube. The zero position of the blade can be set easily and highly accurately, in a manner that is not possible with existing vacuum trephine assemblies. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152755 | Reusable Metal Blade Handle - The present invention relates to a reusable metal blade handle. More particularly, the present invention relates to a reusable metal blade scalpel handle with safety features provided therein which are also usable across a wide range of blades. In particular, the present invention has application for reusable metal surgical scalpels, providing the facility of a uniform handle type across a variety of blade types. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152756 | TISSUE REMOVAL DEVICE FOR NEUROSURGICAL AND SPINAL SURGERY APPLICATIONS - A tissue cutting device that is especially suited for neurosurgical applications is disclosed and described. The device includes a handpiece and an outer cannula in which a reciprocating inner cannula is disposed. The inner cannula includes a hinge between a body section and a cutting section that allows the cutting section to pivot when the inner cannula reciprocates within the outer cannula. A tissue collector is also provided and is in fluid communication with the lumen of the inner cannula. The inner cannula reciprocates at a rate that is greater than 1000 reciprocations per minute, and variable aspiration may also be provided to the device to control tissue traction and provide fine shaving and debulking. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152757 | Spring scissor blade - An endoscopic scissor instrument includes an elongate hollow member having a proximal end and a distal end, an actuator that moves axially through the hollow member, and first and second scissor blades with respective cutting surfaces. At least one of the first and second scissor blades are rotatably coupled to the hollow member adjacent its distal end. At least one of the first and second scissor blades includes a base supporting a resilient leaf-spring portion that includes a respective cutting edge. The resilient leaf-spring portion extends from the base in a cantilevered arrangement along the length of the leaf-spring portion. The cantilevered arrangement of said leaf-spring portion generates a spring force acting on said respective cutting edge such that in a loaded state there is an automatic preload force imparted between the cutting edges of the scissor blades to maintain a consistent and continuous mating force between the two opposed sharpened cutting edges preferably over the complete range of rotational movement of the scissor blades. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152758 | TISSUE REMOVAL DEVICE FOR NEUROSURGICAL AND SPINAL SURGERY APPLICATIONS - A tissue cutting device that is especially suited for neurosurgical applications is disclosed and described. The device includes a handpiece and an outer cannula in which a reciprocating inner cannula is disposed. The inner cannula includes a hinge between a body section and a cutting section that allows the cutting section to pivot when the inner cannula reciprocates within the outer cannula. The inner cannula also includes a bending portion between the proximal end of the inner cannula and the hinge which is bendable with the outer cannula. The device is particularly suited for accessing neurosurgical sites that are not accessible along a linear path. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152759 | Device for acquiring a blood sample - A device for acquiring a blood sample comprising a lancet, a puncture drive having a drive rod coupled on the lancet, and a compression spring, which propels it is disclosed. A flywheel mass, which is mounted as to make it movable, is coupled to the drive rod. The flywheel mass can absorb kinetic energy during a propulsion phase and cause retraction of the lancet after reaching a maximum piercing depth. The flywheel mass can be a flywheel connected via a connecting rod to the drive rod and is set into rotation during propulsion of the lancet. After overcoming a dead center defining the maximum piercing depth, rotational energy stored in the flywheel causes the retraction of the lancet. At a specific angle, the rotation of the flywheel is stopped and the residual piercing depth is defined. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152760 | TISSUE REMOVAL DEVICE FOR NEUROSURGICAL AND SPINAL SURGERY APPLICATIONS - A tissue cutting device that is especially suited for neurosurgical applications is disclosed and described. The device includes a handpiece and an outer cannula in which a reciprocating inner cannula is disposed. The inner cannula includes a hinge between a body section and a cutting section that allows the cutting section to pivot when the inner cannula reciprocates within the outer cannula. A tissue collector is also provided and is in fluid communication with the lumen of the inner cannula. The handpiece includes a proximal section that is angled with respect to a distal section. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152761 | TISSUE REMOVAL DEVICE FOR NEUROSURGICAL AND SPINAL SURGERY APPLICATIONS - A tissue cutting device that is especially suited for neurosurgical applications is disclosed and described. The device includes a handpiece and an outer cannula in which a reciprocating inner cannula is disposed. The inner cannula includes a hinge between a body section and a cutting section that allows the cutting section to pivot when the inner cannula reciprocates within the outer cannula. A tissue collector is also provided and is in fluid communication with the lumen of the inner cannula. The outer and inner cannulae are offset from the motor and drive assembly, and the center of gravity of the device is in the forward part of the device, providing an ergonomic design that is particularly suited for neurosurgical applications. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152762 | TISSUE REMOVAL SYSTEM WITH MULTI-DIRECTIONAL FOOT ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FOR NEUROSURGICAL AND SPINAL SURGERY APPLICATIONS - A tissue cutting system that is especially suited for neurosurgical applications is disclosed and described. The system includes a tissue cutting device and a bi-directionally manipulable foot actuator assembly that is operatively connected to the tissue cutting device. The device includes a handpiece and an outer cannula in which a reciprocating inner cannula is disposed. The inner cannula includes a hinge between a body section and a cutting section that allows the cutting section to pivot when the inner cannula reciprocates within the outer cannula. A vacuum generator is in fluid communication with the inner cannula lumen. When the footswitch is manipulated in a first direction, the vacuum generator generates a vacuum level in the inner cannula lumen. When the footswitch is manipulated in a second direction, the inner cutting cannula is enabled for reciprocation upon manipulating the footswitch in the first direction. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152763 | WIRELESS MAGNETIC NEEDLE SYSTEM FOR TRADITIONAL ORIENTAL MEDICINE - A wireless magnetic needle system for traditional oriental medicine can apply a magnetic field to a needle being used for the acupuncture process on a patient by use of a Helmholtz coil capable of applying a magnetic field to a wide space and can apply a magnetic stimulus to the patient through the needle, thereby making it possible to maximize the therapy effect of the needle. The wireless magnetic needle system includes a current generating unit and a Helmholtz coil. The Helmholtz coil includes a first coaxial coil disposed over a bed for a patient, and a second coaxial coil disposed under the bed. The current generating unit generates a current, and the Helmholtz coil creates a magnetic field by using the current generated by the current generating unit. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152764 | DEVICE FOR TREATING OBESITY - A device for treating obesity in humans is described, with a balloon arrangement that can be introduced into the human stomach and that can be filled with a fluid and emptied inside the stomach for controlled reduction of the stomach volume; with at least one fluid line, which is connected in a fluid tight manner to the balloon arrangement and via which the balloon arrangement can be filled and emptied transcutaneously; with at least one securing means provided along the fluid line in order to fix the fluid line to skin and tissue layers enclosing the stomach; and with at least one valve unit provided along the fluid line. The balloon arrangement has a first means that can be filled with the fluid and assumes a balloon-like configuration in a filled state, a second fillable means which, in a filled state, assumes a ring-shaped or loop-shaped configuration and radially encloses a clear internal diameter, and the first and second means are connected to each other in so that the first means extends into a first half space via a plane enclosed by the ring-shaped or loop-shaped configuration of the filled second means. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152765 | BODY LUMEN FILTERS WITH STRUCTURES TO REDUCE PARTICULATES AND METHODS FOR FILTERING A BODY LUMEN - As described herein, a body lumen filter is provided that includes a body configured to move between a pre-deployed state and a deployed state, a filtering structure operatively associated with the body to filter particulates, and a separating structure operatively associated with the body. The separating structure can be configured to break up at least one of the particulates. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152766 | Methods and devices for filtering fluid flow through a body structure - An intravascular filter having a filament which expands a filter element. The filament is a coil which is stretched to reduce the diameter of the coil for introduction. The filter element is preferably biased toward the closed position and is opened by the coil when tension is released on the coil. The filament slides along the internal surface of the filter element so that the filter element may assume intermediate positions. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152767 | Mechanical Tissue Device and Method - The present invention relates generally to a device and method for preventing the undesired passage of emboli from a venous blood pool to an arterial blood pool. The invention relates especially to a device and method for treating certain cardiac defects, especially patent foramen ovales and other septal defects, through the use of an embolic filtering device capable of instantaneously deterring the passage of emboli from the moment of implantation. The device consists of a frame, and a braided mesh of sufficient dimensions to prevent passage of emboli through the mesh. The device is preferably composed of shape memory alloy, such as Nitinol, which conforms to the shape and dimension of the defect to be treated. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152768 | TEMPORARY VASCULAR FILTER - The present invention provides a method of deploying a medical filter within a channel in a patient's body and filter systems which can be used in such a method. Such a filter may include a radially expandable body | 2010-06-17 |
