34th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 51 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100217220 | Refastenable Absorbent Article and a Method of Applying Thereof - Absorbent articles such as disposable diapers, incontinent briefs, diaper holders, training pants and the like, having elastomeric ear panels and a fastening system that provides the user with different options as to how the absorbent article may be fitted to and removed from the wearer. The absorbent articles allow the wearer to choose between conventional and pull-on diaper configurations, or combinations thereof, and properly and comfortably fit a large range of wearer sizes. Further, the absorbent articles can be pulled on and/or off as a pant. This feature is provided by the ear panels which maintain sufficient tension to hold the diaper on the wearer throughout the period of use without harming the wearer's skin, while providing enough stretch to allow the diaper to be pulled up or down over the wearer's hips. The fastening system is refastenable for convenience yet strong enough to maintain the diaper in a fastened configuration without becoming detached if the diaper is pulled on or off the wearer. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217221 | Refastenable Absorbent Article and a Method of Applying Thereof - Absorbent articles such as disposable diapers, incontinent briefs, diaper holders, training pants and the like, having elastomeric ear panels and a fastening system that provides the user with different options as to how the absorbent article may be fitted to and removed from the wearer. The absorbent articles allow the wearer to choose between conventional and pull-on diaper configurations, or combinations thereof, and properly and comfortably fit a large range of wearer sizes. Further, the absorbent articles can be pulled on and/or off as a pant. This feature is provided by the ear panels which maintain sufficient tension to hold the diaper on the wearer throughout the period of use without harming the wearer's skin, while providing enough stretch to allow the diaper to be pulled up or down over the wearer's hips. The fastening system is refastenable for convenience yet strong enough to maintain the diaper in a fastened configuration without becoming detached if the diaper is pulled on or off the wearer. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217222 | Refastenable Absorbent Article and a Method of Applying Thereof - Absorbent articles such as disposable diapers, incontinent briefs, diaper holders, training pants and the like, having elastomeric ear panels and a fastening system that provides the user with different options as to how the absorbent article may be fitted to and removed from the wearer. The absorbent articles allow the wearer to choose between conventional and pull-on diaper configurations, or combinations thereof, and properly and comfortably fit a large range of wearer sizes. Further, the absorbent articles can be pulled on and/or off as a pant. This feature is provided by the ear panels which maintain sufficient tension to hold the diaper on the wearer throughout the period of use without harming the wearer's skin, while providing enough stretch to allow the diaper to be pulled up or down over the wearer's hips. The fastening system is refastenable for convenience yet strong enough to maintain the diaper in a fastened configuration without becoming detached if the diaper is pulled on or off the wearer. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217223 | Refastenable Absorbent Article and a Method of Applying Thereof - Absorbent articles such as disposable diapers, incontinent briefs, diaper holders, training pants and the like, having elastomeric ear panels and a fastening system that provides the user with different options as to how the absorbent article may be fitted to and removed from the wearer. The absorbent articles allow the wearer to choose between conventional and pull-on diaper configurations, or combinations thereof, and properly and comfortably fit a large range of wearer sizes. Further, the absorbent articles can be pulled on and/or off as a pant. This feature is provided by the ear panels which maintain sufficient tension to hold the diaper on the wearer throughout the period of use without harming the wearer's skin, while providing enough stretch to allow the diaper to be pulled up or down over the wearer's hips. The fastening system is refastenable for convenience yet strong enough to maintain the diaper in a fastened configuration without becoming detached if the diaper is pulled on or off the wearer. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217224 | CLOSURE TAPE TAB FOR ABSORBENT ARTICLE, PRELAMINATED CLOSURE TAPE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CLOSURE TAPE - The present invention relates to a closure tape tab for an absorbent article, particularly for a disposable diaper, for fastening the article on the body of a person. The closure tape tab comprises a proximal end portion and a distal end portion being connected by an inner tab portion, wherein the inner tab portion has a first major surface and a second major surface. The proximal and distal end portions are connected to the inner tab portion and the first major surface thereof such that opposing ends of the proximal and distal end portions are spaced apart from each other. The distal end portion is folded over toward the proximal end portion such that at least a part of the first major surface of the inner tab portion in the space is covered. The proximal end portion is preferably not folded. The present invention furthermore relates to a prelaminated closure tape, preferably in a stable roll, from which such closure tape tabs can be cut. The closure tape of the present invention is adapted to be level-wound on a roll so that an increased amount of tape can be stored on the roll. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217225 | Fastening Tab - The invention relates to improved fastening tabs for disposable products such as diapers, to disposable products comprising said fastening tabs, and to methods of manufacturing said disposable products. According to one embodiment, the fastening tab comprises a backing having a manufacturer s end and an opposite user s end. The fastening tab is adapted to be secured to the disposable product at its manufacturer s end, and the user's end comprises a fingerlift. The tab further comprises a mechanical fastening element attached to the user s end of the backing. The user s end is folded in a Z-shape such that the mechanical fastening element is at least partially covered by a portion of the user's end. The fastening tab is adapted so that, upon application of a pulling force onto the user s end of the fastening tab, the Z-shape is released and the covering of the mechanical fastening element is removed so that the mechanical fastening element is exposed. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217226 | VIAL ADAPTER ASSEMBLY IN DRUG MIXING SYSTEM - Apparatus for use in a drug mixing system including a vial adapter assembly including a main body element having a vial receiving portion and a needle puncturable port, the main body element including an axial hollow tubular portion which is in fluid flow engagement with a bore of a vial puncturing spike, the main body element further including a membrane support surface that supports a first membrane which is in fluid flow engagement with the vial puncturing spike via the bore and via a recess formed in an intermediate portion of the main body element, and a second membrane supported by a membrane support member and separated by a gap from the first membrane. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217227 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING OXYGEN AND/OR OTHER GASES AND/OR PHARMACOLOGICAL AGENTS TO TISSUE AND MEDICAL WIRE FOR USE WITHIN THE BODY - A system comprising: a hollow tube having a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen extending between the distal end and the proximal end; at least a portion of the tube comprising a porous membrane; and a gas-rich perfluorocarbon solution incorporated in the porous membrane; wherein the porous membrane has a porosity in the range of 0.001-200 microns, in order that: (i) the gas-rich perfluorocarbon solution is effectively incorporated into the porous membrane; and (ii) when the porous membrane is positioned in blood, the gas-rich perfluorocarbon solution elutes out of the porous membrane, in aggregations small enough to prevent the creation of embolisms in the blood, with the elution of the gas-rich perfluorocarbon solution into the blood varying between minutes and several hours, depending on the temperature and the hemodynamics of the blood. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217228 | Convection-Enhanced Delivery Catheter with Removable Stiffening Member and Method for Using Same - A catheter for delivering an agent to targeted tissue of a mammalian body including a first elongate tubular member having a proximal opening and a distal end wall. A second elongate tubular member having a portion extends through first elongate tubular member and has a distal end extending beyond the end wall. The first and second tubular members form an annular cavity within the first tubular member. A stiffening member has at least a portion disposed within the annular cavity for facilitating accurate placement of the distal end relative to the targeted tissue in the mammalian body and is removeable from the annular cavity after such placement without removal of the second elongate tubular member from the mammalian body. A method is provided. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217229 | BUBBLE FREE-SELF PRIMED IV SET - A bubble free, self-priming IV set for use in the administration of liquids that includes a drip chamber comprising a chamber inlet and a chamber outlet, a bubble isolation device disposed within the drip chamber that prevents air bubbles from exiting the chamber outlet, a tube having an inlet end coupled to the chamber outlet of the drip chamber and an outlet end, and an end plug that includes an air vent. The end plug may be coupled to the outlet end of the tube and is a flow restrictor so that when a liquid is moving through the tube, the velocity of the liquid flow is controlled such that the front of the liquid does not trap bubbles in the tube. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217230 | Systems, Devices and Methods for Fluid/Drug Delivery - Fluid delivery systems, methods and devices for delivering a therapeutic fluid to the body of the patient are disclosed. A fluid delivery device for delivering fluid to the body of the patient includes a housing having an upper wall and a lower wall, wherein the upper wall includes an upper opening and the lower wall includes a lower opening, a well-arrangement mechanism configured to be disposed inside the housing and between the upper wall and the lower wall and including a tubular member having a bore, wherein the bore is configured to be disposed between the upper opening and the lower opening, and a penetrating cartridge for delivery of therapeutic fluid to the body of the patient, wherein the penetrating cartridge is configured to engage the bore following its insertion through the upper opening and the lower opening, wherein therapeutic fluid is configured to be delivered through the tubular member into the penetrating cartridge into the body of the patient when the penetrating cartridge engages the bore. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217231 | Device for administering an at least two-component substance - The device for administering an at least two-component substance comprises a concentric lumen arrangement including (i) an inner cannula having a lumen with an inlet opening at a first end and a tip with an outlet opening at a second end opposite its first end, and (ii) an outer sheath having opposite first and second ends facing the respective first and second ends of the inner cannula, and surrounding the inner cannula along an axial length between the first and second ends of the inner cannula, wherein the outer sheath at its second end is sealingly and fixedly connected to the inner cannula and defining an outer lumen around the inner cannula, and wherein the inner cannula is provided with at least one opening for providing fluid communication between the outer lumen around the inner cannula and the lumen of the inner cannula. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217232 | BYPASS VALVE - An intravenous fluid administration apparatus may include a proximal conduit having a spiked first end for attaching to a reservoir of fluid and a second end, a distal conduit, an intermediate conduit network providing fluid communication from the proximal conduit's second end to the distal conduit and including first and second constituent conduits that provide parallel paths from the proximal conduit to the distal conduit, a flow regulator so engaged with the first constituent conduit as to enable control of fluid flow therethrough, and a pressure-responsive valve so interposed in the second constituent conduit as to permit flow from the proximal conduit to the distal conduit through the second constituent conduit when a fluid pressure difference across the valve exceeds a threshold and to prevent such flow when the difference does not exceed the threshold. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217233 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO ANESTHETIZE AN AREA - Method and devices are provided to allow the application of anesthetic on an internal area of a body prior to medical procedures such as obtaining tissue for a biopsy. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217234 | Catheter With Skived Tubular Member - An elongate shaft of a medical catheter including a thermoset polymeric tubular member including a skived distal portion. The skived distal portion includes a distally extending trough having a convex surface and a concave surface. A thermoplastic tubular sleeve may be positioned over at least a portion of the skived distal portion of the thermoset polymeric tubular member. In some instances, the thermoplastic tubular sleeve includes a crescent-shaped tubular portion defining a crescent-shaped lumen. The trough of the skived distal portion may extend through the crescent-shaped lumen. The thermoplastic tubular sleeve is thermally bonded to the inner and outer tubular members of a distal section of the elongate shaft at a guidewire port joint. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217235 | Catheter and method of manufacture - The instant invention relates generally to introducer catheters used to help deliver catheters or other medical devices to locations within the human body. In particular, the instant invention relates to large diameter introducer catheters (introducer catheters with lumens greater than about | 2010-08-26 |
20100217236 | NEUROLOGICAL APPARATUS - A guide element for insertion into the brain to guide implantable instruments, wherein the guide element comprises an elongate part, the elongate ‘part having a composition of at least 80% tungsten carbide. The guide element may have a coating, such as a biocompatible plastics material which is more resilient than the elongate part. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217237 | INTRAVASCULAR FOREIGN MATTER SUCTION ASSEMBLY - An intravascular foreign matter suction assembly is insertable into a blood vessel having a relatively small diameter and exhibits a high suction force. The intravascular foreign matter suction assembly includes a combination of a guiding catheter for being inserted to an ostium of a coronary artery of the aorta and a suction catheter inserted in the lumen of the guiding catheter and extending farther than the distal end of the guiding catheter for removing foreign matter in a blood vessel which exists at a target location in the coronary artery. The suction catheter includes a tubular portion provided on the distal end side and a wire portion provided on the proximal end side of the tubular portion and wherein the wire portion has a distal end embedded in a wall which forms the tubular portion. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217238 | Computerized System for Blood Chemistry Monitoring - An apparatus and computerized method of intravenously monitoring a patient's blood chemistry transmits real time measurements to an electronically controlled closed loop system that auto-regulates blood osmolality and glucose level with medications infused through a catheter designed for such purpose. The closed loop system utilizes a glucose algorithm and an osmolality algorithm implemented in hardware and software to control the flow of dextrose, insulin and hypertonic saline to a patient in an effort to achieve better patient outcomes in instances of trauma, surgery and medical illnesses. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217239 | PARTIALLY IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS - Partially implantable medical devices and methods associated with partially implantable medical devices. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217240 | PARTIALLY IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES WITH CARTRIDGE MOVEMENT SENSOR AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Partially implantable medical devices and methods associated with partially implantable medical devices. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217241 | FLUID CARTRIDGES AND PARTIALLY IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES FOR USE WITH SAME - Partially implantable medical devices and methods associated with partially implantable medical devices. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217242 | PARTIALLY IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND DELIVERY/MANIFOLD TUBE FOR USE WITH SAME - Partially implantable medical devices and methods associated with partially implantable medical devices. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217243 | PARTIALLY IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND TREATMENT METHODS ASSOCIATED WITH SAME - Partially implantable medical devices and methods associated with partially implantable medical devices. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217244 | FLUID CARTRIDGES INCLUDING A POWER SOURCE AND PARTIALLY IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES FOR USE WITH SAME - Partially implantable medical devices and methods associated with partially implantable medical devices. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217245 | Surgical Instrument Having a Magnetically Driven Detachable Tool Assembly - A medical instrument for use on a patient. The medical instrument includes a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, an electric motor mounted to the housing having a drive shaft rotatable about a drive axis, a drive magnet fixed to the drive shaft of said motor which rotates with the drive shaft about the drive axis, and a tool assembly coupled to the housing via a tool mount. The tool mount orients the tool assembly relative to the housing whereby guided rotational, translational, and/or oscillary motion of a tool within the tool assembly is achieved via the structure of the tool mount in conjunction with a magnetic coupling between magnets attached to both the motor and the tool. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217246 | Surgical Instrument Holder - Disclosed are various embodiments for holding and organizing surgical instruments in a surgical environment. In one embodiment, a surgical instrument holder comprises an elongated body portion including a plurality of slots. Each of the slots may be configured so as to retain a surgical instrument in a fixed position. The elongated body portion may have a base surface configured to contact a table surface. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217247 | System and Methods for Minimizing Higher Order Aberrations Introduced During Refractive Surgery - A system and method are provided for minimizing the adverse effects of any optical aberrations, and particularly higher order aberrations, that may be introduced into an eye during the correction of a visual defect by photoablation (i.e. removal) of corneal tissue. In accordance with the present invention, after a predetermined time interval following the photoablation of tissue (e.g. about two weeks), the eye is evaluated for aberrations. Laser Induced Optical Breakdown (LIOB) is then performed on intrastromal tissue, as needed, to correct for the introduced aberrations. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217248 | Methods And Systems For Laser Treatment Using Non-Uniform Output Beam - Disclosed herein are methods and systems for treatment, such as skin rejuvenation treatment, use non-uniform laser radiation. A high-intensity portion of the laser radiation causes collagen destruction and shrinkage within select portions of the treatment area, while a lower-intensity portion of the radiation causes fibroblast stimulation leading to collagen production across other portions of the treatment area. An output beam from a laser source, such as an Nd:YAG laser, is coupled into an optical system that modifies the beam to provide a large-diameter beam having a nonuniform energy profile, comprised of a plurality of high-intensity zones surrounded by lower-intensity zones within the treatment beam. The higher-intensity zones heat select portions of the target tissue to temperatures sufficient for a first treatment (e.g. collagen shrinkage), while the lower-intensity zones provide sufficient energy for a second treatment (e.g. stimulated collagen production). | 2010-08-26 |
20100217249 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR COAGULATION OF TISSUE - Methods and devices described herein facilitate improved treatment of body organs. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217250 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLED THERMAL TISSUE - A body passage having an interior wall with a lining is occluded by introducing a thermal delivery catheter to the passage. The thermal delivery catheter has a thermal transfer region which can deliver both a coagulative tissue necrosis energy dosage and a thermally fixing energy dosage. The coagulative necrosis dosage will result in scar tissue formation, while the thermally fixing tissue dosage will prevent regrowth of the tissue lining from neighboring untreated tissue regions which could compromise the integrity of the occlusion which is formed. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217251 | Leaky-Wave Antennas for Medical Applications - A device for directing energy to a target volume of tissue includes an inner conductor having a length and an outer conductor coaxially surrounding the inner conductor along the length. The outer conductor has a proximal portion and a distal portion. The distal portion of the outer conductor is provided with a number of apertures N defined therein for radiating energy, where N is an integer greater than 1, each aperture having a size and extending at an angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the outer conductor. At least one of the size and the angle of each aperture is varied in relation to the other apertures N−1 such that the energy radiated along the distal portion is substantially uniform. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217252 | Leaky-Wave Antennas for Medical Applications - A device for directing energy to a target volume of tissue includes a proximal portion including a first antenna subassembly extending therethrough, and a distal portion including a second antenna subassembly. The first antenna subassembly includes a leaky-wave antenna assembly having an outer conductor and an inner conductor disposed within the outer conductor. The distal portion of the device is attached to the inner conductor. The outer conductor includes a plurality of radiating apertures defined in a distal portion thereof and is configured for radiating energy substantially uniformly along a longitudinal axis of the proximal portion. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217253 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PERCUTANEOUS ENERGY DELIVERY - The invention provides a system and method for percutaneous energy delivery in an effective, manner using one or more probes. Additional variations of the system include array of probes configured to minimize the energy required to produce the desired effect. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217254 | METHODS FOR APPLYING ENERGY TO TISSUE USING ISOLATED ENERGY SOURCES - The invention provides a system and method for percutaneous energy delivery in an effective, manner using one or more probes. Additional variations of the system include array of probes configured to minimize the energy required to produce the desired effect. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217255 | Fluid-Assisted Electrosurgical Device and Methods of Use Thereof - The invention provides an electrosurgical device and methods of use thereof. The device comprises a first electrode, a second electrode and at least one fluid outlet. In one embodiment, the first electrode has a distal portion with an electrically conductive spherical surface, the second electrode has a distal portion with an electrically conductive spherical surface, and at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode have a blade portion. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217256 | Radio-Frequency Generator for Powering an Ablation Device - An apparatus and method for use in performing ablation of organs and other tissues includes a radio frequency generator which provides a radio frequency signal to ablation electrodes. The power level of the radio frequency signal is determined based on the subject area of ablation. The radio frequency signal is coupled with the ablation electrodes through a transformation circuit. The transformation circuit includes a high impedance transformation circuit and a low impedance transformation circuit. The high or low impedance transformation circuit is selected based on the impedance of the ablation electrodes in contact with the subject tissue. Vacuum level, impedance level, resistance level, and time are measured during ablation. If these parameters exceed determinable limits the ablation procedure is terminated. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217257 | MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING LAMINATE-COATED BRAID ASSEMBLY - A catheter includes a braid assembly having a dual-laminate coating. The braid assembly includes a plurality of braid members interwoven to provide for interstices between the braid members, each braid member having an electrically conductive element, a flexible non-electrically-conductive polymer coating that insulates the electrically conductive element and a thermoplastic bonding adhesive coating. The braid assembly is formed between an inner polymer layer and an outer polymer layer. One or more of the braid members may be coupled to an energy delivery element. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217258 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING TISSUE DURING AN ELECTROSURGICAL PROCEDURE - A system for monitoring and/or controlling tissue modification during an electrosurgical procedure includes an electrosurgical apparatus connected to an electrosurgical generator and configured to grasp tissue therebetween via a pair of jaw members. The system also includes an optical system having an optical source that directs light through tissue. One or more optical detectors analyze the light transmitted through and reflected back from the tissue and a processor utilizes this information to control the delivery of electrosurgical energy from the electrosurgical generator to the tissue. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217259 | HF-SURGERY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AN HF-SURGERY DEVICE - The invention concerns an HF-surgery device for cutting and/or coagulating biological tissue and a method for same, which in operation monitors the patient skin contact of a connected neutral electrode having at least two separate contact surfaces. The HF-surgery device includes at least one parallel resonant circuit arranged in a patient circuit, at least one measurement energy source arranged in a measurement circuit galvanically separated from the patient circuit for producing a measurement voltage/current acting between the contact surfaces of the neutral electrode, and at least one measuring and computing unit which in operation determines by means of the measurement voltage/current a tissue impedance which is representative of the patient skin contact and which acts between the contact surfaces. An HF-current flows in the patient circuit which is closed in the cutting or coagulation operation and the measurement voltage which is independent of the HF-current can be produced in the measurement circuit. To provide an improved HF-surgery device it is provided according to the invention that the frequency of the measurement voltage source is substantially equal to a resonance frequency of the parallel resonant circuit. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217260 | SELF-LIMITING ELECTROSURGICAL RETURN ELECTRODE WITH PRESSURE SORE REDUCTION AND HEATING CAPABILITIES - A self-limiting electrosurgical electrode for use with electrosurgery and various other surgical procedures is disclosed. The electrode includes a heating element for generating heat to warm a patient resting upon the electrode. The electrode can also include one or more pads to prevent the creation of pressure sores or decubitus ulcers on a patient resting upon the electrode. The electrode has an effective bulk impedance equal to or greater than about 4,000 Ω·cm, which arises from resistive components, capacitive components, inductive components, or combinations thereof. Through the selection of the impedance characteristics for the electrode materials, and through tailoring of electrode geometries, the electrode of the present invention is self-regulating and self-limiting as to current density and temperature rise so as to prevent patient trauma. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217261 | ASYMMETRIC DUAL DIRECTIONAL STEERABLE CATHETER SHEATH - A steerable catheter sheath for use in directing a catheter into a desired position is provided. The sheath includes an elongated member configured to receive the catheter therein. The distal end of the elongated member is steerable in two directions, each direction having a different bent configuration, e.g., a sharp curve in one direction and an open arching curve in the other direction. A resilient structure having different bending properties in each of its lateral sides is carried in the distal portion of the elongated member and causes the asymmetric bending. In one embodiment, the resilient structure includes a hypotube with a plurality of notches and slits in the sides. In another embodiment, the resilient structure is covered in an outer coating having different durometer portions. The sheath is particularly useful for accessing left and right pulmonary veins when a transeptal entry approach is used into the left atrium. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217262 | FREQUENCY SELECTIVE PASSIVE COMPONENT NETWORKS FOR ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES UTILIZING AN ENERGY DISSIPATING SURFACE - Decoupling circuits are provided which transfer energy induced from an MRI pulsed RF field to the housing for an active implantable medical device (AIMD) which serves as an energy dissipating surface. This is accomplished through broadband filtering or by resonant filtering. In a passive component network for an AIMD, a frequency selective energy diversion circuit is provided for diverting high-frequency energy away from an AIMD lead to the AIMD housing for dissipation of said high-frequency energy. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217263 | AUTOMATED HAIR REMOVAL DEVICE - An automated hair removal system is provided. The system includes a handheld device having an electric motor for rotating an attachment holder, the attachment holder including a head attachment mechanism for receiving an attachment head. The system further includes an attachment head having a contact surface configured for skin contact, the attachment head further having a holder attachment mechanism for detachably attaching the attachment head to the attachment holder. Rotation of the attachment holder by the electric motor causes rotation of the attachment head and the contact surface, and wherein rotation of the contact surface upon placement against the skin essentially in parallel to the skin and transverse to hair thereon, removes hair from the skin by tapering and weakening the structure of the hair. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217264 | System and Method for Controlling RF Output During Tissue Sealing - An electrosurgical system for sealing tissue is disclosed. The system includes a forceps having opposing jaw members that cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween, wherein each of the jaw members includes a sealing plate that is connected to an electrosurgical generator and is configured to communicate electro surgical energy through the tissue held therebetween. The system also includes at least one sensor which determines a gap distance between the sealing plates of the jaw members and a microprocessor programmed to communicate with the at least one sensor to measure an initial gap distance between the sealing plates and to generate at least one desired gap distance value based on the initial gap distance, the microprocessor further programmed to communicate with the at least one sensor to adjust output level of the electrosurgical generator as a function of the measured gap distance during the sealing process. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217265 | ANTI-SUBSIDENCE DYNAMIC HIP SCREW - An anti-subsidence dynamic hip screw comprises of a barrel having a connection portion and a tube-type extending portion angled a predetermined angle with the connection portion, and a first long groove and a first limit portion disposed at the inner wall of the extending portion respectively; a lag screw having an inside end disposed threading screw at its outer edge and a outside end with a predetermined length passed through in the extending portion by the way of reciprocation; a second long groove and a second limit portion disposed at the lag screw respectively related to the first long groove and the first limit portion, each first limit portion and second limit portion used for preventing the lag screw from rotating inside the extending portion; a blade piece with a predetermined length simultaneously passed through and retained in the first long groove and the related second long groove; a compressing screw having an inside end screwed with the outside end of the lag screw and an outside end retained in the outside end of the extending portion. The above structure is not only easy to assembly, especially for the effect of decreasing the subsidence of the femoral head, but also makes the effect more obvious when using for the hip fracture of the osteoporosis body. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217266 | IMPLANT, IMPLANTATION TOOL, KIT AND METHOD - An implant to be fastened to a tissue, a tool a kit and a method. The implant has a first end, a second end and an elongated shank made at least partly of a first polymer material. The implant comprises a contact surface for receiving external mechanical energy for deforming the shape of the implant such that the shape of the implant can be deformed and locked in the tissue by the effect of said mechanical energy. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217267 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING BONE FOR A PROSTHETIC DEVICE | 2010-08-26 |
20100217268 | INTERVERTEBRAL MILLING INSTRUMENT - An intervertebral milling instrument for removing calcified fibrous cartilage (CFC) from adjacent vertebrae during spinal fusion or spacer implantation surgery. The milling instrument includes a grinding wheel carried within a guide housing sized to fit closely into the intervertebral space, and to expose the grinding wheel on opposite sides thereof for controlled removal of CFC layers from adjacent cortical end plates. The grinding wheel is rotatably driven as by attachment to a surgical drill, preferably to include saline supply to and suction removal from the grinding site. The controlled removal of CFC layers is limited to about 100 to about 250 microns, thereby avoiding exposing the cortical end plates without excessive bone removal. The instrument is conveniently provided in a kit having multiple guide housings and associated grinding wheels of different sizes to fit into different intervertebral spaces. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217269 | Discectomy Instrument - The present invention provides a discectomy instrument that is capable of removing portions of the spinal disc between adjacent vertebrae in a controlled manner that is efficient and easy to use. In an exemplary embodiment, the discectomy instrument includes a handle, a rotary scraper, a barrel, a drive shaft, an outer sleeve and a retaining clip. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217270 | Integrated Production of Patient-Specific Implants and Instrumentation - Disclosed herein are devices, systems and methods for the automated design and manufacture of patient-specific/patient-matched orthopedic implants. While the embodiments described herein specifically pertain to unicompartmental resurfacing implants for the knee, the principles described are applicable to other types of knee implants (including, without limitation, other resurfacing implants and joint replacement implants) as well as implants for other joints and other patient-specific orthopedic applications. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217271 | SPINAL DISTRACTION SYSTEM - A spinal distraction system includes a distraction rod having a first end and a second end, the first end being configured for affixation to a subject's spine at a first location, the distraction rod having a second end containing a recess having a threaded portion disposed therein. The system further includes an adjustable portion configured for affixation relative to the subject's spine at a second location remote from the first location, the adjustable portion comprising a housing containing a magnetic assembly, the magnetic assembly affixed at one end thereof to a lead screw, the lead screw operatively coupled to the threaded portion. A locking pin may secure the lead screw to the magnetic assembly. An o-ring gland disposed on the end of the housing may form a dynamic seal with the distraction rod. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217272 | Method and apparatus for positioning implant between spinous processes - A method and apparatus for positioning an implant between spinous processes, generally comprising a cannula for percutaneous insertion between the spinous processes, an obturator that can be removably mounted within the cannula and is slidable therein so that an inner end thereof can moved inwardly beyond an inner end of the cannula, and an implant that is constructed to be movable within the cannula when the obturator is removed therefrom for positioning between the spinous processes. In accordance with the method, an insertion is made through the skin on one side of the rear portion of the spine, the cannula having the obturator slidably movable therein is inserted inwardly through the incision so that the inner end of the cannula is positioned between the spinous processes, the obturator is removed from the cannula, the implant is inserted within the cannula and moved therein to a position between the spinous processes, and the cannula is removed from the implant. The implant may be retained between the spinous processes when the cannula is removed therefrom by inflating the implant or mechanically expanding it. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217273 | Intraocular Lens Insertion Device - An intraocular lens insertion device which dramatically reduces the possibility that a plunger damages an intraocular lens, and which can safely and surely insert an intraocular lens into an eye is provided. An intraocular lens insertion unit comprises a lens disposing part for disposing an intraocular lens, a plunger for pushing out the intraocular lens disposed at the lens disposing part, a transition part for deforming the intraocular lens pushed out by the plunger, and a nozzle for ejecting the deformed intraocular lens. The plunger has a lens contact part for contacting the outer edge of the intraocular lens, and a protrusive part for pushing the lens contact part downward the intraocular lens by the deformation of the intraocular lens, both lens contact part and protrusive part are provided at the leading end of the plunger. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217274 | MULTI-ACTION DEVICE FOR INSERTING AN INTRAOCULAR LENS INTO AN EYE - A device for inserting an intraocular lens (IOL) into an eye includes a tubular body member with an inner surface and a plunger with an gripping device that is receivable within the body member. The gripping device includes a locking member and is configured such that when urged longitudinally in a distal direction, the gripping device is movable in the distal direction within the body member. However, when urged longitudinally in a proximal direction, the gripping device is prevented from moving in the proximal direction by the locking member engaging with the inner surface of the body member. As such, inadvertent movement of the plunger in the proximal direction caused by pulling back on the plunger is substantially prevented. If proximal movement of the plunger is desired, then the plunger may include handle that is operatively coupled to the gripping device such rotation of the handle causes the handle to move longitudinally in the body member. Accordingly, the plunger may be advanced or moved distally by longitudinally pushing the handle and/or by rotating the handle. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217275 | DEVICE FOR INDUCING VIBRATIONS IN A GUIDEWIRE - The invention relates to the field of minimal invasive catheterization, in particular to an apparatus for opening and/or removing obstructions occluding body internal passages by means of an active guidewire comprising a coil to which an alternating voltage can be applied. In that way the guidewire can vibrate if an external magnetic field is applied. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217276 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATMENT OF ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE - Methods and devices are disclosed that enable safe, rapid and relatively short and straight access to the cerebral arteries for the introduction of interventional devices to treat acute ischemic stroke. In addition, the disclosed methods and devices provide means to securely close the access site to the cerebral arteries to avoid the potentially devastating consequences of a transcervical hematoma. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217277 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE IMPLANTATION OF ACTIVE FIXATION MEDICAL LEADS - A lead implantation tool is disclosed herein. The tool may be configured to operably couple to a lead connector end of an implantable cardiac electrotherapy lead including an active fixation helix tip and wherein the lead connector end includes a contact pin proximally extending from the lead connector end. The tool may include a feature configured to couple to the contact pin and a first mechanism configured to convert linear movement into rotational movement of the contact pin relative to the lead connector end. The tool may further include a second mechanism that causes a stylet extending through the tool and into the contact pin to at least one of distally and proximally displace within the contact pin. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217278 | REAL-TIME SURGICAL REFERENCE INDICIUM APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INTRAOCULAR LENS IMPLANTATION - Described herein are apparatus and associated methods for the generation of at least one user adjustable, accurate, real-time, virtual surgical reference indicium including natural patient vertical for use in ocular surgery. The apparatus used to generate real-time, virtual surgical reference indicium including natural patient vertical includes one or more real-time, multidimensional visualization modules, one or more data processors configured to produce real-time, virtual surgical reference indicia, and at least one user control input for adjusting the at least one real-time virtual surgical reference indicium including natural patient vertical. The associated methods generally involve the steps of providing one or more real-time multidimensional visualizations of a target surgical field, identifying at least one visual feature in a pre-operative dataset, aligning the visual features with the multidimensional visualization, and incorporating one or more real-time, virtual surgical reference indicium including natural patient vertical into the real-time visualization. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217279 | Marking Articulating Direction For Surgical Instrument - A surgical apparatus for guiding the movement of a surgical tool in relation to the surrounding anatomy of a patient includes a surgical tool having an articulation member. The apparatus also has an image capturing device, a monitor, a control member, and at least one marker on the surgical tool for determining an orientation and attitude of the surgical tool in relation to the visual image on the monitor. The image capturing device takes visual images of the articulating member. The monitor displays the visual images taken by the image capturing device. The control member operates and guides movement of the articulating member. The marker can be colors, symbols, letters, number, or in any combination thereof. An endoscope and a display may also be included. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217280 | Method and Apparatus for a Radiolucent and MRI Compatible Cranial Stabilization Pin - A substantially radiolucent cranial stabilization pin is adapted for use with a fixture for immobilizing a patient's head during a medical procedure. The pin includes a tip and a body, which are secured together to form the pin. The tip and body are constructed from non-ferrous, non-magnetic materials that are biocompatible. The tip and body are safe for use with, and compatible with, imaging techniques including MR imaging and CT imaging. In some examples the tip is a titanium insert and the body is molded within and around at least a portion of the tip. In some versions, the tip includes a hollow portion and one or more openings providing access to the hollow portion. The molded body flows into and around portions of the tip creating a secure pin suitable to withstand torque and axial forces observed in use. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217281 | CLIP PACKAGE, MULTIPLE CLIP APPLICATOR SYSTEM, AND PREVENTION DEVICE FOR PREVENTING MISMATCH - A multiple clip applicator system for tissue clamping of hemostasis includes clip devices of a train and a flexible sheath. To load the flexible sheath with clip devices, a coupling device is used. A shaft head is positioned on an operating wire in the flexible sheath. A receiving opening is formed in the coupling device, for receiving insertion of the shaft head, for mating by press-fit with the fastening clip device. The shaft head is a selected one of plural shaft heads which are different in a shape according to the plural multiple clip assemblies. The receiving opening is a selected one of plural receiving openings having a shape according to corresponding shapes of the plural shaft heads, and adapted to preventing a second shaft head from entry in a first receiving opening and preventing a first shaft head from entry in a second receiving opening. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217282 | FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPIC STITCHING DEVICES - An endoscopic stitching device is provided including a tool assembly having a pair of juxtaposed jaws each defining a needle receiving recess formed in a tissue contacting surface thereof; a selectively rotatably camming hub defining a helical groove formed in an outer surface thereof; a pair of axially translatable needle engaging blades slidably supported, one each, in a respective jaw, each blade having an advanced position wherein a distal end of the blade is engageable with a suture needle, and a retracted position wherein the distal end of the blade is out of engagement with the suture needle, wherein a proximal end of each blade is configured for slidable engagement in the helical groove of the camming hub; and a suture needle operatively associated with the tool assembly. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217283 | LEAFLET SUTURING - The methods, devices, and systems are provided for performing endovascular repair of atrioventricular and other cardiac valves in the heart. Regurgitation of an atrioventricular valve, particularly a mitral valve, can be repaired by modifying a tissue structure selected from the valve leaflets, the valve annulus, the valve chordae, and the papillary muscles. These structures may be modified by suturing, stapling, snaring, or shortening, using interventional tools which are introduced to a heart chamber. Preferably, the tissue structures will be temporarily modified prior to permanent modification. For example, opposed valve leaflets may be temporarily grasped and held into position prior to permanent attachment. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217284 | RIGIDLY-LINKED ARTICULATING WRIST WITH DECOUPLED MOTION TRANSMISSION - The present invention is a device having a rigidly linked jaw that is decoupled from an articulating wrist. The device provides for articulating motion as well as actuation that may be used in grasping, cutting, suturing or the like. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217285 | Device and procedure for minimally invasive closure of atrial septal defect without cardiopulmonary bypass - A surgical device for closure Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) with minimally invasive approach includes a head portion which is movable and includes a distal jaw that is distal relative to a person holding the surgical device, a guide rod which drives the distal jaw, and a plurality of first suture-guide channels attached to the distal jaw, and a body portion which is stationary and includes a cylindrical base, a proximal jaw attached to the cylindrical base, and a plurality of second suture-guide channels attached to the proximal jaw, in which the guide rod drives the distal jaw to pass a pericardium patch through a patient's ASD while the proximal end remains extracorporeal, and the first suture-guide channels and the second suture-guide channels guide a suture thread to suture the pericardium patch onto an ASD rim. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217286 | Medical Instrument For Grasping Surgical Suture Material - A medical instrument for grasping surgical suture material, with a shaft on whose proximal end a handle is positioned consisting of at least two gripping members and on whose distal end a tool is positioned consisting of a rigid jaw member and a pivotable jaw member and where the pivotable jaw member can be pivoted with respect to the rigid jaw member for opening and closing with a moveably configured gripping member of the handle, for which purpose the pivotable jaw member and the moveable gripping member are in active connection with one another by means of an actuating element mounted in the shaft. To create a medical instrument that is both easy to operate and makes possible a safe grasping and guiding of the suture material, it is disclosed that in the rigid jaw member there should be configured an indentation that opens toward the pivotable jaw member and that can be covered, with the tool in closed position, only in the center area by the pivotable jaw member. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217287 | SELF-ASSEMBLING FIBROUS NETWORKS - A method for in situ formation of a medical device on biological tissue includes attaching a plurality of reactive members of a primary specific binding pair to a surface of the biological tissue, and providing a plurality of fibers having attached thereto a plurality of complementary reactive members of the primary specific binding pair, wherein upon contact of the reactive members on the surface of the biological tissue with the complimentary reactive members on the fibers, covalent bonds are formed between the reactive members and the complementary reactive members, thus adhering the fibers to the tissue. The fibers can incorporate functionalities which may cause them to bind to one another. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217288 | Transesophageal gastric reduction method and device for practicing same - A gastric reduction pouch of a stomach is formed by gathering stomach tissue circumferentially from within the stomach to form a reduced diameter stomach section. A plurality of fasteners are deployed within the gathered stomach tissue to maintain the reduced diameter stomach portion. The gathering step may include folding the stomach tissue to produce a plurality of stomach tissue folds. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217289 | IMPLANTABLE TISSUE CONNECTOR - An implantable tissue connector ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100217290 | Surgical connector systems and methods of use - A system and method of use for effecting the bypass or other anastomosis, connection, or port in a portion of a native blood vessel, duct, lumen or other tubular organ within the body of a living being. The system includes a connector assembly and a deployment instrument for carrying the device to the desired position within the vessel, duct, lumen or tubular organ. The system includes a piercer-dilator instrument to form an opening in the wall of the vessel, duct, lumen or tubular organ into which a connector assembly may be deployed by the deployment instrument. The connector assembly may be at least partially formed of a resorbable material and includes movable members for securing it to the tissue of the vessel, duct, lumen or tubular organ contiguous with the opening. Other components may be included in the device for expediting the procedure, with or without the use of sutures. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217291 | Invaginator for gastroesophageal flap valve restoration device - An assembly for restoring a gastroesophageal flap valve includes a restoration device substantially free for rotation. The assembly comprises an elongated member configured to be fed through a throat, down an adjoining esophagus and into an associated stomach. The elongated member has a distal end. The assembly further comprises a gastroesophageal flap valve restoration device carried on the distal end of the elongated member for placement in the stomach, and an invaginator carried by the elongated member. The invaginator is configured to grip the esophagus and the elongated member and invaginator are coupled for restricted relative axial movement and substantially free relative rotational movement. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217292 | LIVING TISSUE LIGATION DEVICE - This invention includes a clip having arms which grip living tissue, a press tube serving as a clamping member which is fitted and mounted on the clip to close the arms of the clip, a coupling member which can be inserted into the press tube and engages with the clip, and projections serving as lock portions which hold the arms of the clip in a closed state when the clip engages with the press tube. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217293 | LIVING TISSUE LIGATION DEVICE - This invention includes a clip having arms which grip living tissue, a press tube serving as a clamping member which is fitted and mounted on the clip to close the arms of the clip, a coupling member which can be inserted into the press tube and engages with the clip, and projections serving as lock portions which hold the arms of the clip in a closed state when the clip engages with the press tube. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217294 | LIVING TISSUE LIGATION DEVICE - This invention includes a clip having arms which grip living tissue, a press tube serving as a clamping member which is fitted and mounted on the clip to close the arms of the clip, a coupling member which can be inserted into the press tube and engages with the clip, and projections serving as lock portions which hold the arms of the clip in a closed state when the clip engages with the press tube. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217295 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THERMAL TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION, HYPOTENSION OR ANEURYSM - In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a system for treating a patient with local hypertension, comprising a hypertension treatment device adapted to have at least one surface of the device attached to the blood flow passageway, wherein said surface comprising a cooling surface able to cool said passageway to restrict said passageway thereby reducing the blood pressure distal to said restriction. In accordance with a another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for treating a patient with aneurysm, comprising a aneurysm treatment device adapted to have at least one surface of the device attached to the blood flow passageway, wherein said surface comprising a cooling surface able to cool said passageway to restrict said passageway thereby treating said aneurysm. In accordance with a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for treating a patient with hypotension, comprising a hypotension treatment device adapted to have at least one surface of the device attached to the blood flow passageway, wherein said surface comprising a heating surface able to heat said passageway to dilate said passageway thereby increasing the blood pressure distal to said restriction. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217296 | Silent Effusion Removal - A method is disclosed for clearing effusion from an ear. The method may include applying liquid to an ear canal, which is proximal to a perforated tympanic membrane, which is proximal to a middle ear containing effusion, applying an ear device to seal and pressurize the liquid inside the ear canal, the ear device regulating the amount of pressure inside the ear canal, and inducing a Eustachian tube, which is distal to the middle ear, to open, which causes the fluid to displace the effusion into the Eustachian tube. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217297 | Surgical Knife Providing Enhanced Blade Visualization - A surgical knife providing enhanced visualization includes an elongated handle, a footplate and a non-transparent blade. The footplate is supported on the handle and has a foot positioned to ride along tissue of a surgical site. The non-transparent blade has a cutting edge and is supported on the handle with at least a portion of the cutting edge extending beyond the foot, to expose the cutting edge for making an incision. The non-transparent blade is visually observable with ease, particularly along a line of sight passing through translucent tissue adjacent an incision. The foot may be constructed of a transparent material to allow direct observation of the blade or the surgical site via a line of sight passing through the transparent foot. These features provide a knife well-suited to making precisely placed and precisely curved incisions of the type required for astigmatic keratotomy and limbal relaxation procedures. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217298 | Subcutaneous Implantation Instrument With A Scissored Dissecting Tool Assembly And Method Of Construction - A subcutaneous implantation instrument with a scissored dissecting tool assembly is provided. An incising shaft longitudinally defines a substantially non-circular bore continuously formed to communicatively receive an implantable object and further includes a beveled cutting blade formed on a distal end. A dissecting tool assembly is included. A longitudinally split needle tip forms a pair of blades with cutting edges progressively defined outwardly from the needle tip. A pair of handles are each distally attached to one of the blades and pivotably coupled and disposed for transverse operation, wherein the dissecting tool assembly is removably affixable to the distal end of the incising shaft. A delivery mechanism longitudinally defines a substantially non-circular bore continuously formed to deploy the implantable object into the incising shaft. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217299 | SURGICAL REMOVAL OF INTERNAL TISSUE - Methods and devices are provided for macerating and removing tissue. In general, a maceration device is provided that can be distally advanced into a body in a minimally invasive surgical procedure and positioned proximate to tissue desirable for removal from the body. The maceration device can include an elongate shaft having a cutting element positioned on the shaft's side (i.e., not located on a distal tip of the elongate shaft). The cutting element can rotate to macerate tissue. When being introduced to the body, an elongate axis of the elongate shaft and a longitudinal axis of the cutting element can be substantially parallel to each other. When the cutting element rotates, the elongate axis of the elongate shaft and longitudinal axis of the cutting element can not be parallel during at least a portion of the cutting element's rotation. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217300 | Single-puncture lancing system - A lancing mechanism is adapted to move between resting, cocking and puncture positions and comprises a lancet holder, a shaft, at least one spring and a mass. The shaft is attached to the lancet holder and has an enlarged end opposite the lancet holder. The spring surrounds at least a portion of the shaft and has first and second portions. The second portion of the spring is attached to the lancet holder. The spring drives the lancing mechanism between the cocking and puncture positions. The mass is located along the spring with the first and second portions of the spring extending on opposite sides of the mass. The mass is distinct from the lancet holder. The first portion dampens the lancing mechanism when moving from the puncture position to the resting position. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217301 | Method For Implanting A Non-Liquid Object - A method for implanting a non-liquid object is provided. A subcutaneous implantation site is formed by urging a subcutaneous implantation instrument that includes an incising shaft with a beveled cutting blade formed on a distal end subdurally to a predetermined depth, wherein the incising shaft longitudinally defines a substantially non-circular bore. A non-liquid object is deployed into the subcutaneous implantation site by progressively urging a delivery mechanism distally through a syringe body proximally affixed to the incising shaft to deploy the implantable object into the incising shaft and thence to insert the implantable object into the subcutaneous implantation site. The incising shaft is withdrawn from the subcutaneous implantation site, which is subsequently closed. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217302 | MECHANICALLY DEPLOYABLE UPPER AIRWAY STENT - A mechanically deployable upper airway stent is disclosed along with a method of using same. The stent comprises a central tube having an inner chamber and openings on its surface. A linkage rod is housed within the central tube and is provided with branched spokes that pass through the openings. In the un-deployed state the branched spokes are contained within the central tube. Deployed spokes are preferably aligned in groupings along the central tube. The outer ends of the spokes of each grouping connect to a rib. The un-deployed stent is inserted into the nasal passageway and positioned relative to occluding anatomic structures. Upon deployment, the ribs along with web members extending between the ribs move outwardly from the central tube and press upon the tissues of the pharyngeal cavity. Spaces between the extended spokes permit the passage of air along the stent and maintain airway patency. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217303 | EMBOLIC FILTER DEVICE INDEPENDENT OF TREATMENT DEVICE - A self-expanding filter for collecting emboli or thrombi in a vessel of a patient is disclosed. The filter has a tubular filter body that coils or spirals around an outer surface of an adjacently located, independent treatment device in a corkscrew fashion when deployed from a sheath delivery catheter. When fully deployed, an outer surface of the coiled tubular body conforms to the inner wall of the vessel and an inner surface of the coiled tubular body conforms to an outer surface of the treatment device. The treatment device is disposed within a longitudinal opening extending through the expanded, coiled tubular body of the filter during an interventional procedure. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217304 | MULTI-LUMEN CENTRAL ACCESS VENA CAVA FILTER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A combined multi-lumen central access catheter and an embolic filter including ports proximal and distal the filter for fluid infusion and/or pressure sensing and infusion ports in the catheter to permit infusion of bioactive agents, flushing agents and/or contrast agents. The embolic filter may be removably coupled to the multi-lumen catheter for temporary placement and retrieval under recommended indications. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217305 | EMBOLIC PROTECTION FILTERING DEVICE THAT CAN BE ADAPTED TO BE ADVANCED OVER A GUIDEWIRE - An improved embolic protection filtering device. In at least some embodiments, an embolic protection filtering device includes a filter wire assembly. The filter wire assembly may include an elongate shaft, a tubular member, and an embolic protection filter. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217306 | METHODS FOR VENOUS OCCLUSION FOR THE TREATMENT OF VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY - Methods, devices and systems are described for treating venous insufficiency in which the vein is compressed at least partially along a treatment zone. A system can be provided including an injection device, such as a glue gun, that is operably connected to a delivery catheter that can be advanced across a treatment zone in the vein. The delivery catheter can be used to deliver one, two, or more boluses of media (e.g., cyanoacrylate) to occlude the vein along different spaced-apart sections of the treatment zone. External compression can also be applied to the vein by a compression element, such as a hand or multifunctional ultrasound transducer, to occlude portions of the vein along the treatment zone prior to or during the introduction of the boluses of media. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217307 | DISPOSABLE DIGITAL TOURNIQUETS AND RELATED METHODS OF PROVIDING OCCLUSION PRESSURES TO A SINGLE DIGIT DURING SURGICAL PROCEDURES - A single-use disposable digital tourniquet includes a generally rigid support body comprising first and second spaced apart cuff channels sized and configured to receive a cuff therethrough. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217308 | LOCKING ELEMENT FOR VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICE - In one illustrative example, a device for sealing an opening in a vessel wall and/or tissue tract may include an anchor, a filament, a plug, and a knot. The anchor may be configured to be disposed adjacent to an interior surface of the vessel wall adjacent the opening in the vessel wall. The filament may have a distal end coupled to the anchor and may be configured to extend proximally through the vessel opening and/or tissue tract. The plug may be disposed about at least a portion of the filament member. The knot may be disposed about the filament proximal of the plug and may be configured to move over the filament and secure the plug relative to the anchor. The knot may be independent of the filament member. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217309 | PLUG FOR ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE AND METHOD OF USE - The disclosure provides a modified arteriotomy closure plug, said modification selected from the group consisting of a slit, a notch, a groove, and combinations thereof and a method of manufacturing the arteriotomy closure plug. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217310 | MODIFIED PLUG FOR ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE - The disclosure provides a modified arteriotomy closure plug, the modification consisting of subjecting a bioabsorbable foam closure plug to radial compression and/or axial bending until at least some struts of the foam have been torn or elongated within at least one axially disposed region. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217311 | TISSUE PUNCTURE CLOSURE DEVICE - The present disclosure relates generally to methods and devices for closing and/or sealing an opening in a vessel wall and/or an adjacent tissue tract. In one illustrative embodiment, a device is provided for delivering and deploying an anchor, plug, filament, and/or locking element adjacent to the opening in the vessel wall and/or tissue tract. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217312 | COMPOSITE PLUG FOR ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE AND METHOD OF USE - The disclosure provides a composite arteriotomy closure plug, a method of manufacturing the composite arteriotomy closure plug, and a method for the use thereof. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217313 | SYSTEMS FOR VENOUS OCCLUSION FOR THE TREATMENT OF VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY - Methods, devices and systems are described for treating venous insufficiency in which the vein is compressed at least partially along a treatment zone. A system can be provided including an injection device, such as a glue gun, that is operably connected to a delivery catheter that can be advanced across a treatment zone in the vein. The delivery catheter can be used to deliver one, two, or more boluses of media (e.g., cyanoacrylate) to occlude the vein along different spaced-apart sections of the treatment zone. External compression can also be applied to the vein by a compression element, such as a hand or multifunctional ultrasound transducer, to occlude portions of the vein along the treatment zone prior to or during the introduction of the boluses of media. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217314 | SURGICAL STAPLING APPARATUS INCLUDING STAPLE WITH PLATE - A fastener system includes an open loop member and a receiving plate. The open loop member has first and second legs and a base. Each leg defines a longitudinal axis therethrough. The receiving plate has a body including a pair of spaced apart channels. The body defines a longitudinal axis therethrough. Each channel is positioned to receive a portion of one of the first or second legs. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217315 | DRILL PIN FOR SUTURE PASSING - A method and apparatus for anatomical tissue repair, such as ligament repair and reconstruction with suture and/or graft passage, employing a pin with a suture passing mechanism. The suture passing mechanism may include a loop (for example, a wire loop or suture loop) securely attached to a pin (for example, a drill pin). The loop may be crimped onto the pin, or welded on the end of the drill pin (in place of the eyelet formed within the pin), to alleviate the difficulty in threading the eyelet and to lower the manufacturing cost of the pin. The suture passing mechanism may alternatively include a slotted suture eyelet (i.e., a longitudinal slot) provided at a proximal end of a pin, to allow suture loading from the side of the instrument. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217316 | Suture treatment method and kit therefor - A suture method and kit enables health care providers and patients to select colored sutures from a wide variety of colors. The colored sutures enable the patient to adorn a skin wound site so as to more effectively treat the wound with patient input and cooperation. The suturing method involves the steps of assessing a suture site or skin wound; selecting a suturing technique based on the assessed suture site or skin wound; providing a visual depiction of exemplary suture layout schema to the patient, which exemplary suture layout schema are reflective of the selected suturing technique; providing a patient with a selection of suture colors; inviting the patient to select at least one suture color from the suture color palette; selecting at least one suture color from the selection of suture colors; and suturing a suture site with a colored suture as selected by the patent. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217317 | COLORED SUTURE - Suture containing filaments of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMwPE), characterized in that the suture contains a multi-filament yarn that is obtained by a process comprising the steps of: a) Providing a mixture containing UHMwPE, a spinning solvent and a pigment b) Spinning a multi-filament yarn from the mixture by the gel spinning process. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217318 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ANCHORING SUTURES - A suture anchor having a conical surface and a bore in which an end of an insertion tool is inserted. The insertion end of the insertion tool is made of material having elastic properties. The bore and base of the suture anchor are angled with respect to the central axis of the suture anchor and preferably are parallel to each other. During insertion, the suture anchor is reoriented to fit into the hole, thereby bending the elastic end of the insertion tool. When the suture anchor is within cancellous bone tissue, the elastic properties of the insertion tool deploys the suture anchor to an orientation in which the suture anchor cannot fit through the bone hole, thereby firmly anchoring the suture anchor in the human bone. | 2010-08-26 |
20100217319 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPINAL STABILIZATION - Various stabilization rods and methods for manufacturing a connection member having a flexible section coupled between two rigid sections are disclosed. The rigid sections may have exterior surfaces adapted to have an increased surface area to inhibit the flexible section from separating from the rigid sections. | 2010-08-26 |