| 18th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
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| 20160120593 | THERMALLY TREATING TORN TISSUE - An apparatus for thermally treating torn tissue includes a cannula, a balloon, and one or more electrically conductive electrodes. The cannula includes a hollow interior that is configured to receive a fluid. At least a portion of the balloon is positioned within the hollow interior of the cannula, and fluid received through the hollow interior of the cannula inflates the balloon. The one or more electrically conductive electrodes are mounted to the balloon and are configured to deliver heat to tissue. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120594 | SURGICAL CLAMP - A surgical clamp including a pair of jaws, which may be used to ablate or create lesions in tissue. In an exemplary embodiment, the jaws are movable between an articulated position in which the jaws are separated and not parallel to one another, an opened position in which the jaws are separated and substantially parallel to one another, and a closed position in which the jaws are adjacent and substantially parallel to one another. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120595 | ENERGY TREATMENT DEVICE - The present energy treatment device has an insertion part, a pair of arms which are provided in a distal portion of the insertion part and which are capable of performing an opening-closing operation, a treatment member which is attachably and detachably provided in a first arm, a locked part which is provided in a second arm and which is capable of locking the treatment member, and a manipulation part which causes the pair of arms to perform an opening-closing operation, wherein the treatment member includes a knife wire, and a locking member which is positioned with respect to the first arm, being attachable to and detachable from the first arm, and capable of being locked by the locked part, the locked part has a retainer which is capable of holding the locking member with a force stronger than a force of the first arm to hold the locking member. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120596 | ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE WITH DISPOSABLE SHAFT HAVING MODULAR SUBASSEMBLY - An apparatus comprises an end effector, a shaft assembly, and an interface assembly. The end effector is operable to manipulate tissue, the shaft assembly is in communication with the end effector and a portion of the shaft assembly extends proximally from the end effector. The interface assembly is in communication with the shaft assembly. The interface assembly comprises a housing portion, a shaft cartridge, and a base portion. The housing portion can engage the shaft cartridge. The shaft cartridge is able to rotate and articulate the end effector, and the shaft assembly extends from the shaft cartridge. The base portion and the housing portion are able to enclose the shaft cartridge. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120597 | THERAPEUTIC DENERVATION FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES - According to some embodiments, a method of treating a subject having diabetes or symptoms associated with diabetes is provided. The method includes delivering a neuromodulation catheter within a vessel (e.g., hepatic artery) having surrounding nerves that innervate the liver (e.g., sympathetic nerves of the hepatic plexus). The method may also include modulating (e.g., disrupting, ablating, stimulating) the nerves by mechanical compression, energy delivery, or fluid delivery. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120598 | ABLATION THERAPY TO DISRUPT COORDINATED BLADDER CONTRACTIONS - The disclosure describes devices, systems, and techniques for identifying and treating bladder dysfunction. In one example, a method includes identifying one or more focal points at respective locations of bladder tissue of a bladder of a patient, the one or more focal points initiating coordinated contractions of a detrusor muscle. The method may also, or alternatively, include ablating, for each of the one or more focal points, a respective portion of the bladder tissue at the respective location of the focal point. Ablation of these targeted portions of the bladder tissue may reduce the coordinated contractions of the detrusor muscle and alleviate overactive bladder symptoms. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120599 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LESION ASSESSMENT - Ablation visualization and monitoring systems and methods are provided. In some embodiments, such methods comprise applying ablation energy to a tissue to form a lesion in the tissue, illuminating the tissue with a light to excite NADH in the tissue, wherein the tissue is illuminated in a radial direction, an axial direction, or both, monitoring a level of NADH fluorescence in the illuminated tissue to determine when the level of NADH fluorescence decreases from a base level in the beginning of the ablating to a predetermined lower level, and stopping ablation of the tissue when the level of NADH fluorescence reaches the predetermined lower level. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120600 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CREATING AN OPENING THROUGH AN ANATOMIC WALL - Disclosed herein are various systems and methods for traversing an anatomic wall. A system can include a port that mates with an anatomic wall and provides a lumen for the passage of a guide tube of a transluminal device. The port can inhibit the passage of biological materials through the anatomic wall. Further described herein are methods for implanting the port and/or for inserting the transluminal device into a body cavity. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120601 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH SENSOR - An apparatus comprises a body, a shaft, an end effector and a sensor. The shaft extends distally from the body. The end effector is configured to receive energy from an energy source. The end effector comprises a first jaw and a second jaw. The second jaw is pivotable relative to the first jaw to transition the end effector from an open configuration to a closed configuration. In the closed configuration, the first jaw and second jaw define a closure gap. The sensor is operable to detect when the end effector is in the closed configuration. The sensor is also in communication with the energy source, such that the sensor is operable to communicate a signal to the energy source when the sensor detects the end effector in the closed configuration. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120602 | Systems and Methods for Assessment of Contact Quality - Ablation and visualization systems and methods to access quality of contact between a catheter and tissue are provided. In some embodiments, a method for monitoring tissue ablation of the present disclosure comprises advancing a distal tip of an ablation catheter to a tissue in need of ablation; illuminating the tissue with UV light to excite NADH in the tissue, wherein the tissue is illuminated in a radial direction, an axial direction, or both; determining from a level of NADH fluorescence in the illuminated tissue when the distal tip of the catheter is in contact with the tissue; and delivering ablation energy to the tissue to form a lesion in the tissue. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120603 | LASER ENERGY DELIVERY DEVICES INCLUDING LASER TRANSMISSION DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Laser energy delivery devices and methods are provided. A laser energy delivery device for providing treatment to a subject may include a coupling adapted to couple to a laser energy generator. A sheath is coupled to the coupling, the sheath including a distal end adapted to be disposed in the subject. A plurality of transport members are carried by the coupling and the sheath, the plurality of transport members being adapted to receive laser energy at the coupling, transmit laser energy through the sheath, and deliver laser energy to the subject. A sensor is adapted to detect transmission of laser energy through at least one of the plurality of transport members. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120604 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR SKIN PROPERTIES AND NON-INVASIVE TREATMENT DEVICE - The application provides a non-invasive measurement device ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120605 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF ABLATIVE CUTTING WITH HELICAL TIP - Catheter devices for ablation and removal of occlusions from blood vessels and methods of using the same are provided. Catheter devices are useful to ablate, cut, dislodge, and otherwise remove occlusions within a blood vessel that may limit or prevent proper circulation. Distal features of the catheter devices comprise arrangements of laser ablative or mechanical cutting features that generally provide enhanced surface areas and cutting functions. Spiral or helical arrangements are provided to aid in cutting operations. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120606 | OPERATION ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - An operation assistance system includes a support column as well as at least a first and second robotic arm. A lower end section of the support column is pivotally mounted about a first pivotal axis (SA | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120607 | ULTRASONIC IMAGING DEVICE FOR EXAMINING SUPERFICIAL SKIN STRUCTURES DURING SURGICAL AND DERMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURES - An ultrasonic imaging system for indicating blood vessels of a human body includes an ultrasonic imaging module, a display module, a marking module, and processing module operatively coupled to the ultrasonic imaging module, the display module, and the marking module. The processing module is configured to obtain, using the ultrasonic imaging module, ultrasonic images corresponding to a portion of the human body; present, using the display module, the ultrasonic images, where the ultrasonic images depict one or more blood vessels of the human body; determine that the ultrasonic imaging system is aligned according to a particular blood vessel depicted in the ultrasonic images; and upon determining that the ultrasonic imaging system is aligned according to the particular blood vessel depicted in the ultrasonic images, apply, using the marking module, a marking substance to a surface of the human body. The marking substance is applied to a point immediately above the particular blood vessel. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120608 | WRONG LEVEL SURGERY PREVENTION - The invention relates to a method of relating a position (pos(selected)) of an anatomical structure ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120609 | Navigating A Surgical Instrument - An instrument tracking device for cooperating with an instrument during a surgical procedure where the instrument has an elongated body extending along a first longitudinal axis and including a working member at a distal tip includes a body having a distal end and a proximal end. An opening can be formed through the body along a second longitudinal axis. The opening can define a passthrough in the body from the distal end to the proximal end. A first tracking coil can be disposed in the body and can define a first tracking coil axis that is substantially coaxial with the second longitudinal axis of the body. A connection mechanism cooperates between the elongated housing and the body that secures the body to the elongated housing of the instrument upon passing at least a portion of the elongated housing through the passthrough of the body in an assembled position. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120610 | Navigation System And Method For Tracking Objects Using Optical And Non-Optical Sensors - Systems and methods that utilize optical sensors and non-optical sensors to determine the position and/or orientation of objects. A navigation system includes an optical sensor for receiving optical signals from markers and a non-optical sensor, such as a gyroscope, for generating non-optical data. A navigation computer determines positions and/or orientations of objects based on optical and non-optical data. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120611 | Medical Robot - A medical robot according to the invention comprises a base, an instrument flange for attaching a minimally invasive instrument, which instrument flange is connected to the base in such a way that the instrument flange can be moved by means of an actuated kinematic system, and a tube flange for attaching a tube, wherein the tube flange is connected to the kinematic system by means of a movable joint assembly, which has at least one actuated, in particular electrically actuated, and/or at least one elastically bound passive joint and/or at least one lockable joint. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120612 | SURGICAL ROBOT - The invention has for its object to provide a surgical robot that makes sure good enough operation even when it is difficult to have an instantaneous grasp of a three-dimensional position relationship between an affected site and a treatment tool or have a full understanding of force interacting between the affected site and the treatment tool. The surgical robot | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120613 | MEDICAL DEVICES, APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Medical devices having a platform and an arm movable between a collapsed position and an expanded position. In some embodiments, the platform comprises at least one of a magnetically-attractive material and a material capable of being magnetically-charged. Methods of use. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120614 | DISPLACEMENT CONTROL WIRE DEVICE AND METHOD - The present invention provides a device and method for displacing a lumen within a patient in-vivo during a surgical procedure. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to displacement control wires used in a heart ablation procedure for biasing a patient body portion, e.g., a wall of an esophagus away from or closer to the heart to prevent damage to the esophagus as a result of the heart ablation. The control wire is constructed from a shape memory material such as nitinol. The nitinol material is constructed and arranged to be substantially straight when cooled for insertion. Thereafter, when inserted into the body, the nitinol material takes on a curved orientation (preformed) as it is heated to body temperature. Rotation of the control wire allows the esophagus to be displaced as desired for the procedure. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120615 | ULTRASONIC METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DENTAL TREATMENT - Devices and methods for ultrasonic dental treatment are described, wherein the devices and methods can comprise a flexible array of cooperative ultrasound transducers. The array can contain individual ultrasonic transducers that can perform both functions of emitting and sensing. The transducers can have the ability to interchange their functions from emitting to sensing. The transducers can cooperate in providing an ultrasound treatment and each transducer can be independently controlled by an external source controller. An ultrasound system is provided comprising: an ultrasound transducer sensor array operable to emit or sense ultrasound, wherein the timing and intensity of emission may be controlled by an electronic controller based on a feedback signal from the sensors. In addition the ultrasound system can also have the ability to sense coupling to a treatment tissue. This ability to sense proper coupling can improve the efficacy of the treatment. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120616 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING ORTHODONTITIS - A method for treating orthodontitis (i.e., gingivitis caused by malpositioned teeth). The process includes evaluating improper morphologies of alveolar bone in the horizontal dimension (i.e., orthodontosis) caused by displaced root(s) of a tooth, uprighting the root of the malpositioned tooth utilizing an orthodontic bracket system thereby causing the alveolar bone to be restored, which in-turn alleviates the orthodontitis. An orthodontic bracket is provided for use with an arch wire to apply corrective forces to a tooth. The bracket includes a vertical member having a slot formed therein for receiving the arch wire and a wide base horizontal member connected to the vertical member. The vertical member is positioned gingivally with respect to the horizontal member. The horizontal member includes opposing first and second ends that extend away from the vertical member and define a pair of spaced-apart wire engaging points engageable with the arch wire during treatment. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120617 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING DENTAL DATA FOR MANUFACTURING AN ALIGNER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CLEAR ALIGNER USING THE APPARATUS - Provided is an apparatus for generating dental data for manufacturing an aligner, the apparatus including: a dental-data generation unit, in which the dental-data generation unit includes a preprocessing module includes a first module that receives data on a current state of the teeth of the patient from a scanner that scans the current state of the teeth of the patient, a second module that generates a state of the teeth of the patient and the vicinity of the teeth as 3D data, based on the data received from the scanner, a third module that sets a central point for dental movement in the 3D data, a fourth module that sets each central reference for a crown, a buccal surface, and a lingual surface of the tooth in the 3D data, and a fifth module that sets a reference for a dental root point in the 3D data. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120618 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING THREE-DIMENSIONAL BRACKETS ON TEETH - System and methods for positioning 3D virtual brackets on teeth for the precise positioning of conventional brackets and wire. Various reference features may be calculated for the teeth and used to calculate a position for the virtual bracket. Reference features that are calculated include curve of Spee, Andrew's plane, and a facial axis of the clinical crown for the teeth. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120619 | Orthotic Device - Orthotic devices are provided that reduce or eliminate the manifestation of certain involuntary movements. Through the configuration and/or composition of the devices of the present invention, persons with certain neurologic disorders and neuro-psych disorders such as Tourette Syndrome and Chronic Tic Disorder may experience a reduction in involuntary movements and urges. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120620 | ORTHODONTIC RETAINER - The present invention addresses the problem of providing an orthodontic retainer with which there are no aesthetic concerns and smooth pronunciation during conversation is possible, and which is able to secure favorable fitting and can be worn for long periods. The retainer is configured so that, by being fitted so as to surround the entire dental arch (T) of the maxilla (A) or the mandible and by the inner surface being fitted, on the front and back surfaces of the entire dental arch (T), with a specified vertical width (H) that encompasses the cervical sections (T | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120621 | PATTERNED DENTAL POSITIONING APPLIANCE - Embodiments are provided for a patterned dental positioning appliance. One method embodiment includes receiving a dental mold of a patient's dentition, applying a pattern to a portion of the dental mold, and applying a material to the dental mold to form the removable dental positioning appliance that includes either the pattern on the portion of the dental mold or an inverse thereof. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120622 | RAPID PALATAL EXPANDER AND METHOD FOR THE MAKING THEREOF - Rapid palatal expander provided with one first and one second main body actuatable to be moved along a longitudinal slide direction by an actuator element, and connected by means of anchorage elements to at least one first and one second thread-like support arm intended to interact with opposite portions of a dental arch. The support arms comprise a transversely projecting portion, cylindrically asymmetrical, which is engaged in a shape relationship within an enlarged portion of a shaped seat obtained in the two main bodies. The shaped seat is extended on the external surface with an insertion opening of size at least equal to the transversely projecting portion. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120623 | ORTHODONTIC ARCHWIRE - An orthodontic archwire is configured to be inserted into an archwire slot of an orthodontic bracket and is configured to be elastically compressed in a plane that is generally parallel to the plane of the arch form of the archwire. The archwire may include a first exterior surface, a second exterior surface spaced from the first exterior surface, and a resilient element disposed between the first and second exterior surfaces, wherein the resilient element is elastically deformable such that a distance between the first and second exterior surfaces may be decreased upon application of a compressive force on the archwire. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120624 | DENTAL ARCH AND AIRWAY EXPANDER DEVICE AND METHOD - A method and apparatus with auto-inactivation for the lateral expansion or constriction of posterior teeth, anterior advancement or retraction of the anterior teeth, and distal expansion of the molars, bicuspids and canines is described. This system is for correction of the upper dental arch and jaw bone, nasal cavity constriction, or lower dental arch constriction, which helps to resolve the dental malposition, dental crowding, proper room for tongue position, and expansion of nasal cavity for improvement of airway. The appliance includes loaded springs around the wires connected to molar band with connector tubes and female attachments that are extended to the front tube. The spring creates a distalization force on the first and/or second molars, anterior extending force on front teeth including canines and incisors, and lateral expansion for the posterior teeth including, canines, bicuspids and molars. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120625 | ABUTMENT - The present invention relates to an abutment of a dental implant system for connecting a dental implant and a supra-structure, said abutment comprising an abutment basic body extending from an apical end to a coronal end arranged opposite to the apical end. The abutment basic body comprises a dental implant connecting portion facing the apical end and adapted to fit with a corresponding abutment connecting portion of the dental implant and/or an intermediate part to be directly or indirectly connected with the dental implant. It further comprises a support portion facing the coronal end and designed such to allow the suprastructure to be mounted directly or indirectly. According to the invention, the abutment further comprises nanostructures formed on at least a portion of the outer surface of the abutment basic body, said nanostructures extending in at least two dimensions to 200 nm at most. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120626 | DENTAL IMPLANT - A dental implant including a dental implant basic body extending along a longitudinal axis from an apical end to an opposite coronal end, which includes an anchoring part facing the apical end and intended to be anchored in bone of a patient, and a head part facing the coronal end and intended to form the basis on which a suprastructure is mounted. The anchoring part includes a shaft that is substantially cylindrical or that tapers toward the apical end in a cone-like manner. At least a portion of the shaft forms a bone tissue contact region, the outer surface forming a bone tissue contact surface. Coronally to the contact region a soft tissue contact region is arranged, the outer surface forming a soft tissue contact surface. The implant further includes nanostructures formed on the soft tissue contact surface which extend in at least two dimensions to 200 nm at most. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120627 | DENTAL IMPLANT - Dental implant having a body provided with an external thread and a head. The head has -at least a frustoconical outer portion with an increasing section, starting from the upper end of the head and having a tapering between 6° and 20° and a height between 0.5 mm and 2.0 mm; and a blind axial housing, in which there are defined: a frustoconical inner section, with a decreasing section, starting from the upper end of the head and having a tapering comprised between 15° and 30° and a height between 0.5 mm and 2.0 mm; a middle section for coupling an actuating tool; and a lower threaded section intended to receive an anchor screw of a dental prosthesis. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120628 | FLUTTERING EAR TAG FOR BOVINE VACCINATION - According to an aspect of the instant invention there is provided a method of medicating or vaccinating cattle via an ear tag, ear ring or other hardware affixed to or buried within the ear of the animal. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120629 | TENSION-ADJUSTABLE SURGICAL SLING ASSEMBLY - The invention provides, in one embodiment, a sling assembly including two separate slings or sling sections connected via a removable or biodegradable connection mechanism such that the tension in the sling assembly can be readily adjusted after the sling assembly is surgically implanted. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120630 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING INCISIONAL HERNIAS - A reinforcement device comprises a sheet of biocompatible material equipped with a plurality of hooks for reinforcing the closure of a surgical incision, including elongated abdominal incisions. The reinforcement device, when implanted through surgery, reduces the likelihood of and/or prevents incisional hernias. The reinforcement device may be included in a surgical kit. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120631 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING INCISIONAL HERNIAS - A reinforcement device comprises a sheet of biocompatible material equipped with a plurality of hooks or apertures for reinforcing the closure of a surgical incision, including elongated abdominal incisions. The reinforcement device, when implanted through surgery, reduces the likelihood of and/or prevents incisional hernias. The reinforcement device may be included in a surgical kit. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120632 | VALVE HOLDER AND LOADING INTEGRATION - A device for holding an implantable medical device includes a jar for receiving the implantable medical device, and a ring coupleable to the jar. The ring has a plurality of channels adapted to receive retaining features of the implantable medical device to stabilize the medical device within the jar. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120633 | HAIR PIN IVC FILTER - The disclosure provides a hair pin IVC filter device and a method to retrieve said device from the vena cava. The device comprises a tubular backbone slidably disposed relative to a hub with a bore formed therethrough. A plurality of filter legs are each attached to the hub. Each filter leg has a first arcuate segment extending arcuately to a second arcuate segment. The first and second arcuate segments provide flexibility to the device when implanted for filtering in the vena cava. Upon retrieval, each filter leg may be converted from a hair pin position to a substantially straight position to remove the filter device from any endothelialized tissue. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120634 | LOOP VASCULAR DEVICE AND METHOD TO RETRIEVE - The present disclosure relates to a loop vascular device and a method to retrieve said device from the body vessel of a patient. The loop vascular device comprises a loop having a first portion extending distally to a splitting portion, and a second portion also extending distally to the splitting portion, defining a close state of the loop. The splitting portion may be split such that the first portion is separated from the second portion when in the body vessel, defining an open state of the loop. In the open state, the loop may be easily retrieved through ingrowth in the body vessel, reducing or eliminating possible negative effects to the vessel wall. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120635 | LOOP VASCULAR DEVICE AND METHOD TO RETRIEVE - The present disclosure relates to a loop vascular device and a method to retrieve said device from the body vessel of a patient. The loop vascular device comprises a loop having a first portion extending distally to a first bar, and a second portion extending distally to a second bar. In a close state of the loop, the first and second bars are maintained or housed inside a first cannula. The first cannula may be in contact with a second cannula. Upon desiring to open the loop, the physician may separate the first cannula from the second cannula, allowing the bars to exit the first cannula and disconnect from each other, defining the open state of the loop. In the open state, the loop may be easily retrieved through any ingrowth in the body vessel. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120636 | INTRAVASCULAR DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE LEAFLETS - This invention relates to devices that are inserted in a blood vessel or other body lumen, and in particular to filter that may block particles from entering a blood vessel. Devices of this invention position and secure a filter in a vascular system to intercept particulates, including emboli. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120637 | Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Valve - A valve to perform lung volume reduction procedures is described. The valve is formed of a braided structure that is adapted for endoscopic insertion in a bronchial passage of a patient's lung. The braided structure has a proximal end and a distal end and is covered with a non porous coating adapted to prevent flow of air into the | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120638 | Intralumenal Stent Graft Fixation - This document describes intralumenal stent graft devices with integrated anchor members that are selectively deployable in situ. The deployment of the anchor members is also reversible, to thereby facilitate retrieval of the stent graft device. These stent graft devices are well-suited for sealing and repairing defects in a body lumen wall. Such defects can include, but are not limited to, aneurysms and lumen wall openings. In some embodiments, the intralumenal stent graft devices provided herein are well-suited for use in the GI tract including the colon. That is the case because the integrated anchor members provide the stent graft devices with a high level of migration resistance, whereby the stent grafts can remain resiliently located in a desired position within the GI tract despite the peristaltic movements of the GI tract. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120639 | LIGAMENT FIXING AND A METHOD OF ATTACHING A LIGAMENT - An artificial ligament is provided having an elongate body and two ends, with a loop being provided at least one of the ends and a loop liner being provided within the loop. A kit of artificial ligaments is also provided with each ligament in the kit having a different fixed length. Also provided are methods for determining a length of artificial ligament to be used within a prosthetic knee joint, selecting a ligament from a range or kit of ligaments, and implanting a prosthetic knee joint assembly comprising an artificial ligament. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120640 | LIGAMENT SCREW ATTACHMENT DEVICE - A bone block assembly including a bone block having a proximal end, a distal end, a central axis defined therethrough, and a hole formed therethrough, and a threaded screw having a proximal end, a distal end, and a first eyelet formed on the proximal end of the threaded screw, the threaded screw configured to be received within the hole of the bone block. The first eyelet of the threaded screw is, at least partially, exposed on the proximal end of the bone block when the threaded screw is fully engaged with the bone block. The first eyelet of the threaded screw is configured to receive a suture. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120641 | Femoral Fixation - Various methods and devices are provided for a graft fixation device for fixing a graft member within a bone tunnel. In one embodiment, a graft fixation device is provided having a radially expandable sheath adapted to be disposed within a bone tunnel, and a sheath expander adapted to be received within the radially expandable sheath to expand the sheath and thereby anchor a graft between the sheath and the bone tunnel. In an exemplary embodiment, the graft fixation device is particularly useful to affix a graft within a femoral tunnel. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120642 | HEART AND PERIPHERAL VASCULAR VALVE REPLACEMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SUPPORT RING - An implantable valve replacement system for a cardiovascular valve may include an adjustable stabilizing ring. The stabilizing ring may be composed of a body member that is transitionable from an elongate insertion geometry to an annular operable geometry. The stabilizing ring may further include a plurality of anchors deployable in the annular operable geometry to engage the annulus of the cardiovascular valve. The ring may be used in conjunction with an implantable valve frame. The valve frame may be located within the ring and the ring, in turn, may be stabilized through the anchors engaging the valve annulus. The valve replacement system may be applied by engaging the ring in its annular operable geometry with the valve annulus through the anchors. The valve frame may be inserted through the opening of the ring, thereby forming a stabilizing mechanical contact between the frame and the annulus. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120643 | TRANSCATHETER CARDIAC VALVE PROSTHETIC - A cardiac valve prosthetic effective for use in a living mammalian heart without inducing atrial fibrillation. A plurality of valve leaflets is internally disposed in a radially, compressible stent frame. A tubular valve portion is connected to a tubular inferior skirt portion to form the stent frame. Optionally, a superior portion is fluidly connected to the valve portion. An asymmetrical bottom edge of the inferior skirt portion is formed by an upper edge section interconnected to a lower edge section. A first distance between the upper edge section and a top edge of the valve portion is shorter that a second distance between the lower edge section and the top edge of the valve portion. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120644 | IMPLANTABLE PROSTHETIC VALVE WITH NON-LAMINAR FLOW - A valve prosthesis device and methods for deployment is disclosed. The device comprises an expandable support stent and a valve assembly comprising a flexible conduit having an inlet end and an outlet, made of pliant material attached to the support beams providing collapsible slack portions of the conduit at the outlet. Flow is allowed to pass through the valve prosthesis device from the inlet to the outlet, but reverse flow is prevented as the collapsible slack portions of the valve assembly collapse inwardly. The device is configured so that retrograde flow will be altered from laminar flow and directed towards the leaflets to effect closing. The device can be deployed in a native heart valve position using a deployment catheter advanced through a body lumen such as a blood vessel, including an aorta. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120645 | Heart Valve Repair and Replacement - Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for performing a procedure on a heart valve in which a loop of material ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120646 | TRANSCATHETER VALVE PROSTHESIS HAVING AN EXTERNAL SKIRT FOR SEALING AND PREVENTING PARAVALVULAR LEAKAGE - A transcatheter valve prosthesis including a tubular stent includes an interior skirt or skirt portion is coupled to and covers an inner circumferential surface of the stent, and an exterior skirt or skirt portion is coupled to and covers an outer circumferential surface of the stent. A prosthetic valve component is disposed within and secured to the interior skirt or skirt portion. The interior and exterior skirts or skirt portions may overlap to form a double layer of skirt material on the stent, or may be portions of a skirt that do not overlap such that only a single layer of skirt material covers the stent. When the stent is in at least the compressed configuration, at least one endmost crown may be positioned radially inwards with respect to the remaining endmost crowns formed at the inflow end of the stent in order to accommodate the exterior skirt. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120647 | ENCIRCLING IMPLANT DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Delivery devices for delivering encircling implants can include two separate limbs that are held together at a distal articulation by the implant being delivered. The implant can comprise a suture and/or a braided tube. The implant can extend through or over the limbs. The implant and at least a distal portion of the limbs can be compressible into a delivery shape that allows for advancement through the lumen of a delivery catheter. When the distal portion of the limbs move out of the delivery catheter, the limbs and implant can resiliently assume a loop shape that is complementary to a shape of a target around which the encircling implant is to be placed. The limbs are then retracted from along the implant to leave the implant in the desired delivery position. The delivery device can be used to place encircling implants around the heart or other targets, and the implant can be tightened to exert compressive force on the target. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120648 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERCUTANEOUS LEFT VENTRICULAR RECONSTRUCTION - A method for reducing left ventricular volume, which comprises identifying infarcted tissue during open chest surgery; reducing left ventricle volume while preserving the ventricular apex; and realigning the ventricular apex, such that the realigning step comprises closing the lower or apical portion of said ventricle to achieve appropriate functional contractile geometry of said ventricle in a dyskinetic ventricle of a heart. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120650 | PROSTHETIC ARTICULATION SURFACE MOUNTING - An apparatus for facilitating the mounting of a prosthetic articulation surface to a patient tissue includes an anchoring base including a central fastener aperture extending longitudinally therethrough. A first base end is laterally spaced from the central fastener aperture. A second base end is laterally spaced from the first base end with the central fastener aperture laterally interposed therebetween. Both of the first and second base ends include a plate engagement feature. An anchor plate includes a central coupler aperture extending longitudinally therethrough. An outer perimeter is spaced laterally apart from the central coupler aperture. A plate rim extends laterally inward from the outer perimeter to substantially laterally surround the central coupler aperture. At least one plate fastener aperture extends longitudinally through the plate rim. At least one base engagement feature is located on the plate rim and is selectively engageable with the plate engagement feature of the anchoring base. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120651 | Total Knee Arthroplasty System and Method - Disclosed herein are prosthesis, surgical tools, and methods to preserve one or more ligaments of the knee by cutting a least a portion of natural bone during joint surgery, with a portion of the natural bone retained along with the natural attachment of an associated soft tissue structure. The natural bone portion with the associated soft tissue may be re-secured to relevant anatomy during or after knee surgery, which may include retention by features of a tibial prosthesis. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120652 | HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE SPINAL PROSTHESES - Dimensionally adjustable spinal prostheses are adjustable in an axial or superior to inferior dimension such that spinal prostheses may assume variations in height. The height adjustable spinal prostheses are characterized by first and second portions that are configured for adjustable coupling with one another. Spatial adjustment between the first and second portions is provided by an adjustment assembly. The adjustment mechanism preferably, but not necessarily, provides infinite adjustment over a minimum prosthesis height to a maximum prosthesis height. In one form, first and second ends of the height adjustable spinal prostheses are configured to receive an endplate. The endplates aid in attachment and/or anchoring of the spinal prosthesis within the spine. The endplates may be fashioned in various configurations such as circular or anatomical. In one form, the adjustment assembly utilizes rotational motion for varying the axial position of one prosthetic portion relative to the other prosthetic portion. Rotational movement of an adjustment mechanism of the adjustment assembly is translated into axial movement of one prosthetic portion relative to the other prosthetic portion. In another form, the adjustment mechanism is a screw and gearing assembly. In yet another form, the adjustment mechanism is a rack and pinion assembly. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120653 | Percutaneous Implantable Nuclear Prosthesis - A multi-chamber balloon for a nuclear implant has an elastomeric membrane defining inner and outer chambers integral with a valve body. The valve body includes a core portion and sealing membrane for sealing the inner and outer chambers. An assembly for manufacturing the multi-chamber balloon includes a balloon mandrel which may be dip coated in a silicone dispersion to create an elastomeric membrane for the inner and outer chambers integral with the valve body. The elastomeric membrane formed on the mandrel is partially inverted to form a coaxial elastomeric structure with the smaller inner chamber disposed within the larger outer chamber. The valve is incorporated into the inner and outer chambers to form a unitary structure. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120654 | Percutaneous Implantable Nuclear Prosthesis - A prosthesis for implantation in a de-nucleated intervertebral disc includes a fiber ring-like layer which encloses a polymeric layer to create an annular space. The annular space is inflatable with an in-situ curable liquid polymer and forms an interior cavity. The annular space may be expanded uniformly or differentially to be tailored to the needs of a particular vertebral segment and to achieve optimal disc space width and angle, thereby stabilizing the segment while preserving normal motion of the vertebral segment. The interior cavity provides a void that allows inward deformation of the implant during weight bearing activities and bending. The prosthesis can be elastically deformed through axial elongation to a reduced profile to load into a delivery cannula using pulling techniques. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120655 | ARTICULATING SPACER - Spinal implants are disclosed. One spinal implant includes a support body, an articulating element, a blocking member and a motion limiting member. The support body includes a superior end surface and a lower end surface having teeth. In between the superior end surface and the lower end surface is a recess formed in a sidewall of the support body for receiving the articulating element. The blocking member can be received in the recess to prevent inadvertent back-out of the articulating element from within the recess. The articulating element can articulate in one or more directions, thereby allowing articulation of the spinal implant into a desired position within a disc space. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120656 | EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT - An expandable intervertebral implant is provided for insertion into an intervertebral space defined by adjacent vertebrae. The expandable intervertebral implant includes a pair of outer sleeve portions and an inner core disposed between the outer sleeve portions. Movement of the inner core relative to the outer sleeve portions causes the outers sleeve portions to deflect away from each other, thereby engaging the expandable intervertebral implant with the vertebrae and adjusting the height of the intervertebral space. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120657 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES FOR SECURING AN IMPLANT IN INTERVERTEBRAL SPACE - Systems and tools for inserting and securing an implant within the intervertebral space. An intervertebral disc implant with upper and lower bearing members with an articulation interface between the members for providing relative motion therebetween. The implant may be provided with various securing members for fixing the implant within the intervertebral space. A tool may be used to insert the implant, which includes a plurality of shiftable implant engaging members that are shiftable between non-engaging and engaging configurations to alternatively release or hold the implant. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120658 | CERVICAL DISC REPLACEMENT - A method for replacing at least a portion of an intervertebral disc in a spinal column includes: removing the portion of the intervertebral disc from the spinal column; and inserting an apparatus for replacing the portion of the intervertebral disc into an intervertebral disc space defined substantially between adjacent vertebral bones of the spinal column, and positioning the apparatus between the vertebral bones, wherein the apparatus is operable to permit the adjacent vertebral bones to articulate relative to one another about at least one of: (i) a first center of rotation for at least one of flexion and extension that is located outside the intervertebral disc space, and (ii) a second center of rotation for lateral bending that is located outside the intervertebral disc space. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120659 | Porous and Nonporous Materials For Tissue Grafting and Repair - Implants having improved mechanical properties and/or degradation profiles, kits including such implants, and methods of producing and using the same. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120660 | EXPANDABLE INTERBODY IMPLANT - An expandable interbody implant adapted for insertion at least into a disc space, between two adjacent vertebrae of a spine. An upper member and a lower member are pivotally connected at least by a drive link. A bone graft storage portion packed with a selected volume of bone growth material. A translational wall is provided between the bone graft storage portion and a trailing end of the implant. An actuator engages the bone graft storage portion, pushing it forward into engagement with the drive link, which pivots upward, moving the upper member upward away from the lower member. Upward movement of the upper member raises the translational wall to a position to assist in retention of the selected volume bone graft material within the hollow portion of the bone graft storage portion. Upward rotation of the drive link brings a face thereof into contact with a front of the bone graft storage portion, thereby retaining near constant volume of the bone graft material. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120661 | Minimally invasive approaches, methods and apparatuses to accomplish sacroiliac fusion - The present disclosure presents novel methods, procedures associated steps, and apparatuses to accomplish SI joint fusion in a minimally invasive manner. The preferred embodiment of the invention incorporates improved methods, procedures and apparatuses to facilitate a SI joint fusion providing a generally safer, more minimally invasive SI joint stabilization. In the method associated with the preferred embodiment of the invention, in one aspect, a path or a plurality of paths through an ilium to the sacrum is established, wherein a stabilizer device allows the securement of the sacrum to the ilium. In another aspect, a path or a plurality of paths to the SI joint is established, where bone fusion material allows fusion of the articular surface of the ilium and the articular surface of the sacrum of an SI joint. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120662 | SPINAL TISSUE DISTRACTION DEVICES - Spinal tissue distraction devices that include a member which has a pre-deployed configuration for insertion between tissue layers and a deployed configuration in which the member, by change of configuration, forms a support structure for separating and supporting layers of spinal tissue | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120663 | LATERAL DISTRACTOR - A distraction device includes a cage distractor, two distractor blades, an inserter positioner, and a clip inserter. The cage distractor is selectively securable to the two distractor blades and includes two distractor housings moveable relative to one another. The inserter positioner is selectively securable to the two distractor blades and include a center member that is centered between the distractor blades when the inserter positioner is secured to the two distractor blades. The clip inserter is configured to secure a clip to a distal end thereof and is slidable through the center member to secure the clip to a cage distracted by the movement of the two distractor housings away from one another. The clip maintaining the distraction of the cage. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120664 | BREATH AND HEAD TILT CONTROLLED PROSTHETIC LIMB - In alternative embodiments, provided is an internally powered prosthetic limb and method for controlling same, offering hands-free control of a prosthetic limb. The internally powered prosthetic limb controlled by an input control device, comprising: a breath inlet configured to receive air pressure exerted from a user's mouth to be converted into a first electronic signal, wherein the first electronic signal is proportional to the exerted pressure; a motion sensor configured to sense tilting of the user's head and operable to convert the user's head tilting motion into a second electronic signal, wherein the second electronic signal is proportional to the user's head tilting motion; and a processor in communication with the breath inlet and the motion sensor, the processor operable to convert the exerted air pressure into the first electronic signal and further process the first electronic signal into first positional data for transmission to a plurality of digit-actuators in the prosthetic limb, the processor further operable to process the second electronic signal into second positional data for transmission to a wrist-actuator in the prosthetic limb; wherein the plurality of digit-actuators in the prosthetic limb can be controllably actuated in proportion to the air pressure exerted by the user, and the wrist-actuator can be controllably actuated to rotate in proportion to the head tilting motion of the user. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120665 | PROSTHETIC LINER AND PROSTHETIC SHAFT SYSTEM COMPRISING PROSTHETIC LINER AND PROSTHETIC SHAFT - A prosthetic liner for application on a stump, comprising an elastic base, which has a proximal opening for insertion of the stump in a receiving space, and a distal end. At least one pneumatic piston is arranged on the outer face of the prosthetic liner. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120666 | Apparatus and Methods for Filling a Drug Eluting Medical Device Via Capillary Action - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for filling a therapeutic substance or drug within a hollow wire that forms a stent. The stent is placed within a chamber housing a fluid drug formulation. During filling, the chamber is maintained at or near the vapor-liquid equilibrium of the solvent of the fluid drug formulation. To fill the stent, a portion of the stent is placed into contact with the fluid drug formulation until a lumenal space defined by the hollow wire is filled with the fluid drug formulation via capillary action. After filling is complete, the stent is retracted such that the stent is no longer in contact with the fluid drug formulation. The solvent vapor pressure within the chamber is reduced to evaporate a solvent of the fluid drug formulation. A wicking means may control transfer of the fluid drug formulation into the stent. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120667 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING ANEURYSMS AND OTHER VASCULAR CONDITIONS - A fenestrated aortic cuff is configured to be delivered endovascularly to a target region, deployed, fastened, and sealed to a vessel wall, e.g., in a neck region of an aortic aneurysm. Example fenestrated cuffs provide a suitable landing zone for a commercially available endograft, which may be, in some cases, positioned below or above the renal arteries in order to complete exclusion of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) or a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), respectively, from systematic circulation. In some cases, fenestrated cuff function is facilitated and improved by employing active fixation and sealing mechanisms, including, e.g., helical fasteners, which may allow deployment of the fenestrated cuff in short neck regions with limited sealing area. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120668 | STENT WITH ALTERNATING AMPLITUDES - A tubular stent has first and second ends and a longitudinal axis therebetween. The tubular stent is formed from a network of struts which defines a cylindrical surface about the longitudinal axis, the struts delineating a plurality of cells within the network, there being rows of cells parallel to the longitudinal axis. At least one cell in each row is a nodal cell. There is an increase in the maximum length parallel to the longitudinal axis of cells from the nodal cell to a first distal cell in the row that is closer to the first or second end of the tubular stent. There is a second distal cell in the row which has a different maximum length parallel to the longitudinal axis from the nodal cell and the first distal cell. The network of struts comprises a plurality of circumferential rings. Each ring extends perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis and the rings are located adjacent to each other parallel to the longitudinal axis to define the cylindrical surface. The circumferential rings are of a wave form. Each circumferential ring has an amplitude parallel to the longitudinal axis, such that each wave form comprises a plurality of peaks which extend towards the axial center of the tubular stent and a plurality of troughs which extend away from the axial center of the tubular stent. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120669 | OPTIMAL RATIO OF POLAR AND BENDING MOMENT OF INERTIA FOR STENT STRUT DESIGN - An intravascular stent is provided to be implanted in coronary arteries and other body lumens. The transverse cross-section of at least some of the stent struts have a ratio of polar and bending moments of inertia, which results in optimal resistance to stent twisting. This resistance to twisting ratio for the stent struts minimizes out of plane twisting of the struts or projecting edges of the struts when the stent is expanded from a compressed diameter to an expanded diameter in a coronary artery. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120670 | Stent - A stent comprising a stent body and a plurality of cells is disclosed. The stent body defines a length. Each cell includes two structural members extending in an undulating pattern. Each structural member includes a plurality of cell segments defining a plurality of nodes therebetween. At least one node includes a non-constant radius of curvature. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120671 | STENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING SAME - According to a method for producing a stent which is formed into a tubular body and includes at least one marker formed from a marker housing and a marker insert including: using an indenter having a spherical shaped distal end, the distal end coming into contact with the marker insert when the marker insert is pressed with the indenter and is pressure fitted to an opening provided on the marker housing to fix it thereon, a sufficient load can be applied to a radiopaque marker insert when the marker insert is attached to the stent, and further a stent having a radiopaque marker whose marker housing has little damage can be produced. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120672 | ONE-WAY ACTUATOR KNOB - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to apparatuses, systems, and methods for safely delivering and deploying an intravascular device. An apparatus for controlling an intravascular device may include a body having rotating assembly disposed through the body. The rotating assembly may be configured to hold a proximal end of an elongate mandrel. The rotating assembly may be rotationally connected to the body by a one-way bearing. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120673 | VASCULAR GRAFT DEVICE PLACEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - In another embodiment, a system is provided for positioning a device in an ascending aorta of a patient. The system has a first elongate body, a second elongate body, and a device deployment platform. The first elongate body has a length sufficient to extend from a peripheral venous site to a heart of the patient. The second elongate body comprising a first zone configured to extend through the first elongate body from the peripheral venous site to the heart and a second zone configured to extend from at least a portion of the ascending aorta toward a peripheral arterial site, and optionally out of the body through the peripheral arterial site. The device deployment platform disposed on or in at least one of the first and the second elongate bodies, the deployment zone positioned between an aortic arch and the ascending aorta. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120674 | ELONGATE MEDICAL DEVICE - This invention relates to an elongate medical device, with a distal end to be advanced into the body of a patient and then withdrawn from the body and an elongate shaft connecting the distal end with a proximal end that remains outside the body, the shaft extending in use through a hole in the skin of the body characterized by a slider, captivated on a portion of the length of the shaft, which is capable of lining the said hole, as the shaft is advanced and withdrawn relative to said hole and the slider in the hole, said slider having a maximum outer diameter that is substantially the same as or Jess than a maximum outer diameter of the distal end. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120675 | RAPID EXCHANGE STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM - Stent delivery systems and methods for making and using stent delivery systems are disclosed. An example stent delivery system may include a guide member having a proximal portion and a distal portion. A stent may be disposed about the distal portion of the guide member. The stent may have a wall having an opening formed therein. A pusher member may be disposed about the guide member and positioned proximal of the stent. A holding filament may be disposed at the opening and may extend to the proximal portion of the guide member. The holding filament may be configured to releasably secure the position of the stent relative to the pusher member. The holding filament may be releasable from the stent independently of movement of the guide member. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120676 | Mechanism for Guiding and or Releasing of an Endoprosthesis with Injured Regions of a Blood Vessel, Applied in Catheter-Like Medical Device - A mechanism for guiding and/or releasing an endoprosthesis at a blood vessel lesion region, used in a medical device of the type of a catheter, represents an inventive solution in the field of medicine, being particularly useful for the treatment of vascular diseases, in particular for specific pathologies such as aneurysms and aortic dissections, the invention being used in a medical device of the type of a catheter ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120677 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLED STENT DEPLOYMENT and RECONSTRAINT - A medical device delivery system including a mechanism to concurrently move an inner member and an outer member in opposite directions and at pre-set speed ratio can be operated, for example, to reconstrain a foreshortening self-expanding stent with a known foreshortening ratio between the crimped diameter in an intraluminal catheter based delivery system and the nominal deployed diameter in the body lumen. The mechanism can include two oppositely handed lead screws that concurrently turn and two followers, each follower operatively connected to one of the two shafts (e.g., the inner and outer member). | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120678 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERING AN IMPLANT - A system for delivering an implant including a handle, a trigger, and an actuation assembly. The actuation assembly can be configured to displace the outer tubular member in the proximal direction a distance (d) relative to the handle and to separately move the inner shaft member distally a distance (x) relative to the handle upon deployment of the trigger from a first position to a second position, and move the inner shaft member proximally a distance (y) relative to the handle with no displacement of the outer tubular member upon return of the trigger from the second position to the first position. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120679 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERING AN IMPLANT - A system for delivering an implant including a handle, a trigger, and an actuation assembly. The actuation assembly can be configured to displace the outer tubular member in the proximal direction a distance (d) relative to the handle and to separately move the inner shaft member distally a distance (x) relative to the handle upon deployment of the trigger from a first position to a second position, and move the inner shaft member proximally a distance (y) relative to the handle with no displacement of the outer tubular member upon return of the trigger from the second position to the first position. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120680 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERING AN IMPLANT - A system for delivering an implant including a handle, a trigger, and an actuation assembly. The actuation assembly can be configured to displace the outer tubular member in the proximal direction a distance (d) relative to the handle and to separately move the inner shaft member distally a distance (x) relative to the handle upon deployment of the trigger from a first position to a second position, and move the inner shaft member proximally a distance (y) relative to the handle with no displacement of the outer tubular member upon return of the trigger from the second position to the first position. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120681 | Elbow Orthosis - An orthosis for stretching tissue around a joint of a patient between first and second relatively pivotable body portions. The orthosis includes a first arm member affixable to the first body portion and including a first extension member extending therefrom. A second arm member affixable to the second body portion is also included and has a second extension member having an arcuate shape extending therefrom. A third arm member including a third extension member having an arcuate shape extending therefrom is interposed between the first and second arm members. The third arm member is operatively connected to the first and second arm members, such that the first and third arm members travel along an arcuate path defined by the second extension member when the third arm member is moved from a first position to a second position relative to the second arm member. Furthermore, the first arm member can slide along the third extension member as the third arm member is moved from the first position to the second position relative to the second arm member. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120682 | Pronation/Supination Orthosis and Method - An orthosis for supination and/or pronation of a forearm of a wearer, the orthosis including a base, an upper arm support coupled to the base and configured to secure an upper arm of the wearer, a rotation assembly coupled to the base and including an output member rotatable relative to the base within a rotation plane, and a forearm support member coupled to the output member of the rotation assembly and configured to releasably engage a wrist and the forearm of the wearer. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120683 | ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE HAVING A DYNAMIC CONTROL SYSTEM - An orthopedic device has first and second struts connected to one another by a hinge system, and includes a dynamic control system and a counterforce system. The dynamic control system includes first and second dynamic components arranged on a first side of the orthopedic device to exert first and second dynamic forces according to a flexion angle of the hinge system. A counterforce system is located on a second side of the orthopedic device to counteract the first and second dynamic forces with at least one counterforce. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120684 | Toe Orthosis - An orthosis configured to stretch tissue around an ankle joint of a patient and methods for assembling and using the same are provided. The orthosis includes a first member affixable to a lower leg of the patient, a second member affixable to a foot of the patient, the second member including a second extension member having an arcuate shape configured to move along an arcuate path relative to the first member when the second member is moved from a first position to a second position relative to the first member, and a drive assembly coupled to the first member and the second member, the drive assembly configured to move the second member with respect to the first member. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120685 | ORTHOTIC DEVICE FOR INHIBITING A SUBJECT'S CHEST EXPANSION - In some embodiments, a method and/or system may include an orthotic device configured to limit expansion of a subject's chest. The orthotic device may include an elongated band, a pulley assembly, and a locking mechanism. The elongated band wraps, during use, around a chest of a subject comprising a first end couplable to a first base and a second end couplable to a second base. An elongated member, of the pulley assembly, may couple a first routing member to a second routing member such that by applying, during use, a pulling force to the elongated member a distance between the first and the second routing members decreases. The routing members may be removably coupled to the respective bases. The pulley assembly may include a locking mechanism which inhibits movement of the elongated member relative to at least one of the routing members such that the distance is inhibited from increasing. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120686 | Orthopedic Back Support System - The present invention teaches a back support system for providing posture and orthopedic benefits to the user, comprising, in combination, a frontal support member, a rear support member, and at least one adjustable triple ply belting or strap formed to provide with an intermediary member a triple ply construction. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120687 | CONTAINMENT DEVICES FOR TREATMENT OF INTESTINAL FISTULAS AND COMPLEX WOUNDS - Devices to contain and control the effluent or gastric juices of intestinal fistulas, other fistulas, stomas, and other wounds. The device includes a flexible fluid containment lineal strip defining a fluid containment wall which collapses when pressure is applied to the wound dressing, means for forming the lineal strip into any open or closed shape to fit wounds of various shape and size, means for joining the lineal strip to create closed effluent containment areas, means for creating a seal at the wound bed interface whereby effluent is contained, and means for interfacing with a pouch appliance to capture effluent and bowel contents until bowel contents can be emptied into a toilet or other waste receptacle. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120688 | CATHETER OF INFECTION PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE FOR INSERTION INTO URETHRA OF CHILD - Disclosed herein is a urethral catheter with an anti-infection structure for infants in which, in a state in which a hose is combined with a main pipe in advance, the reinforcement rod is inserted into/released from a urethral insertion pipe through a reinforcement rod inflow and outflow pipe separately formed at one side of the main pipe to prevent leakage of urine. When the reinforcement rod is inserted into the urethral insertion pipe in the combined state of the hose with the urethral insertion pipe and is then released from the urethral insertion pipe, setting of a urine storage bag is completed, thereby shortening a time to install of the urine storage bag, reducing medical staff's trouble, and preventing contamination and infection of a patient and the medical staff due to leakage of urine from the bag to the outside. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120689 | Nasal Dilator - The invention relates to a nasal dilator produced from soft silicone, which nasal dilator comprises two tube-shaped elements each adapted to be positioned within a nostril of a human nose, which tube-shaped elements have each a longitudinal axis, are open on each longitudinal end such that air can pass through the tube-shaped elements, and which tube-shaped elements have each a protrusion on the outer surface adjacent to one end of the tube-shaped element. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120690 | DENTAL MOUTHPIECE FOR TREATING SNORING OR APNEA AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - A dental mouthpiece for use in treating snoring or apnea of a user is used with a hook mechanism that engages with a bracket when placed in the mouth. The mouthpiece includes a tray assembly having an upper tray and a lower tray, each of the upper and lower trays having a generally U-shape member extending along any one of the user's pair of dental arches and having a cutout, the upper tray's cutout able to receive the hook mechanism and the lower tray's cutout able to receive the bracket, and an adaptable resin disposed on top surfaces of the upper and lower trays. The tray assembly is oriented to permit the adaptable resin of the upper and lower trays to contact the user's dental arches. The hook mechanism engages with the bracket to enable the dental mouthpiece to maintain an open airway in the user's mouth. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120691 | NORMOTHERMIC MAINTENANCE METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method of maintaining advantageously stabilized homeostatic parameters through normothermic maintenance in particular in the peri-surgical environment is described. In particular, the method of advantageously applying insulative garments over a small but disproportionately effective percentage of the BSA in order to counter environmentally and surgically induced hypothermia. Further described is a method of maintaining normothermia using a disposable or re-usable, un-tethered, anatomically formed or substantially tube formed garment or plurality of garments preferentially configured to enclose the extremities and in particular the areas of the mammalian body which are the most effective loci of heat transfer. The method, whereby the positive heating attributes of the system may be augmented through the use of additional insulative garments, which garments may be disposed about the patient's body to achieve greatest benefit to both patient and surgical field. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120692 | Self-Warming Hands Free Eye Compress - Warm compresses are the most widely prescribed effective medical therapy for several common eye conditions namely dry eye syndrome, blepharitis and chalazia. These problems are caused by blockage of natural oil flow through pores located behind the eyelashes (meibomian glands). Warm compresses open these pores and restores normal flow of natural oils to the eye surface; these oils moisturize the eye by preventing evaporation of tears from the eye surface. The novel aspects of this invention that make it unique include the ability to generate long lasting, self-perpetuating moist heat, with hands free convenience. By allowing patients to continue to work, play, read or watch television while receiving the therapeutic benefits of a moist warm compress this invention is highly likely to increase compliance and improve quality of life for millions of patients with these common and highly troublesome eye conditions. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160120693 | Eye Care Devices and Methods - Wipes and their use in methods of treatment of eye disorders such as dry eye or meibomian gland dysfunction. | 2016-05-05 |
