28th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 44 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090177165 | Silicon breast implant injector for augmentation mammaplasty - The present invention includes a hollow tube and a plunger. The hollow tube has a barrel which has one end tapered to form a first arched barrel connecting to an inverse second arched barrel which in turn is connected to an ejection opening formed at the same diameter as the second arched barrel but into a short length tube. The plunger can push a silicon breast implant s held in the hollow tube through an incision into a patient's breast. The silicon breast implant s is coated with a lubricating fluid non-irritating to human body. Coupled with a smooth connection between the first arched barrel and the second arched barrel, push resistance can be reduced to smoothly and safely move the silicon breast implant without damage into the submammary pocket. Thus augmentation mammaplasty can be performed quickly and safely. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177166 | Safe Medical Syringe With an Automatic Slowly Retractable Needle - A needle gradually auto-retractable safety medical syringe includes a hollow barrel, a plunger provided in the barrel, a piston provided on the head of the plunger, a hub provided on the head of the barrel. The hub includes an elastic connecting hub providing with a needle and a hub sheath for fixing the elastic connecting hub, the elastic connecting hub may be disengaged with the head of the barrel and retracted with the effect of a spring after having finished the injection, a regually retractable bracket which are integrated with each other, the regually retractable bracket forms with at least two elastic supporting claws engaged to the inner wall of the pushing tube of the front end of the plunger after the injection finished, the elastic connecting hub allows the regually retractable device to retract in the barrel with the effect of the spring, and allows the needle to be drawn into the barrel. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177167 | Needle tip guard for percutaneous entry needles - A needle tip protective device for use with percutaneous entry needles. In one embodiment, the needle tip protective device includes a needle guard slidably mounted on a hypodermic needle, the latter having a needle tip located at the distal end thereof, and a change of profile formed medially there along. The needle guard is movable along the hypodermic needle and engageable with the change in profile formed thereon. The engagement with the change in profile is configured to correspond with the ability of the needle trap to entrap the needle tip once the needle trap has advanced the sufficient distance distally along the hypodermic needle. In further refinements, the needle trap may be biased toward the distal needle tip of the needle. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177168 | BLUNT CANNULA WITH NON-CIRCULAR PROXIMAL PORTION FOR ACCESSING A SLIT SEPTUM ORIENTED TO THE CANNULA - A blunt cannula includes a distal portion and a proximal portion. The proximal portion has a non-circular, such as oval, cross-section. A slit septum of a medical site is oriented to receive the proximal portion of the blunt cannula. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177169 | ADAPTOR WITH BLUNT CANNULA AND RIBS - An adaptor comprises a plate having upper and lower surfaces. The plate has four corners. A luer mating structure is associated with the plate upper surface and a blunt cannula is associated with the lower surface. The blunt cannula has a proximal portion extending from the plate lower surface and a distal portion extending from the proximal portion to a tip end. Four ribs extend from the plate lower surface generally parallel to the blunt cannula and each rib is associated with a respective one of the four comers of the plate, with each rib aimed toward the blunt cannula. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177170 | Closable Male Luer Connector - The present invention provides a closable male luer connector ( | 2009-07-09 |
20090177171 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING THE SKIN - According to some embodiments, a system for treating skin includes a handpiece assembly comprising a tip and a main body portion, the main body portion comprising an interior cavity and at least one canister configured to store at least one of a treatment material and a waste material. The treatment material and/or the waste material is in fluid communication with the tip. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177172 | Low-profile reduced pressure treatment system - A low-profile reduced pressure treatment apparatus and system are provided. The apparatus includes a moldable conduit holder, a conduit through the conduit holder, and a flexible base. The conduit holder has first and second bulkhead surfaces, a convex top surface, and a bottom surface adapted to conform to a tissue contact region adjacent to a tissue site. An end of the conduit is substantially flush with the first bulkhead surface and a longitudinal axis of the conduit is substantially perpendicular to the first and second bulkhead surfaces. The base is connected on a first side to the bottom surface of the conduit holder, and extends beyond the first bulkhead surface to form an overlay zone adjacent the first bulkhead surface. An adhesive is disposed on a second side of the flexible base to secure the flexible base to the tissue contact region. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177173 | INTRAVAGINAL DEVICE WITH FLUID TRANSPORT PLATES - An intravaginal device has a fluid storage element having a longitudinal axis and is in fluid communication with at least one fluid transport element. The at least one fluid transport element has a first plate having an outwardly oriented surface and an inwardly oriented surface and a second plate coupled to the first plate. The second plate has a first surface disposed and maintained in facing relationship with the inwardly oriented surface of the first plate and an opposite surface. The second plate is capable of separating from the first plate sufficiently to provide inter-plate capillary action. The at least one fluid transport element is bendable about an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fluid storage element. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177174 | Absorbent composite material and method for manufacturing the same - An absorbent composite comprising: a base material and water-absorbent resin particles; wherein the following conditions (1) to (4) are fulfilled: (1) the weight ratio of water-absorbent resin relative to the total weight of the base material and water-absorbent resin is 65 to 99 wt %, (2) the water-absorbent resin particles adhering directly to the base material constitute 50 wt % or more of the total water-absorbent resin particles; (3) the average absorption capacity of the water-absorbent resin particles is 50 g/g or more; and (4) the amount of residual monomers in the water-absorbent resin is 200 ppm or less. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177175 | METHOD FOR IMPROVED STABILIZATION OF A TAMPON - A method is provided for stabilizing a tampon. The method includes providing a pledget having a moisture content and including one or more metallic cation salts, compressing the pledget to produce a tampon, and applying microwave radiation to the tampon for a time sufficient to stabilize the tampon. The time to stabilize a tampon can be reduced by at least about | 2009-07-09 |
