| 10th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
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| 20220071676 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SEMI-RIGID BONE FIXATION - An apparatus for the approximation of two bones with a first anchor having a proximal end and a distal end configured for insertion into a first hole in a first bone. A second anchor has a proximal end and a distal end configured for insertion into a second hole in a second bone. A flexible link extends between the first and second anchors limiting a spacing from the first anchor to the second anchor when in a deployed configuration. The first hole comprises a first diameter, the second hole comprises a second diameter and the first diameter is smaller than the second diameter. The second diameter is uniform across the entire length of the second hole. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071677 | Temporary Antimicrobial Cement Spacer, Assembly, Kit, And Method Of Manufacture - The present disclosure is directed to temporary antimicrobial-eluting cement spacer implants, and assemblies, kits, and methods for forming the same. Particularly preferred disclosures are to modular spacers, assemblies, and kits, as well as methods of manufacturing the same, where the modular nature of the spacer permits the selection of specific desired length spacers, as well as specific selection of antimicrobial compounds and dosages, along with the components and processes for forming the same. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071678 | SUBPERIOSTEAL SYRINGE DEVICE FOR ADMITTING BONE GRAFT MATERIAL INTO A SUBPERIOSTEAL LOCUS - A subperiosteal syringe assembly for storing, containing and delivering bone graft material to a location within the tissue of a jaw for use in a medical procedure. The syringe assembly has a lumen body that is maneuverable within the subperiosteal tissue to deposit bone graft material at the desired surgical site. Embodiments include a lumen body that has a flat shape, such as an elliptical shape. A plunger is provided to deliver the syringe contents. The syringe may be loaded with bone graft material, and some embodiments may be supplied pre-loaded with bone graft material. An end cap seals the open end of the lumen, and may function as a septum that may be punctured with a needle to introduce a liquid substance, such as a growth factor, into the lumen where the bone material is stored. The syringe may be designed to incorporate surgical navigation and laparoscopic systems. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071679 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR THE TREATMENT OF STENOSIS - Catheter system, devices and methods for diagnosing and treating lateral stenosis causing back pain and or leg pain. The devices comprise a tubular part for insertion into a working cannula to self-position itself safely within the foramen, and minimize the risk of displacement medially or laterally, to prevent nerve or dura injury. An expandable membrane is configured to maintain the catheter device within the foramen. Expansion of this membrane would decompress the nerve within the foramen by opening the foraminal canal as the membrane expands. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071680 | NOVEL FLOW MANIFOLD FOR CRYOABLATION CATHETER - An ablation apparatus for creating a lesion in target tissue has a handle, an elongate shaft extending from the handle and a distal ablation portion. The distal ablation portion includes a cryogen flow manifold defining a plurality of fluid pathways between an insert body and a sleeve. Cryogen is circulated through the plurality of fluid pathways to create the lesion in the target tissue. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071681 | Multi-modality Ablation Catheter Having A Shape Memory Stylet - A multimodality or hybrid ablation system includes an ablation apparatus for creating a lesion in target tissue. The ablation apparatus has an ablation shaft including a handle, a first portion, an ablation portion, distal tip, at least one ablation energy delivery lumen, at least one ablation energy return lumen, and a stylet lumen that extends substantially along a length of the ablation shaft from the handle to at least the ablation portion. The ablation apparatus also includes a stylet that is capable of being inserted into the stylet lumen where the stylet is made of a shape-memory material. A plurality of electrodes are arranged on the ablation portion for measuring or verifying tissue contact with the tissue and applying a pulsed electric field. Optionally, the pulsed electric field may be applied after, contemporaneously, or for only a portion that the cryo-modality is applied to the target tissue. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071682 | REAL-TIME LESION FORMATION ASSESSMENT - A method and system for creating permanent lesions in an area of target tissue, such as tissue at or proximate a junction between a pulmonary vein and the left atrium. The method may generally include positioning a medical device in contact with a pulmonary vein ostium, ablating the tissue, and recording a plurality of temperature measurements from one or more of three temperature sensors. The device may include an occlusion element in communication with a coolant source, a first sensor located distal of the occlusion element, a second sensor located proximal of the occlusion element, and a third sensor located in the occlusion element. One or more temperature measurements may be compared with each other to assess occlusion of the pulmonary vein, and/or may be compared with a set of reference temperatures to predict a real-time temperature within the target tissue. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071683 | MEDICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - An instrument and method for applying thermal energy to targeted tissue. An instrument and method for tissue thermotherapy. In one embodiment, a method includes providing a vapor source comprising a pump configured for providing a flow of liquid media from a liquid media source into a vaporization chamber having a heating mechanism, actuating the pump to provide the liquid into the vaporization chamber, applying energy from the heating mechanism to convert a substantially water liquid media into a minimum water vapor level for causing an intended effect in tissue. For examples such levels can comprise at least 60% water vapor, at least 70% water vapor, at least 80% water vapor or at least 90% water vapor for causing an intended effect in tissue. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071684 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUBDERMAL COAGULATION - Devices, systems and methods are provided for subdermal tissue tightening through soft tissue coagulation and for use in cosmetic surgery applications. The devices, systems and methods of the present disclosure may be used for a minimally invasive application of helium-based cold plasma energy to subcutaneous tissue for the purpose of tightening lax tissue. In various aspects of the present disclosure, distal tips, each including at least one port for applying plasma to patient tissue are provided for use with an electrosurgical apparatus. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071685 | MULTI-CHANNEL RF IMPEDANCE - Electrosurgical systems and methods. At least one example embodiment is a method including: performing a first electrosurgical activity by way of first energy at a first frequency applied to an active electrode of an electrosurgical wand, the application of the first energy by way of an electrosurgical generator, and the first electrosurgical activity produces a first effect that is tissue-altering; and measuring an electrosurgical parameter by way of a second energy at a second frequency applied to the active electrode, the measuring simultaneously with the performing of the first electrosurgical activity, and the second frequency different than the first frequency. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071686 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A TOUCHSCREEN IN AN ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR - A system and method for operating a touchscreen of a gas-enhanced electrosurgical generator. The generator has a display module and a primary controller. The display module has a plurality of touch sensors, a PCB power relay and a CPU. The method comprises selecting electrosurgery settings through a graphical user interface, activating through an input device plasma delivery from the gas-enhanced electrosurgical generator, disabling the plurality of touch sensors through software running on the primary controller, disconnecting power from the plurality of touch sensors with the PCB power relay in response to the disabling of the plurality of touch sensors, applying power to an electrode in the plasma accessory connected to the gas-enhanced electrosurgical generator, and de-activating through an input device plasma delivery from the gas-enhanced electrosurgical generator to the plasma accessory connected to the gas-enhanced electrosurgical generator. