22nd week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170150974 | SURGICAL BUR WITH A SINGLE CUTTING FLUTE - A surgical bur with a head that defined a single flute. The flute has a rake surface with a cutting edge and an opposed recess edge. The cutting edge is spaced further from axis of shaft of the bur than the recess edge. The rake surface is often, but not always, planar. | 2017-06-01 |
20170150975 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH TELESCOPING NOSE MECHANISM - A surgical instrument comprises a hand-held portion configured to be manipulated by a user and a pivoting portion operatively coupled to the hand-held portion. The pivoting portion is configured to pivot with respect to the hand-held portion according to first and second degrees of freedom. The pivoting portion includes a telescoping nose mechanism including a nose tube, an intermediate unit having a carriage extending from the nose tube to enable linear translation of the nose tube, and a drive motor cooperating with the carriage to linearly translate the nose tube relative to the hand-held portion with respect to a third degree of freedom. | 2017-06-01 |
20170150976 | COMBINED FLIP CUTTER AND DRILL - A flip cutter and drill instrument and method of antegrade drilling and retrograde cutting using such an instrument. The flip cutter and drill instrument is provided with a drill which has a multi-blade configuration and which engages an inner tube or inner member of the instrument to articulate between at least a first “straight” position (for example, about parallel to the longitudinal axis of the instrument) when the instrument is in the drilling mode, and at least a second “flip” position (for example, a non-parallel position relative to the longitudinal axis of the instrument) when the instrument is in the cutting mode. | 2017-06-01 |
20170150977 | FIXATION IMPLANT AND METHOD OF INSERTION - An implant includes an implantable portion and a housing. The implantable portion has a head and a shank extending from the head. The shank has a solid outer surface and defines a radius of curvature. The housing is pivotally and rotatably coupled to the head and is configured to secure a rod to the implantable portion. The housing is fixed relative to the implantable portion when a rod is secured within the housing. | 2017-06-01 |
20170150978 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSOCIATION OF A GUIDING AID WITH A PATIENT TISSUE - A patient tissue includes a primary patient tissue area and an anatomically differentiated bordering secondary patient tissue area. An apparatus is at least partially customized responsive to preoperative imaging of the patient tissue. Means are provided for mating with the primary patient tissue area in a preselected relative orientation. Means are provided for fixing a first landmark to the primary patient tissue area in at least one of a predetermined marking location and a predetermined marking trajectory. Means are provided for fixing a second landmark to the secondary patient tissue area in at least one of a predetermined marking location and a predetermined marking trajectory. A method of associating a plurality of landmarks with a patient tissue is also provided. | 2017-06-01 |
20170150979 | CLOT RETRIEVAL SYSTEM - Catheter-delivered endovascular medical devices are described. The devices may include a pull wire attached to a deployable basket. The basket may include a proximal portion comprising proximal cells defined by a plurality of basket strips and a distal portion comprising a plurality of distal braided mesh openings formed by a plurality of woven linear strands. The proximal and distal portions may overlap with the distal portion being in the proximal portion interior. The distal braided mesh openings may be smaller than the proximal cells when the device is in the relaxed state. Methods of using and making the devices are also described. | 2017-06-01 |
20170150980 | Selectively Bendable Remote Gripping Tool - A hand-held gripping device that allows a surgeon to reach interior portions of a person's anatomy, includes a gripping portion having a pair of jaws and/or nets movable relative to each other between fully clamped and fully opened positions thereof, a handle portion spaced apart from the jaw portion by a bendable central portion that is hollow and corrugated, with a cord extending therethrough. | 2017-06-01 |
20170150981 | FILM-TYPE URETER STONE BLOCKAGE EXTRACTOR - A film-type ureter stone blockage extractor, which is provided with a hollow operating rod ( | 2017-06-01 |
20170150982 | Medical Instrument - A medical instrument with a hollow shank, at the proximal end of which a handle is arranged, and at the distal end of which a tool is arranged with a stationary jaw part and with a jaw part that is pivotable relative to the stationary jaw part, a distal end region of the shank that carries the tool being designed as a tool tip that can be positioned at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the shank, and the tool being rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the shank respectively about the longitudinal axis of the tool tip. The axially displaceable actuation element for actuating the pivotable jaw part of the tool are coupled to each other in such a way that, on the one hand, when the axially displaceable actuation element for positioning the tool tip at an angle is actuated, the axially displaceable actuation element for actuating the pivotable jaw part of the tool is necessarily movable at the same time in the axial direction, and, on the other hand, the axially displaceable actuation element for actuating the pivotable jaw part of the tool can be actuated independently of the axially displaceable actuation element for positioning the tool tip at an angle. | 2017-06-01 |
20170150983 | HAND HELD ELECTROMECHANICAL SURGICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING BATTERY COMPARTMENT DIAGNOSTIC DISPLAY - An electromechanical surgical system is provided and includes a hand-held surgical device. The surgical device includes a device housing defining a connecting portion for selectively connecting with an adapter assembly, the housing being configured to removably receive a battery therein; at least one drive motor supported in the device housing for controlling power delivered from a battery to the motor. The system includes a battery configured for disposition in the device housing, the battery being capable of powering the at least one drive motor, the battery including at least one display. The device housing is configured such that the at least one display of the battery is visible therethrough. | 2017-06-01 |
20170150984 | CUTTING DEVICE WITH PRECISE CUTTING DEPTH - An apparatus for at least partially cutting a tissue layer, the apparatus including an elongated body with a distal portion, a tissue-engaging surface at the distal portion, and a knife located proximate to the tissue-engaging surface. The knife may have an active state, where in the active state, the knife has a cutting portion extending a first distance away from the tissue-engaging surface, and where the first distance corresponds to a depth of a desired cut within the tissue layer. | 2017-06-01 |
20170150985 | ULTRASONIC SURGERY APPARATUS, GRIPPING MEMBER PROVIDED ON JAW THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING GRIPPING MEMBERS - Disclosed is a gripping member provided on a jaw which grips a surgical site while tilting along with an amputator in an ultrasonic surgical apparatus for amputating the surgical site, the gripping member comprising a body portion formed along the lengthwise-direction of the jaw and coupled thereto; and a fixing portion having a through-hole at one end through which a shaft penetrates, and extending from the body portion along the lengthwise-direction thereof toward the shaft provided so as to tilt the jaw, so that the body portion is not released from the jaw. | 2017-06-01 |
20170150986 | DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR THROMBUS TREATMENT - A thrombus treatment device includes a support wire, a body frame portion that is disposed about an axis defined by the support wire, one or more tethers that each have a first end and a second end. Each of the one or more tethers is attached at its first end to the body frame portion, and at its second end to a collar that couples the second end of each of the multiple tethers to the support wire. When the collar is advanced to a position substantially within a region interior of the body frame portion, a rotational actuation of the support wire causes a swiveling motion of the one or more tethers. The swiveling motion of the tethers operates to macerate a thrombus. | 2017-06-01 |
20170150987 | Rotational Atherectomy Device - A rotational atherectomy device for abrading a stenotic lesion from a vessel of a patient comprises a flexible drive shaft which extends towards a distal end of the device, a distal fluid inflatable support element located at a distal end of the drive shaft and an abrasive element mounted to the drive shaft proximal to and spaced away from the distal fluid inflatable support element. Both the abrasive element and the distal fluid inflatable support element are rotatable together with the drive shaft and the drive shaft comprises a torque transmitting coil which defines a long lumen of the drive shaft. | 2017-06-01 |
