01st week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220000501 | PASSING TENSION MEMBER AROUND TISSUE MASS - Disclosed are apparatus and method for forming passage extending along a plane crossing an organ's volumetric region from an entry point to an opposing exit point at a surface of the organ, and for passing a tension member around the volumetric region by pulling the tension member from the exit point to the entry point through the passage. The apparatus can include a rigid outer tube with a tip for penetrating the organ and reach a penetration depth; an inner needle with elastic body configured to pass straightened through outer tube lumen and to partially protrude and voluntarily flex to a curved form greater than the diameter of the volumetric region; and a tension member passer with a pulling portion for engaging with portion of tension member and for pulling the tension member when withdrawn. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000502 | CLOT RETRIEVAL SYSTEM - Catheter-delivered endovascular medical devices are described. The devices may include a pull wire attached to a distal body. The distal body may be formed of a distal body outer body comprising a basket comprised of a plurality of cells defined by a plurality of basket strips and a distal body inner body located in the interior of the distal body outer body and comprising a plurality of distal braided mesh openings formed by a plurality of woven linear strands. The distal braided mesh openings may be smaller than the cells when the device is in the relaxed state. Methods of using and making the devices are also described. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000503 | Embolus Removal Device with Blood Flow Restriction and Related Methods - The present invention provides devices for removing an embolus or thrombus. The device includes an elongate member configured for insertion into the vasculature, an expandable member that extends from the distal end of the elongate member, and a flow restrictor associated with a proximal portion of the expandable member. The expandable member is configured to transition from a compacted state to an expanded state, in which the expandable portion engages with the embolus. The flow restrictor is configured to restrict blood flow and generate a low pressure zone at a location in the vasculature that is distal to the flow restrictor. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000504 | CLOT RETRIEVAL DEVICE FOR REMOVING OCCLUSIVE CLOT FROM A BLOOD VESSEL - A clot retrieval device for removing occlusive clot from a blood vessel. The device comprises an inner elongate body having a collapsed delivery configuration and an expanded deployed configuration. An outer elongate body is at least partially overlying the inner elongate body. The outer elongate body is expandable to a radial extent which is greater than the radial extent of the inner body in the deployed configuration to define a clot reception space. The outer elongate body has a plurality of clot receiving openings and a plurality of clot engaging regions. The clot engaging regions are adapted, on engagement with clot, to urge clot towards the clot receiving openings and into the reception space between the outer elongate body and the inner elongate body, wherein the radial force profile of the device varies along the length of the device. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000505 | METHOD FOR TREATING VASCULAR OCCLUSION - A method is disclosed for removing a vascular occlusion, such as a clot, from a blood vessel. A tubular sheath is inserted into the vessel and a self-expanding Nitinol mesh filter is deployed from a distal end of the tubular sheath at a location proximal to a clot. An inner catheter is advanced through the tubular sheath and through the mesh filter for contacting the clot. An expandable agitation element is provided along a distal end portion of the inner catheter for cutting or chopping the clot, thereby facilitating removal of the clot and improving blood flow through the vessel. Resulting clot particles are captured by the mesh filter. Negative pressure may be applied along a proximal end portion of the sheath for aspirating remaining particles. Certain embodiments of the method are well-suited for treating deep vein thrombosis and do not require the use of thrombolytic drugs. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000506 | METHOD FOR TREATING VASCULAR OCCLUSION - A method is disclosed for removing a vascular occlusion, such as a clot, from a blood vessel. A tubular sheath is inserted into the vessel and a self-expanding Nitinol mesh filter is deployed from a distal end of the tubular sheath at a location proximal to a clot. An inner catheter is advanced through the tubular sheath and through the mesh filter for contacting the clot. An expandable agitation element is provided along a distal end portion of the inner catheter for cutting or chopping the clot, thereby facilitating removal of the clot and improving blood flow through the vessel. Resulting clot particles are captured by the mesh filter. Negative pressure may be applied along a proximal end portion of the sheath for aspirating remaining particles. Certain embodiments of the method are well-suited for treating deep vein thrombosis and do not require the use of thrombolytic drugs. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000507 | METHOD FOR TREATING VASCULAR OCCLUSION - A method is disclosed for removing a vascular occlusion, such as a clot, from a blood vessel. A tubular sheath is inserted into the vessel and a self-expanding Nitinol mesh filter is deployed from a distal end of the tubular sheath at a location proximal to a clot. An inner catheter is advanced through the tubular sheath and through the mesh filter for contacting the clot. An expandable agitation element is provided along a distal end portion of the inner catheter for cutting or chopping the clot, thereby facilitating removal of the clot and improving blood flow through the vessel. Resulting clot particles are captured by the mesh filter. Negative pressure may be applied along a proximal end portion of the sheath for aspirating remaining particles. Certain embodiments of the method are well-suited for treating deep vein thrombosis and do not require the use of thrombolytic drugs. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000508 | LITHOTRIPSY SYSTEM HAVING A DRILL AND LATERAL EMITTER - A system to deliver energy to treat a mobile calculus, the system can include a drill and a lateral energy emitter. The drill can be configured to drill a recess into the mobile calculus or a passage through the mobile calculus. The lateral energy emitter can be configured to be advanced into the recess or the passage and to transmit the energy internal to the mobile calculus to fragment the mobile calculus. In some examples, the system can include a deployable capture portion to constrain a stone relative to the capture portion. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000509 | Ultrasound Device for Use with Synthetic Cavitation Nuclei - This invention relates generally to an ultrasound device configured to generate a frustum-shaped beam capable of fragmenting a plurality of biomineralizations located within a patient's body in combination with synthetic cavitation nuclei. The ultrasound device includes a transducer assembly comprising a plurality of ultrasound transducer elements, and a multi-channel amplifier circuit. Each channel of the multi-channel amplifier circuit is configured to actuate a distinct subset of the plurality of transducer elements. The multi-channel amplifier circuit is configured to operate in each of a plurality of states, each state of comprising a set of frequencies at which each channel of the multi-channel amplifier circuit is configured to actuate the distinct subset of transducer elements. The multi-channel amplifier circuit is further configured to switch between the plurality of states, thereby causing the plurality of ultrasound transducer elements to produce a frustum-shaped beam. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000510 | FLEXIBLE SURGICAL TOOL SYSTEM - A flexible surgical tool system includes: a mechanical arm ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220000511 | Wristed Instrument with Shared Pitch and Yaw Axes Existing at the Jaw Pivot - A surgical instrument includes a shaft and a pair of jaw members disposed on the shaft and extending from an at least partially spherical element. The jaw members are moveable in pitch and yaw relative to the center of the sphere in response to actuation forces applied to a proximal drive mechanism of the instrument. The surgical instrument may include a manually operated handle for manual input of actuation forces by a user, or it may be removably mounted to a drive component of a robotic system such that its proximal drive mechanism is operatively engaged with actuators that generate mechanical output that is transferred to the proximal drive mechanism. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000512 | JAW DRIVE ARM FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATING THE SAME - A surgical instrument includes an elongated body operably connected to a jaw member and a blade. The elongated body includes an inner tube and an outer tube configured to move laterally with respect to one another. A drive arm has a first end engaged to the outer tube and a second end pivotably coupled to the jaw member configured to move laterally in tandem with the outer tube such that motion of the outer tube in a first direction pulls the jaw member away from the blade, and motion of the outer tube in a second direction pushes the jaw member towards the blade. The drive arm includes a semi-rigid material configured to flex when compressed, such that flexion of the drive arm can offload excess force exerted by the outer tube on the jaw member. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000513 | Systems and Methods for Percutaneous Division of Fibrous Structures - A device for dividing a fibrous structure comprising a catheter; an expandable member positioned near a distal end of the catheter and in fluid communication with a lumen of the catheter; and a cutting element situated on an outer surface of the expandable member. A method for dividing a fibrous structure comprising positioning, proximate the fibrous structure, an expandable member having a cutting element situated thereon; expanding the expandable member outwards to tension the fibrous structure across the cutting element; and activating the cutting element to weaken or cut the fibrous structure. A method for treating carpal tunnel syndrome comprising inserting a needle into the carpal tunnel; directing a guidewire to a position proximate the transverse carpal ligament; advancing, along the guidewire, a device having an expandable member and a cutting element; positioning the cutting element; tensioning the ligament across the cutting element; and weakening or cutting the ligament. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000514 | CONTROL DEVICE, ULTRASONIC TREATMENT SYSTEM, AND RESONANCE FREQUENCY SEARCHING METHOD - A control device includes: an energy source configured to supply an input combined signal having a plurality of frequency components to an ultrasound transducer; a detector configured to detect an output combined signal resulting from a change of the input combined signal by a frequency response of the ultrasound transducer, and output a detected signal according to the output combined signal; and a processor configured to separate the detected signal into a plurality of frequency components; and based on the plurality of frequency components that have been separated, determine whether or not to perform a scan, and determine a resonance frequency of the ultrasound transducer. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000515 | CUTTING BALLOON BASKET - A cutting balloon catheter including a balloon mounted on a distal portion of a catheter shaft. An expandable frame may be disposed over the balloon. The expandable frame may include a plurality of struts extending from a proximal end region to a distal end region. One or more cutting members may be secured to the expandable frame. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000516 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ATTACHING A MEDICAL DEVICE TO A SUBJECT - An apparatus for attaching a medical device to a subject's body, either directly to the subject's body or to an intermediary element on the subject's body. The apparatus prevents substantially any relative movement between the medical device and the subject's body. Such an apparatus comprises: (i) a back base positioned between the subjects body and a surface that the subject lies thereon, (ii) at least one set of straps connected to the back base and to at least one of the medical device and the intermediary element, and (iii) at least one set of connectors providing a connection between the at least one set of straps and one or more of the medical device, the intermediary element and the back base. The apparatus may further comprise any of pivoting connectors, a respiration sensor, and straps with a stretchable section. The apparatus may be used in combination with a sterile drape. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000517 | SAFETY INTRODUCER NEEDLE ASSEMBLY - A safety introducer needle assembly having an introducer needle defining an axial direction, the needle having an outer surface and an inner surface defining a lumen which extends along the length of the needle in the axial direction; the outer surface defined by a wall of the needle forming a needle shaft that extend along the axial direction having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the proximal end connected to a needle hub and the distal end comprising a sharp bevelled tip wherein the needle has a roughened or echogenic region having echogenic features; and a needle tip protector housed in a safety barrel and slidably arranged on the needle shaft from moving beyond the needle tip and wherein the safety barrel is engageably attached to the needle hub. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000518 | FLEXIBLE PUNCTURE NEEDLE DEVICE - A flexible puncture needle device includes a puncture needle ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220000519 | LUNG ACCESS DEVICE - A pulmonary access device comprises an elongated shaft having a proximal shaft section, a bendable shaft section, a distal shaft section, and a channel. The pulmonary access device further comprises a profiled stylet configured for being disposed in the working channel of the elongated shaft, the profiled stylet having a proximal stylet section with a first lateral stiffness profile, an intermediate stylet section having a second lateral stiffness profile less than the first lateral stiffness profile, a distal stylet section, wherein, when the profiled stylet is disposed in the working channel of the elongated shaft, the intermediate stylet section axially aligns with the bendable shaft section. The pulmonary access device further comprises a pull wire affixed to the distal shaft section, such that, when the pull wire is tensioned, the bendable shaft section bends, thereby deflecting the distal shaft section relative to the proximal shaft section. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000520 | MEDICAL IMPLANT THREADED PLUG HAVING A START STRUCTURE - A medical implant assembly including a receiver and a fastener. The receiver having helically wound thread extending up to a top surface thereof. The fastener having an axis of rotation and a continuously helically wound thread form. The continuously helically wound thread form having a start structure and an upper loading surface extending between a root and a crest of the continuously helically wound thread form. The start structure having a leading face extending below the upper loading surface. The leading face including a partial curvate surface extending between the root and the crest. The start structure being configured as a single lead start structure and a dual lead start structure. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000521 | COUPLING ASSEMBLY FOR COUPLING A ROD TO A BONE ANCHORING ELEMENT AND BONE ANCHORING DEVICE WITH SUCH A COUPLING ASSEMBLY - A coupling assembly for coupling a rod to a bone anchoring element includes a receiving part with an accommodation space defining an opening for inserting and accommodating a head of the bone anchoring element, and a pressure element having a cap portion configured to hold the head. In an inserting position, the cap portion of the pressure element is expandable in the accommodation space of the receiving part, and a first retaining element is configured to prevent the pressure element from moving towards a first end of the receiving part. In a pre-locking position, the head is held in the cap portion of the pressure element and is pivotable in the receiving part, while the cap portion is restricted from expanding to prevent removal of the head, and where a second retaining element is configured to prevent the pressure element from moving from the pre-locking position towards the inserting position. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000522 | COUPLING ASSEMBLY FOR COUPLING A ROD TO A BONE ANCHORING ELEMENT, AND POLYAXIAL BONE ANCHORING DEVICE - A coupling assembly for coupling a rod to a bone anchoring element, including a receiving part having first and second ends, a recess at the first end for the rod, and an accommodation space for a head of the bone anchoring element, the accommodation space having an opening at the second end to permit insertion of the head into the receiving part, a retainer element configured to be arranged at least partially in the accommodation space and to hold at least part of the head, and a spring element configured to be arranged at least partially in the accommodation space and to be compressed in an axial direction. The retainer element and the spring element are separate parts. When the retainer element and the spring element are in the accommodation space of the receiving part in a first position, the spring element extends into the recess of the receiving part. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000523 | CERVICAL LINK SYSTEM - An adjustable cervical link system that includes a plurality of cervical links for adjustable fixation to articles of a patient's cervical spine, and a connecting assembly having a generally rectangular loop shape defining a substantially open interior therebetween. Each cervical link has a plurality of circular holes each arranged to receive a screw thereby securing the cervical link to the respective article of a patient's cervical spine at a bottom portion of the cervical link. Each cervical link has a plurality of recessed portion along a top portion of the cervical link. Each recessed portion has a generally U-shaped cross-section formed by a bottom portion and a pair of spaced apart side walls. The connecting assembly is arranged to be placed in and frictionally engage the U-shaped cross-section of the recessed portions. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000524 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD - A surgical instrument having a first member engageable with a first end of a fastener having a second end configured to penetrate tissue. A second member includes an expandable member configured for engaging the first end. Systems and methods are disclosed. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000525 | IMPLANTS, ALIGNMENT GUIDES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE - Bone fusion system, devices, guide, implant and methods for using the bone fusion system, devices, guide and implant are disclosed. The fusion system includes an alignment guide and an implant. The alignment guide couples to the implant. The alignment guide includes a body, a fixation member engaging a first end of the body, and a tissue protector engaging a second end of the body. The implant includes a body portion, an extension portion extending away from a first end of the body portion, a curved portion extending away from a second end of the body portion, and a foot member extending away from the curved portion perpendicular to the body portion. Finally, methods for using the bone fusion system, devices, guide and implant are disclosed. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000526 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BONE FIXATION ANCHOR, PLATE, AND SPACER DEVICES - Devices, systems, and methods of bone fixation. The bone fixation system includes a bone plate having an upper surface and a lower surface configured to be in contact with bone, the bone plate having a locking hole extending from the upper surface to the lower surface. The locking hole is configured to receive a locking fastener. The locking fastener has a threaded head portion configured to engage and lock to the bone plate. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000527 | Systems and Methods for Bone Stabilization and Fixation - Systems for the minimally invasive repair, stabilization and/or fixation of a fractured bone, such as a rib, are disclosed. The systems include one or more rods/support members that are designed to extend along a dimension of a bone being repaired and secure the fractured bone. The support members can be photodynamic and are formed using an expandable member that is filled with a light-sensitive liquid that is cured to form the rigid support member. Two or more clamps are used to secure the support member(s) to the rib or other bone. Minimally invasive surgical methods for securing the systems to a fractured bone are also disclosed. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000528 | Modular Head Compression Screw System and Device - A modular head compression screw system is disclosed and has a cannulated compression screw component with a modular head. The compression screw component includes a tubular body and penetrating tip having a first and second end, and an exterior thread on the tubular body which extends to the second end of the tubular body or penetrating tip. A second exterior thread is positioned around the diameter of the first end to create a posted compression screw. Further, a modular head is removably secured at the first end via the second exterior thread and configured to engage with a driver to advance the compression screw in to the bone. Each modular head component may have a threaded head component which removably secures to the first end of the tubular body, and a fixation component which acts to engage tendons and/or bones. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000529 | ORTHOPEDIC SCREW - An orthopedic screw is provided which includes an outer part having a tip, a head, threads disposed on an outer surface of the outer part between the tip and the head, and a longitudinal cavity with an opening in the head. The orthopedic screw further includes an inner part enclosed by the outer part and is removable from the outer part via the opening of the head. The outer part is made of a material softer than a material of the inner part to ensure shock absorption when the orthopedic screw is in inserted state into a bone of a human body. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000530 | Modular Orthopedic Clamps - An orthopedic clamp to assist in reducing the displacement between bone ends of a fracture, and to position a fixation device, during open fracture reduction surgery is described. The clamp includes a holder to hold the fixation device against the bone. The clamp may also swivel in relation to the holder while the position of the fixation device remains unchanged. The clamp may be modular so that components thereof may be released and/or attached. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000531 | Pneumatic Striking Tool For Treatment Of Bones In Hip Operations And Methods For Applying The Striking Tool - The present invention relates to a pneumatic impact tool for hip surgery, comprising a housing with a cylinder/piston assembly with a pneumatically driven piston and a tool holder. The impact tool has two or more handles which are arranged at regular intervals around the cylinder/piston assembly. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000532 | Cryosurgical Probe with Enhanced Thermal Performance - A probe and method of using a probe are disclosed. The probe may comprise a first member, a tip, a second member, and a third member. The first member may have a first and second end portions. The tip may be configured to engaged to the first member at the second end portion. The second member may be configured to extend and be positioned within the first member. The third member may be configured to be disposed outward of the second member along at least a portion of the second member, engage an inner surface of the first member, and define to least one passage between the third member and the first member. The probe may be coupled to a fluid supply and return, and fluid may flow within the probe, including within the passage defined between the first and third members. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000533 | SPRAY NOZZLE DESIGN FOR A CATHETER - A catheter-based medical device including controlled refrigerant dispersion is disclosed. The device includes a fluid injection tube that carries refrigerant from a coolant supply to the distal portion of the device. A fluid dispersion unit is disposed on the distal end of the fluid tube to control the angle of distribution for refrigerant that is expelled from the fluid injection tube. Controlling the angle of distribution for the refrigerant facilitates dispersion of the fluid in a predetermined spray pattern. The disclosure further relates to cryoablation treatment systems incorporating such a catheter, and to cryoablation treatment methods for tissue treatment to address various conditions suitably treatable with cryoablation. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000534 | SURGICAL TOOL - Disclosed is a surgical tool. The surgical tool comprises a surgical tool head ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220000535 | ELECTROSURGICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD - Apparatus and methods for electrosurgery are disclosed. In one arrangement, an electrosurgical element and a control system are provided. The electrosurgical element is electrically driven in a first electrical driving mode. The first electrical driving mode is such as to cause heating of human or animal tissue by the electrosurgical element. The heating contributes to modification or cutting of tissue by the electrosurgical element. The electrosurgical element is electrically driven in a second electrical driving mode. An electrical response of the electrosurgical element is measured during the electrical driving of the electrosurgical element in the second electrical driving mode. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000536 | SURGICAL CUTTING DEVICE - A cordless surgical knife comprises an enclosure and a blade extending from the enclosure. The enclosure contains a differential amplifier circuit configured to provide an RF signal, an output monitor feedback circuit, a return monitor feedback circuit, and a microprocessor that receives data from the feedback circuits and adjusts the RF signal. The enclosure contains a receiving antenna that is operable to receive a wireless signal associated with the RF signal from tissue of a patient. A transmitting antenna may be in electrical contact with tissue of the patient and transmit the wireless signal. Optionally, both the receiving antenna and transmitting antenna include at least two separate inductive circuits aligned on different planes, or each of the receiving antenna and the transmitting antennas is encapsulated inside an enclosure floating in a liquid so that the antennas are aligned by gravity. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000537 | Devices and Methods for Electrosurgical Navigation - A method and apparatus or system are disclosed for a procedure with minimal or no fluoroscopy, for example an electrosurgical procedure, and which uses a three dimensional mapping system. The procedure typically involves electrical measurement of the electrode of a needle to determine its position. Some embodiments further include intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) for tracking devices. The apparatus includes a needle with a tip electrode, an electroanatomical mapping (EAM) system, and an electrical generator, wherein a switching device is used to restrictively electrically connect the needle to only one of the mapping system or generator at a given time. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000538 | SLIP-RING CONTACT ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - A surgical instrument includes a slip-ring contact assembly. The slip-ring contact assembly includes an insulative housing defining a plurality of slots. A plurality of slip-ring contacts is operably supported in the insulative housing. Each slip-ring contact is configured to engage one or more electrical contacts formed circumferentially around a rotatable shaft of the surgical instrument. Each slip-ring contact includes a tang extending through a corresponding slot defined in the insulative housing and configured to be operably connected to an external wire connection. The plurality of slip-ring contacts is configured to allow unlimited rotation of the rotatable shaft while maintaining continuous electrical contact between each slip-ring contact and the corresponding electrical contact of the rotatable shaft. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000539 | RF ELECTROSURGICAL TISSUE SEALING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Abstract: An electrosurgical method is provided to seal biological tissue comprising providing RF power to the tissue during an RF power delivery time interval comprising: measuring a change in impedance of the tissue with respect to RF energy delivered to the tissue during an initial portion of the time interval; selecting an RF power delivery profile, based at least in part upon the measured change in impedance of the tissue with respect to RF energy delivered to the tissue; and imparting RF power to the tissue according to the selected RF power delivery profile during a latter portion of the time interval. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000540 | INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF A ROBOTIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A robotic surgical instrument comprising a shaft, an end effector, and an articulation connecting the end effector to a distal end of the shaft. The articulation comprises joints permitting the end effector to adopt a range of orientations relative to a longitudinal axis of the shaft. Pairs of driving elements drive the joints, the driving elements extending through the shaft to the joints. An additional element extends through the shaft to the end effector via the articulation. A resilient barrier inside the shaft extends over a cross-sectional area of the shaft, the pairs of driving elements and the additional element passing through the resilient barrier, the resilient barrier being in resilient contact with the additional element so as to provide a resilient force opposing movement of the additional element; wherein each driving element of the pairs of driving elements passes through a hole in the resilient barrier without contacting the resilient barrier. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000541 | ELECTROSURGICAL FORCEPS WITH SWIVEL ACTION NERVE PROBE - An electrosurgical forceps includes first and second shaft members each having a jaw member disposed at a distal end thereof and configured to rotate about a pivot to move the jaw members between an open position and a closed position, the first and second shaft members defining a longitudinal axis therebetween. A nerve monitoring probe is operably associated with one of the shaft members and is selectively movable relative to the longitudinal axis between a first, at rest position wherein the nerve monitoring probe is aligned with the longitudinal axis and a second, deployed position wherein the nerve monitoring probe is positioned at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis for nerve monitoring. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000542 | METHOD OF REPROCESSING A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A method of disassembling a surgical instrument for reprocessing, includes accessing an interior housing of a surgical instrument to expose a slider assembly, an elongated outer shaft including a drive plate and knife assembly extending therethrough, and a torsion spring of the surgical instrument. The method further includes grasping an upper leg of the torsion spring to disengage the upper leg from a slot defined within the drive plate, disengaging the drive plate from the slider assembly, and removing the torsion spring from the slider assembly. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000543 | BIPOLAR TISSUE ABLATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PREDEFINED PERIODIC SET OF TIME SLOTS - A method for applying bipolar ablation pulses, the method includes positioning multiple electrodes of a catheter in contact with tissue of an organ. The tissue is ablated using the multiple electrodes in accordance with a predefined pattern including a periodic set of time slots. Each of the time slots defines (i) an electrode-pair (EP), (ii) a waveform of one or more bipolar ablation pulses (BAPs) applied to the tissue by the EP, and (iii) a duration of the time slot. The time slots are applied sequentially, and the pattern further includes at least one time slot that is empty. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000544 | TISSUE EXCISION, CUTTING, AND REMOVAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The disclosure provides various embodiments of systems to facilitate the cutting of luminal tissue structures percutaneously. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000545 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF HEART FAILURE BY SPLANCHNIC NERVE ABLATION - A method for treating a heart failure patient by ablating a nerve of the splanchnic sympathetic nervous system to increase venous capacitance and reduce pulmonary blood pressure. A method including: inserting a catheter into a vein adjacent the nerve, applying stimulation energy and observing hemodynamic effects, applying ablation energy and observing hemodynamic effects, applying simulation energy after the ablation and observing hemodynamic effects. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000546 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD ABLATIVE ENERGY TO ENDOCARDIAL TISSUE - Systems, devices, and methods for electroporation ablation therapy are disclosed herein, including an inflatable member for positioning an ablation device within a pulmonary vein ostium. An apparatus can include first and second shafts moveable relative to one another, first and second electrodes configured to generate an electric field for ablating tissue, and an inflatable member disposed between the first and second electrodes. In some embodiments, the inflatable member is configured to transition from an undeployed configuration to a deployed configuration in response to movement of the first and second shafts. In some embodiments, the inflatable member in the deployed configuration can engage a wall of a pulmonary vein ostium and direct the electric field generated by the first and second electrodes toward the wall. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000547 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-CATHETER TISSUE ABLATION - Catheter systems, tools and methods are disclosed for the selective and rapid application of DC voltage to drive irreversible electroporation, with the system controller configurable to apply voltages to an independently selected subsets of electrodes, such that voltages of one polarity are applied to a multiplicity of electrodes on a first medical device and voltages of the opposite polarity to a multiplicity of electrodes on a second medical device. The first and second medical devices can be epicardial catheters positioned such that their opposing distal tips are approximately aligned and whose segments with electrodes collectively wrap around the pulmonary veins. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000548 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVE TISSUE ABLATION - Catheter systems and methods for the selective and rapid application of DC voltage to drive irreversible electroporation are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a voltage pulse generator and an electrode controller. The voltage pulse generator is configured to produce a pulsed voltage waveform. The electrode controller is configured to be operably coupled to the voltage pulse generator and a medical device including a series of electrodes. The electrode controller includes a selection module and a pulse delivery module. The selection module is configured to select a subset of electrodes from the series of electrodes. The selection module is configured identify at least one electrode as an anode and at least one electrode as a cathode. The pulse delivery module is configured to deliver an output signal associated with the pulsed voltage waveform to the subset of electrodes. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000549 | IRRIGATED ABLATION ELECTRODE HAVING SMOOTH EDGES TO MINIMIZE TISSUE CHAR - The invention relates to ablation catheter electrodes that solve in part the problem of tissue charring during radiofrequency ablation. The electrode assemblies of the invention include passageways that lead from the inner lumen of the assemblies to the surface of the assemblies, wherein the passageways have a smooth conjunction with the outer surface. These smooth conjunctions comprise rounded edges or are chamfered. In the case of rounded edges, the rounded edges can have fixed radii of about 0.002″ to about 0.008″. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000550 | METHOD FOR APPLYING CONDUCTORS TO CATHETER BASED BALLOONS - The present invention advantageously provides a molding device with conductive material for creating a catheter balloon with conductive elements, and methods and systems for manufacturing the catheter balloon with conductive elements. An exemplary method for coupling a plurality of conductive elements to an expandable element may include placing a first portion of a mold proximate a second portion of the mold to define a casting cavity. Conductive material may be deposited into the casting cavity. Polymeric material may be inserted into the casting cavity. The first portion of the mold may be secured to the second portion of the mold. The polymeric material may be expanded to place the polymeric material in contact with the conductive material. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000551 | Enhanced Large-Diameter Balloon Catheter - A balloon catheter includes a shaft, a balloon made of an expandable membrane, a flexible substrate, one or more electrodes, and one or more radiopaque flags. The shaft is configured for insertion into a heart of a patient. The balloon is fitted at a distal end of the shaft. The flexible substrate is disposed on the membrane. The one or more electrodes are disposed over the flexible substrate and have a fishbone configuration. The one or more radiopaque flags are coupled to the expandable membrane, wherein the one or more radiopaque flags include a serpentine pattern so that the radiopaque flags fold in conformance with flexible substrate as the balloon is collapsed into a compressed or folded configuration. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000552 | ELECTROSURGICAL UNIT AND SYSTEM - Systems, such as an electrosurgical unit, and method for use with an active electrode and a plurality of return electrodes are disclosure. An electrosurgical treatment is provided to tissue via the active electrode at a treatment site and a first return electrode of the plurality of return electrodes at the treatment site. An impedance measurement is received or determined of an impedance in the tissue between the active electrode at the treatment site and a second return electrode of the plurality of return electrodes at a site remote from the treatment site. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000553 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR APPLYING ENERGY TO BODILY TISSUES - Devices and methods are disclosed for treating tissue with microwave energy. Such devices and methods are able to treat cavities or surface tissue by creating one or more area or volumetric lesions. Also disclosed are flexible, low-profile devices that can be inserted non-invasively or minimally invasively near or into the target tissue as well as microwave antennas designed to generate ablation profiles that can ablate a large area or a large volume of target tissue in a single ablation. The devices include antennas wherein the field profile generated by an antenna is tailored and optimized for a particular clinical application. The antennas use unique properties of microwaves such as interaction of a microwave field with a metallic object and the use of additional shaping elements to shape the microwave field. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000554 | INTERFACE JOINT FOR INTERCONNECTING AN ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR AND AN ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT - An interface joint for interconnecting an electrosurgical generator and an electrosurgical instrument, the interface joint comprising: a housing having: an inlet for receiving electromagnetic energy from the electrosurgical generator, and an outlet; a slidable trigger on the housing, the slidable trigger being attached to a push rod that extends out of the housing through the outlet; and a single cable assembly for connecting the outlet to the electrosurgical instrument, the single cable assembly comprising a flexible sleeve that conveys the push rod and a coaxial cable that is connected to the inlet. The interface joint may include a reinforcement element coupled to a first portion of the push rod so as to reinforce the first portion. Additionally or alternatively, the interface joint may include a slide limiting mechanism coupled to the push rod and configured to limit a maximum slide distance of an internal tube over the push rod. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000555 | METHOD OF DESIGNING A SKULL PROSTHESIS, AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus for designing a skull prosthesis are disclosed. In one arrangement, imaging data from a medical imaging process is received. The imaging data represents the shape of at least a portion of a skull. The imaging data is used to display on a display device a first virtual representation of at least a portion of the skull. User input defining a cutting line in the first virtual representation is received. A surgical operation of cutting through the skull along at least a portion of the defined cutting line to at least partially disconnect a target portion of the skull from the rest of skull is simulated. Output data is provided based on the simulation. The output data represents a simulated shape of at least a portion of the skull with the target portion at least partially disconnected from the rest of the skull, thereby defining the shape of an implantation site for a skull prosthesis to be manufactured. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000556 | PATIENT-SPECIFIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS - Systems and methods for designing and implementing patient-specific surgical procedures and/or medical devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a patient data set of a patient. The patient data set is compared to a plurality of reference patient data sets, wherein each of the plurality of reference patient data sets is associated with a corresponding reference patient. A subset of the plurality of reference patient data sets is selected based, at least partly, on similarity to the patient data set and treatment outcome of the corresponding reference patient. Based on the selected subset, at least one surgical procedure or medical device design for treating the patient is generated. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000557 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO OPTIMIZE REACHABILITY, WORKSPACE, AND DEXTERITY IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY - Systems, methods, and computer program products for quantification of error in tool orientation of a surgical robotic are disclosed. A first robotic arm is provided where the robotic arm includes a surgical instrument and a tool disposed at the distal end of the surgical instrument. A first orientation of the tool is determined including a first x-component, a first y-component, and a first z-component. A desired orientation of the tool is determined including a second x-component, a second y-component, and a second z-component. A first angle between the first x-component and the second x-component is determined, a second angle between the first y-component and the second y-component is determined, and a third angle between the first z-component and the second z-component is determined. An error metric based on the first angle, the second angle, and the third angle is determined. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000558 | AUGMENTED REALITY SURGERY SET-UP FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES - A system and method provide feedback to guide a user to arrange components of a surgical robotic system in a suitable arrangement for the surgical procedure to be performed. An image of a medical procedure site at which a robotic manipulator and a second object such as a second robotic manipulator, patient table, patient, and bedside staff are located. The image is displayed for a user. The system uses computer vision to recognize the robotic manipulator and second object in the image and determine their relative positions. Based on the type of surgical procedure that is to be performed, the system determines a target position for the robotic manipulator and/or the second object, and displays, as an overlay to the displayed image, a graphical indication of the target position. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000559 | PROVIDING SURGICAL ASSISTANCE VIA AUTOMATIC TRACKING AND VISUAL FEEDBACK DURING SURGERY - A system and method for providing visual assistance to a practitioner during a medical suturing procedure. Real time images of the suture site are captured and displayed on an image display. The images are analyzed in real time to detect the suture needle, suture penetration sites, relevant tissue, adjacent tissue edges or other features of interest in the visual images. Based on the orientation of, or relationship between, the detected features of interest, overlays are generated and displayed on the image display to inform the user about the suturing task that is underway, such as the anticipated needle path, the suture spacing, or the separation between sutures and adjacent tissue edges. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000560 | Computing Platform for Improved Aesthetic Outcomes and Patient Safety in Medical and Surgical Cosmetic Procedures - An electronic computing system creates a treatment plan and provides safe and accurate treatment recommendations by obtaining an input image of a face; comparing, using a pattern recognition process, one or more aspects of the input image to corresponding aspects of a plurality of reference images; obtaining, based on a result of the comparing, supplemental information associated with one or more additional characteristics of the face; and creating a treatment plan based on the input image and the additional characteristic. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000561 | ROBOT SURGICAL PLATFORM - A surgical implant planning computer for intra-operative CT workflow, pre-operative CT imaging workflow, and fluoroscopic imaging workflow. A network interface is connectable to a CT image scanner and a robot surgical platform having a robot base coupled to a robot arm that is movable by motors. A CT image of a bone is received from the CT image scanner and displayed. A user's selection is received of a surgical screw from among a set of defined surgical screws. A graphical screw representing the selected surgical screw is displayed as an overlay on the CT image of the bone. Angular orientation and location of the displayed graphical screw relative to the bone in the CT image is controlled responsive to receipt of user inputs. An indication of the selected surgical screw and an angular orientation and a location of the displayed graphical screw are stored in a surgical plan data structure. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000562 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING LEG LENGTH CHANGE DURING HIP SURGERY - Systems and methods facilitate the planning and performance of hip and other surgeries. A computer model of a hip may be generated and displayed. A template of a hip component that replaces a native portion of the hip may be superimposed on the model. Changes in leg length, offset, or anterior-posterior (AP) position as well as a virtual distance between a landmark on the model and a location on the template may be determined. During surgery, a physical distance corresponding to the virtual distance may be obtained. The template may be moved relative to the model to match the physical distance, and new change values in leg length, offset, or anterior-posterior (AP) position may be determined. The new change values may be evaluated, and the surgery may proceed, or the process may be repeated using templates corresponding to alternative components. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000563 | METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF SURGICAL PROCEDURE ACCESS - A method for assisting in the performance of a surgical procedure on a patient is disclosed. The method includes receiving an intra-operative CT scan image, generating a three-dimensional isotropic scaffold based on the intra-operative CT scan image, fusing one or more images with the three-dimensional isotropic scaffold to form a three-dimensional model of a portion of the body of the patient, receiving information regarding the surgical procedure, determining obstacles in the path of the surgical procedure, and determining possible trajectories for the surgical procedure. The received information includes information regarding a surgical target to be operated upon, a region of access on the skin of the patient, and a surgical instrument to be used during the surgical procedure. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000564 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SURGICAL NAVIGATION AND DEVICES FOR SURGERY - Provided are methods and systems for surgical navigation including audible cues to position a tracked surgical device relative to patient anatomy. Also provided are surgical devices, such as a cutting guide, having independent adjustability to meet target parameters. A separable paddle guide mountable to the cutting guide may be provided to position the cutting guide in a first position. A kit may be provided such as a cutting guide, paddle guide and optionally pins and a tracking element. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000565 | SYSTEM FOR RENAL PUNCTURING ASSISTANCE - The present invention relates to a system for renal puncturing assistance in percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) surgery. The system includes a robotic device having an end effect or including an image acquisition unit, needle holding mechanism and a guide wire mechanism. The needle holding mechanism accommodates a puncture needle with corresponding guide wire provided by the guide wire mechanism. The system includes a computing unit operatively coupled to the image acquisition unit. The system has an AR engine that augments the pre-operative CT scan data of the patient with real time intra-operative images acquired using the image acquisition unit during the PCNL surgery, and is used along with an artificial intelligence engine for any or a combination of: identifying kidney and rib position of the patient, predicting an optimal puncture path for the PCNL surgery, and predicting an entry point on the marker patch for the PCNL surgery. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000566 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING A NAVIGATION PLAN FOR A CATHETER WITH A ROBOT - A method is for creating a navigation plan for a catheter in tissue in dependence on a limit value distribution. In an embodiment, the method includes acquiring first elasticity data of the tissue via a first imaging modality; reading in first image data and assigning the first elasticity data to the first image data; determining the limit value distribution at least in dependence on the first elasticity data and assigning the limit value distribution to the first image data; and creating the navigation planfor the catheter in the tissue at least in dependence on the first image data and the limit value distribution. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000567 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED DATA ANALYSIS WITH VIDEO ENABLED SOFTWARE TOOLS FOR MEDICAL ENVIRONMENTS - Medical software tools platform utilizes a surgical display to provide access to specific medical software tools, such as medically-oriented applications or tools, that can assist those in the operating room, such as a surgeon or surgical team, with a surgery. In particular, an optical sensor located within an endoscopic camera may register subtle differences in color characteristics reflected from a tissue surface and in turn transmit the information to a medical image processing system. Moreover, the new tools are intended to help surgeons better determine the boundaries between healthy and diseased regions during surgical procedures. Various tools are intended to be used in procedures where indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescent dye is used. Intraoperative fluorescence imaging is commonly used during minimally invasive procedures to enable surgeons to visualize tissue perfusion and anatomical structures. The term perfusion refers to the passage of blood and tissue fluid through the capillary bed. Intraoperative fluorescence imaging can also be used to improve visualization of vessels and structures, which, in turn, may reduce the risk of complications during minimally invasive surgeries. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000568 | System and Method for Modulating Tissue Retraction Force in a Surgical Robotic System - A surgical system and method for maintaining optimal surgeon-controlled tissue force or torque with a surgical robot in which a surgical instrument held by an additional robotic arm that is not being actively telemanipulated by a surgeon applies a force or torque to tissue. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000569 | Surgical Robot Positioning System and Related Devices and Methods - The various embodiments disclosed herein relate to surgical robot positioning systems and devices that aid in the gross positioning of surgical devices during surgical procedures. For example, a gross positioning system for use with a robotic surgical device may include a positioning body, a yaw mechanism operably coupled to the positioning body at a yaw rotational joint, a pitch mechanism operably coupled to the positioning body at a pitch rotational joint, and a plunge mechanism operably coupled to the pitch mechanism, where the plunge mechanism is configured to slide and to be coupleable to the robotic surgical device. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000570 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT STERILE ADAPTER WITH OPTICAL COUPLER - A connector system is provided to connect a carriage that includes a rotatable drive member to a surgical instrument that includes a driven member, comprising. a mechanical interface that includes a drive transmission member configured to receive a rotational drive force provided by the drive member at the internal surface region and to provide a corresponding rotational drive force to the driven member at the external surface region; and a support to mount an end portion of an optical fiber to the mechanical interface with a center axis of the first end portion aligned with an axis of rotation of the drive transmission member. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000571 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING TOOL EXCHANGE - A system and method of assisting tool exchange includes a computer-assisted device having a manipulator configured to have at least one tool of multiple tools mounted thereon and a control unit coupled to the manipulator. The control unit is configured to detect initiation of a tool exchange, locate a source of a replacement tool to be mounted to the manipulator, determine, based on the located source, a configuration of the manipulator that facilitates mounting of the replacement tool to the manipulator, and command movement of the manipulator into the configuration. In some embodiments, the control unit is configured to determine the configuration further based on a type of the source of the replacement tool. In some embodiments, to locate the source of the replacement tool, the control unit is configured to locate at least a part of an assistant or locate a tool holding device. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000572 | MANUAL RELEASE FOR MEDICAL DEVICE DRIVE SYSTEM - A medical device drive system can include a rotational input, a coupling member engaged with the rotational input, a first gear having an engagement feature sized and shaped to engage with the coupling member, and a second gear coupled with the first gear, the second gear coupled to a movable element. The system can have a first system state and a second system state. In the first system state the coupling member is not engaged with the engagement feature and the first gear rotates without moving the coupling member. In the second system state the coupling member is engaged with the engagement feature of the first gear and rotation of the rotational input turns the coupling member, the first gear, and the second gear to move the movable element. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000573 | HAPTIC FEEDBACK DEVICE FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS - A feedback patch for use with a surgical instrument or a robotic surgical system includes a substrate and a stimulator disposed on the substrate. The stimulator is configured to receive a feedback signal from a sensor of the surgical instrument or the robotic surgical system and is configured to stimulate a hand of a clinician interfacing with the surgical instrument or the robotic surgical system. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000574 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL ENCLOSURE FOR MEDICAL PROBES - A multifunctional enclosure is described having an elongated sleeve configured with an enlarged opening for the insertion of an elongated member of a medical probe. The multifunctional enclosure is configured to prevent the elongated member of the medical probe from swinging and becoming damaged during transport. The multifunctional enclosure may further comprise an attachment component for securing the medical probe to the multifunctional enclosure. Furthermore, at least one vent may be configured onto the multifunctional enclosure, such as on a first end closure portion. The vent may allow for adequate flow for sterilization and/or drying. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000575 | FILTERING FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR - Provided is a filtering facepiece respirator. The respirator includes a mask body having an anterior side portion, a posterior side portion, a middle portion, a first side portion, a second side portion, a top side portion, a bottom side portion and outer edge portions. The respirator further includes a primary port positioned at the anterior middle portion of the mask body and a detachable primary port adapter which is positioned over and engages the primary port. The respirator may further include an oxygen port and oxygen port adapter and a luer port and luer port adapter. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000576 | CAPSULE DEVICE TO ENCASE A BODY ORGAN OR MASS AND USE THEREOF - A method for treatment or prevention of diseases accompanying abnormal growth of a body organ or mass. Specifically, a method of manufacturing a capsule device to encase a body organ such as kidney, liver and ovary is provided. Abnormal growth of a body organ is slowed or halted by covering the body organ such as kidney, liver and ovary. The diseases associated with abnormal growth include, for example, polycystic kidney disease and polycystic liver disease. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000577 | VARIABLE LIGHT SOURCE - A light source includes features configured to compensate for discontinuous solid state sources. The light source can produce a wide color gamut in display, and improved color rendering of tissue under observation by phosphor gap filling with colored LEDs. The light source can include provisions to depart from a white light spectrum to heighten differences in anatomical features or functions. The light source can include provisions to introduce narrow-band solid-state sources for producing false-color and pseudo-color images, with variable color rendering to change the power spectral distribution and to compensate for fiber optic length and fiber optic diameter tip sensing. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000578 | AUTOMATIC TRACKING OF TARGET TREATMENT SITES WITHIN PATIENT ANATOMY - During a medical procedure, a system and method facilitate identification and treatment of sites within patient anatomy. A digital image of a region of patient anatomy is captured and displayed on a digital display. Target treatment sites are tagged with respect to the image, and overlays identifying the tagged target treatment sites are displayed. As tagged sites are treated, the corresponding overlays are removed, altered or replaced to indicate the tagged target treatment site has been treated. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000579 | METHODS OF USING AN ANGLED ENDOSCOPE FOR VISUALIZING A BODY CAVITY WITH ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS - A method of visualizing a body cavity during a surgical procedure including positioning an elongated body of an angled endoscope in a first position within a body cavity of a patient, rotating the elongated body about a longitudinal axis in response to a command point, capturing a plurality of images with an image capture device positioned within the elongated body as the elongated body is rotated, and generating a panoramic view of the body cavity from the plurality of images. In the first position of the elongated body, a surgical site is within a field of view of the image capture device. The field of view of the image capture device capturing a first volume of the body cavity, including the surgical site, when the angled endoscope is in the first position. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000580 | PULSED-LIGHT EMITTING MARKER DEVICE - The invention relates to an active marker device ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220000581 | ANTI-AEROSOLIZING TENT - A shielding device movable between a folded configuration, in which the shielding device is stored, and an expanded configuration, in which the shielding device is configured to be positioned over a patient to prevent a spread of aerosolized particles. The shielding device includes a flexible material configured to be movable between the folded configuration and the expanded configuration to form a tent portion, a wall of the tent portion defining an interior space within which the patient is received in an operative configuration and a tensile frame including a plurality of struts, each connected to a portion of the flexible material and biased toward the expanded configuration, in which each of the struts provide a tension across the portion of the flexible material to which it is connected, the struts being deformable toward the folded configuration so that portions of the flexible material may be folded against itself. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000582 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DENTAL CROWN RESTORATIONS USING PREFABRICATED SLEEVE-CROWN PAIRS - A dental restoration device includes a sleeve having an exterior surface and an interior pocket that is at least partially filled with a dental cement, and a crown having an exterior surface and an interior surface that is mated to the exterior surface of the crown and bonded thereto by an adhesive disposed between the exterior surface of the sleeve and the interior surface of the crown. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000583 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ORTHODONTIC ALIGNERS AND OTHER DENTAL APPLIANCES - A method for manufacturing an orthodontic aligner includes printing a mold associated with a dental arch of a patient based on a digital model of the mold, forming the orthodontic aligner over the mold, and trimming the orthodontic aligner. The method further includes assessing a quality of the orthodontic aligner by receiving a digital representation of the orthodontic aligner, the digital representation having been generated based on imaging of the orthodontic aligner, analyzing the digital representation of the orthodontic aligner to identify a quality-related property of the orthodontic aligner, determining, based on the quality-related property, that the orthodontic aligner comprises a manufacturing flaw, and classifying the orthodontic aligner as requiring further inspection by a technician based on determining that the orthodontic aligner comprises the manufacturing flaw. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000584 | DENTAL SPLINT - The present relates to a dental splint ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220000585 | DENTAL APPLIANCE COMPLIANCE MONITORING - The present disclosure describes devices, systems, and methods for monitoring use of an oral appliance in an oral cavity using extra-oral sensor(s). One method includes sensing one or more physical properties of an oral appliance using an extra-oral sensor, providing a compliance signal from the extra-oral sensor, the compliance signal including an electronic representation of the one or more physical properties of the oral appliance, identifying one or more patient compliance factors based on the compliance signal, the one or more patient compliance factors providing a basis to identify an extent of compliance of usage of the oral appliance with an orthodontic treatment plan, and providing one or more compliance indicators based on the one or more patient compliance factors, the one or more compliance indicators providing a basis to indicate the extent of compliance. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000586 | ORTHODONTIC DEVICE - An orthodontic device can include a bracket configured to support an orthodontic wire. The orthodontic device can include a locking assembly coupled to the bracket and switchable between a plurality of operational modes. The plurality of operational modes can comprise a first sliding mode in which the orthodontic wire is slidable relative to the bracket and a second locked mode in which the orthodontic wire is slidably locked relative to the bracket. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000587 | ORTHODONTIC DEVICE - An orthodontic device can include a bracket configured to support an orthodontic wire. The orthodontic device can include a locking assembly coupled to the bracket and switchable between a plurality of operational modes. The plurality of operational modes can comprise a first sliding mode in which the orthodontic wire is slidable relative to the bracket and a second locked mode in which the orthodontic wire is slidably locked relative to the bracket. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000588 | HIGH STRENGTH INTRAOSSEOUS IMPLANTS - The present invention enables modification of an intraosseous implant device that is not only biologically non-inert, but can stimulate bone and vascular growth; decrease localized inflammation; and fight local infections. The method of the present invention provides a fiber with any of the following modifications: (1) Nanofiber with PDGF, (2) Nanofiber with PDGF+BMP2, and (3) Nanofiber with BMP2 and Ag. Nanofiber can be modified with other growth factors that have been shown to improve bone growth and maturation—BMP and PDGF being the most common. Nanofiber can be applied on the surface of the implant in several ways. First, a spiral micro-notching can be applied on the implant in the same direction as the threads with the nanofibers embedded into the notches. Second, the entire surface of the implant may be coated with a mesh of nanofibers. Third, it can be a combination of both embedding and notching. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000589 | TOOL FOR USE IN DENTAL IMPLANT TREATMENTS AND RETENTION ELEMENT - A tool for use in dental implants wherein said tool includes a retention element held in the tool shaft via a friction fit. The retention element being adapted to grip a variety of impact drivers via a frictional fit for use in tightening procedures of a dental procedure. Wherein said tool also includes a variety of features for interaction with additional dental instruments, or that aid in cleaning and sanitization of the tool. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000590 | LIGHT CURING DENTAL SYSTEM - A light curing dental system comprising a light emitting tray that precisely distributes an optimal amount of curing light energy to internal, external and extra oral portions of the dental arch to cure a dental material. The light curing dental system generally includes a light source, a light emitting dental tray, an activation module and a photocurable dental material. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000591 | INTRAORAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE - Provided is an intraoral measurement device including a plurality of optical measurement systems, each of which measures a form of an intraoral object to be measured, and a hardware processor. The plurality of optical measurement systems respectively measure forms of intraoral areas different from each other. The hardware processor calculates the form of the intraoral object to be measured based on information obtained from the plurality of optical measurement systems. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000592 | DENTAL RESTORATION DESIGN TOOLS - A computer-implemented method of designing a dental restoration at a display includes providing a virtual three dimensional representation of at least a portion of the patient's dental situation. The method includes displaying a virtual three dimensional dental restoration model in an alignment with the virtual three dimensional representation. The method also includes providing a design tool selectable to deform at least a portion of the three dimensional dental restoration model. The design tool, when selected, enables a line to be drawn on a surface of the three dimensional dental restoration model. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000593 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING DENTAL FITTING BODIES AND WORKPIECE FOR THIS PURPOSE - In the method for producing medical, in particular dental fitting bodies with a specified or custom three-dimensionally curved outer contour or preform of the fitting body with a rough outer contour, which has an allowance relative to the outer contour, a workpiece, from which the fitting body or its preform is produced, is machined in a material-removing manner by means of a tool engaging in the workpiece. The tool path has directional components transverse to the run of the contour to be produced and the cutting edges have a defined geometry. The tool engages into the workpiece at a cutting arc angle alpha of the circumferential surface of less than 90° on average and at an insertion depth of at least twice the tool diameter (D) and the machining of the workpiece occurs along a tool path with directional components contrary to a machining direction following the outer contour. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000594 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DENTAL PROSTHESIS - A method of producing a dental prosthesis produced from a gum part, and prosthetic teeth arranged on the gum part and connected to the gum part. The surface of the dental prosthesis is surface-treated, the surface treatment of the dental prosthesis involving a solvent, and the solvent containing at least one chlorohydrocarbon and at least one methane nitroderivative. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000595 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN EVACUATOR ADAPTOR - An adapter for an evacuator for increasing a suction power of the evacuator includes a suction assembly adapted to be coupled with the evacuator. The suction assembly has a housing, an impeller arranged inside the housing and configured to provide a suction, and an inlet conduit to facilitate a flow of fluid to the impeller. The suction assembly also includes an outlet conduit arranged inside the housing and adapted to be coupled to the evacuator. The outlet conduit is in fluid communication with the impeller and facilitates a flow of the fluid from the suction assembly to the evacuator. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000596 | ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE IRRIGATOR APPARATUS AND METHOD - An electrical discharge irrigation includes a power source to produce a first voltage, a circuit coupled to the power source to convert the first voltage to a second voltage, a discharge capacitor to receive the second voltage from the circuit, a transistor and/or a controlled rectifier coupled to the discharge capacitor to receive the second voltage, and an output tip. This tip is coupled to a transistor and/or a controlled rectifier and includes a first end, a second end, a longitudinal axis extending between them, an electrode located in an interior space of the tip to receive an electrical charge from the a transistor and/or a controlled rectifier and to release an electric discharge, and a ground return. The ground return is an outside surface of the tip. A space between the electrode and the ground return holds a conductive medium in contact with the electrode and the ground return. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000597 | EXTRA-ORAL AEROSOL CAPTURE HOOD - An extra-oral capture hood includes a first cone that provides a first path for a vacuum product through the extra-oral capture hood. A second cone concentric with the first cone and disposed around the first cone provides a second path for the vacuum product through the extra-oral capture hood, the second path being located between the first cone and second cone. A disconnect is connected to at least one of the first cone or second cone, the disconnect being configured to connect the extra-oral capture hood to a duct, a valve or other component of a capture system. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000598 | BODYSUIT FOR ANIMALS - Devices, methods, and systems for facilitating wound care on an animal are presented. A wound care garment is selectively movable between a closed position and an open position, allowing temporary access to a wound or surgical site and/or exposing the animal's urogenital region without removing the garment. When in the open position, all or most components of the garment may be temporarily stowed away from the wound and away from the urogenital region, thereby keeping the wound and the garment clean, while minimizing the risk of infection. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000599 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SPHINCTER REINFORCEMENT - Sphincter reinforcement devices are described. Sphincter reinforcement devices may be configured to be placed at least partially around a bodily passage at or near a sphincter. In one embodiment, a sphincter reinforcement device may comprise a ring including a tubular structure. The ring may be expandable. The tubular structure may be hollow. The tubular structure may have a first end and a second end. The first end may be configured to be coupled to the second end. The tubular structure may include a braided material. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000600 | EMBOLIC FILTER WITH FLEXIBLE COUPLING - Described embodiments are directed toward an embolic filter system. The embolic filter system generally includes a filter and an elongated element that can be articulated relative to one another. In some examples, the filter includes an articulation element that facilitates articulation between a proximal and distal end of the filter. In some examples, an articulation element is positioned between the filter and the elongate element. | 2022-01-06 |