19th week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190133717 | METHOD FOR MONITORING AN ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT - A method including an acquisition, with an acquisition apparatus, of at least one two-dimensional mage of arches of a patient, called “updated image”, in actual acquisition conditions, a separator separating lips of the patient in order to improve the visibility of patient's teeth, said separator including a register mark, wherein the representation of the register mark on the updated image is used to recut the updated image and/or to roughly assess the actual acquisition conditions and/or to guide the positioning of the acquisition apparatus at the moment of the acquisition of the updated image and/or to identify a dental situation and/or an action to be achieved by the acquisition apparatus. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133718 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES - A system for debinding a green body in the form of an orthodontic appliance may include a pressure vessel configured to contain a supercritical fluid. A source of a fluid chemical may be coupled to the pressure vessel to supply the fluid chemical to the pressure vessel. A heat source may be configured to heat the fluid chemical. A pump may pressurize the fluid chemical to at least the supercritical pressure. A collection vessel is coupled to the pressure vessel to capture the binder removed from the green bodies as at least the pressure of the supercritical fluid is reduced. A method of manufacturing an orthodontic appliance includes exposing green bodies including particles and a binder to a supercritical fluid to remove at least some of the binder from the green bodies, and collecting the removed binder from the supercritical fluid as the supercritical fluid transitions to a non-supercritical fluid. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133719 | PROSTHETIC ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a prosthetic assembly ( | 2019-05-09 |
20190133720 | TOOTH IMPLANT SYSTEM - A tooth implant system is provided, comprising a fixture, protrusions, and an abutment. The fixture has a top opening portion, a bottom closed portion, an inner surface portion, an outer surface portion, and a central hole portion surrounded by the inner surface portion. The plurality of protrusions are provided on the inner surface portion of the fixture at locations of substantially same heights from the bottom closed portion and with even circumferential intervals, and each of the plurality of protrusions comprises a vertical stop and a bottom edge. The abutment comprises an upper cylindrical portion, a middle connecting portion extending from the top cylindrical portion, and a lower engaging portion extending from the middle connecting portion. The lower engaging portion of the abutment is configured to be received into the central hole portion surrounded by the protrusions and engage with the protrusions. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133721 | DENTAL IMPLANT ASSEMBLY AND ABUTMENT THEREOF - A dental implant assembly includes an implant, an abutment, and a fixing element. The implant is placed in the alveolar bone. The abutment is assembled to the implant and includes a tapered position-restricting part and an elastic pressing part. The tapered position-restricting part has an abutment fixing channel substantially matching the tapered position-restricting outer wall of the tapered position-restricting trench. The elastic pressing part includes the elastic pressing structures extended from the tapered position-restricting part. The fixing element includes the fixing head and the fixing rod extended from the fixing head. A tolerance allowable gap is formed between the abutment fixing channel and the fixing rod. As the abutment is assembled to the implant, the elastic pressing structures press against the position-restricting wall first to hinder the relative rotation therebetween; when an offset error exists, the tolerance allowable gap allows the fixing rod to penetrate the abutment fixing channel. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133722 | ARTIFICIAL DENTURE - The disclosure provides an artificial denture which is configured to fixed to a carrier. The artificial denture includes a first inner component, a second inner component and a tooth crown. The first inner component is configured to be fixed to the carrier. The first inner component includes a first cover and a first post connected to each other. The first post has a hole. The second inner component includes a second cover and a second post connected to each other. The second cover is detachably sleeved on the first cover, and the second post is inserted in the hole of the first post so as to be fixed to the first inner component. The tooth crown covers the second cover of the second inner component. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133723 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DENTAL IMPLANT AND INTERFACE TO ABUTMENT FOR RESTORATION - A dental assembly for vertical attachment of an implant to a dental abutment for restorative dental procedures is disclosed. The implant includes a cylindrical body having an interior bore formed between a distal end and a proximal end. An abutment interface is formed on the proximal end of the cylindrical body. The interface includes a radial annular interior surface and a flat annular stop surface circumferentially bordering the interior bore. The assembly also includes an abutment including a stem and a post coupled to the stem. An interior bore is formed through the stem and the post. The abutment includes an interface section between the post and the stem. The interface section may include an annular radially curved exterior surface proximate to the post. The radially curved exterior surface and the circular flat surface interfaces with the abutment interface of the dental implant. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133724 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DENTAL PROCEDURES - A device including a coded pattern for use in dental procedures is provided. Related methods and systems are also provided. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133725 | INTRAORAL 3D SCANNER WITH FLUID SEGMENTATION - A method for imaging a tooth surface, the method executed at least in part on a computer, directs an excitation signal toward the tooth from a scan head and obtains a depth-resolved response signal emanating from the tooth, wherein the response signal encodes tooth surface structure information. Liquid and tooth surfaces are segmented from the depth-resolved response signal. The tooth surface structure information is adjusted based on the segmented liquid. A 3D image of the tooth is reconstructed according to the depth-resolved response signal and the adjusted tooth surface structure information. The 3D image content is displayed, stored, or transmitted. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133726 | METHOD OF PROVIDING A PATIENT-SPECIFIC DENTAL FIXTURE-MATING ARRANGEMENT - The present invention relates to a method of providing a patient-specific dental fixture-mating arrangement, such as a dental abutment. According to the method, an arrangement is provided which can only be arranged in one rotational position with respect to a fixture in the jawbone of a patient. The arrangement is designed based on the orientation and inclination of the fixture relative to the jawbone. The invention also relates to a dental implant arrangement, comprising a dental fixture and a final dental restoration having mating indexing means. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133727 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DENTAL DEVICE - A workpiece is disclosed for use in making a dental device. The workpiece may have a ring-shaped frame, and a base form of the dental device additively manufactured inside the ring-shaped frame. The workpiece may also have at least one connector extending between the base form and the ring-shaped frame. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133728 | PARTIAL DENTAL ARCH AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PARTIAL ARCH - A partial dental arch is provided with dentin material and with cutting material and a boundary area therebetween. It comprises a primary-position tooth region and additional tooth regions which are arranged more distally. A wavy structure of the boundary area is provided whose amplitude—when viewed in the distal direction—decreases in at least one section of the mesial-distal and/or occlusal-gingival extension, in particular with regard to the occlusal-gingival direction. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133729 | INTERDENTAL CLEANING TOOL - Provided is an interdental cleaning tool which has a simple configuration and can effectively prevent an occurrence of breakage of a core base portion when inserting the interdental cleaning tool into an interdental space or during interdental cleaning without reducing productivity of the interdental cleaning tool. An interdental cleaning tool ( | 2019-05-09 |
