52nd week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170367651 | Wearable respiration measurements system - A wearable system configured to collect thermal measurements related to respiration. The system includes a frame configured to be worn on a user's head, and at least one non-contact thermal camera (e.g., thermopile or microbolometer based sensor). The thermal camera is small and lightweight, physically coupled to the frame, located close to the user's face, does not occlude any of the user's mouth and nostrils, and is configured to take thermal measurements of: a portion of the right side of the user's upper lip, a portion of the left side of the user's upper lip, and a portion of the user's mouth. The thermal measurements are forwarded to a computer that calculates breathing related parameters, such as breathing rate, an extent to which the breathing was done through the mouth, an extent to which the breathing was done through the nostrils, and ratio between exhaling and inhaling durations. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367652 | METHOD OF FABRICATING IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES FROM A POLYMER COUPON THAT IS BONDED TO A RIGID SUBSTRATE - Plural medical device formed from one or more layers of thin film polymer are assembled from a single polymer coupon. Initially the coupon is bonded to a rigid substrate. Force, heat and a suction are selectively applied to the coupon to ensure that it has a consistent height across its exposed surface. Once the polymer coupon is bonded the components forming the medical device are attached to the coupon and the coupon is shaped to form the individual medical devices. Shaped sections of the coupon are then lifted off the rigid backing. The lifted off sections on which the components were attached are the medical devices. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367653 | ENDOTRACHEAL TUBES AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING BREATHING - The present application relates to endotracheal tubes and to systems and methods for detecting airway edema and evaluating breathing with an endotracheal tube. An example endotracheal tube includes a distal portion, a proximal portion, and a linker portion. The linker potion couples the distal portion and the proximal portion. The linker portion includes at least two struts. The struts extend between the distal portion and the proximal portion. Also, there is at least one opening defined between and along the length of the struts. The linker portion is configured to contact the vocal cords of the subject when in use. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367654 | SENSOR PATCH AND SENSING DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - According to embodiments of the present invention, a sensor patch for detecting extravasation is provided. The sensor patch includes an elastic film, and at least one sensing electrode disposed on the elastic film, wherein an electrical resistance of the at least one sensing electrode is changeable in response to a force acting on the at least one sensing electrode. According to further embodiments of the present invention, a sensing device is also provided. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367655 | STATE DETERMINATION SYSTEM - Upon determining a physiological state of a seated person on the basis of measurement results of some of plural sensors, the sensors are easily and properly selected. A system includes sensors that measure measurement values to be changed on a seating surface of a seat, and a determination device. The determination device includes a storage unit that stores association relationships set by associating each area with some of the sensors, an area identification unit that identifies an area in which the coordinates of a gravity center of the seated person are located among the areas, a sensor selection unit that selects the sensors associated with the area identified by the area identification unit from the association relationships stored by the storage unit, and a determination unit that determines a physiological state of the seated person on the basis of the measurement results of the selected sensors are provided. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367656 | ACOUSTIC WAVE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An acoustic wave apparatus is used, the apparatus comprising: a supporting member supporting an examinee and having insertion opening; a subject holding member holding the subject; a transducer array including transducers and being distant from the subject holding member; a load acquiring unit acquiring a load value applied between the supporting member and the subject holding member based on an amount of deformation of the subject holding member; a memory unit storing a first load reference value determined based on the amount of deformation of the subject holding member and an area applied with the load when the subject holding member and the transducer array come into contact with each other; a comparing and determining; and an interlock controlling unit. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367657 | PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAM WITH MOTION ARTIFACT COMPENSATION - A photoplethysmogram system includes a plurality of sensors, each sensor capable of providing a sensor signal, and an adaptive filter capable of receiving a first input signal and computing an output. The photoplethysmogram system is capable of operating the filter in sequential stages, such that at each different stage the first input signal is a different sensor signal. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367658 | Method and Apparatus for Generating Assessments Using Physical Activity and Biometric Parameters - The methods and apparatuses presented herein determine and/or improve the quality of one or more physiological assessment parameters, e.g., response-recovery rate, based on biometric signal(s) and/or motion signal(s) respectively output by one or more biometric and/or motion sensors. The disclosed methods and apparatuses also estimate a user's stride length based on a motion signal and a determined type of user motion, e.g., walking or running. The speed of the user may then be estimated based on the estimated stride length. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367659 | Dynamic Calibration of A Blood Pressure Measurement Device - Various embodiments enable calibrating a non-invasive blood pressure measurement device by determining multiple parameters defining a stress-strain relationship of an artery of a patient. The device may obtain output signals from a blood pressure sensor at two or more measurement elevations. The obtained measurement signals may be filtered into AC and quasi-DC components, and results fit to exponential functions to calculate an arterial time constant and a veinous time constant related to vein draining/filling rates. The arterial and veinous time constants may be used to calculate an infinity ratio. The infinity ratio and the obtained sensor output may be used to calculate values for multiple parameters defining a stress-strain relationship of a measured artery. Once defined, this stress-strain relationship may be stored and applied to future sensor output signals (e.g., blood pressure measuring sessions) to infer patient blood pressure. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367660 | OUTPUT METHOD, OUTPUT DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A server device acquires a monitoring result of a specific type of vital sign of a specific user and identification information of a first monitoring device from the first monitoring device that monitors the specific type of vital sign. The server device acquires a monitoring result of a specific type of vital sign of the specific user and identification information of a second monitoring device from the second monitoring device that monitors the specific type of vital sign. For a time series fluctuation of the specific type of vital sign of the specific user, when a combination of the monitoring result of the first monitoring device and the monitoring result of the second monitoring device is to be output, the server device outputs the monitoring result of the first monitoring device and the monitoring result of the second monitoring device in a distinguishable manner. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367661 | AUTOMOTIVE KEY DEVICE, STEERING WHEEL DOCKING STATION, AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE AUTOMOTIVE KEY DEVICE AND THE STEERING WHEEL DOCKING STATION - provided is an automotive key device connected, in the form of a holder, to a mechanism of opening or shutting an automotive door or merged with the mechanism of opening or shutting the automotive door. The automotive key device includes an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor having a first body signal electrode and a second body signal electrode and a contact terminal electrically connected to the ECG sensor. The contact terminal is configured to serve as a passage for electrical connection with devices within a vehicle. A steering wheel docking station and a system configured to include the steering wheel docking station and the automotive key device are also provided. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367662 | MULTI-LAYER ALARMING - Methods, systems, and devices for wireless patient monitoring are described. The methods, systems, and devices, provide a multi-layer alarm having multiple layers that indicate information associated with a patient being monitored by medical devices. The multi-layer alarm may be encoded with at least two layers of information, one layer indicating information related to severity of a measured parameter of the patient, and a second layer indicating other information related to the patient. The multi-layer alarm may be audibly transmitted allowing a clinician to be alerted of relevant information relating to the patient being monitored. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367663 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EFFECTIVE AUDIBLE ALARM SETTINGS - A method for assisting a user in selecting audible alarm settings of a patient monitoring system for monitoring a patient is provided. A synthesis model is generated in response to 1) data indicative of audio features derived from audio recorded in the patient room, and 2) data indicative of vital signs recorded from the patient monitoring system. Sets of audio parameters indicative of respective plurality of audible alarm settings are then processed according to the synthesis model so as to generate respective outputs, e.g. indicative of audibility of the plurality of alarm sounds according to the audible alarm settings synthesized to be played in or outside the patient room. These outputs can then be presented to a user, so as to allow the user to evaluate e.g. alarm audibility and noise level impact of the plurality of audible alarm settings, and e.g. adjust the settings accordingly, such as alarm thresholds etc. The synthesis model may comprise an auralization module, so as to generate synthesized audio outputs to the user. The synthesis model may take into account actual room acoustics in or outside the patient room, so as to allow a precise calculation and/or audio synthesis of an alarm sound to be played in the environment. Alternatively, or additionally, the systhesis model can generate objective and/or subjective metrics that allows the user to find a suitable balance between alarm audibility and impact on noise level. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367664 | COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY METHOD AND DEVICE - An imaging method comprises the steps of: putting an object in a detection region, and biasing a detector ( | 2017-12-28 |
