31st week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190231438 | INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER FOR MODELING BLOOD VESSELS - A method of generating a 4D model includes capturing imagery of a catheter and a vessel as the catheter is directed through the vessel to a location of interest, wherein the catheter is disposed on a guidewire, constructing a 3D time varying reference curve describing a trajectory of the guidewire, and constructing a time varying 3D model of the artery using the reference curve. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231439 | ARCHITECTURE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DEVELOPING AND ROBOTICALLY PERFORMING A MEDICAL PROCEDURE ACTIVITY - Embodiments of architecture, systems, and methods to develop a learning/evolving system to robotically perform one or more activities of a medical procedure where the medical procedure may include diagnosing a patient's medical condition(s), treating medical condition(s), and robotically diagnosing a patient's medical condition(s) and performing one or more medical procedure activities based on the diagnosis without User intervention. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231440 | Femoral Base Plate THA - A method of creating a mass-customized femoral bone base plate comprising: (i) establishing anatomical landmarks across a plurality of bone models of a statistical atlas; (ii) establishing instrument landmarks across the plurality of bone models of the statistical atlas; (iii) establishing definitions for a reference plane calculation across the plurality of bone models of the statistical atlas, where the reference plane represents a boundary of a prosthetic implant; (iv) establishing an attachment site for a mass-customized femoral bone base plate using the anatomical landmarks, the instrument landmarks, and the reference plane; and, (v) fabricating the mass-customized femoral bone base plate configured to be attached to a femur, where the attachment sites of the mass-customized femoral bone base plate are predetermined to avoid impingement with the prosthetic implant when implanted. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231441 | Apparatus and Method for Tracking a Volume in a Three-Dimensional Space - Provided are apparatus and methods for tracking a volume of interest in three dimensions in real time, using fewer than 6 DOF tracking information together with an external 6 DOE coordinate system. The apparatus and methods described herein provide more accurate, smaller, and less expensive tracking systems than prior approaches based on full 6 DOF tracking comprising translation and full orientation information. Embodiments may be used in applications such as surgical navigation, gaming, robotics, motion capture, and training. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231442 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT POSITIONING SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE AS A NONINVASIVE ANATOMICAL REFERENCE - The subject of this invention is a surgical instrument positioning system, method and apparatus, using an anatomical reference plane registered in a non-invasive manner and a method of intra-operative use of this instrument for joint replacements, spine, trauma fracture reductions and deformity correction and implant placement/alignment | 2019-08-01 |
20190231443 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH REAL TIME NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE - Navigation assistance systems and methods for use with a surgical instrument to assist in navigation of a surgical instrument during an operation. The system may include sensors that may observe the patient to generate positioning data regarding the relative position of the surgical instrument and the patient. The system may retrieve imaging data regarding the patient and correlate the imaging data to the positioning data. In turn, the position of the surgical instrument relative to the imaging data may be provided and used to generate navigation date (e.g., position, orientation, trajectory, or the like) regarding the surgical instrument. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231444 | INSERTION SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DISPLAYING ATTENTION STATE INFORMATION OVER PLURALITY OF TIMES - An insertion system having a processor including hardware, configured to: determine, for each of a plurality of times, one or more positions of an insertion section configured to be inserted into an insertion subject; determine, for the each of the plurality of times, state of the insertion section relative to the insertion subject based on the one or more positions for the each of the plurality of times; determine, for the each of the plurality of times, whether an attention state of the insertion section that restricts insertion of the insertion section into the insertion subject has occurred, based on the state of the insertion section relative to the insertion subject determined; and control a monitor to display attention state information indicating the one or more positions of the insertion section at which the occurrence of the attention state of the insertion section is determined over the plurality of times. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231445 | MULTIPLE-JOINT INPUT ARM FOR CONTROL OF A SURGICAL MECHANICAL ARM - A surgical system for control of a surgical mechanical arm, which system comprises: at least one input arm comprising: a plurality of sections; a plurality of joints sequentially coupling said plurality of sections; at least one sensor configured to measure movement of one or more of said sections; and a weight attached to one of said plurality of sections which biases said one of said plurality of sections to a null configuration, by movement under gravity of said one of said plurality of sections about one or more of said joints; and circuitry configured to receive a measurement signal from said at least one sensor and to generate a control signal, based on said measurement signal for control of movement of said surgical mechanical arm. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231446 | End Effectors, Systems, And Methods For Impacting Prosthetics Guided By Surgical Robots - An end effector for impacting a prosthesis at a surgical site along a trajectory maintained by a surgical robot. The end effector comprises an impactor assembly and a guide. The impactor assembly has a head to receive impact force, an interface to releasably attach to the prosthesis, a shaft extending along an impactor axis between the head and the interface, and an impactor engagement surface disposed between the head and the interface. The guide is adapted to attach to the surgical robot and comprises a channel extending along a guide axis and defining an opening arranged to receive a portion of the shaft of the impactor assembly, a guide engagement surface shaped to abut the impactor engagement surface, and a limiter to maintain abutment of the impactor engagement surface with the guide engagement surface to facilitate coaxial alignment of the axes with the trajectory maintained by the surgical robot. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231447 | End Effectors And Methods For Driving Tools Guided By Surgical Robotic Systems - End effectors for driving tools at surgical sites along trajectories maintained by surgical robots. A tool has interface and working ends. An end effector has a mount to attach to the surgical robot, and an actuator configured to generate torque. A drive assembly with a geartrain translates rotation from the actuator into rotation of a drive conduit supported about an axis. A rotational lock operatively attached to the drive conduit releasably secures the tool for concurrent rotation about the axis, and an axial lock releasably secures the tool for concurrent translation with the drive conduit along the trajectory maintained by the surgical robot. The axial lock is operable between a release configuration where relative movement between the drive assembly and the tool is permitted along the axis, and a lock configuration where relative movement between the drive assembly and the tool is restricted along the axis. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231448 | INTERFACING A SURGICAL ROBOTIC ARM AND INSTRUMENT - An interface assembly for detachably interfacing a surgical robot arm to a surgical instrument, the interface assembly comprising: an interface structure comprising: a base portion comprising a first surface for facing the surgical instrument and a second surface for facing the surgical robot arm; and a rear portion attached to a rear edge of the base portion, the rear portion comprising one or more fasteners for fastening the interface structure to a proximal exposed surface of the surgical robot arm; and a locking element moveably mounted on the rear portion, the locking element moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein when the locking element is in the locked position the locking element biases the one or more fasteners inward and when the locking element is in the unlocked position the locking element does not bias the one or more fasteners inward. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231449 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLEXIBLE COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUMENT CONTROL - A computer-assisted medical system comprises a flexible elongate instrument. The flexible elongate instrument comprises a plurality of wires extending from a proximal end of the flexible elongate instrument to a distal end of the flexible elongate instrument. Each wire of the plurality of wires may be used to steer the distal end. The system also comprises a control system coupled to the flexible elongate instrument. The control system is configured to monitor movement of the flexible elongate instrument along a longitudinal central axis and determine an extent of motion of the flexible elongate instrument in a first direction along the longitudinal central axis based on the monitoring. The control system is also configured to alter a rigidity of the flexible elongate instrument based on a rigidity profile relative to the extent of motion by adjusting one or more forces applied by the plurality of wires to the distal end of the flexible elongate instrument. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231450 | COMPUTER-ASSISTED TELE-OPERATED SURGERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for minimally invasive computer-assisted telesurgery are described. For example, this disclosure describes cannula devices for use with computer-assisted teleoperated surgery systems. The cannula devices can facilitate enlargement of a minimally invasive surgical workspace by creating a tissue tent. The devices and methods described herein can be used in conjunction with computer-assisted teleoperated surgery systems that use either hardware-constrained remote centers of motion or software-constrained remote centers of motion. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231451 | GEARED ROLL DRIVE FOR MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - A medical instrument includes a roll mechanism that rotates an instrument shaft. The roll mechanism may include a first gear coupled to the instrument shaft and meshed with a second gear. One of gears may be a spur gear while the other gear may be a beveloid gear. Further, the spur gear and the beveloid gear may be in a gear train containing a compressible gear, e.g., a gear with an inner center piece, an outer ring, and a flexible interconnecting structure between the inner center piece and the outer ring. With a compressible gear, an interference fit of in the gear train may be within manufacturing variations of the gear train, and the compressible gear may deflect radially away from the interference fit. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231452 | STERILIZABLE FLEXIBLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM - Disclosed is a sterilizable flexible surgical instrument system, comprising a flexible continuous body structure. The flexible continuous body structure comprises a distal structural body, a middle connecting body and a proximal structural body. The distal structural body comprises at least one distal structural segment, the distal structural segment comprising a distal spacing disk, a distal fixing disk and a structural backbone. The proximal structural body comprises the same number of proximal structural segments as distal structural segments, the proximal structural segments comprising a proximal spacing disk, a proximal fixing disk and a structural backbone. The proximal structural segment is linked to the distal structural segment via a middle connecting body. A transmission unit is further comprised. The transmission unit comprises a transmission mechanism fixing plate arranged in front of the middle connecting body. A gear transmission mechanism for converting a rotary motion input into a linear motion output is arranged on the transmission mechanism fixing plate. An output end of the gear transmission mechanism is securely connected to one end of a driving backbone via a adaptor, and the other end of the driving backbone passes through the proximal spacing disks, and is then securely connected to the proximal fixing disks. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231453 | AUGMENTED SURGICAL REALITY ENVIRONMENT FOR A ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM - The present disclosure is directed to robotic surgical system that includes an operating console configured to operate at least one robotic arm and at least one drive motor configured to receive an input from the operating console and control the at least one robotic arm based on the input from the operating console. A surgical instrument is coupled to the at least one robotic arm. The surgical instrument is inserted into a patient and captures an image of a region of interest inside the patient during a surgical procedure. A controller receives the image and applies at least one image processing filter to identify at least one non-visible property of an object in the region of interest. A display displays the image to a user. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231454 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT HOLDER FOR USE WITH A ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM - Described herein is a surgical instrument holder for use with a robotic surgical system, for example, during spinal surgery. In certain embodiments, the surgical instrument holder is an interface between the robotic arm and a surgical instrument used during surgery. This interface may hold the surgical instrument precisely, rigidly, and in a stable manner while permitting a surgeon to easily and quickly install or withdraw the instrument in case of emergency. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231455 | INSTRUMENT STERILE ADAPTER DRIVE FEATURES - A surgical system ( | 2019-08-01 |
20190231456 | ROBOTIZED SURGERY SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED CONTROL - A robotized surgery system comprises at least one robot arm which acts under the control of a control console intended for the surgeon. The console comprises an eye tracking system for detecting the direction of the surgeon's gaze and for entering commands depending on the directions of the gaze detected. The console comprises advantageously a screen with at least one zone for viewing the operating field and, among the commands which can be performed depending on the gaze directions. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231457 | ACTUATION ELEMENT GUIDE WITH TWISTING CHANNELS - An actuation element guide for a surgical instrument comprises a first piece, a second piece, at least one guide channel defining a twisted path about a longitudinal axis of the guide. The guide channel may be between the inner piece and the outer piece. A cross-section of the at least one guide channel, at a location along an axial length of the guide, may be defined by a surface portion of the first piece and by a surface portion of the second piece. Exemplary embodiments further regard medical devices including an actuation element guide and methods of manufacturing an actuation element guide. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231458 | COMPUTER-ASSISTED MEDICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for a computer-assisted instrument motion are described. For example, the disclosure provides mechanisms and techniques for holding an instrument with a computer-assisted manipulator assembly, and methods for actuating computer-assisted motions of the instrument. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231459 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ONSCREEN MENUS IN A TELEOPERATIONAL MEDICAL SYSTEM - A system comprises a teleoperational assembly including an operator control system and a first teleoperational manipulator configured for operation by an operator control device of the operator control system. The first teleoperational manipulator is configured to control the operation of a first medical instrument in a surgical environment. The system also comprises a processing unit including one or more processors. The processing unit is configured to display an image of a field of view of the surgical environment and display a menu proximate to an image of the first medical instrument in the image of the field of view. The menu includes at least one icon representing a function for the first medical instrument. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231460 | POSITIONING INDICATOR SYSTEM FOR A REMOTELY CONTROLLABLE ARM AND RELATED METHODS - A robotic system includes a base movable relative to a floor surface and a controllable arm extending from the base. The arm is configured to support and move a tool. The arm has a powered joint operable to position and/or orient the tool. The robotic system further includes a positioning indicator. A processor operates the positioning indicator to direct a manual repositioning of the base relative to the floor surface while the processor is operating the powered joint to maintain the position and/or orientation of the tool during the manual repositioning. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231461 | COMPUTER-ASSISTED TELEOPERATED SURGERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A computer-assisted teleoperated surgical system includes one or more manipulator devices and other components. A manipulator device includes a first link, a second link coupled to a distal end of the first link, a third link coupled to the second link, and an instrument actuator coupled to the third link. A joint that couples the second link to the first link defines a yaw axis. A joint that couples the third link to the second link defines a pitch axis. The instrument actuator defines an insertion axis. The yaw, pitch, and insertion axes are fixed in relation to each other and intersect at a remote center of motion. The instrument actuator may insert a surgical instrument along the insertion axis roll and may roll the surgical instrument around the insertion axis. The proximal end of the first link may be coupled to a repositionable setup structure, which may optionally be mechanically grounded to an operating room table. A user control unit includes a processor that acts as a controller, and user inputs at the user control unit teleoperated the manipulator device via the controller. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231462 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROXIMAL CONTROL OF A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - An instrument chassis for a robotic surgical system includes a bridge member, a first instrument guide member configured to receive a first surgical instrument, a second instrument guide member configured to receive a second surgical instrument, wherein each of the first instrument guide member and the second instrument guide member is moveably coupled to the bridge member such that each of the first instrument guide member and the second instrument guide member is moveable in at least one degree of freedom relative to the bridge member, and a central instrument guide member coupled to the bridge member between the first instrument guide member and the second instrument guide member, the central instrument guide member configured to receive a third surgical instrument. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231463 | Damping a Telesurgical System - Methods and systems for damping vibrations in a surgical system are disclosed herein. The damping of these vibrations can increase the precision of surgery performed using the surgical system. The surgical system can include one or several moveable set-up linkages. A damper can be connected with one or several of the set-up linkages. The damper can be a passive damper and can mitigate a vibration arising in one or more of the set-up linkages. The damper can additionally prevent a vibration arising in one of the linkages from affecting another of the set-up linkages. In some embodiments the damper is a squeeze film damper. In some embodiments, the squeeze film damper includes an insert having a plurality of first protrusions, a cup configured to receive the insert, and the cup having a having a plurality of second protrusions interdigitated with the plurality of first protrusions. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231464 | SYSTEMS TO APPLY PRELOAD TENSION FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED METHODS - A surgical system includes a dynamic preload tension feature for a tensioning element that actuates a distal end comport of a surgical instrument. The surgical instrument includes a chassis at a proximal end of the surgical instrument, drive components mounted in the chassis, a distal end component at a distal end of the surgical instrument, a flexible tensioning element coupled between a first of the drive components and the distal end component, and a dynamic preload tensioner mounted in the chassis and coupled to a second of the drive components. The flexible tensioning element extends along a path. The dynamic preload tensioner is configured to be driven by the second of the drive components to be moved relative to the chassis and is positioned to change the path of the flexible tensioning element as the dynamic preload tensioner moves relative to the chassis. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231465 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT DRIVING MECHANISM - A robotic surgical instrument comprising a shaft, an articulation attached to the distal end of the shaft, and a driving mechanism at the proximal end of the shaft. The articulation comprises a plurality of joints for articulating an end effector, the plurality of joints driveable by at least first and second pairs of driving elements. The driving mechanism comprises a pulley arrangement and a pulley drive. The pulley arrangement comprises first and second pulleys attached together such that their separation is fixed, wherein the first pair of driving elements is constrained to move around the first pulley, and the second pair of driving elements is constrained to move around the second pulley. The pulley drive is configured to linearly displace the pulley arrangement, such that a linear displacement in one direction away from the distal end of the shaft causes the first pair of driving elements to be tensioned and the second pair of driving elements to be de-tensioned, and a linear displacement in an opposing direction towards the distal end of the shaft causes the second pair of driving elements to be tensioned and the first pair of driving elements to be de-tensioned. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231466 | GUIDE TUBE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Disclosed herein are various systems and methods for guiding, supporting, and/or housing instruments. One exemplary system includes a guide tube having a manipulation section and mated with rails carrying instrument control members. Moving the rails with respect to the guide tube, or another point of reference, can control movement of the manipulation section. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231467 | SUPPLY STORAGE HOLDER AND SYSTEM - A storage system includes at least one cabinet, a plurality of shelves adjustably positioned within the at least one cabinet, and a plurality of scales removably attached to at least one of the shelves, each of the scales including a load sensor. The storage system also includes a plurality of holders, each of the holders being configured to hold at least one container containing medical supplies, and each of the holders being supported by a respective one of the scales. The storage system also includes a receiver in operative communication with each of the load sensors. Each of the load sensors is configured to continuously measure a weight of the medical supplies contained in the respective at least one container held by the respective holder, and to communicate each detected weight to the receiver. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231468 | STORAGE ASSEMBLY FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE - The invention relates to a storage assembly for at least a medical device, an insert and tray assembly comprising such storage assembly, and a manufacturing method for such storage assembly. The storage assembly comprises a sheet material. The sheet material comprises at least a recess in a planar portion of the sheet metal and at least a holding structure. The recess is configured to surround the medical device to be stored. The holding structure protrudes into the direction of the recess and is bent out of the sheet material planar portion to extend below the sheet material planar portion, so that the holding structure is configured to hold the medical device to be received from above relative to the sheet material planar portion. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231469 | Package For Medical Device - A package including at least one bumper having an elliptical shape that extends from a first end to a second end along a first plane and having a protrusion that extends from a first front along a second plane; and a first tray having a first cavity that extends from a second front along the second plane, wherein the first cavity includes at least one groove configured and dimensioned to receive the at least one bumper is disclosed. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231470 | Injection Site Targeting Device - An apparatus for targeting an injection site using anatomical landmarks includes a first landmark identifier, a second landmark identifier, and a targeting band. The targeting band is connected with the first landmark identifier at a first end and a second landmark identifier at a second end. At least a portion of the targeting band is linearly deformable. In another embodiment, an apparatus for targeting an injection site using anatomical landmarks on a patient includes a targeting band having a first end and a second end, at least a portion of the targeting being linearly deformable, a first landmark identifier pivotably connected to the targeting band at the first end, a second landmark identifier configured to be connected with the second end of the targeting band; and a fastener configured to secure the first and second landmark identifiers to the patient. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231471 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR ASSISTING OR PERFORMING GUIDED INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES USING CUSTOM TEMPLATES - Systems, methods, and devices are provided for assisting or performing guided interventional procedures using custom templates. The system uses pre-procedure scans of a patient's anatomy to identify targets and critical structures. A template is then manufactured containing guide elements. During a procedure, the template may be aligned to the patient and instruments passed though the guide elements and into various targets. The template may be aligned using one or more of, for example, a position sensing system or a live imaging modality to register the patient to the template. The system makes optional use of devices designed to immobilize or track an organ during therapy. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231472 | WEARABLE SURGICAL RECORDING CAMERA - The present disclosure provides an apparatus for supporting at least one recording device. The apparatus can have a base element, a movable joint, an arm, and a receiving element. The base element can have a horizontal and a vertical segment, where the vertical segment extends from a midpoint along the length of the horizontal segment. The movable joint can connect the arm to the base element. The arm can house the recording device. The receiving element can receive user input. For example, this apparatus can be worn during surgery to video record a surgical procedure. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231473 | EXPANDABLE TISSUE CAVITY MARKER DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND DEPLOYMENT METHODS - Embodiments relate to expandable tissue cavity markers and corresponding systems and deployment methods. In one embodiment, an expandable tissue cavity marker comprises a pouch and at least one radiopaque marker element. The pouch can transition between a compressed state, in which a profile or dimension of the tissue cavity marker is reduced such that the tissue cavity marker can be deployed through a minimally invasive surgical procedure incision, and an expanded state, in which a profile or dimension of the tissue cavity marker is increased such that the tissue cavity marker fills or defines a volume of a tissue cavity. In one embodiment, the pouch can be transformed between the compressed state and the expanded state by delivery of a fill material into the pouch. The pouch can comprise one or more functional materials in embodiments, including materials that provide an anti-infection, hemostasis, anti-migration, medicinal, or other function to the tissue cavity marker. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231474 | DENTAL TOOL ASSEMBLY - A handling device for a dental tool having a) a body having an elongated shape configured to receive a prying load from an operator; and b) one or more receptacles through the body configured to retain at least a portion of a dental tool and allow an engagement portion of the dental tool to project therefrom substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the body; wherein the engagement portion is adapted to contact a portion of a dental covering along only one of a facial side or a lingual side of the dental covering and by being wedged between a gum-line and the dental covering; and wherein the one or more receptacles are configured to transfer the prying load from the body to the engagement portion of the dental tool. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231475 | METHODS OF IMPROVING DENTAL RESTORATION MARGINS AND ARTICLES - A method is provided for placing a preformed dental article. The method comprises: providing a preformed dental article; providing an uncured self-supporting dental article having a first shape, wherein the uncured dental article comprises: a polymerizable resin system; at least 50 wt-% of filler; placing the preformed dental article onto a tooth structure such that the uncured dental article is provided at an interface between the preformed dental article and tooth structure; and forming the uncured dental article into a second shape thereby improving the continuity of the interface. Further, a dental article for use at an interface between a dental restoration and tooth structure having a first self-supporting shape are provided in accordance with the invention. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231476 | DENTAL SEPARATOR AND MATRIX SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING DENTAL RESTORATIONS - A dental separator device for applying pressure against adjacent teeth to separate the teeth from one another so that a dental restoration can be made. The separator device increases the interproximal space between the adjacent teeth giving the dental clinician improved visibility and working space. The invention also encompasses a flexible matrix band used for making the restoration. The matrix band is wrapped around the tooth to define a desired mold or shape for the restoration. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231477 | SENSORS FOR MONITORING ORAL APPLIANCES - Detection of a state of an oral appliance (such as an aligner, palatal expander, mandibular repositioning device, etc.) to determine if the oral appliance is functioning properly and/or if it has developed a defect. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231478 | VISUAL PROSTHETIC AND ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT PLANNING - Systems and methods for improved visual prosthetic and orthodontic treatment planning are provided herein. In some aspects, a method for preparing a tooth of a patient is disclosed. The method may comprise building a model of a dentition of the patient including a model of the initial shape of tooth. The method may also include determining a final prepared shape of the tooth. In some aspects, the method may also include generating a treatment plan comprising a plurality of steps to modify the initial shape of the tooth to the final prepared shape of the tooth. The method may also include rendering visualizations for the plurality of steps of the treatment plan. The visualizations may depict the removal of tooth material to modify the initial shape of the tooth to the final prepared shape of the tooth. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231479 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN ALIGNERS AND TEETH - A system and method for repositioning teeth in a patient jaw includes an attachment bonded to a tooth. The attachment has at least one force receiving component for receiving a force. A polymeric shell repositioning appliance is positioned over at least some of the teeth in the patient jaw. The polymeric shell has at least one force transmitting component for engaging the force receiving component to form a locus of engagement. The locus of engagement transmits the force and moves but is maintained as the tooth is repositioned. In specific embodiments the locus of engagement is maintained over a substantial range of motion. The force transmitted at the locus of engagement increases in response to the tooth lagging an intended position. A space between the positioned appliance and the tooth permits the tooth to move into an intended position. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231480 | DENTAL APPLIANCES HAVING PATIENT SPECIFIC MATERIAL STRESS ARRANGEMENTS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - In an illustrative embodiment, a dental appliance is provided including a matrix of printed voxels having a three-dimensional shape of a dental arch for surrounding a set of teeth corresponding to a first teeth alignment of a patient, the shape of the dental arch having a lingual side, an occlusal surface, and a facial side, where each voxel includes a deposited material for adhering to an adjacent voxel, and where the matrix of printed voxels applies a force to one or more teeth of the set of teeth causing the one or more teeth to shift into a second teeth alignment. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231481 | ELASTIC ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE - Provided herein is an orthodontic aligning appliance for moving tooth or teeth of a patient and methods of making and using the same. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231482 | ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE - Provided herein is an orthodontic frame work and methods of making and using the same. The framework is configured to be placed within a dental arch nearby a tooth or teeth of a patient in combination with an appliance via an attachment for moving the tooth or teeth, the framework being less pliable than the appliance so as to serve as an anchor or a backbone of the appliance, the appliance is effective to move a tooth or teeth from an initial position to an intermediate position or final position of the tooth or teeth according to a prescription by a treating doctor, and the attachment is via a material forming the appliance and is configured to allow the framework to exert a non-reciprocal force upon the appliance and the appliance to exert a non-reciprocal force upon the tooth or teeth. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231483 | RELEASE AGENT RECEPTACLE - The present disclosure includes method, system, apparatus, and indicator embodiments. One apparatus includes an appliance for placement over one or more teeth and a release agent receptacle including an outer portion provided on appliance surface, an inner portion provided within the outer portion, and one or more apertures formed in the outer portion. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231484 | MULTILAYER DENTAL APPLIANCES AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A dental appliance for positioning a patient's teeth includes a removable orthodontic tooth positioning appliance having teeth receiving cavities shaped to directly receive at least some of the patient's teeth and apply a resilient positioning force to the patient's teeth. The appliance includes a hard polymer layer having a hard polymer layer elastic modulus disposed between a first soft polymer layer having a first soft polymer layer elastic modulus and a second soft polymer layer having a second soft polymer layer elastic modulus. The hard polymer layer elastic modulus is greater than each of the first soft polymer layer elastic modulus and the second soft polymer layer elastic modulus. At least one of the first soft polymer layer and the second soft polymer layer has a flexural modulus of greater than about 35,000 psi. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231485 | HYBRID ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE - Provided herein is an orthodontic hybrid appliance for moving one or more teeth of a patient and methods of making and using the same. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231486 | ORTHODONTIC ANTERIOR BITE RAMP - An orthodontic bite ramp has a body having an anterior base for bonding attachment to the lingual surface of an upper tooth; an occlusal surface extending lingually from the base to provide a stop limiting upward movement of a patient's lower teeth; and a vertical slot in the lingual aspect of the bite ramp. The vertical slot divides the body into two lateral wings that can be compressed by application of a lateral compressive force to deform the base and thereby release the bite ramp from the tooth. Optionally, a bonding pad can be secured to the base for bonding attachment to the lingual surface of an upper tooth. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231487 | ORTHODONTIC ANTERIOR BITE RAMP - An orthodontic bite ramp has a body having an anterior base for bonding attachment to the lingual surface of an upper tooth; an occlusal surface extending lingually from the base to provide a stop limiting upward movement of a patient's lower teeth; and a vertical slot in the lingual aspect of the bite ramp. The vertical slot divides the body into two lateral wings that can be compressed by application of a lateral compressive force to deform the base and thereby release the bite ramp from the tooth. Optionally, a bonding pad can be secured to the base for bonding attachment to the lingual surface of an upper tooth. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231488 | ORTHODONTIC ANTERIOR BITE PLATE - An orthodontic bite plate has a body with an anterior base for bonding attachment to the lingual surface of an upper anterior tooth, and an occlusal stop having an incisal surface extending across the lingual aspect of the body to limit upward movement of the patient's lower teeth. A vertical channel divides the body gingival to the occlusal stop into opposing lateral wings that are capable of being compressed together by application of a lateral compressive force to deform the base and thereby release the orthodontic bite plate from the tooth. At least one horizontal channel separates the occlusal stop and lateral wings. Optionally, the occlusal stop can include a vertical member that extends gingivally into the vertical channel between the lateral wings. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231489 | ANGULATED DENTAL IMPLANT - A dental implant includes a generally cylindrical body, an interior bore, and a non-rotational feature. The generally cylindrical body has a main-central axis and is formed from cold-worked, high strength, commercially pure titanium having an ultimate tensile strength of at least about 900 MPa. The generally cylindrical body has a proximal portion and an opposing distal portion for anchoring the dental implant in bone of a patient. The interior bore is formed in the generally cylindrical body and has (i) a bore-central axis and (ii) a threaded portion for receiving a screw that is configured to removable hold an abutment in engagement with the dental implant. The non-rotational feature is configured to engage the abutment in a non-rotational fashion. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231490 | DIAGNOSTIC INTRAORAL SCANNING - Methods and apparatuses for taking, using and displaying three-dimensional (3D) volumetric models of a patient's dental arch. A 3D volumetric model may include surface (e.g., color) information as well as information on internal structure, such as near-infrared (near-IR) transparency values for internal structures including enamel and dentin. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231491 | DIAGNOSTIC INTRAORAL TRACKING - Methods and apparatuses for taking, using and displaying three-dimensional (3D) volumetric models of a patient's dental arch. A 3D volumetric model may include surface (e.g., color) information as well as information on internal structure, such as near-infrared (near-IR) transparency values for internal structures including enamel and dentin. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231492 | DIAGNOSTIC INTRAORAL METHODS AND APPARATUSES - Methods and apparatuses for taking, using and displaying three-dimensional (3D) volumetric models of a patient's dental arch. A 3D volumetric model may include surface (e.g., color) information as well as information on internal structure, such as near-infrared (near-IR) transparency values for internal structures including enamel and dentin. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231493 | DENTAL RESTORATION ASSESSMENT USING VIRTUAL MODEL - Method for allowing patient review of virtual restoration element in video of dentition. At least one restoration element for at least one selected tooth of patient dentition is designed using 3D dentition models based on CAD/CAM techniques. Then, real-time video of the patient's dentition including the at least one selected tooth is displayed, where the video orientation is controlled by the patient. Then, the displayed real-time video of the dentition is modified in real-time including the at least one selected tooth to show the at least one restoration element registered to physical teeth in the real-time video of dentition to replace the at least one selected tooth in the modified displayed real-time video of the dentition. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231494 | MULTI-LAYERED ZIRCONIA DENTAL MILL BLANK AND PROCESS OF PRODUCTION - The invention relates to a porous multi-layered coloured zirconia dental mill blank comprising a bottom layer B having the composition COMP-B which comprises ceramic components CER-COMP-B, colouring components COL-COMP-B and stabilizing components STAB-COMP-B, a top layer E having the composition COMP-E which comprises ceramic components CER-COMP-E, colouring components COL-COMP-E stabilizing components STAB-COMP-E, at least one intermediate layer Ex having the composition COMP-E of top layer E, at least one intermediate layer Bx having the composition COMP-B of bottom layer B, x being an integer and indicating the number of intermediate layers, wherein the layers with compositions COMP-B and COMP-E are arranged in alternating order, and wherein the thickness of the individual layers B, Bx is decreasing from bottom to top and the thickness of the individual layers E, Ex is decreasing from top to bottom. The dental mill blank can be used for producing dental articles. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231495 | DENTURE RETAINING BAR AND SYSTEM - A denture retaining system and a denture bar constructed to be affixed in a human mouth, the denture bar including a distal end, lingual-side surface, vestibular-side surface, bone-facing surface and superstructure-facing surface opposite the bone-facing surface. The bone-facing surface at the distal end is relieved from the superstructure-facing surface at the distal end by an angle of between 10° and 25° relative to an axis perpendicular to a longitudinal plane passing through the lingual side and vestibular side surfaces of the denture bar. The system also includes an overdenture superstructure having a distal surface that substantially conformingly mates to the denture bar distal end when the overdenture superstructure is positioned against the denture bar superstructure-facing surface, and is coupled to the denture bar by at least one attachment element located at a position to an anterior side of a first molar position. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231496 | INTERDENTAL CLEANING TOOL PRODUCTION METHOD - An interdental cleaning tool producing method that enables cost reduction is provided. An interdental cleaning tool producing method according to the present invention includes; a first step of preparing a mold provided with at least one first cavity for molding a cleaning tool main body including two supporting pieces that are arranged with a predetermined interval and a handle portion that couples the two supporting pieces and can be held in a hand, the mold being configured such that at least one thread member to span between the two supporting pieces can be arranged in the mold; a second step of arranging the thread member in the mold; a third step of filling the first cavity with a resin material via a gate provided in the mold using a hot runner method; and a fourth step of removing the thread member and the cleaning tool main body fixed to the thread member from the mold. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231497 | Electromagnetic Toothbrush - A magnetically controlled abrasive system (MCAS) having a magnetic system to manipulate a magnetically controlled unit is provided. More specifically, a track member is operatively coupled to a first magnetic unit and a first surface of a first body. The track member facilitates movement of the first magnetic unit with respect to the first body. A second body is positioned proximal to the first body. More specifically, at least one abrasive protrusion is operatively coupled to a second surface of the second body and a second magnetic unit is operatively coupled to the second body. The first magnetic unit generates a magnetic field which interacts with the second magnetic unit. The interaction controls movement of the second body including movement of the at least one abrasive protrusion positioned in communication with the second body. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231498 | DENTAL TREATMENT DEVICE - A dental treatment apparatus including a head assembly, the head assembly having a plurality of nozzles disposed on the head assembly, each of the plurality of nozzles to dispense a fluid therefrom and being maneuverable directionally independent of the other nozzles of the plurality of nozzles; and a plurality of bristles disposed on the head assembly in proximity to the plurality of nozzles. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231499 | SIMULTANEOUS CLEANING OF MULTIPLE TEETH - A method and an apparatus are disclosed for simultaneously cleaning multiple teeth, such as one or both dental arches. The Dental Cleaning Apparatus (DCA) includes a cleaning engine enclosed in a main housing, a fluid tube, and a mouthpiece. The cleaning engine includes a fluid circuit having a number of pumps and solenoid valves, and a programmable controller to control the solenoid valves and other operations. The fluid tube includes a number of separate tubes for injection and evacuation of cleaning fluid from the interior of mouthpiece. The mouthpiece is generally made from a flexible and supple material, such as silicone, and may have bristles of various shapes. The cleaning engine alternates the mouthpiece between a relaxation state and a contraction state to effectively scrub the surface of all enclosed teeth simultaneously. It may automatically learn and adjust the vacuum pressure needed for each user to optimize cleaning. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231500 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR PERSONAL-CARE APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A power toothbrush apparatus may include a body having a cavity and an opening leading to the cavity. An electric motor may be situated within the cavity and may include first and second biasing members; a stator casing situated between, and linearly biased by, the first and second biasing members, the stator casing may further include at least one opening and at least one electromagnet to generate a magnetic field; and a rotor which may have opposed ends and which may extend through the at least one opening of the stator casing, the rotor may further include an output shaft. The power toothbrush may further include a workpiece having a brush head coupled thereto and which may be coupled to one of the opposed ends of the output shaft. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231501 | EQUINE SPECULUM - A speculum tool that adds a lower strap at a point that does not interfere with the with the movement of the jaws of the speculum. The lower strap provides a low point of attachment for the tool. Until now, equine speculums were tethered by the upper strap, with the tether secured onto an immobile structure, such as a wall of a barn. The rear strap would then be looping behind the ears of the patient and back to the opposite side of the speculum's upper jaw. In this way the upper strap provided an overhead attachment that elevated the animal's head during procedure, while the ear strap provided a lower attachment to keep the speculum from slipping off the head and to keep the upper strap from raising the head of an animal too high. The present invention adds additional low point attachment to an already improved rear strap for additional tethering security and as an additional factor in minimizing the risks of harming eyesight and spinal cords of equine patients. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231502 | DEVICE FOR ARTIFICIALLY INSEMINATING A MAMMAL - The invention relates to a device ( | 2019-08-01 |
20190231503 | THREAD INSERTION DEVICES - Devices and methods for inserting an implant into skin or other tissue of a patient can include an insertion device having moveable portions that can retain, move, or otherwise control engagement and injection of a hyaluronic thread. The device can include a tubular member and a handle. The handle can include a body component coupled to the tubular member. The body component can include a passage that extends in communication with the lumen. The handle can further comprise first and second arms coupled to the body component and extending outwardly from the distal portion of the tubular member. Based on the configuration, the first and second arms can be positioned along the passage to change a cross-sectional profile of the passage and permit the device to engage or disengage the thread. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231504 | VENA CAVA FILTER FORMED FROM A SHEET - A filter formed from a sheet is described herein. In one aspect of the invention, a filter is formed from a sheet of material and, following removal of portions of the sheet, the filter is folded into a shape for insertion into a blood vessel. In another aspect of the invention, features for a filter are formed from a sheet of material and incorporated into the filter. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231505 | Embolus Blood Clot Filter Utilizable with a Single Delivery System or a Single Retrieval System in One of a Femoral or Jugular Access - A blood filter delivery system for delivering a filter into a vein from either a femoral or jugular access. The preferred system includes an introducer and a push-rod with a spline member disposed along the push-rod and a pusher member disposed on a distal end. The spline member has a main body, first and second boss portions spaced apart along the longitudinal axis to provide a gap for retaining anchor members of the filter during delivery via the introducer. In an alternative embodiment, a preferred filter includes first and second filter structures diverging in opposite directions. A link is connected to portions of each of the first and second filter structures so that each filter structure can be independently collapsed into a generally cylindrical shape. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231506 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING OBJECTS BEYOND AN OPERATIVE SITE IN MEDICAL PROCEDURES | 2019-08-01 |
20190231507 | EXPANDABLE IMPLANT DEVICES FOR FILTERING BLOOD FLOW FROM ATRIAL APPENDAGES - Implant devices for filtering blood flowing through the ostium of an atrial appendage have component structures one or more of which are expandable. Devices with component structures in their unexpanded state have a compact size suitable for intra-cutaneous delivery to an atrial appendage situs. The expandable component structures are expanded in situ to deploy the devices. A device may have sufficiently short axial length so that most or almost all of the device length may fit within the ostium region. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231508 | INTERVENTIONAL DEVICE HAVING AN INTEGRATED EMBOLIC FILTER AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A percutaneous transluminal angioplasty device, comprising an elongated catheter, an interventional device operably coupled to the proximal end of the catheter, a filter operably coupled to the distal end of the catheter, the filter movable between a collapsed and deployed position, and an actuator wire for deploying the collapsing the filter. At least a portion of the actuator wire extends within the catheter. The filter comprises a filter chassis comprising a movable collar a fixed collar and a tubular braided scaffolding coupled between the movable collar and the fixed collar. The filter chassis also comprises a filter membrane coupled to the tubular braided scaffolding. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231509 | REMOVABLE ANCHORED LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION DEVICES - A one-way valve device for blocking airflow in a lung passageway. The device includes a frame structure and a frameless membrane. The frame structure includes a hub and anchors. The frameless membrane attaches to the hub section. The anchors and the frameless membrane are at first radial positions in a closed configuration and at second radial positions in an open configuration. The first radial positions is closer to a central longitudinal axis of the device than the second radial positions. The frameless membrane includes a plurality of pedals coupled to the base section. In the open configuration, the pedals curve away from the central longitudinal axis of the one-way valve device. Proximal sections of the pedals overlap proximal sections of adjacent pedals when the one-way valve device is in the open or closed configurations. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231510 | PERCUTANEOUS SHUNT DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS - The disclosure provides various embodiments of prostheses and delivery systems to permit an interventional cardiologist to create shunts between various blood vessels. Moreover, the disclosed shunts can be used to shunt between various hollow organs, as set forth in the present disclosure. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231511 | WOVEN GRAFT COMPOSITE WITH VARIED DENSITY - The disclosure describes textiles for endovascular and other medical applications having a low-profile and varying density. The textiles are woven and are formed of a non-uniform construction. The resulting textiles have a low profile and areas of targeted density to enhance ingrowth of regenerative tissue. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231512 | ULTRA-LOW PROFILE WOVEN, KNITTED, AND BRAIDED TEXTILES AND TEXTILE COMPOSITES MADE WITH HIGH TENACITY YARN - Textiles for endovascular and other medical applications having a low-profile are provided. The textiles are woven, knit or braided and are formed of yarns having low (<17) denier and high tenacity (at least 7 grams per denier). The resulting textiles have a low profile, high suture retention and extremely low water permeability. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231513 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF INHIBITING ENDOLEAKS - A stent for placement in a blood vessel with a wall having an aneurysm including an endovascular graft having a first end, a second end, and a tubular body that is expandable and extends from the first end to the second end. The stent also includes a coagulation apparatus attached to the tubular body between the first and second ends. The coagulation apparatus has a frame and a coagulant attached to the frame. When the stent is deployed within the blood vessel, the tubular body extends across the aneurysm and expands at the first and second ends to seal against the wall of the blood vessel such that blood is channeled across the aneurysm through the tubular body such that a pocket of blood is defined external to the tubular body. The frame expands into the pocket to orient the coagulant therein and promote coagulation of blood within the pocket. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231514 | System And Method To Radially Constrict A Stent Graft - A stent graft system and method for implanting a stent graft prosthesis having a plurality of suture loops along a flexible wall of a stent graft and at least one ligature that extends through the suture loops. The sutures through which the ligature extends are spaced relative to each other. Tension or stiffness of the ligature aligns the suture loops substantially longitudinally, thereby radially collapsing the stent graft. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231515 | FILLING STRUCTURE FOR A GRAFT SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE - A system for treating an aneurysm includes a first double-walled filling structure having an outer wall and an inner wall. The filling structure is adapted to be filled with a hardenable fluid filling medium so that the outer wall conforms to an inside surface of the aneurysm and the inner wall forms a generally tubular lumen to permit blood flow therethrough. The inner wall comprises a blood contacting layer and a reinforcing layer. The reinforcing layer prevents circumferential creep or elastic expansion of the lumen. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231516 | GRAFT PREPARATION SYSTEM - Systems and methods for preparing a ligament graft for a ligament reconstruction procedure are provided. In general, the described techniques utilize a graft holder construct having a graft preparation holder and a suture assembly removably coupled thereto. The graft preparation holder includes an elongate support rail having a longitudinal axis, and a plurality of leaf segments positioned along the longitudinal axis in a spaced relationship and extending laterally from the support rail. The leaf segments can bend to a graft holding configuration so as to define a graft receiving channel configured to receive a graft therethrough. The holder also has at least one support structure configured to mate with the leaf segments to provide stability and rigidity to the segments. The suture assembly has at least one suture tail that can be pulled to affix the suture assembly to a graft without penetrating the graft. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231517 | LENSES WITH OPTICAL MARKINGS - A lens including a posterior surface, an anterior surface, and at least one identification marking on the lens. The at least one identification marking exhibits a first degree of visibility in an ambient lighting condition and a second degree of visibility greater than the first degree of visibility in a lighting condition different than the ambient lighting condition. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231518 | High definition and extended depth of field intraocular lens - A virtual aperture integrated into an intraocular lens is disclosed. Optical rays which intersect the virtual aperture are widely scattered across the retina causing the light to be virtually prevented from reaching detectable levels on the retina. The use of the virtual aperture helps remove monochromatic and chromatic aberrations yielding high-definition retinal images. For a given definition of acceptable vision, the depth of field is increased over a larger diameter optical zone. In addition, thinner intraocular lenses can be produced since the optical zone can have a smaller diameter. This in turn allows smaller corneal incisions and easier implantation surgery. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231519 | INTRAOCULAR LENS WITH REINFORCING LAYER - A flexible intraocular lens including a reinforcing layer disposed on a sidewall of the intraocular lens is described. An example flexible intraocular lens includes a lens body and a reinforcing layer disposed thereon. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231520 | METHODS FOR CONTROLLED HEART VALVE DELIVERY - One method of implanting a prosthetic valve includes advancing the valve into a patient with a delivery apparatus. The valve includes apices circumferentially-spaced apart relative to each other. At least some of the apices include first apertures. The delivery apparatus includes release arms and a sheath. The release arms include second apertures for receiving the apices. At least one of the second apertures of the release arms has a different length than another one of the second apertures. The method also includes positioning the valve at a location, retracting a sheath of the delivery apparatus relative to the valve, allowing the valve to self-expand from a radially compressed state to a radially expanded state, and while the valve is coupled to the delivery apparatus, pivoting the valve relative about the release arms such that an axis of the valve is tilted relative to an axis of the delivery apparatus. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231521 | DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR DOCKING A HEART VALVE - Expandable docking stations for docking an expandable valve can include a valve seat, one or more sealing portions, and/or one or more retaining portions. The valve seat can be unexpandable or substantially unexpandable beyond a deployed size. The one or more sealing portions can be connected to the valve seat and extend radially outward of the valve seat. The one or more sealing portions can be constructed to expand outward of the valve seat and provide a seal over a range of sizes. The one or more retaining portions can be connected to the one or more sealing portions. The one or more retaining portions are configured to retain the docking station at a deployed position. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231522 | FRAME FOR PROSTHETIC VALVE - Apparatus and methods are described including a valve frame configured to support a prosthetic valve within a native atrio-ventricular valve. The valve frame includes a frame body that includes an atrial portion configured to be positioned such that, when the valve frame is deployed, at least a portion of the atrial portion is disposed on an atrial side of the native atrio-ventricular valve, and a ventricular portion configured to be positioned such that, when the valve frame is deployed, at least a portion of the ventricular portion is disposed within a ventricle of the subject. At least one arm is configured to extend from the ventricular portion of the frame body. Other applications are also described. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231523 | PROSTHETIC VALVE. DELIVERY APPARATUS AND DELIVERY METHOD - A delivery catheter for a prosthetic heart valve, the valve expandable from a collapsed condition for delivery to an expanded condition for implantation, the delivery catheter comprising: a holder for engaging the valve in the collapsed state of the valve, the holder configured such that (i) in response to a radial compression force exerted thereon, the holder has a first shape defining an exposed engagement region for engaging at least a portion of the collapsed prosthetic heart valve for restraining axial displacement of the prosthetic valve in at least one axial direction of the catheter, and (ii) in response to removal of the radial compression force upon expansion of the valve, at least a portion of the holder transitions to a second shape | 2019-08-01 |
20190231524 | VALVE INSERTION TOOL - A valve insertion tool is disclosed. The valve insertion tool may be used in a minimally invasive cardiac surgery. The valve insertion tool includes a housing and a cover, the housing having at least one valve recess and a suture channel. The valve insertion tool is suitable for use in delivering a prosthetic heart valve into a thoracic cavity of a patient during a minimally invasive cardiac surgical procedure. One or more valve insertion tools may be stackable and be pre-loaded with one or more prepared prosthetic heart valves. These one or more valve insertion tools may be packaged as a valve insertion kit. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231525 | MINIMALLY-INVASIVE DELIVERY SYSTEMS | 2019-08-01 |