20190133730 | TEMPORAL MANDIBLE DATA CAPTURE ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATION - Approaches presented herein enable performing an oral health diagnosis of a user using an oral monitoring device fixed in the oral cavity. Specifically, an oral monitoring device collects jaw movement data as a user goes about daily living. An oral healthcare analysis is performed comparing current measurement data against abnormality classifications to identify abnormal jaw movement. If an abnormality is identified, an oral healthcare professional can be notified. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133731 | TEMPORAL MANDIBLE DATA CAPTURE ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATION - Approaches presented herein enable performing an oral health diagnosis of a user using an oral monitoring device fixed in the oral cavity. Specifically, an oral monitoring device collects jaw movement data as a user goes about daily living. An oral healthcare analysis is performed comparing current measurement data against abnormality classifications to identify abnormal jaw movement. If an abnormality is identified, an oral healthcare professional can be notified. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133732 | DENTAL APPLIANCE HAVING ORNAMENTAL DESIGN - A dental appliance having an integrally formed reservoir and/or an ornamental design integrated thereon. The ornamental design can be selected or customized by a patient. The design can be created by directing energy to the dental appliance to alter a material property of at least a portion of the appliance to create the design. Alternatively, a groove or recess can be formed on a surface of the appliance to either mechanically retain an ornamental design or the groove or recess can be filled with ink to form the design. The appliance, including the integrally formed reservoir, can be formed using direct fabrication techniques. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133733 | METHOD AND DEVICE - The invention relates to a method and device for treating or preventing or suppressing a disease or condition in a non-human animal. The method comprises the steps of providing a single delivery device containing two components for sequential delivery from the delivery device. A first component is delivered from the single delivery device into a teat canal of a non-human animal and subsequently the second component is delivered from the single delivery device into the teat canal. The components are delivered without substantial mixing of the components. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133734 | POULTRY INJECTION APPARATUS WITH ROTATING CAPTURE MEMBERS AND METHODS OF USE - Poultry injection apparatus with rotating capture members and methods of using the same are described herein. Each injection apparatus may include one or more rotating capture members and an injection unit configured to move an injection needle between an injection position and a retracted position relative to the one or more capture members. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133737 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR NARROWING OR CLOSING AN ANATOMICAL CHANNEL - A medical device for narrowing or closing an anatomical channel includes a band part ( | 2019-05-09 |
20190133738 | Intra-Vaginal Devices And Methods For Treating Fecal Incontinence - Disclosed herein are devices and methods for intra-vaginal bowel control. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133740 | ADJUSTABLE FACIAL IMPLANT DEVICE - A facial implant device includes a support structure adapted to be coupled to a bone surface within a facial region, an outer structure adapted to contour to a predefined anatomy associated with the facial region, and an intermediary bladder structure located between the support structure and the outer structure. The intermediary bladder structure includes an internal volume that is adjusted in response to adapting the outer structure to contour to the predefined anatomy associated with the facial region. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133741 | ENCAPSULATED ABSORBER AND TEMPORAL ACTIVATION THEREOF - Packaging has an outer sleeve, which surrounds an interior space for receiving an object, such as a sterilized medical implant. A separate container is arranged in the interior space and surrounds an absorber in a gas-tight manner, such that a gas present in the interior space cannot pass to the absorber. The container is configured to be opened by the application of force when the outer sleeve is closed, such that a gas disposed in the interior space can pass to the absorber and can be absorbed thereby. In preferred embodiments, the absorber absorbs air with the reactive constituents O | 2019-05-09 |
20190133742 | IVC FILTER RETRIEVAL KIT - A surgical kit used for removing a vascular filter, particularly an Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filter. The surgical kit includes a forceps-tool and a sheath. The forceps-tool includes a pair of interlocking-jaw members configured to grasp a hook of the vascular filter in a clamped-position. Once clamped, the sheath can be extended over a body of the vascular filter to retrieve and remove the vascular filter. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133743 | IMPLANTABLE SELF-CLEANING BLOOD FILTERS - A blood filter device having occlusion-resistant characteristics. The occlusion-resistant characteristics decrease the likelihood of the filter being blocked by thrombi. The filter device includes at least one anchor portion for anchoring the filter device within one or more arteries, and a filter portion for filtering thrombi from the blood entering the artery. In some embodiments, an anchor portion is capped with a filter cap. In various embodiments, the filter cap is protrudes into the aorta to promote occlusion resistance. In one embodiment, the device can be modified in situ to re-establish normal blood flow through the artery in the unlikely case of thrombotic or other blockage of the filter. In some embodiments, a bypass opening or open channel defining an access port is provided to accommodate passage of surgical instruments into the artery and to enable blood flow to bypass the filter should the filter become heavily occluded. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133744 | METHODS OF TREATING A THROMBUS IN A VEIN USING CYCLICAL ASPIRATION PATTERNS - Vascular treatment devices and methods include a woven structure including a plurality of bulbs that may be self-expanding, a hypotube, for example including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs, and a bonding zone between the woven structure and the hypotube. The woven structure may include patterns of radiopaque filaments measurable under x-ray. Structures may be heat treated to include various shapes at different temperatures. The woven structure may be deployable to implant in a vessel. A catheter may include a hypotube including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs and optionally a balloon. Laser cutting systems may include fluid flow systems. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133745 | DEVICES FOR INHIBITING DISTAL DRIFT OF FLOW DIVERTING STENTS - Vascular treatment devices and methods include a woven structure including a plurality of bulbs that may be self-expanding, a hypotube, for example including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs, and a bonding zone between the woven structure and the hypotube. The woven structure may include patterns of radiopaque filaments measureable under x-ray. Structures may be heat treated to include various shapes at different temperatures. The woven structure may be deployable to implant in a vessel. A catheter may include a hypotube including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs and optionally a balloon. Laser cutting systems may include fluid flow systems. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133746 | METHODS OF TREATING A THROMBUS IN AN ARTERY USING CYCLICAL ASPIRATION PATTERNS - Vascular treatment devices and methods include a woven structure including a plurality of bulbs that may be self-expanding, a hypotube, for example including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs, and a bonding zone between the woven structure and the hypotube. The woven structure may include patterns of radiopaque filaments measureable under x-ray. Structures may be heat treated to include various shapes at different temperatures. The woven structure may be deployable to implant in a vessel. A catheter may include a hypotube including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs and optionally a balloon. Laser cutting systems may include fluid flow systems. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133747 | SYSTEMS FOR ASPIRATING THROMBUS DURING NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES - An aspiration system includes a pump and a control system in communication with the pump. The control system includes a microcontroller, an antenna configured to receive a signal, and a pump control board in communication with the microcontroller. The antenna is in communication with the microcontroller. Upon receiving the signal, the pump control board operates the pump to create negative pressure according to the signal. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133748 | LONGITUDINALLY AND RADIALLY FLEXIBLE ANASTOMOSIS STENT - An anastomosis stent includes an elongated body of a tubular configuration having a length and diameter dimensions extending in axial and radial directions of the elongated body and in a transverse relationship to each other. The elongated body is formed by multiple rings stacked adjacent one another in a direction parallel to the length dimension. Each ring is a single strand of wire bent in a repetitive pattern of sine waves. Each sine wave defines an alternating peak and valley divided by a length dimension extending orthogonal to the length dimension of the elongated body. The rings are fused together at locations on selected pairs of adjacent peaks and valleys of the rings with the fused locations arranged in parallel rows. The elongated body includes main and end portion and a safety mark about the elongated body at the juncture therebetween. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133749 | ARTIFICIAL BLOOD VESSEL WITH STENT AND USE THEREOF IN CLINICAL OPERATION OF STANFORD TYPE A AORTIC DISSECTION - An artificial blood vessel with stent for use in clinical operation of Stanford types A aortic dissection, which can simplify treatment and reduce risk of surgery. The artificial blood vessel has a wall thickness of 0.30-0.35 mm and a length of 15-20 cm. The proximal portion of it refers to a portion with about 5-10 cm in length and contains just the polyester artificial blood vessel, the distal portion of it refers to a portion with about 8-10 cm in length and contains the polyester artificial blood vessel and a plural of “W” shaped titanium-nickel alloy stents with self-expanding function fixed inside the blood vessel, and the blood vessel and the stents are fixed together by stitching. The artificial blood vessel with stent has a diameter of 24-30 mm. When used in a surgery, different diameters are selected according to the internal diameters of aortic artery of different patients. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133750 | STENTED VASCULAR GRAFT - A vascular graft incorporating a stent into a portion of its length. While various materials may be used for the vascular graft, the graft is preferably an ePTFE graft. The stent is preferably a self-expanding stent, although it may alternatively be a balloon expandable stent. The vascular graft preferably has a continuous inner tubular liner that extends between the opposing ends of the graft and provides a continuous luminal surface for blood contact that is uninterrupted by seams or joints. The length portion of the graft that does not include the stent has a greater wall thickness than does the portion including the stent. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133751 | ADJUSTABLE IMPLANT - Various embodiments of an adjustable implant are disclosed herein. The adjustable implant comprises a hydraulic mechanism disposed within the shell, which includes a first component and a second component that is moveable with respect to the first component, and a band with a first and second end disposed within the shell in a round (e.g., elliptical) configuration having a second diameter in the plane that is less than the first diameter. In some embodiments, the first end of the band may be connected to the first component and the second end of the band may be connected to the second component. In some embodiments, the mechanism may include a fluid and a pump that has a first actuator comprising a first chamber and a second actuator comprising a second chamber. Depressing the first actuator causes the first component to move in a first direction, which reduces the diameter of the band and increases the height of the implant. Depressing the second actuator causes the first component to move in a direction opposite the first direction, which increases the diameter of the band and decreases the height of the implant. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133752 | An Artificial Silk Based Innervated Cornea - In some embodiments, the present invention provides tissue compositions including a first silk scaffold comprising a plurality of epithelial cells, a second silk scaffold comprising a plurality of stromal cells, and a plurality of neurons. In some embodiments, provided compositions can function as physiologically relevant corneal model systems for, inter alia, testing of therapeutics for corneal disease and/or injury and production of functional corneal tissue (e.g., for transplant, etc). The present invention also provides methods for making and using provided compositions. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133753 | IRIS-LENS DIAPHRAGM - There is discloses an iris-lens diaphragm made of elastic material in the form of a colored ring. The iris0lens diaphragm comprises peripheral arc-shaped and open-ended support elements for one-point contact that are capable of bending in the plane of the colored ring, wherein a thickness of support elements exceeds a thickness of the colored ring. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133754 | Exocapsular device and method for lens stabilization - A device for implantation into an eye for supporting an intraocular lens during and following surgery. The device may include a ring and at least one support. The ring may have an open portion defined between a first eyelet on a first end and a second eyelet on a second end, the ring being radially compressible. The at least one support may be defined internally of the ring and have a position on which a lens is nestably engaged with the at least one support above a tear in the capsular bag of the eye. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133755 | BLENDED EXTENDED DEPTH OF FOCUS LIGHT ADJUSTABLE LENS WITH LATERALLY OFFSET AXES - A Light Adjustable Lens (LAL) comprises a central region, centered on a central axis, having a position-dependent central optical power, and a peripheral annulus, centered on an annulus axis and surrounding the central region, having a position-dependent peripheral optical power; wherein the central optical power is at least 0.5 diopters different from an average of the peripheral optical power, and the central axis is laterally shifted relative to the annulus axis. A method of adjusting the LAL comprises implanting a LAL; applying a first illumination to the LAL with a first illumination pattern to induce a position-dependent peripheral optical power in at least a peripheral annulus, centered on an annulus axis; determining a central region and a corresponding central axis of the LAL; and applying a second illumination to the LAL with a second illumination pattern to induce a position-dependent central optical power in the central region of the LAL. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133756 | HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS - A valve prosthesis and a system for delivering a valve prosthesis are described herein. The valve prosthesis can include a valve anchor having a longitudinal axis and proximal and distal end portions. The valve anchor can include a plurality of U-shaped members and a plurality of anchoring legs, each of the plurality of anchoring legs comprising a connection aperture at a distal end portion thereof and a longitudinal slot extending along a length of the anchoring leg, wherein the plurality of anchoring legs and the plurality of U-shaped members can radially expand in stages to permit a native valve structure to be interposed therebetween for anchoring the valve prosthesis relative to the native valve structure. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133757 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DELIVERY OF A PROSTHETIC VALVE - A valve prosthesis and a system for delivering a valve prosthesis are described herein. The system can include a support frame, a valve anchor comprising an anchoring leg and a plurality of U-shaped members, and a suture coupled to the support frame and slidably coupled to the anchoring leg. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133758 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CRIMPING A MEDICAL DEVICE - Devices, systems, and methods for crimping a medical device are disclosed. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to devices, systems, and methods for reducing the diameter of a collapsible heart valve prosthesis to be loaded onto a delivery device. The devices, systems, and methods using at least one funnel to crimp the heart valve prosthesis and load it onto the delivery system. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133759 | METHODS OF MAKING DURABLE MULTI-LAYER HIGH STRENGTH POLYMER COMPOSITE SUITABLE FOR IMPLANT AND ARTICLES PRODUCED THEREFROM - A thin, biocompatible, high-strength, composite material is disclosed that is suitable for use in various implanted configurations. The composite material maintains flexibility in high-cycle flexural applications, making it particularly applicable to high-flex implants such as heart pacing lead or heart valve leaflet. The composite material includes at least one porous expanded fluoropolymer layer. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133760 | LEAFLET ATTACHMENT FRAME FOR A PROSTHETIC VALVE - An implantable prosthetic valve has an upper frame section and a lower frame section. The upper frame section has a plurality of struts and a first leaflet receiving surface at a lower portion of the upper frame section. The lower frame section has a second leaflet receiving surface at an upper portion of the lower frame section. An edge of a flexible leaflet is disposed between the first and second leaflet receiving surfaces to attach the leaflet to the upper and lower frame sections. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133761 | METHOD OF REPLACING MITRAL VALVE - A deficient native mitral valve is treated by implanting a prosthetic mitral valve assembly valve in a patient's heart. The prosthetic mitral valve assembly includes a stent having a flared upper portion, an intermediate portion, and a lower portion. The diameter at the inflow end of the stent is larger than at the outflow end. The prosthetic mitral valve assembly also includes a valve portion formed with pericardial tissue leaflets. A tether has a first end attached to the stent and a second end attached to an anchor. The tether extends through a wall of the left ventricle and the tissue anchor is placed outside the left ventricle. After implantation, the flared upper portion resists movement in the downstream direction and the tether resists movement in the upstream direction for securing the prosthetic mitral valve assembly in the native mitral valve. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133762 | ASSEMBLY FOR DELIVERING A PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE - An assembly for delivering a prosthetic heart valve to a native heart valve is disclosed. The assembly includes a self-expanding prosthetic heart valve formed with an expandable metallic stent and a flexible valvular structure. The assembly also includes a delivery apparatus having a delivery sleeve. The delivery sleeve includes a selectively steerable section and a distal portion for retaining the prosthetic heart valve in a compressed state. A handle is coupled to a proximal end of the delivery sleeve and a pull wire extends from the handle to the steerable section of the delivery sleeve. The handle preferably includes a rotatable portion for actuating the pull wire and thereby selectively controlling a curvature of the steerable section during advancement through the patient's vasculature. In preferred embodiments, the steerable section includes a flexible metallic tubular portion formed with a plurality of circumferentially extending openings. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133763 | SYSTEM FOR FITTING AN IMPLANT TO A CATHETER - A system for mounting a heart valve prosthesis on a catheter shaft, the system having at least two components, each component at least partially enclosing a rotation-symmetrical space tapering along an axis of symmetry, the at least two components being designed in such a way that a relative movement of the at least two components along a longitudinal axis of a heart valve prosthesis to be mounted can take place toward one another and into one another in such a way that a space enclosed jointly by the at least two components is decreased. At least one component has a mandrel, which is oriented centrally in the space enclosed by the component and is located on the axis of symmetry of the rotation-symmetrical space. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133764 | SEGMENTED, GROWTH-ACCOMMODATING, ARTIFICIAL VALVE - According to various aspects and embodiments, a prosthetic valve assembly for controlling fluid flow in an annulus is provided. The prosthetic valve assembly includes a suture ring formed from two or more segments, where each segment is configured to attach to the annulus, and a leaflet subassembly that attaches to an inner portion of at least one segment of the suture ring. The leaflet subassembly includes at least one leaflet configured for controlling a flow of fluid through the prosthetic valve assembly. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133765 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF ANNULOPLASTY RINGS - Systems and methods for percutaneous, transcatheter heart valve repair are disclosed. A system may include a catheter, an adjustable ring, and a stabilizer. The adjustable ring may include a body member that is transitionable from an insertion geometry to an operable geometry. The insertion geometry may be configured to allow percutaneous passage of the ring into the heart. The operable geometry may have an expanded state to conform to an annulus of a target valve and a contracted state to reduce a diameter of the annulus. The adjustable ring may also include a plurality of anchors deployable in the operable geometry to engage the annulus. The stabilizer may include a plurality of prongs configured to engage the ring in the operable geometry within the heart to enable percutaneous manipulation of the ring to orient and position the ring in intimate contact with the annulus. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133766 | Exchangeable System for Minimally Invasive Beating Heart Repair of Heart Valve Leaflets - Improved methods and apparatuses for heart valve repair in a beating heart of a patient utilize an exchangeable heart valve repair system. Heart valve repair system can include a port adapted to be seated in the heart wall and an imaging catheter slidable within the port. The imaging catheter can be selectively locked relative to the port for insertion into the heart and unlocked once the port is seated to allow the imaging catheter to move distally towards target tissue. A deployment catheter slidably disposed in the imaging catheter and a repair cartridge slidably disposed in the deployment catheter can be used to capture the target tissue and deploy a repair device into the tissue after proper capture is confirmed. System elements can be selectively removed from and replaced within port to deploy additional repair devices while port maintains a seal while elements are and are not inserted. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133768 | NANOFIBER COMPOSITE MEMBRANE FOR GUIDED BONE REGENERATION, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - Provided is a nanofiber composite membrane for guided bone regeneration, which includes: spinning a spinning solution by an electrospinning method to produce nanofibers; accumulating the nanofibers, to prepare a certain thickness of a nanofiber web; and drying and thermally calendering the nanofiber web to sterilize the nanofiber web, wherein the spinning solution contains a biocompatible plasticizer to maintain physical properties, flexibility and elasticity of the membrane, by suppressing an increase in brittleness in a sterilization treatment. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133769 | TRUSS IMPLANT WITH ROUNDED CORNERS - An implant includes an implant body including a contact face configured to be disposed at or near a bony structure, and a truss structure coupled to the contact face. The truss structure includes a plurality of struts which extend from the contact face and which form a plurality of polygons that have rounded corners. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133770 | ORTHOPAEDIC PROSTHESIS FOR AN INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - An orthopaedic prosthesis is disclosed. The orthopaedic prosthesis includes a frame including a plurality of beams defining an open-cell structure and a shell applied to the frame. The frame includes a proximal arm, a distal arm, and a central body connecting the proximal arm to the distal arm. The shell extends over the proximal arm, the distal arm, and the central body of the frame. A method of implanting an orthopaedic prosthesis is also disclosed. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133771 | COMPONENTS FOR ARTIFICIAL JOINTS - A component of an artificial joint according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, inter alia, a base plate and a post selectively removable from the base plate. Further, an outer surface of the post includes a layer of the bone ingrowth material along substantially the entire length of the post. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133772 | ORTHOPAEDIC KNEE PROSTHESIS HAVING CONTROLLED CONDYLAR CURVATURE - An orthopaedic knee prosthesis includes a femoral component having a condyle surface. The condyle surface is defined by one or more radii of curvatures, which are controlled to reduce or delay the onset of anterior translation of the femoral component relative to a tibial bearing. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133773 | Adjustable modular spacer device for the articulation of the knee - A knee spacer device configured to be implanted temporarily at the joint area between the tibia and femur of a patient to replace an infected joint prosthesis and to maintain the size or spaces of the patient's joint area before implanting a new prosthesis includes a tibial unit and a femoral unit. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133774 | Tibial Component for a Knee Endoprosthesis with Two PE Liners - The invention relates to a tibial component ( | 2019-05-09 |
20190133775 | CONICAL PATELLA RESURFACING - Disclosed herein are patellar implants and methods to prepare bone for receiving the same. The patellar implant may include an articulating surface and an anterior surface with a non-planar surface to engage with a resected patella. The non-planar surface may include a conically shaped portion to receive the resected patellar bone. A method for resurfacing a patella to implant a patellar implant having a recessed anterior surface may include the steps of determining the minimum implant and resection depth, medial and lateral patellar slope angles to select and resect with a symmetrical reamer. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133776 | SPINAL IMPLANT - Provided is a spinal implant. The spinal implant include an implant unit disposed between a vertebra (hereinafter, referred to as a ‘first vertebra’) and a neighboring vertebra (hereinafter, referred to as a ‘second vertebra’) and a buffer unit provided in the implant unit to disperse or absorb a pressure, an impact, or a load, which is applied from the first vertebra and the second vertebra. The spinal implant may promote bone fusion formation in the state of being inserted between the vertebra and the neighboring vertebra during the surgery and to promote the quickly recovery after the surgery and also may fulfill its role as a substitute for a damaged disk through the shape deformation and the restoration of the buffer unit after the surgical procedure. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133777 | SPINE STABILIZATION DEVICE, AND METHOD AND KIT FOR ITS IMPLANTATION - A spine stabilization device having an interbody spacer shaped to be inserted between a vertebral body of an upper vertebra and a vertebral body of a lower vertebra. The device further includes a fixation device to be inserted after placement of the interbody spacer, the fixation device having a support portion securing the interbody spacer against escaping from between the vertebral bodies into a ventral direction. The support portion rests against a portion of an anterior surface of the interbody spacer, and includes an anchor. The anchor has an anchoring material portion that is inserted, in a liquid state, into cancellous bone tissue of at least one of the vertebral bodies of the upper and lower vertebra, to thereby infiltrate the cancellous bone tissue, and to harden thereafter so as to fix the support portion to the vertebral body. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133778 | SPINAL LATERAL IMPLANT - A spinal lateral implant apparatus including an anterior portion including an anterior plate, a posterior portion opposite the anterior portion, first and second side portions connecting the anterior portion and the posterior portion, the first and second side portions including a top load bearing surface and a bottom load bearing surface, a middle portion positioned between the anterior portion and the posterior portion, the middle portion separating a first window portion from a second window portion, wherein the first and second side portions are rounded between the anterior portion and the posterior portion. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133779 | EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT - An implant including first and second end plates, each of which defines at least one anterior ramped surface and at least one posterior ramped surface. A posterior actuator is positioned between the first and second end plates and has guiding ramp surfaces which correspond with the posterior ramped surfaces. An anterior actuator is positioned between the first and second end plates and guiding ramp surfaces which correspond with the anterior ramped surfaces. An actuator assembly extends between the posterior actuator and the anterior actuator and is configured to selectively move the posterior actuator and the anterior actuator simultaneously, move posterior actuator independently of the anterior actuator, or move the anterior actuator independently of the posterior actuator. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133780 | EXPANDABLE FUSION DEVICE AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION THEREOF - The present invention provides an expandable fusion device capable of being installed inside an intervertebral disc space to maintain normal disc spacing and restore spinal stability, thereby facilitating an intervertebral fusion. In one embodiment, the fusion device includes a body portion, a first endplate, and a second endplate, the first and second endplates capable of being moved in a direction away from the body portion into an expanded configuration or capable of being moved towards the body portion into an unexpanded configuration. The fusion device is capable of being deployed and installed in both configurations. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133781 | Artificial Intervertebral Implant - An intervertebral implant comprising a core member operably coupled between an upper base member and a lower base member, and a core spacer positioned within an inner cavity of the core member. An outer cavity extends between the core member upper end and lower end, and radially between the inner cavity and an outer surface of the core member. A core member inner wall is formed between the inner cavity and the outer cavity, and a core member outer wall is formed between the outer cavity and the outer surface of the core member. At least one first locking member is positioned on at least one of the core member upper end and the core member lower end and at least one second locking member is positioned on an inner surface of at least one of the upper base member and the lower base member for locking engagement. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133782 | EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT - An implant including first and second end plates, each of which defines at least one anterior ramped surface and at least one posterior ramped surface. A posterior actuator is positioned between the first and second end plates and has guiding ramp surfaces which correspond with the posterior ramped surfaces. An anterior actuator is positioned between the first and second end plates and guiding ramp surfaces which correspond with the anterior ramped surfaces. An actuator assembly extends between the posterior actuator and the anterior actuator and is configured to selectively move the posterior actuator and the anterior actuator simultaneously, move posterior actuator independently of the anterior actuator, or move the anterior actuator independently of the posterior actuator. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133783 | Porous Spinal Fusion Implant - The present disclosure in one aspect provides a surgical implant comprising an upper bone contacting surface comprising a plurality of irregularly shaped pores having an average pore size, where the pores are formed by a plurality of struts, a lower bone contacting surface comprising a plurality of irregularly shaped pores having an average pore size, wherein the pores are formed by a plurality of struts; and a central body comprising a plurality of irregularly shaped pores having an average pore size, wherein the pores are formed by a plurality of struts, wherein the average pore size on the upper and lower bone contacting surfaces is different than the average pore size on the central body. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133784 | Expandable Interbody Devices - An example expandable interbody device can include a structural body having an upper endplate and a lower endplate, where the endplates are shaped to nest tightly in a closed position. The device can include at least one wedge block and at least one linkage block arranged between the upper and lower endplates of the structural body. The device can include a drive screw threaded through the at least one wedge block and the at least one linkage block. The drive screw can be configured to rotate and drive the at least one wedge block to expand the upper and lower endplates of the structural body from the closed position to an intermediate position. Additionally, the drive screw can be further configured to rotate and drive the at least one linkage block to expand the upper and lower endplates of the structural body from the intermediate position to an open position. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133785 | Interbody Device with Opening to Allow Packing Graft and Other Biologics - An intervertebral fusion device having a cage having an opening or window in its front wall that allows for the insertion of bone graft therethrough after the cage has been placed into the disc space. The device further has a faceplate that covers the front wall of the cage and provides features for securing bone screws to the adjacent vertebral bodies. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133786 | Composite Vertebral Spacers and Instrument - An intervertebral fusion cage that is adapted to contain an inserter within its inner volume during insertion of the cage. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133787 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A FEMORAL COMPONENT - Systems and methods for providing deeper knee flexion capabilities. In some instances, such systems and methods include a femoral knee replacement component that includes an articular surface, a first interior surface, and a second interior surface, wherein the first and second interior surfaces run substantially parallel to each other. In some cases, the articular surface includes an anterior condylar extension that is configured to replace an anterior articular cartilage of a femur such that the anterior extension is configured to terminate adjacent to a proximal limit of the anterior articular cartilage of the femur. Other implementations are also discussed. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133788 | EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL FUSION DEVICES AND METHODS OF INSTALLATION THEREOF - Embodiments herein are generally directed to spinal implants, systems, apparatuses, and components thereof that can be used in spinal fusion and/or stabilization procedures, as well as methods of installation. The spinal implants may be expandable. In some embodiments, the spinal implants may be configured to be backfilled with bone graft material after insertion. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133789 | BONE FUSION SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD INCLUDING DELIVERY APPARATUS - A bone fusion method, system and device for insertion between bones that are to be fused together and/or in place of one or more of the bones, such as, for example, the vertebrae of a spinal column. The bone fusion device comprises one or more extendable tabs having a central rib. The bone fusion device includes one or more support channels configured to receive an insertion instrument that is then secured to the bone fusion device via a coupling mechanism. As a result, the coupled device is able to be securely positioned between vertebrae using the insertion instrument with minimal risk of slippage. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133790 | Robotic System For Shoulder Arthroplasty Using Stemless Implant Components - Robotic system and methods for robotic arthroplasty. The robotic system includes a machining station and a guidance station. The guidance station tracks movement of various objects in the operating room, such as a surgical tool, a humerus of a patient, and a scapula of the patient. The guidance station tracks these objects for purposes of displaying their relative positions and orientations to the surgeon and, in some cases, for purposes of controlling movement of the surgical tool relative to virtual cutting boundaries or other virtual objects associated with the humerus and scapula to facilitate preparation of bone to receive a shoulder implant system. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133791 | Robotic System For Shoulder Arthroplasty Using Stemless Implant Components - Robotic systems and methods for robotic arthroplasty. The robotic system includes a machining station and a guidance station. The guidance station tracks movement of various objects in the operating room, such as a surgical tool, a humerus of a patient, and a scapula of the patient. The guidance station tracks these objects for purposes of controlling movement of the surgical tool relative to virtual cutting boundaries or other virtual objects associated with the humerus and scapula to facilitate preparation of bone to receive a shoulder implant system. The virtual objects are located based on density data of the bone such that, when one or more shoulder implants are fully seated in the bone, distal portions of the implants are located in a first region of the bone having a density characteristic greater than an adjacent second region of the bone. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133792 | Lower Limb Prosthetic Device - A lower limb prosthetic device for use when bathing and showering includes a first shell. A rod is coupled to and extends substantially perpendicularly from an upper face of the first shell. A second shell, which has a top that is open, is coupled to and extends from the rod distal from the first shell. The second shell is substantially complementary to and configured to insert a stump of an amputated leg. A plurality of bladders, which is selectively inflatable, is coupled to an inner surface of the second shell. The bladders are configured to be inflated to couple the second shell to the stump. A plurality of first holes and a plurality of second holes are positioned through the first shell and the second shell, respectively. The first holes and the second holes are configured to drain water from the first shell and the second shell, respectively. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133793 | PROSTHETIC SOCKET - A prosthetic socket, comprising a base for distal connection means for attaching a prosthesis component to the prosthetic socket and comprising at least one side wall, which extends from the base in the proximal direction and at least partially extends around a stump to be held in the prosthetic socket, and at least one support for fastening the side wall to the base being arranged on the base. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133794 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INCREASING A DENSITY OF A REGION OF A VASCULAR DEVICE - A vascular device is provided that includes a mesh structure formed of a plurality of spaced members. The structure has (i) a first, collapsed configuration, (ii) a second, expanded configuration, and (iii) a density of the plurality of members. The vascular device further includes an elastic member disposed along a region of the structure, the region having a proximal end and a distal end. The elastic member is configured to increase the density within the region by drawing at least one of the proximal and distal ends of the region toward the other of the proximal and distal ends when the structure is in the second configuration. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133795 | MESHES, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING VASCULAR DEFECTS - Devices that can be delivered into a vascular system to divert flow are disclose herein. According to some embodiments, devices are provided for treating aneurysms by diverting flow. An expandable device can comprise, for example, first a plurality of strut regions and a plurality of bridge regions. Each of the bridge regions may connect a first strut of a first strut region to a second strut of a second strut region. The first strut region may comprise a first plurality of apices defining a first circumferential plane, and the second strut region may comprise a second plurality of apices defining a second circumferential plane. A first curved segment of the bridge may extend across the first circumferential plane towards the first strut region, and a second curved segment of the bridge may extend across the second circumferential plane towards the second strut region. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133796 | TREATMENT DEVICE FOR ANEURYSMS PREFERABLY OF AORTIC KIND - Provided is a treatment device for aneurysms. The device may include an endoprosthesis including a main channel and secondary openings and configured to be inserted in a main blood vessel (V | 2019-05-09 |
20190133797 | METHODS FOR PLACING A STENT IN A BRANCHED VESSEL - Methods for placing a stent in a branched vessel include stretching the stent, aligning the stent within a target location at a branched vessel and releasing it for expansion at the target location. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133798 | ROTATION OF A MEDICAL DEVICE DURING CRIMPING - A medical device includes a balloon expanded scaffold crimped to a balloon catheter. The scaffold has a network of rings formed by struts connected at crowns and links connecting adjacent rings. The scaffold has a polymer coating and is crimped to the balloon. The scaffold is rotated, or allowed to rotate during crimping to improve results from crimping, such as reduced damage to the coating. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133799 | BALLOON EXPANDABLE, BIOABSORBABLE, DRUG-COATED SINUS STENT - This invention discloses a balloon expandable, bioabsorbable, drug-coated sinus stent, including sinus stent delivery system and stent, the sinus stent delivery system is composed of conical balloon and push shaft, the sinus stent delivery system is for delivering and expanding the fixed stents. The stent is made of biodegradable material, and its surface is coated with a biodegradable and expandable anti-inflammatory drug protective film. The shape of the stent is cylindrical; The stent is conical after expansion by the balloon. The external wall of the stent is composed of a wavy net structure. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133800 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING STENTS - Flared stents are disclosed, and apparatus and methods for delivering such stents into a bifurcation between a main vessel and a branch vessel. The stent includes a first tubular portion a second flaring portion that may be flared radially outwardly to contact the ostium. The stent may include variable mechanical properties along its length. The stent may be delivered using a catheter including proximal and distal ends, the stent overlying first and second balloons on the distal end. During use, the catheter is advanced through an ostium into the branch to place the stent within the branch. The first balloon is expanded to flare the stent to contact a wall of the ostium, thereby causing the stent to migrate partially into the ostium. The second balloon is expanded to fully expand the stent within the ostium and branch. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133801 | WEARABLE APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF OSTEOPENIA AND OSTEOPOROSIS, STIMULATING BONE GROWTH, PRESERVING OR IMPROVING BONE MINERAL DENSITY, AND INHIBITING ADIPOGENESIS - A wearable apparatus for the treatment or prevention of osteopenia or osteoporosis, stimulating bone growth, preserving or improving bone mineral density, and inhibiting adipogenesis is disclosed where the apparatus may generally comprise one or more vibrating elements configured for imparting repeated mechanical loads to the hip, femur, and/or spine of an individual at a frequency and acceleration sufficient for therapeutic effect. These vibrating elements may be secured to the upper body of an individual via one or more respective securing mechanisms, where the securing mechanisms are configured to position the one or more vibrating elements in a direction lateral to the individual, and the position, tension, and efficacy of these vibrating elements may be monitored and/or regulated by one or more accelerometers. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133802 | 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. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133803 | HALLUX VALGUS ORTHOSIS - A hallux valgus correction device ( | 2019-05-09 |
20190133804 | ANKLE SUPPORT - An ankle support article has a body with a generally cylindrical configuration and adapted to conform to a shape of the human ankle. The body has a first portion and a second portion integrally formed together of a flexible material. The first portion is adapted to extend over a heel portion of the human foot. The second portion is adapted to extend over the human ankle and over a portion of a human calf. The body has a slot formed between edges at a forward part of the body. An endoskeletal structure is affixed to the body and extends along sides of the first and second portions of the body and across a bottom of the first portion of the body. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133805 | LEG UNIT FOR A WEARABLE SITTING POSTURE ASSISTING DEVICE - A leg unit for a wearable sitting posture assisting device, comprises an upper support designed to receive a weight force of a person, a lower support designed to transmit the person's weight force to a ground, a joint connecting the at least two supports to each other, and a blocking means implementing a blocked state to block the joint at at least one sitting angle corresponding to an at least partly sitting posture, the leg unit comprising a guiding means for the blocking means, which guiding means is designed to allow a rotation of the joint while the blocking means is in the blocked state, to a wearable sitting posture assisting device, comprising two of these leg units, and to a method to block such a wearable sitting posture assisting device in an at least partly sitting posture. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133806 | STABILIZING SYSTEM FOR A KNEE BRACE - A knee brace for assisting the extension or flexing of a limb comprises substantially rigid upper and lower frames connected by a hinge, the upper frame being secured to the leg by an upper strap. A stabilizing strap for fixing the lower frame to the user's leg comprises an inelastic band, cord or other flexible securing member for circumscribing the user's leg having a fastening element for fixing the securing member in a set position. The securing member is affixed to the arms of the lower frame, slidably extending through at least one strap support provided by at least one of the arms of the lower frame. When the brace is in position on a user's leg the stabilizing strap is able to move through at least one strap support in a generally horizontal direction while supporting the lower frame in the vertical direction. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133807 | ORTHOSIS - An orthosis comprising a foot plate for supporting a foot, a foot strut projecting therefrom in the proximal direction, a lower-leg rail secured to said foot strut and mounted thereupon by a joint so as to pivot about a joint axis relative to the foot strut, and a shoulder being arranged or formed at the proximal end region of the foot strut, in the direction facing away from the foot plate. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133808 | SURGICAL HAND WRAP AND STERILE CONNECTOR - Devices to secure the hand of a patient to a limb positioning device while evenly distributing the applied traction load across the patient's hand and wrist are disclosed. The hand is placed in the open position into a soft mitten, while an anatomically-shaped plate is attached to the mitten for supporting the palm of the hand in the open position. Straps are then secured around the patient's wrist and hand. Finally, the entire device is overwrapped an elastic bandage and secured to the limb positioning device. When traction is applied, the shape of the plate, the construction of the mitten, and the straps combine to allow low-contact pressure across the patient's hand and wrist. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133810 | OSTOMY MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An ostomy bag can include one or more sensors for measuring one or more metrics. An ostomy wafer can also include one or more sensors for measuring one or more metrics. The sensors can be temperature sensors and/or capacitive sensors, for example, and the metrics can include bag fill, leakage, skin irritation, and phase of stoma output, among others. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133811 | OSTOMY MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An ostomy bag can include one or more sensors for measuring one or more metrics. An ostomy wafer can also include one or more sensors for measuring one or more metrics. The sensors can be temperature sensors and/or capacitive sensors, for example, and the metrics can include bag fill, leakage, skin irritation, and phase of stoma output, among others. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133812 | OSTOMY MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An ostomy bag can include one or more sensors for measuring one or more metrics. An ostomy wafer can also include one or more sensors for measuring one or more metrics. The sensors can be temperature sensors and/or capacitive sensors, for example, and the metrics can include bag fill, leakage, skin irritation, and phase of stoma output, among others. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133813 | OSTOMY APPLIANCE - A stoma adapter is described that is especially suited to a recessed stoma or a flush stoma. The stoma adapter effectively extends the discharge passage from the stoma, protects peristomal skin, and forms a bridge at the interface between the stoma and an ostomy appliance. The stoma adapter contains a substantially unobstructed discharge passage, at least for effluent flowing in a discharge direction. The stoma adapter includes a seal for sealing against the bowel wall. The stoma adapter has collapsing, expanding, flexible and reinforced designs. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133814 | Male Incontinence Device - The present invention includes a male incontinence collection container comprising: a walled absorbent cored absorption chamber with an elastic aperture adapted to allow a penis to be in fluid communication with the chamber, wherein the chamber is shaped to deflect urine away from a body during urination, and wherein the elastic aperture is defined further as a breathable, tubular material to aid in the placement and retention in place of the penis; a hydrophobic material positioned between the chamber and the body to prevent contact of the urine with the body; and an absorbent material in the chamber that converts fluid to gel in fluid communication with the chamber, wherein the absorbent material absorbs and retains urine, while keeping a user dry and free from urine contact. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133815 | NONINVASIVE, REGIONAL BRAIN THERMAL STIMULI FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS - Apparatuses and methods for treating neurological and/or neuropsychiatric disorders are by application of thermal energy to the patient's forehead region, for example, by maintaining a target temperature or temperature range to the forehead of a patient for a time period. In particular, described herein are regional brain cooling mechanisms to treat neuropsychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, and autism. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133816 | ARTICLE COMPRISING A MATERIAL WITH A COOLING FUNCTION - Disclosed is an article consisting of at least two sheets stacked and welded to define a paving including at least three tiles, each having at least three sides and vertices, arranged to define a plane, the tiles being adjacent and connected to each other by at least one of the sides, the tiles including at least one compartment including at least a material absorbent to an aqueous medium or a filler material, the tiles being closed and connected to each other by at least one weld. The weld includes a frangible line with a series of weakening welds and junction points or a pre-cut bordered to either side with a mix weld, the mix weld being broadened close to the vertex of each tile so the corner of the tiles is reinforced by an enlarged weld surface area. Also disclosed are a production method and a device. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133817 | INTEGRATED MULTISECTIONAL HEAT EXCHANGER - A multi-sectional therapy wrap can include a first wrap section joined to a second wrap section through a specialized junction that allows the wrap sections to overlap. The junction can also be divided into two portions to facilitate fluid flow between one wrap section and the other wrap section. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133818 | Trauma Heater System - A trauma heater system uses the exothermic properties of the reaction between the gas (Co2) and chemical crystals (Group IA and IIA hydroxides and metal hydroxides) to provide heat. Heat generated by the trauma heater system reverses temperature loss in a person's body subjected to lower outside temperature, as in hypothermia, thereby restoring lost body heat and/or maintaining a person's body temperature to prevent hypothermia. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133819 | COOLING PACK - Described are various embodiments of a cooling pack. In one such embodiment a cooling pack is provided for cooling a crotch region of a human while seated on a seating surface, the cooling pack comprising a tapered container for holding a cooling material therein, and defined by tapering upper and lower surfaces drawing into a tapered edge to be positioned between the crotch region and the seating surface in use, thereby providing cooling for the region. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133820 | Devices, Systems and Methods for Endovascular Temperature Control - Devices, systems and methods for controlling a patient's body temperature by endovascular heat exchange and/or surface heat exchange. | 2019-05-09 |
20190133821 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE DELIVERY OF MEDICATIONS OR FLUIDS TO THE EYE - A method for delivering fluids, drugs, or medications to a patient's eye, and a system or apparatus for implementing the method, is disclosed. The system and method comprises the use of a corneal sponge to be deposited onto the cornea of the patient's eye while the patient's eyelids are maintained in open positions, and a scleral contact lens is disposed onto the sponge. The scleral lens has an irrigation fluid supply tube fluidically connected thereto for supplying a fluid, drug, or medication to the sponge which is saturated with the fluid, drug, or medication. Once the sponge and lens are inserted onto the corneal region of the eye, the patient's eyelids are closed thereby trapping and maintaining the sponge and lens upon the corneal region of the eye so as to permit the fluid, drug, or medication to be continuously supplied and applied to the corneal region of the eye. | 2019-05-09 |