20090177176 | Underpants Type Disposable Diaper Cover - [Problem] An underpants type disposable diaper cover capable of firmly holding an absorbent pad. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177177 | Liquid Drug Transfer Devices for Failsafe Correct Snap Fitting Onto Medicinal Vials - Liquid drug transfer devices including a vial adapter designed for failsafe correct snap fitting on a medicinal vial for ensuring flow communication with the vial's interior. The vial adapters include at least two non-adjacent vial retention flex members for snap fitting over a vial opening for vial retention purposes and at least two non-adjacent vial guidance flex members longer than their counterpart vial retention flex members for guiding a vial adapter with respect to a vial prior to snap fitting the vial adapter thereon. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177178 | CONNECTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STERILE MIXING - The invention relates to a connector device for establishing fluid communication between a first and a second container. The device includes a first tube member for engaging the first container and a second tube member in fluid communication with said first tube member at a first end and having at a second end an engagement member for engagement of said second container. The second tube member includes a second piercing means. The engagement member allows, in an activated position, for piercing of the second container by the second piercing means and prevents separation of the second container and the device, so that the piercing of the second container cannot be undone, and so that the second container cannot be separated from the connector device after it has been pierced. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177179 | Single-Use Packaging System for Storing and Dispensing Multicomponent Materials - The invention relates to a disposable packaging system ( | 2009-07-09 |
20090177180 | USER INTERFACE IMPROVEMENTS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES - A method and system is disclosed for operating a medical device with or without a cassette in place. A method is disclosed for adding additional VTBI to an ongoing infusion without stopping the infusion and with maintaining the infusion parameters. A method and system is disclosed for changing the CCA without having to interrupt or completely stop an ongoing infusion. Quick titration buttons are provided to allow improved navigation between various delivery display screens. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177181 | DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR CONTROLLING THE DEPTH OF SEDATION OF A MECHANICALLY RESPIRATED PATIENT - A device is provided for controlling the depth of sedation of a respirated patient. The device includes a respirator ( | 2009-07-09 |
20090177182 | Glass Drug Chamber For Automated Ophthalmic Injection Device - A dispensing assembly has a glass tube assembly, a chamber housing, a needle, and a temperature control device. The glass tube assembly includes a glass tube with inner and outer surfaces and distal and proximal ends. A plunger is fluidly sealed to the inner surface of the glass tube at the proximal end, and a seal is located at the distal end of the glass tube. The chamber housing has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface partially defines a chamber for receiving the glass tube assembly. The needle has sharp distal and proximal ends, traverses the chamber housing, and is fluidly coupled to the chamber. The temperature control device at least partially surrounds the chamber housing. The proximal end of the needle is arranged to puncture the seal when the glass tube assembly is pressed against the proximal end of the needle. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177183 | CELL DELIVERY CATHETERS WITH DISTAL TIP HIGH FIDELITY SENSORS - The present invention relates to over the wire cell delivery catheters with high fidelity sensors at their distal end. These catheters are comprised of flow rate sensors and/or pressure transducer sensors. These catheters can also be comprised of occlusion balloons. The catheters of the present invention allow for administration of the highest and safest dose of therapeutic agents, e.g., adipose derived regenerative cells, on an individualized basis. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177184 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING VENOUS ACCESS - Embodiments of the invention include a method and a device for increasing vasodilatation and/or controlling the temperature of a mammal by applying a desired vacuum pressure to the skin of the extremity of a mammal. In some cases it is also desirable to provide heat to regions of the extremity of the mammal to further dilate the veins or arteries in the patient. In some cases it is also desirable to apply a contact pressure to regions of the extremity of the mammal to improve perfusion of these regions. In one embodiment, the device includes a device that is adapted to rigidly enclose a portion of an extremity of the mammal therein so that a sub-atmospheric pressure can be applied to the mammal's extremity, which is further discussed below. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177185 | CUT TUBULAR MEMBERS FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Medical devices and methods for making and using the same. An example medical devices includes a core member and a tubular member disposed over a portion of the core member. The tubular member has a plurality of slots formed therein. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177186 | Luer Lock Connector with Roughened Tip - Medical devices with male luer lock fittings with either a male conical tip having a roughened outer surface or a female luer lock fitting with a roughened surface and methods for manufacture and use are disclosed. The outer surface of the male conical tip or a surface of the female luer lock fitting is roughened to decrease the likelihood of breakage during disassembly from a female luer lock fitting of another medical device in the presence of a liquid. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177187 | Pressure Activated Valve with Angled Slit - A pressure actuated valve comprises a first membrane having a slit extending through the membrane at a nonzero draft angle relative to a perpendicular to a surface of the membrane, material of the membrane biasing the slit closed so that the slit remains closed when a fluid pressure applied to the membrane is below a threshold level and, when the fluid pressure is at least the threshold level, edges of the slit separate from one another to permit fluid flow through the membrane. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177188 | Method and device for controlling several infusion pumps - The invention concerns a method and device for controlling a number of infusion pumps ( | 2009-07-09 |
20090177189 | Photodisruptive laser fragmentation of tissue - A method of photodisruptive laser surgery includes selecting a target region of a tissue for fragmentation, directing a beam of laser pulses to the selected target region of the tissue, and forming cells in the target region of the tissue by directing the laser beam to generate cell boundaries. The cells can be arranged in regular or irregular arrays. The cells can be generated in parallel or successively, with cell sizes and laser parameters which reduce the time of ophthalmic surgery considerably. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177190 | Lowering skin melanin appearance with red light radiation and red light radiation kit therefor - A method of reducing appearance of melanin on the skin of a subject comprises exposing the skin to red narrow-band radiation at a wavelength(s) in a range of between 620 nm and 750 nm and having a band width of between 0 nm and 20 nm, in an effective dose to cause the appearance of the skin melanin to diminish and essentially not to cause photothermolysis of the skin. Alternatively, a method of reducing appearance of melanin on the skin of a subject comprises exposing the skin to non-coherent red narrow-band radiation at a wavelength(s) in a range of between 620 nm and 750 nm and having a band width of between 0.1 nm and 20 nm, in an effective dose to cause the appearance of the skin melanin. A portable kit for such a method comprises a radiation source generating red narrow-band radiation at a wavelength(s) in a range of between 620 nm and 750 nm, the narrow band radiation having a band width of between 0 nm and 20 nm and having a power density of between 10 mW/cm | 2009-07-09 |