20190231526 | Delivery And Retrieval Systems For Collapsible/expandable Prosthetic Heart Valves - A system for delivering a collapsible and re-expandable prosthetic heart valve into a patient includes a valve support structure around which the valve is disposed in a collapsed condition. A sheath structure surrounds the collapsed valve, but can be moved relative to the valve to uncover it for expansion at the desired implant site in the patient. The sheath structure may be variously mounted and moved to deploy the valve in various ways. For example, the sheath structure may include multiple parts, each of which can be moved separately to separately deploy various parts of the valve. The apparatus may have other aspects, such as the ability to reverse deployment of the valve, the ability to pass other instrumentation through the valve delivery apparatus, the ability to be smoothly withdrawn from the patient after deployment of the valve, etc. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231527 | Manually Adjustable Device - Devices, systems and methods for altering functioning of a tissue/organ by application of force thereto. In one preferred embodiment, a device for reducing or preventing regurgitation of blood through a valve of a heart is provided. A device may include a main body having a segment adapted to apply force to a surface of tissue/organ; a member that applies counterforce to the force applied by the segment; and an adjuster that is manually operable to change the force applied by the segment. The adjuster can be manually operated before or after anchoring of the device to the tissue/organ. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231528 | Atraumatic Adjustment or Replacement of a Device for Treating Valve Regurgitation - An epicardial device for reducing or preventing regurgitation of blood through a valve of a heart includes a main body having a segment adapted to apply force to an epicardial surface of the heart. A member that applies counterforce to the force applied by the segment is also provided. A foundation is configured to be anchored to the epicardial surface of the heart. The foundation includes a surface configured with attachment features. The device further includes a surface configured with mating attachment features configured to attach to the attachment features of the foundation. The mating attachment features and attachment features are separable and reattachable to allow repositioning of at least a portion of the device relative to the foundation. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231529 | A VENTRICULAR EJECTION DEVICE - A ventricular ejection device adapted to be delivered percutaneously or surgically in to a ventricle of the heart, and the device comprising of an anchoring stent which is adapted to be fitted along a perimeter to a myocardium of the ventricle, and a recoiling part in physical coupling to the anchoring stent, extends from the perimeter of the anchoring stent to a center of the device, and adapted to extend or recoil based on flow of blood into and out of the ventricle. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231530 | MEDICAL PRODUCT, PREFERABLY FOR USE DURING THE TREATMENT OF A BONE CAVITY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE MEDICAL PRODUCT, AND MEDICAL KIT - A medical product, preferably for use in the treatment, more particularly in the filling up and/or closure, of a bone cavity, the product having structural elements connected to one another, the structural elements being dividable at least into two groups of structural elements, namely at least into a first group of structural elements and into a second group of structural elements, the structural elements of the first group having a lower hardness than the structural elements of the second group. Furthermore, a method for producing the medical product and a medical kit. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231531 | PATIENT-SPECIFIC CRANIOFACIAL IMPLANTS - Disclosed herein are patient-specific facial or craniofacial implants structured for filling bone voids in the cranium and face as well as for simultaneously providing soft tissue reconstruction and/or augmentation for improved aesthetic symmetry and appearance of face and skull. Pterional or temporal voids or defects generally result from a chronic skull or lateral facial deformity along with a compromised temporalis muscle or soft tissue distortion from previous surgery. When muscle atrophy occurs in the pterion or temporal face, temporal hollowing deformity generally results where there would be soft tissue but for the atrophy. The patient-specific temporal implants with dual-purpose herein are configured to have an augmented region adjacent the temporal region of the face and cranium in order to prevent and/or correct any such temporal hollowing deformity. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231532 | Bone Void Forming Apparatus - A bone void forming assembly includes a support member having a head portion and an elongate portion extending therefrom. A guide member is connected to the support member and has a guide body including a channel extending therethrough. The channel defines an axis offset and obliquely angled relative to an axis of the elongate portion. The assembly also includes reamer having a cutting head and a stop member. A bushing is slidably connected to the reamer between the stop member and cutting head and is slidably connectable to the guide body via the channel. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231533 | PHOTODYNAMIC ARTICULAR JOINT IMPLANTS AND METHODS OF USE - Photodynamic devices for replacement of an articular head of a bone are provided. In an embodiment, a photodynamic device includes a photodynamic support member and an articular member attachable, either fixedly or removably, to the photodynamic support member and having a bearing surface. In an embodiment, the articular member includes a recess designed to receive the photodynamic support member. In an embodiment, the photodynamic support member includes an opening into which a shaft of the articular member can be inserted to attach the articular member to the photodynamic support member. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231534 | A biomimetic functional and regenerative cartilage implant - An artificial cartilage is provided whereby a fixed negative charged hydrogel has been infused within a restrictive swelling network, which limits and restricts the thickness of the artificial cartilage. At least 60% of the volume of the artificial cartilage is composed of the restricted and swollen hydrogel. The restrictive swelling network restricts the hydrogel to swell not more than 10% with respect to its maximum swelling capacity, i.e. a swelling capacity to swell 10-fold more is retained. The hydrogel within the restrictive swelling network has an equilibrium stiffness between 0.5 and 2 MPa to resist external loads applied to the top surface layer or the bottom surface layer of the artificial cartilage. The hydrogel has a fixed negative charge density of −0.17 to −0.23 mEg/ml and is capable of swelling between 2-15 times compared to the volume of the hydrogel without being restricted. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231535 | TITANIUM IMPLANT SURFACES FREE FROM ALPHA CASE AND WITH ENHANCED OSTEOINDUCTION - An orthopedic implant having a titanium or titanium alloy body with a plurality of surfaces. The orthopedic implant is produced according to a process comprising the steps of: (a) additively building the orthopedic implant; and then (b) mechanically, chemically, or mechanically and chemically eroding one or more surfaces of the orthopedic implant to (i) remove alpha case from, and (ii) impart an osteoinducting roughness including micro-scale structures and nano-scale structures into, the one or more surfaces. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231536 | INTERVERTEBRAL SPACER WITH CHAMFERED EDGES - Intervertebral implants, assemblies, and methods thereof. An intervertebral implant includes opposing chamfered edges to reduce a diagonal distance between the edges. The reduced diagonal distance minimizes distraction of an intervertebral disc space during insertion of the implant. A tool for insertion and rotation of the implant is also provided. | 2019-08-01 |
20190231537 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A MANDIBULAR JOINT ENDOPROSTHESIS OR OF AN IMPLANT FOR TREATING BONE DEFICIENCIES OR DEFECTS OF THE FACE OR OF THE SKULL OR OTHER DEFECTS IN THE BODY AREA - Method for the production of a temporomandibular joint endoprosthesis, skull prosthesis or body part prosthesis, in which, as first step, an image of the prosthesis to be produced is created, subsequently by a computerized machining process, a size-adapted prosthetic blank is made from a ceramic blank, using said image and in a downstream thermal treatment the prosthetic blank is transformed into the intended temporomandibular joint endoprosthesis, skull prosthesis or body part prosthesis and temporomandibular joint endoprosthesis. | 2019-08-01 |