42nd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 48 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120265096 | Biopsy and Sutureless Device - A dermal punch device for automatically extracting a sample of tissue of a predetermined size and shape from a body comprising a retractable cutter and a sutureless biopsy closure mechanism that includes a wound closure fastener member adapted to be disposed over a biopsy region after the performance of the biopsy, wherein wound closure fastener member is applied without the need of several instruments to seal the wound. The wound closure fastener member is dispensed by a sutureless biopsy closure dispenser located at the same distal end of the biopsy punch device surrounding the biopsy punch cutter assembly avoiding the need of separates instruments, reducing the wound closing steps and surgical procedure time. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265097 | TOTAL CORE BIOPSY DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - Total core biopsy devices and methods of use are provided for taking a total core biopsy sample and a means for using the devices that provide for an adequate sample size and quality while being light-weight, easy to use, small, inexpensive, and permitting one-handed operation and beveled edges to reduce trauma to the surrounding tissue and organs from which a total core biopsy sample may be taken. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265098 | BIOPSY NEEDLE STAND - Embodiments of a needle stand are disclosed that include a base, an arching boom, and a tube, wherein the needle stand supports a biopsy needle. The base defines a plane and the base is configured to attach to a patient. The boom is attached to the base and has a length and a convex curvature and defines a plurality of holes along all or a portion of the length. The tube is sized to retain a needle handle of the biopsy needle. Each of the plurality of holes is sized to retain the tube and each of the plurality of holes defines an axis. The plane and each of the axes form a unique point of entry angle for the biopsy needle. In one embodiment, each of the plurality of holes is spaced at an interval along the boom that corresponds to about 10° increment in the angle. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265099 | Systems and Methods for Managing Blood Donations - Methods and apparatus collecting blood from patients and managing blood donations are provided, which may include any number of features. One feature is a blood collection device configured to collect blood from a patient and periodically transmit blood collection data from the device to a control system. Another feature is a system and method for updating firmware on a plurality of blood collection devices. In one embodiment, a software interface with a blood collection control can be used to specify a blood collection protocol, and the blood collection protocol can be then transmitted to one or more blood collection devices. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265100 | MEDICAL GUIDEWIRE - A guidewire includes a core shaft, an outer coiled body covering at least a portion of the core shaft, and an inner coiled body positioned between the outer coiled body and the core shaft. The inner coiled body covers the at least a portion of the core shaft and a resin material is filled between the inner coiled body and one of the outer coiled body and the core shaft to form a resin layer. Preferably, a space between the inner coiled body and the other of the outer coiled body and the core shaft is not filled with the resin material. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265101 | METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING MEIBOMIAN GLAND DYSFUNCTION - Methods of diagnosing meibomian gland dysfunction are disclosed. The methods may be standardized and provide an accurate diagnosis of whether meibomian gland dysfunction exists. In one embodiment, a method is provided that utilizes an evaluation tool to apply a force for a preselected period of time to at least one of a plurality of meibomian glands in two or more regions of a plurality of regions of an eyelid. A grade is assigned to the at least one meibomian gland of the plurality of meibomian glands in each of the two or more regions based on any secretion that is expressed from each meibomian gland. In this manner, a plurality of meibomian gland secretion grades is obtained. The plurality of meibomian gland secretion grades is indicative of the presence of meibomian gland dysfunction. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265102 | COMPACT FORCE SENSOR FOR CATHETERS - An ablation catheter system configured with a compact force sensor at a distal end for detection of contact forces exerted on an end effector. The force sensor includes fiber optics operatively coupled with reflecting members on a structural member. In one embodiment, the optical fibers and reflecting members cooperate with the deformable structure to provide a variable gap interferometer for sensing deformation of the structural member due to contact force. In another embodiment, a change in the intensity of the reflected light is detected to measure the deformation. The measured deformations are then used to compute a contact force vector. In some embodiments, the force sensor is configured to passively compensate for temperature changes that otherwise lead to erroneous force indications. In other embodiments, the system actively compensates for errant force indications caused by temperature changes by measuring certain local temperatures of the structural member. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265103 | Systems and Methods for Treating Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease - Systems and methods for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) includes minimally invasively implanting a stimulating device in a patient's esophagus in the region proximate the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). The patient is provided with a questionnaire related to his disease via an online service. The questionnaire is accessed on a mobile device, such as a cell phone, or on a computer with network access. The data from the sensors and the answers from the questionnaire are analyzed together by a health care provider using the online service. The data and answers are used to program the stimulating device, via the mobile device or computer, to optimize treatment. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265104 | POSTURE OBSERVER FOR ERGONOMIC OBSERVATION, POSTURE ANALYSIS AND RECONSTRUCTION - A system and method for analysis of steps of action of a person in activity in an environment with potential occlusion and without the need to use of invasive equipment. Non-limiting implementations use posture registration and postural analysis based on an observation protocol that allows reconstruction, in a digital human simulation environment, of the adopted postures observed in a real time situation or by video. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265105 | ULTRASOUND CONSTIPATION RELIEF DEVICE - A therapy device capable of relieving constipation by applying stimulation from a back to a lumbar spine and a vicinity thereof, the device includes: an ultrasound signal oscillation circuit; and a head, which is placeable from the back on at least a region between a third lumbar spine and a fourth lumbar spine, a region between the fourth lumbar spine and a fifth lumbar spine, or any one or two or more of the third lumbar spine, the fourth lumbar spine, and the fifth lumbar spine. The head includes a piezoelectric element, which generates ultrasound capable of being transmitted from the back to the lumbar spine or a region between lumbar spines, and the head is sized to be placeable on the region between the lumbar spines, and is capable of outputting ultrasound vibration having frequency and power capable of stimulating a pressure point or nerve relating to constipation. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265106 | System and Method for inducing Myofascial Release using Temperature Variation - A system and method for inducing myofascial release using temperature variation. Specifically, myofascial release device can include a roller wherein said roller is hollow, and a temperature retention material inside the roller. The method can comprise heating or cooling the temperature retention material, and retaining the temperature retention material within said roller using said caps. Lastly, a method can include rolling the myofascial release device on a user, wherein the rolling causes myofascial release. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265107 | Therapeutic Treatment Device with EMG Biofeedback - A hand-held pressure applicator for treating painful muscle spasms, trigger points, or muscle tension in combination with an electromyographic (EMG) sensor and other possible add-ons, such as a means for applying laser therapy. Manual tactile pressure is applied through the hand-held applicator which is placed directly on the affected area overlaying the problematic muscle spasm or trigger point. Pressure sensors located at the tip of the applicator monitor the amount of tactile pressure administered to the patient. The applicator applies pressure to the affected area while simultaneously monitoring the muscular activity by way of EMG biofeedback. The applicator of the invention provides real time feedback that can be used to adjust the applied pressure, continue at the same level, or conclude the session. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265108 | EXOTHERMIC THERAPEUTIC NATURAL MASSAGE SHELLS - An exothermic natural massage shell includes a natural bivalve shell comprising a first half and a second half adhered together with an adhesive to form a hollow chamber. An aperture is formed in the first half to provide a portal to the hollow chamber of the bivalve shell. A reactant is disposed inside the hollow chamber of the bivalve shell. The reactant may be a reactive powder mixture disposed inside a fluid-permeable pouch. Combining the reactant with an activator inside the hollow chamber of the bivalve shell causes an exothermic reaction that heats the bivalve shell and maintains the bivalve shell at a substantially constant elevated temperature for a duration of time. The adhesive adhering the first shell half to the second shell half includes a first elastomeric polymer bonding agent with balanced coefficient of expansion properties and a second flexible resin sealant that makes the adhesive moisture-proof. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265109 | Training And/Or Measuring Visual Focusing And Vergence Abilities Using A Plurality Of Optical Elements - The visual focusing and/or vergence abilities of a subject may be trained and/or tested using apparatuses and methods in accordance with the present invention. The subject may be provided with an apparatus having optical elements having different optical characteristics and instructed to look through an optical element having a first optical characteristic and to focus on an indicia or object. The subject may be instructed to rotate the apparatus and to look through optical elements having a second optical characteristic and to focus on the same or different indicia or object. The subject may be instructed to repeat this process with this or further apparatuses having optical elements having the same or different optical characteristics. The visual focusing and/or vergence abilities of a subject may thus be tested and/or trained. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265110 | Eye Alignment Training Device With Sliding Markers - The present invention generally relates to an eye alignment training device that may be used to train and improve an individual's ability to align their vision. In using this device, a base piece of the device is held by the user, a connector may extend from the base piece while another end of the connector may be secured, for example, to a wall. Between each end, sliding markers slideably positioned on the connector may have various visual characteristics. For example, each marker may be of a different color. The markers may be moved to different locations on the connector, and the subject may move his focus between the various markers. When not in use, the connector may be stored in a cavity within the base piece, such as by being wound around a groove in the base piece, retained within a gap in the base piece, or retained within a cavity enclosed within the base piece. The device may have a retraction mechanism which retracts the connector into the cavity of the base piece. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265111 | SHOCKWAVE APPARATUS HAVING A PNEUMATIC DRIVE - The invention relates to a shockwave apparatus for treating a human or animal body, the pneumatic drive of which comprises a motor-driven compressor. According to the invention, the rotation rate of the motor is controlled in order to set a certain compressor pressure. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265112 | FORCE SENSING MECHANSIM OF A MASSAGE MACHINE - A force sensing mechanism of the massage machine contains: a frame including a rotary shaft axially fixed thereon and displacing vertically on a second sliding rail of a massage chair; a swing seat axially connected with the rotary shaft and including at least one roller, a connecting member axially coupled therewith, and another end axially connected with a stopping member, another end of the stopping member being axially coupled on the frame; at least one sensing apparatus arranged on the frame relative to the stopping member so as to sense a movement of the stopping member, and the sensing apparatus being connected with a controller to transmit a sensing signal toward the controller so that the controller calculates a massage force of the roller. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265113 | Modlity and system for casting diabetic and neuropathic plantar foot ulcerations and treating defects that limit range of motion. - A system that is clinically and effically sound, consisting of proprietary components that not only address the needs of the clinician but are universally utilized in a concise protocol covering a wide range of indications and conditions. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265114 | STRETCHER AND METHOD OF STRETCHING LOWER BODY - A stretcher may stretch a lower body of a user laying down in a state in which the stretcher is arranged adjacent to, arranged on, or integrally attached to a bed. The stretcher includes an upper body movement restraint configured to prevent an upper body from being moved in the direction of stretching, a friction reducer configured to reduce a friction between the lower body and a lower body contact surface, and a tension generator configured to give a stretching force to the lower body when the upper body is held by the upper body restraint with the lower body arranged on the friction reducer. A user may be able remain flat on his or her back after using the stretcher. This may allow the user's joints to rest and/or heal in a relaxed state. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265115 | ACOUSTIC ACCESS DISCONNECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An access disconnection method includes supporting a transmitter including a wireless communication apparatus, a receiver, a portion of an arterial line, a portion of a venous line and electronic circuitry by a member separate from a blood treatment machine. The method further includes operably communicating the electronic circuitry with the transmitter and the receiver, enabling transmission of a wave from the transmitter in one of the arterial and venous lines, enabling receipt of the wave by the receiver in the other of the arterial and venous lines, and enabling a disconnection output to be sent to the blood treatment machine via the electronic circuitry. The disconnection output is indicative of a change in the wave received by the receiver from the transmitter sufficient to expect that an access site disconnection of one of the arterial and venous lines has occurred. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265116 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY OF REGIONAL CITRATE ANTICOAGULATION TO EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD CIRCUITS - The present invention includes a comprehensive replacement fluid system and method for the delivery of regional citrate anticoagulation (RCA) to extracorporeal blood circuits, wherein the system may include an online clearance monitor (OCM) and a circuit effluent online sensor system (OSS) for the continuous determination of patient plasma content of ultrafilterable solutes. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265117 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRIMING AN EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD CIRCUIT - A method and apparatus for priming an extracorporeal blood circuit, in which the patient end of an arterial line ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120265118 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING FLUID FROM BLOOD IN A PATIENT - An ultrafiltration device and method for the removal of excess fluid in hypervolemic patients and/or removal of toxins in the blood including for patients suffering from either renal or cardiovascular disease is disclosed. An embodiment of the device includes a housing containing multiple large bore hollow fiber membranes which are connected to the patient's vascular system via a connecting element comprising bifurcated fluid pathway elements to physiologically channel the blood flow either to or from each hollow fiber membrane of the device, a channel to direct the fluid removed by the device to a suitable collection container or the patient's bladder, and controls that control excessive removal of the water from the patient. Devices can be either worn extracorporeally or surgically implanted in order to allow for continuous fluid removal with ambulatory freedom. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265119 | Transdermal Delivery of Medicinal Cetylated Fatty Esters using Phonophoresis or Iontophoresis - The use of phonophoresis or iontophoresis to enhance transdermal delivery of medicinal Cetylated fatty esters when applied in cream or gel compositions is disclosed. These compositions provide hydrophilic salt forms and penetration-enhancing vehicles that work in conjunction with phonophoresis or iontophoresis to increase the efficacy of the medicinal actives. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265120 | Systems and methods for reducing the proliferation of microorganisms - Systems and methods are provided that reduce the likelihood of infection caused by microorganisms. In general, microorganism population control can be achieved by exposing the population to an effective dose of electromagnetic radiation sufficient to cause a reduction in proliferation of the microorganism, wherein the electromagnetic radiation has a center wavelength between about 385 nm and about 425 nm. In preferred embodiments, the systems and methods described herein can be embodied in catheterization systems. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265121 | PHTHALOCYANINE-BASED ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS - A method is described for the photodynamic treatment of a fungal infection in a subject by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a phthalocyanine compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to the subject and activating the phthalocyanine compound with light. The method is useful for treating various dermatophyte infections such as onychomycosis, and in particular fungal infection by | 2012-10-18 |
20120265122 | Production of Graphene and Nanoparticle Catalysts Supposrted on Graphen Using Laser Radiation - Methods and apparatuses to produce graphene and nanoparticle catalysts supported on graphene without the use of reducing agents, and with the concomitant production of heat, are provided. The methods and apparatuses employ radiant energy to reduce (deoxygenate) graphite oxide (GO) to graphene, or to reduce a mixture of GO plus one or more metals to to produce nanoparticle catalysts supported on graphene. Methods and systems to generate and utilize heat that is produced by irradiating GO, graphene and their metal and semiconductor nanocomposites with visible, infrared and/or ultraviolet radiation, e.g. using sunlight, lasers, etc. are also provided. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265123 | Central Nervous System Drain - The invention provides a method and apparatus for maintaining central nervous system drain patency. Ultrasound energy delivered through the drain dissolves the hemorrhage and debris occluding the drain lumen and ports. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265124 | Biosorbable Wound Treatment Device, Process for Making, and Method of Using the Same - A biosorbable oxygen-delivery wound treatment device that includes a biosorbable matrix for delivering oxygen. The biosorbable matrix includes a water swellable, cross-linked biosorbable polymer network. A plurality of gas-permeable, elastic, closed cells is defined by the cross-linked biosorbable polymer network. According to the invention, these closed cells may be produced from a reaction between a catalyst and a second reactant. Deliverable oxygen is contained within the elastic closed cells such that when the device is used to treat a wound, oxygen is delivered from the closed cells. A process for making a biosorbable oxygen-delivery wound treatment device that includes a biosorbable matrix for delivering oxygen as well as a method of using an oxygen-delivery wound treatment device is disclosed. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265125 | Infusion Pump System - There is provided an infusion pump system for delivering a predetermined medical solution at a preset reference infusion speed. The system comprises a medical solution container; an infusion line through which the medical solution is drawn out of the medical solution container; an infusion pump configured to discharge the medical solution via the infusion line. The infusion pump is controlled so that the discharge speed of the infusion pump is computed on the basis of a current discharge speed of the infusion pump and the infusion speed of the medical solution, the resulting discharge speed is corrected by a predefined correction coefficient, and the medical solution is discharged at the corrected discharge speed. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265126 | Infusion Pump Systems and Methods - Some embodiments an infusion pump system can be used to determine a user's total insulin load (TIL) that provides an accurate indication of the insulin previously delivered to the user's body which has not yet acted. In particular embodiments, the TIL can account for both the bolus deliveries and the basal deliveries that have occurred over a period of time. Such information may be useful, for example, when the infusion pump is operated in conjunction with a continuous glucose monitoring device. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265127 | OCCLUSION RECOGNITION IN AN ADMINISTERING APPARATUS - A device and a method for controlling a medical administering apparatus wherein an electrical motor of the medical administering apparatus is activated during defined discharging events, including short discharging events, and the motor is controlled as per a predefined speed profile with a plurality of regions (P | 2012-10-18 |
20120265128 | Continuously Conveying Infusion Pump - An infusion pump for continuously conveying a fluid includes an inlet, an outlet, a first piston movably supported in a first chamber connected to the inlet, a second piston movably supported in a second chamber connected to the outlet, and a connecting channel connecting the first chamber to the second chamber. At least one control element, in a first position, connects the inlet to the first chamber and, in a second position, connects the first chamber to the second chamber. A controller acts upon the first piston, the second piston, and the control element so that, when the control element is set in the first position, the first chamber is filled while the second chamber is drained, and when in the second position, the first chamber is drained and the second chamber is filled, wherein a constant discharge at the outlet is maintained at a predefined flow rate. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265129 | Methods for Chronic Pain Management and Treatment using HCG - A gonadotropin is administered within a surprisingly effective narrow range for the purpose of treating chronic pain or other central sensitization sequelae. In one aspect, a recipient is provided with at least one of human chorionic gonadotropin (uHCG and/or rHCG), a pharmaceutically active HCG analogue, and a pharmaceutically active metabolite of the HCG or analogue at a dosage selected to provide, or be equivalent to, a human subcutaneous dosage of between 120 IU/day and 170 IU/day of HCG, and more preferably between 140 IU/day and 160 IU/day of HCG. A kit is also described, which includes a supply of the HCG-related drug, a delivery device, and a label that identifies chronic pain or central sensitization as an indication of the drug. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265130 | MAGNETICALLY GUIDED CATHETER - A catheter includes a flexible tubing having a proximal end and a distal end. The catheter also includes an electrode assembly attached to the distal end of the flexible tubing and having a first magnet therein. The electrode assembly further includes an electrically conductive tip electrode and an electrically nonconductive coupler which is connected between the tip electrode and the distal end of the flexible tubing. The coupler and the tip electrode are coupled by an interlocking connection. The catheter also includes a second magnet spaced from the electrode assembly along a longitudinal axis of the tubing. The first magnet and the second magnet are responsive to an external magnetic field to selectively position and guide the electrode assembly within a body of a patient. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265131 | DEVICE, ESPECIALLY TUBE OR CATHETER, FOR AT LEAST PARTIALLY INTRODUCING INTO A BODY PASSAGE - The invention relates to a device ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120265132 | BENDABLE CATHETER - The bendable catheter includes a flexible tubular main tube; a bendable part having a longitudinal axis and an internal space formed along the longitudinal axis, and being capable of being bent; a first coil provided in the internal space along the longitudinal axis; a second coil having a central axis extending parallel to a central axis of the first coil and provided adjacent to the first coil in a space formed between the bendable part and the first coil; and a bending manipulation wire arranged within the second coil, being capable of bending the bendable part, and having one end fixed to the bendable part. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265133 | CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF DISTAL PORTION OF MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical device allows movement control of a distal end portion of the medical device and is adapted for one-handed operation. The medical device is capable of omni-directional control of the distal end portion of the device. The device has an elongated member including a deflectable portion at a distal end portion of the elongated member. The device also has a control portion disposed on the elongated member. This control portion can be a handle for one-handed use by an operator of the medical device. The control portion comprises an elastic element and a flexible element. Angular movement of a first portion of the control portion with respect to a second portion of the control portion results in amplification of that angular movement in the deflectable portion of the device. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265134 | NONCIRCULAR INNER LUMEN GUIDING CATHETER WITH ASSISTED VARIABLE SUPPORT - A noncircular inner lumen guiding catheter with assisted variable support has an inner wall defining a noncircular cross-sectional shaped lumen for use in delivery of multiple microcatheters or other devices for treatment of neurovascular defects, such as for treatment of aneurysms. The noncircular inner lumen guiding catheter with assisted variable support includes torque transmittal guidance walls that are flexible linearly but not circumferentially, and that are neither collapsible nor kinkable. The noncircular shaped cross-section of the inner lumen may extend along the entire length of the catheter or a portion thereof, including distal or proximal. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265135 | BALLOON CATHETER - A balloon catheter includes a balloon support member having a hollow axial lumen and open distal end for allowing passage of a guidewire therethrough, a balloon disposed around the balloon support member, and an annular balloon seal disposed proximate to a distal end of the balloon catheter. The seal defines a central passageway for allowing passage therethrough of a guidewire extending out the distal end of the balloon support member, and is configured to form a substantially fluid tight seal around each of a plurality of guidewires having different outer diameters. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265136 | Preservative-Free Follicle Stimulating Hormone Solution Delivery Device - A one-time use device to deliver preservative-free follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) solution is disclosed. The device includes a needle covered by a sliding needle shield, which covers the needle in all modes of the device. The device can be placed into a ready-to-use position in four or fewer user steps. The device has a knob for setting a desired dose of FSH. The knob includes longitudinally spaced elements respectively corresponding to the lock position and the seven or fewer discrete dosing positions. The device locks after one use and cannot be reused thereafter. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265137 | CATHETER - An apparatus for treatment of tissue within a body requiring thermotherapy includes a catheter to be inserted into a bodily conduit, an energy-emitting source disposed within the catheter, a compression balloon surrounding the energy-emitting source where the compression balloon has an inflated diameter that is greater than that of the bodily conduit in a relaxed state and an outside surface of the balloon is coated with one of gene modifiers and drug or medication, and means for activating the energy-emitting source to radiate energy to heat the drug-coated compression balloon and tissue to be treated whereby the heated drug-coated compression balloon effectively delivers the one of the gene modifiers and drug or medication to a target area of the diseased tissue. In addition, methods for using the above apparatus to treat diseased tissue are disclosed. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265138 | Apparatus for use in injecting insulin from a filled syringe - A Guide for injecting insulin in the abdomen, thigh or arm according to dimension including a wrap-around band and a series of spaced apertures along its length, with the openings of the apertures being sized to receive an insulin dispensing pin of a filled syringe, and with a reminder indicating at which site an injection was last made so as to reduce the possibility of scar tissue or abscess development for senior citizens, especially, forgetting where the most recent injection was made. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265139 | BUBBLE ENTRAPMENT DEVICE - A bubble entrapment device includes at least one entrapment chamber between an inlet and an outlet. The chamber outlet port is approximately in the centre, and so bubbles will rise in the chamber into a space above the chamber outlet port. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265140 | Medical syrnge prime and cross-contamination free devices - An elastic shield for a conventional syringe is disclosed. In addition, two embodiments for providing a prime free syringe are disclosed. A first embodiment employs a tube which delivers liquid only from a liquid only zone within an associated syringe while a second embodiment is disclosed to discharge gas out of a proximal side of a plunger to void gas from a syringe delivery chamber. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265141 | DETECTING A FULL RESERVOIR OF AN IMPLANTABLE INFUSION DEVICE - An implantable infusion device includes a housing and a collapsible member and an interference member disposed within the housing. The collapsible member defines a reservoir for containing fluid and has an outer surface that moves between an empty position and a full position in response to a change in volume of fluid contained in the reservoir. The interference member is configured to engage the outer surface of the collapsible member as the reservoir approaches the full position and to cause pressure in the reservoir to increase following engagement with the surface of the collapsible member and concomitant fluid introduction into the reservoir. The infusion device further includes a pressure sensor in communication with the reservoir, which can be used to determine whether the reservoir is full by measuring characteristic pressures associated with the interference member engaging the outer surface of the collapsible member and concomitant fluid introduction into the reservoir. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265142 | CASSETTE FOR A HIDDEN INJECTION NEEDLE - A system for injecting a fluid medicament into a patient includes a drive mechanism, and a cassette loaded with a pre-filled hypodermic syringe. When the cassette is loaded, the syringe is held firmly inside and the cassette can be selectively engaged with the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism has two motors. A first motor initially moves the hypodermic syringe from a position inside the cassette where its needle is concealed, to a position where the needle extends from the cassette for insertion into a patient for an injection. With the needle inserted, a second motor pushes the syringe stopper to expel a fluid medicament from the syringe. After an injection, the first motor withdraws the syringe back into concealment inside the cassette, to again firmly hold the syringe on the cassette. The cassette and syringe, in combination, can then be removed from the drive mechanism and discarded. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265143 | MEDICAL INJECTOR AND ADAPTER FOR COUPLING A MEDICAMENT CONTAINER AND AN ACTUATOR - A medical injector ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120265144 | ESTIMATING THE VOLUME OF FLUID IN THERAPEUTIC FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE RESERVOIR - A number of parameters related to the operation of a fluid delivery device are determined based on pressures within the device sensed using multiple pressure sensors. In one example, the volume of therapeutic fluid within a reservoir of a fluid delivery device is estimated based on a measured pressure differential. In another example, the rate at which a therapeutic fluid is added to or removed from the reservoir is estimated based on the measured pressure differential. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265145 | SOLUBLE MICRONEEDLE - Microneedle comprising a distal part made of a soluble material, characterized by the fact that said distal part comrises a skeleton. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265146 | ENHANCED STABILITY IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - An implantable medical device is provided which has a housing of an elongate form to minimize a size of an incision required for implantation. A stabilizing element is associated with the elongated form housing for the medical device. The stabilizing element transitions from a low profile initial form to a higher width final form to provide the medical device with a stabilized footprint after implantation. The stabilizing element is in the form of a rotating wing in one embodiment. In another embodiment, the stabilizing element is in the form of an expanding loop that can bend to extend out of side openings of a cavity within the housing, to provide such stabilization at the implantation site. The medical device can be in the form of a pacemaker, infusion pump, vascular access port or other subcutaneously implanted medical device. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265147 | STABILIZING DEVICE HAVING A LOCKING COLLET - A medical article, such as a catheter hub, is stabilized on a patient with a retainer having a base and clamp or moveable collet. A lever is configured to move the collet in a longitudinal direction relative to the based to secure the medical article to the retainer. When rotated, the lever pulls the collet in a direction away from the patient while collapsing the collet around at least a portion of the catheter hub. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265148 | BODY LINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A body line management system, including methods and apparatuses for a patient dressing which includes retention wheels, about which IV, catheter, monitoring lines, biofeedback lines, or similar lines can be wrapped to secure the lines from unintentional disruption or dislodgment while permitting a practitioner to check the line as necessary. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265149 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INTRAOCULAR DRUG DELIVERY - Injection devices for delivering pharmaceutical formulations into the eye are described. The devices may be integrated to include features that allow safe and atraumatic manipulation of the devices with one hand. For example, accurate placement, including proper angulation, of the device on the eye and injection of a pharmaceutical formulation into the eye can be performed using one hand. The devices may also include improved safety features. For example, the devices may include an actuation mechanism that controls the rate and depth of injection into the eye. Some devices include a dynamic resistance component capable of adjusting the amount of pressure applied to the eye surface. Related methods and systems comprising the devices are also described. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265150 | INJECTOR DEVICE FOR ADMINISTERING MULTIPLE DOSES IN A SINGLE DELIVERY, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - An injector device for dispensing at least two fluids in a sequential delivery includes a plunger located within an inner body, the inner body located within an outer body, a cannula comprising an entry opening integrally joined to the outer body, and at least one piercing member integrally joined with the outer body. In an embodiment, the piercing member includes a neck section and one or more slots that engage a membrane on the inner body so as to continue to allow release of the contents of a first liquid from the outer body just prior to commencement of the flow of a second liquid from the inner body. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265151 | Resettable Drive Mechanism for a Medication Delivery Device and Medication Delivery Device - A resettable drive mechanism for a medication delivery device is proposed, said mechanism comprising a housing ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120265152 | HYDROXYLAPATITE MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a hydroxylapatite material, for the production of which a nanoscale hydroxylapatite paste is subjected to a thermal treatment. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265153 | Housing Component for a Drug Delivery Device - The present invention relates to a housing component of a drug delivery device ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120265154 | Surgical Apparatus and Structure for Applying Sprayable Wound Treatment Material - According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an apparatus for forming an anastomosis between adjacent sections of tissue is provided. The apparatus includes a body portion; an actuation assembly operatively supported at a proximal end of the body portion; an anvil assembly movably mounted at the distal end of the body portion for movement toward and away from the body portion; an approximation assembly extending between the body portion and the anvil assembly for moving the anvil toward and away from the tubular body portion; a dispersion assembly operatively associated with the approximation assembly, the dispersion assembly including at least one angled surface defining at least one channel interposed between the anvil assembly and the body portion and being configured to dispense a fluid therefrom; and at least one conduit for conducting wound treatment material to the dispersion assembly. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265155 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A MEDICINAL SUBSTANCE APPLICATOR - Embodiments include a method of providing a medicinal substance applicator that includes attaching an absorbent material at an end of a needle cap. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265156 | APPARATUS FOR ACCURATELY CONTROLLING NEEDLE EXTENSION - Devices are illustrated which provide for accurately controlling the extension of a needle from a protective sheath to increase accuracy and improve the outcome of the treatment procedure. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265157 | EYE DROP CONTAINER WITH ALIGNMENT COMPONENT - The present invention provides an eye drop container with an alignment component, including a body, a spout, and a reflective surface. The body has a top surface. The spout has a bottom integrated with the top surface and an opening opposite to the bottom. The reflective surface is disposed on the top surface of the body and has a central hole, wherein the bottom of the spout is disposed in the central hole. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265158 | Transdermal Patch Formulation - A method for preparing a transdermal patch comprising a substrate layer is provided, the method comprising the steps of contacting an active pharmaceutical ingredient with a retaining means to provide a composition, applying the composition obtained in step (a) to a carrier material to form a substrate layer of the transdermal patch, wherein the retaining means remain within the final transdermal patch. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265159 | DEVICE FOR STORING AND DISPENSING A MEDICAMENT - An apparatus includes a substrate and a wall coupled to the substrate. The substrate and the wall define a medicament reservoir. At least a portion of the wall is configured to be deformed to reduce a volume of the medicament reservoir when the wall is actuated. The wall includes an actuation portion, which can be used to actuate the wall. The portion of the wall is configured to deform at a first rate when the actuation portion is in a first configuration, and a second rate when the actuation portion is in a second configuration. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265160 | Canister For Wound Therapy And Related Methods Therefor - A portable system for subatmospheric pressure therapy in connection with healing a surgical wound includes a wound dressing dimensioned for positioning relative to a wound bed and a collection canister in fluid communication with the wound dressing. The canister includes a first vacuum chamber for drawing a vacuum and a second fluid chamber for collecting fluids removed from the wound dressing under the vacuum. The canister further includes a hydrophobic membrane separating the first and second chambers. The hydrophobic membrane is dimensioned to span a major portion of the cross-sectional area of the canister. The hydrophobic membrane may be dimensioned to substantially span an internal dimension of the collection canister. The hydrophobic membrane may include one or more outwardly extending lobes. The hydrophobic membrane may be releasably mountable to the canister, and, may be supported within a divider separating the first vacuum chamber and the second fluid chamber. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265161 | FLUSHABLE BODY FLUID ABSORBENT COMPOSITE - A flushable bodily liquid absorbent composite product, having a bodily liquid absorbent core, a moisture barrier layer applied to a garment side of the core, a film moisture break and a tissue backing layer. The tissue backing layer is readily soluble in water and the moisture barrier layer and the film moisture break are readily soluble in cold water. The use of the film moisture break is to absorb small amounts of moisture that is transferred through the moisture barrier in order to prevent weakening of the backing layer and prevent the transfer of positioning adhesive to the consumers garments. Preferred moisture barrier comprises polyvinyl alcohol and the preferred moisture break comprises carboxymethylcellulose or polyacrylimide. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265162 | ABSORPTIVE ARTICLE - In an absorptive article, fitting performance is improved by following the shape and movement of a body, and wrinkles in a blood discharge opening corresponding portion are eliminated and wearing comfort is improved by separating movement of each part from each other so that the blood discharge opening corresponding portion is not affected. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265163 | COUPLING SYSTEM TO TRANSFER MATERIAL BETWEEN CONTAINERS - A container containing liquid medication which can be accessed with a needleless syringe is disclosed. The vial includes a stopper defining a central portion. A blind side of the central portion of the stopper has a plurality of flaps defined by grooves. These grooves define weakened or attenuated areas that rupture when a central tube of a male luer of the needleless syringe pushes into the stopper. A liquid tight seal is formed between the male luer of the needleless syringe and the stopper to prevent spillage of liquid medication during the extraction process. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265164 | FLOW RESTRICTOR FOR MEDICAL DEVICES - This relates to fluid delivery devices and methods and, more particularly, to implantable fluid delivery devices and methods of use. A flow restrictor for medical devices is described with particularly useful properties. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265165 | Tissue Expander - This invention relates to a tissue expander for use in medical, veterinary and dental applications. The tissue expander comprises a self-inflating polymer network and a biodegradable polymer having a non-degraded state and a degraded state which in the non-degraded state constrains the inflation of the self-inflating polymer network and in the degraded state allows inflation of the self-inflating polymer network. In a preferred embodiment, the self-inflating polymer network and the biodegradable polymer form an interpenetrating polymer network or a semi-interpenetrating polymer network. Alternatively or in addition, the self-inflating polymer network forms a core and the biodegradable polymer forms coating which partially or fully surrounds the core. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265166 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING DRUG ABSORPTION RATE - Devices, systems and methods directed to a drug delivery device including a soft subcutaneously insertable cannula are disclosed. Some embodiments of the cannula include an elongated soft tube having a plurality of apertures spaced around and/or along a wall of the elongated soft tube. The plurality of apertures is configured for fluid flow therethrough resulting-in/causing an increase in an absorption rate of the fluid in the body of the user. The drug delivery device can be an insulin pump. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265167 | BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIAL FOR ORTHOPEDIC USES - Biocompatible material for bone repair, especially vertebral bone repair, preferably has three components. The first component is silicon nitride ceramic spheres or shells that can be polyhedral in shape. When grouped together, these ceramic spheres or shells form tessellates having a similar degree of stiffness, strain and stress resistance to cancellous bone. The second component comprises various bioactive factors that are preferably osteoconductive, osteoinductive and osteogenic. The third component is a liquid or gel that combines with the first and second components to form a composite. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265168 | TUMESCENT ANESTHESIA DELIVERY IN CONNECTION WITH ENDOVENOUS VEIN THERAPY - Disclosed herein are methods for delivering a tumescent anesthetic fluid to an area surrounding a target vein by inserting a needle into a location proximate to the target vein. The needle includes a proximal and a distal end, a pointed needle tip an elongated shaft body with a hollow center which extends throughout its length. The shaft body is of a length sufficient to penetrate epidermal, dermal and subdermal layers of a patient's lower extremity, and multiple openings are positioned along the length of the shaft body for administering the anesthetic through into said the surrounding area. The administration of tumescent anesthesia allows fewer needle pricks while simultaneously providing greater distribution of the anesthetic to the target area of the patient. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265169 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING, STORING, AND ADMINISTERING FLUID FROM A BREAST - A device for collecting and administering fluid from a breast includes a container having a first end with a first opening for collecting fluid from the breast, and a second end with a second opening for administering the collected fluid, the second opening being smaller than the first opening, and a coupler for detachably coupling to the first end of the container, wherein the coupler comprises threads on an exterior surface for detachably coupling to a pump connector. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265170 | COMPLEMENTARY DRUG DELIVERY SHEATH FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - A complementary drug delivery sheath for implantable medical devices. The complementary drug delivery sheath is covered, impregnated or otherwise carries one or more drugs. The complementary drug-delivery sheaths are manufactured separately from to the implantable device and are operationally combined with the device subsequent to the device's manufacture and/or sterilization. For example, embodiments of the complementary drug-delivery sheaths may be configured, for example, to attain an implanted position adjacent to one or more surfaces of an implantable medical device. In certain embodiments, the sheath is configured in the form of a glove, pocket, pouch, or the like to receive and to partially or completely wrap around or envelop an implantable medical device. Embodiments of the complementary drug delivery sheath may be implanted into the recipient prior to, concurrently with, or subsequent to the implantation of the implantable medical device. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265171 | Pressure actuated valve for multi-chamber syringe applications - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for disposing a valve within a barrel of a conventional syringe to provide, first, a mixing syringe embodiment and, second, a sequential delivery syringe embodiment. Generally, the valve divides the syringe barrel into a proximal and a distal chamber. When used for mixing, the valve is self-displaceable by expansion of decompressing matter disposed within the valve against exterior matter permitting proximal displacement of the valve independent of character of matter in the distal chamber. For sequential delivery, switching of the valve occurs after switch opening causing pressure is relieved, thereby reducing inadvertent uncontrolled flow when the valve opens. In addition, a combination mixing and flush syringe is disclosed whereby a mixing and a flush capability is provided within a conventional syringe. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265172 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING PATIENT TEMPERATURE - Relatively non-invasive devices and methods for heating or cooling a patient's body are disclosed. Devices and methods for treating ischemic conditions by inducing therapeutic hypothermia are disclosed. Devices and methods for inducing therapeutic hypothermia through esophageal cooling are disclosed. Devices and methods for operative temperature management are disclosed. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265173 | MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAINING CATHETER ANCHORING FEATURE - An indwelling drainage catheter is disclosed that is configured to include spiral, helical or radial geometry on the external surface that allows the catheter to be introduced and locked into the anatomy via threading, linear indexing or similar action. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265174 | IMPLANTABLE FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE INCLUDING GAS CHAMBER PRESSURE SENSOR - An implantable medical device is configured with a pressure sensor arranged within the device to reliably and accurately measure the pressure within a propellant gas chamber at least partially surrounding a therapeutic fluid reservoir of the device. In one example, a housing of the IMD includes a protrusion that is configured to provide clearance for fluid communication between a propellant gas chamber pressure sensor and the propellant gas chamber. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265175 | MALLEABLE INSTRUMENT FOR LAPAROSCOPIC PROCEDURES - A laparoscopoic tool includes a handle assembly, a tool implement, an outer tube defining an inner lumen and a wire assembly positioned within the lumen of the outer tube and coupled to the handle assembly and the tool implement. The outer tube and the wire assembly are configured to be shaped to form at least one bend region. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265176 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH ELASTICALLY MOVABLE INSTRUMENT HEAD - Disclosed is a surgical instrument comprising an instrument handle, an instrument shaft shaft having a distal end and a proximal end at which the instrument handle is linked, an instrument head, pivotally linked to the distal end of the instrument shaft via a hinge shaft or pins and comprising an effector rotatably supported in said instrument head arround its longitudinal axis as well as a surgical tool held by said effector, and a mechanical transmission system at least partially arranged within said instrument shaft transmitting mechanical operation signals from said instrument handle to said instrument head at least for pivoting and/or rotating motions. A bending flexible as well as rotating rigid, hollow spindle is arranged bypassing said hinge shaft or pins and directly connecting said effector with the mechanical transmission system for transmitting at least rotating signals via said spindle to said effector. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265177 | ELASTOMERIC GRIP FOR A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A surgical instrument comprising: a first component ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120265178 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH INDICATOR - A surgical stapling instrument including a handle assembly, an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle assembly, a head portion and an indicator. A firing trigger is movable between first and second positions. The head portion includes an anvil assembly and a shell assembly. The anvil assembly is movable in relation to the shell assembly between spaced and approximated positions. The indicator is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the handle assembly and is movable between a first position and a second position in response to movement of the anvil assembly towards its approximated position. The indicator is movable between the second position and a third position in response to firing of the instrument. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265179 | ENDOVENOUS LASER TREATMENT GENERATING REDUCED BLOOD COAGULATION - Inducing thrombolysis of thermally induced thrombus occurring during endovenous ablation of varicose veins by introducing an optical fiber laser deliver device with optical fiber portion and with an energy emitting tip at its distal end into the varicosed vein to be treated, emitting pulsed, laser energy with sufficient energy to close and destroy varicose veins to the emitting tip of the optical fiber laser delivery device, thereby inducing laser thrombolysis of coagulated blood which accumulates at the energy emitting tip of the fiber when the fiber is caused to emit energy in the presence of uncoagulated blood and minimizing adverse effects associated with thermally induced thrombus within a varicose vein. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265180 | Altering Iris Color - Techniques for altering iris pigment in a human or animal, thereby altering iris color of an iris from a first iris color to a second iris color, are provided. An apparatus includes at least one laser device and a masking device. Another apparatus includes at least one laser device and a contact lens. The at least one laser device can generate at least one beam to selectively remove iris pigment of at least one preselected pigment color from the iris. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265181 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AND CORRECTING ASTIGMATISM USING LASER GENERATED CORNEAL INCISIONS - A laser system that includes a laser source emitting a laser beam along an axis and a keratometer. The keratometer includes a first set of individual light sources that are equally spaced from one another along a first ring and that direct a first light toward an eye and a second set of individual light sources that are equally spaced from another along a second ring and direct a second light toward the eye, wherein the first ring and said second ring are co-planar and concentric with one another about the axis. The laser system includes a telecentric lens that receives the first light and second light reflected off of the eye and a detector that receives light from the telecentric lens and forms an image. The laser system also includes a processor that receives signals from said detector representative of the image and determines an astigmatism axis of the eye based on the signals. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265182 | Skin Treatment with Optical Radiation - A hand held device generates a predetermined number of pulses of electromagnetic radiation having a predetermined electromagnetic spectrum, a predetermined duration, a predetermined inter-pulse interval, and a predetermined total energy. The pulse sequence is delivered to a skin surface to reduce or eliminate Xray or ultraviolet radiation damage to the skin surface. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265183 | CATHETER SYSTEM FOR BYPASS SURGERY AND A METHOD FOR PREPARING A CATHETER SYSTEM FOR BYPASS SURGERY - A catheter system is provided comprising a laser catheter with a fibre bundle of optical fibres emitting a light beam in the distal direction of the catheter and a laser apparatus, comprising one or more lasers for supplying light to the optical fibres. The catheter system is preset or adjusted for emitting a pulsating light beam with an ablation power of at least 40 mJ/mm2 per pulse at the location of a light emitting surface. A method for preparing such a catheter system is provided comprising the step of a) measuring said ablation power at the location of the light emitting surface; b) comparing the measured ablation power with a predefmed power value requirement; c) in case the measured ablation power is different from the predefmed power value requirement, adjusting the ablation power of the pulsating light beam to meet the predefined power value requirement. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265184 | OPTICAL FEEDBACK RF ABLATOR AND ABLATOR TIP - An ablation catheter comprises an elongated catheter body; at least one ablation element disposed in a distal portion which is adjacent the distal end of the catheter body; an illumination optical element disposed in the distal portion, the illumination optical element being light-transmissive to emit light from the illumination optical element to the targeted tissue region; and a collection optical element disposed in the distal portion, the collection optical element being light-transmissive to collect one or more of returned, backscattered or newly excited light from the targeted tissue region. The illumination or excitation optical element and the collection optical element are axially spaced from one another and axially optically isolated from one another within the distal portion to substantially prevent light from traveling between the illumination optical element and the collection optical element along a path within the distal portion. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265185 | Expandable Laser Catheter - Expandable laser catheters for utilizing laser energy to remove obstructions from body passages are described. The laser catheter includes a shaftway having a distal end including a flexible portion configured in a series of radial folds. Multiple optical fibers, configured to transmit laser energy, extend along the shaftway and are attached to the flexible portion. An inflatable, ring-shaped balloon is attached to the catheter within the flexible portion. In use, the catheter is inserted into a body passage such as an artery, and advanced until the distal end is adjacent to an obstruction. The balloon is inflated to expand the flexible portion and to bring the optical fibers nearer the inner wall of the body passage. Laser energy is directed by the optical fibers toward targeted regions of the obstruction. As the catheter is advanced and the process repeated, as described herein. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265186 | STEERABLE CURVABLE ABLATION CATHETER FOR VERTEBROPLASTY - Disclosed herein is a steerable, curvable catheter with one, two, or more ablation elements that can be used for various applications including vertebroplasty. The catheter can include an elongate, tubular body, having a proximal end, a distal end, and a central lumen extending therethrough; a deflectable zone on the distal end of the tubular body, deflectable through an angular range; a handle on the proximal end of the tubular body; and a deflection control on the handle; an energy delivery control on the handle; and one or more energy delivery elements on the distal end of the device for ablating tissue within bone. The energy delivery elements could be RF heating electrodes in a monopole or dipole arrangement although other energy delivery modalities are also contemplated. For example, the energy delivery elements include cryoprobes. Systems and methods involving the ablation catheter are also disclosed. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265187 | Method for Reducing Hyperdynamic Facial Wrinkles - A method for cryogenically treating a target tissue comprises providing a cryogenic device having one or more tissue penetrating needle probes, and advancing the one or more tissue penetrating needle probes through skin disposed above the target tissue into the target tissue. The target tissue comprises a motor nerve. The method also includes cooling the target tissue with the one or more tissue penetrating needle probes, and temporarily disrupting signal conduction from the motor nerve thereby preventing contraction of a muscle operably coupled to the motor nerve. This reduces or eliminates hyperdynamic wrinkles of a patient's face. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265188 | Plaque Stabilisation Using Cryoenergy - There is provided a method of supplying cryoenergy to a plaque within a blood vessel. The method comprises expanding an expandable membrane of a catheter apparatus with a pressure of less than 5 ATM (507 kPa), the catheter apparatus having been placed in thermal contact with the plaque within the blood vessel. The method also comprises establishing a temperature of between +15° C. (288K) and −35° C. (238K) at an interface of the expandable membrane and the blood vessel. A system and catheter apparatus are also provided. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265189 | METHOD OF CAUTERIZATION WITH A CRYOPROBE - The invention is a method for using a cryoprobe for cryoablating, thawing and/or cauterizing a tissue during a cryosurgical procedure. An embodiment of the cryosurgical system comprises a controller including a cryoprobe with an electrical heating element. The controller operates the electrical heating element for heating a treatment head of the cryoprobe to a temperature sufficient for cauterizing the tissue in the vicinity of the treatment head. Additionally, the controller regulates a supply of a heating gas and a cooling gas, respectively, for thawing and cryoablating the tissue in the vicinity of the treatment head. The controller is configured for operating a plurality of cryoprobes connected thereto. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265190 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR HEATING FLUID IN FLUID ENHANCED ABLATION THERAPY - Devices and methods for efficiently and reproducibly heating fluid for use in fluid enhanced ablation are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an ablation device is provided having an elongate body, at least one wire extending through an inner lumen of the elongate body, and at least one spacer disposed within the inner lumen. The at least one wire extends through the at least one spacer such that the at least one spacer is effective to maintain an adjacent portion of the at least one wire in a substantially fixed geometric relationship with the inner lumen, thereby preventing electrical shorts and providing for the consistent and uniform heating of fluid flowing through the inner lumen of the elongate body. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265191 | Device for Circulating Heated Fluid - A system for ablating tissue includes a reusable control unit including a processor monitoring and controlling ablation and a control interface receiving input to and output from the processor in combination with a disposable procedure set releasably connectable to the control unit to couple to the control interface for communication with the processor. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265192 | ARRANGEMENT AND INTERFACE FOR RF ABLATION SYSTEM WITH ACOUSTIC FEEDBACK - A system for ablation with acoustic feedback comprises: a catheter which includes an elongated catheter body; at least one ablation element to ablate a targeted tissue region; and a pulse-echo ultrasonic transducer arranged to emit and receive an acoustic beam along a centroid in a beam direction, at a transducer beam angle of between about 30 degrees and about 60 degrees relative to a distal direction of the longitudinal axis at a location of intersection between the longitudinal axis and the beam direction of the centroid of the acoustic beam of the ultrasonic transducer, wherein the transducer transmits and receives acoustic pulses to provide lesion information in the targeted tissue region; an ablation power subsystem; an ultrasonic transmit and receive subsystem to operate the ultrasonic transducer; a control subsystem to control operation of the ablation power subsystem and the ultrasonic transmit and receive subsystem; and a display. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265193 | Electrosurgical Methods and Devices Employing Phase-Controlled Radiofrequency Energy - This disclosure relates generally to electrosurgical methods and devices. In one embodiment, an electrosurgical device is provided suitable for applying phase controlled RF energy to a treatment site. The electrosurgical device comprises a multi-electrode electrosurgical probe electrically coupled to a plurality of RF generators. Also provided are methods of use of such an electrosurgical device, as well as other electrosurgical devices. The methods and devices disclosed herein find utility, for example, in the field of medicine. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265194 | System and Method for Process Monitoring and Intelligent Shut-Off - An electrosurgical generator for supplying electrosurgical energy to tissue is disclosed. The generator includes sensor circuitry configured to measure at least one tissue or energy parameter and a controller configured to generate a plot of the at least one tissue or energy parameter including a plurality of tissue parameter values, wherein the controller is further configured to normalize the plot of the at least one tissue or energy parameter with respect to treatment volume. | 2012-10-18 |
20120265195 | Systems and Methods for Calibrating Power Measurements in an Electrosurgical Generator - The disclosed electrosurgical systems and methods accurately determine the power actually applied to a load by using equalizers to calibrate the power measurements. The electrosurgical systems include an electro surgical generator and an electrosurgical instrument coupled to the electrosurgical generator through an electrosurgical cable. The electro surgical generator includes an electrical energy source, voltage and current detectors, equalizers that estimate the voltage and current applied to a load, and a power calculation unit that calculates estimated power based upon the estimated voltage and current. The methods of calibrating an electro surgical generator involve applying a resistive element across output terminals of the electrosurgical generator, applying a test signal to the resistive element, measuring the magnitude and phase angle of voltage and current components of the test signal within the electrosurgical generator, estimating the magnitude and phase angle of the voltage and current at the resistive element using equalizers, and determining gain correction factors and minimum phase angles for the equalizers. | 2012-10-18 |