20090177191 | Laser surgery methods and apparatus - A temperature of a laser treatment area is monitored and an output of a laser is controlled or modulated to prevent damage resulting from thermal runaway or burn back. The detector may be positioned proximate or at a distal end of the fiber, and may be in the form of a detector arranged to detect leakage of higher order propagation modes from a bend in the fiber. Manual or automatic cleaning of the fiber may be initiated upon detection of overheating, either by dipping the fiber in a cleaning solution or supplying cleaning fluid to the fiber or treatment area. A fiber position detector may also be included to prevent damage when the fiber is withdrawn into an introducer or catheter. UV radiation may be applied to the treatment site to prevent closing down of blood vessels upon introduction of a catheter or the bare fiber. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177192 | METHOD FOR ABLATING TISSUE TO FACILITATE IMPLANTATION AND APPARATUS AND KIT FOR USE THEREWITH - A method for treating a mammalian body having tissue comprising creating a cavity in the tissue formed by an internal surface of the tissue. The internal surface is ablated. An implant-forming material is introduced into the cavity to create an implant in the tissue. The ablation of the internal surface inhibits migration of the implant. An apparatus and kit for use with the method are provided. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177193 | IRRIGATED ABLATION ELECTRODE HAVING SMOOTH EDGES TO MINIMIZE TISSUE CHAR - The invention relates to ablation catheter electrodes that solve in part the problem of tissue charring during radiofrequency ablation. The electrode assemblies of the invention include passageways that lead from the inner lumen of the assemblies to the surface of the assemblies, wherein the passageways have a smooth conjunction with the outer surface. These smooth conjunctions comprise rounded edges or are camfered. In the case of rounded edges, the rounded edges can have fixed radii of about 0.002″ to about 0.008″. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177194 | AUTO-ALIGNING ABLATING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - An ablation device and methods for use thereof including a support structure adapted to support an ablation structure within an alimentary tract of a patient are provided. The support structure includes a longitudinal support with a longitudinal axis and a rotational support. The rotational support is adapted to permit at least part of the ablation structure to rotate with respect to the longitudinal support's longitudinal axis. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177195 | Alignable Tools for Preparing an Intervertebral Site for Implanting a Prosthetic Intervertebral Disc and a Method for Using Those Tools - We describe various alignable tools, in particular, trials and chisels, that may be used in preparing an intervertebral site in a spine, the site being suitable for placement of a prosthetic intervertebral disc as a replacement for a natural disc in that spine. We also describe methods of using those tools. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177196 | Medical Instrument For Rod Positioning - Apparatus, systems and methods relating to manipulation, e.g. pivoting, of a rod-shaped element using a rod positioning assembly are disclosed. A rod-shaped element is initially gripped axially (relative to and) by a rod positioning assembly and then pivoted into a transverse orientation without pivoting the rod positioning assembly and/or releasing the rod-shaped element. Rod positioning assemblies include a handle element and a pair of jaw elements in communication therewith. The jaw elements are positioned distally relative to the handle element and the handle element is adapted to effect relative motion between the first and second jaw elements. The abutment faces of the jaw elements define a pair of axially aligned notches at or near the distal ends of the first and second jaw elements, a pair of traversely aligned central wells that define a circular opening that extends transversely across the jaw elements, and a pair of grooves that open up to a single transverse side of the jaw elements. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177197 | External fixator assembly - An external fixator assembly structured for placement and use substantially adjacent the ankle area of the body and including a support assembly comprising at least one base segment and one or two contoured segments disposed substantially on opposite sides of the ankle area. Each of the contoured segments includes a contoured portion having a either different or substantially equivalent angular and/or convergent configurations disposed along a length or height of the ankle area. At least one transfixion member may be connected along the length of the contoured portion(s) as well as a remainder of the contoured segment(s) so as to extend transversely inward there from into operative engagement with tissue associated with the ankle area patient's body. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177198 | COMPRESSION-DISTRACTION DEVICE - The invention relates to the medical field, particularly to traumatology and orthopedics, and may be utilized for the treating of patients with the bone injuries and diseases of extremities, specifically for the reducing of its deformities and shortenings. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177199 | CAP DEVICE FOR USE IN THE FIXATION OF BONE STRUCTURES - The invention facilitates the fixation of bone fractures. In particular, the invention relates to a cap that has an inside surface comprising an interface component that is operable to engage a flexible wire. The flexible wire is connected to a head component that engages a first bone fragment. The outside surface of the cap may include cutting threads to facilitate attachment to a second bone fragment. A tensioner may be used to exert tension on the wire, the cap and the head component, thereby drawing the first bone fragment to the second bone fragment. In various embodiments, the cap is a planar disk that has a central hole that restricts backward translation and expands when the cap is translating down a wire. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177200 | Apparatus and methods for bone, tissue and duct dilatation - Apparatus and methods are disclosed for medical treatment comprising bone, tissue or duct dilatation using inflatable dilatation elements together with apparatus and techniques for tensioning, stretching, folding, and/or wrapping the dilatation elements externally as well as in situ to facilitate insertion, positioning and withdrawal procedures. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177201 | Staple with Multiple Cross Sectional Shapes - Surgical staples having at least two different cross-sectional shapes are useful for fastening and securing tissue. The staples disclosed have portions with different cross-sectional shapes. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177202 | ORTHOPAEDIC CUTTING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD - An orthopaedic cutting instrument and associated methods are presented. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177203 | Devices, systems and methods for re-alignment of bone - A bone re-angling device may be used in performing an osteotomy. The re-angling device may be a generally wedge-shaped body. The re-angling device maybe coupled to the bone using a fixation member. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177204 | Apparatus and Methods for Separating Internal Bone Fixation Device from Introducer - Apparatus and methods for separating an internal bone fixation device from an introducer are disclosed herein. A device for separating an internal bone fixation device from an introducer includes a functional portion having an outer shaft surrounding and controlling operation of a cutting mechanism; and a control portion having an actuating mechanism for initiating activation of the outer shaft. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177205 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING AND TREATING THE FACET JOINT - Methods and systems are disclosed for accessing and treating the interior of the facet joint for vertebral distraction and immobilization. The systems include a number of tools that facilitate access to the facet joint, distraction of the articulating decortication of the articulating surfaces, and delivery of implants and agents into the facet joint for fusion. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177206 | INSTRUMENTS, IMPLANTS, AND METHODS FOR FIXATION OF VERTEBRAL COMPRESSION FRACTURES - An instrument, and method for using the same, for treating and repairing a vertebral body, which includes a steerable shaft and a distal end portion. The steerable shaft defines a longitudinal axis and includes a proximate portion and a flexible portion along the length. The distal end portion extends from the steerable shaft with an initial diameter, in the collapsed state, and has one or more expanded diameters. After inserting the instrument into the vertebral body, the flexible portion permits the distal end portion of the steerable shaft to be steered away from the longitudinal axis toward a center region within the vertebral body. A cutting surface upon the distal end portion is used to ream cancellous bone within the vertebral body and to create a single void which is off-set form the initial access axis. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177207 | METHOD OF INTERDIGITATING FLOWABLE MATERIAL WITH BONE TISSUE - A method and system of interdigitating flowable material with spinal tissue is disclosed which in one embodiment, includes forming a structure that may partially surround a portion of the spinal material and introducing flowable material into the portion of spinal tissue surrounded by the structure. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177208 | Surgical drill guide having keyway for axial alignment of a fastener for use for an orthopedic plate - A surgical drill guide for positioning, aligning, and of holes to be drilled in bone tissue has retaining means that holds the position and alignment of the drill guide body in a releasable manner with respect to a fastener hole in an orthopedic implant. The retaining means is a key guide that mates with a key way or key ways in or around a threaded locking hole of an orthopedic plate for alignment of a pilot hole and method of using the guide. The key guide has 2 to projections that extend in the direction of the axis of the hole, such as hemi cylindrical projections, and the plate has a corresponding female key way that receives the retaining means. The invention also relates to a method of aligning a locking fastener in a plate at a desired angle relative to a bone by using a surgical guide having a key interface with the plate to position and align a pilot hole. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177209 | VASCULAR FIXATION DEVICE - In one embodiment, the present invention provides a cardiac lead device including a fixation mechanism slidably attached to the lead such that when the fixation mechanism is expanded in to contact with a body lumen, the lead may be moved relative to the fixation mechanism if desired. Such lead movement may be limited by complimentary structure on the lead body and the fixation mechanism that prevents the lead from moving unless sufficient force is applied to the lead. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177210 | Skin treatment tool - A skin treatment tool having a handgrip comprising a body having at least one convexly curved side and a skin contacting element set within the body and having an exposed edge which is convexly curved along its length and which is located outwardly of the convexly curved side of the body and extends therealong, the edge comprising a dull and blunt non-invasive edge. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177211 | HOMEOSTATIC TISSUE APPARATUS - A device for supporting a tissue, the device has a shaft having a longitudinal axis and at least two atraumatic clamps coupled to the shaft. Each atraumatic clamp may have at least two oppositely polarized magnets. An atraumatic clamp may also have a mounting structure for the magnets. In at least one embodiment, the atraumatic clamps are mounted along the shaft so that when the shaft is positioned relative to a tissue having a length, the clamps may clamp the tissue so that the length of tissue positioned between the clamps is maintained substantially constant. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177212 | CLOSURE DEVICE AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM - A clip for engaging tissue includes a generally annular-shaped body defining a plane and disposed about a central axis extending normal to the plane. The body includes alternating inner and outer curved regions, defining a zigzag pattern about a periphery of the clip. The body is biased towards a planar configuration lying in the plane and deflectable towards a transverse configuration extending out of the plane. Tines extend from the inner curved regions, the tines being oriented towards the central axis in the planar configuration, and parallel to the central axis in the transverse configuration. The tines may include primary tines and secondary tines that are shorter than the primary tines. The primary tines may be disposed on opposing inner curved regions and oriented towards one another such that they overlap in the planar configuration. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177213 | Methods For Manufacturing A Clip And Clip - The present invention relates to a method of making clips which can be used to engage body tissue for the purpose of closing wounds. Such clips are generally annular in shape and have radially inwardly extending tines. The present invention first forms a precursor which, in one embodiment, has the tines extending radially outwardly from the annular body and then forms the clip by inverting the precursor such that the tines extend radially inwardly. In an alternate embodiment, the precursor is formed with an over-sized lateral dimension and then compressed inwardly to bring the tines closer together and to reduce the lateral dimension of the precursor. It is preferred to manufacture such clips from a superelastic alloy such as nickel-titanium, in which case the inverted or compressed precursor must be heated and quenched to heat set the clip in its final shape. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177214 | Apparatus including multiple invaginators for restoring a gastroesophageal flap valve and method - A transoral gastroesophageal flap valve restoration assembly comprises a pair of tissue grippers. The device comprises an elongated member having a distal end arranged for being fed down an esophagus in communication with a stomach and a tissue shaper carried on the distal end of the longitudinal member. The tissue shaper comprises a first member adjacent the distal end of the elongated member and a second member. The first and second members are hingedly coupled to receive the stomach tissue to be shaped there between. The distal end of the elongated member has one of the tissue grippers that grips esophageal tissue oral of a Z line and the first member of the tissue shaper has the other tissue gripper that grips stomach tissue aboral of the Z line. A tissue fastener maintains the shaped stomach tissue. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177215 | SATIATION POUCHES AND METHODS OF USE - A method for controlling appetite by means of a satiation device is disclosed. The device, which includes a flexible webbing defining proximal and distal openings and a biasing structure, is attached to the patient's stomach with the proximal opening positioned adjacent and below the patient's gastro-esophageal junction. The biasing structure imparts pressure against the wall of the patient's stomach adjacent the gastro-esophageal junction. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177216 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANASTOMOSIS INCLUDING AN ANCHORING SLEEVE - Apparatus for performing a surgical anastomosis are disclosed. The apparatus include a tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end, an onion sleeve portion formed near the distal end of the tubular body and an inner tube disposed within the tubular body. The inner tube includes at least one pair of longitudinally aligned needle passages formed below the onion sleeve portion of the tubular body. The apparatus further includes at least one needle assembly disposed within the at least one pair of longitudinally aligned needle passages and a firing assembly operatively coupled to the proximal end of the tubular body. The firing assembly is configured and adapted to eject the pair of needles from the apparatus. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177217 | MICROSURGICAL CUTTING INSTRUMENTS - The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for self-sharpening micro surgical blades, knives and assemblies. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177218 | ULTRASONIC CUTTING TOOL - The tool's elongate waveguide is operatively connected at a proximal end to a source of ultrasonic vibrations. Cutting and/or coagulating blades are mounted to a distal end of the waveguide. These blades act generally within an operative plane. A handle is mounted to the proximal end of the waveguide and is provided with a re-aligner, operable with a fingertip of a hand grasping the handle, to realign the operative plane of the blades to a preferred direction. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177219 | FLEXIBLE TISSUE-PENETRATION INSTRUMENT WITH BLUNT TIP ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR PENETRATING TISSUE - A tissue-penetrating instrument. In various exemplary embodiments, the instrument may comprise a substantially flexible elongate penetration member that has a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end may have a substantially blunt tissue penetrating tip thereon. The instrument may further include an elongate hollow support tube that has a passage extending therethrough that is sized to movably support a portion of the substantially flexible elongate member therein and prevent buckling thereof as at least one motion is applied to the distal end of the substantially flexible elongate member. The elongate hollow support tube may be sized to extend through a working channel of an endoscope. Methods of using such instruments to perform surgical procedures by inserting the instrument through a natural body lumen are also disclosed. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177220 | Surgical Tool for Implantation of a Device with a Convex Element - A surgical tool lifts an overlying layer of skin away from underlying bone to prepare the bone to accommodate a convex element of an implantable device. The tool includes a lifting shell for insertion between the skin and the bone so as to lift the skin away from bone. A tool base supports the lifting shell and is supported by the bone. A drill template opening in the tool base provides access for preparing the bone to accommodate the convex element. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177221 | Endovascular implant for occlusion of a blood vessel - An expandable endovascular implant ( | 2009-07-09 |
20090177222 | Compression Device with Improved Moisture Evaporation - A circumferential compression sleeve has bladder openings extending through a bladder, making the sleeve generally breathable and comfortable for the wearer. The device has a static evaporation rate through the device of at least about 20 mg/minute. The device has a convective evaporation resistance of less than about 75. In one example, the device includes a wicking layer for contacting the wearer's skin. The wicking layer wicks moisture from the wearer's skin and generally moves the moisture to portions of the layer in registration with the openings where the moisture is allowed to evaporate therethrough. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177223 | System and method for management of type 2 diabetes - For the management of type 2 diabetes, the system has a device that enables applying pressure against the lower abdomen where the pancreas is situated. Applying pressure on the lower abdomen results in pressure being applied to the underlying organ of pancreas, for a limited time in minutes per day. This enables pancreas to function better and thus better able to manage Type 2 diabetes, along with diet and exercise. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177224 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BLOOD SAMPLING - Methods and apparatus for blood sampling from skin capillaries are provided. Blood extraction is improved by applying gradient pressure in a proximal to distal direction of an extremity. Blood is extracted and sampled from the skin capillaries with a blood sampling mechanism of at least a lancet and testing kit. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177225 | Vascular closure device having sensor - A vascular closure device including a first retainer positioned on an internal surface of a vessel wall defining a passage through a vessel. A second retainer is coupled to the first retainer and positioned on an outer surface of the vessel wall to seal an opening defined through the vessel wall. A sensor is coupled to the first retainer and configured to sense a physical, chemical, and/or physiological parameter within the passage. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177226 | Bioabsorbable Surgical Compositions - Compounds are provided which can form bioabsorbable compositions useful as adhesives or sealants for medical/surgical applications. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177227 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MENDING SKIN OPENINGS - A zipper-type wound closer attachable to the skin around a skin opening and zipped closed to pull the skin opening closed. The wound closer includes two elongated connecting strips whose feet are pre-coated with adhesive and attached to the skin around the skin opening. The edges of the wound are trimmed flush with the interior sides of connecting strips, and the strips are then zipped together by moving a slider along the connecting strips to join the strips together like a familiar zipper. The wound zipper forms a continuous, toothless seam to prevent seepage of fluid through the seam. By holding the freshly trimmed edges of the skin opening together immobile in a clean, firm, closely aligned connection, the wound closer recreates the conditions under which scar-free healing of the skin can occur naturally; useful for repairing wounds and removing existing scars. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177228 | Coated suture thread and production thereof - Disclosed is a coated suture thread comprising a matrix formed by an immobilized and crosslinked plurality of fibrinogen layers into and/or onto which one or several pharmacological substances that inhibit tissue break-down, such as MMP inhibitors and/or corticosteroids and/or COX inhibitors, are attached and/or associated. Further, a method of producing such a coated suture thread as well as the use thereof for suturing damaged tissue, such as damaged tendon, ligament, intestine and/or skin, are described. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177229 | SUTURE ANCHOR WITH DRUG/GROWTH FACTOR DELIVERY RESERVOIR - A surgical device for use in attaching a first member (e.g., soft-tissue) to a second member (e.g., a bone) includes a suture anchor that has a body having a first end; a pointed tip at an opposite second end; and a contoured outer surface. An anchor head that is coupled to the body at the first end has an opening to permit attachment of one or more suture to the body. The suture anchor also includes a reservoir formed in the body and being open at the first end thereof and closed at an opposite end. The reservoir is configured to store and release at least one of a drug, a therapeutic agent, a growth factor, or a combination thereof from a top surface of the anchor body into a site of an interface between the first and second members to promote healing or therebetween or limit post-operative pain. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177230 | OSTEOINTEGRATION APPARATUS - A method for effecting reduction, stabilization and enhancement of fusion of the human cranio-cervical junction, which may be performed in order to relieve mechanical stresses imparted to the spinal cord and brainstem as a result of an abnormal clivo-axial angle, includes steps of achieving the correct craniocervical relationship, of effecting a fusion of a first portion of a bone forming material based structural member to a human cranium, and effecting fusion of a second portion of the bone forming material based structural member to a least one portion of a human cervical spine. Fusion of the bone forming material based structural member to the human cranium may be promoted through the use an osteointegration apparatus that includes a porous ossomeric mesh and a frame member. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177231 | SPINE RECONSTRUCTION ROD EXTENDER - A spine reconstruction rod extender may be used to extend an existing spine reconstruction rod without skipping a pedicle screw in the new construct, exposing the entire old construct, or adding a significant amount of size to the junction between the old and new construct. The resulting extended rod is a strong, durable inline spine reconstruction rod extender. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177232 | SPINE RECONSTRUCTION ROD EXTENDER - A spine reconstruction rod extender may be used to extend an existing spine reconstruction rod without skipping a pedicle screw in the new construct, exposing the entire old construct, or adding a significant amount of size to the junction between the old and new construct. The resulting extended rod is a strong, durable inline spine reconstruction rod extender. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177233 | SPINAL TENSION BAND - Medical apparatuses for restricting the motion of a vertebra relative to another vertebra and methods for using the apparatuses are provided herein. The medical apparatuses comprise a flexible element having two ends and a connector capable of securing the ends of the flexible element to a first vertebra disposed above or below a second vertebra or to a spinal device. The flexible element is disposed across at least a portion of one or more vertebral elements of the second vertebra and is tensioned to restrict the motion of the second vertebra relative to the first vertebra. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177234 | Spinal Cross-Connector With Spinal Extensor Muscle Curvature - A spinal cross connector is configured for connection between spinal rods and provides allowance or space for spinal extensor muscles once the spinal process has been removed. The cross connector has curved first and second connection members that are adjustable in length and rotation relative to one another. A first clamping member is provided on the first connection member and defines first and second arcuate jaws that are adapted to clamp onto a first spinal rod. A second clamping member is provided on the second connection member and defines first and second arcuate jaws that are adapted to clamp onto a second spinal rod. Both the first and second clamping members are rotatable and thus provide the rotational adjustment. The cross-connector also provides easy in situ sizing and adjustability. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177235 | Apparatus and methods for bone, tissue and duct dilatation - Apparatus and methods are disclosed for medical treatment comprising bone, tissue or duct dilatation using inflatable dilatation elements together with apparatus and techniques for tensioning, stretching, folding, and/or wrapping the dilatation elements externally as well as in situ to facilitate insertion, positioning and withdrawal procedures. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177236 | Apparatus and methods for bone, tissue and duct dilatation - Apparatus and methods are disclosed for medical treatment comprising bone, tissue or duct dilatation using inflatable dilatation elements together with apparatus and techniques for tensioning, stretching, folding, and/or wrapping the dilatation elements externally as well as in situ to facilitate insertion, positioning and withdrawal procedures. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177237 | CERVICAL SPINE IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for treating medical conditions affecting the spine using posterior plating techniques wherein two or more motion preservation plates are used to create joints between adjacent lateral masses. Additionally, embodiments of a facet spacer guide can be used to create a pilot hole in a lateral mass to facilitate screw fixation therein. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177238 | DISTRACTION SCREW FOR SKELETAL SURGERY AND METHOD OF USE - An improved distraction bone screw and a method for its use are described. The distraction screw is comprised of an implantable distal segment and a detachably secured proximal segment. The distal segment includes a head portion and a threaded shank portion. The proximal segment is represented as an elongated body having an internal bore that extends through its length. A deployable member is disposed within the bore, which is extendible outside the internal bore to securely couple to the distal segment. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177239 | CERVICAL PLATE INSTRUMENT KIT - The present invention provides an apparatus, method and kit for placing and securing an implant to vertebral bodies of a spine. The apparatus may have an implant engaging base having implant engaging limbs coupled to a handle and an aligning member pivotally coupled to the handle by a spring loaded collar where the aligning member may be rotated and locked into fixed positions. The aligning member may receive a cannula for guiding instruments and tools into the surgical field. A method is presented which includes turning locking screws to frictionally engage rounded screws to secure the implant to the vertebral bodies. Flats on the head of the locking screws may be turned by a screwdriver having corresponding flats dispositioned to align in a coaxial manner to the flats on the heads of the locking screws. A kit is presented including the apparatus, the screws, and the screwdriver. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177240 | LONG BONE FIXATION SYSTEM AND METHODS - A method of stabilizing a fractured bone includes: a) providing a first support member in a medullary canal of a fractured bone; b) providing a second support member outside the fractured bone; c) providing a transverse connector adapted to link the first support member to the second support member in an angle-stable connection; d) connecting the transverse connector to the first and second support members in an angle-stable connection; e) providing one or more bone screws adapted to be connected to the second support member in an angle-stable connection; and f) implanting the bone screws such that the shank of the screw is implanted in the fractured bone while the head of the screw is connected to the second support member in an angle-stable connection. The system provides superior fixation of long bones that allows for early functional range of motion without loss of alignment or fixation. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177241 | MULTIPLE PATHWAYS FOR SPINAL NERVE ROOT DECOMPRESSION FROM A SINGLE ACCESS POINT - A method of accessing target tissue adjacent to a spinal nerve of a patient includes the steps of accessing a spine location of the patient by entering the patient through the skin at an access location, inserting a flexible tissue modification device through the access location to the spine location, advancing a distal portion of the first flexible tissue modification device from the spine location to a first exit location, passing through the first exit location and out of the patient, advancing the first or a second flexible tissue modification device through the same access location to the spine location and to a second exit location, and passing through the second exit location and out of the patient. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177242 | Apparatus and method for non-invasive induction of ventricular fibrillation - An apparatus and method for delivering an external shock pulse receive pacing pulses generated by a first device and a shock pulse generated by a second device. An output of the apparatus is coupled to patient electrodes and the apparatus controls delivery of the received pacing pulses to the output and delivery of the received shock pulse to the output. A control module, pacing control and shock control included in the apparatus cooperatively control delivery of the received shock pulse to the output at a predetermined delay after one of the received pacing pulses. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177243 | TRANSCRANIAL ELECTROSTIMULATION DEVICE - The device refers to physiotherapy and is intended to protective brain mechanisms stimulation during the treatment of different diseases. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177244 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPROVING BLOOD FLOW BY A SERIES OF ELECTRICALLY-INDUCED MUSCULAR CONTRACTIONS - A treatment method and device for promoting a localized increase in the flow of blood through a blood vessel in an area of the body, the method including the steps of: (a) providing a system including: (i) at least a first electrode operatively contacting a first portion of body tissue; (ii) at least a second electrode operatively contacting a second portion of body tissue; and (iii) a signal generator, operatively connected to the first electrode and the second electrode, for providing a plurality of electrical impulses to the electrodes; (b) applying the electrical impulses so as to subject the muscular tissue to at least one voltage differential, thereby inducing repeated, contracting, directional movement of muscular tissue associated within the blood vessel, so as to produce a localized increase in the flow of blood through the blood vessel. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177245 | SUBCHOROIDAL RETINAL PROSTHESIS - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to utilization of one or more arrays that are placed under the choroid. In this approach, an array is placed under the choroid. To achieve this, a scleral incision can be made without cutting the underlying choroid or retina. The array can then be inserted into the space between the sclera and choroid and is pushed to the desired place. It is possible to make several of such scleral incisions in each quadrant of the eye to insert arrays of similar or different shapes into the subchoroidal space. Following insertion of the electrode array the scleral wound may be sutured around the cable to make the array and the eye more stable. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177246 | Cochlear Implant Fitting System - A method comprises adjusting baseline auditory stimulation parameters of a cochlear implant on a living body and providing auditory electrical stimulation to a living body via electrodes of the cochlear implant in combination with adjusting the auditory stimulation parameters of the cochlear implant to the living body in real time, retaining a database of used auditory stimulation parameters for a patient and selecting, in real time, from the database a desired one of the stimulation parameters that produces desired hearing percepts in a patient. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177247 | DETERMINING STIMULATION SIGNALS FOR NEURAL STIMULATION - A tissue-stimulating prosthesis receives an input signal and determines a set of stimulation signals for use in generating electrical stimulation that will cause the recipient to perceive the input signal. The prosthesis determines a set of stimulation signals based on the perceptual power of at least one of the frequency components of the input signal or the perceptual power of one or more stimulation signals within the set. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177248 | Synchronizing Clocks on a Medical Device and Server - Methods and systems of patient treatment are disclosed. The methods and systems include use of medical device informatics to modify and validate therapies and drugs used in those therapies. In certain embodiments, a medical device, such as a medical infusion pump, interfaces with a server to administer the patient treatments. In one aspect, a method of synchronizing clocks between a medical device and a medical device server is disclosed. The method includes maintaining a server time value on a medical device server communicatively connected to a medical device, and transmitting the server time value from the medical device server to the medical device, the medical device maintaining a device time value. The method further includes replacing the device time value with the server time value. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177249 | PACKAGE DEPLOYMENT OF DATA BETWEEN A SERVER AND A MEDICAL DEVICE - Methods and systems of patient treatment are disclosed. The methods and systems include use of medical device informatics to modify and validate therapies and drugs used in those therapies. In certain embodiments, a medical device, such as a medical infusion pump, interfaces with a server to administer the patient treatments. In one aspect, a method of deploying information to a medical device is disclosed. The method includes storing information in a data package on a server, the information intended to be delivered to a medical device. The method also includes receiving a message from the medical device, and in response to receiving the message, indicating to the medical device that information intended for the medical device resides on the server. The method further includes receiving a request for the information, and upon receiving the request, delivering the data package to the medical device. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177250 | MEDICAL TELEMETRY SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREFOR - A method in a telemetry system for establishing a connection between a base station and an implantable medical device includes the steps of: starting, in the base station, a first timer B-T | 2009-07-09 |