20170150988 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERING SUBSTANCES INTO LUMINAL WALLS - Angioplasty and other dilatation devices are provided with scoring elements which incorporate a drug to be delivered to a body lumen, typically a blood vessel. The scoring elements have drugs and other active substances coated over a portion thereof or incorporated within internal structure of the element so that the drug is released into the luminal wall closely associated diseased regions of the body lumen as the scoring structure is radially expanded into the wall. | 2017-06-01 |
20170150989 | PERCUTANEOUS METHODS FOR SPINAL STENOSIS AND FORAMINAL STENOSIS - The present invention is a method for performing a percutaneous laminoplasty that includes entering a first introducer needle introducing a first tool wire into an epidural space above a selected lamina, entering a first catcher exit needle that that is caught with the first introducer needle and pulled through a patient body and entering a second introducer needle introducing a second tool wire into the epidural space below the selected lamina. The method also includes entering a second catcher exit needle that is caught within the epidural space and pulled through the patient body, moving the caught first introducer needle and the first catcher exit needle back and forth to cut the lamina and moving the caught second introducer needle and the second catcher exit needle back and forth to cut the lamina. There is also a method for performing a percutaneous foraminoplasty. | 2017-06-01 |
20170150990 | PERCUSCOPIC ACCESS DEVICE AND CLEANING OBTURATOR - A percuscopic access device is disclosed. The percuscopic access device has a hollow shaft with a proximal opening and a distal opening. The percuscopic access device also has one or more barrier ridges on the outside of the hollow shaft. The percuscopic access device also has one or more recesses on the inside of the hollow shaft and in communication with the distal opening. A cleaning obturator for use with the percuscopic access device is also disclosed. The cleaning obturator and percuscopic access device may be combined as a surgical apparatus. The cleaning obturator has a guide rod having a proximal end and a distal end. The cleaning obturator also has a plugging tip on the distal end. The cleaning obturator further has one or more swab guides proximal to the plugging tip. | 2017-06-01 |
20170150991 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE INSERTION OF INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANTS - A dilation introducer for orthopedic surgery is provided for minimally invasive access for insertion of an intervertebral implant. The dilation introducer may be used to provide an access position through Kambin's triangle from a posterolateral approach. A first dilator tube with a first longitudinal axis is provided. A second dilator tube may be introduced over the first, advanced along a second longitudinal axis parallel to but offset from the first. A third dilator tube may be introduced over the second, advanced along a third longitudinal axis parallel to but offset from both the first and the second. An access cannula may be introduced over the third dilator tube. With the first, second, and third dilator tubes removed, surgical instruments may pass through the access cannula to operate on an intervertebral disc and/or insert an intervertebral implant. | 2017-06-01 |
20170150992 | Prosthetic Artificial Insemination Device - A Biomimetic implant is an electromechanical implant which mimics the original function of the replaced body part very closely, or surpasses the functions of the replaced body part. The present invention will allow the wearer to artificially inseminate a sexual partner, experience an orgasm as a direct consequence of stroking the shaft of the invention, role play as a male, and serve as a non-surgical penile implant incorporating both aesthetic realism and functionality. Until now, no other dildo or prosthetic has ever existed with the full range of abilities of the invention presented here in. The ability to provide tactile feedback by use of sensors, pass urine, transition from flaccid to erect and also ejaculate make-up four of the most distinct features of the patent presented here in. | 2017-06-01 |
20170150993 | BLOCKAGE REMOVAL - A device is configured to clear a bolus of food impacted within an esophagus, the device including a catheter tube having a hollow interior and a distal end configured to core the bolus of food and a proximal end configured to be coupled to a source of suction to clear the core. | 2017-06-01 |
20170150994 | RATCHETING STRUT - A ratcheting strut comprising: (a) a ratchet box including a through passage; (b) a first tube sized to extend at least partially through the passage, the first tube including teeth that engage corresponding teeth of the ratchet box; (c) a second tube mounted to the ratchet box in parallel with the first tube, the second tube operatively coupled to a second fixation adapter; and, (d) a threaded rod operatively coupled to a nut and a first fixation adapter, the threaded rod repositionably mounted to the first tube, where the nut is operatively coupled and repositionable with respect to the first tube. | 2017-06-01 |
20170150995 | SPINE STABILIZATION DEVICE - Technologies are generally provided for devices, systems, and methods to provide spinal fixation, spinal stabilization, and/or spinal fusion. Example devices may include a first end and a second end with a middle portion extending between the lust and second end. The first end may be configured to be in contact with a portion of a first or upper vertebra and the second end may be configured to be in contact with a portion of a second or lower vertebra in an adjacent vertebral pair. Portions of the vertebra which may be in contact with the device may include lamina, processes, vertebral bodies, and facet joints. The example devices may include bone engagement features, such as screws or similar fasteners, to enhance stabilization and fixation when in contact with the vertebrae. Additionally, the devices may include a bone integration feature to promote bone growth and to facilitate fusion between the vertebrae. | 2017-06-01 |
20170150996 | ALIGNMENT GUIDE FOR CERVICAL SPINE PLATE - A cervical spine plate attachment system includes a bracket and an alignment guide. The bracket is configured to mount to a cervical spine plate. The alignment guide includes a first connector proximate to a first end of the alignment guide, wherein the first connector is configured to attach to a first pin inserted into a first vertebra. The alignment guide also includes a second connector proximate to a second end of the alignment guide, wherein the second connector is configured to attach to a second pin inserted into a second vertebra. The alignment guide further includes a fastener configured to secure the alignment guide to the bracket such that the alignment guide is secured to the cervical spine plate. | 2017-06-01 |
20170150997 | IMPLANT FOR BONES OR VERTEBRAE WITH SELF-CONSTRAINED FLEXIBILITY - An implant for the stabilization of bones or vertebrae is provided, the implant being a solid body including a longitudinal axis that defines a longitudinal direction and including a flexible section that has a surface and has a length in the longitudinal direction, the flexible section including at least one cavity located near the surface and having a width in the longitudinal direction that is smaller than the length of the flexible section, the at least one cavity being connected to the surface through at least one slit, and a width of the slit in the longitudinal direction being smaller than the width of the cavity. | 2017-06-01 |
20170150998 | TRANSLATIONAL PLATE AND COMPRESSOR INSTRUMENT - A bone plate that is configured to operatively attach to bone includes a first segment, a second segment, and a locking mechanism. The first segment includes a compression notch. The first and second segments are positioned along a longitudinal axis and are movable relative to one another. The locking mechanism inhibits relative axial movement of the first and second segments along the longitudinal axis away from one another. The locking mechanism includes first and second grooves disposed on the second segment. The first and second grooves and the compression slot are configured to receive an instrument to move the first segment towards the second segment along the longitudinal axis. | 2017-06-01 |
