| 05th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
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| 20160030040 | POWERED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH PRESSURE SENSITIVE MOTOR SPEED CONTROL - A surgical instrument includes a drive shaft, a motor for rotating the drive shaft, and a motor speed control. The motor speed control includes a first switch and a second switch which are in communication with the motor. The first switch is disposed over and in registration with the second switch. The first switch has an activated state such that the first switch sends a first signal to the motor. The motor rotates the drive shaft in response to the first signal. The second switch sends a second signal to the motor that varies the speed that the motor rotates the drive shaft in response to a force applied to the second switch by the first switch. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030041 | FASCIAL HARVESTER DEVICE - This document provides devices and methods for harvesting tissue. For example, this document provides devices and methods for harvesting abdominal wall fascial tissue in a minimally invasive manner. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030042 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING MEMS DEVICES - Surgical instruments are disclosed that are couplable to or have an end effector or a disposable loading unit with an end effector, and at least one micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) device operatively connected to the surgical instrument for at least one of sensing a condition, measuring a parameter and controlling the condition and/or parameter. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030043 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT END EFFECTOR ARTICULATION DRIVE WITH PINION AND OPPOSING RACKS - An apparatus includes a body and a shaft assembly. The shaft assembly is in communication with the body and includes an end effector, first cam gear, second cam gear, and a lock bar. The end effector has an articulation joint. The first cam gear is rotatably positioned within the shaft assembly. The second cam gear is in communication with the end effector at the articulation joint. The lock bar is distally biased to lock against the second cam gear. The first cam gear is rotatable through a first range of motion to unlock the lock bar relative to the second cam gear. The first cam gear is rotatable through a second range of motion to rotate the end effector at the articulation joint. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030044 | LOCKING CAM DRIVER AND JAW ASSEMBLY FOR CLIP APPLIER - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for endoscopic application of surgical clips to body tissue. The apparatus includes a handle portion, an elongated tubular member, one or more surgical clips, a jaw assembly and a locking cam driver. The elongated tubular member extends distally from the handle portion and defines a longitudinal axis. The surgical clips are disposed within the tubular member. The locking cam driver includes a bifurcated distal end portion that has a pair of angled camming surfaces to facilitate closure of the jaw assembly. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030045 | SURGICAL CLIP APPLIER - A surgical clip applier is provided including a housing; at least one handle pivotably connected to the housing; a channel assembly extending distally from the housing; a plurality of clips loaded in the clip carrier; a drive channel translatably supported in the housing and the channel assembly, the drive channel being translated upon actuation of the at least one handle; and a counter mechanism supported in the housing, the counter mechanism including indicia visible through the housing, wherein the indicia corresponds to a quantity of clips loaded in the clip applier, wherein the indicia decrements upon each firing of the clip applier resulting in a reduction in the quantity of clips remaining of the plurality of clips. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030046 | CIRCULAR ANASTOMOSIS STAPLING APPARATUS UTILIZING A TWO STROKE FIRING SEQUENCE - A circular anastomosis stapler is provided and includes a handle assembly having a firing trigger that is actuatable between a first firing stroke and a second firing stroke. A shell assembly includes a pusher assembly having a main pusher, a staple pusher and a knife pusher. A compressible member positioned between the main pusher and the knife pusher is movable between a first configuration for advancing the staple pusher through the first firing stroke to drive at least one staple from the shell assembly to staple tissue and a second configuration for advancing the knife pusher through the second firing stroke to drive a knife from the shell assembly to core the stapled tissue. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030047 | EMBOLISATION SYSTEMS - A bristle device ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030048 | BRONCHOSCOPIC REPAIR OF AIR LEAKS IN A LUNG - Systems and devices for minimally invasively treating an air leak in a lung comprise the steps of detecting an air leak in a lung; locating an airway in fluid communication with the air leak, introducing a bronchoscope into a patient's airway to a position adjacent the target section and occluding an airway upstream of the air leak for a period of time. The airway occlusion device is preferably removed after the air leak has substantially permanently healed. The occluding device may be a one-way valve. The occluding device may also comprise strut members and anchors that penetrate an airway wall. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030049 | REMOVABLE LUNG REDUCTION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - An air passageway obstruction device includes a frame structure and a flexible membrane overlying the frame structure. The frame structure is collapsible upon advancement of the device into the air passageway, expandable into a rigid structure upon deploying in the air passageway and recollapsible upon removal from the air passageway. The flexible membrane obstructs inhaled air flow into a lung portion communicating with the air passageway. The device may be removed after deployment in an air passageway by recollapsing the device and pulling the device proximally through a catheter. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030050 | EXPANDABLE BODY DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - Disclosed herein are medical devices comprising a single-lobed, thin-walled, expandable body and a flexible, elongated delivery device for treating saccular vascular aneurysms and occluding segments of blood vessels and other biological conduits. The expandable bodies may include gold and other metals that can be compressed, positioned in the lumen of an aneurysm, or other biological conduit and expanded. The external surface of the expandable bodies can be configured to promote local thrombosis and to promote the growth of tissue into and around the surface in order to reduce migration of the expandable body and to occlude and seal the aneurysm or biological conduit. For the treatment of saccular aneurysms, the expandable body may be deployed in combination with one or more coiled wires that contact both the wall of the aneurysm and the expandable body and exert force on the expandable body to aid in sealing the aneurysm neck. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030051 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING MATERIALS IN SITU WITHIN A MEDICAL DEVICE - A method for forming a material in an in situ medical device by initiating polymerization of water soluble polymer precursors in an aqueous solution during or after transport of the polymerizable solution from its storage container to a space inside the in situ medical device is described. The stored aqueous solution with water soluble precursors lacks a free radical initiator which, in a powder form, is introduced into the aqueous solution during or after its transport into the space inside the in situ medical device. This storage and delivery system provides greater stability to the stored aqueous solution, allowing it to be stored at ambient temperature and providing extended shelf life over the solutions used in existing in situ polymerization systems. The flexibility to store and deliver/transport only one aqueous solution, instead of requiring the use of two different solutions, is also a benefit. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030052 | ENDOVASCULAR OCCLUSION DEVICE WITH HEMODYNAMICALLY ENHANCED SEALING AND ANCHORING - A vascular occlusion device having an expandable frame that carries a membrane. The membrane can include a tubular portion configured to transition between an open configuration in which the tubular portion is configured to receive a guidewire and a closed configuration in which the tubular portion is configured to occlude blood flow. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030053 | INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS IN PERFORMING KINEMATICALLY-ALIGNED TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY - Methods and instruments for performing a kinematically-aligned total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are disclosed. Goals of the kinematically-aligned TKA can include restoration of (1) the femoral and tibial joint lines to the patient's natural joint line, (2) the patient's Hip-Knee-Ankle alignment to their constitutional alignment prior to developing osteoarthritis and (3) restoration of the patient's natural soft tissue laxity and envelope. A shim block assembly can be used in resecting the distal medial and lateral condyles to account for cartilage wear on the distal condyles from osteoarthritis. The shim block assembly can include a plurality of shims, and each shim can be attachable to or integral with a reference block. At least one of the plurality of shims can have a medial portion with a thickness different from a thickness of a lateral portion of the shim. The shims need not be joined together as a single medial/lateral component but may be independent of one another. A particular shim can be selected for use based on matching the medial and lateral thicknesses with a determined wear of cartilage on the distal medial and lateral condyles. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030054 | HOLE LOCATING SYSTEM - A drill guide system is provided having a source for x-ray radiation along with a receiver to generate a visible image of the radiation. A bone with an intramedullary nail is located between the source and receiver. A drill with a passage transmits x-ray radiation from the source through a drill bit that then passes through the bone and nail. The user guides the drill bit using an image on the receiver. When the user lines up the drill with a hole in the nail, the alignment is visible on the receiver. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030055 | BONE PERFORATOR - A surgeon can place a bone perforator in contact with a bone, and can hammer on the bone perforator. The hammering can drive teeth on the bone perforator into the bone, thereby creating a perforation in the bone. The surgeon can pry or break the bone along the perforation, can access tissue beneath the bone as needed, and can replace the bone along the perforation. In some examples, the bone perforator is formed as a bendable sheet having teeth in a fixed, single-file pattern, with a hammerable surface opposite the teeth. In other examples, the bone perforator has repositionable teeth. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030056 | Surgical Device - This invention is directed to devices and methods for surgical access to the body, and particularly to surgical drills for accessing a body cavity and methods therefor. In general, a surgical drill is utilized to gain access to a body cavity or part, such as where bone and/or other hard tissues need to be pierced. For example, the skull and other bones with internal cavities may require surgical access to treat body portions contained within the bone. Further in general, it may be generally desirable to create access holes or openings which may be as small as possible and at a particular direction and/or trajectory. In this manner the access hole or opening may be utilized to guide another device, such as a treatment device, to a particular target along the established trajectory of the access hole or opening. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030057 | MODULAR SURGICAL DRIVE HUB - An inner assembly for a modular surgical drive hub includes a drive adapter, an inner blade adapter, and a compression member, the inner blade adapter mounted within the drive adapter and biased in a distal direction by the compression member, the drive adapter and the inner blade adapter including a key-way and a key for transmitting rotational force from the drive adapter to the inner blade adapter; wherein the inner assembly is configured to be inserted into and retained within the modular surgical drive hub. A modular surgical drive hub and a surgical instrument are described. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030058 | SURGICAL DEVICE WITH SMART BIT RECOGNITION COLLET ASSEMBLY TO SET A DESIRED APPLICATION MODE - A surgical device of a drill/driver with bit recognition to set a desired application mode and a method of utilization thereof is provided. Various operating modes of the drill/driver are automatically set by a sensor which recognizes the bit applied to the drill/driver. A method of utilizing the drill/ driver allows the drill driver to apply surgical screws at very high speeds while automatically preventing excessive torque levels that would strip out the surgical screw from the patient's bone. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030059 | DISCECTOMY INSTRUMENT - A discectomy instrument capable of removing portions of the spinal disc between adjacent vertebrae in a controlled manner that is efficient and easy to use. The discectomy instrument may include a handle, a rotary scraper, a barrel, a drive shaft, an outer sleeve and a retaining clip. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030060 | VERTICAL CUTTER AND METHOD OF USE - A detachable vertical cutter for insertion into a cylinder or tube is formed as a single unitary structure. The single blade has a pair of tool attachment end portions and a cutting blade extending in a loop between the attachment ends. The cutting blade is inclined vertically relative to a longitudinal axis of a cylinder or tube into which the attachment ends can slide into. The cutting blade has a cutting edge, a portion of which when extended free of the cylinder or tube will extend a distance greater than the tube outside diameter. The cutting edge when pushed inwardly and pulled outwardly between adjacent vertebrae scrapes and cuts disc material. When retracted the cutting blade deflects into the cylinder or tube for insertion or extraction into or from the disc space. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030061 | FLEXIBLE TRANSPORT AUGER - A flexible auger design for low-torque transmitting drive shafts, which allows effective tissue material transport through curved, flexible tubes and channels. A hollow auger has a hollow center, so that the helical member hugs the inner wall of the tube and material is transported along the center axis and the inner wall of the tube. The hollow flexible auger allows for transportation of material from an operative location in the patient (material removal) as well as to operative location in the patient (material delivery). | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030062 | HOLE LOCATING SYSTEM - A drill guide system is provided having a source for x-ray radiation along with a receiver to generate a visible image of the radiation. A bone with medical device or implant is located between the source and receiver. A drill with a passage transmits x-ray radiation from the source through a drill bit that then passes through the bone and implant. The source of the x-ray radiation is offset from the drilling axis and a system is used to combine multiple or varying images to reduce an occluded area generated by the drill bit. The user guides the drill bit using an image on the receiver. When the user lines up the drill with a hole in the nail, the alignment is visible on the receiver. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030063 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRE-OPERATIVE PLANNING AND PRECISE BONE TUNNEL PLACEMENT FOR LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION - Methods and systems to optimize ligament reconstruction surgical outcomes by enabling bone tunnel(s) to be precisely and optimally placed through the use of pre-operative planning systems coupled with precision control bone evacuation machines, such as robotic drills are provided. The methods generally include receiving and processing scan data of a patient's bone(s); pre-determining the optimal tunnel placement parameter(s) with the scan data; placing registration marker(s) on the patient's bone(s) percutaneously; and creating a tunnel in the patient's bone(s) with a system coupled to receive and execute according to the pre-determined optimal tunnel placement parameter(s). | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030064 | INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL FIXATION GUIDES, DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE - Fixation guide devices and methods for positioning and inserting an intramedullary nail are disclosed. The fixation guide devices include a frame with a first end and a second end, a compression device removably coupled to the first end of the frame, and the intramedullary nail secured to a nail attachment apparatus of the frame. An intramedullary nail including a body with a fastening end, a closed end, and at least two openings is also disclosed. A compression device includes a compression member, a knob, and a bolt secured in the knob and rotatably engaging the compression member is also disclosed. An alignment guide is disclosed and includes a base member, an alignment member, and a fixation guide. A method of inserting an intramedullary nail into two bones for fixation of the two bones is also disclosed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030065 | Surgical Device for Proper Orientation during Osteotomy - A surgical device for osteotomy allows for accurate determination of the angle at which a bone in the human or animal body should be corrected, and for precisely maintaining the angle constant during the entire surgical procedure. The surgical device having on its distal end a circular segment fixed to a distal end of a first blade and further moveably connected to a distal end of a second blade. The distal end of the second blade is allowed to move along the circular segment, wherein the proximal ends of the first and second blade converge at an angle. At least a pair of pin guide openings are provided in parallel for inserting and positioning at least two parallel pins or drill bits. The surgical device provides unique fixed reference means allowing to perform a precise surgery according to predetermined parameters and angles even at the final stages of the operation. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030066 | SURGICAL APPARATUS - A surgical apparatus includes a combination of a drill guide and a bone fixation device. The bone fixation device includes a plurality of screw receiving apertures extending therethrough. The drill guide includes a top face and a plurality of drill apertures extending from the top face through the drill guide. The drill apertures of the drill guide are arranged such that the drill apertures can be separated into two groups by an imaginary dividing line, and, if a separation between the two groups in the plane of the top face and normal to the dividing line were increased by a distance d, then the arrangement of the drill apertures would match, or otherwise be aligned with, that of the screw receiving apertures. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030067 | Patient-Matched Apparatus and Methods for Performing Surgical Procedures - A system and method for developing customized apparatus for use in one or more surgical procedures is disclosed. The system and method incorporates a patient's unique anatomical features or morphology, which may be derived from capturing MRI data or CT data, to fabricate at least one custom apparatus. According to a preferred embodiment, the customized apparatus comprises a plurality of complementary surfaces based on a plurality of data points from the MRI or CT data. Thus, each apparatus may be matched in duplicate and oriented around the patient's own anatomy, and may further provide any desired axial alignments or insertional trajectories. In an alternate embodiment, the apparatus may further be aligned and/or matched with at least one other apparatus used during the surgical procedure. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030068 | METHOD FOR TREATING VARICOSE VEINS AND INTRALUMINAL DEVICE USED IN SUCH METHOD - A method of treating a varicose vein involves inserting the distal portion of an intraluminal device into a varicose vein, wherein the device includes an elongated outer sheath and an expandable expansion member at the distal end of the outer sheath. The method also involves relatively moving the distal and proximal ends of the expandable spiral expansion member to reduce the distance between the distal and proximal ends of the expansion member and cause the expansion member positioned inside the varicose vein to outwardly expand to an expanded expansion member comprising a plurality of contact members in contact with the inner wall of the varicose vein. The method further includes axially moving the expanded expansion member while the contact members are in contact with the inner wall of the varicose vein and rotating the expanded expansion member during the axial movement. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030069 | Lithotripter with Improved Sterilization Time - An apparatus and method are presented for a lithotripter comprising a handle, a driver resource contained within the handle, a probe housed within the handle, an extension which may be the probe, a shielding insert, or a removable passageway which extends through a central lumen of the driver resource and protects the central lumen from surgical debris when in use and as a result reduces time required to perform sterilization. Sealing means may be provided to connect the probe into the handle, including a ferrule, collet, split collet, screw connection, O-rings, or a combination thereof to further limit debris entering the central lumen of the handle. It is contemplated that the device of the present invention is capable of achieving a four minute flash cycle validation. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030070 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GUIDED REMOVAL FROM AN IN VIVO SUBJECT - A device for removing objects from an in vivo subject includes vacuum tube adapted to be associated with a sheath sized to be inserted into a passageway of the subject. The vacuum tube provides a suction channel extending therethrough. A navigation mechanism is designed to guide the vacuum tube through the passageway. The removal device is designed to remove debris having an approximate diameter of between about 0.0001 mm to about 8 mm. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030071 | TREATMENT DEVICE AND TREATMENT SYSTEM - A treatment device which applies energy to a biological tissue to treat the biological tissue, includes: an interlocking mechanism that regulates at least one of a closing time until first and second jaws reach a closed state from an opened state when one operation is input into an operating body for a handle, and a unit closing amount from the opened state toward the closed state, interlocks at least one of the first and second jaws with the operating body, and is interposed between the operating body and the handle; and an elastic member that is disposed in the interlocking mechanism, couples the operating body with the handle, pulls the operating body toward the handle at a constant load or a constant pressure, and regulates the closing time until the closed state is reached from the opened state. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030072 | GAUGELESS ACTUABLE TIP FOR ATTACHMENT TO HANDPIECE - A removable tip attachable to an instrument handpiece, including a back hub at a proximal end of a tip body and having back hub screw threads configured to threadedly engage outer tube threads of an outer tube of the handpiece, an end effector at a distal end of the tip body, and a yoke at the proximal end of the tip body and having yoke screw threads configured to engage shaft screw threads of an inner shaft of the handpiece, the yoke configured to move within the backhub to actuate the end effector, wherein the yoke screw threads engage with the inner shaft screw threads before the back hub screw threads engage the outer tube threads upon attachment of the tip to the handpiece, and the distance between a proximalmost point of the yoke and a beginning of the back hub screw threads is between 0.533″ and 0.608″. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030073 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LAPAROSCOPIC MORCELLATOR - Embodiments of the invention provide a laparoscopic morcellating device and method for removing tissue from a body cavity. The morcellating device includes a containment mechanism having an aperture, a cutting mechanism designed to fit into an interior space of the containment mechanism and a retractor mechanism that is coupled to the cutting mechanism. The containment mechanism and cutting mechanism combination surrounds the tissue and the aperture of the containment mechanism is closed around the tissue. The morcellating device further includes a motor for actuating the retractor such that the cutting mechanism constricts and morcellates the tissue. The laparoscopic morcellating device further allows for torque balancing of the retractor mechanism, gas flow regulation of the body cavity, and safety feedback mechanisms that can alert the surgeon. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030074 | LAPAROSCOPIC SCISSORS - A laparoscopic scissor instrument can include a scissor assembly pivotally coupled to an elongate shaft. The scissor assembly can be formed of scissor blades having pivot posts thereon. The pivot posts can engage apertures on the elongate shaft, thus eliminating the need for a through-pinned pivot connection of the scissor blades. The scissor blades can also include actuation posts thereon. An actuation mechanism can include a slot to engage the actuation posts and open or close the blades of the scissor assembly. The scissor assemblies described herein can have a relatively low operational height such that they do not extend beyond a diameter of the elongate shaft during opening and closing of the scissor assembly. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030075 | Systems and Methods for Creating Hair Transplantation Procedure Sites - Methods and systems are provided for determining the location of procedure sites, for example hair implantation sites, the method and systems enabling a natural looking randomness to be maintained to achieve a desired density while avoiding previously created procedure sites and existing features. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030076 | ACTUATION MECHANISMS AND LOAD ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLIES FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - An ultrasonic surgical instrument includes an inner tube, an outer tube, an ultrasonic blade, and a clamp member pivotably moveable relative to the ultrasonic blade. The ultrasonic blade is acoustically coupled to an ultrasonic transducer. The clamp member pivotably movable relative to the ultrasonic blade between an open configuration and an approximated configuration with respect to the ultrasonic blade, wherein the clamp member is pivotably coupled to the inner tube, wherein the clamp member is pivotably coupled to the outer tube, and wherein movement of the outer tube relative to the inner tube between the first position and the second position transitions the clamp member between the open configuration and the approximate configuration. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030077 | CLAMP ULTRASOUND PROBE FOR LUNG SURGERY - An ultrasonic surgical instrument is disclosed, and includes a handle assembly, an elongate tubular member, and an end effector. The elongate tubular member extends from the handle assembly and defines a channel therethrough. The end effector is coupled with a distal end of the elongate tubular member and includes a first jaw member pivotably attached to the tubular member, and a second jaw member longitudinally movable within the channel of the elongate tubular member. One of the first jaw member and the second jaw member includes at least one ultrasonic transducer. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030078 | MEDICAL DEVICE INSERTERS AND PROCESSES OF INSERTING AND USING MEDICAL DEVICES - An apparatus for insertion of a medical device in the skin of a subject is provided, as well as methods of inserting medical devices. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030079 | CANNULA ASSEMBLY - The invention provides an improved cannula assembly comprising a first cannula having a first length and first inner diameter, the first cannula having at least a flexible distal portion; a trochar having a second length and second diameter, the trochar having a sharp distal position capable of puncturing through skin and one or more blood vessels of a patient and sized such that the trochar may be inserted within the first cannula and extend beyond the flexible distal portion thereof; and at least one flexible second cannula for insertion in the first cannula, each second flexible cannula sized to extend beyond the distal portion of the first cannula for a predetermined length. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030080 | Medical Devices Having a Releasable Tubular Member and Methods of Using the Same - Medical devices that have a releasable intermediate member and tubular member are described. Methods of using medical devices that have a releasable intermediate member and tubular member are also described. An example medical device comprises an elongate member, an intermediate member, and a tubular member. Each of the intermediate member and tubular member is releasably disposed on the elongate member. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030081 | METHOD FOR ANCHORING AND SEALING A CANNULA ASSEMBLY TO THE BODY OF A PATIENT - A cannula assembly for use in laproscopic surgery includes a cannula having a proximal end for use in orientating the assembly into an abdominal cavity, a distal end for insertion into a patient, and a passage through which surgical instruments can be inserted. An expandable feature in the form of an anchor is located toward the distal end of the cannula and is selectively expandable and collapsible. The feature in its expanded state prevents withdrawal of the cannula. A collar is pushed distally until it releasably cinches to the outside of the abdominal cavity thereby creating an airtight seal and stabilizing the assembly. The collar has a friction fit with the cannula designed to prevent excessive force against the cavity walls. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030082 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSAPICAL ACCESS AND CLOSURE - Embodiments are described for creating and closing tissue access ports, such as transapical access ports, which involve placement of an introducer across the subject tissue structure, and deployment of a controllable port closure device assembly configured to remain in place with a ratcheting mechanism, and to hold the tissue surrounding the previous access port location closed against a sealing disc with proximal and distal strut assemblies, after the introducer has been removed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030083 | Externally Applied Intrapartum Support Device - The present disclosure describes a labor assistance system comprising a perianal support member and grip. The perianal support member includes a contact surface, an inner surface opposing the contact surface, and a rigid compression element. The contact surface has a generally continuous compression surface apex extending from the contact surface in a first direction, oriented to extend from an anterior edge to a posterior edge along a midline axis in a sagittal plane of the patient without substantially interfering with the birthing canal of the patient. The grip is coupled to the inner surface between the anterior edge and the posterior edge of the support member. The present disclosure also describes an intrapartum pelvic floor support device that is applied to tissue in the perianal and/or anococcygeal regions of the patient during an intrapartum period to support the anococcygeal region tissues and at least a portion of the pelvic floor. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030084 | IMPLANTABLE FLUID DELIVERY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Devices, systems, and methods for delivering fluid are provided. Devices include a housing configured for intravaginal deployment and retention, at least one reservoir configured to contain a fluid, and a fluid dispensing mechanism configured to dispense the fluid past the cervix and to the uterus of the subject. Methods include intravaginally deploying and retaining a device in the subject, and dispensing the fluid from the device such that the fluid is driven past the cervix to the uterus of the subject. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030085 | EXTERNAL FIXATOR STRUT - The present disclosure provides an external fixation strut for an external fixation device having a ball joints that can be attached to the outer or inner surface of the ring and locked to increase overall stability of the external fixation device. Some embodiments of the fixation strut include a first ball joint coupled to a first end portion of a strut housing, the strut housing having an axial bore defined therethrough. A second ball joint is coupled to a second end portion of an elongated member. The elongated member is coupled to an adjustment mechanism, which is coupled to an upper end portion of an adjustment sleeve. The adjustment sleeve is slidably disposed in the axial bore of the strut housing, and is used to effect coarse strut length adjustments. Gradual strut adjustments are effected by translating the elongated member. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030086 | ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES AND METHODS OF INSTALLATION THEREOF - Orthopedic fixation devices, assemblies, and methods. The orthopedic fixation devices may comprise coupling elements, hook components, and/or bone fasteners. The bone fastener may be loaded into the coupling element through the bottom of a bore in the coupling element. The orthopedic fixation devices may include modular locking clamp assemblies that can be fixed onto fasteners that are already implanted in bone. The modular locking clamp assemblies can include polyaxial locking clamp assemblies, as well as monoaxial locking clamp assemblies. The hook components may include a female hook component slidably coupled to a male hook component. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030087 | APPARATUS AND DEVICES FOR PERCUTANEOUSLY EXTENDING AN EXISTING SPINAL CONSTRUCT - Apparatus and devices for percutaneously extending an existing spinal construct ipsilaterally with an additional spinal construct in a patient are disclosed. The additional spinal construct comprises a rod connector that includes an elongate additional rod integrally attached thereto. The additional rod is placed through an access port in a first orientation generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the access port and rotated to a different second orientation generally transverse to the longitudinal axis of the access port. During such rotation the additional rod is moved subcutaneously beneath the skin of the patient from the existing spinal rod to an additional bone engaging implant. In another arrangement, the extension of an existing spinal construct in a minimally invasive procedure comprises a rod connector having an offset support for receiving an additional spinal rod that may be placed laterally interiorly or exteriorly of the existing spinal construct. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030088 | SPINAL CORRECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A spinal correction implant comprises a body extending between a first end and a second end. The body has a curvature. A first longitudinal element is connected with the first end. A ratchet is disposed with the body. A second longitudinal element is connected to the ratchet and is incrementally movable relative to the body. Systems and methods are disclosed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030089 | SKELETAL MANIPULATION METHOD - A method of Creating scoliosis in a subject includes securing a scoliosis treatment, device to first and second locations on the subject's skeletal system, the scoliosis treatment device including a first portion, a second portion moveably mounted relative to the first portion, and an adjustment device disposed on the device and configured to change a distraction, force between the first location and the second location, the adjustment device including a rotationally mounted magnetic element configured to move the second portion relative to the first portion in response to rotation of the magnetic element. An external adjustment device is provided external to the subject and is able to adjust the distraction force between the first location and second location. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030090 | MODULAR POLYAXIAL BONE SCREW - A modular polyaxial bone screw that incorporates a threaded screw including a head portion and a tulip assembly that selectively “snaps” and locks onto the head portion of the threaded screw in a desired orientation. Thus, the threaded screw may be placed in bone before the tulip assembly is engaged onto the head portion of the threaded screw and a rod is disposed and secured there through using a locking cap, thereby locking the tulip assembly onto the head portion of the threaded screw in the desired orientation. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030091 | LOW PROFILE CONNECTORS - Devices and methods for coupling first and second adjacent vertebrae. The device includes a first coupling element and a second coupling element. The first coupling element has a first body portion for receiving a first bone fastener and an elongate rod portion extending transversely from the first body portion. The second coupling element has a second body portion for receiving a second bone fastener and an extension portion extending transversely from the second body portion. The extension portion defines a recess sized and configured to receive the rod portion of the first coupling element. When unlocked, the rod portion is moveable in the recess to allow for rotational and translational movement of the first and second coupling elements. When locked, the relative position of the first and second coupling elements is fixed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030092 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POSTERIOR DYNAMIC STABILIZATION OF THE SPINE - Devices, systems and methods for dynamically stabilizing the spine are provided. The devices include an expandable spacer having an undeployed configuration and a deployed configuration, wherein the spacer has axial and radial dimensions for positioning between the spinous processes of adjacent vertebrae. The systems include one or more spacers and a mechanical actuation means for delivering and deploying the spacer. The methods involve the implantation of one or more spacers within the interspinous space. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030093 | REDUCTION JACK FOR SPINAL ROD PLACEMENT AND METHOD OF USE - A reduction jack for placing a spinal rod within a rod channel of a bone fixation screw includes a mounting stem having a tubular body, a plurality of teeth disposed on the body, a pair of legs projecting from the body, and catches disposed on the legs for engaging the bone fixation screw. A reduction sleeve at least partially encircles the mounting stem. A gear assembly is mounted on the reduction sleeve and engages the teeth on the body such that manipulation of the gear assembly facilitates movement of the reduction sleeve along the mounting stem. A first pawl is pivotably mounted to the reduction sleeve and resiliently biased against the teeth on the body, the first pawl being pivotable between a first position where the first pawl engages the teeth on the body and a second position wherein the first pawl does not engage the teeth on the body. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030094 | Intramedullary Fixation Device - A intramedullary fixation device for use in fixating, after an osteotomy or fracture, segments of a long, tubular bone that has been prepared for the use with the device by cutting into the bone a longitudinal-axis-aligned slot that extends from the free surface to the medullary cavity of the bone, includes: (a) an intramedullary beam whose beam cross-sectional shape varies along the beam's longitudinal axis, (b) a fin whose fin cross-sectional shape varies along the fin's longitudinal axis and a portion of which is attached to the beam surface, (c) wherein the area of any beam cross-sectional section is set so that it can be located in the bone's medullary cavity, and (e) wherein the area of any fin cross section is set so that it can be accommodated in the | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030095 | HAMMERTOE IMPLANT WITH ASYMMETRICAL HEAD - An intramedullary fixation device used in bone fixation and stabilization on a patient includes a longitudinally extending rigid body and a distal head disposed at a distal end of the body. The distal head includes a central core portion and a plurality of extending distal wings radially projecting from the central core portion, wherein the radially projecting distal wings are spaced asymmetrically about the central core portion. A proximal head at a proximal end of the body and sized for insertion into an intramedullary canal of a phalanx of the patient. The proximal head includes a central core portion and a plurality of proximal wings extending radially outwardly from the central core portion. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030096 | HAMMERTOE IMPLANT WITH ENHANCED GRIPPING SURFACES - An intramedullary fixation device used in bone fixation and stabilization on a patient includes a longitudinally extending rigid body, a distal head disposed at a distal end of the body and sized for insertion into an intramedullary canal of a phalanx of the patient, the distal head having a central core portion and a plurality of extending distal wings radially projecting from the central core portion. A proximal head at a proximal end of the body is sized for insertion into an intramedullary canal of a phalanx of the patient. It has a central core portion and a plurality of proximal wings extending radially outwardly from the central core portion. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030097 | SURGICAL LOCKING SCREW - The invention relates to a surgical locking screw for fastening bone parts in the event of a heel fracture, comprising a front end, a rear driving end having a drive for turning the locking screw, and an external thread, which has a constant thread pitch continuously over the axial extent of the external thread, wherein a major diameter of the external thread is constant in a first axial segment of the locking screw and increases with increasing distance from the front end in a second axial segment adjacent to the first axial segment in the direction of the rear end, wherein a minor diameter of the external thread is constant in the first and second axial segments, wherein the external thread extends, at least approximately, axially continuously over the entire axial extent of the locking screw, and wherein the minor diameter of the external thread extends over the entire axial extent of the external thread. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030098 | FORCE DISTRIBUTION IMPLANT, ASSEMBLY AND KIT - An implant for use with a bone screw for fixation of at least one bone or bone fragments. The implant includes a top end and a bottom end. The implant may also include an exterior surface extending from the top end to the bottom end and a central bore extending from the top end to the bottom end along a central axis. The implant may further include a slot extending through the exterior surface and intersecting with the central bore of the implant. A bone fixation assembly including a fixator and an implant configured to engage the fixator is also disclosed. A surgical kit for bone fixation is also disclosed. The surgical kit includes at least one force distribution member and at least one elongate member. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030099 | EXPANDABLE SUPPORT DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - An expandable support device for tissue repair is disclosed. The device can be used to repair hard or soft tissue, such as bone. The expandable support device can have interconnected struts. A method of repairing tissue is also disclosed. The expandable support device can be inserted into a damaged bone and radial expanded. The radial expansion of the expandable support device struts can cause the struts to cut mechanically support and/or the bone. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030100 | Methods and Devices for Spinal Screw Insertion - Surgical instruments and methods for delivering bone anchor assemblies into bone are disclosed herein. Use of these anchors or instruments can eliminate one or more of the steps in a conventional bone anchor installation procedure, improving surgical efficiency and safety. In general, a surgical instrument can include a handle assembly having an elongate shaft extending distally therefrom. The handle assembly can be configured to axially translate a stylet extending therethrough relative to a bone anchor assembly coupled to the elongate shaft, and it can be configured to move the stylet proximally in response to distal advancement of a bone anchor assembly into bone. The surgical instruments can include various mechanisms for adjusting the position of the stylet. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030101 | Robust Nose Torque-Limiting Device - A torque-limiting driver has a handle, a body, a torque-limiting assembly and a work-piece engaging tip. The torque-limiting assembly includes an upper and lower shank that have a plurality of teeth circumferentially spaced. The teeth have a vertical face, an inclined face, and a flat peak. There is a spring for applying pressure across the upper and lower shank with multiple washers interposed between the lower shaft and spring. In some instances, there is a round square drive with arched catches having preselected radii to assure operation over certain cycles at selected torque and to reduced nose cone damage and breakage at a predetermined inch pounds of torque. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030102 | THERMAL RESECTING LOOP - A thermal surgical instrument comprising a conductor having a ferromagnetic material in electrical communication with the conductor, such that passage of electrical energy through the conductor causes substantially uniform heating of the ferromagnetic material sufficient to produce a desired therapeutic tissue effect is provided. The conductor may be shaped to facilitate resection of tissue from a patient and include a support to provide increase rigidity to the loop so that the conductor better resists bending during use. The ferromagnetic material quickly heats and cools in response to a controllable power delivery source. The thermal surgical instrument can be used for substantially simultaneously resecting tissue with hemostasis. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030103 | LAYERED FERROMAGNETIC COATED CONDUCTOR THERMAL SURGICAL TOOL - A thermal surgical tool comprising a conductor having a ferromagnetic material attached thereto is provided. The conductor may include a support of sufficiently high Young's modulus to resist bending when the surgical tool is being used to treat tissue. One or more intervening layers may be disposed between the support and the ferromagnetic material. Each of the intervening layers may be selected for a property that facilitates construction of the surgical tool and/or enhances a functionality of the surgical tool. The thermal surgical tool can be used for separating tissue, coagulation, tissue destruction or achieving other desired tissue effects in numerous surgical procedures. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030104 | METHODS FOR IMPROVING HIGH FREQUENCY LEAKAGE OF ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATORS - The present disclosure is directed to an electrosurgical generator an H-bridge and a tank driven by the H-bridge. The tank includes a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding. The secondary winding includes a first coil and a second coil. In the electrosurgical generator, a capacitor is connected in series between the first coil and the second coil. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030105 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BRANCH AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING A TOOL HAVING A BRANCH - A branch is produced by means of an additive 3D production process for producing a metal part, which comprises at least two parts, namely a support section and a functional section. The metal part is a single-pieced part, in which the support section and the functional section are seamlessly interconnected by means of corresponding connecting webs. After the material is applied, the connecting webs are removed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030106 | SURGICAL TOOLS FOR SPINAL FACET THERAPY TO ALLEVIATE PAIN AND RELATED METHODS - Methods and surgical tools for treating back pain use a spinal facet debridement tool with cautery and denuding action and minimally invasive protocol that can denude and cauterize soft tissue associated with a synovial capsule of the spinal facet joint. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030107 | BLADDER TREATMENT BY ABLATIVE DENERVATION - In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to methods of treating various conditions including bladder conditions in a patient, comprising: positioning at least one ablative element of an ablative device on or over an adventitial surface of the bladder; and using the ablative device to denervate bladder nerve fibers. Other aspects of the present disclosure pertain, for example, to devices and kits for of treating bladder conditions. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030108 | DEVICE FOR INTRAVASCULAR THERAPY AND/OR DIAGNOSIS - An elongate medical device may include an elongate body having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion and defining a longitudinal axis extending from the proximal end portion to the distal end portion. The elongate medical device may further include a basket assembly coupled to the distal end portion comprising a plurality of ablation elements, each of the ablation elements configured to ablate a respective target, the basket assembly disposed on a radial exterior of the elongate body. The elongate medical device may further include an imaging transmitter disposed radially-inward of the ablation elements and configured to project imaging energy towards at least one of the respective targets. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030109 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FEMALE CONTRACEPTION - The present invention relates to medical devices and methods for treating and occluding a female patient's fallopian tubes to provide birth control or sterilization, where such birth control/sterilization can be short term, long term, or permanent. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030110 | IRRIGATED ABLATION ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF TEMPERATURE - Embodiments of the present invention provide an irrigated catheter having irrigation fluid directed at target areas where coagulation is more likely to occur so as to minimize blood coagulation and the associated problems. In one embodiment, an irrigated ablation electrode assembly for use with an irrigated catheter device comprises a proximal member having at least one passageway for a fluid with an outlet disposed at an external surface of the proximal member; and a distal member connected with the proximal member and having an external surface. The distal member includes an electrode. The external surface of the proximal member and the external surface of the distal member meet at an intersection. The at least one passageway of the proximal member is configured to direct a fluid flow through the outlet toward a region adjacent the intersection. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030111 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN SITU QUANTIFICATION OF A THERMAL ENVIRONMENT - A microwave ablation system is presented including a microwave applicator having an antenna configured to deliver microwave energy and a microwave generator coupled to the microwave applicator and configured to generate a microwave signal and transmit the microwave signal to the antenna. The microwave ablation system further includes a radiometer configured to measure emissions from a thermal field created when the microwave applicator delivers microwave energy, the thermal field providing in-situ quantitative information of a material in the thermal field. The quantitative information is used to automatically adjust power transmission and time settings of the microwave generator to compensate for different thermal environments. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030112 | CHOKED DIELECTRIC LOADED TIP DIPOLE MICROWAVE ANTENNA - A microwave antenna assembly is disclosed. The antenna assembly includes a feedline having an inner conductor, an outer conductor and an inner insulator disposed therebetween and a radiating section coupled to the feedline, the radiating section including a dipole antenna and a tubular dielectric loading disposed about the dipole antenna. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030113 | METHOD OF MAKING AN ENDOVASCULAR LASER TREATMENT DEVICE FOR CAUSING CLOSURE OF A BLOOD VESSEL - An endovascular laser treatment device for causing closure of a blood vessel uses an optical fiber adapted to be inserted into a blood vessel. An inner sleeve is arranged around a distal portion of the optical fiber core such that both distal ends of the inner sleeve and the optical fiber core form an enlarged light emitting face. The enlarged emitting face provides substantially lower power density while providing the same amount of total energy during a treatment session. An outer sleeve arranged around the inner sleeve acts as a spacer to position the light emitting face away from an inner wall of the blood vessel. The enlarged light emitting face and the outer sleeve acting as a spacer reduces the possibility of thermal run-away and device damage, and reduce the possibility of vessel perforations, leading to less bruising, post-operative pain and other clinical complications. In yet another aspect of the present invention, a spacer comprises an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve both arranged around a distal portion of the core to prevent the laser light from traveling laterally and to position the light emitting face away from an inner wall of the vessel. The inner sleeve can be a heat resistive material such as ceramic and the outer sleeve can be, for example, a metallic sleeve to provide structural integrity and strength to the distal section of the treatment device. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030114 | MEDICAL TESTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE - A medical testing apparatus and method of use for for penetrating a patient's tissue with an agent, the apparatus comprises an arcuate rail having spaced first and second sides supported by upper and lower arcuate surfaces and an arcuate handle having first and second ends extending from the upper surface of the arcuate rail. A plurality of tips extend substantially from and normally outward as the lower arcuate surface. The plurality of tips comprises alternating blunt tips and reed tips. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030115 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE WITH CRITICAL REGIONS - Systems and methods for monitoring an operative site during a surgical procedure using a computer controlled surgical device. In general the methods include the steps of processing one or more defined cutting paths having one or more cut regions; determining a correlation between the cut region and one or more critical regions to generate an alert, wherein the alert indicates a movable end-effector is within a defined proximity of the critical region; and requiring a user acknowledgment of the alert to allow processing of the cutting path to continue. Also described herein are systems and methods for minimizing user fatigue during a semi-computer controlled surgical procedure. In general the methods includes the step of requiring a user generated acknowledgment in response to a computer generated alert, wherein the user acknowledgment is generated using a user controller, the user controller being minimally intrusive to the user experience. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030116 | MEDICAL ROBOT AND OPERATION THEREOF - The embodiments relate to a method for operating a medical robotic device with an end effector for performing a diagnostic and/or therapeutic measure, involving predetermining at least one position to be reached by the end effector, evaluating at least two movement sequences of the medical robotic device, by which the end effector reaches the respectively predetermined at least one position, using an optimization criterion to select the movement sequence with the best evaluation result as the optimum movement sequence and implementing the optimum movement sequence, so that the respective predetermined position is reached by the end effector, in order to improve the reaching of the predetermined position. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030117 | OPERATION OF A MEDICAL ROBOTIC DEVICE - The embodiments relate to a method for compensating for a deterioration in registration accuracy of a medical robotic device relative to a body to be operated on, the method including selecting at least one landmark on an initial image data record of the body, registering the medical robotic device relative to the body, positioning the end effector in the vicinity of the landmark, recording an intraoperative image data record in which the end effector is captured with a region of the body adjacent to the end effector, determining the position and/or the orientation of the end effector in the intraoperative image data record, comparing this position and/or orientation with the landmark and identifying any divergence, and repositioning the end effector in order to compensate for the divergence, in order thereby to achieve greater precision during the operative intervention. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030118 | DAMPING A TELESURGICAL SYSTEM - Methods and systems for damping vibrations in a surgical system are disclosed herein. The damping of these vibrations can increase the precision of surgery performed using the surgical system. The surgical system can include one or several moveable set-up linkages. A damper can be connected with one or several of the set-up linkages. The damper can be a passive damper and can mitigate a vibration arising in one or more of the set-up linkages. The damper can additionally prevent a vibration arising in one of the linkages from affecting another of the set-up linkages. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030119 | ACTIVE AND SEMI-ACTIVE DAMPING IN A TELESURGICAL SYSTEM - Methods and systems for damping vibrations in a surgical system are disclosed herein. The surgical system can include one or several moveable set-up linkages. A damper can be connected with one or several of the set-up linkages. The damper can be a passive, active, or semi-active damper. The damper can mitigate a vibration arising in one of the set-up linkages, and the damper can prevent a vibration arising in one of the linkages from affecting another of the set-up linkages. The active and semi-active dampers can be controlled with a feedback model and a feed-forward model. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030120 | MANIPULATOR - The invention has for its object to provide a manipulator wherein the size of a curved portion is reduced and the internal architecture of the curve portion is simplified. The manipulator | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030121 | MANIPULATOR - The invention provides an easy-to-manipulate manipulator comprising a manipulating part, a manual joint part that is driven directly by displacement of the manipulating part, a detection unit for detecting an amount of displacement of the manipulating part, a device that moves depending on the amount of displacement detected at the detection unit, an electric joint part that is driven by the device, and a selection portion for selectively determining whether the electric joint part is driven or not. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030122 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL INPUT AND CONTROL METHODS AND SYSTEMS BASED THEREON - A Robotic control system has a wand, which emits multiple narrow beams of light, which fall on a light sensor array, or with a camera, a surface, defining the wand's changing position and attitude which a computer uses to direct relative motion of robotic tools or remote processes, such as those that are controlled by a mouse, but in three dimensions and motion compensation means and means for reducing latency. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030123 | TISSUE EXPANDER AND METHODS - A tissue expander adapted for increasing overlying tissue surface area and size of an associated perforator vessel includes an inflatable bladder adapted to be temporarily implanted subcutaneously in a patient at a donor site. The bladder forms a recess for receiving therein a perforator vessel. Bladder volume is increased incrementally over time to increase overlying tissue surface area and size of the associated perforator vessel. The expanded tissue and/or the perforator vessel can be harvested for use as an island flap, a free flap, or a vascular graft. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030124 | SURGICAL TOOL HOLDING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE, AND MEDICAL SYSTEM - A surgical tool holding device that holds a plurality of surgical tools includes: a flexible insertion section having a distal end and a proximal end and configured such that a surgical tool channel into which the plurality of surgical tools are inserted is formed; a driving section configured to advance and retract each of the plurality of surgical tools inside the surgical tool channel; an operating section configured to manipulate the plurality of surgical tools; and a controller configured to control an amount of protrusion of the surgical tool protruding from a distal end of the surgical tool channel, from the surgical tool channel. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030125 | BIOSIGNAL MEASUREMENT AND TRANSMISSION APPARATUS HAVING SIMPLIFIED SIGNAL SLOT - A biosignal measurement and transmission apparatus having a simplified signal slot as provided is configurable for receiving signals from a biosignal detection apparatus and a biosignal detection correction unit and for performing signal transfer and analysis operations. The measurement and transmission apparatus includes: a housing including a single detection slot, which is used for receiving signals from the biosignal detection apparatus and the biosignal detection correction unit, wherein a connector of the biosignal detection apparatus and a connector of the biosignal detection correction unit share the detection slot; a detection slot inserted apparatus determining unit, connected to a wire of the detection slot, used for receiving a signal from the detection slot, and is configurable for identifying the type of an inserted apparatus, wherein the detection slot inserted apparatus determining unit identifies the type of an apparatus by making a judgment according to a signal input pin of the inserted apparatus; or an apparatus code is appended to an output signal of the inserted apparatus, so that the detection slot inserted apparatus determining unit can determine, according to the apparatus code, what kind of physiological detection device the inserted apparatus belongs to, or determine a control group unit thereof. When the wireless signal transmission unit is of an external type, the wireless signal transmission unit also uses the detection slot, and the detection slot inserted apparatus determining unit uses the same logic to determine various inserted apparatuses. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030126 | SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR REVISION TOTAL JOINT ARTHROPLASTY - A process and system for performing orthopaedic surgery with the use of computer systems and robotic assistance to remove bone, bone cement, and a bone prosthesis, typically a bone prosthesis used in hip replacement surgery, knee replacement surgery, and the like. The process for replacing one or more bone prostheses using a robotic system includes receiving image data comprising an image of each bone, including at least one prosthesis implanted within each bone; creating three-dimensional models of the prosthesis, and the bone; creating a plan for positioning new prostheses within the bone; determining the location and amount of bone and any non-bone material to be removed for the new prostheses; and removing the bone prosthesis from the bone. The inventive process may be used for the replacement of hip joints, shoulder joints, ankle joints, wrist joints, finger joints, toe joints, or other joints. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030127 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING CORONARY PLAQUE VULNERABILITY FROM PATIENT-SPECIFIC ANATOMIC IMAGE DATA - Systems and methods are disclosed for predicting coronary plaque vulnerability, using a computer system. One method includes acquiring anatomical image data of at least part of the patient's vascular system; performing, using a processor, one or more image characteristics analysis, geometrical analysis, computational fluid dynamics analysis, and structural mechanics analysis on the anatomical image data; predicting, using the processor, a coronary plaque vulnerability present in the patient's vascular system, wherein predicting the coronary plaque vulnerability includes calculating an adverse plaque characteristic based on results of the one or more of image characteristics analysis, geometrical analysis, computational fluid dynamics analysis, and structural mechanics analysis of the anatomical image data; and reporting, using the processor, the calculated adverse plaque characteristic. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030128 | ILLUMINATING SURGICAL DEVICE - Embodiments of claimed subject matter are directed to an illuminating surgical device comprising an array of illuminating elements and an array of louvers to direct light from the individual illuminating elements toward a surgical field. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030129 | ADAPTOR FOR RECEIVING A NAVIGATED STRUCTURE WHICH IS AT LEAST A PART OF A MEDICAL OBJECT AND METHOD OF REGISTERING A NAVIGATED STRUCTURE USING THE ADAPTOR - An adaptor for receiving a navigated structure, wherein the navigated structure is at least a part of a medical object which carries an object reference, and for being connected to a registration tool in order to register the navigated structure in a medical navigation system, the adaptor comprising at least two adaptor parts which, in an assembled state, form a structure receiving recess in the shape of the navigated structure and an adaptor coupling part for connecting the adaptor to the registration tool in a predetermined relative position. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030130 | IMAGING APPARATUS FOR BRACHYTHERAPY OR BIOPSY - The invention relates to an imaging apparatus ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030131 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR INTRAOPERATIVE GUIDANCE FEEDBACK - Systems and methods for surgical guidance and image registration are provided, in which three-dimensional image data associated with an object or patient is registered to topological image data obtained using a surface topology imaging device. The surface topology imaging device may be rigidly attached to an optical position measurement system that also tracks fiducial markers on a movable instrument. The instrument may be registered to the topological image data, such that the topological image data and the movable instrument are registered to the three-dimensional image data. The three-dimensional image data may be CT or MRI data associated with a patient. The system may also co-register images pertaining to a surgical plan with the three-dimensional image data. In another aspect, the surface topology imaging device may be configured to directly track fiducial markers on a movable instrument. The fiducial markers may be tracked according to surface texture. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030132 | SURGICAL COMPONENT NAVIGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A navigation and monitoring system to track positions of surgical components during surgery of a patient. Some embodiments include a power source to emit a tracking signal during surgery of the patient, a first sensor mounted to a region of the patient to respond to the emitted tracking signal, and a control unit to track a position of the region relative to a fixed region of the patient as the region moves with respect to the fixed region, based on the response of the first sensor. The system can calibrate and register a movable reference point of the patient relative to a fixed reference point, and can maintain that reference point when the movable reference point moves in space during a surgical process. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030133 | REGISTRATION OBJECT, CORRECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHIC TOMOGRAPHY - Disclosed is a registration object for computed radiographic tomography. The object has a body portion defining a void for including at least part of a target object. The registration object comprises one or more relatively radiopaque or relatively radiolucent features. Said feature or features provide, in a suitable proportion of radiographic projections of the registration object with respect to angle about a predetermined axis, a pair of identifiable registration points which are spaced apart in a direction parallel to the predetermined axis by a first distance, and whose positions in that direction are each either a constant or a function only of the angle of the projection about the predetermined axis. Said feature or features define, in the suitable proportion of radiographic projections of the object with respect to angle about a predetermined axis, a pair of identifiable registration points which are spaced apart in a direction perpendicular to the predetermined axis by a second distance whose positions in that direction are each either a constant or a continuous function only of the angle of the projection about the predetermined axis. The suitable proportion can be substantially all or all radiographic projections. Also disclosed are a method, an apparatus, a storage medium and a signal for correcting computerised radiographic tomography data, optionally using such an object. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030134 | Robotic Hair Transplantation System with Touchscreen Interface for Controlling Movement of Tool - A system is disclosed for performing hair transplantation procedures. The system may include a robotic arm and a tool coupled to the robotic arm, the tool configured for hair harvesting, site making or hair implantation. The system further includes a touch screen user interface that supports touch gestures for efficiently creating and manipulating objects, such as reserved regions, that control the harvesting, site making, and/or implantation sites selected by the system. The user interface implements logic rules that use the context in which a touch gesture is performed to determine the type of operation intended. The touch interface substantially eliminates or reduces the need for a user to use a keyboard or mouse during the procedure. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030135 | DRILL BIT GUIDING DEVICE FOR DENTAL IMPLANT SURGERY - A drill bit guiding device for dental implant surgery comprises a dental implant platform positioning ruler, a connecting fixing member and a drill bit guide. The dental implant platform positioning ruler is used to configure an ideal dental implant placement position on a tooth model. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030136 | METHOD FOR PLANNING A ROOT TREATMENT OF A PATIENT - A method for planning a root canal treatment of a tooth comprising a cavity of a patient. The method includes measuring a surface of the cavity with an optical three-dimensional method to generate three-dimensional measurement data of the cavity. A 3D-model of a guide template is planned based on the generated three-dimensional measurement data. The 3-D model is designed in its dimensions as a counterpart to the cavity. Three-dimensional volume data of the tooth is displayed. A position and an orientation of a root canal of the tooth is determined based on the three-dimensional volume data of the tooth. A guide opening for a tool is planned which is configured to expose the root canal. The guide opening is arranged within the guide template so that the guide opening points at an entry point of the root canal and in an entry direction of the root canal. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030137 | Dental Wedge - The present invention relates to dental wedges that may be used for creating space between adjacent teeth. In one form, the dental wedge includes an elongated body extending from an outer end to an opposite inner end. The body has a longitudinal intermediate wall, a longitudinal first side wall connected to the intermediate wall, and a longitudinal second side wall connected to the intermediate wall. The first side wall and the second side wall each flare away from the intermediate wall such that a first distal end of the first side wall and a second distal end of the second side wall are spaced apart creating an inverted generally V-shaped transverse section for the body. The body has a top surface formed by the intermediate wall, the first side wall and the second side wall. The body also has a bottom surface formed by the intermediate wall, the first side wall and the second side wall. The dental wedge includes a grasping section connected to the outer end of the body. A hollow region is defined by the bottom surface of the wedge and a first reference line extending from the first distal end of the first side wall to the second distal end of the second side wall. At least a first portion of the body comprises a first material that transmits light. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030138 | ORTHODONTIC ARCH WIRE BRACKET WITH INTERCHANGEABLE LOCKS INCLUDING VARIABLE TOOTH POSITIONING CONTROL AND METHOD OF USING SAME - Interchangeable lock applied to a bracket, consisting of a lock designed for use in orthodontic treatment which is used in conjunction with an orthodontic bracket having a base bonded to the tooth in which the interchangeable lock should be frontally inserted; on the outside of the orthodontic bracket that besides adding the functionality of connecting the bracket to the arch wire, this same lock adds the property of allowing additional adjustments of freedom between the arch wire in regards to inclination, angulation or torque as there will always be three walls forming the U-shaped slot, allowing the position of the arch wire to be controlled in relation to its inclination and angulation at the same time it keeps the position of the bracket in relation to the tooth; a feature allowed due its walls where the arch wire slide inwards suffering minimal friction, being possible to identify, modify and control the position of the tooth by contact adjustment with the arch wire at any time during treatment without the need to removal of the arch wire or changing the bracket or even changing position. The fact that the lock contain channels slots inserted internally on its sidewalls, allows this to reduce the pressure in the arch wire, reducing the friction between the lock, bracket and arch wire. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030139 | Static Self-Ligating Orthodontic Bracket and Method of Using Same - The invention relates to an orthodontic bracket system, wherein an orthodontic wire is held in an open channel or slot which receives an orthodontic wire without means of any type of applied ligature or any type of moving cover. Disclosed is a static self-ligating orthodontic bracket system for coupling a pre-tensioned arch wire with a tooth, wherein the bracket comprises a bracket body configured to be mounted to a tooth, an arch wire slot configured for receiving a pre-tensioned arch wire therein, the arch wire slot configured with a at least one protruding stop or protuberance on an interior wall surface thereof, the stops spaced apart from one another, and a slot opening for receiving the arch wire into the arch wire slot, the opening having a width less than a diameter of the arch wire slot, wherein the arch wire is configured with a non-spherical cross-section. | 2016-02-04 |