20090177251 | System And Method For In Situ Trimming Of Oscillators In A Pair Of Implantable Medical Devices - A system and method for in situ trimming of oscillators in a pair of implantable medical devices is provided. Each frequency over a range of oscillator trim frequencies for an initiating implantable medical device is selected and a plurality of commands are sent via an acoustic transducer in situ over the frequency selected. Each frequency over a range of oscillator trim frequencies for a responding implantable medical device is selected and a response to each of the commands received is sent via an acoustic transducer in situ over the frequency selected. The responses received by the initiating implantable medical device are evaluated and a combination of the oscillator trim frequencies for both implantable medical devices that together exhibit a strongest acoustic wave is identified. Oscillators in both implantable medical devices are trimmed to the oscillator trim frequencies in the combination identified. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177252 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION WITH THE CARDIAC CYCLE OF A PATIENT - Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatus for treating a medical condition of a patient, involving detecting a physiological cycle or cycles of the patient and applying an electrical signal to a portion of the patient's vagus nerve through an electrode at a selected point in the physiological cycle(s). The physiological cycle can be the cardiac and/or respiratory cycle. The selected point can be a point in the cardiac cycle correlated with increased afferent conduction on the vagus nerve, such as a point from about 10 msec to about 800 msec after an R-wave of the patient's ECG, optionally during inspiration by the patient. The selected point can be a point in the cardiac cycle when said applying increases heart rate variability, such as a point from about 10 msec to about 800 msec after an R-wave of the patient's ECG, optionally during expiration by the patient. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177253 | SKIN THERAPY SYSTEM - A light therapy appliance comprises an electronic circuit including Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) configured to emit light at one or more different wavelengths. A hand held enclosure containing the electronic circuit includes a front lens that directs the multiple different colored lights to a top surface of skin. The light therapy appliance be can be programmed for different skin conditions and may be used in conjunction with different topical ointments. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177254 | System, devices, and methods including actively-controllable electrostatic and electromagnetic sterilizing excitation delivery system - Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an actively-controllable disinfecting implantable device configured to, for example, treat or prevent an infection in a biological subject. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177255 | OPTICAL VESTIBULAR STIMULATOR - An apparatus to stimulate the vestibular system of an individual. The apparatus comprises an optical stimulator configured to optically stimulate a nerve area affecting a person's balance, and a control module coupled to the optical stimulator, the control module being configured to control the optical stimulator. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177256 | SKIN THERAPY SYSTEM - A light therapy appliance comprises an electronic circuit including Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) configured to emit light at one or more different wavelengths. A hand held enclosure containing the electronic circuit includes a front lens that directs the multiple different colored lights to a top surface of skin. The light therapy appliance can be can be programmed for different skin conditions and may be used in conjunction with different topical ointments. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177257 | Method and apparatus for performing warming therapy utilizing matrix heating - An apparatus and method for performing warming therapy is described. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a warming platform, a heating source, a controller, and a plurality sensors. The heating source comprises a plurality of heating elements forming a matrix, wherein each heating element is operable to heat a corresponding region of the warming platform. The controller is operatively coupled to the heating source for controlling the temperature in each region of the warming platform. The plurality of sensors are operatively coupled to the controller for sensing a physiological parameter of a patient (e.g., body temperature) residing on the warming platform, and providing one or more control signals to the controller for selectively controlling the heating elements. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177258 | Brain Cooling Device and Brain Cooling System Comprising the Device - A brain cooling device is provided to cool the brain sufficiently to the subcortical tissue in a short time. The device includes a cuff ( | 2009-07-09 |
20090177259 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PLACEMENT OF A STENT ADJACENT AN OSTIUM - The present invention provides for treatment of ostial occlusions through placement of scaffold in a side-branch adjacent the ostium. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177260 | Deployment catheter - An inner catheter ( | 2009-07-09 |
20090177261 | Detachment mechanisms for implantable devices - Disclosed herein are detachment mechanisms for vaso-occlusive devices that allow for rapid operator-controlled release of the vaso-occlusive device into the selected site. Also disclosed are vaso-occlusive assemblies comprising these detachment mechanisms and methods of using these detachment mechanisms and vaso-occlusive assemblies. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177262 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES - A method is provided for treating a cardiovascular disease, such as pulmonary arterial hypertension, an arrhythmia, or heart failure. One step of the method includes providing an apparatus. The apparatus includes an expandable support member having oppositely disposed proximal and distal end portions and a main body portion extending between the end portions. The proximal end portion includes a plurality of wing members extending from the main body portion. At least a portion of the expandable support member is treated with at least one therapeutic agent for eluting into a blood vessel. The expandable support member is inserted into the pulmonary vasculature and then advanced to a bifurcation in the pulmonary vasculature. The bifurcation includes the intersection of a first pulmonary vessel, a second pulmonary vessel, and a third pulmonary vessel. The expandable support member is secured at the bifurcation to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension, for example. | 2009-07-09 |
20090177263 | ENFORCED GUIDING CATHETER - A guiding catheter for endovascular recanalization of occluded coronary arteries includes a polymeric tube having a main channel, for introduction of a dilatation balloon catheter or a stent along the guide. The polymeric tube has an auxiliary channel for providing overpressure to an elastic balloon(s) that is located on a distal end of the catheter. The elastic balloon(s) is in communication with the auxiliary channel and has at least one fixating protrusion on its outer surface. The catheter can have between 2 and 4 elastic balloons at its distal end, each elastic balloon having at least one fixating protrusion on its corresponding outer surface. The fixating protrusion is preferably in a form of a hemisphere, or is elongated in a direction of the longitudinal axis of the catheter. A height of the fixating protrusion is between 0.01 and 1 mm above the surface of the elastic balloon. A proximal end of the catheter includes a Y-shaped adapter for introduction of radiopaque agent or instruments into a first input of the Y-shaped adapter, and a second input of the Y-shaped adapter is connectable to a high pressure syringe capable of inflating the balloon(s). | 2009-07-09 |
20090177264 | Stent Delivery System - A stent delivery system includes a catheter with an axially extending inner core and outer sheath. Axially spaced rings extending from a relatively narrow diameter portion of the inner core proximate the distal end thereof. The rings engage proximal portions of a compacted stent disposed within the sheath and over the core and rings. A proximal handle of the system has a first portion that supports the sheath and a second portion that supports the core for relative displacement of the core and the sheath. Retraction of the sheath relative to the core uncovers the stent engaged by the rings which tends to remain stationary relative to the core so that upon partial retraction of the sheath a distal end of the stent expands to its expanded form. Further retraction of the sheath deploys the stent, retracting the core returns the distal portion of the stent into the sheath. | 2009-07-09 |