20170150999 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR BREAKING BONY SEGMENT IMPLANT EXTENSION - Embodiments of a bony implant extension arm breakoff tool are described. The tool may enable a surgeon to break a section of a bony segment implant extension located in a transdermal location within a patient. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151000 | Dynamic Axial Nail For Intramedullary Treatment Of Long Bone Fractures - An intramedullary nail for fixation and stabilization of a fractured bone that also allows for a controlled amount of longitudinal motion at the fracture site to encourage bone remodeling and healing is described. The intramedullary nail has a proximal portion and a distal portion that are coupled together in a manner by a biasing assembly that provides for a controlled movement of the proximal and distal portions relative to each other so that when a patient puts pressure on the bone, such as when walking, the fracture site compresses and the bone ends move together, and when the pressure is released from the bone, the bone ends are biased apart by a controlled amount. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151001 | ALIGNMENT GUIDE FOR CERVICAL SPINE PLATE - A cervical spine plate attachment system includes a bracket and an alignment guide. The bracket is configured to mount to a cervical spine plate. The alignment guide includes a first connector proximate to a first end of the alignment guide, wherein the first connector is configured to attach to a first pin inserted into a first vertebra. The alignment guide also includes a second connector proximate to a second end of the alignment guide, wherein the second connector is configured to attach to a second pin inserted into a second vertebra. The alignment guide further includes a fastener configured to secure the alignment guide to the bracket such that the alignment guide is secured to the cervical spine plate. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151002 | ORTHOPEDIC BONE PLATE AND LOCKING TAB APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE - The present invention discloses an orthopedic bone plate and locking tab apparatus and method of use. The orthopedic plate includes a body with a first end, a second end, and a central portion extending between the first end and the second end, a first pair of lobes at the first end, a second pair of lobes at the second end, and a securing mechanism extending away from a bottom surface of the central portion. The securing mechanism includes a base portion projecting from the body portion of the bone plate and two opposing extension members projecting from the base portion. A method for inserting the bone plate is also disclosed. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151003 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BONE FIXATION WITH SECONDARY COMPRESSION - Disclosed is a fracture fixation device, for reducing and compressing fractures in a bone. The fixation device includes an elongate body. An axially moveable proximal anchor is carried by the proximal end of the fixation device and comprises a tubular sleeve that includes a plurality of graduations positioned on an outer surface of the tubular sleeve. The device is rotated into position across the femoral neck and into the femoral head, and the proximal anchor is distally advanced to lock the device into place. In certain embodiments, the elongated body includes a distal anchor with a distal cutting tip. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151004 | BONE IMPLANT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A bone implant and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The bone implant is used for implanting a bone of a living body, such as bone, vertebra and alveolar bone. The bone implant includes an implanting body and a plurality of microstructures formed on a surface of the implanting body. An inner layer of the bone implanting body is made of metal including titanium or alloy including titanium, and an outer layer of the bone implanting body is titanium dioxide. Each microstructure has a height and a width, wherein the width is less than 2 micrometers and the height is less than 1 micrometer. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151005 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SACROILIAC JOINT FIXATION - Disclosed is a fixation device for sacroiliac joint stabilization. The fixation device includes an elongated body comprising a bone anchor at a distal end. An axially moveable proximal anchor is carried by the proximal end of the fixation device. In one embodiment, the device is inserted through the ilium of the pelvis and the bone anchor is rotated into position within the sacrum. The proximal anchor is distally advanced with respect to the bone anchor to provide compression across the sacroiliac joint. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151006 | MEDICAL CUTTING INSTRUMENT - The invention relates to a medical instrument for severing connecting rods, in particular, of implanted spinal column stabilization systems, which comprises a first cutting element and a second cutting element which are pivotal relative to each other about a pivotal axis, a first handle element and a second handle element which are moveable relative to each other, and a force transmission device which is coupled to the first and the second handle element on the one hand and to the first and the second cutting element on the other for the purposes of transferring an actuating force from the first and second handle element to the first and second cutting element. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151007 | Anchor Delivery System - The present disclosure relates to an anchor delivery system. The system includes a guide and an anchor delivery tool disposed within the guide. The tool includes a shaft and a handle coupled to a proximal portion of the shaft. The handle includes a hub and a nose cone coupled to the hub. In an embodiment, the tool further includes a knob coupled to the hub and located between the handle and the nose cone. In an embodiment, the system further includes an anchor, such as a suture anchor, coupled to a distal portion of the shaft. An anchor delivery tool and a method of repairing soft tissue are also disclosed. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151008 | ABLATION METHOD FOR CREATING ELONGATE CONTINUOUS LESIONS ENCLOSING MULTIPLE VESSEL ENTRIES - A method of creating a lesion in cardiac tissue where the method includes deploying a distal treatment section of an ablation catheter into a heart chamber and manipulating the distal treatment section against the cardiac tissue and into a curved shape that encloses a plurality of vessel entries in the heart chamber. The method further includes commencing a first application of ablation energy from the distal treatment section to the cardiac tissue and halting the first application of ablation energy to the cardiac tissue. The first application of ablation energy causes formation of a first continuous lesion in the cardiac tissue that encloses the plurality of vessel entries. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151009 | Device For Cutting Off And Removing Calcified Tissue From A Heart Valve - A device for cutting off and removing calcified tissue from a heart valve, including a tubular body suitable for being inserted by way of a minimally invasive or endoscopic channel in relation to a previously inserted guide wire suitable for passing through the flaps of the valve above the portion where the calcified tissue is to be removed. One of the ends of the body, viewed at the flaps, has a profiled tip made of flexible material and arrangements for the lateral projection of a cutting member for cutting the tissue. The end of the body has, upstream from the arrangements for the lateral projection of the cutting member, a laterally offset rounded area defining, on the same side as the arrangements, a recessed portion and, on the opposite side, a projecting portion suitable for bearing upon the flaps during the cutting procedure under the effect of a rotational movement of the body that can be actuated using only one hand by way of a handle located externally in order to decalcify the whole valve. The arrangements are in communication with a mechanism for sucking away the cut tissue. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151010 | SURGICAL VAPORIZATION ELECTRODE - A working surface of the electrode head, designed to be essentially hemispherical in shape, is made of a suitable high-temperature-resistant metal. The electrode head is supplied with power via an electrical connecting line. The rear surface of the electrode head forming the sectional surface of the hemisphere is planar and is covered with an insulating cover made of a ceramic material. The transitional region from the working surface to the rear surface does not have an edge but instead is rounded with a minimum radius of curvature, which is substantially greater than one-thirtieth of the width, which corresponds to the hemisphere diameter (=twice the radius of the hemisphere), which is the dimension of the electrode head in the direction of its maximum extent. The relatively large radius of curvature prevents the main activity of the electrode from occurring at its boundary due to excessively high local current densities. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151011 | ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEM - An electrosurgical system can include an electrosurgical generator, a feedback circuit or controller, and an electrosurgical tool. The feedback circuit can provide an electrosurgery endpoint by determining the phase end point of a tissue to be treated. The electrosurgical system can include more than one electrosurgical tool for different electrosurgical operations and can include a variety of user interface features and audio/visual performance indicators. The electrosurgical system can also power conventional bipolar electrosurgical tools and direct current surgical appliances. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151012 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A surgical instrument is disclosed which comprises a surgical device actuatable for performing a surgical procedure, the device having an electrically conductive portion, and an ion-generating electrode integrally arranged with respect to the surgical device, the ion-generating electrode having an ion emission zone. The ion emission zone of the ion-generating electrode and the electrically conductive portion of the surgical device are moveable relative to each-other between a first position and a second position. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151013 | MULTI-FUNCTION SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - A surgical instrument including housing having a shaft extending distally therefrom, an outer sleeve disposed about the shaft and selectively translatable relative to the shaft, a first drive shaft disposed within the shaft and translatable relative to the shaft independently of the outer sleeve, a second drive shaft disposed within the first drive shaft and coupled to the outer sleeve to translate in conjunction with the outer sleeve, and a rotatable nose wheel. The rotatable nose wheel is mounted about a distal end of the housing and is rotatably coupled to each of the outer sleeve, the shaft, the first drive shaft, and the second drive shaft such that rotation of the rotatable nose wheel effects corresponding rotation of the outer sleeve, the shaft, the first drive shaft, and the second drive shaft in conjunction with one another and relative to the housing. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151014 | ABLATION CATHETER AND ABLATION APPARATUS - The present invention relates to an ablation catheter ( | 2017-06-01 |
20170151015 | DYNAMICALLY MATCHED MICROWAVE ANTENNA FOR TISSUE ABLATION - A microwave ablation probe for providing microwave energy to tissue includes a feedline having an inner conductor, a secondary inner conductor, and insulating spacer, and an outer conductor. The inner conductor is slidably disposed within the secondary inner conductor. The feedline also includes a radiating portion having an extruded portion of the inner conductor centrally disposed therein, wherein longitudinal movement of the inner conductor relative to the feedline tunes the radiating portion. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151016 | SELECTIVE FAT REMOVAL USING PHOTOTHERMAL HEATING - A system and method are provided for minimally-invasive selective fat removal from a target area by injecting the area with a solution of photo-absorbing nanoparticles and irradiating the injected area with a beam of near infrared (NIR) light. The NIR emission wavelength excites the nanoparticles to melt fat within the target area so that the liquefied fat can be aspirated from the target area. The nanoparticles may be gold nanorods having aspect ratios selected to produce surface plasmon resonance when irradiated with NIR light around 800 nm. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151017 | EXPANDABLE LASER CATHETER - Expandable laser catheters for utilizing laser energy to remove obstructions from body passages are described. In one embodiment, the laser catheter includes a shaftway having a distal end including a flexible portion configured in a series of radial folds. Multiple optical fibers, configured to transmit laser energy, extend along the shaftway and are attached to the flexible portion. An inflatable, ring-shaped balloon is attached to the catheter within the flexible portion. In use, the catheter is inserted into a body passage such as an artery, and advanced until the distal end is adjacent to an obstruction. The balloon is inflated to expand the flexible portion and to bring the optical fibers nearer the inner wall of the body passage. Laser energy is directed by the optical fibers toward targeted regions of the obstruction. As the catheter is advanced and the process repeated, a core is formed from the obstruction and contained within the flexible portion. The flexible portion is then contracted to hold the core, and the core is removed from the body passage by withdrawing the catheter. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151018 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE REGISTRATION OF AN ANATOMICAL FEATURE - A computer-assisted surgery (CAS) system for navigating a surface of an anatomical feature in a coordinate system comprises an apparatus for obtaining points of a surface of an anatomical feature including a base adapted to be secured to the anatomical feature, a spherical joint supported by the base, the spherical joint having a ball member rotatable in at least two rotational degrees of freedom relative to the base and having a center of rotation fixed relative to the base, a distance-measurement device connected to the ball member such that a distance-measurement axis of the distance-measurement device passes through said center of rotation of the ball member. An inertial sensor unit produces signals representative of the orientation of the distance-measurement device. A CAS processor receives the signal from the at least one inertial sensor unit and outputs orientation data relating at least an object relative to the surface of the anatomical feature using the model of the surface in the coordinate system and the signals from the at least one inertial sensor unit. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151019 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR POSITIONING BONE CUT GUIDE - Examples of an orthopedic surgical device for use in operating on a target bone and methods for operating a system for use in orthopedic surgery on a bone are generally described herein. An orthopedic surgical device can include an primary positioning block, and a secondary positioning component removably coupled to the primary positioning block. The secondary positioning component can be configured to: engage a prepared engagement feature machined into the target bone, and guide the primary positioning block to a predetermined position on a target bone. The orthopedic surgical device can include a first cutting block configured to: removably couple to the primary positioning block, and guide a cutting tool to cut the target bone. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151020 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORRECTION OF ARTIFICIAL DEFORMATION IN ANATOMIC MODELING - Systems and methods are disclosed for correcting for artificial deformations in anatomical modeling. One method includes obtaining an anatomic model; obtaining information indicating a presence of an artificial deformation of the anatomic model; identifying a portion of the anatomic model associated with the artificial deformation; estimating a non-deformed local area corresponding to the portion of the anatomic model; and modifying the portion of the anatomic model associated with the artificial deformation, based on the estimated non-deformed local area. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151021 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A HAPTIC DEVICE AS AN INPUT DEVICE - The invention generally pertains to a combination of a surgical with a computer-assisted surgery system. The surgical tool may be used as an input device, allowing information to pass from the user to the computer-assisted surgery system, and providing functionality similar to common user interface devices, such as a mouse or any other input device. When used as an input device, it may be used for defining anatomical reference geometry, manipulating the position and/or orientation of virtual implants, manipulating the position and/or orientation of surgical approach trajectories, manipulating the positions and/or orientation of bone resections, and the selection or placement of any other anatomical or surgical feature. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151022 | Method And Apparatus For Surgical Navigation - Disclosed is a surgical navigation system for tracking an instrument relative to a patient. The system can track a portion of the patient, an instrument, and/or both relative to image data, a coordinate system, an atlas, a morphed atlas, or combinations thereof. The system can include a tracking device on the instrument to provide six degree of freedom information regarding the location of the instrument. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151023 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INVASIVE DEVICE TRACKING USING ORGAN TIMING SIGNAL GENERATED FROM MPS SENSORS - Apparatus for generating an organ timing signal relating to an inspected organ within the body of a patient, including a medical positioning system, and a processor coupled with the medical positioning system, the medical positioning system including at least one reference electromagnetic transducer placed at a reference location, at least one inner electromagnetic transducer attached to a surgical tool inserted in a blood vessel in the vicinity of the inspected organ, and a medical positioning system processor coupled with the reference electromagnetic transducer and the inner electromagnetic transducer, the medical positioning system processor determining the three-dimensional position of the inner electromagnetic transducer, by processing transmitted electromagnetic signals transmitted from one of the reference electromagnetic transducer and the inner electromagnetic transducer with detected electromagnetic signals detected by the other of the reference electromagnetic transducer and the inner electromagnetic transducer, the medical positioning system processor further generating medical positioning system data sets, each of the medical positioning system data sets including a collection of three-dimensional position coordinate readings demonstrating the motion trajectory of the surgical tool over time, the processor generating the organ timing signal from the medical positioning system data sets by detecting and identifying periodic motion frequencies in the medical positioning system data sets, and filtering the periodic motion frequencies from the medical positioning system data sets. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151024 | Robotized Module for Guiding an Elongate Flexible Medical Device - The invention concerns a cassette comprising a sterile barrier. The sterile barrier comprises attachment brackets each attached to a drive member for driving an elongate flexible medical device, and flexible portions between two adjacent attachment brackets. The flexible portions are connected to the attachment brackets. The drive surfaces of the attachment brackets come into contact with the elongate flexible medical device. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151025 | MEDICAL ROBOTIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF - A medical-robotic device that has a kinematic chain of movable components with an end effector at one end, with at least one force or torque sensor for the detection of at least one force or torque value on the kinematic chain. A control processor that controls the kinematic chain. An additional mechanical component is attached directly to the end effector or one of the movable components so that the additional component can transmit a force external to the device or a torque external to the device to the end effector or the movable component. The control processor determines the force external to the device or the torque external to the device on the basis of the at least one force or torque value detected, and controls the kinematic chain in dependence on the determined force external to the device or the determined torque external to the device, in order to increase the accuracy of the medical-robotic device. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151026 | Systems and Methods for Robotic Medical System Integration With External Imaging - A medical robotic system and method of operating such comprises taking intraoperative external image data of a patient anatomy, and using that image data to generate a modeling adjustment for a control system of the medical robotic system (e.g., updating anatomic model and/or refining instrument registration), and/or adjust a procedure control aspect (e.g., regulating substance or therapy delivery, improving targeting, and/or tracking performance). | 2017-06-01 |
20170151027 | ROBOT-ASSISTED DRIVING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for driving a flexible medical instrument to a target in an anatomical space with robotic assistance are described herein. The flexible instrument may have a tracking sensor embedded therein. An associated robotic control system may be provided, which is configured to register the flexible instrument to an anatomical image using data from the tracking sensor and identify one or more movements suitable for navigating the instrument towards an identified target. In some embodiments, the robotic control system drives or assists in driving the flexible instrument to the target. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151028 | MEDICAL MANIPULATOR SYSTEM - A medical manipulator system including: a manipulator provided with an elongated portion, a movable portion which has one or more joints, and a driving portion which is disposed at a proximal end of the elongated portion and which drives the movable portion; a medical device having a channel that can accommodate at least a portion of the elongated portion and the movable portion; a manipulation input portion that generates an operation instruction for moving the manipulator between a treatment state in which the movable portion protrudes from a distal end of the channel and an accommodated state in which the movable portion is accommodated in the channel in accordance with a manipulation instruction input; and a notifying portion that notifies a situation in which the manipulator is shifting from the treatment state to the accommodated state. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151029 | CATHETERS, CATHETER SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PUNCTURING THROUGH A TISSUE STRUCTURE AND ABLATING A TISSUE REGION - A percutaneous catheter system for use within the human body and an ablation catheter for ablating a selected tissue region within the body of a subject. The percutaneous catheter system can include two catheters that are operatively coupled to one another by magnetic coupling through a tissue structure. The ablation catheter can include electrodes positioned within a central portion. The ablation catheter is positioned such that the central portion of a flexible shaft at least partially surrounds the selected tissue region. Each electrode of the ablation catheter can be activated independently to apply ablative energy to the selected tissue region. The ablation catheter can employ high impedance structures to change the current density at specific points. Methods of puncturing through a tissue structure using the percutaneous catheter system are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for ablating a selected tissue region using the ablation catheter. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151030 | SHIPPING MEMBER FOR LOADING UNIT - A shipping member for selective attachment to a replaceable loading unit is provided. The shipping member includes an annular extension configured for selective engagement with a loading unit and configured to prevent movement of a knife assembly of the loading unit. The shipping member further includes first and second legs configured to prevent movement of a staple pusher assembly. The shipping member also includes a staple retaining surface configured to retain staples within a staple cartridge of the loading unit. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151031 | INSTRUMENT FOR ARTIFICIAL KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY, AND INSTRUMENT UNIT FOR ARTIFICIAL KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY - The instrument for artificial knee joint replacement surgery includes a holding mechanism that includes a holding portion having a contact portion to be brought into contact with a contact target of a patient on whom artificial knee joint replacement surgery is to be performed and that holds the patient in a state in which the contact portion is in contact with the contact target, and an indicating mechanism that is attached to the holding mechanism and includes a position identification target indicating portion to be arranged at a position corresponding to a position identification target in a state in which the holding mechanism holds the patient. The position at which the position identification target indicating portion is to be arranged is determined based on a positional relationship between the contact target and the position identification target that is obtained in advance prior to surgery. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151032 | SYSTEM FOR ENDOSCOPIC INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES - A system for intracranial access that includes a support assembly is described. The support assembly has a hub and lobes surrounding a central aperture for introducing a sheathed core that can accommodate an endoscope and/or other devices. Some embodiments include a collar and a ring, each of which can be tightened to secure the sheathed core in place. An accessory device for use during intracranial aspiration procedures is described. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151033 | Assembly for Positioning Electrodes for Radiofrequency Tissue Ablation | 2017-06-01 |
20170151034 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY - Provided is a surgical display system. The circuitry ( | 2017-06-01 |
