30th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120191096 | Bone Harvesting Device - A bone harvesting device is disclosed as including a drill body for drilling into bone, the drill body being rotatable about its central longitudinal axis, and a saw pivotable relative to the drill body about a pivoting axis parallel to the central longitudinal axis of the drill body, the drill body including a cavity which opens at a lower open longitudinal end of the drill body, and the saw being pivotable relative to the drill body between a first position in which the saw is clear of the lower open longitudinal end of the drill body and a second position in which the saw blocks part of the lower open longitudinal end of the drill body. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191097 | COMPONENTS FOR THREADING OF BONE - In certain embodiments, a combination of a thread forming tool and an implant is disclosed. The thread forming tool can have a thread forming section with a helical thread having at least one cutting surface for cutting a thread in bone. The implant can include a bone apposition surface having at least one helical thread for position at least partially in the thread of the bone. A longitudinal cross-sectional shape of at least a portion of the helical thread of the thread forming section in certain embodiments, substantially corresponds to a longitudinal cross-sectional shape of at least a portion of the helical thread of the implant. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191098 | Disposable Surgical Hemispherical Cutter For Convex Surfaces - A disposable reamer designed to improve bone and tissue removal efficiency is described. The reamer device comprises a reamer body shell, a series of reamer blades and a reamer shaft interface. The reamer body shell has a hemispherical structure having a concave interior surface and a convex outer surface. The series of reamer blades have a cutting portion comprised of a series of discrete cutting edges that is bent at an angle from the planar portion of the blade. The reamer blades are positioned along the curved concave interior surface of the hemispherical shell or along the curved convex outer surface of the shell. The reamer blades are positioned along the hemispherical shell such that their leading edges lie parallel to and tangent a bisecting plane. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191099 | Disposable Surgical Hemispherical Cutter For Concave Surfaces - A disposable reamer designed to improve bone and tissue removal efficiency is described. The reamer device comprises a reamer body shell, a series of reamer blades and a reamer shaft interface. The reamer body shell has a hemispherical structure having a concave interior surface and a convex outer surface. The series of reamer blades have a cutting portion comprised of a series of discrete cutting edges that is bent at an angle from the planar portion of the blade. The reamer blades are positioned along the curved concave interior surface of the hemispherical shell or along the curved convex outer surface of the shell. The reamer blades are positioned along the hemispherical shell such that their leading edges lie parallel to and tangent a bisecting plane. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191100 | DISTRACTOR DEVICE FOR JOINTS - A distractor device ( | 2012-07-26 |
20120191101 | HYDRAULIC INJECTION SYSTEM FOR BONE CEMENT - A hydraulic injection system is provided for injecting bone cement to a target anatomical location. The injection system can include a hydraulic injector configured to dispense a pressurized fluid, a cement cartridge assembly, and one or more conduits. The cement cartridge assembly includes at least one cement cartridge configured to receive the pressurized fluid and deliver the bone cement to the target anatomical location. The conduit is connected between the hydraulic injector and the cement cartridge assembly. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191102 | MEDICINE INJECTION DEVICE AND METHOD - A medicine injection device includes a medicine ejection unit having a fluid flow-in port for receiving liquid, and a pressure generation unit which includes a pressure generating chamber to generate pressure acting upon a working chamber of the medicine ejection unit through the liquid and which ejects medicine by moving a gasket based on the applied pressure. The pressure generation unit includes a pressure portion cylinder in the pressure generating chamber, a first pusher provided with a hollow gasket defining the inner volume of the pressure generating chamber and a second pusher which generates the pressure inside the pressure generating chamber by pressing a distal end head portion into the inside of the pressure generating chamber. The pressure portion cylinder and the first pusher are coupled through an engagement mechanism in which fixation and fixation release are possible at different pitches in the axial direction. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191103 | COMPONENTS FOR GUIDED THREADING OF BONE - In certain embodiments, a combination of a guide sleeve for a surgical template, a drill, and a thread forming tool is disclosed. The guide sleeve has a guide surface for guiding the thread forming tool. The drill has at least one cutting edge for cutting a recess in bone. The thread forming tool has a thread forming section for forming at least one thread in bone, and a guide section for guidance by the guide surface of the guide sleeve, the thread forming section comprising an apical portion, and a coronal portion. In certain embodiments, a maximum diameter of the apical portion of the thread forming section is smaller than or equal to a maximum diameter of the cutting edge of the drill. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191104 | Depth Probe for the Humeral Head - A method for treating fractures comprises positioning a bone fixation device along a bone and creating a first hole from an outer surface of the bone through a lateral cortex to a central portion thereof, the first hole corresponding to a position at which a first bone fixation element receiving opening is to be located when the bone fixation device is coupled to the bone in a desired orientation in combination with inserting and pushing a probe through the central portion of the bone until a tip of the probe contacts an interior structure of the bone providing resistance to penetration by the probe increased relative to the central portion of the bone and determining a first length of the portion of the probe extending into the bone via the first hole to select a desired length of a first bone fixation element to be inserted therethrough. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191105 | DEVICE FOR EASILY INSTALLING AND DETACHING CONTACT LENSE FROM AN EYE - A device for easily installing and detaching contact lenses from an eye includes a contact lens attaching unit which is slightly larger than the area of an eye and has an concave surface for attaching with a contact eye; the surface having a highly coarse area; a retainer having a focus hole at a center region thereof for aligning to a center of the contact lens; a handle; an operating rod connecting to the attaching unit and the handle for pulling the attaching unit downwards so as to detach the contact lens from the eye; and a spring for restoring the contact lens to the original position. The device is used to align with an eye of the user. When the user pushes the operating rod, the attaching unit will interact so as to detach the contact lens from the eye. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191106 | Apparatus and Method for Subcutaneous Electrode Insertion - Devices and methods for electrode implantation. A first embodiment includes an electrode insertion tool adapted to tunnel through tissue and attach, at its distal end, to a lead, such that the lead may be pulled into the tunneled space as the electrode insertion tool is removed. Additional embodiments include methods for inserting electrode/lead assemblies, including a method wherein an insertion tool is first used to tunnel through tissue, then to pull an electrode/lead into the tunneled space. In a further embodiment the insertion tool is next used, with a splittable sheath disposed thereon, to create an additional path into tissue, after which the insertion tool is removed, leaving the sheath in place; a lead is inserted to the sheath, and, finally, the splittable sheath is removed over the lead. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191107 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POSITIONING AN ELONGATE MEMBER INSIDE A BODY - Systems and methods for introducing and driving flexible members in a patient's body are described herein. In one embodiment, a robotic method includes positioning a flexible elongated member that has a preformed configuration, wherein at least a part of the flexible elongated member has a first member disposed around it, and wherein the first member includes a first wire for bending the first member or for maintaining the first member in a bent configuration, releasing at least some tension in the first wire to relax the first member, and advancing the first member distally relative to the flexible elongated member while the first member is in a relaxed configuration. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191108 | ALL NATURAL VEGETABLE FIBER EXFOLIATING CLOTH - A washcloth for exfoliating the skin comprises a primary fabric panel and a secondary fabric panel, both of which may be made from vegetable fibers from the Malvaceae family. Both panels have a front side and a back side, and on each panel, the intersection of the front side with the back side defines at least a top peripheral edge, a bottom peripheral edge, a first side peripheral edge, and a second side peripheral edge. The panels are attached to each other along their bottom peripheral edges, and along a portion of the primary panel's side peripheral edges with the entirety of the secondary panel's side peripheral edges to form a pocket between the panels. A portion of the front side of the primary panel remains exposed to be used as a washcloth. A soap product is inserted and held within the pocket to be used in bathing. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191109 | WOUND CLOSURE DEVICE USING T-SHAPED TAG - A suture assembly is provided including a first suture having a loop formed at its distal end and a second suture having a cross member or T-tag formed at its distal end. The T-tag of the second suture is engageable with the loop of the first suture when positioned within a body cavity in order to draw together a pair of tissue sections. An installation assembly is also provided and generally includes first and second hypo-tubes for penetrating the first and second tissue sections and passing the first and second sutures through the first and second tissue sections. A plunger is provided through one of the hypo-tubes to eject in the T-tag out of the hypo-tube and through the loop of the first suture. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191110 | ENDOVASCULAR POSITIONING AND DELIVERY DEVICE - A minimally invasive, percutaneous endovascular positioning device used for positioning or delivering other endovascular devices, such as staples, stents or bits, inside a blood vessel or hollow organ, comprises a cylindrical, catheter-like delivery device ( | 2012-07-26 |
20120191111 | SCORING BALLOON WITH OFFSET SCORING ELEMENTS - A scoring balloon ( | 2012-07-26 |
20120191112 | EXPANDABLE CATHETER ASSEMBLY AND CORRESPONDING KIT - A catheter ( | 2012-07-26 |
20120191113 | ATHERECTOMY DEVICE SUPPORTED BY FLUID BEARINGS - A rotational atherectomy device for removing a stenotic tissue ( | 2012-07-26 |
20120191114 | Surgical Knife Handle and Knife - A surgical knife handle comprising a handle body ( | 2012-07-26 |
20120191115 | Low Energy or Minimum Disturbance Method for Measuring Frequency Response Functions of Ultrasonic Surgical Devices in Determining Optimum Operating Point - An ultrasonic system is provided that includes an ultrasonic device having an elongated member configured to impart ultrasonic energy to tissue and a resonator configured to impart a frequency to the elongated member. The system also includes an ultrasonic generator configured to supply power to the resonator of the ultrasonic device. The ultrasonic generator has a drive signal generator configured to provide a drive signal, a noise signal generator configure to provide a noise signal, and a controller. The controller receives an output signal from the ultrasonic device and the noise signal from the noise signal generator, calculates a transfer function based on the output signal and the noise signal, and adjusts the drive signal generator based on the calculated transfer function. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191116 | SURGICAL CUTTING INSTRUMENT WITH DISTAL SUCTION CAPABILITY - A surgical instrument having a first cutting blade and a second cutting blade that rotates within the first cutting blade during a cutting operation to cause cutting windows of the cutting blades to remove tissue from a patient also includes a suction passage forming member disposed over a suction aperture of the first cutting blade. The suction passage forming member includes an inlet, an outlet and a passage between the inlet and the outlet, the outlet communicating with the suction aperture, and the inlet facing distally. The surgical instrument can be used as a suction tool by applying a vacuum through an internal bore of the second cutting blade while the second cutting blade is stopped from rotating with the cutting windows of the first and second cutting blades misaligned with each other so that the vacuum is applied through the suction aperture and the suction passage forming member. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191117 | SURGICAL CUTTING INSTRUMENT WITH DISTAL SUCTION CAPABILITY - A surgical instrument includes first and second cutting blades, each including a tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end, with a cutting window disposed at a side of each cutting blade near its distal end. The second cutting blade rotates inside of the first cutting blade to cut tissue while a vacuum is applied through an internal bore of the second cutting blade. The distal end of each of the cutting blades includes a suction aperture through which a longitudinal axis of the cutting blades extends. The surgical instrument can be used as a suction tool in which the vacuum is applied through the suction apertures by applying the vacuum through the internal bore of the second cutting blade while the second cutting blade is stopped from rotating with the cutting windows of the first and second cutting blades misaligned with each other. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191118 | REMOVING TISSUE - Tissue can be removed from a patient with a catheter or other medical device having a cutting member. A source of suction can be coupled to the device for suctioning removed tissue through a lumen in the device and out of the patient's body. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191119 | ARTHROSCOPIC CUTTING BLADE - A dual function arthroscopic blade provides multiple cutting surfaces of differing cut aggressiveness for selective engagement of the desired cutting blade without retracting the instrument for changing cutting members to apply a different set of cutting edges, or blade. An inner rotating member within a stationary outer cutting member provide cutting edges defined by cutting windows on the inner and outer cutting members, and a rotational drive applies an oscillating rotation such that one of the cutting windows, corresponding to one of the sets of cutting edges, engages an extraction region such as tissue or bone. The use of different sized cutting windows allows variance in the aggressiveness of the cut, and allows selection of another cutting window by rotating the cutting member to align the selected cutting edges without requiring extraction and reinsertion in order to attach a different blade with a different cut aggressiveness. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191120 | Surgical probe - An exemplary surgical probe and methods of making the same are disclosed. An exemplary surgical probe may include a tubular body and a scissor assembly received at least partially within the body. The scissor assembly may include a first blade fixed to the tubular body that includes a body portion and an end portion. The scissor assembly may further include a second blade that is configured to move longitudinally within the tubular body. The body portions of the first and second blades may each define respective cross sections normal to a longitudinal axis of the tubular body. The cross sections may each define centrally disposed edges adjacent one another, and the cross sections may each be asymmetrical about a line substantially parallel to the centrally disposed edges. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191121 | CONCENTRIC CUTTING DEVICES FOR USE IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES - Various embodiments of a tissue cutting device are described, such as a device with an elongate tube having a proximal end and a distal end and a central axis extending from the proximal end to the distal end; a first annular element at the distal end of the elongate tube, the first annular element having a flat portion at its distal end perpendicular to the central axis, the flat portion extending from an outer circumference of the first annular element to the central axis; and a second annular element at the distal end of the elongate tube and concentric with the first annular element, the second annular element having a flat portion at its distal end perpendicular to the central axis, at least one of the first or second annular elements rotatable about the central axis, the rotation causing the first annular element and the second annular element to pass each other to shear tissue. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191122 | DISPOSABLE BLOOD COLLECTING INSTRUMENT - Disclosed is a disposable blood collecting instrument that stably secures a sufficient volume of blood with a single puncture. A tip portion of a piercing body of a lancet contained within a housing projects by means of a biasing force of a spring assembly, and a surrounding area of an opening of the housing is made a transparent visible portion with a visible interior. Additionally, the disposable blood collecting instrument has been formed such that the spring assembly is contained within housing farther behind the piercing body than a position of the tip portion of the piercing body that has entered within the housing after piercing. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191123 | INTRAGASTRIC DEVICE - Devices and methods for treating obesity are provided. More particularly, intragastric devices and methods of fabricating, deploying, inflating, monitoring, and retrieving the same are provided. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191124 | INTRAGASTRIC DEVICE - Devices and methods for treating obesity are provided. More particularly, intragastric devices and methods of fabricating, deploying, inflating, monitoring, and retrieving the same are provided. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191125 | INTRAGASTRIC IMPLANTS WITH MULTIPLE FLUID CHAMBERS - An intragastric obesity treatment implant promotes a feeling of satiety in the patient by contacting the insides of the stomach wall, reducing the space in the stomach, or otherwise reducing the amount of food consumed. One intragastric obesity treatment implant two inflatable balloons coupled via a flow restrictor through which fluid may flow in response to peristaltic motions of a patient's stomach. Additionally, one implant comprises a pumping chamber coupled to a reservoir, where the pumping chamber moves stomach fluids into the reservoir in response to peristaltic motions of the patient's stomach. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191126 | INFLATION AND DEFLATION MECHANISMS FOR INFLATABLE MEDICAL DEVICES - According to embodiments, disclosed is an inflation and deflation device for an inflatable medical device, comprising: an inflation tubing disposed between an access block and a roller configured to rotate about an axis of a roller head; wherein the inflation tubing provides fluid communication between a container and the inflatable medical device; wherein the access block and the roller are configured to restrict flow through the inflation tubing at the area of pressure between the roller and the access block; and wherein the rotation of the roller about the axis of the roller head is configured to transport a fluid within the inflation tubing. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191127 | COMPRESSIVE HEMOSTATIC DEVICE - The invention relates to a device capable of stopping the bleeding caused by the withdrawal of an injector stuck into an injection area of a patient. The device comprises: a base; a supporting means capable of temporarily attaching the base to the patient; an applicator supported by the base and provided with a transparent pad; and a screw-and-nut adjustment means capable of moving the applicator toward the injection area so that the applicator moves to a position where the pad exerts pressure on the injection area. The screw-and-nut system is located completely outside the diameter of the transparent pad. The invention can be used for angiography and angioplasty operations. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191128 | VASCULAR WOUND CLOSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Wound closure apparatus is provided including a body having an elongated, lowermost force-transmitting surface operable to be placed in a proximal, external, wound-closing position on a patient, together with a force-exerting assembly coupled with the body and operable to exert a downwardly directed force serving to generate wound-closing pressure against the patient's tissue. The force-transmitting surface is preferably three-dimensionally asymmetric so that forces of different magnitude are exerted at different locations along the length of the surface. The apparatus is especially designed for the closure of wounds attendant to endovascular interventions, e.g., a femoral artery puncture wound incident to percutaneous cardiac intervention (PCI), and is capable of quickly effecting wound closure with a time-to-ambulation (TTA) of approximately 60 minutes, and with a very low complication rate. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191129 | Emergency wound treatment device and method - An emergency medical device and method is provided for treatment of open wounds by enhancing clotting and arresting hemorrhaging, particularly in the area of the neck, abdomen, chest or groin. The devices includes an elongated delivery tube for insertion into a wound cavity and subsequent delivery of a space filling, sponge-like mass containing a polymerizable liquid sealant that polymerizes upon contact with body fluids after which the delivery tube is removed. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191130 | System and devices for the repair of a vertebral disc defect - A system for repairing a vertebral disc defect, such as hernia or bulge, a full or partial tear in the annulus, or a weakened annulus wall as a result of an excision procedure. The system introduces a treatment device arranged to repair the defect, and may prevent the leakage of fluid from the nucleus. The components of the device may be resorbable materials, and may induce the ingrowth of cellular material into the components. The system may feature a locating device to ensure proper placement of the treatment device. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191131 | VASCULAR WOUND CLOSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Wound closure apparatus is provided including a body having an elongated, lowermost force-transmitting surface operable to be placed in a proximal, external, wound-closing position on a patient, together with a force-exerting assembly coupled with the body and operable to exert a downwardly directed force serving to generate wound-closing pressure against the patient's tissue. The force-transmitting surface is preferably three-dimensionally asymmetric so that forces of different magnitude are exerted at different locations along the length of the surface. The apparatus is especially designed for the closure of wounds attendant to endovascular interventions, e.g., a femoral artery puncture wound incident to percutaneous cardiac intervention (PCI), and is capable of quickly effecting wound closure with a time-to-ambulation (TTA) of approximately 60 minutes, and with a very low complication rate. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191132 | Two Part Tape Adhesive for Wound Closure - A wound closure device includes a first applicator including a handle portion and a substrate engaging portion and a second applicator including a handle portion and a substrate engaging portion. A first substrate is releasably couplable to the substrate engaging portion of the first applicator and includes a tissue reactive surface and a self-reactive surface. A second substrate is releasably couplable to the substrate engaging portion of the second applicator and includes a tissue reactive surface and a self-reactive surface. The self-reactive surfaces of the first and second substrates each possess reactive groups known to have complementary functionality for bonding the first and second substrates together. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191133 | WELDABLE FLEXIBLE LONGITUDINAL FIXATION COMPONENTS AND INSTRUMENTS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH - Methods and devices facilitate welding sutures during laparoscopic and robotic surgical procedures. A first end of a weldable suture is reversibly fastened to the distal end of a novel welding instrument then inserted into a patient, preferably through a laparoscopic portal or trocar. A needle on the second or distal end of the suture is passed through tissue then the distal end of the suture is reversibly fastened to the distal end of the novel welding instrument. An alignment feature in the distal end of the instrument aligns portions of the suture for placement in the jaws of a welding tool. The surgeon may tighten the suture by pulling on the ends of the suture, which reduces the diameter of the suture loop and pulls the tissues together. The instrument maintains tension on the suture and immobilizes the suture during suture welding. Sutures with low melting temperatures may be melted into and around portions of rapid absorption multifilament suture. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191134 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ANCHORING SUTURE IN BONE - An elongate rigid suture anchor is provided which is driven and impacted directly into bone. It has two ends, a distal end, which forms a hole in the bone, and a proximal end that penetrates the sidewall of the bone hole as the anchor is displaced proximally in the hole. A proximal force is applied to the suture anchor to displace the anchor proximally and cause tilting of the anchor. As the anchor is displaced proximally, the proximal end of the anchor enters obliquely into the sidewall of the hole. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191135 | SPINOUS PROCESS FIXATION DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE - Devices and methods for the treatment of abnormal spinal stability and stenosis of the spinal canal by the implantation of orthopedic devices between skeletal segments. In one embodiment, a device is disclosed to rigidly fixate the spinous processes of two vertebral bones relative one another. A first member of the device is advanced across an interspinous space, rotated, and/or advanced onto the contralateral side of the spinous processes. A second member of the device is also advanced onto the ipsilateral side of the spinous processes and forcibly captures the spinous processes between the first and second members. A protrusion extends from the first and/or second devices configured to embed into the bone of the spinous processes thereby increasing the immobilization strength of the device. The implant may be further configured to contain a bone forming material to form a fusion between the first and the second vertebral bones. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191136 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPINAL FIXATION - Disclosed is a fixation device for spinal fixation. 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 a first vertebra and the bone anchor is rotated into positioned within a second vertebra. The proximal anchor is distally advanced with respect to the bone anchor to provide compression across the first and second vertebra. In other embodiments, the device is used to secure stabilization devices across two or more vertebra. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191137 | PERCUTANEOUS COMPRESSION AND DISTRACTION SYSTEM - A compression and distraction shaft assembly applies compression and distraction to bones including vertebrae. Shaft A assembly and shaft B assembly are attached together via a polyaxial fulcrum. The polyaxial fulcrum allows all rotational degrees of freedom between shaft A assembly and shaft B assembly. Such fulcrum, during compression and distraction, does not impart ancillary stresses or motion to vertebrae. An hourglass-shaped bore for engaging pliers is formed in approximately middle of both the shaft A assembly and the shaft B assembly. Distraction pliers having cylindrical tips are used to apply distraction to vertebrae. Once handles are pressed to impart an appropriate amount of distraction to the vertebrae, they are locked in this position. Compression pliers having cylindrical tips are used to apply compression to vertebrae. Once handles are pressed to impart an appropriate amount of compression to the vertebrae, they are locked in this position. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191138 | USE OF FLEXIBLE BUSHINGS TO PROMOTE HEALING AND STABLE FRACTURE COMPRESSION IN ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMA PLATES - In one embodiment, an orthopedic plate system is provided, comprising one or more orthopedic plates, each having one or more openings, a plurality of screws for securing one or more bones to said plates through said openings, and, means for flexibly locking said screws to said plates so that controlled motion of said bones is enabled after the securing of said bones to said plates. One advantage of said system is that of enhancing the healing of said bones and/or their fractures. A screw and bushing assembly, which flexibly locks said screw to an orthopedic plate, and a method of installing said orthopedic plate, are also disclosed. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191139 | METHODS FOR BONE ALIGNMENT - A method for correcting an angular deformity in a bone includes positioning a link across a physis of the bone, the link having a first portion with a first opening, a second portion with a second opening, and a central portion extending between the first portion and the second portion, the central portion being more flexible than the first portion or the second portion. A first bone engager and second bone engager are advanced through the first opening and the second opening, respectively, and into the bone on opposing sides of the physis. The physis is allowed to generate more physeal tissue on a side of the bone opposite the link so as to reduce the angular deformity. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191140 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SECURING A PORTION OF A BODY - An anchor connected with a suture is moved through a passage between opposite sides of a bone. The anchor is then pivoted to change its orientation. A second anchor is connected with the suture. While tension is maintained in the suture, the suture is secured against movement relative to the anchors. This may be done by tying the suture or by using a suture retainer to hold the suture. A suture retainer may be used in place of the second anchor. The passage may extend across a fracture in the bone. The passage may have either a nonlinear or linear configuration. The passage may be formed by first moving a thin elongated member through the bone. The thin elongated member is then used as a guide for a drill. The thin elongated member is withdrawn from the drill and the suture anchor is moved through a passage in the drill. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191141 | BONE FIXATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A bone fixation plate includes a first opening formed in a plate that is configured to receive a first fastener; a second opening formed in the plate that is configured to receives a second fastener, and a retention member that extends into a third opening formed in the plate between the first opening and the second opening, wherein the retention member is elastically deformable between at least three positions. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191142 | Elongated Fixation Element - A fixation device, comprises an elongated element extending along a central axis, having a total length L and including a proximal section formed of a material that is substantially non-absorbent for electromagnetic radiation within a preselected wavelength range and a distal section formed of a material that is substantially non-absorbent for electromagnetic radiation within the preselected wavelength range in combination with a middle section axially arranged between the proximal and distal sections, the middle section formed of a material that is substantially absorbent for electromagnetic radiation in the preselected wavelength range. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191143 | INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES FOR ADJUSTING RELATIVE POSITIONING OF BONES OR BONY TISSUES - Systems, methods, devices and instruments for adjusting the relative positioning of bones or bony tissues, such as two or more vertebrae, are provided. More particularly, in one form, an instrument includes first and second end members that are freely movable relative to one another in a first configuration of the instrument, while in a second configuration the first and second end members are only movable relative to one another upon rotation of a displacement member. In one aspect of this and/or other forms, the first and second end members include hook portions that are selectively rotatable relative to one another such that the instrument can be used for compression or distraction of the bones or bony tissues. In another form, techniques for adjusting the relative positioning of bones or bony tissues are provided. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191144 | INSTRUMENT FOR REDUCTION OF A VERTEBRAL ROD AND METHOD OF USE - An instrument and method for reducing a vertebral rod into an anchor attached to a vertebral member. The instrument may include a gripper configured to attach to an anchor, an elongated shaft extending along a longitudinal axis between opposing jaws of the gripper, and a reducing element disposed at least partially outside the first and second jaws of the gripper and configured to engage with the vertebral rod. A release device may also be disposed about the elongated shaft and may be movable relative thereto such that the release device may be selectively engaged with a threaded outer surface of the elongated shaft. The reducing element may therefore be alternatively slidable relative to the gripper or threadably movable relative to the gripper by interaction with the elongated shaft, depending on a position of the release device. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191145 | SEPTUM FOR COVERING A FASTENER ASSEMBLY ON A CONNECTOR OF AN IMPLANTABLE ELECTRIC STIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING - A connector for an electrostimulation lead includes a connector housing defining a fastener aperture, a septum disposed over the fastener aperture, and a fastener for mating with the fastener aperture to secure a received lead to the connector housing so that at least one terminal disposed on the received lead electrically couples with at least one conductor contact disposed in the connector housing. The septum includes a septum flap and an attachment cuff. The septum flap is configured and arranged for extending over the fastener aperture and for receiving a tool for folding the septum flap open to expose the fastener aperture. The attachment cuff is configured and arranged for coupling the septum flap to the connector housing. The fastener is configured and arranged to be disposed in the fastener aperture and to be tightened against the lead to hold the lead within the connector housing. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191146 | CALIBRATION OF CURRENT SOURCES AND SINKS IN A STIMULATING MEDICAL DEVICE - A stimulating medical device, comprising a plurality of electrodes, and a current source and a current sink connected to each one of the electrodes. The medical device also comprises a calibration arrangement configured to compare the current provided by a selected one of the current sources to the current sunk by a selected one of the current sinks, and configured to adjust an operational parameter of at least one of the source and sink based on said comparison such that the current provided by the selected current source is substantially the same as the current sunk by the current sink. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191147 | ELECTRONIC SKIN PATCH FOR REAL TIME MONITORING OF CARDIAC ACTIVITY AND PERSONAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT - A novel wearable electronic skin patch sensor device configured for the real time acquisition, processing and communicating of cardiac activity and other types of biological information within a wired or wireless network is disclosed. A system level scheme for networking the sensor device with client devices that include intelligent personal health management appliances, cellular telephones, PDAs, portable computers, personal computers, RFID Tags and servers is disclosed. The sensor device and the system enable distributed processing, archival and correlation of the biological information with biometrics, gastronomic information, user profiles and health factors that include height, weight, blood pressure and physical activity facilitating real time personal health management at any time and any place. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191148 | SYSTEM FOR CORRELATING ENERGY FIELD CHARACTERISTICS WITH TARGET PARTICLE CHARACTERISTICS IN THE APPLICATION OF AN ENERGY FIELD TO A LIVING ORGANISM FOR TREATMENT OF INVASIVE AGENTS - The Energy Field and Target Correlation System automatically correlates the characteristics of target particles and a living organism to compute the characteristics of an energy field that is applied to a living organism to activate the target particles which are bound to or consumed by invasive agents in the living organism to produce detectable effects which can be used to treat the invasive agents. The energy field must be crafted to properly control the response and localize the extent of the illumination. The System automatically selects a set of energy field characteristics, including: field type, frequency, field strength, duration, field modulation, repetition frequency, beam size, and focal point. The determined energy field characteristics then are used to activate field generators to generate the desired energy field. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191149 | Integrated Resuscitation - A resuscitation system that includes at least two defibrillation electrodes configured to be applied to the exterior of the chest of a patient for delivering a defibrillation shock, a source of one or more ECG signals from the patient, a defibrillation circuit for delivering a defibrillation shock to the defibrillation electrodes, a control box that receives and processes the ECG signals to determine whether a defibrillation shock should be delivered or whether CPR should be performed, and that issues instructions to the user either to deliver a defibrillation shock or to perform CPR, wherein the determination of whether CPR should be performed and the instructions to perform CPR can occur at substantially any point during a rescue. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191150 | IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC DEVICES AND METHODS - Embodiments relate to an implantable cardiac system, including a housing, electronic circuitry for controlling one or more of power management, processing unit, information memory and management circuit, sensing and simulation output. The system also includes diagnosis and treatment software for diagnosing health issues, diagnosing mechanical issues, determining therapy output and manage patient health indicators over time, a power supply system including at least one rechargeable battery, a recharging system, an alarm (or alert) system to inform patient of energy level and integrity of system, communication circuitry, one or more electrodes for delivering therapeutic signal to a heart and one or more electrodes for from delivering electrocardiogram signal from the heart to the electronic circuitry. The power supplies can include rechargeable batteries. The housing can include a plurality of physically distinct structures that can be implanted in different locations in patient's body. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191151 | IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC DEVICES AND METHODS WITH BODY ORIENTATION UNIT - Embodiments relate to an implantable cardiac system, including a housing, electronic circuitry for controlling one or more of power management, processing unit, information memory and management circuit, sensing and simulation output. The system also includes diagnosis and treatment software for diagnosing health issues, diagnosing mechanical issues, determining therapy output and manage patient health indicators over time, a power supply system including at least one rechargeable battery, a recharging system, an alarm (or alert) system to inform patient of energy level and integrity of system, communication circuitry, one or more electrodes for delivering therapeutic signal to a heart and one or more electrodes for from delivering electrocardiogram signal from the heart to the electronic circuitry. The present embodiments further include a body orientation unit to determine body position and use same to control therapy. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191152 | IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC DEVICES AND METHODS - Embodiments relate to an implantable cardiac system and methods, including a housing, electronic circuitry for controlling one or more of power management, processing unit, information memory and management circuit, sensing and simulation output and how these operate. The system also includes diagnosis and treatment software for diagnosing health issues, diagnosing mechanical issues, determining therapy output and manage patient health indicators over time, a power supply system including at least one rechargeable battery, a recharging system, an alarm (or alert) system to inform patient of energy level and integrity of system, communication circuitry, one or more electrodes for delivering therapeutic signal to a heart and one or more electrodes for from delivering electrocardiogram signal from the heart to the electronic circuitry, and body orientation determination, in various aspects. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191153 | DIAGNOSIS OF LEAD FRACTURE AND CONNECTION PROBLEMS - Techniques for diagnosing lead fractures and lead connection problems are described. One or more medical leads may be coupled to an implantable medical device (IMD) to position electrodes or other sensors at different locations within a patient than the IMD. The IMD may include a lead diagnostic module configured to diagnose problems with a coupled lead and automatically select between a lead fracture problem and a lead connection problem based on the diagnosis. The diagnosis of either lead fracture problems or lead connection problems may be based on a timing of an increased impedance value with respect to connection of the lead to the IMD, a return to baseline impedance values after the increased impedance value, an abrupt rise of the increased impedance value, maximum impedance values, or oversensing. An external device may present the diagnosis to a user to facilitate appropriate corrective action. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191154 | System and Method for ATP Treatment Utilizing Multi-Electrode Left Ventricular Lead - An implantable medical device includes a lead configured to be located proximate to the left ventricle (LV) of the heart, the lead including multiple LV electrodes to sense cardiac activity at multiple LV sensing sites. The a detection module to detect an arrhythmia that represents at least one of a tachycardia and fibrillation based at least in part on the cardiac activity sensed at the multiple LV sensing sites. The ATP therapy module to identify at least one of an ATP configuration or an ATP therapy site based on the cardiac sensed activity at the LV sensing sites, the ATP therapy module to control delivery of antitachycardia pacing (ATP) therapy at the ATP therapy site. The ATP therapy module delivers a stimulus to electrodes at one or more of an LV site, right ventricular (RV) site and right atrial (RA) site, the detection module to sense evoked responses at the LV sensing sites, the ATP therapy module to designate the ATP therapy site to include at least the LV sensing site with a shortest activation time relative to the one or more LV site, RV site and RA site where the stimulus is delivered. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191155 | POSTURE SENSOR AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION - A system and method automatically calibrate a posture sensor, such as by detecting a walking state or a posture change. For example, a three-axis accelerometer can be used to detect a patient's activity or posture. This information can be used to automatically calibrate subsequent posture or acceleration data. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191156 | Treatment of various ailments - A method of treating a wide variety of heretofore considered unrelated ailments comprises delivering electricity through a circuit in the body. The circuit includes at least four nerves leading from at least two of the patient's extremities to various nerve roots adjacent the spinal column. Electrical energy from an electrical interferential therapy device is delivered through electrodes on the extremities adjacent the nerve endings until symptoms of the diagnosed ailment ameliorates. Sending impulses from the periphery to the central nervous system appears to the help the body manufacture various neuropeptides and other chemicals which control the essential basics of the body's health and well being. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191157 | TARGET THERAPY DELIVERY SITE SELECTION - In some examples of selecting a target therapy delivery site for treating a patient condition, a relatively high frequency electrical stimulation signal is delivered to at least two areas within a first region (e.g., an anterior nucleus of the thalamus) of a brain of a patient, and changes in brain activity (e.g., as indicated by bioelectrical brain signals) within a second region (e.g., a hippocampus) of the brain of the patient in response to the delivered stimulation are determined. The target therapy delivery site, an electrode combination, or both, may be selected based on the changes in brain activity. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191158 | VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION METHOD - An implanted electrical signal generator delivers a novel exogenous electrical signal to a vagus nerve of a patient. The vagus nerve conducts action potentials originating in the heart and lungs to various structures of the brain, thereby eliciting a vagal evoked potential in those structures. The exogenous electrical signal simulates and/or augments the endogenous afferent activity originating from the heart and/or lungs of the patient, thereby enhancing the vagal evoked potential in the various structures of the brain. The exogenous electrical signal includes a series of electrical pulses organized or patterned into a series of microbursts including 2 to 20 pulses each. No pulses are sent between the microbursts. Each of the microbursts may be synchronized with the QRS wave portion of an ECG. The enhanced vagal evoked potential in the various structures of the brain may be used to treat various medical conditions including epilepsy and depression. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191159 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TREATING OSTEOARTHRITIS NONINVASIVELY - Methods and devices are provided for OA treatment of an affected area or joint. In one embodiment, the method may involve identifying a treatment site of the joint, and providing at least one transducer module at the treatment site. The at least one transducer module may be in operative communication with a signal generator module, and may include transducer(s) for delivering stimulative signals (e.g., electromagnetic signals and/or ultrasound signals). The method may also involve stimulating (a) bone remodeling, (b) bone cells and associated precursors, and/or (c) pericytes with the stimulative signals delivered to the treatment site. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191160 | CURRENT LEAKAGE DETECTION METHOD AND DEVICE - An improved arrangement for detecting DC current leakage in implanted devices is disclosed. Currents are monitored, so that any unexpected imbalance indicates that a fault condition has occurred. The principle of the system is that if everything working correctly, the same current should be flowing into the tissue from VDDH-ELEC as is passing out of the tissue into VSS_ELEC. Any difference is indicative of current flowing into or out of the tissue from unknown paths, which is indicative of some fault. This replaces routine monitoring for specific faults. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191161 | Systems and Methods for Detecting Nerve Stimulation with an Implanted Prosthesis - The present application discloses systems and methods for detecting non-auditory nerve stimulation with an implant having a plurality of electrodes configured to electrically stimulate a target nerve of the implant recipient. One embodiment includes generating an electrical stimulation signal with a first set of electrodes of the implant, measuring a response to the electrical stimulation signal with a second set of electrodes of the implant, and determining whether the electrical stimulation signal stimulated at least one non-target nerve of the implant recipient based on the measured response. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191162 | System of Remote Controlling a Medical Laser Generator Unit with a Portable Computing Device - The system of remotely controlling the medical laser generator unit through a portable computing device such as a smart phone or a tablet personal computer allows the user to control the properties of the medical laser with a downloadable software application. The portable computing device and the medical laser generator unit communicate with each other through a network connection, which can be either a hard-wired link or a wireless link. The properties of the medical laser that can be controlled by the software application include emission power, pulse structure, and treatment duration. The software application is also able to retrieve feedback data from the patient during a medical procedure. The feedback data includes tissue color, tissue temperature, and a laser plume signature. The software application also allows the user to access each individual patient's medical information so that the user can better perform the medical procedure. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191163 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANIPULATING A CELL - A method of manipulating a living cell is disclosed. The method comprises, directing a pulsed optical field to at least one conductive nanoparticle present in the vicinity of the cell, so as to generate cavitations at or near the conductive nanoparticle at sufficient amount to effect at least one cell modification selected from the group consisting of cell-damage and cell-fusion. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191164 | Radiant heating apparatus and method for therapeutic heating - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for heating via infrared radiation. The invention may incorporate a heating pad, safe to the touch, for therapeutic treatment. A heating pad according to the present invention may comprise of layers, such as a heat generation layer, electrically insulating layers, radiation permeable layers, with a sealed cover enclosing the entire pad. This invention is especially useful for heat therapy when a heat pad is applied to the skin of a human or an animal. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191165 | THERMOTHERAPHY DEVICE - A thermotherapy device ( | 2012-07-26 |
20120191166 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND CONTROLLING CORE BODY TEMPERATUE - Systems and methods for accurate temperature modification of a patient, or selected regions thereof, including inducing hypothermia. The temperature modification is accomplished using an in-dwelling heat exchange catheter within which a fluid heat exchange medium circulates. A heat exchange cassette attached to the circulatory flow lines of the catheter, the heat exchange cassette being sized to engage a cavity within a control unit. A temperature measurement scheme for obtaining body core temperature is provided, including methods of obtaining and analyzing temperature data to provide feedback to the control unit for use in controlling the heating and cooling of the heat exchange medium so as to heat or cool a patient to a desired target temperature. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191167 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEMS WITH IMPROVED RF COMPATIBILITY - An implantable electrical stimulation lead includes a plurality of conductors that extend along a lead body and that electrically couple electrodes to terminals. A first tissue coupler is electrically coupled to a first conductor of the plurality of conductors. The first tissue coupler includes a conductive first inner member, a non-conductive member disposed adjacent to at least a portion of the first inner member, and a conductive outer member disposed adjacent to at least a portion of the non-conductive member such that at least a portion of the non-conductive member is sandwiched between the first inner member and the outer member. The first inner member is electrically coupled to the first conductor. The outer member is disposed along a portion of an outer surface of the lead body such that the conductive outer member is exposed to patient tissue when the lead is implanted in a patient. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191168 | Medical Device for Electrical Stimulation - The present invention relates to a medical device ( | 2012-07-26 |
