04th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160022414 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION - Apparatus for reconstructing a ligament, the apparatus comprising: a fixation device for maintaining a graft ligament in a bone hole, the fixation device comprising: a fixation screw comprising a body having screw threads formed thereon; and a ligament spacer mounted to the fixation screw, the ligament spacer comprising a canted face disposed opposite the fixation screw; such that when a graft ligament is disposed within a bone hole, the fixation screw and ligament spacer may be advanced into the bone hole alongside the graft ligament so that the fixation screw creates an interference fit between the graft ligament and the wall of the bone hole, and the ligament spacer creates an interference fit between the graft ligament and the wall of the bone hole, with the canted face of the ligament spacer being aligned with the adjacent surface of the bone. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022415 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICES AND TECHNIQUES FOR ONCOPLASTIC SURGERY - Described herein are devices for placement in surgically created soft tissue spaces, potential spaces, or cavities. The implantable devices generally include a bioabsorbable body having an open framework that facilitates attachment of tissue thereto in a manner that helps avoid post-surgical deformities. Methods for using the implantable devices in oncoplastic surgery are further described. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022416 | Absorbable Implants for Plastic Surgery - Absorbable implants for breast surgery that conform to the breast parenchyma and surrounding chest wall have been developed. These implants support newly lifted breast parenchyma, and/or a breast implant. The implants have mechanical properties sufficient to support a reconstructed breast, and allow the ingrowth of tissue into the implant as it degrades. The implants have a strength retention profile allowing the support of the breast to be transitioned from the implant to regenerated host tissue, without significant loss of support. Three-dimensional implants for use in minimally invasive mastopexy/breast reconstruction procedures are also described, that confer shape to a patient's breast. These implants are self-reinforced, can be temporarily deformed, implanted in a suitably dissected tissue plane, and resume their preformed three-dimensional shape. The implants are preferably made from poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB) and copolymers thereof. The implants have suture pullout strengths that can resist the mechanical loads exerted on the reconstructed breast | 2016-01-28 |
20160022417 | MITRAL VALVE ANCHORING - Disclosed herein are prosthetic devices and related methods for implantation at the native mitral valve of the heart by drawing an atrial portion and a ventricular portion toward each other from opposite sides of the native mitral valve, clamping the native mitral valve therebetween. One or more retention members passing through the mitral valve orifice or through a puncture in the native valve anatomy can couple the atrial and ventricular members together and keep them anchored onto the native mitral valve anatomy. The atrial portion can seat against the atrial side of the mitral annulus while the ventricular portion can include hooks and/or a sub-annular ring that engage and capture the native mitral valve apparatus to provide anchorage. The described technology can avoid the need to use sutures to anchor a prosthetic device at the mitral valve region. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022418 | EVERTING HEART VALVE - The present invention provides methods and apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve. The apparatus includes a replacement valve and an expandable anchor configured for endovascular delivery to a vicinity of the patient's heart valve. In some embodiments, the replacement valve is adapted to wrap about the anchor, for example, by everting during endovascular deployment. In some embodiments, the replacement valve is not connected to expandable portions of the anchor. In some embodiments, the anchor is configured for active foreshortening during endovascular deployment. In some embodiments, the anchor includes expandable lip and skirt regions for engaging the patient's heart valve during deployment. In some embodiments, the anchor comprises a braid fabricated from a single strand of wire. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a lock configured to maintain anchor expansion. The invention also includes methods for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve. In some embodiments, the method includes the steps of endovascularly delivering a replacement valve and an expandable anchor to a vicinity of the heart valve, wrapping at least a portion of the replacement valve about the anchor, and expanding the anchor to a deployed, configuration. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022419 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF ANNULOPLASTY RINGS - Systems and methods for percutaneous, transcatheter heart valve repair are disclosed. A system may include a catheter, an adjustable ring, and a stabilizer. The adjustable ring may include a body member that is transitionable from an insertion geometry to an operable geometry. The insertion geometry may be configured to allow percutaneous passage of the ring into the heart. The operable geometry may have an expanded state to conform to an annulus of a target valve and a contracted state to reduce a diameter of the annulus. The adjustable ring may also include a plurality of anchors deployable in the operable geometry to engage the annulus. The stabilizer may include a plurality of prongs configured to engage the ring in the operable geometry within the heart to enable percutaneous manipulation of the ring to orient and position the ring in intimate contact with the annulus. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022420 | Self-Adjusting Tissue Holder - Tissue holders that can be used for gripping natural or synthetic heart valves are described. The tissue holder can include a clamping mechanism and a spring and can be self-adjusting with regard to pressure applied to the tissue gripped in the holder. The tissue holder can be removably attached to systems for processing the tissues and can provide completely hands-free processing of a tissue from development or excisement to implantation and/or completion of testing. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022421 | VENOUS VALVE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD WITH SINUS POCKET - A valve with a frame and valve leaflets that provide a sinus pocket. The valve provides for unidirectional flow of a liquid through the valve. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022422 | STEERABLE LESION EXCLUDING HEART IMPLANTS FOR CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE - Devices, systems, and methods for treating a heart of a patient may make use of one or more implant structures which limit a size of a chamber of the heart, such as by deploying a tensile member to bring a wall of the heart toward (optionally into contact with) a septum of the heart. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022423 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR RESIZABLE INTRA-ATRIAL SHUNTS - Devices and methods for treating heart disease by normalizing elevated blood pressure in the left and right atria of a heart of a mammal are disclosed. Devices may include an adjustable hydraulic diameter and/or a removable and/or replaceable shunt portion. Devices may include absorbable materials, the absorption of which directly or indirectly causes alterations of the fluid flow capacities the devices. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022424 | DEFLECTION RESISTANT ACETABULAR CUP - An acetabular shell for use in hip arthroplasty. The shell includes a first wall having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a rim. The shell further includes a second wall extending from the outer surface of the first wall. The second wall has an outer surface, an inner surface, and a rim. The rim of the second wall is spaced outwardly from the rim of the first wall. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022425 | RADIAL HEAD PROSTHESIS WITH FLOATING ARTICULAR MEMBER - System, including apparatus, methods, and kits, for replacement of the proximal end of a radial bone with a prosthesis having a floating articular member. The prosthesis may include a head portion connected or connectable to a stem portion. While the stem portion remains operatively connected to the head portion, the head portion and/or an articular member thereof may be permitted to float in position relative to the stem portion. The head portion/articular member may float transversely (e.g., translationally) and/or rotationally with respect to the stem portion. The articular member may articulate with a humeral bone or both a humeral bone and an ulnar bone. In some embodiments, the head portion may include a fixed member for articulation with an ulnar bone and a floating member for articulation with a humeral bone. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022426 | Implant System for Knee Prosthesis - An implant system for knee prosthesis includes a superiorly located femoral bearing block having a femoral component bearing surface and an inferiorly located stem selectively attachable to the bearing block. A strengthening rod is disposed within at least a portion of the femoral bearing block and the stem. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022427 | IMPLANT ASSEMBLY - An implant assembly smoothly causes a folded implant to indwell a living body, and which can smoothly expand the implant without causing the implant to be displaced from a predetermined indwelling position when a filling material is injected. The implant assembly has the implant that is configured to be transformable from a folded and contracted state to an expanded state by the introduced filling material, and in which at least a portion of a surface thereof is covered with a covering material m whose friction coefficient increases by coming into contact with a body fluid, and guiding means for preventing the implant and the body fluid of the living body from coming into contact with each other inside the living body, and for guiding the implant to move to the indwelling position inside the living body. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022428 | EXPANDABLE SPINAL INTERBODY DEVICE - A bone graft or spinal interbody device includes a frame member having two end segments for forming a chamber in the frame member, and two arms each include an outer end portion hinged to the outer end portion of the end segments of the frame member, and the inner end portions of the arms are hinged together for allowing the arms to be pivoted toward the frame member at an innermost folding position or away from the frame member to an outermost working position, and the arms are sprung away from the frame member to the outermost working position when the arms are pushed away from the frame member for a selected distance to an inner dead center (D). | 2016-01-28 |
20160022429 | SUPPORT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE - Devices and methods for orthopedic support are disclosed. The device can have a first rigid section hingedly attached to a second rigid section. The device can be curved or rotated around obstructions along an access path to a target site. The device can be delivered to an intervertebral location in a patient. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022430 | SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A spinal implant comprises a body including a first vertebral engaging surface and a second vertebral engaging surface. At least one of the surfaces includes at least one tissue penetrating member. The at least one member includes a cutting surface and a guide surface that defines a cavity configured for disposal of tissue. Systems and methods of use are disclosed. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022431 | SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A spinal implant is provided that comprises a first vertebral engaging surface and a second vertebral engaging surface. A wall extends between the surfaces. A lattice is disposed adjacent the wall and extending between the surfaces. Systems and methods of use are disclosed. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022432 | VERTICALLY EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL CAGE, DEPLOYMENT DEVICES, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A vertically expandable intervertebral cage, deployment devices, and methods for using the same. The intervertebral cage can include a circuitous body at least partially enclosing an interior volume. The intervertebral cage can also include a front panel which can be formed into a wedge for facilitating implantation of the intervertebral cage into an intervertebral space. The intervertebral cage can be converted from an undeployed configuration, wherein the height of the intervertebral cage is reduced, to a deployed configuration, wherein the height of the intervertebral cage is increased to support end plates of the vertebrae. The intervertebral cage can be converted from the undeployed configuration to a deployed configuration by using a deployment device such as an implantation device and a guide wire. The deployment device can be used to impart a force upon the cage. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022433 | EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT - An implant for therapeutically separating bones of a joint has two endplates each having an opening through the endplate, and at least one ramped surface on a side opposite a bone engaging side. A frame is slideably connected to the endplates to enable the endplates to move relative to each other at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the implant, in sliding connection with the frame. An actuator screw is rotatably connected to the frame. A carriage forms an open area aligned with the openings in the endplates. The openings in the endplates pass through the carriage to form an unimpeded passage from bone to bone of the joint. The carriage has ramps which mate with the ramped surfaces of the endplates, wherein when the carriage is moved by rotation of the actuator screw, the endplates move closer or farther apart. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022434 | EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL CAGE ASSEMBLIES - An expandable assembly for insertion into an intervertebral space is presented. The assembly, in particular aspects, includes an elongate body comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the elongate body defines an internal longitudinal channel extending from a proximal opening to a distal cavity. The assembly may include an expander that is sized and shaped for insertion into the distal cavity, thereby selectively expanding the upper portion away from the lower portion. The elongate body may also include one or more bone graft windows a cap that is sized and shaped for insertion into the proximal opening. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022435 | EXPANDABLE VERTEBRAL PROSTHESIS - The present invention relates to an expandable prosthetic implant device for engagement between vertebrae generally comprising an inner member, outer member, gear member and a locking assembly positioned coaxial with respect to each other such that the inner and outer members are moveable relative to each other along an axis. The gear member is axially fixed to the outer member and freely rotatable with respect to the outer member and the gear member threadedly engages a threaded portion of the inner member to translate inner member along the axis. The implant is configured to engage the vertebrae in a predetermined alignment and the gear member includes gear teeth exposed to the exterior and configured to be accessible by a tool member at a plurality of angular positions around the perimeter of the implant device. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022436 | EXPANDABLE VERTEBRAL PROSTHESIS - The present invention relates to an expandable prosthetic implant device for engagement between vertebrae generally comprising an inner member, outer member, gear member and a locking assembly positioned coaxial with respect to each other such that the inner and outer members are moveable relative to each other along an axis. The gear member is axially fixed to the outer member and freely rotatable with respect to the outer member and the gear member threadedly engages a threaded portion of the inner member to translate inner member along the axis. The implant is configured to engage the vertebrae in a predetermined alignment and the gear member includes gear teeth exposed to the exterior and configured to be accessible by a tool member at a plurality of angular positions around the perimeter of the implant device. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022437 | IN-SITU FORMED INTERVERTEBRAL FUSION DEVICE AND METHOD - An orthopedic device for implanting between adjacent vertebrae comprising: an arcuate balloon and a hardenable material within said balloon. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022438 | EXPANDABLE FUSION CAGE SYSTEM - An expandable fusion cage system includes an expandable fusion cage having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a hinge portion coupling the lower portion and the upper portion at their distal ends. Positioned between the upper and lower portions is an expansion element that when moved in the proximal direction causes the cage to expand at its proximal end. The system can also include inserter instruments, expandable distraction instruments, and bone funnels. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022439 | IMPLANT INSERTER - An apparatus for inserting an implant between vertebrae includes a body having a through bore, a central shaft movable within the through bore, the central shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. The apparatus includes a pair of distractor arms having proximal portions and distal portions, the proximal portions pivotally coupled to the body and distal portions for engagement between the vertebrae. Tracking slots are formed in and extend through surfaces of and along a longitudinal axes of the distractor arms and an attachment tip is operably connected to the central shaft, the attachment tip is configured to grip the implant. The apparatus includes a single guide member projecting outward from the attachment tip and the attachment tip is removably connectable to the central shaft in multiple configurations. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022440 | MOTION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A motion assistance apparatus may include a first fixing member to be fixed to a portion of a user, a second fixing member to be fixed to another portion of the user, a driving source provided in the first fixing member, a power transmitting member connected between the driving source and the second fixing member, a sensing portion configured to sense a fixing state of the first fixing member or the second fixing member, and a controller configured to control the driving source based on information received from the sensing portion. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022441 | System and Method for Sealing Prosthetic Socket - Various embodiments of a system and method for sealing a prosthetic socket are disclosed. One example socket sealing system may comprise: a prosthetic socket having a proximal end, an expanded section, and an internal peripheral shoulder; a brim seal having an inner proximal end, an outer proximal end, and a distal end; a removable brim having a distal end; a liner; and a wicking sock; wherein prosthetic socket may be oriented radially outwardly of the outer proximal end of the brim seal, the outer proximal end of the brim seal may be oriented radially outwardly of the removable brim, the removable brim may be oriented radially outwardly of the inner proximal end of the brim seal, the inner proximal end of the brim seal may be oriented radially outwardly of the wicking sock, and the wicking sock may be oriented radially outwardly of the liner; and wherein the brim seal may be reflected about the distal end of the removable brim. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022442 | ORTHOPEDIC INTERFACE - The invention relates to an orthopedic interface ( | 2016-01-28 |
20160022443 | MRI VISIBLE MEDICAL DEVICE - Cobalt in oxidized state for use as anti-artifact layer ( | 2016-01-28 |
20160022444 | PROSTHESIS SEALS AND METHODS FOR SEALING AN EXPANDABLE PROSTHESIS - Embodiments of the present disclosure are related to devices and techniques for para-valve sealing of an expandable stent-valve implanted using a catheter. In some embodiments, a stent-valve is provided which comprises a seal sleeve/cuff containing material that swells when contacted by blood. A piercing tool may be included and used to permit a user to puncture the sleeve/cuff prior to introduction into a patient's body. In some embodiments, the sleeve/cuff has an integral tubular structure configured to withstand balloon expansion of the stent-valve during or after implantation. In some embodiments, the seal is provided as a separate component from the stent-valve. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022445 | Occlusive Device - An aneurysm embolization device can include a body having a single, continuous piece of material that is shape set into a plurality of distinct structural components. For example, the device can have an expandable component and an atraumatic tip portion extending therefrom. Further, the tip portion can be configured to enable the device to be implanted within the aneurysm while tending to mitigate risk of puncturing the aneurysm dome or otherwise assist in framing the aneurysm in advance of placement of additional embolic material. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022446 | STENT - A stent is disclosed, which is formed in a cylindrical shape and has a cavity portion, and is freely switched between an expanded state and a contracted state where the stent contracts to a central axis (O) side from the expanded state. The stent has an anchor portion which protrudes to a central axis (O) side relative to an inner surface surrounding the cavity portion in the contracted state, and which is displaced to the inner surface side in the expanded state relative to a protruded position in the contracted state. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022447 | STENT WITH EMBEDDED PRESSURE SENSORS - A stent including a wire tube and at least one pressure sensor in electrical contact with the wire tube. The pressure sensor includes a diaphragm in communication with a reservoir of liquid, a channel in fluid communication with the reservoir of liquid, and at least one pair of electrodes disposed on opposite sides of the channel, wherein deflection of the diaphragm causes fluid to move from the reservoir into the channel. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022448 | STENT WITH TETHER INTERFACE - A radially-expandable stent ( | 2016-01-28 |
20160022449 | TRACHEOBRONCHIAL IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE - Devices and methods for treating a diseased tracheobronchial region in a mammal. The device can be a stent which can include a sustained-release material such as a polymer matrix with a treatment agent. The stent can be bioabsorbable and a treatment agent can be incorporated therewith. A treatment method can be delivery of a stent to a tracheobronchial region by a delivery device such as a catheter assembly. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022450 | BIORESORBABLE STENT - A stent having a tubular framework structure consisting of interconnected stent struts, fabricated as a whole from a bioresorbable material and being convertible from a compressed first geometric shape into a radially dilated, dimensionally stable, tubular second geometric shape. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022451 | VASCULAR DEVICE FOR ANEURYSM TREATMENT AND PROVIDING BLOOD FLOW INTO A PERFORATOR VESSEL - A vascular device includes a body having a first, collapsed configuration and a second, expanded configuration. The body includes a plurality of heat-set strands that are braided such that when the body is in the second configuration, the strands form a plurality of pores and one or more apertures between the strands. The apertures are generally disposed at a longitudinal center region of the body. When the body is in the second configuration, the pores at proximal and distal portions of the body are generally uniform in size and smaller in size than the apertures. The pores and the apertures are substantially the same size when the body is in the first configuration. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022452 | BIOABSORBABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH COATING - A biodegradable, bioabsorbable medical device with a coating for capturing progenitor endothelial cells in vivo and delivering a therapeutic agent at the site of implantation. The coating on the medical device is provided with a biabsorbable polymer composition such as a bioabsorbable polymer, copolymer, or terpolymer, and a copolymer or terpolymer additive for controlling the rate of delivery of the therapeutic agent. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022453 | Stent - A stent comprising a stent body and a plurality of cells is disclosed. Each cell includes two structural members extending in an undulating pattern. Each structural member includes a plurality of cell segments defining a plurality of peaks and valleys therebetween. A first segment and a second segment defining a first peak, the second segment and a third segment defining a first valley, the third segment and a fourth segment defining a second peak, the fourth segment and a fifth segment defining a second valley, the fifth segment and a sixth segment defining a third peak. The first peak, the second peak and the first valley include a first radius of curvature. The third peak and the second valley include a second radius of curvature. The first radius of curvature is larger than the second radius of curvature. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022454 | ANATOMIC NEEDLE SYSTEM - A needle system for providing fluidic and/or instrument access to an internal body structure. Exemplary embodiments may include non-linear needles having anatomically appropriate lengths and curvatures. Some exemplary embodiments may include a pivotable base, which may assist in stabilizing the needle system with respect to a body structure and/or may be reconfigurable into a safety guard position. Exemplary needle systems may include expandable conduits providing fluidic and/or instrument pathways into internal body structures. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022455 | Stent Delivery System Having Dynamic Deployment and Methods of Manufacturing Same - A stent delivery system for dynamic deployment of a stent loaded thereon and a method of manufacturing the system. The stent delivery system includes a balloon catheter with a balloon in a spirally twisted delivery configuration on which a stent is crimped or otherwise loaded. The stent is made from a single, continuous strand of wire formed into a sinusoidal waveform that is wrapped into a helical pattern and joined at selected crowns. Upon inflation of the spirally twisted balloon of the stent delivery system, the stent undergoes dynamic deployment such that the stent in a deployed or expanded configuration has crowns with obtuse deployment angles and crowns with acute deployment angles. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022456 | METHOD OF LOADING AND DELIVERING A SELF-EXPANDING STENT - A method is provided for loading and delivering a self-expanding stent. The stent is compressed from its expanded diameter to a smaller delivery diameter. While compressed, the stent is pushed from the proximal end through the proximal end opening of a restraining sheath. The restraining sheath retains the stent in the delivery diameter. In order to deliver the stent, the proximal end of the stent is pushed and the restraining sheath is withdrawn proximally from the stent. As a result, the stent is released from the distal end opening of the restraining sheath. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022457 | CATHETER WITH RETRACTABLE COVER AND PRESSURIZED FLUID - Apparatus and method for delivering and deploying an intravascular device into the vessel including an outer and inner tube that are axially linked by a housing structure at the proximal end of the catheter, and a retractable sleeve structure having a middle tube and sleeve tip. The sleeve tip is sealed to the inner tube at the distal end, and continuously extends into the middle tube. At the proximal end of the sleeve structure, the middle tube is sealed to either a housing structure or slideable proximal ring, forming a sealed chamber between the inner tube and the sleeve structure. A radial space is formed between the sleeve tip and the inner tube optimized for intravascular device placement. During retraction of the sleeve structure, the fold of the sleeve tip peels away from the device, which expands to its deployed state while minimizing axial forces and friction. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022458 | LUMINAL STENTING - A stent delivery system, a core assembly, and methods of operating the same are provided. The delivery system can comprise a catheter and the core assembly. The core assembly can comprise a constraining member, protruding member, a core member, and a stent extending along the core member. The tubular constraining member can be spaced apart from the core member and define a capture area. The protruding member can be disposed along the core member at least partially distal of the capture area. The stent can have a first portion disposed within the capture area and a second portion, distal to the first portion, extending across or over an outer surface of the protruding member so that the protruding member and the constraining member cooperate to inhibit expansion of the first portion of the stent. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022459 | ARTERIAL CONSTRICTOR FOR WEIGHT LOSS TREATMENT - This document provides methods and devices involved in medical treatment of morbid obesity. For example, this document provides methods and devices for reducing the digestive efficiency of the intestines by decreasing the arterial blood supply to the intestines. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022460 | Endolumenal Esophageal Restriction Device - Generally described herein are apparatus, systems and methods related to a novel esophageal device implantable in the patient's body and designed to replicate the restrictive and satiety mechanism associated with gastric banding systems known in the art. The device can be a compliant and tubular-shaped and fixated within the gastro-esophageal lumen using tissue anchors. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022461 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF OBESITY AND TYPE 2 DIABETES - The present invention provides systems and methods for treating and controlling obesity and/or type II diabetes. In one aspect of the invention, a device comprises a hollow sleeve sized and shaped for positioning within a duodenum of the patient, an anchor coupled to the proximal end of the sleeve and being sized and shaped to inhibit distal migration of the sleeve and a plurality of elastomeric objects coupled to the distal end of the sleeve and being sized and shaped to inhibit proximal migration of the sleeve through a pylorus of the patient. The bypass device can be placed and removed endoscopically through the patient's esophagus in a minimally invasive outpatient procedure and it is “self-anchoring” and does not require invasive tissue fixation within the patient's GI tract, thereby reducing collateral tissue damage and minimizing its impact on the digestive process. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022462 | METHOD AND INSTRUMENT FOR TREATING OBESITY - A surgical or laparoscopic method of treating obesity of a patient using a device adapted to stretch a portion of the stomach wall of said patient. The method comprising the steps of: cutting a hole in the abdominal wall of said patient, dissecting an area around the stomach, placing said device in contact with the stomach, and fixating, direct or indirect, through invagination of the stomach wall, said device to the stomach wall such that said device can stretch a portion of said stomach wall. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022463 | DIGESTIVE TRACT DEVICE - A digestive tract device that can reduce an indwelling-induced burden on the living body includes: a tubular portion that includes a through hole; a holding portion that is provided on a proximal end side of the tubular portion, and holds the tubular portion in the living body; and support portions and which are provided in the holding portion, and are in contact with a plurality of sites of the digestive organ of the living body, and support the holding portion in such a way that the holding portion can move in at least one direction of a circumferential direction and a longitudinal direction of the tubular portion. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022464 | POSITIONING TOOLS AND METHODS FOR IMPLANTING MEDICAL DEVICES - Described herein is a positioning tool having an elongate portion for carrying a medical implant. Also described is a method of positioning a medical implant using an elongate positioning tool. One form of the method includes positioning a medical implant on a distal portion of an elongate positioning tool, inserting the positioning tool with the implant thereon into a body cavity manipulating the positioning tool to position the implant into contact with tissue at an attachment location, attaching the implant to surrounding tissue at the attachment location, separating the implant from the positioning tool, and withdrawing the positioning tool from the body. In a preferred embodiment, the position of the implant is visually confirmed using an endoscope before the implant is attached to surrounding tissue. In one embodiment, the implant is a satiation device and the body cavity is the esophagus and/or stomach. In an alternative embodiment, an expansion structure on the distal end of the elongate portion expands and/or contracts the medical implant to facilitate positioning. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022465 | DEVICE FOR APPLYING PRESSURE TO BONES OF ARM AND METHOD OF TREATMENT - A device for applying pressure to a bone of a human arm. The device includes a flexible member having first and second ends, a linear member fixed to the first end and slidingly coupled to the second end, a cam coupled to one end of the linear member and contacting a surface of the second end, and a lever arm coupled to the cam. The lever arm being movable between: a first position in which the cam to apply a first pressure to the surface of the second end of the flexible member; and a second position in which cam applies a second, larger pressure to the surface of the second end of the flexible member causing the second end of the flexible member to move relative to one end of the linear member and reduce a distance between the first end and second ends of the flexible member. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022466 | SEQUENTIAL SERIES OF ORTHOPEDIC DEVICES THAT INCLUDE INCREMENTAL CHANGES IN FORM - A method is described for fabricating a sequential series of orthopedic devices custom designed to change a configuration of a body part of a patient from a pretreatment configuration to a treated configuration. The method involves receiving digital data representing the body part of the patient in the pretreatment configuration. The method continues by generating, using the digital data, a sequential series of digital 3D body part models, including at least an initial body part model representing the pretreatment configuration of the body part, a final body part model representing the treated configuration of the body part, and at least one intermediate body part model representing the body part in an intermediate configuration between the pretreatment and treated configurations. The method further involves fabricating the sequential series of orthopedic devices from the sequential series of digital 3D body part models. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022467 | Balloon Immobilization Device for Radiation Treatment - The Balloon Immobilization Device for Radiation Treatment of the present invention includes a catheter assembly with radiopaque markers and one or more lumina. The catheter assembly consists of a flexible tube and inflatable balloon. The flexible tube has distal and proximal ends, with one or more separate lumina within and along the length of the flexible tube. At least one lumen is in fluid communication with the exterior of the flexible tube at the distal end and the interior of the inflatable balloon and at least one lumen in fluid communication with the exterior of the flexible tube at the distal end and the exterior of the flexible tube at the proximal end. The inflatable balloon varies in shape and size and is made of a radiopaque material having varying degrees of radiopacity. Radiopaque markers are located at different locations on the balloon and flexible tube. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022468 | ARM IMMOBILIZATION DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - The present disclosure provides exemplary arm immobilization devices for a person and associated methods of use. Thus, in one aspect, the disclosure provides a device including or comprising a belt configured and dimensioned to be detachably secured around a torso of the person. In certain embodiments, the arm immobilization device includes a bolster detachably secured to the belt and configured and dimensioned to support an arm of the person thereon. In another aspect, the disclosure provides methods for immobilizing an arm of a person that include providing an arm immobilization device and supporting the arm of the person with the bolster. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022469 | Arm Immobilization Apparatus - An arm immobilization apparatus may at least partially envelope both a patient's torso and the patient's injured arm. The apparatus may include a front flap configured to cover the injured arm and secure it against the patient's torso using at least one fastening device. The apparatus may at least partially prevent patients with less than fully developed, or reduced, mental capacity, from moving the injured arm. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022470 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF SLEEP APNEA - A system for treating an airway disorder is provided with an implant body configured to conform to an airway-interface tissue site in a manner compatible with normal physiological function of the site. In some embodiments, the implant body has a V-shape with first and second elongated legs configured for implantation in airway-interface tissue. The first and second elongated legs are configured to apply tensile forces to the tissue. Methods of using such systems are also provided. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022471 | TONGUE DEFORMATION IMPLANT - There is provided a method and apparatus for a tongue implant to induce deformation of the tongue made of Nitinol in superelastic state at body temperature for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. In one embodiment the implant has a function of a V shaped spring, one leg helically inserted into the tongue, the other leg beneath the root of the tongue, to permanently compress the tongue. In another embodiment, there is provided a method and apparatus for placement of a helical implant to permanently compress the tongue by deforming it and stiffening it to maintain tongue stability for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022472 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PROTRUSION SPLINT - A method for manufacturing a protrusion splint comprising an upper support area configured to provide a defined abutment of a maxilla area, and a lower support area configured to provide a defined abutment of a mandible area. The method includes fixing the maxilla area and the mandible area in a first position so that the mandible area is shifted forward relative to the mandible area. A three-dimensional image data set of an air passage in a region of a trachea is created in the first position. The air passage is checked whether an opening value of the air passage corresponds to a target value. A second position of the maxilla area and of the mandible area to each other is defined depending on the checking. The protrusion splint is manufactured so that the mandible area is held relative to the maxilla area in the second position. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022473 | INTRA-ORAL DEVICE FOR MANIPULATING THE MUSCULUS UVULAE AND UVULA - An intra-oral device for manipulating the musculus uvulae and uvula is provided comprised of a support member attached to a dental splint having a means to regulate the musculus uvulae and uvula by use of an adjustment bend and about parallel and rear configuration, a method manipulating the tissue of the musculus uvulae and the uvula to bring about relief for snoring, sleep apnea and other similar or related disorders to improve a patient's health by maintaining unblocked air passage from the oropharynx to the nasopharynx. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022474 | DENTAL APPLIANCE FOR TREATMENT OF SLEEP APNEA - A dental appliance for treating sleep apnea is disclosed. The appliance may include upper and lower portions and at least one biasing member. The upper portion may comprise a first base and a first feature. The first base may engage the upper teeth of a patient. The first feature may secure to an anterior area of the first base and comprise a concave surface forming a concavity. The lower portion may comprise a second base and a second feature. The second base may engage the lower teeth of the patient. The second feature may secure to an anterior area of the second base and comprise a protrusion. As the patient bites down, the protrusion may contact the concave surface at a point of contact that is a sole or initial contact between the upper and lower portions. Thus, the interaction of the protrusion and concave surface may control certain mandibular loadings and motions of the patient. The biasing member connect the upper portion to the lower portion and urge the lower portion toward the upper portion and in an anterior direction, which may tend to open an airway of the patient. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022475 | INTRAVAGINAL SUPPORT DEVICE, FLUID INJECTION DEVICE, AND TREATING METHOD FOR PELVIC ORGAN PROLPASE BY USE OF INTRAVAGINAL SUPPORT DEVICE - An intravaginal support device is disclosed, which is capable of being expanded and contracted in a state of being inserted in a vagina for treating pelvic organ prolapse. The intravaginal support device can include an opening/closing portion capable of switching operations between an open state for allowing passage of fluid therethrough and a cut-off state for cutting off passage of the fluid, a bag portion being expandable by flowing-in of fluid through the opening/closing portion and being contractible by flowing-out of the fluid through the opening/closing portion, and an insertion guide portion adapted to guide the bag portion into the vagina, the insertion guide portion extending along at least part of an outer surface of the bag portion from a vaginal orifice side end portion of the bag portion to a vaginal depth side end portion of the bag portion. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022476 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR THERAPEUTIC APPLICATION OF THERMAL ENERGY INCLUDING BLOOD VISCOSITY ADJUSTMENT - Apparatus and methods are provided for treating a human condition by providing an appendage chamber having a thermal exchange member. Negative pressure may be applied to a human appendage when placed within the appendage chamber. Blood flowing through the arteriovenous anastomosis (AVA) of the appendage may be heated or cooled at the thermal exchange member for therapeutic application of thermal energy to adjust blood viscosity in the human to alleviate symptoms associated with a number of autoimmune, circulatory, neurological, lymphatic, and endocrinal maladies. A load sensor may be coupled to the thermal exchange member and configured to measure a force of the appendage applied to the thermal exchange member. In addition, a negative pressure sensor may measure pressure within the appendage chamber. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022477 | THERMAL CONTRAST THERAPY DEVICES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS - The present disclosure relates to thermal contrast therapy devices, treatment methods for providing thermal contrast therapy, and systems for providing and managing thermal contrast therapy treatments. The thermal contrast therapy devices disclosed herein are configured to provide a sequence of alternating cooling periods and heating periods to one or more areas of a patient's body. A thermal contrast therapy device may comprise a source of hot fluid, a source of cold fluid, and one or more pumps configured to circulate fluid through one or more treatment pads in fluid communication with the device. The thermal contrast therapy devices disclosed herein are configured to rapidly and efficiently transition between alternating cooling periods and heating periods. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022478 | THERMAL CONTRAST THERAPY SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS - The present disclosure relates to thermal contrast therapy systems, and automated thermal contrast therapy devices configured to interact with such systems and to perform customized thermal contrast therapy treatment sequences. Treatments may be prescribed by a treatment provider or selected by a user of a thermal contrast therapy device associated with such a system. In some embodiments, a thermal contrast therapy device may be configured to receive an indication from one or more temperature sensors and/or flow meters and to effect a desired measure of heat transfer during treatment, for example, by automatically adjusting the temperature and/or flow rate of the heat transfer fluid. In some embodiments, a thermal contrast therapy device may be configured to receive an indication of one or more physiological parameter values and to perform a customized thermal contrast therapy treatment sequence based, at least in part, on the one or more physiological parameter values. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022479 | Externally Heated Thermal Pack - An improved, externally heated thermal pack, has an enclosure or bladder comprised of a skin of a durable flexible film, and has a fill of a blend of propylene glycol (mono- or poly-), water, and a superabsorbent cross-linked polyacrylic salt. The fill is hermetically sealed within the enclosure or bladder. Favorably, the polyacrylic salt and the propylene glycol/water solution are at a ratio in a range of about 21% to 28%. The thermal packs can be in a range of sizes and styles, and exhibit improved stability, better flexibility, smaller risk of failure, reduced risk of scalding or burning the patient, less risk of bacterial contamination and greater service life. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022480 | THERMAL EYE COMPRESS SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE - An apparatus includes a flexible frame, a coupling portion, and an insulation portion. The flexible frame is configured to support a thermal therapeutic member and is transitioned between a first configuration and a second configuration to place the therapeutic member in substantially continuous contact with a target portion of the body. The coupling portion is coupled to the flexible frame and is transitioned from a first configuration to a second configuration to retain the flexible frame in its second configuration. The insulation portion is transitioned from a first configuration to a second configuration to be coupled to the flexible frame. The insulation portion at least partially controls a transfer of thermal energy between the thermal therapeutic member and the target portion of the body. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022481 | DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR STIMULATION OF TISSUE - NMES systems and methods for stimulating muscle tissue, and in some embodiments deep muscle tissue. The impedance near the surface of the skin is controllably increased to increase the percentage of energy delivered to a subject that stimulates muscle tissue. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022482 | Cooling Products and Methods - Cooling products and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The cooling product is comprised of a substrate impregnated with a polymer gel and an antimicrobial agent. The product may be a compression wrap, pad, body wrap, container wrap, blanket or article of clothing. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022483 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPINAL COOLING - A method for exchanging heat with a patient's spinal column incident to spinal surgery or to relieve a patient for a hypoxia condition of the spine. A closed loop heat exchange catheter is percutaneously advanced into the retroperitoneal space of the patient or into the vasculature, and then heat exchange fluid is circulated through the catheter to cool the spinal column. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022484 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY-AUGMENTED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORRECTING UNDESIRED MOVEMENT OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - An OCT-augmented surgical instrument able to correct for undesired movement, as well as a system for use with such a surgical instrument and a method of correcting for undesired movement during surgery using OCT. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022485 | MAGNETIC OPERATING MICROSCOPES AND METHODS OF TREATMENT AND DIAGNOSIS USING THE SAME - In certain aspects, the present invention is directed to a device selected from (a) an operating microscope with an attached or attachable magnet and (b) a magnet that is configured for attachment to an operating microscope. In either case, the magnet is configured to allow a patient's tissue to be viewed through the operating microscope while at the same time permitting the creation of a magnetic field of sufficient magnitude and direction to move a magnetic therapeutic and/or diagnostic agent lying within the tissue to a preferred location in the tissue. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022486 | Drug Delivery Devices And Methods - This disclosure relates generally to methods and devices for use in treating eye conditions with implantable drug delivery devices. One method includes introducing an implant into the suprachoroidal space, wherein the interior volume of the implant is plugged with a drug-release material comprising at least one active agent that elutes through at least one opening in the implant, wherein the drug-release material degrades from the interior volume of the implant over a period time. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022487 | TREATMENT MEDIUM DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF SUCH TREATMENT MEDIUMS TO THE EYE USING SUCH DELIVERY DEVICE - A device for delivering a treatment medium to an eye includes a first body portion configured to be removably inserted and secured in an opening of the eye, and a second body portion supported by the first body portion. At least the second body portion includes a treatment medium, and a coating having an opening through which the treatment medium elutes out of the device. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022488 | INTRAOCULAR LENS FIXATION CORRECTION METHODS AND DEVICES - Novel techniques and instrumentation are disclosed for repositioning an intraocular lens (IOL) that becomes dislocated, such as following cataract surgery. In some methods, a trocar or sheath is placed through the eye wall near the ciliary body until a distal tip of the instrument is near the intraocular target to be moved. A clip or other engagement structure at the end of the instrument is manipulated to engage a portion of the IOL, such as a haptic, using various disclosed engagement mechanisms. The instrument is then manipulated to reposition the target to a desired position. In some cases, sutures are attached to the target or to the clip and then secured on the external surface of the eye to secure the target in the desired position. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022489 | EYE SURGICAL CUTTING TOOL - An eye surgical cutting tool includes a tubular outer part and an axially movable tubular inner part arranged in the outer part. The outer part has a closed distal end, and the inner part has an open distal end. Both parts have an opening in the tube. Both openings are bounded on the distal side by a distal cutting edge in the respective tube. The axial position of the distal cutting edge of the inner part as a function of the circumferential direction initially proceeds towards the proximal end, and then back to the distal end again. The tool is provided with suction means to have, during use of the cutting tool, ocular tissue extended through the opening of the outer part into the interior of the outer part and to convey severed tissue via the interior of the inner part to a proximal end of the inner part. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022490 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING THERMAL KERATOPLASTY USING HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUNDS - A device for thermal keratoplasty, the device comprising a plurality of ultrasonic transducers for emitting ultrasound waves, wherein the ultrasound waves of at least one of the transducers is focused on a corresponding area of the cornea in order to heat these area and cause collagen shrinkage and at least one of the transducers is capable of receiving ultrasound waves for ocular imaging. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022491 | Interventional Treatments for VitreoRetinal-Interface Syndromes - A system and method are provided for treating VitreoRetinal-Interface Syndromes (VRS) by using a femtosecond laser system to relieve vitreoretinal adhesions in an eye. Operationally, fibers in the vitreous body are severed by the laser system to create Posterior Vitreous Detachments (PVD) that relieve the adhesions. In a first embodiment for the present invention, tissue material on selected planes within the vitreous body is photoaltered to sever the fibers. Sequentially, or alternatively, to the first embodiment, in another embodiment, fibers at or near the vitreoretinal interface of the eye are photoaltered for this same purpose. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022492 | Systems and Methods for Laser Beam Direct Measurement and Error Budget - Embodiments of the present invention generally describe systems, devices, and methods for directly measuring pulse profiles during pulse delivery. In some embodiment, the pulse profiles may be measured while the pulse is delivered to ablate a material. Embodiments, may calculate ablation spot parameters based on the pulse profiles and may refine one or more subsequent laser pulses based on deviations from the calculated ablation spot parameters from desired ablation spot parameters. In some embodiments, a fluence profiler is provided. The fluence profiler may measure a pulse profile of a laser pulse from a portion of the laser pulse. The fluence profiler may utilize a UV radiation energy sensor device and a camera-based imager. The measurements from the UV radiation energy sensor device and the camera-based imager may be combined and scaled to provide a measured pulse profile that corresponds to the delivered pulse. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022493 | METHOD OF ALTERING THE REFRACTIVE PROPERTIES OF AN EYE - The present invention relates to a method of altering the refractive properties of the eye, the method including applying a substance to a cornea of an eye, the substance configured to facilitate cross linking of the cornea, irradiating the cornea so as to activate cross linkers in the cornea, and altering the cornea so as to change the refractive properties of the eye. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022494 | CREATION OF CURVED CUTS IN THE INSIDE OF THE EYE CORNEA - A device for isolating a lenticle in the cornea of an eye. The device includes: a laser beam source to emit pulsed laser radiation having a pulse frequency of 1.2 MHz to 10 MHz, a pulse energy of 1 nJ to 200 nJ and a wavelength penetrating the cornea; a beam-forming unit having beam optics with an image field and that bundles pulsed laser radiation into a focus located inside the image field, and which has a maximum diameter of less than 3 μm; a beam-deflection unit shifting the focus in the cornea and inside the image field, the focus moving along a path when the image field is resting; and a control unit to control the source and the beam-forming unit to isolate the lenticle by specifying the path. The lenticle is delimited by a cut surface which is curved with regard to a front surface of the cornea. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022495 | METHOD FOR LASER CUTTING A CORNEAL POCKET - A method for using a laser to create a pocket in a patient's cornea is provided. The pocket is created using a femtosecond or a nanosecond laser. The laser ablates tissue within the cornea in a specific shape. The shape of the pocket can be determined by software to custom program a three-dimensional path of the laser. A variety of corneal pocket configurations or computer programmed shapes can be used accommodate various corneal lens shapes and sizes. An intracorneal lens can then be inserted into the pocket, in order to correct the patient's vision. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022496 | Auto-Darkening Welding Helmet - An auto-darkening eye protection apparatus such as a welding helmet includes an externally located combined push button and rotary switch coupled to lens control circuitry. A lens control setting display is configured on an internal portion of the apparatus and located in a field of view of a user when the lens is in a lowered operational position. The externally located combined push button and rotary switch is operable to select and adjust lens control parameters by a user wearing bulky hand protection such as welding gloves or welding mittens. The selection and adjustment level of the lens control parameters can be monitored on the display during the adjustment by a user while the lens is in the lowered operational position. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022497 | DRUG-RELEASING DEVICE USABLE IN MUCOSAL BODY CAVITIES - A tympanostomy tube containing a polymeric material and a drug is described. The polymeric material may comprise a non-resorbable polymer and a water-soluble polymer. The drug may be released when the device is contacted by an aqueous liquid such as middle ear exudate during otitis media. The implant may contain sufficient drug to treat multiple episodes of otitis media or to catch subsequent episodes in their early stages as a prophylactic. The device may be hydrophilic and further may contain a surfactant. The implant may be porous. The implant may have enhanced surface area at places exposed to middle ear liquid and may have enlarged mass so as to contain an increased total amount of drug. Intentional reorientation of the patient's head may aid in moving drug-containing liquid around the middle ear cavity. Similar implants can be used in other mucosal cavities. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022498 | EAR PLUG FOR WATER SPORTS - An earplug for water sports has a wing adapted for fixation of the ear plug in the outer ear of the user, and has a tube of a funnelled and tapered configuration forming an audio channel extending within the ear canal. The wing is arranged in an angled position in relation to the tube for adaption to the anatomy of the ear, and has a flexible portion for adaption to the outer ear. A hollow tip element with flanges for sealing the ear canal and for fixating the ear plug in the ear canal surrounds a narrow portion of the tube. The tip element has a nose end with recessed areas for forming a free air canal. The ear plug has a mesh with an open area structure for air permeability that allows sound to pass the mesh and through the audio channel, while preventing water and wind from entering the ear canal. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022499 | ADJUSTABLY ATTENUATING EAR PLUG - An adjustably attenuating ear plug adapted for use in an ear canal, includes a flexible body, and a valve assembly further comprising a disk and knob translatable relative to the disk, wherein the knob defines at least one inlet, the disk alternately defines at least one shield and hole, and the inlet is alternatively aligned with the hole and shield to varying degrees, so as to selectively and variably expose the canal to the environment. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022500 | FOAM LAMINATE DRESSING - A foam laminate dressing includes a first distinct hydrophobic reticulated foam layer and an underlying second distinct hydrophilic layer bonded to the first layer and of substantially same length and width as the first distinct hydrophobic reticulated foam layer. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022501 | FINGERSTALL - A fingerstall, in particular for treatment of defects of the distal phalanx of the finger with a closed distal end, an open proximal end, and an interior. Provision is made that a chamber is formed 5 in the fingerstall at the distal end thereof, wherein the chamber is in liquid communication with the interior of the fingerstall. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022502 | WOUND PACKING DEVICE AND METHOD - Embodiments of the invention include wound packing devices and methods of making and using the same. In an embodiment, the invention includes a wound packing device including a plurality of spacing elements capable of absorbing exudate, wherein the surface of the spacing elements resist colonization by microorganisms. The wound packing device can also include a connector connecting the plurality of spacing elements to one another. Other embodiments are also included herein. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022503 | WOUND FILLING APPARATUSES AND METHODS - Many embodiments of wound filling devices and methods of their use in systems for the application of negative pressure therapy are described herein. In one embodiment, a wound filling device comprises: an inflatable bag member having at least one fluid carrying conduit operably connected thereto to inflate/deflate said bag member; a separate textured covering sock member at least partially covering the inflatable bag member. Another embodiment comprises a three-dimensional wound packing member, and may optionally comprise a plurality of such members linked together. Certain embodiments of wound packing members may comprise a porous bag member adapted to be non-adherent to the wound. Yet other embodiments may comprise a non-porous bag member provided with means to connect a fluid supply to the interior. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022504 | PRE-STRESSED PRESSURE DEVICE - A pre-stressed pressure device for treating a wound or reducing scarring of a skin of a patient. the pre-stressed pressure device is composed of a pressure member having a curved state and a non-curved state, the pressure member having an inner surface and an outer surface. The pressure member has a central portion and first and second end portions, the central portion having a curved shape when the pressure member is in the curved state. The pre-stressed pressure device also contains a substrate assembly having a first surface side and a second surface side, the first surface side of the substrate assembly being secured to the inner surface of the pressure member and wherein the substrate assembly is no shorter than the pressure member. Further included is a treatment device connected to the second surface side of the substrate assembly, wherein the first and second end portions of the substrate assembly extend beyond a first and a second end of the treatment device; and an adhesive is located on the first and second end portions of the substrate assembly on the second surface side of the substrate assembly for applying the pre-stressed pressure device to the skin of the patient. The pressure member exerts end forces directed away from the patient and a central force directed towards the patient. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022505 | MEDICAL DRESSING - A medical dressing comprising an absorbent adhesive layer having a pharmaceutically active agent incorporated, the non-skin-facing surface being provided with a backing layer and the skin facing surface being interrupted by a pattern of cavities. The cavities provide a storage room and distribution centre for wound exudates enabling the dressing to be applied to fast exuding wounds and at the same time allows for an increased initial release of the pharmaceutically active agent. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022506 | DISPOSABLE WORN ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention relates to a disposable worn article, including: an absorbent body | 2016-01-28 |
20160022507 | TAMPON WITH PENETRATING GROOVE SEGMENTS - The present invention relates to an intravaginal tampon for feminine hygiene. In particular, it relates to methods for producing such a tampon having relatively deep, penetrating grooves in which adjacent penetrating jaws pass through the same tampon press space during manufacture and to an apparatus useful in making such a tampon as well as the tampons made therewith. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022508 | TAMPON WITH PENETRATING GROOVE SEGMENTS - The present invention relates to an intravaginal tampon for feminine hygiene. In particular, it relates to methods for producing such a tampon having relatively deep, penetrating grooves in which adjacent penetrating jaws pass through the same tampon press space during manufacture and to an apparatus useful in making such a tampon as well as the tampons made therewith. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022509 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE FOR ACCOMMODATING A CATHETER AND TUBING - An absorbent article for use with an indwelling catheter is provided, the absorbent article including: a top sheet and a back sheet; an aperture for receiving a catheter, wherein the aperture traverses the top sheet and the back sheet, and wherein the aperture is proximate to an exit site of the catheter from an individual; a reclosable opening that traverses the top sheet and the back sheet, wherein the reclosable opening extends from the aperture to an edge of the absorbent article; and a fastener for closing the re-closable opening. An insert for accommodating an indwelling catheter and an absorbent article for use with a medical device are also provided. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022510 | PULL-ON DISPOSABLE WEARING ARTICLE - The present invention aims to provide a pull-on disposable wearing article having leg-openings of sufficient size and assuring that respective peripheries of the leg-openings reliably cover the wearer's buttocks without apprehension that the peripheries of the leg-openings might collapse inward. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022511 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING ACCIDENTAL BOWEL LEAKAGE - Described here are body liners and methods for treating accidental bowel leakage using one or more body liners. The body liners may be formed from one or more liner layers and in some instances may comprise one or more adhesive regions to connect the body liners to the skin of a wearer. The body liners may be configured to absorb fluid, and may selectively distribute fluid relative to the body liner. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022512 | TRAUMA MANAGEMENT KIT HAVING EXTERNAL TOURNIQUET HOLSTER - A trauma management kit includes a main quick release bag for holding wound bandaging materials wherein the bag is made of a flexible nylon duck material, a rigid tourniquet holster fastened to an exterior surface of the quick release bag for receiving and holding a tourniquet therein for immediate access to the tourniquet without opening the main quick release bag. The holster preferably includes a two piece polymer case having an inner shell and an outer shell held together by rivets adjacent an upper opening of the case. A fabric holster cover made of nylon duck material is sewn to the exterior surface of the quick release bag over the holster to mitigate a near infrared signature of the polymer case. | 2016-01-28 |
20160022513 | Support Arrangement with Activation Mechanism - A support arrangement having an activation mechanism to control the movement of wheels is provided. The support arrangement includes a platform, a chassis attached to the platform, a pair of wheel assemblies movably coupled to the chassis, and the activation mechanism. The pair of wheel assemblies are operable between a first state and a second state. The activation mechanism includes a track having a first stable position and a second stable position spaced along a length of the track, and a pin configured to travel along the track. Wheels are in the first state when the pin is in the first stable position and are in the second state when the pin is in the second stable position. | 2016-01-28 |