20170151035 | ENDOSCOPE CHANNEL SEPARATOR - A method for attaching a test fixture to a surgical instrument comprising removing a valve member from a valve chamber of a surgical instrument and removing another valve member from another valve chamber of the surgical instrument. The method further comprises inserting a valve member analogue extending from a frame of a test figure into the valve chamber, wherein the valve member analogue comprises a first seal and a second seal, and wherein the first and second seals are configured to seal at least a portion of the valve chamber of the surgical instrument. The method further comprises inserting another valve member analogue extending from the frame, wherein the valve member analogue and the another valve member analogue define a longitudinal axis extending substantially therebetween. The method further comprises securing the test fixture to the surgical instrument by moving the housing substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis into a locked position. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151036 | VIBRATORY INSTRUMENT WITH IMPROVED TOOL-CHANGING MEANS - An instrument that includes a tod; a tool-holder; complementary means for vibrational coupling of the tool to the tool-holder which can be activated by relative movement of the tool and the tool-holder along a vibrational coupling/uncoupling stroke; and complementary rclcaaable means for attaching the tool to the tool-holder allowing, when the tool is attached to the tool-holder, the vibrational coupling/uncoupling stroke. The attachment means may include two attachment members, male and female, which can be attached together by relative movement along an attachment/detachment stroke. The attachment members cannot be deformed during the attachment/detachment stroke. The stroke includes an axial component and a component in a plane substantially transverse to the axial component, referred to as the transverse component. The axial and transverse components of the attachment/detachment stroke are defined by complementary interlocking shapes provided on the two connection members | 2017-06-01 |
20170151037 | ORTHODONTIC ARCHWIRE WITH VARIABLE CROSS SECTIONAL CONFIGURATION - Disclosed is an orthodontic archwire with a varied cross-sectional structure. The archwire includes a rectangular cross section along every region, and a height and/or a width of the cross section between at least one ligating portion configured to be ligated to a slot of a bracket and the bracket is different from each other. The archwire includes an anterior region located at a center thereof, and a pair of posterior regions located at left and right sides of the anterior region. The anterior region includes at least one anterior wire protrusion protruding in a direction toward a patient's tongue from the ligating portion to be ligated to the slot of the bracket, and the posterior region has a constant cross section or has posterior wire protrusion protruding in the direction toward the patient's tongue from the ligating portion. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151038 | SCAN BODY WITH SNAP-IN RETENTION CAPABILITY - A scan body for intraoral scanning includes a snap-in retention capability for engagement with a dental implant having a first engagement section. The second engagement section is configured for a snap-in or frictional fit with the first engagement section to releasably secure the scan body to the implant. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151039 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SCAFFOLD FOR TREATMENT OF TOOTH EXTRACTION SOCKET - Provided is a technique of accurately forming a shape of a scaffold demanding high precision and fast manufacturing the scaffold with low costs, so that the scaffold for dental treatment may be immediately placed after tooth extraction and may be accurately placed in a tooth extraction socket. A method of manufacturing a scaffold for treatment of a tooth extraction socket includes manufacturing, by using a three-dimensional (3D) printer, a 3D model comprising alveolar bones and teeth, which are distinguished therebetween, from a medical image file that is a medical image file (DICOM file) of dental computerized tomography (CT) data; performing virtual tooth-extraction by removing, from the manufactured 3D model, a region corresponding to a tooth in a tooth-extraction target area; and manufacturing, by using the 3D printer, a scaffold to be placed in an actual tooth extraction socket according to a shape of a tooth extraction socket that exists in the manufactured 3D model as a result of the virtual tooth-extraction. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151040 | Dental Ring - Disclosed herein is a ring prepared from osteoinductive and/or osteogenic material for a use in a dental and orthognathic surgery in case of bone surface deficiency for the introduction of intraosseous dental implants. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151041 | MULTILAYER RESIN MATERIAL FOR DENTAL MILLING AND MACHINING - To provide a multilayer resin material for dental milling and machining, comprising an inorganic filler in a content of 40% by weight or more and a plurality of layers different in transparency and color tone from each other, wherein the thickness of the uppermost layer (U) and the thickness of the lowermost layer (L) are each 1 mm or more, the contrast ratios (uppermost layer: C | 2017-06-01 |
20170151042 | FLOSS THREADER - A dental floss threader adapted to minimize discomfort of the user comprising: a shank extending between a first end and second and being elastically deformable; an eyelet integrally joined at said first end of said shank; and a covering enclosing said second end of said shank. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151043 | DENTAL FLOSS HOLDER - A dental floss holder includes a connecting section and at least four floss supporting arms extending from said connecting section. Each of the floss supporting arms has a first end and a second end. The first end is connected to the connecting section, and the second end includes a floss fastening portion for fastening a string of dental floss. The floss fastening portions of the at least four floss supporting arms are configured such that a string of dental floss attached to the floss fastening portions of the at least four floss supporting arms may be arranged to constitute the edges of a polyhedron. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151044 | REFILL HEAD AND ORAL CARE IMPLEMENT INCLUDING THE SAME - An oral care implement and a refill head therefor. The refill head may include a sleeve portion and a head portion, a passageway extending through the head portion from a rear surface of the head portion to a front surface of the head portion, a plurality of bristle tufts mounted to the head portion and extending from the front surface of the head portion, and an integrally-formed monolithic mass of an elastomeric material comprising: (1) an elastomeric pad portion located on the rear surface of the head portion; (2) an elastomeric tooth contact element extending from the front surface of the head portion; and (3) an elastomeric anchor portion in the passageway connecting the elastomeric tooth contact element and the elastomeric pad portion. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151045 | Oral Care Implement - An oral care implement having an arrangement of tooth cleaning elements thereon. The oral care implement may include a head extending from a proximal end to a distal end and comprising first and second peripheral sides. A plurality of tooth cleaning elements extend from the head and are arranged in groups including a first peripheral grouping of tooth cleaning elements positioned adjacent the first peripheral side of the head and having first and second types of tooth cleaning elements, a distal grouping of tooth cleaning elements positioned adjacent the distal end of the head and having a third type of tooth cleaning element, and a proximal grouping of tooth cleaning elements positioned adjacent the proximal end of the head and having the third type of tooth cleaning element. The first, second, and third types of tooth cleaning elements are different in at least one more structural characteristics. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151046 | DENTAL PROSTHESIS FOR DETERMINING ABRASION FACETS - The invention relates to a temporary dental prosthesis for determining abrasion facets, having at least one prosthetic tooth, in which at least the occlusion surface of the prosthetic tooth or at least one of the prosthetic teeth is made of a material that is abradable such that, within a maximum of 12 weeks of use as a dental prosthesis by a patient, abrasion facets are produced on the prosthetic teeth and are suitable for ascertaining the chewing movements of the jaw of the patient. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151048 | EXPANDING ABSORBABLE TACK - A surgical fastener includes a head section and a tissue snaring section. The head section includes an arm member pivotably disposed on an outer surface of the head section. The tissue snaring section defines a longitudinal axis and extends away from the head section. At least one helical thread defined along an outer surface of the tissue snaring section. The tissue snaring section is configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis in a first radial direction, and the arm member is configured pivot outwardly from the head section in the first radial direction. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151049 | Systems and Methods for Producing Gastrointestinal Tissues - Aspects of the disclosure relate methods and synthetic scaffolds for regenerating gastrointestinal tissue (e.g., esophageal tissue). | 2017-06-01 |
