Albala
David Albala, Manlius, NY US
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20120083803 | ASYMMETRICAL SURGICAL CLIP WITH PENETRATING LOCK, NON-SLIP CLAMPING SURFACE, SEVERABLE HINGE, HINGE BOSS AND PIVOTING APPLICATOR TIP - A surgical clip includes a pair of opposed arms joined at one end by an integrally formed flexible hinge. The hinge is configured to be cut in the event removal of the clip is desired. Accordingly, the hinge has a reduced thickness and/or width and is configured to maintain cutting space between the hinge and the clamping surfaces of the opposed arms. Each arm has a free end. One arm includes a male locking pin near the free end. The opposite arm includes a female aperture near the free end. The male locking pin is configured to penetrate tissue in the path of the male locking pin when the male locking pin is urged towards the female aperture. The clip may be comprised of a biocompatible metal or plastic or a bioabsorbable plastic. Each of the pair of arms includes a clamping side. The clamping side of one arm includes a wedge-shaped feature. The clamping side of the second arm includes a V-shaped trough that conforms to the shape of the wedge shaped feature. Each clamping side includes non-slip protrusions such as non-slip protruding ribs. The clip includes a plurality of bosses, including a hinge boss, for gripping by an applicator and stabilizing during use. A clip applicator includes a pivoting jaw assembly operably coupled to a rotating cuff. An actuator handle assembly is operably coupled to the pivoting jaw assembly. A rotating cuff is operably coupled to the pivoting jaw assembly. The pivoting jaw assembly pivots at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the shaft of the applicator upon rotation of cuff. | 04-05-2012 |
David M. Albala, Manlius, NY US
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20140350576 | Apparatus and method for fascial closure device for laparoscopic trocar port site and surgery - A suture placement device is inserted into an endoscopic trocar port site. A pivot bar with a pair of receptor ports is moved from a folded to an extended position below the fascia. The trocar port is removed over the device as the pivot bar is pulled upward against the fascia. A pair of stylet guides are deployed from two sides of the device housing, and intercept the receptor ports, thereby creating a suture path through the first guide, through a channel in the pivot bar between the receptor ports, and through the second guide. A stylet is directed through the suture path to pull a suture through the path. The guides are refracted, the pivot bar is folded, the device is removed, and the suture is tied. A stylet guide may have a partially deployed position to accurately inject an anesthetic at a desired intra-muscular layer. | 11-27-2014 |
Lorenzo Albala, Philadelphia, PA US
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20160059036 | SURFACTANT MICROBUBBLES AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - The invention relates to an ultrasound contrast agent (UCA) comprising an outer shell and a gas core. The gas core is filled with oxygen, and the outer shell comprises a first surfactant and a second surfactant. The invention also relates to a method of making an oxygen-filled UCA and delivering oxygen to a local area of a subject's body. The method comprises injecting a composition comprising an oxygen-filled UCA of the invention into the subject's body; directing ultrasound radiation to the local area in an intensity sufficient to rupture the UCA. | 03-03-2016 |