20120191169 | Trans-Septal Lead Anchoring - Methods, devices and assemblies for anchoring implanted medical electrical leads employed in the stimulating and/or sensing of signals in tissue are disclosed. The devices include a lead anchoring clip having a central hub portion, an anchoring portion for coupling to tissue and a lead engagement mechanism that couples the clip to a medical electrical lead. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191170 | BIFURCATED FLOW DEVICE FOR CARDIO-PULMONARY ASSIST OR SUPPORT AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A graft useable with a blood flow device that allows the use of a single blood flow device to simultaneously provide blood flow to the systemic and pulmonary circulations. The graft has a tubular inlet portion coupleable to the outlet of the blood-flow assist device and configured to receive blood flow therethrough. A tubular systemic portion is connected to the inlet portion and configured to be connected to the systemic circulation of the patient to direct the first portion of the blood flow into the systemic circulation at a first flow rate. The graft has a tubular pulmonary portion connected to the inlet portion and configured to be connected to the pulmonary circulation of the patient to direct a second portion of the blood flow into the pulmonary circulation substantially simultaneous with delivery of the first portion of the blood flow into the systemic circulation. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191171 | SUPPORT DEVICE FOR A TUBULAR STRUCTURE - A blood vessel support device ( | 2012-07-26 |
20120191172 | Rotating Stent Delivery System for Side Branch Access and Protection and Method of Using Same - A system for treatment of a vessel bifurcation and its method of use comprises a catheter having a catheter shaft, a portion of which is characterized as an axle about which a rotatable assembly is disposed and rotatable thereabout. The system employs a series of lumens, openings and/or ports to provide a balloon mounted on the rotatable assembly with fluid communication to the catheter shaft. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191173 | Bifurcation Catheter Assembly and Methods - A catheter assembly includes a main catheter branch and a side catheter branch. The main catheter branch includes a main balloon, a side balloon and a side inflation member. The side inflation member intersects the side balloon at a location on the side balloon that is offset laterally from a central line passing from a distal most point on the side balloon to a proximal most point on the side balloon. The side balloon is configured to extend radially outward relative to the main balloon when the side balloon is inflated. The side catheter branch can be centrally aligned with the side balloon central line and be positioned laterally adjacent to the side inflation lumen. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191174 | ADVANCED ENDOVASCULAR GRAFT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM - Embodiments are directed in part to endovascular prostheses and methods of deploying same. Embodiments may be directed more specifically to stent grafts and methods of positioning and deploying such devices within the body of a patient. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191175 | Tubular Stent with Rotatable Connections and Method of Making - A tubular stent includes a plurality of bands aligned generally along a common longitudinal axis. A first band has a plurality of first crowns and a second band adjacent to the first band has a plurality of second crowns. A connecting ring connects the first band to the second band, wherein one of the first crowns is rotatably disposed through a lumen of the connecting ring and one of the second crowns is fused to the wall of the connecting ring outside of the lumen of the connecting ring. Methods of making tubular stents with rotatable connections are also disclosed. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191176 | MEDICAL IMPLANT - A medical implant having a wall, which can be transferred from a compressed to an expanded state and includes a mesh structure formed of first struts, wherein the mesh structure has closed cells, each having a retaining element, which is adapted to anchor the expanded mesh structure in a vessel. The retaining element has at least two second struts which are connected to one another and form a tip which projects into the cell, and are connected to the first struts of the cell. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191177 | Tubular Helical Stent With Rotatable Connections and Method of Making - A tubular stent includes a plurality of bands aligned generally along a common longitudinal axis. A first band has a plurality of first crowns and a second band adjacent to the first band has a plurality of second crowns. A connecting ring connects the first band to the second band, wherein one of the first crowns is rotatably disposed through a lumen of the connecting ring and one of the second crowns is fused to the wall of the connecting ring outside of the lumen of the connecting ring. Methods of making tubular stents with rotatable connections are also disclosed. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191178 | VASCULAR IMPLANTS AND METHODS - The present invention is directed to vascular implants and methods for fabricating the same. The implantable devices include but are not limited to stents, grafts and stent grafts. In many embodiments, the devices include one or more side branch lumens interconnected with the main lumen. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191179 | BASE MATERIAL FOR FORMING VALVED LUMEN SHAPE TISSUE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING VALVED LUMEN SHAPE TISSUE, AND VALVED ARTIFICIAL BLOOD VESSEL - The present invention provides a base material which can be formed into valved lumen shape tissue having an ampulla and a leaflet consisting of body tissue. Specifically, the base material includes a first column | 2012-07-26 |
20120191180 | Fenestration for Stent Graft Arrangements and Stent Graft Including the Same - A fenestration ( | 2012-07-26 |
20120191181 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCALIZATION OF A PUNCTURE SITE RELATIVE TO A MAMMALIAN TISSUE OF INTEREST - Systems and methods for localization of a puncture site on an atrial wall relative to a mammalian tissue of interest. In at least one embodiment, such a system includes a bodily access system, having an engagement catheter with an open distal end, a first lumen therethrough, and configured to reversibly attach to a first tissue using suction, a puncture device, configured to fit at least partially within the first lumen, and a scanner configured to identify at least a portion of the bodily access system when positioned within the luminal organ and further configured to identify a distance between a second tissue and a portion of the bodily access system. When such a system is used in connection with a therapeutic procedure, the distance between the second tissue and the portion of the bodily access system is used to facilitate a puncture of the first tissue at a desired location. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191182 | PROSTHETIC INSERT FOR TREATING A MITRAL VALVE - A prosthetic insert member for improving the function of a mitral valve is disclosed. The insert member is configured for insertion between leaflets of mitral valve. The insert member has an elongated cross-sectional profile for conforming to the opening in the mitral valve. The device also includes an anchoring member for attachment to heart tissue for maintaining the insert member in the mitral valve. In operation, the insert member fills the opening between the leaflets of the mitral valve and reduces regurgitation while preferably allowing the leaflets to function in a substantially normal manner. In one embodiment, the insert member is formed with a valve member disposed in a passageway for allowing blood to pass through the insert member in one direction. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191183 | MEDICAL VALVE IMPLANT, IN PARTICULAR HEART VALVE IMPLANT, FOR IMPLANTATION IN AN ANIMAL BODY AND/OR HUMAN BODY - The invention relates to a medical valve implant ( | 2012-07-26 |