20170151050 | IMPLANT CARRIER, MIXING POT, AND IMPLANT CARRIER ASSEMBLY - An implant carrier assembly, including a first housing, a second housing, a mixing pot for receiving powder, and a sealed container for receiving liquid, is provided. The first housing and the second housing are detachably assembled to each other to form a receiving space. An implant is received therein or removed therefrom. The second housing has a hole communicating with the receiving space. The sealed container is inserted into the mixing pot, and the mixing pot is assembled to the second housing, such that the sealed container is packed and squeezed inside the mixing pot and broken and the liquid flows out of the sealed container. The powder and the liquid are mixed and flow into the receiving space through the hole. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151051 | STENT HAVING EXTERIOR PATH - A stent according to the present invention includes: a stent main body that has a plurality of holes formed in the surface thereof and a circumferential part of which the inside is hollow; and a cover that covers one side of the outer circumferential surface of the stent main body, in which the stent main body has an exterior path that provides a channel through which the body fluid secreted from a diverging duct can flow along the longitudinal direction of the stent main body to the outside of the cover. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151052 | DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR LUNG TREATMENT - Devices, systems, and methods for measuring the diameter of an airway in a human or animal subject are disclosed. The device comprises a flexible catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end. Flexible sizing elements are disposed along and extend approximately orthogonally from the catheter body. The sizing elements have different heights from one another and are configured to fit through the working channel of a bronchoscope. Devices, systems, and methods for redirecting airflow through a lung airway are also disclosed. The method comprises introducing into the airway a catheter comprising a distal end, a proximal end and an elongated portion therebetween, wherein the distal end comprises an airway closing mechanism, and wherein the proximal end comprises an actuator to actuate the airway closing mechanism; and actuating the airway closing mechanism to at least partially close the airway. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151053 | MONOLITHIC BIOCOMPATIBLE IMPLANTABLE LAMINATED MATERIALS - Metal foils, wires, and seamless tubes with increased mechanical strength are provided. As opposed to wrought materials that are made of a single metal or alloy, these materials are made of two or more layers forming a laminate structure. Laminate structures are known to increase mechanical strength of sheet materials such as wood and paper products and are used in the area of thin films to increase film hardness, as well as toughness. Laminate metal foils have not been used or developed because the standard metal forming technologies, such as rolling and extrusion, for example, do not lend themselves to the production of laminate structures. Vacuum deposition technologies can be developed to yield laminate metal structures with improved mechanical properties. In addition, laminate structures can be designed to provide special qualities by including layers that have special properties such as superelasticity, shape memory, radio-opacity, corrosion resistance etc. Examples of articles which may be made by the inventive laminate structures include implantable medical devices that are fabricated from the laminated deposited films and which present a blood or body fluid and tissue contact surface that has controlled heterogeneities in material constitution. An endoluminal stent-graft and web-stent that is made of a laminated film material deposited and etched into regions of structural members and web regions subtending interstitial regions between the structural members. An endoluminal graft is also provided which is made of a biocompatible metal or metal-like material. The endoluminal stent-graft is characterized by having controlled heterogeneities in the stent material along the blood flow surface of the stent and the method of fabricating the stent using vacuum deposition methods. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151054 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUTURE ANCHORS WITH A VERTICAL EYELET - A suture anchor for anchoring a suture in the selected portion of an anatomical portion for fixing a suture thereto. The suture anchor including an anatomical engaging portion and a suture engaging portion wherein both the anatomical engaging portion and a suture engaging portion are adopted to be substantially disposed below an exterior of the anatomical portion after implantation. Suture eyelets are provided in the suture engaging section and a suture passage is formed to interconnect the eyelets to allow a suture to be easily threaded in the suture engaging section from the first eyelet to the second eyelet. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151055 | SOFT ANCHOR ASSEMBLY WITH NON-SLIDING FLEXIBLE STRAND AND TECHNIQUES FOR USE - A soft anchor assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a sheath, a first flexible strand affixed as non-sliding relative to the sheath and a second flexible strand slidable relative to the sheath. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151056 | INTRAOCULAR LENS INSERTION DEVICE AND CARTRIDGE - An intraocular lens insertion device and a cartridge which enable the intraocular lens to be inserted into an eye more stably and easily than ever before. A supporting portion | 2017-06-01 |
20170151057 | ADAPTIVELY POSITIONED MITRAL VALVE CLOSURE PLATE BLOCKER FOR REPAIRING MITRAL REGURGITATION - An adaptively positioned mitral valve closure plate blocker for repairing mitral regurgitation, comprising a suture and shaping ring ( | 2017-06-01 |
20170151058 | Method for Optimization of Joint Arthroplasty Component Design - Methods and devices are disclosed for the optimization of shoulder arthroplasty component design through the use of computed tomography scan data from arthritic shoulders. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151059 | PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE MANAGEMENT ENHANCEMENTS - The present invention provides for a variety of fracture fixation options should a fracture occur after total hip arthroplasty or total knee arthroplasty, and provides associated methods and apparatus for application of provided fixation. The ability to pre-engineer fracture fixation contingent solutions into femoral or tibial components provides for a distinct clinical advantage in the planning and execution for periprosthetic fracture fixation. Said methods and apparatus include targeting devices which allow for intimate association of fixed angle locking screws in pre-drilled holes in an existing prosthetic, femoral nail, or other components including additional fixation components. Use of pre-engineered fracture fixation contingent solutions into femoral or tibial components provides for a distinct clinical advantage in the planning and execution for periprosthetic fracture fixation. Such apparatus and methods further include the use of alignment devices and other components to allow for ease of repair of periprosthetic fractures utilizing the pre-engineered solutions. Such targeting devices are required in specific circumstances as the prosthetics may prevent x-ray imaging and consequently free hand alignment. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151060 | Transcortal Bone Joint Fusion System - Disclosed is a system and method for fusing two bones within a mammal. More particularly described is such a system and method for a transcortical fusion system wherein which a plate is affixed in a longitudinal slot or aperture cut into the anterior portion of the tibia and the talus, thereby achieving an fusion of the joint while placing the fusion site in the joint in compression. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151061 | Arthrodesis Implant and System Therefor - The invention is a compression device for arthrodesis, wherein a straight or angled bone implant device has two shafts thereon making up one compression device. The two shafts are either co-linear or one shaft is angled at a definite angle (between 0 and 15 degrees) compared to the linear angle of the other shaft. One end of the compression screw bears barbs formed by discontinuous threading, whereas the other end of the compression screw bears continuous threads or barbs formed by discontinuous threading. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151062 | WRIST PROSTHESIS, AND A SET OF COMPONENTS FOR FORMING THE SAME - The invention relates to a wrist prosthesis ( | 2017-06-01 |