20100152769 | LOCKING COMPONENT FOR AN EMBOLIC FILTER ASSEMBLY - A locking component for locking a medical device onto a guide wire. Such medical devices include, for example, an embolic filter assembly used to capture embolic material that may be created and released into a patient's vasculature during a stenting or angioplasty procedure. The embolic filter assembly tracks along the guide wire, and is delivered to a treatment site where it is locked in place and deployed. The locking component enables the filter assembly to lock onto any standard guide wire, and does not require a modified guide wire that has a specially-designed fitting or stop to accomplish the locking function. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152770 | Truncal Tourniquet System & Method - A bleed out prevention system and method includes an adjustable length attachment belt assembly which is passed around the body of a human being suspected of having an injured or severed major blood vessel. The adjustable length attachment belt assembly positions a plunger plate assembly over a location where compressive force can be applied to a portion of the major blood vessel which has not been injured or severed. A compressive force application assembly then applies force which reduces the size of the lumen in the major blood vessel thereby restricting or stopping the flow of blood therethrough. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152771 | Disposable acupressure relief strip - A disposable acupressure strip for nausea relief in humans, dogs & cats includes a raised portion of a contact button extending from a film substrate through a cutout in a paper liner positioned over an acupressure point on a user's wrist. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152772 | INTERVENTIONAL MEDICAL CLOSURE DEVICE - An interventional medical closure device is suitable for assisting closure of an opening through a blood vessel wall after completion of an interventional procedure within the internal lumen of the blood vessel. The device comprises a closure element, a grasping element for grasping the closure element, and a delivery element for delivering the closure element into the internal lumen of the blood vessel. The closure element comprises a suture, and an engagement foot at a distal end of the suture. The grasping element is inter-engageable with the closure element to grasp the closure element. The delivery element comprises a main body portion, and a distal nose. The distal nose defines a reception space for carrying the engagement foot of the closure element. The delivery element also comprises an engagement foot which is movable relative to the main body portion between a low-profile delivery configuration and a protruding engagement configuration. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152773 | Composite Anchor - The present disclosure relates to a composite anchor. The anchor includes a cannulated proximal portion having a threaded outer surface and a distal portion coupled to the proximal portion, the distal portion including a top portion, a bottom portion, and a through hole, wherein the top portion is configured to be disposed within the cannulation of the proximal portion. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152774 | Pacifier/ protection from all surfaces - The pacifier guard is made of a polymer compound silicone base easily cleansed, designed to continuously protects the nipple from germs on different surfaces. Made of the same silicone base material as the exterior, the nipple is connected to the external polymer silicone base element of a flexible material, generating a stronger design. Flexible appendages are individual shields of the external component, attached to the exterior silicone guard expanding once pressure is applied decreasing as pressure is removed. The dome shaped exterior (such as | 2010-06-17 |
20100152775 | Lateral Spinous Process Spacer With Deployable Wings - Interspinous process implants are disclosed. Also disclosed are systems and kits including such implants, methods of inserting such implants, and methods of alleviating pain or discomfort associated with the spinal column. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152776 | POSTERIOR SPINE DYNAMIC STABILIZER - A dynamic stabilization system may include an elongated spinal rod, at least two bone anchors attached to the elongated rod, and a dynamic member. One of the bone anchors allows translation of the spinal rod with respect to the bone anchor. The dynamic member comprises a body and an elastomeric element coupled to at least one side of the body. The body of the element is capable of being attached to the elongated spinal rod between the two bone anchors. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152777 | Anti-Infective Spinal Rod with Surface Features - Mechanical modifications to a spinal rod that will enable the rod to accept various coating technologies in such a way that the spinal construct's biomechanical performance is not compromised. These modifications preserve construct biomechanics in the presence of a coating and increase the bactericidal payload of an anti-infective spinal rod coating. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152778 | Anchoring member with safety ring - A method for osteosynthesis of a spinal column using an assembly including at least a bone anchor, a ring, a connecting member, and a connector, the method including assembling the bone anchor and ring in the connector; positioning an anchoring part of the bone anchor in bone; assembling the connecting member in the connector such that the bone anchor, ring and connecting member are arranged to be tightened against each other in the connector; and tightening of the assembly by applying a force on the connecting member such that the connecting member contacts the ring and a head of the bone anchor. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152779 | INTER-TRANSVERSE PROCESS SPACER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE IN CORRECTING A SPINAL DEFORMITY - An inter-transverse process spacer device for placement between two adjacent transverse processes, includes a spacer member with deformable first and second ends and may include a connector. The inter-transverse process spacer device may also include a flexible, fillable container for containing an injectable material that is compressible following implantation. The container is impermeable to the material it will be filled with. A structural mesh, for example, made of PET fabric and interwoven shape-memory alloy wire, provides structure for and containment of the container, as well as shape control of the inter-transverse process spacer device. The material can be injected into the container through a conduit. The inter-transverse process spacer device is sized and configured to allow for placement between adjacent transverse processes to produce a lateral force for correcting a spinal deformity. A method for correcting a spinal deformity using the inter-transverse process spacer device is also disclosed. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152780 | SPINOUS PROCESS ANCHORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Devices and methods for anchoring one or more elongate connecting members along the spinal column include a transverse linking member positionable through a spinous process in a generally orthogonal orientation to the sagittal plane. At least one coupling assembly is engageable about an end of the linking member extending from the spinous process. The elongate connecting member is engaged to the coupling assembly in a transverse orientation to the transverse linking member. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152781 | VERTEBRAL TEMPLATE SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE - Template systems and methods of use are disclosed herein for use in conjunction with corresponding spinal fusion plates. Preferred templates are slotted to allow for use with distractor pins and a distractor. Additionally preferred templates include windows to allow the operating surgeon to have more visibility of the intervertebral area, including the graft. After the appropriate sized template has been placed against the targeted vertebrae, holding pins can be placed into the vertebral bodies to help guide the fusion plate and to compress the intervertebral space. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152782 | Patient Specific High Tibia Osteotomy - A surgical kit includes a patient-specific alignment guide having a three-dimensional engagement surface custom-made by computer imaging to conform to a corresponding portion of a patient's tibial bone. The patient-specific alignment guide defines an elongated planar slot for guiding a blade. The planar slot is oriented at a selected angle and at a selected position relative to an anatomic axis of the patient when the engagement surface engages the corresponding portion of the tibial bone. The selected angle and selected position are determined during a pre-operative planning stage. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152783 | Universal Surgical Plate with 30 Degree Compression Angle - A universal surgical plate comprises a symmetrical design which enables it to be used for both right and left sided TPLO procedures as well as other orthopedic procedures on other bilaterally symmetric bones. The plate provides a 30 degree angle compression force with respect to the longitudinal axis of the plate in order to ensure maximum compression across an osteotomy or fracture. The plate is affixed across the osteotomy or fracture with orthopedic screws disposed through a plurality of elongated and circular drive apertures. The drive apertures are defined within the plate at sufficient distances to preserve the integrity of the underlying bone. The body of the plate also comprises a plurality of notches for improving periosteal circulation. The head of the plate includes a pair of recessed corners so that the plate may be implanted close to an assisting jig pin on smaller breeds of canines. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152784 | IMPLANTABLE VERTEBRAL FRAME SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS FOR SPINAL REPAIR - A system for performing surgical repair of the spine includes a distractor and a permanently implanted bone plate system. A surgical repair methodology is also disclosed that employs an implanted bone plate system with a substantially void internal volume which is attached to adjacent vertebrae subsequent to the distraction and adjustment of curvature of the vertebrae and prior to the excision of disc and/or end plate tissue through the bone plate. The device further facilitates the subsequent delivery of an interbody repair device for the purpose of either fusion or dynamic stabilization, such as by disc arthroplasty. The plate may be permanently implanted, such as when a fusion between the attached vertebral bodies is desired, but it need not be permanently implanted | 2010-06-17 |
20100152785 | COAXIALLY LOCKABLE POLY-AXIAL BONE FASTENER ASSEMBLIES - A poly-axial bone fastener assembly having a collar and a bone fastener can be coaxially locked to prevent poly-axial movements of the collar relative to the bone fastener while permitting the collar to rotate about an axis of the bone fastener, thereby combining the functions and advantages of a poly-axial bone screw and a fixed angle bone screw. Some embodiments of a coaxial locking mechanism may include a c-clip with a locking pin, a c-clip with hooks, a split ring with square corners, a pin that spins inside the collar, pins that travel about a neck of the bone fastener, a coaxially locking top that screws into the collar over a head of the bone fastener, and a top nut that threads onto the head of the bone fastener inside the collar to trap a flange of the collar between a shoulder of the bone fastener and the top nut. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152786 | ORTHOPEDIC BONE FIXATION - The present invention provides a bone anchor, and a method of using the same, the bone anchor comprising a hollow cylindrical housing, buttress means attached to the distal end of said cylindrical housing comprising one or more releasable anchors, a threaded rod rotatably placed within the internal space of said housing, said threaded rod is mechanically linked to the buttress means, wherein said anchors are capable of being moved between an open conformation and a closed conformation and vice versa by means of manipulating the proximal end of said threaded rod. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152787 | SPINAL FIXATION ASSEMBLY - A locking mechanism ( | 2010-06-17 |