51st week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150359559 | HANDHELD DEVICE FOR REPEATED PUNCTURE OF HUMAN OR ANIMAL SKIN - A handheld device for repeated local puncture of human or animal skin, comprising a housing having a handle, a drive device in the housing supplied with a rotating movement about an axis of rotation by a driveshaft, a conversion mechanism coupled to the driveshaft to convert rotating movement into a driving movement along a driving movement direction, and a puncture device which is arranged in the housing and as a puncture needle, which is arranged on a needle shaft that can be moved back and forth repeatedly along a path of movement together with the puncture needle and is connected to the conversion mechanism, wherein the conversion mechanism has a rod crank device, and the stroke executed by the puncture element in moving back and forth is adjustable by altering a relative position between an axial direction of the axis of rotation and the direction of the driving movement. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359560 | NEEDLE LOCATION DEVICE - A medical needle location device ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150359561 | PERICARDIUM PUNCTURE NEEDLE ASSEMBLY - A pericardium puncture needle assembly comprises a puncture needle ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150359562 | ARTHROSCOPIC JOINT SURGERY DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - An arthroscopic joint surgery device and method of use. The device has a tube and a knob with a hole that has an inner diameter matching the inner diameter of the tube and mates with the inner diameter of the tube. The tube and knob can be permanently attached or the knob can be configured to enable the knob to be unattached from the tube. The utilization of the device in this method enables surgeons to safely and efficiently locate the joint portals for the placement of the arthroscope and for a separate inflow portal. The arthroscope is in the proper position to visualize the whole joint. Damage to the joint surface cartilage is minimized. After needle localization of the joint under fluoroscopic guidance, the method uses the device to dilate a joint portal opening, such as an anteromedial ankle portal in preparation for the placement of the arthroscope or the posterolateral portal for the introduction of the inflow cannula. The method is performed under fluoroscopic guidance. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359563 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING THE LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE - Disclosed is an apparatus for facilitating access to the left atrium, and specifically the left atrial appendage. The apparatus may comprise a sheath with first and second curved sections that facilitate location of the fossa ovalis and left atrial appendage. The apparatus may further comprise tissue piercing and dilating structures. Methods are also disclosed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359564 | ACCESS PORT WITH INTEGRATED FLEXIBLE SLEEVE - A surgical apparatus for positioning within a tissue tract accessing an underlying body cavity is adapted to tissues having different thicknesses. The surgical apparatus includes an anchor member and a flexible sleeve integrated with the anchor member. The anchor member defines at least one longitudinal port for reception of a surgical instrument. The surgical apparatus defines an adjustable length to accommodate tissues with different thicknesses. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359565 | TROCAR - A trocar comprising: a housing; an insertion tube that is integral with the housing and is inserted into a subject; a power transmission coil that is disposed inside of the housing and generates AC magnetic field to be applied to an insertion hole into which a treatment tool is to be inserted; a radiator that transmits heat generated from the power transmission coil; and a heat insulator disposed on a side of the subject between the radiator and the subject, the heat insulator having lower thermal conductivity than the radiator. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359566 | THERAPEUTIC SUBSTANCE TRANSFER CATHETER AND METHOD - A cervical transfer catheter ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150359567 | EXFOLIATING MITT/MITTEN - Exfoliation involves the removal of the oldest dead skin cells on the skin's outermost surface. It can be achieved through mechanical or chemical means. The mechanical process involves physically scrubbing the skin with abrasive exfoliates. It has been discovered that a wetted panel of silk material exhibits abrasive qualities and may be used as a hand-held product for exfoliating skin. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359568 | BONE FASTENER AND METHODS OF USE - A spinal implant comprises a first member including a surface that extends between a first portion and a second portion. The first member defines a first implant cavity adjacent the first portion and a second implant cavity adjacent the second portion. The first implant cavity is spaced from the second implant cavity. The surface defines a medial cavity. A second member is movable relative to the first member. The second member includes a first end aligned with the medial cavity and a second end configured to penetrate tissue. Systems and methods are disclosed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359569 | APPARATUS FOR PROMOTING MOVEMENT OF NUTRIENTS TO INTERVERTEBRAL SPACE AND METHOD OF USE - Devices and methods are disclosed for treating an intervertebral space. A device is provided that extends from the middle of at least one vertebral body to the disc space between two adjacent vertebrae. The device allows nutrients, such as bone marrow, blood, etc., to migrate from the vertebral body to the disc space to help promote fusion of the two adjacent vertebral bodies. The device can be tubular, perforated and can be made of an absorbent or wicking material that is able to promote the nutrients to travel through the apparatus. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359570 | SURGICAL KIT FOR PLACING AN ACCESS TUBE IN THE INTERVERTEBRAL DISK OF A PATIENT - A surgical kit for placing an access tube ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150359571 | EXTENSION DEVICE FOR A BONE ANCHOR, IN PARTICULAR FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY - An extension device for a bone anchor is provided, wherein the bone anchor comprises an anchoring section and a receiving part connected to the anchoring section, the receiving part having a central axis, the extension device comprising a first sleeve with a first sleeve axis that is coaxial to the central axis and being configured to be coupled to and decoupled from the receiving part; a second sleeve with a second sleeve axis coaxial to the central axis, being positioned within the first sleeve and positionable relative to the first sleeve along the central axis, and being configured to be coupled to and decoupled from the receiving part; a locking member that, in a first configuration, inhibits decoupling of the first sleeve or the second sleeve from the receiving part when the other one of the first sleeve or the second sleeve is coupled to the receiving part. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359572 | SINGLE ACTION LOCKING PEDICLE SCREWDRIVER - An instrument for attaching a driver shaft to a screw assembly using a thrusting motion. The instrument has a main shaft, a locking tube, and a driver shaft. The locking tube is slidably mounted within the main shaft and the driver shaft is slidably mounted within the locking tube. The locking tube is configured to urge a jaw assembly of the instrument into a tensioned engagement with a body member of the screw assembly. A locking mechanism is also included and is configured to lock the driver shaft in a fixed position relative to the locking tube. The locking mechanism may be configured to lock the driver shaft with respect to the locking tube after a distal end of the main shaft engages the screw assembly using the single action. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359573 | Compression Screw Systems for Compressing Bones of the Extremities - Compression screw systems for stabilizing and/or compressing bones of the extremities, characterized by a compression screw component and a hook component. The hook component is received on the compression screw component in any rotational position relative to the compression screw component in order to orient the hook component relative to a bone or bones requiring stabilization and/or compression. The hook component includes an anti-rotation feature, while a configured flange thereof provides a hook that extends about and overhangs a part of the bone. The compression screw component and the hook component may include cooperating structures that allow the hook component to attach to the compression screw component or allow the compression screw component to self-orientate with respect to the hook component upon compressing engagement of the compression screw head with the hook component. The configured flange of the hook component may terminate with a single, double or multiple tined prong. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359574 | SECURING FASTENERS - A polyaxial fastener is secured within an implant with a retaining ring. The ring is assembled onto a circumferential groove formed in the fastener head. The groove and ring are positionable, when the fastener is installed into an implant, at a wide portion of the mating polyaxial aperture in the implant. The ring is compressible into the groove to form a narrowed diameter, which is passable into a narrow diameter of the aperture, near an entrance to the aperture. The ring is released to expand and increase an overall diameter of the head and ring assembly, thereby rending the assembly too wide to pass by the narrow entrance to the aperture, thereby securing the assembly within the implant. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359575 | SURGICAL BONE SCREW AND IMPLANT SYSTEM - The invention relates to a surgical bone screw comprising a shaft which has a bone thread and comprising a blocking means for interacting with a bone plate or for directly anchoring in the bone, in particular in the cortical bone. The surgical bone screw also comprises a screw head which has a rotationally symmetrical enveloping contour. The blocking means has a rib structure with at least one flank structure portion extending in the circumferential direction. According to the invention, the lateral surface of the enveloping contour has a constant or stepped concave progression, and the rib structure flank portion which extends in the circumferential direction is interrupted at least once in the circumferential direction, in particular multiple times, such that at least one elevation, in particular a plurality of elevations which are spaced in the circumferential direction, is produced in order to interact with the bone plate or with the bone in a blocking manner. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359576 | APPARATUS FOR THE FIXATION OF PROXIMAL HUMERUS FRACTURES - In some embodiments, apparatus for the fixation of proximal humerus fractures includes an implantable humerus plate having a proximal portion adapted to be positioned at a head and medial calcar of the humerus, a distal portion adapted to be positioned along a shaft of the humerus, and a plurality of calcar openings provided through the proximal portion adapted to receive calcar fasteners that extend into the medial calcar. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359577 | LINEAR MEMBER FOR MEDICAL USE FOR BONE UNION - A linear member for medical use having stretchability and flexibility while maintaining sufficient strength includes: an inner helical body including a plurality of helically wound wires, the inner helical body including a space portion inside, gap portions being provided in an axial direction between each wire; and an outer helical body provided outside of the inner helical body including a plurality of wires helically wound in such a manner as to form a layer along an axis of the helical body and a helical direction of the outer helical body is opposite to that of the inner helical body with gap portions being provided between each of the wires, the outer helical body being disposed to provide a multilayer structure. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359578 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR IMMOBILIZATION AND FUSION OF A SYNOVIAL JOINT - Methods and apparatus for immobilizing a synovial joint, such as a sacroiliac (SI) joint are disclosed. In one form, a multipiece fixation device, such as a dowel, includes multiple expandable fasteners that are configured to fix adjacent bones of a synovial joint with respect to one another. The expandable fasteners include expansion portions that are expanded radially via insertion of another expandable fastener or an expansion device to fix the expandable fasteners to the bone. The fixation device may be configured to provide for compression or distraction of the bones of the synovial joint while at the same time stabilizing the joint. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359579 | HIGH PRESSURE REMOTE DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR CEMENT AND METHODS OF USE - A high pressure bone cement delivery device includes a delivery adapter having an input port, an output port and cavity having bone cement disposed therein. A pressure intensifier is coupled to the delivery adapter and includes a first chamber containing a gas, a second chamber containing a fluid. The pressure intensifier includes a piston having a first end movably disposed within the first chamber and a second end movably disposed in the second chamber. The pressure intensifier includes a second output port in communication with the second chamber and the input port. The first end of the piston includes a first end surface having a first surface area and the second end of the piston comprises a second end surface having a second surface area that is less than the first surface area. Methods of use are disclosed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359580 | ALIGNMENT GUIDE APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM - The present invention discloses an alignment guide apparatus, system, and method. The alignment guide apparatus includes a body, a fixation insert, a guide pin, and a screw. The body may include an arm with a first end and a second end, an attachment portion at the first end, and an alignment portion at the second end. The fixation insert may be configured to pass through the attachment portion and the guide pin may be configured to pass through the alignment portion. The screw may be configured to engage the guide pin. The alignment system may include a bone plate, an alignment guide, a screw, at least one first fastener, and at least one second fastener. A method for moving a joint is also disclosed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359581 | Surgical device with light - An electrocautery unit for connecting to a handle of an electrocautery device, the unit comprises a body, a light unit and an electrode. The body has a body proximal end and a body distal end, and a body axis extending lengthwise along the center of the body. The body's proximal end comprises a connecting element for connecting said body to a handle having a handle axis extending lengthwise along the center of the handle, so that said body axis is coaxial with said handle axis when said body is connected to said handle. The light unit may be constructed and arranged to emit a light having a central axis coaxial with said body axis. The electrode comprises a proximate end connected to the body distal end, and an electrode tip at a distal said. When the electrode is connected to the body, the electrode lays outside of the body axis and extends into said body axis such that the electrode tip is within said body axis, wherein said light and said electrode tip are coaxial to said body axis and said handle axis. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359582 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR HEATING FLUID IN FLUID ENHANCED ABLATION THERAPY - Devices and methods for efficiently and reproducibly heating fluid for use in fluid enhanced ablation are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an ablation device is provided having an elongate body, at least one wire extending through an inner lumen of the elongate body, and at least one spacer disposed within the inner lumen. The at least one wire extends through the at least one spacer such that the at least one spacer is effective to maintain an adjacent portion of the at least one wire in a substantially fixed geometric relationship with the inner lumen, thereby preventing electrical shorts and providing for the consistent and uniform heating of fluid flowing through the inner lumen of the elongate body. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359583 | HIGH-VOLTAGE PULSE ABLATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - High-voltage pulses ablation systems and methods are used to ablate tissue and form lesions. A variety of different electrophysiology devices, such as catheters, surgical probes, and clamps, may be used to position one or more electrodes at a target location. Electrodes can be connected to power supply lines and, in some instances, the power to the electrodes can be controlled on an electrode-by-electrode basis. High-voltage pulse sequences provide a total amount of heating that is typically less than that which is observed with thermally-based radiofrequency energy ablation protocols. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359584 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FAULTS IN A SHIELDED INSTRUMENT - A device and method for detecting faults in a shield of an electrosurgical instrument is described. The device has a relay configured to selectively interrupt power to the electrosurgical instrument, monitoring circuitry configured to monitor a shield in the electrosurgical instrument, control circuitry to control the relay, and a battery power source. The monitoring circuitry has an envelope detector and an detected average shield current detector. The monitoring circuitry is configured to compare a shield current peak value to a shield current peak threshold value, and to compare an detected average shield current value to an detected average shield current threshold value. The device is further configured to operatively couple an active electrode of an electrosurgical instrument and a return electrode to an electrosurgical generator. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359585 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DISSECTION AND MODIFICATION OF TISSUES - Apparatus for tissue separation and/or modification. In some embodiments, the apparatus comprises a tip comprising a plurality of protrusions and at least one lysing element positioned between at least two adjacent protrusions. The apparatus may further comprise a spot coagulator comprising a spot coagulator tip for delivering energy for coagulating a blood vessel during a surgical procedure. The spot coagulator tip may be movable with respect to the plurality of protrusions to allow a surgeon to selectively deliver coagulating energy as desired. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359586 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ALLEVIATION OF PAIN - A target-treating system treats a target disposed within a bone of a patient. The system comprises a probe configured to be inserted into the bone and navigated therethrough toward the target. The probe comprises a shaft that includes a proximal end, a distal end, and a main body extending between and interconnecting the proximal end and the distal end. The distal end is configured to engage the target such that, upon activation of the probe, the target is treated. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359587 | ELECTROSURGICAL TOOL COVER - A cover for an electrosurgical instrument having a wrist structure and an end effector is provided. The cover includes a hollow elongated structure, which includes a tip cover portion and a base cover portion integrally connected to the tip cover portion. The tip cover portion has a distal end with an opening therethrough sized to receive the end effector of the electrosurgical instrument and is composed of a first, electrically insulative material having a flexibility sufficient to allow the end effector to be manipulated while the end effector is received in the opening. The base cover portion is composed of a second material having a higher tear strength than the first material. The tip cover portion and the base cover portion overlap at an overlap region configured to receive the wrist structure of the electrosurgical instrument when the end effector is received in the opening. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359588 | MODULAR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH CONTAINED ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL SYSTEMS - A surgical instrument includes an elongated shaft module and a handle module selectively separable from one another. The elongated shaft module includes an elongated shaft member and a pair of jaw members supported at a distal end of the elongated shaft member, at least one of the jaw members moveable relative to the other jaw member between open and closed positions. The handle module includes a housing including an opening extending longitudinally therethrough. The opening is dimensioned to permit passage of the pair of jaw members in the closed position. The handle module also includes a movable handle movable relative to the housing to move the pair of jaw members between open and closed positions, and a lock to secure the elongated shaft module in place within the housing. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359589 | INTRAVASCULAR NEUROMODULATION DEVICE HAVING A HELICAL THERAPEUTIC ASSEMBLY WITH PROUD PORTIONS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Catheter apparatuses, systems, and methods for achieving neuromodulation by intravascular access. A treatment device has a pre-formed helical therapeutic assembly with spaced-apart proud portions that are offset with respect to the pre-formed helical shape when in a deployed configuration. The therapeutic assembly includes a plurality of energy delivery elements carried by and associated with the proud portions such that, in the deployed configuration, the proud portions are configured to position the energy delivery elements in apposition with an inner wall of a target blood vessel. The energy delivery elements can deliver energy across the inner wall of a renal artery, for example, to heat or otherwise electrically modulate neural fibers that contribute to renal function. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359590 | Implantable Catheter-Delivered Neuromodulation Devices and Related Devices, Systems, and Methods - An example of an implantable neuromodulation device includes a bioabsorbable electrode and an elongate bioabsorbable support structure carrying the electrode. The support structure is configured to expand in a direction perpendicular to its length so as to move the electrode into contact with a wall of a naturally occurring lumen of a human patient. The electrode is electrically activatable to modulate a nerve within tissue at or otherwise proximate to the wall of the lumen. An example of a neuromodulation method using the neuromodulation device includes locating the neuromodulation device at a treatment site within the lumen and deploying the neuromodulation device into an expanded treatment state at the treatment site. The method further includes reducing obstruction of blood flow through the lumen after deploying the neuromodulation device and then wirelessly energizing the electrode from an extracorporeal energy source. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359591 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ENERGY-BASED TREATMENT HANDPIECES - A method for controlling the firing of an energy device when placed in contact with skin tissue includes providing an energy apparatus having a distal portion and configured to be fired; a controller configured to initiate the firing of the energy apparatus; providing a tip device having a proximal portion in contact with the distal portion of the energy apparatus and a distal portion for contacting the skin tissue; and, providing at least one sensor, the at least one sensor being normally unactivated but being activated when the tip device comes into contact with the skin tissue; and, activating the sensor by pressing the tip device onto the skin tissue, the activation causing the controller to fire the energy apparatus. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359592 | A CUTTING HEAD FOR A DEVICE FOR CUTTING HAIR - The present application relates to a cutting head for a device for cutting hair. The cutting head has a laser generator ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150359593 | CONVERTIBLE OPTICAL AND PRESSURE WAVE ABLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present disclosure relates to a system and method for providing laser energy through a catheter towards a second end portion of the catheter. Based on a characteristic of the laser energy multiple types of ablation therapy may be implemented. A first ablation therapy is directed at the target site when the laser energy at the second end portion of the laser energy delivery system has a first characteristic. A second ablation therapy is directed at the target site when the laser energy at the second end portion of the laser energy delivery system has a second characteristic. The first ablation therapy may be an optical ablation therapy wherein the laser energy is directed at the target site as optical energy and the second ablation therapy may be a pressure wave ablation therapy wherein pressure waves are directed at the target site as pressure wave energy. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359594 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING NEURAL ACTIVITY IN AN ORGAN OF A SUBJECT - The present disclosure provides, according to some embodiments, methods and systems for selectively reducing, blocking or inhibiting at least part of the neural activity in an organ of a subject. In preferred embodiments, the method and system are used for selectively blocking at least part of the neural activity in a duodenum of a subject in need thereof. According to some embodiments, the selective blocking occurs through use of laser radiation. According to some embodiments, the selective blocking comprises causing damage to at least part of sensory nerves located within a target area while maintaining functional activity of tissue surrounding the sensory nerves. According to some embodiments, the sensory nerves include neurons configured to transmit signals triggered by food passing through the duodenum, such as, but not limited to, neurohormonal signals. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359595 | HYBRID CATHETER APPARATUS AND METHODS - A hybrid catheter device for performing cutting action on a region of a tissue, using sequential laser and mechanical cutting processes, and incorporating an acoustic sensor on the end of the device, such that if a pulsed laser beam is used for the laser cutting, the absorption of that beam in the tissue being cut can provide information about the progress of the cut by means of the opto-acoustic effect. Other hybrid catheter devices incorporate blunt protrusions on the end of said device, but having sharp lateral edges, such that rotation of the catheter device generates mechanical cutting action in the tissue. The blunt protrusion ends prevents uncontrolled cutting in the forward motion. Other hybrid catheter devices enable controlled incisions into an organ wall, such as the duodenum, and held in place by means of an inflatable balloon. A dual-wavelength nail fungus treatment hybrid catheter is also shown. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359596 | SKIN-TO-SKIN CONTACT OBSTETRICAL SURGICAL DRAPE - The present invention is a fenestration drape and a method for providing skin-to-skin contact of a newborn with the mother immediately after birth during a Cesarean delivery. The novel fenestration drape comprises a portal which may be opened and reclosed without compromise to the sterile barrier. The novel method facilitates the critical contact without interruption and with continuity of sterile field throughout the procedure. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359597 | ROBOT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A ROBOT SYSTEM FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY - The invention relates to a method for controlling a robot system ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150359598 | Instrument For Stretching The Skin - Instrument for stretching the skin for closing wounds, having a skin expander, having at least two jaws mechanically adjustable relative to each other in a tension direction on the skin expander, having barbs associated with the jaws the barbs being anchorable in the skin in the area of the edges of the wound, wherein a tensile force is exerted on the skin by means of the barbs by adjusting the jaws, the force stretching the skin and drawing the edges of the wound toward each other, wherein one or more barbs are each disposed on a carrier extending transverse to the tension direction, wherein the carriers are releasably mounted on the jaws, and wherein the carriers can be fixed in position relative to each other by attachable fixing elements. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359599 | CLEANING SYSTEM FOR REPROCESSING MEDICAL DEVICES - A cleaning fixture for cleaning a medical device comprising a shaft receiving portion configured to receive a shaft and end effector assembly of the medical device, the shaft receiving portion including at least one nozzle disposed towards a distal end of the shaft receiving portion such that the at least one nozzle is positioned adjacent the end effector assembly of the medical device upon receipt of the shaft and end effector assembly of the medical device within the shaft receiving portion, and a handle receiving portion configured to receive the housing and handle of the medical device, the handle receiving portion releasably securable with the shaft receiving portion to enclose the medical device therein, the handle receiving portion including at least one lever activation assembly positioned adjacent the handle and operable to selectively actuate the handle to manipulate the end effector assembly. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359600 | SYSTEM FOR STETHOSCOPE HEAD DISINFECTION - A stethoscope disinfection system comprising a guide member comprising a body member, a rotation-imparting member, a slide guide track, a spring guide track, and a trolley guide track, and a trolley comprising a lower housing member, a cam member, a lock head, a spring apparatus, a brush member, an upper housing member configured to receive at least a portion of a head of a stethoscope, and a dispersing member positioned in the dispersing mechanism chamber. The system may further comprise a slide guide configured to engage with each of the arm of the lock head and the slide guide track and to translate along a length of the slide guide track. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359601 | Method and System for Improved Hemodynamic Computation in Coronary Arteries - Systems and methods for non-invasive assessment of an arterial stenosis, comprising include segmenting a plurality of mesh candidates for an anatomical model of an artery including a stenosis region of a patient from medical imaging data. A hemodynamic index for the stenosis region is computed in each of the plurality of mesh candidates. It is determined whether a variation among values of the hemodynamic index for the stenosis region in each of the plurality of mesh candidates is significant with respect to a threshold associated with a clinical decision regarding the stenosis region. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359602 | BASIS DATA EVALUATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for the administration of ablation profiles during refractive surgery treatments. Basis data framework techniques enable the implementation of ablation profiles having various shapes, resulting in increased ablation accuracy when treating certain vision conditions. Exemplary basis data architecture approaches are configured to efficiently operate with annular, elliptical, and slit laser beam shapes. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359603 | SIMULATION-BASED FOCUSED-ULTRASOUND TREATMENT PLANNING - A focused-ultrasound or other procedure for treating a target within a tissue region can be planned iteratively by creating a treatment plan specifying a treatment location pattern and stimuli applied thereto, simulating the treatment, computationally predicting an effect of the simulated treatment, comparing the predicted effect against one or more treatment constraints (such as efficacy and/or safety thresholds), and, if a constraint is violated, repeating the simulation for an adjusted treatment plan. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359604 | SURGICAL TOOL ADAPTED FOR IDENTIFYING AN INCISION SITE - A surgical tool adapted for identifying an incision site is disclosed. The surgical tool includes an intra-urethral probe and a transmitter. The intra-urethral probe has a distal end opposite of a proximal end. A distal end portion of the intra-urethral probe is insertable into a urethra of a patient and is sized and configured to prevent the distal end of the intra-urethral probe from entering a bladder of the patient. The transmitter is located at the distal end portion of the intra-urethral probe and is configured to transmit a signal from inside of the urethra to an exterior surface of skin of the patient where the signal is sensed. The signal transmitted is one of a magnetic field, a vibratory pulse, a sound, or light in a visible wavelength. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359605 | ULTRASOUND-DETECTABLE MARKERS, ULTRASOUND SYSTEM, AND METHODS FOR MONITORING VASCULAR FLOW AND PATENCY - An ultrasound-detectable marker, ultrasound system, and methods for monitoring vascular flow and patency are disclosed. The ultrasound-detectable marker comprises one or more resorbable polymers, one or more non-resorbable polymers, one or more non-polymeric materials, or any combinations thereof. The ultrasound-detectable marker is adapted for placement underneath, adjacent to, or above one or more vessels at a postoperative site, such as a vascular anastomosis site. Further, the ultrasound imaging system includes certain user guiding software and/or health analysis software for use with the ultrasound-detectable marker. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359606 | PROPHY ANGLE AND ADAPTER WITH GUARD - A dental system comprises a dental prophy angle and an adjustable angle adapter. The prophy angle includes a housing and a guard with a concave inner surface. The adapter is configured to drive the prophy angle and the adapter includes a body, a nose, and an outer joint. The nose is configured to receive a portion of a prophy angle. The body is adjustably connected to the nose. The outer joint includes a ball portion connected to the nose, and a ball receiver positioned on the body. The ball receiver includes a first portion coupled to a first end of the body and a second portion attachable to the first portion. The nose is rotatable relative to the body into at least a first configuration and a second configuration. The concave inner surface of the guard engages a convex outer surface of the ball receiver. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359607 | SHAFT OF A DENTAL TOOL - The present invention refers to a shaft of a dental tool comprising a distal end region, a cylindrical shaft region adjoining the distal end region, and a proximal end region which lies opposite the distal end region and which is provided with a polygonal profile that tapers conically in the direction of the distal end region and adjoins a tool part. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359608 | Multi-Planar Pre-Curved Rotary Endodontic File - An improved rotary endodontic file includes a multi-planar pre-curved apical portion having a first and a second curvature. The pre-curved apical portion begins at about one-third to one-quarter of the working length as measured from the tip end of the endodontic instrument. The first and second curvature permit the file to continually search and engage the walls of a tooth root canal in a forced inside-forced outside manner. As the file works its way down, it breaks free of any ledges encountered, probes lateral- and delta-type openings, and does not allow the file to stray from the curvature of the canal. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359609 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ORTHODONTIC SETUP - The present invention relates to methods for producing an orthodontic setup, comprising a) producing at least one physical alveolar ridge model, said alveolar ridge model having cavities for receiving tooth models, b) producing tooth models, and c) optionally: placing the tooth models in said alveolar ridge model. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359610 | ORTHODONTIC INDIRECT BONDING TRAY INCLUDING STABILIZATION FEATURES - A tray for use in bonding orthodontic appliances to selected teeth of a patient is disclosed. The tray includes an outer shell having wall sections extending over facial, lingual, and occlusal surfaces of the selected teeth to form a channel including tooth cavities having a configuration matching and arranged for receiving the selected teeth. A matrix is bonded to the inner surface of the outer shell and is contoured to complement the facial or lingual surface of the teeth. A stabilization member extends from the outer shell and includes an inside surface contoured to complement at least a portion of the facial surface of a tooth located adjacent the selected teeth. Orthodontic appliances are detachably connected to the matrix, wherein each appliance includes a base for bonding the appliance to a tooth. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359611 | POCKET ORTHODONTIC BONDING PAD - A pocket orthodontic bonding pad for attaching orthodontic attachments to teeth wherein the orthodontic attachment is mechanically secured within a bonding pad pocket with a design that allows a slight buffering flexibility under masticatory stress and ease of removal of the orthodontic attachment. Upon removal of locking tabs the orthodontic attachment may be removed with minimal force, and the remaining bonding pad polished from the teeth with ease, which is most advantageous for brackets that tend to break upon removal and create high stress forces upon tooth structure. The ease of removing orthodontic attachments allows maximum bonding strengths. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359612 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BONE AUGMENTATION - A scaffold for bone augmentation constituted of: a superstructure configured and dimensioned to substantially ameliorate a bone defect, the superstructure comprising: a biocompatible material having a strength and tensility sufficient to be permanently stationed between an upper jaw and a lower jaw; a first face arranged to face the bone defect; a second face, opposing the first face; a plurality of perforations extending from the first face to the second face; and bone augmentation material deposited within said plurality of perforations, wherein the perforations are of a size sufficient to secure bone augmentation material deposited within the plurality of perforations. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359613 | Ceramic Body, in Particular for Use As a Dental Implant - A ceramic body ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150359614 | UNIFIED THREE DIMENSIONAL VIRTUAL CRANIOFACIAL AND DENTITION MODEL AND USES THEREOF - A method and apparatus are disclosed enabling an orthodontist or a user to create an unified three dimensional virtual craniofacial and dentition model of actual, as-is static and functional anatomy of a patient, from data representing facial bone structure; upper jaw and lower jaw; facial soft tissue; teeth including crowns and roots; information of the position of the roots relative to each other; and relative to the facial bone structure of the patient; obtained by scanning as-is anatomy of craniofacial and dentition structures of the patient with a volume scanning device; and data representing three dimensional virtual models of the patient's upper and lower gingiva, obtained from scanning the patient's upper and lower gingiva either (a) with a volume scanning device, or (a) with a surface scanning device. Such craniofacial and dentition models of the patient can be used in optimally planning treatment of a patient. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359615 | UNITARY DENTAL MODEL - Improved dental models for use in dental procedures are provided. In one aspect, a unitary dental model of an intraoral cavity of a patient having a dental implant comprises a physical surface representative of gingival tissue of the patient. The model can comprise a channel shaped and oriented to receive an abutment corresponding to a physical abutment to be connected to the dental implant, in which the channel extends to an opening in the physical surface. The channel can comprise a first portion shaped to receive and constrain a corresponding structure of the abutment to a position and orientation and a second portion shaped to receive a fastener to couple the abutment to the unitary dental model. In many embodiments, the first portion comprises a shoulder shaped to receive the corresponding structure of the abutment in order to position the abutment along the channel. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359616 | FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE - There is a concern that a mechanical switch could be switched OFF due to movement of a body in which the switch is embedded. If the switch is switched OFF after being embedded, it is difficult to switch the switch back ON. Provided is a fluid delivery device that is used by being embedded within a body, including a fluid delivery mechanism for discharging fluid from a reservoir that contains the fluid to outside of the reservoir; a sending and receiving section that sends and receives information relating to control of the fluid delivery mechanism to and from an external apparatus; a power supply section that supplies power to at least one of the fluid delivery device and the sending and receiving section; and a mechanical switch that is capable of changing a supply path of the power only from a cutoff state to a conductive state. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359617 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FLOW OF INTESTINAL CONTENTS IN A PATIENT'S INTESTINES - There is provided a method for controlling a flow of intestinal contents in the intestinal passageway of a patient's intestines. The method comprises gently constricting (i.e., without substantially hampering the blood circulation in the intestinal tissue wall) at least one portion of the intestinal tissue wall to influence the flow in the intestinal passageway, and stimulating the constricted wall portion to cause contraction of the wall portion to further influence the flow in the intestinal passageway. The method can be used for restricting or stopping the flow in the intestinal passageway, or for actively moving the fluid in the intestinal passageway, with a low risk of injuring the intestines. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359619 | Small Diameter Vascular Graft Produced by a Hybrid Method - The present invention relates to a hybrid graft and methods of generating the hybrid graft. The hybrid graft comprises an exterior surface and a luminal surface. The luminal surface comprises a micropattern of grooves to which cells adhere and orient along. The exterior surface comprises electrospun microfibers wherein the microfibers provide mechanical properties to the graft. The hybrid graft is capable supporting endothelial cell attachment, endothelial cell alignment, cell proliferation, and maintaining their in vivo function. The graft of the invention can recapitulate the in vivo morphology and function of natural vascular endothelium. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359620 | STENT - A stent is configured to facilitate directional proliferation of cells on the inner surface of the stent to relatively quickly coat the stent surface with the cells so that the onset of late stent thrombosis or restenosis can be reduced or prevented. The stent includes a cylindrical stent main body having openings at both ends and extending along the longitudinal direction between the openings at both ends. A coating layer is provided on the inner surface of the stent main body and contains a substance having a cell adhesion ability to promote the adhesion of cells. The coating layer is formed by arranging multiple linear coating parts, each extending linearly in a striped manner. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359621 | SYNTHETIC SCAFFOLDS - Aspects of the invention relate to a combination of techniques and/or materials that can be used to form a synthetic scaffold for solid and/or hollow organs or tissue. In some embodiments, methods are provided that involve assembling a synthetic scaffold using a first material for a first structural component and a second material for a second structural component, in which the first or second structural component is a perfusion pathway. In some embodiments, materials (e.g., synthetic materials) for the scaffold are printed, molded, cast, polymerized, or electrospun. In some embodiments, a scaffold may mimic a natural scaffold or several features of a natural scaffold. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359622 | Extracellular Matrix Constructs for Treating Damaged Biological Tissue - Extracellular matrix (ECM) constructs having a biodegradable support scaffold and an anchoring mechanism, which includes a plurality of biodegradable microneedles that are capable of piercing tissue and anchoring therein. In a preferred embodiment, the support scaffold and anchoring mechanism comprise an ECM material. In some embodiments, the microneedles are also capable of administering a biologically active agent and/or a pharmacological composition to the engaged tissue. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359623 | METHOD FOR USE OF A DOUBLE-STRUCTURED TISSUE IMPLANT FOR TREATMENT OF TISSUE DEFECTS - A method for use of a double-structured tissue implant or a secondary scaffold stand alone implant for treatment of tissue defects. The double-structured tissue implant comprising a primary scaffold and a secondary scaffold consisting of a soluble collagen solution in combination with a non-ionic surfactant generated and positioned within the primary scaffold. A method of use of a stand alone secondary scaffold implant or unit for treatment of tissue defects. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359624 | LENS DELIVERY SYSTEM - An intraocular lens delivery system includes an injector body having a bore surrounded by an inner wall. The system further includes a plunger configured to fit within the bore. The system also includes a plurality of deflectable members connected to the plunger and configured to contact the inner wall and to be deflected when the plunger is inserted within the bore. The deflectable members center the shaft and, when inserted within the injector body, contribute to producing a predetermined force resisting advancement of the plunger when deflected in the bore. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359625 | TORIC-DIFFRACTIVE LENS - A multifocal lens device is disclosed. The device comprises, a lens body having two opposite sides, wherein a first side has an aspheric profile and a diffractive pattern formed thereon, and the second side has a toric profile and is devoid of any diffractive pattern. In some embodiments of the present invention the diffractive pattern covers at least 80% of an area of the aspheric profile. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359626 | FILLING AND IMPLANTING ACCOMMODATIVE INTRAOCULAR LENSES - Advances in filling apparatus, handheld tools, surgical techniques and intraoperative biometry for implanting and adjusting an accommodative liquid lens are disclosed. The lens may be attached to or retained within a handheld surgical tool, which can be fluidly connectable to a filling console to fill the lens with a liquid. In various embodiments, a filling console facilitates aspirating liquid out of the lens in order to ensure the absence of residual bubbles and filling of the lens with fluid during surgery, as well as during post-operative adjustments to the lens. Actuated by the surgeon, the filling console can aspirate fluid from the lens and inject fluid into the lens following insertion thereof. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359627 | System and Method for Heart Valve Anchoring - A system and method for percutaneous heart valve replacement includes implanting a heart valve replacement prosthetic into tissue and driving anchors into the heart valve replacement to affix the prosthetic to the tissue. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359628 | A Valve For Short Time Replacement, For Taking Over The Function Of And/Or For Temporary Or Partial Support Of A Native Valve In A Heart And A Method For Delivery Therefor - Disclosed is a valve ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150359629 | TWO STAGE ANCHOR AND MITRAL VALVE ASSEMBLY - Systems and methods for medical interventional procedures, including approaches to valve implantation. In one aspect, the methods and systems involve a modular approach to mitral valve therapy. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359630 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENDOLUMINAL VALVE CREATION - Medical systems, devices and methods for creation of autologous tissue valves within a mammalian body are disclosed. One example of a device for creating a valve flap from a vessel wall includes an elongate tubular structure having a proximal portion and a distal portion and a longitudinal axis; a first lumen having a first exit port located on the distal portion of the elongate tubular structure; a second lumen having a second exit port located on the distal portion of the elongate tubular structure; a recessed distal surface on the distal portion of the elongate tubular structure, wherein the recessed distal surface is located distally to the first exit port; and an open trough on the recessed distal surface extending longitudinally from the first exit port. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359631 | Prosthetic Valve With Vortice-Inducing Baffle - A prosthetic valve comprising a stent frame, a valve structure, and a baffle structure. The stent frame defines a lumen. The valve structure is disposed within the lumen, and defines an inflow side and an outflow side. An outflow track is established within the lumen downstream of the outflow side and along which fluid flow from the valve structure progresses. The baffle structure is connected to the stent frame downstream of the outflow side and is configured to induce vortical flow, for example including a vortex ring. In some embodiments, the prosthetic valve is a transcatheter prosthetic mitral valve having three leaflets. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359632 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR TREATING A REGURGITANT HEART VALVE - In one aspect of the present disclosure, a device for treating a regurgitant heart valve in a subject can include a flexible, elongated body having a central chordae support portion disposed between first and second arms. The first and second arms can include first and second lumens, respectively, extending longitudinally therethrough. A method of treating a regurgitant heart valve in a subject is also provided. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359633 | SYSTEM FOR TESTING VALVES - This document provides systems and methods for testing of various kinds of valves. For example, this document provides systems and methods for accelerated life testing of prosthetic heart valves. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359634 | SYSTEM FOR TESTING VALVES - A chamber assembly for testing a valve includes a proximal chamber portion that defines a proximal interior space, and a distal chamber portion that defines a distal interior space. The distal interior space includes a gas space. When a liquid is inserted into the proximal and distal chambers there is an interface between the liquid and a gas in the gas space. A valve holder is disposed adjacent to the proximal interior space and the distal interior space. The valve holder is configured to receive the valve in a bore of the valve holder. A shortest distance between a center of the valve when in the bore and the interface is at least about 45 mm. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359635 | MEDICAL DEVICE AND SURFACE MODIFICATION METHOD FOR MEDICAL DEVICE - The invention provides a medical device in which a metallic porous body is joined to at least a part of a surface of the main body of a medical device, and a surface modification method for the medical device. The metallic porous body is formed in multilayers. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359636 | METHOD FOR MODIFYING THE WETTABILITY AND OTHER BIOCOMPATIBILITY CHARACTERISTICS OF A SURFACE OF A BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL BY THE APPLICATION OF BEAM TECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS MADE THEREBY - A method of preparing a preformed bone shape for implantation provides irradiating at least a portion of a preformed bone shape by a Neutral Beam derived from a GCIB, and the preformed bone shape so irradiated. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359637 | MICRO AND MACRO TEXTURING OF MACHINED OBJECTS - There is provided a method for texturing at least one object surface of a machined object for placement at an articular joint, the articular joint having a bodily fluid flowing therethrough. The method comprises at least one of machining a plurality of spaced macro-sized cavities on the at least one object surface, each one of the plurality of cavities configured to retain the bodily fluid therein, and machining a plurality of micro-sized ridges on the at least one object surface, each one of the plurality of ridges con figured to guide the bodily fluid on the at least one object surface. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359638 | Joint Replacement or Joint Resurfacing Devices, Systems and Methods - Joint resurfacing and/or replacement devices, systems and methods that include thin film ternary ceramic coatings that are effective to provide reliable articulation and bearing surfaces and protection of both articular and modular junction surfaces from the potential for corrosion, wear, and fretting, and reduce the potential for release of metal ions from the joint systems. Isoelasticity is provided according to the particular joint resurfacing/replacement devices, systems and methods based on parameters that include material of construction, porosity and coating system. The thin film ternary ceramic coatings may be functionalized to enhance hydrophilicity and may be employed in any anatomical articulating joint region. Titanium alloy composite structures are provided that include an ultra-porous structured titanium alloy bone fixation surface and an opposed solid articular surface and a thin film ternary ceramic coating applied to one or both opposed surfaces. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359639 | CORPECTOMY IMPLANTS WITH ROUGHENED BIOACTIVE LATERAL SURFACES - Implants for vertebral body or functional spinal unit replacement comprise a bioactive surface roughening on one or more of the anterior, posterior, and lateral surfaces of the implant. The bioactive surface includes macro-, micro-, and nano-scale structural features that contact vertebral bone that lines a specialized channel in a vertebrae, and thereby facilitate bone growth and osteointegration of the implant with the vertebral bone. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359640 | INTERSPINOUS IMPLANTS - The present invention provides a spinous process implant and associated methods. In one aspect of the invention, the implant includes a spacer that is connectable to two extensions. One of the two extensions is connectable to the spacer at a first end and coupled to the spacer by a rotational connection. The other of the two extensions is movably connectable to the second end of the spacer and translatable over the outer surface of the spacer from the second end. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359641 | ACETABULAR CUP REMOVER WITH INDEXING ASSEMBLY FOR ROTATING THE REMOVAL BLADE AROUND THE CUP - An acetabular cup remover with a blade for removing tissue adjacent an acetabular cup. The blade is oscillated against an arcuate section of tissue. Once a section of tissue is cut, an indexing assembly rotates the blade. The blade is again oscillated to cut a new arcuate section of tissue. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359642 | TIBIAL PROSTHESIS SYSTEMS, KITS, AND METHODS - Tibial prosthesis systems for implantation or use in a knee joint are disclosed. A tibial prosthesis system can include a bearing component, a base component, a shim component, and optionally a spacer component. The shim or spacer component can be inserted between an inferior surface of the bearing component and a superior surface of the base component. The insertion of the shim or spacer component can provide spacing adjustment between the bearing and base components. The shim component can include one or both of a medial edge having a different height than a lateral edge or an anterior edge having a different height than a posterior edge. The differing edge height of the shim component can provide a surgeon with knee joint kinematic insight regarding an angled bone cut before the cut is made, and can allow for sizing of an appropriately permanent prosthesis system using a reduced number of provisional components. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359643 | Polycentric Prosthetic Knee - In some aspects of what is described here, a prosthetic knee includes an upper core knee member and a lower core knee member that rotates with respect to the upper core knee member about an instantaneous center of rotation during flexion of the prosthetic knee. The prosthetic knee includes axles that collectively define a location of the instantaneous center of rotation. The prosthetic knee includes one or more links connected between the upper core knee member and the lower core knee member. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359644 | Systems, Devices, and Methods for Prosthetic Socket Adjustment - The present invention generally relates to prosthetic socket accommodation systems. In some embodiments a prosthetic socket accommodation system may be configured to automatically adjust the accommodation system in response to user activities. In some embodiments, a controller of the prosthetic socket accommodation system may be customized for a prosthetics user based on an activity volume profile of the prosthetics user. The activity volume profile may correspond to a residual limb fluid volume response to prosthetics user activity. In some embodiments, a controller of a socket accommodation system may be configured to control pistoning during prosthetic socket use. Some embodiments are related to sensors for identifying prosthetics user activity. In some embodiments a three-axis sensor may be used to identify prosthetics user activity. In some embodiments a socket proximity sensor comprising an infrared sensor may be used to detect socket donning and doffing by the prosthetics user. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359646 | SYSTEMS FOR ATTAINING A PREDETERMINED POROSITY OF A VASCULAR DEVICE - A system for treating a patient is provided that includes an expandable vascular device having a body having a substantially uniform porosity that is adapted to change by adjusting an axial length of the body. The system also includes an expanding member positioned within a central lumen of the device, the expanding member configured to engage the body, as the body is radially expanded from a collapsed configuration, and to reduce a porosity of the body within a body region more than the body porosity is reduced outside the region. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359647 | SOLVENT METHOD FOR FORMING A POLYMER SCAFFOLDING - Methods of making polymeric devices, such as stents, using solvent based processes. More particularly, methods of making bioabsorbable stents. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359648 | HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYLACTIDE AND POLYCAPROLACTONE COPOLYMER AND BLENDS FOR BIORESORBABLE VASCULAR SCAFFOLDS - Bioresorbable polymer vascular scaffolds made of combinations of polylactide and polycaprolactone having a high molecular weight polymer, thin struts in a selected range and sufficient radial strength to support a vessel upon deployment. The scaffolds have degradation behavior of molecular weight, radial strength, and mass that are conducive to healing of a vessel including providing patency to a vessel, reduction of radial strength, breaking up, and resorbing to allow return of the vessel to a natural state. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359649 | DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH HOOKS FOR RESHEATHABILITY - Flexible implantable devices or stents can navigate tortuous vessels of the neurovasculature. The devices can also conform to the shape of tortuous vessels of the vasculature. In some embodiments, the devices can direct blood flow within a vessel away from an aneurysm or limit blood flow to the aneurysm. Methods and structures are provided for adjusting, along a length of the device, the porosity of the device while maintaining a cross-sectional dimension. In some embodiments, small hooks releasably engage the stent at a proximal end and are able to resheath the stent by retracting a proximal retaining member where the hooks are coupled to. The hooks straighten, unfurl, or otherwise disengage the stent when either unrestrained by a catheter or when coming into contact with an external stimulus found in the patient's vasculature. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359650 | STENT CRIMPING TOOL INSERT, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A stent crimping tool insert comprises a core body configured for insertion into and removal from within a crimping chamber of a stent crimping tool. The core body has a core surface configured to withstand a compressive force without a reduction in diameter of the core surface. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359651 | Catheter Sheath for Implant Delivery - A tube of material is disclosed having a seam extending between a proximal end and a distal end, two edges of the material meeting and at least partially overlapping along the seam and being sewn together at the seam by stitches of relatively flexible thread, the thread of one or more of the stitches passing from a first side of the overlapped edges of material, through both layers of overlapped material, crossing a relatively rigid member which is disposed on a second, opposite side of the overlapped edges of material, and passing back to the first side. There is further disclosed an implant delivery catheter incorporating the tube of material, and associated methods for its manufacture. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359652 | TOE CORRECTION DEVICE - The present invention relates to a toe correction device including an elastic body readily worn on the foot while preventing inadvertent removal thereof, a toe insertion opening formed in the front of the body for inserting each of the toes so as to expose the front part of the toes, and a thick resilient correction part arranged between adjacent toe insertion openings so as to correct the toes while the user is freely moving, and to massage the toes during walking, thus assisting the blood circulation. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359653 | HOLDING MEANS FOR COUPLING AT LEAST ONE GUIDING/SUPPORTING STRUCTURE TO A LIVING BEING - The invention relates to a holder means for connecting, more particularly for the defined fastening, of at least one guide-support structure to a living entity. The holder means comprises at least a holder unit and a fastening means for the locally stable arrangement of the holder unit on the living entity, wherein the holder unit is elongated in design and can be arranged in the direction of extension of a body surface line of the living entity to at least in sections overlap the body surface line, wherein the body surface line is such that between two different body load conditions it essentially experiences no change in length. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359654 | EXTERNAL NASAL DILATOR AND METHOD OF USE - An external nasal dilator formed as a single body truss member, the truss member comprising (1) an upper and lower surface; (2) a first end region with an engagement means to engage the alar facial groove and a second end region with an engagement means to engage the area anterior to the tragus of the ear; and (3) an intermediate segment connecting the first and second regions and configured to traverse the cheek located between the alar facial groove and area anterior to the tragus of the ear. The external dilators may be used in a pair to form a system for dilating nasal passages on opposite sides of the face. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359656 | OSTOMY APPLIANCE - A one-piece or two-piece ostomy appliance comprising a base plate ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150359657 | OSTOMY APPLIANCE - An ostomy appliance having first and second walls connected to each other at or near their peripheries, the first wall having a stoma-receiving opening, and a waste collecting cavity defined between the first and second walls, wherein the second wall includes viewing portion through which the stoma-receiving opening can be viewed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359658 | Coupling Systems Including Interlocking Male and Female Members - Coupling systems including interlocking male and female members are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a first coupling including a sidewall having an annular spring. The example apparatus also includes a second coupling to be coupled to the first coupling. The second coupling has an annular wall including a seal. The seal is to sealingly engage the annular spring when the second coupling is coupled to the first coupling. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359659 | FISTULA EXTENSION AND RELATED METHOD OF TREATING AN OPEN WOUND AROUND AN ACTIVE FISTULA - An apparatus for treating an open wound around an active fistula. The apparatus includes: (1) a fistula extension; (2) an abdominal binder; and (3) an ostomy bag assembly removably attached to the fistula extension. The fistula extension is sealed to a patient's skin such that secretion from the open fistula is transferred to the ostomy bag assembly. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359660 | HYDRO-BLOCK AIR VENT FEMALE EXTERNAL CATHETER AND METHOD OF USE - This invention is a device that utilizes hydro-block venting material in various external female catheter configurations to permit adequate airflow into the catheter thereby permitting efficient and complete drainage of urine away from the user following urination. In one embodiment the user's expelled urine is drawn away from the user by a pump means to a user selected storage means. In another embodiment gravity is utilized to draw the user's expelled urine away from the user to a user selected storage means. In another embodiment a comfort ring is attached to the device thereby reducing irritation and discomfort when the device is in place during use. An adhesive, garment or strap attachment means are disclosed as attachment means to secure the external female catheter to the user and prevent leakage. | 2015-12-17 |
20150359663 | COPPER-RELEASING HYBRID IUD WITH ADAPTABLE RETENTION ARM CONNECTED TO FRAMELESS BODY - A new and improved hybrid “framed-frameless” copper-releasing contraceptive device (IUD) which is a combination of a plastic retention arm of reduced dimensions to adapt to uterine cavities of smaller size, particularly regarding their transverse width at the fundal level of the uterus, and whose retention arm has a centrally located extension of varying length to be connected with hollow copper tubes which functions as the frameless stem of the IUD, and which consists of loosely connected hollow tubes, threaded on a length of suture, or a thin plastic or metallic stem, or a thin polymeric drug eluting stem, allowing release of copper ions, from the outside and from the inside of the tubes, in the uterine cavity thereby enhancing the contraceptive effect, and of which the bottom tube, is crimped onto the lower end of the stem, including a separate metallic ion-releasing fiber, holding all copper tubes together. | 2015-12-17 |