20170151063 | BONE DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE SLIDING EXPANSION MEMBERS - A cage device includes a first support member which has a bone contact surface and from which depend side surfaces that are provided with ratchet teeth. The first support member ratchets with a ratchet member, which in turn ratchets with a ratchet wall, such that the first support member and the ratchet member are movable independently of each other and form a multiple sliding mechanical mechanism. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151064 | INTERBODY DEVICE AND PLATE FOR SPINAL STABILIZATION AND INSTRUMENTS FOR POSITIONING SAME - Systems, methods and devices for providing stabilization between first and second vertebrae are provided. More particularly, in one form a system includes an implant configured to be positioned in a disc space between the first and second vertebrae and a freestanding plate for engagement with extradiscal surfaces of the first and second vertebrae. The system also includes an insertion instrument with an engaging portion configured to releasably engage with the implant and the plate such that the implant and plate can be positioned together relative to the first and second vertebrae. In one aspect, an angular orientation of the implant relative to the plate is adjustable when the implant and the plate are engaged by the instrument. In this or another aspect, the implant and plate are held in a contiguous relationship when engaged by the instrument. However, different forms and applications are also envisioned. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151065 | INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT AND BONE GRAFT INSERTER - An adjustable spinal fusion intervertebral implant is provided that can comprise upper and lower body portions, and proximal and distal wedges. An actuator shaft disposed intermediate the upper and lower body portions can be actuated to cause proximal and distal wedges to converge towards each other. The implant comprises one or more channels that interact with a bone graft inserter to direct the flow of material through the implant. The bone graft inserter and methods of use are also provided. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151066 | EXPANDABLE SPINAL IMPLANT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE - A spinal implant apparatus that is an expandable spacer including features to minimize or eliminate spacer cant or offset during and after completing the expansion process. The spacer includes a top component, a base component in engagement with the top component, and an expansion mechanism arranged to change the top component's position with respect to the base component. The mechanism for causing expansion may be a screw, a cam, a wedge or other form of distracting device. In one embodiment, the expandable spacer includes a base component with a set of towers and a top component with a set of corresponding silos, where the towers and silos are configured to minimize or eliminate tilt of the top component as it extends upwardly from the base component. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151067 | BONE PADS - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for bone preparation with designed areas having accurate tolerance profiles to enable improved initial fixation and stability for cementless implants and to improve long-term bone ingrowth/ongrowth to an implant. A method of preparing a bone surface to receive a prosthetic implant thereon having an articular surface and a bone contacting surface includes resecting the bone surface at a first location to create a first resected region having a first tolerance profile with a first cross-section, resecting the bone surface at a second location to create a second resected region having a second tolerance profile with a second cross-section less dense than the first cross-section, and contacting the bone contacting surface of the prosthetic implant with the first resected region. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151068 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE INSERTION OF INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANTS - A dilation introducer for orthopedic surgery is provided for minimally invasive access for insertion of an intervertebral implant. The dilation introducer may be used to provide an access position through Kambin's triangle from a posterolateral approach. A first dilator tube with a first longitudinal axis is provided. A second dilator tube may be introduced over the first, advanced along a second longitudinal axis parallel to but offset from the first. A third dilator tube may be introduced over the second, advanced along a third longitudinal axis parallel to but offset from both the first and the second. An access cannula may be introduced over the third dilator tube. With the first, second, and third dilator tubes removed, surgical instruments may pass through the access cannula to operate on an intervertebral disc and/or insert an intervertebral implant. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151069 | ROBUST SWING LEG CONTROLLER UNDER LARGE DISTURBANCES - Local swing leg control was developed that takes advantage of segment interactions to achieve robust leg placement under large disturbances while generating trajectories and joint torque patterns similar to those observed in human walking and running. The results suggest the identified control as a powerful alternative to existing swing leg controls in humanoid and rehabilitation robotics. Alternatively, a detailed neuromuscular model of the human swing leg was developed to embody the control with local muscle reflexes. The resulting reflex control robustly places the swing leg into a wide range of landing points observed in human walking and running, and it generates similar patterns of joint torques and muscle activations. The results suggest an alternative to existing swing leg controls in humanoid and rehabilitation robotics which does not require central processing. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151070 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING POSTURE OF ROBOTIC WALKING AID - A method for estimating posture of robotic walking aid comprises: providing a motor controller, a motor encoder and a motor on right and left hip joints, and right and left knee joints of a robotic walking aid, providing an inertial sensor on upper body of the robotic walking aid, wherein the motor controller, the motor encoder, the motor and the inertial sensor are coupled to a control unit; installing the robotic walking aid on a user; inputting the lengths of the upper body, two thighs, two shanks, two feet of the robotic walking aid to the control unit, wherein the upper body, two thighs, two shanks, two feet form a plurality of points; obtaining an angle of the upper body corresponding to a reference frame with the inertial sensor; obtaining angles of those joints with those motor encoders; and calculating 3 dimensional coordinates of each point with a motion model. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151071 | Arm Prosthetic Device - A system for powering a prosthetic arm is disclosed. The system includes at least one internal battery located in the prosthetic arm, at least one external battery connected to the prosthetic arm, and a master controller configured to connect either the at least one internal battery or the at least one external battery to a power bus to power the prosthetic arm. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151072 | LANYARD SYSTEMS FOR PROSTHETIC DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS - A prosthesis device can include a socket or a kit for forming a socket having a lanyard suspension system. In one example, the lanyard suspension system includes a tightening device having a housing, and tightening the lanyard gathers a tensioning line portion of the lanyard into an interior of the housing. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151073 | SUSPENSION LINER WITH SEAL COMPONENT - A suspension liner is provided for use as an interface between a residual limb and a prosthetic socket. The liner has an elongate, generally conical liner body formed from at least one material segment that is at least radially elastically extensible from a relaxed non-extended condition and including proximal and distal end areas, and a seal component connected to the liner body and having an exterior surface defining at least one exterior seal protruding from the exterior surface and extending radially outwardly from the seal component relative to a longitudinal axis of the liner body. The at least one interior seal is located along an interior surface of the seal component and defines at least one blade extending obliquely toward the liner body. A portion of the seal component carrying the interior seal extends freely and is movable relative to the liner body. | 2017-06-01 |
20170151074 | STENTS HAVING A HYBRID PATTERN AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - An intravascular stent and method of making an intervascular stent having a hybrid pattern a. The hybrid pattern comprises a plurality of circumferentially self-expansible members comprising a plurality of interconnected, geometrically deformable closed cells, adjacent self-expansible members interconnected by a plurality of bridge members linking a first interconnection between two closed cells in a first self-expansible member to a second interconnection between two closed cells in a second self-expansible member, wherein the second interconnection is circumferentially offset and non-adjacent to the first interconnection. | 2017-06-01 |