20120191184 | CULTURED TISSUE TRANSPLANT DEVICE - A device for transplanting a graft such as a layer or layers of cultivated, autologous, allogenic or xenogenic cells to cover an accidental or surgical wound. The graft is cultivated and carried on a bed of collagen or other dissolvable or releasable material mounted on a protective substrate molded to conform to the profile of the wounded area and provided with a lateral attachment zone. The device facilitates the graft cultured in vitro to the recipient surface. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191185 | OPHTHALMIC INTRAOCULAR LENS FOR PROMOTING HEALING - An ophthalmic intraocular lens for promoting healing and inhibiting posterior chamber opacification includes an intraocular lens and a composition that is bonded to or coated on the intraocular lens. The composition includes one or more growth factors and one or more anti-mitosis drugs for inhibiting posterior chamber opacification. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191186 | Dynamic Nasal Molding Method - A dynamic nasal molding device for presurgical molding of cleft lip deformities, the device having a pair of rotation assemblies each having an internal shaping member for insertion in a nostril and an external shaping member to be positioned external to the nostril, wherein the internal and external shaping members are progressively pivoted about the rotation assemblies, while simultaneously the separation distance between the rotation assemblies is decreased, to mold the nasal anatomy into the desired shape. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191187 | System and Method for Joint Resurface Repair - A system for positioning an element relative to an articular surface. An embodiment of the system may include a first element having a positional reference relative to an articular surface. The system may further include a second element capable of indicating the positional reference of the first element relative to said articular surface. Of course, many alternatives, variations, and modifications are possible without departing from this embodiment. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191188 | Spinal implant with bone engaging projections - A spinal implant in one embodiment includes an implant for insertion between two opposite spaced vertebrae of a spine, comprising a body having a substantially rectangular cross section and comprising a toothed top retaining member, a toothed bottom retaining member, and a peripheral surface; a three-dimensional matrix structure formed in the body and on the peripheral surface as support; and a plurality of holes formed through at least one of three directions of the three-dimensional matrix structure. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191189 | Spinal implant with padded bone engaging projections - A spinal implant in one embodiment includes an implant for insertion between two opposite spaced vertebrae of a spine, comprising an upper section having a substantially rectangular cross section and comprising a toothed top retaining member and a peripheral surface; a lower section having a substantially rectangular cross section and comprising a toothed bottom retaining member and a peripheral surface; an intermediate padding member for fastening the upper section and the lower section together; two three-dimensional matrix structures formed in the upper section and the lower section respectively and on the peripheral surfaces of the upper section and the lower section respectively as support; and a plurality of holes formed through at least one of three directions of each of the three-dimensional matrix structures. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191190 | SPINAL IMPLANT WITH ATTACHABLE BONE SECURING COMPONENT - A spinal implant for insertion into an intervertebral disc space for intervertebral stabilization, the implant comprising a radiolucent polymer substrate coupled to a radiopaque and osseoconductive bone securing component which provides the implant with secure fixation between adjacent vertebrae. The implant's radiolucent, radiopaque and osseointegrative properties facilitate radiographic assessment of fusion across the disc space, assessment of osseointegration between vertebral endplates and osseointegration of the spinal implant to adjacent vertebral end plates. The implant comprises an implant substrate and a securing component coupled to the implant substrate. The implant preferably comprises a radiolucent polyetheretherketone (PEEK) substrate coupled to a radiopaque Titanium (Ti) or a titanium (Ti) alloy securing component, whereby the securing component is adjacent to the vertebral endplates when the implant is inserted in the disc space. The securing component comprises surface teeth or extension to secure the implant, within the intervertebral disc space to adjacent vertebrae. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191191 | IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STABILIZATION OF A SACRO-ILIAC JOINT - A sacro-iliac implant includes a body extending from a first portion having an outer surface configured for fixation with a sacrum to a second portion having an outer surface being spaced apart and non-continuous with the outer surface of the first portion. A sleeve is disposed about the body and configured for implantation within at least an ilium. The sleeve extends from a first portion to a second portion having an inner surface and a flange disposed to engage an outer non-articular surface of the ilium. The inner surface of the second portion of the sleeve is engageable with the outer surface of the second portion of the body to cause axial translation of the body relative to the sleeve such that naturally separated articular surfaces of the sacrum and ilium are drawn into fixation to immobilize the SI joint. Methods of use are disclosed. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191192 | IMAGE-BASED PATIENT-SPECIFIC MEDICAL SPINAL SURGERY METHOD AND SPINAL PROSTHESIS - The present invention relates to an image-based, patient-specific medical spinal surgery technique and to a spinal prosthesis to the surgery, and particularly, to an image-based, patient-specific medical spinal surgery technique and to a spinal prosthesis which are intended to solve a problem of damage to a spine caused by installing a spinal prosthesis used in spinal surgery, by introducing an image of a patient to manufacture an insertable spinal prosthesis that is customized for a shape of a spine of an individual patient in a polymer-based material. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191193 | INTERBODY IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE - An interbody implant spacer includes a flexible body defining a first surface configured for engagement with a first vertebral surface and a second surface configured for engagement with a second vertebral surface. The first surface includes at least one pre-formed protrusion extending outwardly therefrom. The body is expandable between a first, non-expanded configuration such that the at least one protrusion extends outwardly from the first surface and a second, expanded configuration such that the at least one protrusion extends outwardly from the first surface to engage the first vertebral surface and at least a portion of the second surface engages the second vertebral surface. Methods of use are disclosed. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191194 | INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT - An adjustable spinal fusion intervertebral implant is provided that can comprise upper and lower body portions that can each have proximal and distal wedge surfaces disposed at proximal and distal ends thereof. An actuator shaft disposed intermediate the upper and lower body portions can be actuated to cause proximal and distal protrusions to converge towards each other and contact the respective ones of the proximal and distal wedge surfaces. Such contact can thereby transfer the longitudinal movement of the proximal and distal protrusions against the proximal and distal wedge surfaces to cause the separation of the upper and lower body portions, thereby expanding the intervertebral implant. | 2012-07-26 |
20120191195 | INTERVERTEBRAL DISC REPLACEMENT - An intervertebral disc replacement has two members attached to vertebral body endplates of two adjacent vertebrae. The two members are formed with respective articulation surfaces which form at least part of an articulation arrangement. When loaded with compressive axial force, the articulation arrangement supports the vertebral contact surfaces against the compressive force to ensure a predefined minimum intervertebral spacing, and allows a range of turning motion in all directions. The articulation arrangement is formed to provide an increase in the intervertebral spacing as a smooth function of angular displacement from a neutral position over at least part of the range of motion in each direction for each direction of motion, thereby providing motion attenuation and restoring forces. | 2012-07-26 |