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071687 | DRIVE DEVICE - A drive device includes: a drive signal generator configured to generate a pair of drive signals, a pair of buffer circuits, a pair of switching elements configured to repeatedly turn on and off the pair of drive signals, a first radiation material that has a longitudinal axis and that is arranged to face one of the pair of switching elements, a second radiation material that has a longitudinal axis and that is arranged to face an other one of the pair of switching elements, a fan and a casing. The switching elements, the first radiation material, and the second radiation material are positioned within a projection plane of the fan viewed along the longitudinal axes of the first radiation material and the second radiation material. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071688 | SMOKE PENCIL WITH SWIVEL DEVICE - Proposed is a smoke pencil with swivel device, in which first end portions of first and second cases are rotatably coupled to a body and second end portions of the first case and the second case are inclined downward, so when a user rotates the body, a cable and a suction hose are guided downward. Accordingly, there is an effect that a user can easily rotate the body. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071689 | INSULATING GRIPS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - A surgical instrument with insulating grips is described. The grips can include internal metal frames that are arranged to limit electrical conductivity within the grips and to other components that attach to a grip, such as a ratchet. The internal metal frames can be constructed of multiple internal portions, spatially separated from one another to interrupt electrical conductivity between the internal portions, but coated with an insulating overmold to provide mechanical coupling between the portions. An internal metal frame can also include a notch, cut-out, or other region partially surrounded by the structure of the internal metal frame, which can be coated with an insulating overmold to define a region of the grip that does not have an internal metal frame therein but which can include an attachment point for mechanically coupling other components while limiting electrical coupling between the metal frame and the other components. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071690 | ELECTROSURGICAL FORCEPS FOR GRASPING, TREATING, AND/OR DIVIDING TISSUE - A knife configured for use with an electrosurgical forceps having curved jaw members and a method of manufacturing the same. The knife includes a distal body having an inner side and an outer side, a first etching on the outer side of the distal body defining a distal cutting edge and a second etching on the outer side of the distal body extending along a portion of a length of the distal body to define relatively protruded and relatively recessed surfaces extending along a portion of the length of the distal body on the outer side thereof. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071691 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH END-EFFECTOR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE, TISSUE-ENGAGING SURFACES AND SWITCHABLE BIPOLAR ELECTRODES - An electrosurgical instrument includes a housing, an elongated shaft, and an end-effector assembly. The proximal end of the shaft is operably associated with the housing. The end-effector assembly is operably coupled to the distal end of the shaft and includes first and second jaw members. Each of the first and second jaw members includes a sealing plate and a bipolar electrode. Either one or both of the first and second jaw members is movable from a position in spaced relation relative to the other jaw member to at least one subsequent position wherein the sealing plates cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. The electrosurgical instrument includes a semiconductor switch operably coupled to at least one of the sealing plates and at least one of the bipolar electrodes. The semiconductor switch is configured to enable user selection between energizing the at least one sealing plate or the at least one bipolar electrode. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071692 | IMPEDANCE BASED IRREVERSIBLE-ELECTROPORATION (IRE) - An irreversible electroporation (IRE) method includes selecting electrodes of a catheter placed in contact with tissue in an organ, for applying IRE pulses between the selected electrodes. An impedance is measured between the selected electrodes. Based on the measured impedance, an IRE protocol is chosen, that has parameters that meet a predefined safety criterion under the measured impedance. The IRE pulses are applied according to the chosen protocol. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071693 | SURFACE MOUNTED ELECTRODE CATHETER - In one embodiment, a medical system includes a catheter configured to be inserted into a body part of a living subject, and including an elongated deflectable element including a distal end, a proximal coupler connected to the distal end, an expandable assembly comprising a plurality of flexible polymer circuit strips, the flexible polymer circuit strips having respective proximal ends connected to, and disposed circumferentially around, the proximal coupler, respective ones of the flexible polymer circuit strips including respective multiple strip electrodes, respective contact arrays disposed at the respective proximal ends, and respective multiple circuit traces electrically connecting the respective multiple strip electrodes with the respective contact arrays, and a plurality of surface mountable electrodes mounted on, and bulging over respective ones of the flexible polymer circuit strips. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071694 | IRE Ablation Systems and Protocols Using a Basket Catheter - A medical apparatus includes a probe, including an insertion tube configured for insertion into a body cavity of a patient and a basket assembly, which has a proximal end that is connected distally to the insertion tube and includes a plurality of resilient spines, which are configured to bow radially outward around a longitudinal axis of the basket assembly and are conjoined at a distal end of the basket assembly. A plurality of electrodes are configured to contact tissue in the body cavity and include radial electrodes disposed on the spines and an axial electrode disposed on the longitudinal axis of the basket assembly. An electrical signal generator is configured to apply to the electrodes, including the axial electrode, pulses having an amplitude sufficient to cause irreversible electroporation (IRE) in the tissue contacted by the electrodes. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071695 | Flex Circuit and Surface Mounted Electrode Catheter - In one embodiment, a medical system includes a catheter to be inserted into a body part, and including an elongated deflectable element including a distal end, a proximal coupler connected to the distal end, an expandable assembly comprising flexible polymer circuit strips, each flexible polymer circuit strip including strip electrodes and a respective contact pad disposed thereon, the flexible polymer circuit strips having respective proximal ends connected to, and disposed circumferentially around, the proximal coupler, and surface mountable electrodes electrically connected to respective ones of the flexible polymer circuit strips, wherein each surface mountable electrode is electrically connected to the respective contact pad of a respective one of the flexible polymer circuit strips using at least one electrically conductive retainer. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071696 | Biased Electrodes for Improved Tissue Contact and Current Delivery - A medical probe, including a flexible insertion tube having proximal and distal ends, and a basket assembly at the distal end of the flexible insertion tube. In embodiments of the present invention, the basket assembly includes a plurality of spines and a plurality of electrodes, each of the electrodes having a lumen therethrough fitting a given spine. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071697 | Multi-lumen thrombectomy devices - An apparatus ( | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071698 | CATHETER WITH DEFORMABLE ELECTRODE - Ablation systems of the present disclosure facilitate the safe formation of wide and deep lesions. For example, ablation systems of the present disclosure can allow for the flow of irrigation fluid and blood through an expandable ablation electrode, resulting in efficient and effective cooling of the ablation electrode as the ablation electrode delivers energy at a treatment site of the patient. Additionally, or alternatively, ablation systems of the present disclosure can include a deformable ablation electrode and a plurality of sensors that, in cooperation, sense the deformation of the ablation electrode, to provide a robust indication of the extent and direction of contact between the ablation electrode and tissue at a treatment site. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071699 | CONTOURED ELECTRODES FOR PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD ABLATION, AND SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS THEREOF - Systems, devices, and methods are provided herein for delivering pulsed electric fields to ablation tissue (e.g., cardiac tissue). An ablation device can include one or more contoured electrodes with contoured edges that are disposed on an insulating member of the ablation device. The contoured electrodes can be configured to reduce an electric field intensity at an interface between the contoured electrodes and the insulating member and/or a drop-off in electric field intensity. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071700 | ELECTROPORATION FOR OBESITY OR DIABETES TREATMENT - Endolumenal devices and methods can be used for the treatment of health conditions including obesity and diabetes. In some embodiments, the methods and systems provided herein can cause weight loss or control diabetes by reducing the caloric absorption of an individual. For example, this document provides several devices and methods for treating obesity and diabetes by using electroporation to modulate the duodenal mucosa. In addition, this document provides devices and methods for bypassing portions of the gastrointestinal tract to reduce nutritional uptake. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071701 | BIPOLAR BELT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Bipolar belt ablation systems and methods for treating patient tissue involve the use of an ablation an ablation apparatus with a plurality of ablation elements carried by a flexible tube structure, a radiofrequency generator capable of delivering a plurality of differing radio frequency power signals to the ablation elements of the ablation device, wires transmitting the radiofrequency power signals from the radiofrequency generator to the ablation elements, and a control mechanism to enable temperature-based power control to each of the powered ablation elements. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071702 | PRECISE ABLATION TREATMENT OF CANCER USING THE SYNERGETIC EFFECTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION WITH NANOPARTICLES - The present disclosure is directed to systems, device and methods for cancer ablation treatment of human and animal subjects through the application of a combination of electromagnetic sources, in particular, microwave and radio frequency radiation that are focused on a tumor harboring magnetic or other metallic nanoparticles to result in synergetic heating effect whereby the tumor is heated to ablative temperature due to the strong absorption of the nanoparticles while the surrounding healthy tissue is hardly affected. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071703 | SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING ABLATION PROGRESS USING REMOTE TEMPERATURE PROBES - Disclosed are systems and methods for performing a microwave ablation procedure. An illustrative electrosurgical system includes a temperature probe including a temperature sensor, an ultrasound transducer, an electromagnetic (EM) tracking system including an EM field generator and an EM sensor coupled to the temperature probe, a display device, and a computing device including a processor and a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to receive, from the EM tracking system, tracking data indicating a position of the EM sensor, receive, from the ultrasound transducer, ultrasound images, determine a position of the temperature probe based on the position of the EM sensor, determine a trajectory of the temperature probe based on the position of the EM sensor, and cause the display device to display an indication of the position and the trajectory of the temperature probe on the ultrasound images. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071704 | VALVULOPLASTY TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A catheter system ( | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071705 | ULTRASOUND-ENHANCED LASER THROMBOLYSIS WITH ENDOVASCULAR LASER AND HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND - A system for thrombolysis includes an optical energy source, an ultrasound transducer, and an optical conduit for insertion into a vessel. The optical conduit directs optical energy from the optical energy source to a target location at a terminal end of the optical conduit. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071706 | ABLATION SYSTEM WITH DISPLAY FOR REAL-TIME ABLATION GROWTH PROJECTION, AND METHOD THEREFOR - A method for displaying real-time ablation growth projections is provided. The method includes applying, by a processor, an ablation model to image data of a patient. The ablation model is based on a position of an ablation probe, and the ablation probe is coupled to the processor. The method also includes displaying, on a display coupled to the processor, a projected ablation zone on the image data. The projected ablation zone is based on ablation parameters and the position of the ablation probe. The projected ablation zone includes a margin showing a confidence level. The method further includes ablating by the ablation probe. The ablating is based on an evaluation of the projected ablation zone with respect to a target. A system for performing a microwave ablation procedure is provided. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions is provided. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071707 | DYNAMIC 3D LUNG MAP VIEW FOR TOOL NAVIGATION INSIDE THE LUNG - A method for implementing a dynamic three-dimensional lung map view for navigating a probe inside a patient's lungs includes loading a navigation plan into a navigation system, the navigation plan including a planned pathway shown in a 3D model generated from a plurality of CT images, inserting the probe into a patient's airways, registering a sensed location of the probe with the planned pathway, selecting a target in the navigation plan, presenting a view of the 3D model showing the planned pathway and indicating the sensed location of the probe, navigating the probe through the airways of the patient's lungs toward the target, iteratively adjusting the presented view of the 3D model showing the planned pathway based on the sensed location of the probe, and updating the presented view by removing at least a part of an object forming part of the 3D model. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071708 | PATIENT POSITIONING USING A SKELETON MODEL - First and second skeleton model data is determined based on first and second surface data of a patient. Each of the skeleton model data describes geometries of rigid anatomic structures of a patient at a different point in time. Skeleton difference data is determined describing differences between the geometries of the rigid anatomic structures. In a next step, movement instruction data is determined which describes movement to be performed by the rigid anatomic structures to minimize the differences, i.e. to correct the posture of the patient. The movement instruction data is for example determined based on anatomy constraint data which describes anatomical movement constraints for the rigid anatomic structures (e.g. range of motion of a joint). An instruction is displayed (e.g. using augmented reality), guiding the user how to move the rigid anatomic structures so as to correct the patient's posture. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071709 | Systems and methods for performing spinal surgery - A method is provided for correcting a curvature or deformity in a patient's spine based on the digitized locations of implanted screws. The method is implemented by a control unit through a GUI to digitize screw locations, accept one or more correction outputs, and generate one or more rod solution outputs shaped to fit at locations distinct from the implanted screw locations. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071710 | Spinal Balance Assessment - The present application describes computer apparatus and software programs useful to the field of corrective spinal surgery. The apparatus and software implement and facilitate methods for assessing the degree of balance and alignment achieved through corrective measures applied to the spine prior to completing a surgical procedure. The apparatus and software facilitate pre-operative planning and virtual testing of the corrective measures to be applied. The apparatus and software further facilitate intra-operative reconciliation with the pre-operative plan prior to completing the surgery. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071711 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING UNEXAMINED REGIONS DURING A MEDICAL PROCEDURE - At least one example embodiment is directed to a device including a memory including instructions, and a processor that executes the instructions to generate, during a medical procedure being performed by a clinician on an internal region of a patient, image data and depth data for the internal region. The instructions cause the processor to generate, during the medical procedure, a depth model of the internal region of the patient based on the depth data, determine that the image data of the medical procedure does not include image data for a section of the internal region based on the depth model, and cause one or more alerts to alert the clinician that the section of the internal region is unexamined. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071712 | Universal tool adapter - A tool adapter, consisting of an adapter arm having a proximal end terminating with a connection and a distal end having a circular coupling, the circular coupling having a center and defining an axis orthogonal to the circular coupling and passing through the center. The adapter also has a tool grip rotatingly connected to the circular coupling so as to permit rotation of the tool grip about the axis, the tool grip being configured to fixedly retain a tool along the axis. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071713 | METHOD OF VERIFYING TRACKING ARRAY POSITIONAL ACCURACY - A method for verifying the positional accuracy of a tracking reference device is provided that includes a tracking reference device attached to a bone. The bone is then registered with respect to a coordinate frame of the tracking reference device. A verification mark on the bone is then created where the position of the verification mark is recorded, by way of a tracking system, with respect to the tracking reference device. The positional accuracy of the tracking reference device is verified by instructing an end-effector of a robotic-assisted surgical device to align with the verification mark on the bone, and wherein if the end-effector does not align with the verification mark, the positional accuracy of the tracking reference device is compromised. A surgical system for performing the computerized method is also provided. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071714 | ULTRASOUND LOCALIZATION SYSTEM WITH ADVANCED BIOPSY SITE MARKERS - Disclosed biopsy markers are adapted to serve as localization markers during a surgical procedure. Adaptation includes incorporation of materials detectable under ultrasound during surgery, as well as features for co-registration with image guidance or other real-time imaging technologies during surgery. Such biopsy markers, when used as localization markers, improve patient comfort and reduce challenges in surgical coordination and surgery time. Additional disclosed biopsy markers are adapted to serve as monitoring and/or detection apparatuses. Localization of an implanted marker may be done with ultrasound technology. Ultrasound image data is analyzed to identify the implanted marker. A distance to the marker or a lesion may be determined and displayed. The determined distance may be a distance between the ultrasound probe and the marker or lesion, a distance between the marker or lesion and an incision instrument, and/or a distance between the ultrasound probe and the incision instrument. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071715 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF REGISTRATION FOR IMAGE-GUIDED SURGERY - A method of registering sets of anatomical data for use during a surgical procedure is provided herein. The method may include segmenting a set of first modality image data representing a model of one or more passageways within a patient and generating a first set of points based on the segmented set of first modality image data representing the model of the one or more passageways. The method may further include determining a set of matches between a second set of points and the first set of points, wherein the second set of points is obtained by a second modality and discarding a subset of the set of matches based on a first heuristic to generate a modified set of matches. The second set of points may then be moved relative to the first set of points based on the modified set of matches. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071716 | 3D VISUALIZATION ENHANCEMENT FOR DEPTH PERCEPTION AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE - A series of images is obtained from an endoscope. Three-dimensional reconstruction is performed on the series of images to reconstruct anatomy shown in the series of images. A graphic, such as a grid, is rendered based on the three-dimensional reconstruction, over the series of images resulting in an enhanced endoscopic video feed to be shown on a display. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071717 | ROBOTIC SURGICAL CONTROL SYSTEM - The invention involves a system and method for controlling the movements of a multi-axis robot to perform a surgery at least on the spinal area of a human in vivo. The system includes controls and software coding to cause the robot to move in desired patterns to complete the surgery, which may include bone, disc and tissue removal, and may also include insertion of hardware for fusing adjacent bony structures. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071718 | MEDICAL CART - A medical cart according to an embodiment may include: a base holding a positioner configured to move a multiple degree-of-freedom manipulator arm including a tip end portion holding a medical device; a base mount holding the base; a plurality of wheels including a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels which move the base mount; and a plurality of stabilizers provided at the base mount and including respective ground contact portions which contact a ground surface when the stabilizers are extended by pneumatic pressure. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071719 | Stapler Beam Architecture - An end effector that can have an upper jaw and a lower jaw. A wrist can connect the end effector to an elongated shaft. A beam member can be arranged to translate within the upper and lower jaw. An actuation assembly can have a pushing assembly configured to transfer compressive force to the beam member and a pulling assembly configured to transfer tensile force to the beam member. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071720 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTION AND DEFINITION OF TOOL PATHWAYS FOR A ROBOTIC CUTTING TOOL - A surgical method includes, for example, positioning a patient relative to a robot, moving an end effector of the robot relative to a surgical site of a patient, defining a go-zone and a no-go-zone associated with the surgical site based on the moving the end effector of the robot relative to the patient, and effecting a surgical procedure at the surgical site of the patient with a tool attached to the end effector of the robot based on the defined go-zone and the defined no-go-zone, and wherein the effecting the surgical procedure maintains the tool in the defined go-zone and avoids contact with the defined no-go-zone. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071721 | AUXILIARY IMAGE DISPLAY AND MANIPULATION ON A COMPUTER DISPLAY IN A MEDICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM - A medical system comprises a control system and a display device coupled to the control system. The control system comprises a processor and a memory comprising machine readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the control system to generate a primary image of an anatomic structure and manipulate a therapeutic instrument to deliver a therapy to the anatomic structure. The control system also determines an effect of the therapy on the anatomic structure and displays a representation of the effect of the therapy in an auxiliary image registered with the primary image of the anatomic structure. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071722 | AUTONOMOUS CORRECTION OF ALIGNMENT ERROR IN A MASTER-SLAVE ROBOTIC SYSTEM - In some embodiments, correcting an alignment error between an end effector of a tool associated with a slave and a master actuator associated with a master in a robotic system involves receiving at the master, master actuator orientation signals (R | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071723 | DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY INSERTING AND MANIPULATING A MEDICAL TOOL INTO AND WITHIN A BODILY LUMEN - An assembly for driving linear movement and roll movement of an elongate surgical tool, comprising: an elongate shaft comprising a central lumen extending along the shaft long axis; the elongate shaft comprising a plurality of apertures extending across walls of the elongate shaft and into the central lumen; a set of wheels positioned opposing each other and aligned on two sides of the central lumen, the set of wheels at least partially extending through the apertures beyond the walls of the elongate shaft and into the central lumen to contact an elongate surgical tool received therein; the set of wheels being coupled to the elongate shaft and configured to rotate with the elongate shaft as a single unit when the elongate shaft is rotated about the shaft long axis. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071724 | ARTICULATION MECHANISMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS FOR USE IN ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS - A surgical instrument includes a housing, an articulating shaft, and an end effector assembly extending from the articulating shaft. Tensioning a first articulation cable and slackening a second articulation cable articulates the end effector assembly in a first direction and the opposite articulates the end effector assembly in a second, opposite direction. An articulation mechanism includes first and second capstans including proximal end portions of the first and second articulation cables at least partially wound thereabout. The first capstan is configured to rotate in a first direction to wind up the proximal end portion of the first articulation cable to tension the first articulation cable and in a second direction to unwind the proximal end portion of the first articulation cable to slacken the first articulation cable. The second capstan acts in an opposite manner to tension and slacken the second articulation cable. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071725 | ADAPTER CONFIGURED TO MAINTAIN A SURGICAL TOOL IN A PREDETERMINED POSE WHEN DISCONNECTED FROM DRIVE UNIT - A surgical tool configured to selectively connect to a drive unit includes an elongate shaft, an end effector, an adapter, and first, second, third, and fourth cables. The end effector includes a first and second jaws. The cables extend through the elongate shaft with a distal portion of the first and fourth cables secured to a first side of the first and second jaws, respectively, and a distal portion of the second and third cables secured to a second side of the first and second jaws, respectively. The adapter is configured to selectively connect to the drive unit and includes a differential drive mechanism configured to manipulate proximal portions of the cables which manipulate the end effector in pitch, yaw, and jaw DOFs. Each of the cables are biased proximally and configured to maintain the end effector in a desired pose when the tool is disconnected from the drive unit. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071726 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING CABLE DRIVEN END EFFECTORS - A method of controlling an end effector of a surgical robot includes receiving a desired pose, generating motor torques, transmitting the motor torques, generating null torques, generating desired torques, and transmitting the desired torques to an IDU such that the IDU moves the end effector to the desired pose. A primary controller receives the desired pose of the end effector in three DOF. The primary controller generates the motor torques in response to receiving the desired pose. The primary controller transmits the motor torques which are received in a secondary controller. The secondary controller generates null torques to maintain tension in cables of a differential drive mechanism of the IDU. The desired torques are generated for each motor of the IDU to include a sum of the motor torques and the null torques. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071727 | MULTI-CABLE MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - A medical instrument includes cable pairs respectively wound around input spindles and connected to actuate degrees of freedom of an instrument shaft structure. The cables may connect so that rotating the input spindles actuates corresponding degrees of freedom. First pulleys in the instrument may receive first cables from the input spindles and redirect the first cables toward the instrument shaft, and second pulleys may receive second cables from the input spindles and redirect the second cables toward the instrument shaft. In one configuration, the first and second pulleys are respectively mounted at first and second levels, and the second pulleys redirect the second cables through the first level. Additionally or alternatively, one level of cables may cross while the other level of cables does not. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071728 | APPLICATOR FOR HANDLING MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND COMPLEMENTARY TRAY FOR ORGANIZING THE PRE- AND POST-USE MEDICAL SUPPLIES - A disposable applicator and disposable tray for handling, drying, and separately organizing medical supplies during a medical procedure are provided. The disposable applicator can be used for drying medical supplies. The disposable tray provides two spaced apart recesses for organizing and separating pre-use and post-use medical supplies for preventing cross contamination. The post-use medical supplies, disposable applicator, and the disposable tray can be discarded after the related medical procedure to further prevent the spread of bacteria and viruses. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071729 | DISPLAYING A VIRTUAL MODEL OF A PLANNED INSTRUMENT ATTACHMENT TO ENSURE CORRECT SELECTION OF PHYSICAL INSTRUMENT ATTACHMENT - A virtual model a planned instrument attachment can be provided to ensure correct selection of a physical instrument attachment. An XR headset controller can generate a shape and a pose of the virtual model of the planned instrument attachment based on predetermined information associated with the planned instrument attachment and based on a pose of an instrument relative to the XR headset. An XR headset can display the virtual model on a see-through display screen of the XR headset that is configured to allow at least a portion of a real-world scene to pass therethrough. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071730 | POSITION-SENSITIVE MAGNETICALLY-SENSITIVE TAGS FOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES - Magnetically-sensitive surgical tags are attached to an anatomical feature of a subject prior to a surgical procedure. The magnetically-sensitive surgical tags measure the magnitude of a plurality of applied magnetic fields that have respective magnetic field gradients. The magnitudes of the applied magnetic fields are used to determine a first and a second relative three-dimensional position of each magnetically-sensitive surgical tag at first and second times, respectively. When the first and second relative three-dimensional positions of a magnetically-sensitive surgical tag are not substantially the same or within a desired offset distance range, the magnetically-sensitive surgical tag can be repositioned and the new position can be determined and compared to the first position. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071731 | MEDICAL IMPLANTS WITH STRUCTURAL MEMBERS HAVING FEATURES FOR RETAINING RADIOPAQUE MARKERS - A medical implant may include a structural member and a radiopaque marker. The structural member may include a first surface, a second surface disposed opposite the first surface, and an opening extending from the first surface to the second surface. The opening may be defined by a first partial-cylindrical surface defining a first central axis, and a second partial-cylindrical surface defining a second central axis that is angled relative to the first central axis. The radiopaque marker may be disposed within the opening. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071732 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECT MARKING - A marker delivery device includes a grip, a cannula, a push rod, and a marker element. The cannula extends distally from the grip. The push rod is configured to move within the cannula and includes a distal end with one or more seals configured to seal against an interior of the cannula. The marker element includes one or more barbs. The push rod is configured to generate a pressure within the cannula between the one or more seals and the marker element to eject the marker element from the cannula. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071733 | BIOPSY SITE MARKER FOR LIMITED MIGRATION - A biopsy site marker includes a carrier and a marker element. The marker element is disposed within the carrier. The carrier including a first marker material and a second marker material. The first marker material and the second marker material are each configured to expand in the presence of moisture. The first marker material is configured to expand at a rapid rate relative to the second marker material in the presence of moisture. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071734 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENSURING AND TRACKING HAND HYGIENE COMPLIANCE - A system includes a hand hygiene dispenser comprising a housing comprising an input for detecting hand sanitizing events when hand sanitizer is dispensed from a container, and a memory for storing the hand sanitizing events, a computing device configured to receive data from the hand hygiene dispenser regarding when one or more hand sanitizing events have occurred, and a calculation module configured to detect whether a predetermined amount of hand sanitizing solution is used, wherein detecting whether the predetermined amount of hand sanitizing solution is used including detecting a number of dispenser activations, measuring, by a sensor in communication with the calculation module, an amount of hand sanitizing solution within the container, and comparing the number of dispenser activations with the measured amount of hand sanitizing solution in the container. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071735 | DENTAL SYSTEM CONTROL GUI SYSTEM AND METHOD - Some embodiments include a dental laser system with a controller coupled to an electromagnetic energy source, where the controller's graphical user interface enables a user to provide input to control operating parameters of the electromagnetic energy source. In some embodiments, the graphical user interface can render a controller enabling user control of a plurality dental laser system parameters with a single action or input. In some embodiments, the user's interaction with a graphical portion of the controller sufficient to control more than one operational parameter of the dental laser system without a requirement for the user to provide an additional or substantially simultaneous interaction with any other controller or portion of the graphical user interface. Further, the graphical content has a graphic indicative of a mode, an operational status, and/or an operational parameter of the dental laser system that is displayed, updated, or animated by the controller. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071736 | Tooth Preparation System With Lateral Prongs For Limiting Three-Dimensional Movement - A tooth preparation system ( | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071737 | SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHODS FOR DENTAL DIGITAL IMPRESSIONS - Methods and systems for tracking a dental tool within an oral cavity for taking and/or updating of a dental impression are described. In some embodiments, a marker, optionally a magnetic marker, is coupled to position movements of a rotatable dental tool. In some embodiments, detected movements of the marker are used, optionally in combination with other tracking data, to map contours which a portion of the rotatable dental tool follows during interaction with a dental surface. Optionally, the interaction occurs during grinding, drilling, and/or other procedures; which may be preparatory, for example, to the manufacture and/or fitting of a dental prosthetic. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071738 | POSITIONING AND INSTALLING SURGICAL DRILLING DEVICES AND RELATED DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - In some aspects, dental drill guides can include a body defining an outer surface and an interior hole for receiving and positioning a dental drill; a first end of the body defining a tapered lead-in portion of the outer surface; a second end of the body opposite the first end defining at least one lip feature configured to be gripped by a handling tool; an outer circumferentially formed recess around the outer surface; and a seating feature extending from the outer surface. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071739 | MOUTHPIECE-TYPE ORTHODONTIC DEVICE USING ULTRASONIC VIBRATION - A mouthpiece-type orthodontic device using ultrasonic vibration, in which: an ultrasonic vibrator is installed inside a mouthpiece, and ultrasonic waves emitted from the ultrasonic vibrator affect the movement of teeth requiring correction, thereby making it possible to shorten the correction time is proposed. A vibration attenuator is attached to the outside of the mouthpiece contacting the teeth that do not need to be moved, and thus the ultrasonic vibration can be selectively transmitted only to the teeth requiring correction. Further, a plurality of grooves are formed on the outside of the mouthpiece, and the vibration attenuator can be mounted thereto, thus making it possible to selectively transmit the ultrasonic vibrations only to the teeth requiring correction. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071740 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A TOOTH TRAJECTORY - A method and a system for determining a tooth trajectory for a given tooth of a subject are provided. The method comprises: generating, by executing an optimization algorithm, based on a 3D model of the given tooth, a plurality of segments defining a tooth trajectory of the given tooth from its initial position to its target position. The executing comprises: determining, based on the stress values range, an initial force to be applied to the given tooth, the initial force causing a maximum displacement of the 3D model of the given tooth from the start position associated with the given segment towards the target position associated with the given tooth, thereby identifying an end position associated with the given segment. The method further comprises determining a respective force applied to at least one other 3D model by the maximum displacement of the 3D model of the given tooth. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071741 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE METHOD TO ENHANCE IMPLANT MOVEMENT - A method for moving an existing implant along a jaw bone of a person, the method including positioning an abrasive bur between adjacent roots of the at least one tooth and existing implant in the jaw bone, rotating the abrasive bur, applying the rotating bur to penetrate the gingiva tissue covering the space between the adjacent roots of the at least one tooth and implant to remove a desired amount of gingival tissue and expose the underlying jaw bone, and contacting the bone with the rotating bur to abrasively vibrate the jaw bone adjacent to at least one tooth without drilling through the cortical bone. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071742 | ORTHODONTIC REPOSITIONING APPLIANCES HAVING IMPROVED GEOMETRY, METHODS AND SYSTEMS - The present invention provides methods and systems including orthodontic tooth positioning appliances. An exemplary appliance can include teeth receiving cavities shaped such that, when worn by a patient, repositioning the patient's teeth from a first arrangement toward a subsequent or target arrangement. Appliances can include a cavity having one or more shaped features or protrusions shaped and/or positioned so as to apply a desired force to a patient's tooth received in the cavity and move the tooth along a desired path or direction. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071743 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORRECTING MALOCCLUSIONS OF TEETH - A system for correcting class III malocclusions is disclosed. The system may include a maxilla appliance having tooth receiving cavities shaped to receive teeth of the maxilla and a first coupling for receiving an elastic. The system may also include a mandibular appliance having tooth receiving cavities shaped to receive teeth of the mandible. In some embodiments, the system includes a class III corrective appliance having a first mount shaped to engage with the mandibular arch of the patient and having a second coupling shaped to receive the elastic. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071744 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR USE IN DENTAL PROCEDURES - A method and system are provided for providing patient data useful for dental procedures, including scanning a dental structure of a patient when coupled to a geometric structure to provide a virtual model representative of the coupling and the dental structure, and relating the virtual model to a body reference of the patient. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071745 | MILLING BURS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING QUALITY CONTROL OF THE SAME - Disclosed are example embodiments of a milling bur specifically designed to mill a dental prosthesis from a full-sintered zirconia blank. The milling bur comprises a milling tip configured to have a factor of safety of at least 2 by having a first coverage-percentage of grinding particles covering a surface area of the tip of the milling bur. The factor of safety is a number of time the milling bur can fully mill a dental prosthesis from a fully-sintered zirconia blank. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071746 | DENTAL MILL BLANK WITH OPTIMIZED COLOR TONE - A dental mill blank can be fabricated, through a milling process, into a highly aesthetic dental prosthesis having an opalescent quality characteristic of natural teeth and also having a sufficient chroma level. Such a dental mill blank may include: 40 mass % or more of an inorganic filler, the dental mill blank satisfying conditions (1) and (2): (1) a specimen with a thickness of 1.20±0.01 mm has a chromaticity satisfying −0.5≤a* | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071747 | TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR CLEANING A COMPONENT CONTAMINATED BY BIOFILM, IN PARTICULAR AN IMPLANT PART - The invention relates to a treatment system (I) for cleaning a component contaminated by biofilm, more particularly for cleaning bacterially contaminated surfaces of bone implants or dental implants ( | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071748 | EVACUATION DAM FRAME - An evacuation dam apparatus including a frame having a top frame member, a bottom frame member, and two side frame members. A working area formed by the frame, a plurality of ports adjacent the working area, an outlet fluidly coupled with the plurality of ports. A fluid flow from at least a portion of the plurality of ports to the outlet forms a fluid flow path across the working area and at least a portion of the fluid flow path is formed within the frame. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071749 | Dental device designed to measure dental arch parameters, and develop an algorithm and method for determining ideal positions of dental implants in edentulous patients - The present inventions relate to dental medicine, specifically to restorative, prosthetic and implant dentistry. The proposed innovations are a system comprised of a dental measuring device, method and developed algorithm for measuring the alveolar process of jaws and structurally optimizing measurements to determine the ideal position for dental implants. The system identifies precise implant locations in consideration of jaw size, chosen number of dental implants, and the applied forces and movements in all directions (Six degree of freedom) generated by mastication in fully or partially edentulous patients. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071750 | ADJUSTABLE MAMMAL LEG BRACE ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure concerns an adjustable mammal leg brace comprising: an elongated brace support having a lower portion and a longitudinal direction; a hoof-supporting base engaged with the lower portion of the elongated brace support and extending rearwardly therefrom; and at least one leg-abutting block comprising a leg-receiving surface and being engaged with the elongated brace support above the hoof-supporting base, the at least one leg-abutting block being at least one of pivotably mounted to and translatable along the elongated brace support. It also concerns a brace-receiving stand to receive and support a horse leg brace, comprising: a supporting base having a ground-contacting surface; and a brace-receiving portion pivotably mounted to the supporting base and having a brace-receiving surface. It also concerns a mammal leg brace assembly comprising such an adjustable mammal leg brace and a brace receiving stand, and a kit for forming the same. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071751 | THERAPEUTIC COVERING FOR HORSES - A therapeutic covering for a horse having a mesh material that is infused with ceramic mineral powder (emitting far-infrared wavelengths) and magnets coupled to the mesh material. The mesh material can have a mesh size that provides therapeutic effect, is breathable, and is bug resistant. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071752 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING A SHAPE OF A JUNCTION BETWEEN A BLADDER AND URETHRA - The disclosure relates to apparatus and methods for managing a shape of a junction between a bladder and urethra, for example, to promote urinary continence after a prostatectomy. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071753 | BIASED ARTIFICIAL SPHINCTER CUFF - A cuff for use an as artificial sphincter includes an inflatable chamber and a backing. The inflatable chamber includes opposing inside and outside surfaces and inflated and deflated states. The backing is adjacent the outside surface of the chamber. The inside surface of the chamber includes two or more grooves that define the location of fold lines of the inflatable chamber when the inflatable chamber is in the inflated state. The inflatable chamber and backing are configured to surround a duct of a patient with the inside surface of the chamber facing the duct and the grooves extending substantially parallel to the duct. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071754 | Skirted Hernia Repair Device - The present disclosure relates to skirted hernia repair devices which includes at least a first mesh layer having a first side, a second side, and an outer peripheral edge, a skirt mesh layer positioned on the first side of the first mesh layer, the skirt mesh layer having an inner peripheral edge defining an opening in the skirt mesh layer, and, at least one reinforcement member that prevents the skirt mesh layer from inverting. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071755 | TRANSFER DEVICE - A transfer device includes a transfer device body, the transfer device body includes a carrying plate and a picking-up plate. The picking-up plate is configured to drive the carrying plate to move, and a first end of the picking-up plate is fixedly connected to a first edge portion of the carrying plate. The carrying plate is configured to pick up and carry an object to be transplanted. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071756 | TUBULAR IMPLANTS WITH CONTROLLED BIODEGRADATION - Implantable medical devices have zones of high in vivo stability that are adjacent to zones of relatively low in vivo stability, so that when these medical devices are implanted into a host, the zones of low in vivo stability degrade first and allow the formation of independent segments of relatively intact high in vivo stability bands that are sufficiently small that they may pass from the host in a non-harmful manner. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071758 | MEDICAL IMPLANT BASED ON NANOCELLULOSE - Medical Implant ( | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071759 | STENT DESIGNS TO COVER CATHETER ACCESS SITE - Methods, apparatuses and systems are described for delivering a stent through an access hole of a body lumen and covering up the access hole after deploying the stent. Stents are described that include a stent body defining a body lumen contact surface area and a deployable member configured to deploy from the stent body and increase the body lumen contact surface area of the stent. Deployable members that hinge, unroll, extend, expand, and coaxially translate with respect to the stent body are described. A system for delivering a stent into a body lumen are described that may include a coverage member configured to at least partially cover the hole in the wall of the stent upon withdrawing a tubular member through the hole in the wall of the stent. Coverage members may include a self-sealing membrane, a flap valve, or a hinged valve. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071760 | VALVED VASCULAR PROSTHESIS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a valved vascular prosthesis and a manufacturing method thereof. The valved vascular prosthesis, comprising an artificial blood vessel and a valve disposed inside for obstruction; the valve is in a skirt state extending toward the centerline of the artificial blood vessel; the valve is made by sewing a tubular vascular material on the artificial blood vessel; one end of the vascular material is connected to the artificial blood vessel along its radial direction, and the other end is a free end; the entire tubular body of the vascular material is sewed on the artificial blood vessel by a plurality of sutures; the sutures are radially parallel to the tubular body of the vascular material, and are arranged at intervals along the circumference of the tubular body of the vascular material. The valved vascular prosthesis of the present invention adopts suture of a polymer material and an artificial blood vessel. When the valved vascular prosthesis is implanted into human body, the valved part is implanted together. The process is simple, easy to mold and has good biocompatibility. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071761 | MEDICAL FASTENING DEVICE FOR THE FASTENING OF GRAFTS - The present invention relates to a medical fastening device for the fastening of grafts, wherein the medical fastening device is suitable for being inserted in a bone tunnel of a bone, and wherein said medical fastening device comprises a first fastening element and a second fastening element. The invention also describes a system for inserting the medical fastening device of the present invention and a second alternative medical fastening device for the fastening of a graft | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071762 | Devices for Reconstruction of a Lens Capsule after Cataract Surgery - Provided herein are devices used to reconstruct a natural lens capsule after a cataract surgery. The device has a ring-shaped rigid component, a ring-shaped flexible component and a groove disposed on an inner surface of the rigid component. The rigid component has a distal end attached to the ring-shaped flexible component and a proximal end that lies against Wieger's ligament when fitted within the natural lens capsule. The ring-shaped flexible component has a proximal end that is attached to the distal end of the rigid component and a distal end that contacts an anterior surface of the natural lens capsule when fitted therein. The groove is disposed to receive optics of an intraocular lens and/or the ledge is disposed to secure haptics thereof. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071763 | Positioning a Medical Device in the Right Atrium or Right Ventricle Using a Non-Flexible Catheter - A device can be introduced into the right atrium of a subject's heart by introducing the distal end of a hollow, straight, and stiff shaft into the subject's right internal jugular vein, and advancing the distal end of the shaft into the right atrium via the superior vena cava. The position of the distal end of the shaft is adjusted by manipulating a handle affixed to a portion of the shaft that remains outside the subject's body. The handle can be used to rotate the shaft about its longitudinal axis, rotate the shaft about an anterior-posterior axis, rotate the shaft about a medial-lateral axis, and/or advance the shaft in the caudal direction. A device is advanced through the interior of the shaft until the device extends beyond the distal end of the shaft and into the right atrium. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071764 | Heart Replacement Valve With Leaflet Inversion And Replacement Procedure Of A Heart Valve - A procedure for placing a cardiac valve includes cutting leaflets of another cardiac valve, expanding the cardiac valve, applying a downward pushing force to the expanded cardiac valve, and inverting the cut leaflets of the other cardiac valve toward a ventricle. The cardiac valve includes a self-expanding frame, vertical posts coupled to the self-expanding frame, and valve leaflets coupled to the self-expanding frame or to the vertical posts. Each of the vertical posts includes a connection to a corresponding control wire. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071765 | Cardiac Valve Delivery Devices And Systems - A delivery device includes a handle, a central elongate member extending from the handle, a sheath configured to slide over and relative to the central elongate member, a distal tether retainer at a distal end of the central elongate member, a proximal tether restraining mechanism positioned along the central elongate member distal of the handle and proximal of the distal tether retainer, and a plurality of tethers. The tethers are configured to extend from the proximal tether restraining mechanism to the distal tether retainer. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071766 | RETAINING MECHANISMS FOR PROSTHETIC VALVES - Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems used to deliver a prosthetic heart valve assembly. In embodiments, a prosthetic heart valve assembly, including a self-expandable support structure and a self-expanding heart valve, are advanced through the aortic arch of a patient using a delivery system. The support structure, which includes a plurality leaflet retaining arms, is at least partially expanded and positioned on or adjacent to the outflow side of the aortic valve. The prosthetic heart valve is positioned in the aortic valve. The prosthetic heart valve is expanded while it is within an interior of the support structure and while the support structure is positioned on or adjacent to the outflow side of the aortic valve, thereby causing one or more native leaflets of the aortic valve to be frictionally secured between the arms of the support structure and the expanded prosthetic heart valve. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071767 | HEART VALVE SEALING DEVICES, DELIVERY DEVICES THEREFOR, AND RETRIEVAL DEVICES - A method and system for implanting and repositioning an implantable device for a native valve of a patient's heart includes a delivery catheter, a collar, a coupler, and an actuation element. The actuation element extends through the delivery catheter and attaches to the device to open the device. The collar is connected to the device and the coupler is connected to the delivery catheter. The collar and coupler are tied together via one or more coupling tethers which can be used to reengage the device after an initial deployment. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071768 | INFUSION OF DRUGS - The present invention relates to an at least partly implantable system for injecting a substance into a patient's body. The system is provided with at least one infusion needle disposed at least partly within at least one housing with a tip end of the at least one infusion needle arranged for penetrating the at least one housing's outer wall, and at least one drive unit adapted for implantation inside the patient's body, the at least one drive unit being coupled to the at least one infusion needle and arranged for advancing and retracting the tip end of the at least one infusion needle so that the at least one infusion needle penetrates, upon advancement of the tip end thereof, said at least one housing's outer wall in at least one penetration area so as to allow for injecting the substance through said at least one penetration area via the at least one infusion needle. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071769 | OSTEOCHONDRAL DEFECT TREATMENT METHOD, SYSTEM AND PATIENT SPECIFIC IMPLANT - Methods, systems, and devices for the treatment of osteochondral defects (OCDs) are disclosed. The disclosed method and systems include collecting surface data of a joint using image-free methods, generating a three-dimensional (3D) healthy bone model based on the surface data of the joint and a database of healthy bone anatomies, defining of the boundary of the OCD on the joint, generating a 3D implant model based on the 3D healthy bone model and the boundary of the OCD on the joint, manufacturing an implant based on the 3D implant model, generating an implantation plan, resecting the joint according to the implantation plan, and placing the implant into the resected cavity on the joint. The disclosed devices include two or more distinct segments with distinct structures optimized for bone or cartilage growth and configured to receive distinct injectable biologic enhancement for targeted bone or cartilage growth. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071770 | SACROILIAC FUSION SYSTEM - Methods and apparatuses for performing an orthopedic procedure in the sacroiliac region are disclosed. In one form, an aperture is formed that at least partially extends through at least one of an ilium and a sacrum. An undercutting system is inserted into the aperture. The undercutting system includes an insertion apparatus, a probe assembly and a cutting assembly. The probe assembly is moved with respect to the insertion apparatus from a retracted position to an extended position. The probe assembly is manipulated within a joint between the ilium and the sacrum while the probe assembly is in the extended position. The cutting assembly is moved with respect to the insertion apparatus from a retracted position to an extended position. The cutting assembly is manipulated within the joint between the ilium and the sacrum while the cutting assembly is in the extended position to form a fusion region. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071771 | MODULAR HUMERAL HEAD AND RELATED METHODS - Provided is a method of assembling an articular component of a prosthetic shoulder joint. The method includes: engaging an end of a coupler of a joint implant with a coupling portion of another component of the joint implant; providing relative rotation between the end of the coupler and the coupling portion of the other component of the joint implant along a continuous range of rotational positions while the end is engaged with the coupling portion of the other component of the joint implant; selecting an amount of eccentricity corresponding to a position within the continuous range of rotational position; and securing the other component of the joint implant to the end of the coupler at the selected amount of eccentricity. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071772 | EXPANDABLE IMPLANT WITH PIVOTING CONTROL ASSEMBLY - An expandable implant includes a lower support; an upper support pivotally coupled to the lower support and including a control channel; and a control assembly. The control assembly includes a control shaft coupled to the lower support and a control member coupled to the control shaft and configured to move along the control shaft. The control member includes a base member and a pivot member pivotally coupled to the base member, the pivot member configured to move within the control channel. Movement of the control member along the control shaft causes the pivot member to pivot relative to the base member, and the upper support to pivot relative to the lower support. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071773 | INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANTS - An interbody implant can comprise a cage and a porous structure. The cage can comprise an anterior segment, a medial segment, a posterior segment and a lateral segment contiguously connected to each other to define an interior space. The porous structure can be located in the interior space and can be bounded by the cage. The porous structure can comprise opposed superior and inferior surfaces exposed through the cage, an internal cavity located in an interior of the porous structure, and a plurality of ports connecting the internal cavity to the superior and inferior surfaces. A superior-inferior stiffness of the interbody implant can be defined by the porous structure. The porous structure can be compressed within a patient by movement of the spine to biologically stimulate bone growth in vertebrae adjacent the interbody implant. The implant can be configured for lateral, anterior and posterior insertion at different spine levels. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071774 | SPINAL SURGERY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - An intervertebral spacer assembly may include a first intervertebral spacer with a superior surface configured to engage a superior vertebral body, an inferior surface configured to engage an inferior vertebral body, and a proximal surface with a first fastener channel. The assembly may further include a first fastener and a locking member with a first anti-backout member. The first intervertebral spacer or the locking member may have a locking member channel. The other may have a compressible collet insertable into the locking member channel to couple the locking member to the first intervertebral spacer such that the locking member is rotatable relative to the first intervertebral spacer between an unlocked position in which the first anti-backout member does not obstruct the first fastener channel, and a locked position in which the first anti-backout member obstructs the first fastener channel to retain the first fastener in the first fastener channel. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071775 | Artificial Disc Replacement Device - An artificial disc replacement device is disclosed. The device includes an upper endplate and a lower endplate, as well as a core assembly disposed between the endplates. The core assembly includes a core member with a curved engaging surface and a matrix member. The matrix member is more compressible than the core member. The curved engaging surface of the core member engages a recess in the upper endplate so that the upper endplate can translate along the curved engaging surface. The curved engaging surface has a greater curvature at its posterior end than at its anterior end to facilitate different ranges of motion during extension and flexion. | 2022-03-10 |
| 20220071776 | EXPANDING INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANTS - A spacer separates bones of a joint using a driver tool having a threaded shaft. The spacer has a superior endplate with inferior facing ramps, and an inferior endplate with superior facing ramps. Two bearings are positioned between the endplates, each bearing has superior facing ramps which mate with the inferior facing ramps of the superior endplate, and inferior facing ramps which mate with the superior facing ramps of the inferior endplate. One bearing has a threaded aperture, and the other a thrust surface. A threaded shaft is threaded into the threaded aperture to push against the thrust surface to drive the bearings apart. As the bearings move apart, the mated ramps slide against each other to drive the superior and inferior endplates apart. | 2022-03-10 |