20170367665 | GAP RESOLUTION FOR LINEAR DETECTOR ARRAY - An imaging system generates a first radiograph based on a first pattern of radiation detected by a Linear Diode Array (LDA) radiation detector positioned to detect a radiation beam emitted by a radiation generator. The LDA radiation detector comprises a plurality of modules. Each respective module of the plurality of modules comprises a respective plurality of photodiodes corresponding to pixels. Furthermore, the imaging system may determine, based on the first radiograph, a size of a gap between two of the modules of the LDA radiation detector. After determining the size of the gap, the imaging system may generate a second radiograph based on a second pattern of radiation detected by the LDA radiation detector. The imaging system may generate a third radiograph by modifying, based on the size of the gap, the second radiograph to compensate for the gap. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367666 | RADIATION DETECTION CASSETTE - Provided is a radiation detection cassette that can suppress an artifact resulting from scattered radiation generated within a housing and can further achieve weight reduction and improvement in corrosion resistance. The radiation detection cassette includes a radiation detector that detects radiation, and a housing that houses the radiation detector. A back housing part of the housing opposite to a radiation exposure side is formed of an alloy containing Mg and Li and containing 0.1 mass % or more of Li. A protective film is provided in a portion or all of an outer surface of the back housing part. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367667 | MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE AND GANTRY THEREOF - The present disclosure discloses a medical imaging device including a gantry and a first C-arm having an imaging chain. The gantry includes a first supporting arm connecting the first C-arm, a base, a second C-arm connecting the base, and a second supporting arm connecting the second C-arm. The first C-arm may be moveable along the first supporting arm and the second supporting arm may be movable along the second C-arm. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367668 | ANATOMICAL IMAGING SYSTEM WITH CENTIPEDE SCANNING DRIVE, BOTTOM NOTCH TO ACCOMMODATE BASE OF PATIENT SUPPORT, AND MOTORIZED DRIVE FOR TRANSPORTING THE SYSTEM BETWEEN SCANNING LOCATIONS - An imaging system comprising:
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20170367669 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided a radiographic imaging apparatus capable of facilitating a comparative radiological interpretation of symmetric portions or a temporal comparative radiological interpretation of a same imaging target. The radiographic imaging apparatus includes an image control unit configured to cause a display unit configured to display a plurality of divided screens to display a first radiographic image of a first imaging target on a first divided screen of the plurality of divided screens. The image control unit causes a radiographic image of the first imaging target that is captured at a different time from the first radiographic image or a radiographic image of a second imaging target that is a symmetric imaging target of the first imaging target to be displayed on a second divided screen of the plurality of divided screens as a second radiographic image. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367670 | LIFTING APPARATUS FOR PRESSURE PADDLE AND X-RAY IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - The present invention relates to a lifting apparatus for a pressure paddle, the lifting apparatus for the pressure paddle comprising: a lifting belt rotated by a driving means; a lifting pulley manually rotated by the lifting belt hung thereon; a lifting frame on which the lifting pulley is mounted; and a pressure paddle mounted on the lifting frame. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367671 | MAMMOGRAPHY APPARATUS, CONTROL DEVICE, MAMMOGRAPHY APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND MAMMOGRAPHY APPARATUS CONTROL PROGRAM - A mammography apparatus includes: a moving unit that moves a compression plate in a compression direction in which the breast is compressed and a decompression direction in which the breast is decompressed; a radiation source; a pressure sensor that is used to measure a compression pressure which is a compression force of the compression plate per unit area; and a control unit that controls the moving unit such that the compression plate is moved to a first position where the compression pressure measured by the pressure sensor is a first compression pressure in the compression direction and is moved to a second position where the compression pressure measured by the pressure sensor is a second compression pressure in the decompression direction and performs control such that radiation is emitted from the radiation source in a state in which the compression plate is located at the second position. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367672 | System and Method for Accelerated, Time-Resolved Imaging - A system and method for reconstructing a series of images of a subject includes acquiring medical image data from the subject with a medical imaging system and reconstructing a series of images of the subject from the acquired medical image data set. The reconstructing includes enforcing general adherence to a non-patient-specific signal model that describes a dependency of image intensity values on at least one variable that is associated with a physical or physiological property by constraining reconstruction of individual images in the series of images using the non-patient-specific model. The reconstructing also includes preserving information in the series of images that deviate from the non-patient-specific model by controlling a requirement of consistency with the non-patient-specific model. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367673 | X-RAY DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DIAGNOSIS AIDING METHOD - An X-ray diagnosis apparatus comprises processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured: to generate first subtraction image by using a first image acquisition condition; to generate second subtraction image by using a second image acquisition condition that are substantially same as the first image acquisition condition; to generate first color image by using a first processing condition, each pixel of the first color image having a color according to a temporal transition at a corresponding position of the first subtraction image; to generate, by using a second processing condition that is substantially same as the first processing condition, second color image, each pixel of the second color image having a color according to a temporal transition at a corresponding position of the second subtraction image; and to cause a stereoscopic image to be displayed on the basis of the first color image and the second color image. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367674 | MAMMOGRAPHY APPARATUS, CONTROL DEVICE, MAMMOGRAPHY APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND MAMMOGRAPHY APPARATUS CONTROL PROGRAM - Provided are a mammography apparatus, a control device, a mammography apparatus control method, and a mammography apparatus control program that can effectively reduce the subject's pain caused by the compression of the breast by a compression plate. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367675 | MAMMOGRAPHY APPARATUS, CONTROL DEVICE, MAMMOGRAPHY APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND MAMMOGRAPHY APPARATUS CONTROL PROGRAM - A mammography apparatus includes: a compression plate that compresses a breast; a moving unit that moves the compression plate in a compression direction in which the breast is compressed and a decompression direction in which the breast is decompressed; a radiation source that emits radiation; and a control unit that controls the moving unit such that the compression plate is moved to a first position in the compression direction, is moved to a second position where the position of the compression plate is changed from the first position by a predetermined variation or more in the decompression direction, and is stopped and performs control such that the radiation is emitted from the radiation source to the breast. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367676 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING DISEASE OF THE INTERNAL ORGANS FROM VOICE, WAVEFORM AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES - Audio analysis is combined with physiological data to provide indications of the health of bodily organs and systems. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367677 | ANALYSIS METHOD FOR BREAST IMAGE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An analysis method for breast image and an electronic apparatus using the same are provided. The method includes the following steps. A breast image scanned by an ultrasound wave is obtained. Based on rectangular features of the breast image, a region of interest including an aberrant region in the breast image is obtained by applying a detection model. The aberrant region is further acquired from the region of interest, and a plurality of feature parameters of the aberrant region are extracted for a property analysis of the aberrant region. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367678 | ULTRASOUND AUTOMATED METHOD FOR MEASURING THE THICKNESS OF THE WALLS OF THE LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING, RIGHT AND CIRCUMFLEX CORONARY ARTERIES - Provided is an ultrasound automated method for measuring the thickness of the walls of arteries. The method includes utilizing an apparatus that includes an ultrasonic device, a tracking system, a QI system, a 3D generator, a cross-section generator, a display driver, and a display. The ultrasound automated method includes, e.g.,: defining a fixed frame of reference, detecting the position of the ultrasonic device in respect to the fixed frame of reference, recording a set of 2D images, to be transmitted by the ultrasonic device to the database of the QI system structure, placing the reference sensor over the arterial walls, selecting the proximal and distal walls of the arteries, selecting the length of the walls to be measured in order to proceed to thickness determination, investigating over the length of the selected coronary segment, the mean arterial thickness (AT) and lumen area (LA). | 2017-12-28 |
20170367679 | WEARABLE ULTRASONIC DEVICE FOR HEALTH MONITORING WITH DISPLAY - A wearable ultrasonic device constantly emitting waves attached with a readout display device includes a frame defining a space, an ultrasonic sensor, and a display panel received in the space. The ultrasonic sensor monitors a user's health. The display panel is positioned on the ultrasonic sensor. The ultrasonic sensor includes a signal transmitting layer configured to emit ultrasonic waves. The signal transmitting layer includes a second electrode layer and a plurality of piezoelectric units formed on the second electrode layer. Each piezoelectric unit includes a second piezoelectric material layer formed on the second electrode layer and a conductive layer formed on the second piezoelectric material layer. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367680 | ULTRASONIC SENSOR FOR HEALTH MONITORING - An ultrasonic sensor for monitoring a user's health characteristics, is flexible and close-fitting on the user's skin. The ultrasonic sensor includes a substrate, a signal transmitting layer positioned on the substrate, a signal receiving layer positioned on the substrate, and a flexible layer positioned on the signal receiving layer. The flexible layer is configured to attach to the user's skin. The signal transmitting layer includes a second electrode layer and a plurality of piezoelectric units formed on the second electrode layer. Each piezoelectric unit includes a second piezoelectric material layer formed on the second electrode layer and a conductive layer formed on the second piezoelectric material layer. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367681 | ULTRASONIC SENSING APPARATUS AND SENSING METHOD THEREOF - An ultrasonic sensing apparatus held next to a target can detect vital signs of the target. The ultrasonic sensing apparatus includes a first flexible circuit board, a transmitting layer, a readout layer, and a receiving layer. Emitting elements in the transmitting layer generate ultrasonic signals and the receiving layer receives reflected ultrasonic signals and converts the reflections into electrical signals. The emitting elements are staggered in relation to elements of the receiving layer for better resolution and accuracy. The readout layer reads the electric signals for calculating vital signs. The readout layer includes input lines and output lines and readout pixels are defined by the crossing points of input and output lines. Ultrasonic signals are generated during a first period, and the reflections are read in a second period next following. The readout layer completes one reading operation corresponding to one readout pixel during the second period. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367682 | SYSTEMS FOR MULTIMODAL REAL-TIME IMAGING FOR BIOPSIES AND RELATED METHODS - A device comprises a cannula having a first end, a second end, and a channel between the first end and the second end; an imaging probe couplable to the first end of the cannula, where the imaging probe includes: a transducer, and a reflective surface; and a biopsy device coupled to the cannula, where the biopsy device is configured to collect a tissue sample from an organ of a patient. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367683 | Measuring Tissue Shear Wave Properties using One Excitation Pulse and Excitation Pulses having Different Widths and Shapes - Methods and apparatus measuring tissue nonlinear shear wave property are disclosed. When tissue shear responses are different to ultrasound radiation forces generated by pulses having different shapes, its nonlinear effect can be used to estimate tissue property at single location without measurements of group velocities or phase velocities. Ultrasound radiation force using a single tone burst pulse is applied to a selected location in a tissue region. The induced shear wave is detected in the region and its spectral distribution is calculated and analyzed. This detection may be repeated with other excitation pulses having different widths or different shapes at the same location. The spectral analysis of the detected shear wave is performed according to a nonlinear shear model for solving nonlinearity and viscoelasticity of the tissue at a single location in a tissue region. The detection location can be at one point at a time for imaging two-dimensional or three-dimensional tissue nonlinearities and shear wave properties. The property includes nonlinear magnitude variations, nonlinear phase variations, nonlinear coefficients, and viscoelasticity. The induced shear wave are detected at multiple locations along the shear propagation directions in the tissue region for calculating different shear group velocities and different shear phase velocities using different excitation pulses, and calculating nonlinearity and viscoelasticity. A difference between certain aspects of this disclosure and the prior art of ultrasound elastography is the utilization of nonlinear responses of the tissue shear property. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367684 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPER-RESOLUTION COMPACT ULTRASOUND IMAGING - Systems and methods for medical imaging, specifically ultrasound imaging capable of achieving spatial resolutions that can resolve point objects smaller than 100 μm irrespective of them to be well-resolved, using the principles of compressive sensing and sparse recovery are described. Ultrasound system uses the transmit transducers sequentially to sonicate the medium and the data is acquired over the receive transducers. The acquired signals are then sampled by the low-dimensional acquisition system. The signals are recovered using an optimization method before a frequency domain beamforming technique is applied. The time reversal focused frequency matrix is formed to focus the energy of different frequency bands into a single frequency. Next, a super-resolution synthetic time reversal Phase Coherent MUltiple SIgnal Classification (PC-MUSIC) method is applied to focus spatially on the target locations considering the frequency dependent phase response of the transducers and the green's function of the ROI at the focused frequency. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367685 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING 3D IMAGE DATA AND 3D ULTRASONIC IMAGING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method for display processing of 3D image data includes obtaining 3D volume data of the head of a target body; detecting a transverse section at an anatomical position from the 3D volume data according to image characteristic of the head of the target body in a transverse section related to the anatomical position; and displaying the transverse section. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367686 | POINT SOURCE TRANSMISSION AND SPEED-OF-SOUND CORRECTION USING MULTI-APERTURE ULTRASOUND IMAGING - A Multiple Aperture Ultrasound Imaging system and methods of use are provided with any number of features. In some embodiments, a multi-aperture ultrasound imaging system is configured to transmit and receive ultrasound energy to and from separate physical ultrasound apertures. In some embodiments, a transmit aperture of a multi-aperture ultrasound imaging system is configured to transmit an omni-directional unfocused ultrasound waveform approximating a first point source through a target region. In some embodiments, the ultrasound energy is received with a single receiving aperture. In other embodiments, the ultrasound energy is received with multiple receiving apertures. Algorithms are described that can combine echoes received by one or more receiving apertures to form high resolution ultrasound images. Additional algorithms can solve for variations in tissue speed of sound, thus allowing the ultrasound system to be used virtually anywhere in or on the body. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367687 | BIOPSY DEVICE WITH INTEGRAL VACUUM ASSIST AND TISSUE SAMPLE AND FLUID CAPTURING CANISTER - A biopsy device includes a body, a probe cannula, a cutter, a vacuum source, a tissue sample holder, and a flexible tube. The probe cannula extends distally from the body and defines an internal passage with a side aperture. The cutter is translatable relative to the probe cannula to sever a tissue sample received in the probe cannula. The vacuum source is in communication with the cutter. The tissue sample holder includes a vacuum port on the exterior surface to communicate with the vacuum source and a removable portion to hold solid tissue samples. The removable portion is selectively removable from the tissue sample holder and includes a straining member to separate fluids from solids. The flexible tube couples the tissue sample holder with the body such that the tissue sample holder is flexibly spaced away from the body. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367688 | JAW FOR A SURGICAL TUBULAR SHAFT INSTRUMENT - A jaw assembly for a surgical tubular shaft instrument includes a supporting component, a first arm and a second arm, the first arm and/or the second arm each having one link element. The arms are held by the supporting component in the axial direction. A cam carrier element is axially movable relative to the supporting component and carries at least two cams. Each link element is designed to be in contact with at least two cams when there is a relative axial movement between the supporting component and the cam carrier element, the cams being provided on the cam carrier element. Each link element is further designed to slide off of the cams to effect an opening or closing of the jaw assembly. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367689 | Support Device Mountable to the Pelvic Bone - A support apparatus for supporting an end of a distraction marrow nail includes a base plate attachable to the pelvis, and a mounting device on the base plate for mounting of the support end of the distraction marrow nail. The mounting device includes a ball seat having a cavity forming a ball seat surface for mounting a ball on the support end of the distraction marrow nail, wherein the inside radius of the ball seat surface corresponds to the outside radius of the ball, and wherein the ball seat is arranged so that the ball of the distraction marrow nail can be movably mounted such that the distraction marrow nail can perform a movement sufficient for an extensively normal movement pattern of a femur and cannot luxate out of the ball seat when implanted in the femur. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367690 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR SECURING TISSUE - Systems, devices, and methods are provided for securing soft tissue to bone, for securing one or more objects using a surgical filament, and for drawing two or more tissues together so they can be secured in a desired location. One exemplary embodiment of a surgical repair construct that is configured to atraumatically pass through soft tissue to secure tissue in a knotless manner includes a snare linkage, a collapsible loop, and a flexible suture pin. The snare linkage can include a collapsible snare for receiving the collapsible loop, and in use the snare can be collapsed around the collapsible loop and advanced distally towards the bone until the snare is proximate to the tissue, while the collapsible loop can be collapsed distally towards the bone to bring the tissue into proximity with the bone. Other exemplary systems, devices, and methods for use with soft tissue repair are also provided. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367691 | SUTURING DEVICE - A suturing device includes a longitudinal axis member, an operation unit, a grasp portion, a suture needle, a first engaging member, a second engaging member, a first linear member connected to the first engaging member and the operation unit and configured to switch the first engaging member and the engaging portion into an engaged state or a disengaged state, and a second linear member connected to the second engaging member and the operation unit and configured to switch the second engaging member and the engaging portion into an engaged state or a disengaged state, wherein the first and the second linear member intersect a central axis of the longitudinal axis member between the grasp portion and a distal end of the longitudinal axis member and are inserted into an insertion path to be connected to the operation unit. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367692 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TENORRHAPHY - The invention comprises a system, method, and apparatus for securing two ends of a ruptured or partially ruptured tendon in the hand or wrist during a repair, recession, or revision procedure. During this tenorrhaphy, anchoring material is inserted into the proximal ruptured surface of the tendon by an apparatus comprising multiple needles of at least two different types. Connecting material spans the site of tenorrhaphy of a ruptured tendon, or a multiplicity of ruptured tendons. In some embodiments, interlocking patterns of loop and helical suture are inserted by straight and helical needles, respectively. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367693 | SUTURE APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A suture apparatus having a housing, actuator and capture rod, the actuator being engaged to the capture rod to form an actuator-capture rod assembly, an elongated cannula shaft having a lumen that extends through the shaft, and capture rod retraction means, the housing including an internal region that is configured to receive and support the capture rod retraction means, actuator proximal end and actuator rod distal end therein, wherein said capture rod retraction means is in communication with said actuator. The actuator-capture rod assembly and capture rod retraction means being positioned and configured to transition from a retracted position to an extended position when an actuation force is applied to the actuator and return the retracted position by the retraction means when the actuation force is released. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367694 | TISSUE INGROWTH MATERIALS AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Implantable materials for use with end effectors like surgical stapling devices, and methods for using the same, are generally provided. In some embodiments, adjunct materials for use with surgical staplers are provided. For example, a kit for stapling tissue is provided that can include a surgical stapler having an end effector. The end effector can have first and second jaws. The kit can include an adjunct material having hydrophobic surface regions and hydrophilic surface regions and the adjunct material can be configured to mate to at least one of the jaws of the end effector. Other implants, devices, and methods for surgical stapling are also provided. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367695 | STAPLE CARTRIDGE COMPRISING WIRE STAPLES AND STAMPED STAPLES - A staple cartridge assembly is disclosed comprising one or more wire staples and one or more staples formed from a sheet of material. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367696 | STAPLING SYSTEM FOR USE WITH WIRE STAPLES AND STAMPED STAPLES - A staple cartridge system is disclosed which can be interchangeably used with a staple cartridge comprising wire staples and a staple cartridge comprising stamped staples. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367697 | STAPLE CARTRIDGE COMPRISING OFFSET LONGITUDINAL STAPLE ROWS - A staple cartridge assembly is disclosed which comprises offset staple rows. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367698 | STAPLE CARTRIDGE COMPRISING OVERDRIVEN STAPLES - A staple cartridge assembly is disclosed which comprises staples formed from one or more sheets of material. The staples are removably stored in a cartridge body comprising a deck configured to support the tissue of a patient. The staple cartridge assembly further comprises a sled configured to sequentially engage the staples and lift the staples between unfired and fired positions. The staples comprise a tissue engaging surface which is deployed above the deck when the staples are moved into their fired positions. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367699 | STAMPED STAPLES AND STAPLE CARTRIDGES USING THE SAME - A staple cartridge assembly is disclosed which comprises staples including a crown, a cam surface extending from the crown, one or more staple legs, and one or more connectors which connect the staple legs to the crown. The staple cartridge assembly further comprises a sled configured to engage the cam surfaces of the staples but not the connectors. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367700 | CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - Surgical instruments and control systems therefor are disclosed. A surgical instrument can comprise: a power circuit comprising a power source and a switch, a microcontroller coupled to the power circuit, a handle comprising an attachment portion, and a control circuit in signal communication with the microcontroller. The attachment portion can comprise a first electrical contact in signal communication with the microcontroller. The control circuit can comprise a sensor configured to detect an attachment state of the attachment portion. The control circuit can communicate the detected attachment state to the microcontroller, and the microcontroller can ignore signals from the first electrical contact when the control circuit communicates a detached state. The attachment portion can comprise a second electrical contact coupled to a second power circuit, and the second power circuit can decouple the second electrical contact and the second power source when the sensor detects the detached state. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367701 | Surgical Stapler Instrument with Auxiliary Tissue Compression Means - A surgical stapler instrument with an auxiliary tissue compression means for stapling a tissue with a plurality of staples comprises; a handle, an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end extending therefrom, operatively coupled to said handle, and an elongate end effector having a proximal end attached to said distal end of said shaft, a distal end extending therefrom; said end effector comprising a first jaw member having an anvil thereon and a second jaw member, opposing said first jaw member, having a staple cartridge housing a plurality of staples therein and a cartridge bay configured to releasably receive said staple cartridge, and a compression bladder disposed between cartridge bay and said staple cartridge or driving at least a portion of said staple cartridge toward said first jaw member; said jaw members movable with respect to each other from an open position, wherein said jaw members are spaced apart, to a closed position wherein said jaw members are in close approximation to one another. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367702 | ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE WITH DISPOSABLE SHAFT HAVING RACK AND PINION DRIVE - An apparatus comprises an end effector, a shaft assembly, and an interface assembly. The end effector is coupled with the shaft assembly. The shaft assembly comprises a translating member extending through the shaft assembly. The interface assembly is operable to engage the shaft assembly and comprises a plurality of drive shafts and a rack. One of the drive shafts is operable to drive the rack along a path that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft assembly. A plurality of racks may be used to rotate the shaft assembly, articulate the shaft assembly, and/or drive the translating member through the shaft assembly to thereby actuate the end effector. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367703 | Handleless Clamping Device - The present invention relates to surgical clamps and clamp devices that provide a handle-free surgical field and to methods of operating such clamps and clamp devices. Such methods may include moving a second rotating element relative to a first rotating element such that the rotational axis of the second rotating element is not parallel to the rotational axis of the first rotating element and rotating the first rotating element about the rotational axis of the first rotating element to cause rotation of the second rotating element about the rotational axis of the second rotating element. The rotation of the second rotating element causes translation of a first actuation element along the rotational axis of the second rotating element. The translation of the first actuation element causes pivotal motion of the first jaw portion towards the second jaw portion. Other methods and devices are provided. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367704 | ELECTROLYTIC DETACHMENT FOR IMPLANTABLE DEVICES - Delivery and detachment of an implant can be enhanced by a retraction mechanism to secure portions of a delivery wire within an interior space of the implant. A delivery system can include an implant having a proximal end portion. A delivery wire can include (i) a detachment zone proximal to the proximal end portion and (ii) a distal region distal to the proximal end portion. An expansion member can be located between the proximal end portion and the distal region of the delivery wire. The expansion member can be biased to move the distal region of the delivery wire distally away from the proximal end portion when severed at the detachment zone. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367705 | DRUG COATED BALLOONS AND TECHNIQUES FOR INCREASING VASCULAR PERMEABILITY - The present disclosure is directed toward drug coated balloons, and in particular to drug coated balloons having a microcrystalline structure and techniques for increasing vascular permeability for drug application and retention. Particular aspects may be directed to a medical device including a balloon having an outer surface, and a drug coating layer on the outer surface of the balloon. The drug coating layer includes microcrystals in a haystack orientation having random and a substantial absence of uniformity in placement and/or angle on the outer surface of the balloon. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367706 | AORTIC OCCLUDER WITH TENSIONED BALLOONS - An aortic occluder catheter with expandable balloons for increasing cerebral blood blow has one or more balloons on a catheter shaft. To assist the balloon in bearing up against arterial blood flow while positioned retrograde in the aorta, the balloon is bonded to the catheter shaft in tension. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367707 | ELECTROLYTIC DETACHMENT WITH FLUID ELECTRICAL CONNECTION - Detachment of an implant from a delivery assembly can be electrolytic and provide an electrical current pathway through a fluid within a portion of a delivery system containing the delivery assembly. After the implant is located at a target location within a patient, a voltage potential is applied between (i) a delivery electrode electrically connected to an electrolytic detachment zone and (ii) an infusion electrode disposed outside of the patient and electrically connected to the electrolytic detachment zone via a fluid from a fluid source disposed outside of the patient. While applying the voltage potential, the fluid can be flushed from the fluid source past the detachment zone. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367708 | DEVICE FOR RESTRICTING BLOOD FLOW TO ANEURYSMS - There is provided herein a non-occlusive blood restricting device for treating a vascular malformation, the blood restricting device consisting of a wire comprising a first section configured to be coiled into a first coil when deployed within the vascular malformation; wherein the first coil comprises a spiral or sequence of loops, the spiral or sequence of loops having a gradually decreasing diameter; and wherein the first coil is configured to line a neck and/or a wall of the vascular malformation so as to at least partially cover an orifice thereof, and a second section configured to be deployed within a blood vessel, adjacent the vascular malformation; wherein the second section is configured to form a second coil, circumferentially lining a wall of the blood vessel. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367709 | IMPLANT DETACHMENT WITH THERMAL ACTIVATION - Treatment of an aneurysm or other vascular defect can be facilitated or enhanced by an implant delivered with a thermally activated detachment system. A delivery system can include an implant with a proximal portion that defines a port. A pusher device can include arms extending distally from a junction of the pusher device and through the port, with distal sections of the arms disposed within the implant. The arms can, at a certain temperature, transition from engagement with the implant to a shape that facilitates release of the implant. Additionally or alternatively, a coil can engage an outer surface of the implant at the proximal portion and transition to a shape that facilitates release of the implant. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367710 | DOUBLE SIDED OCCLUSIVE DEVICE - This application discloses an occlusive device that includes a frame movable between a deliver condition and a blocking condition, the frame including a center region, a plurality of distal arms, a plurality of proximal arms, where both the distal and proximal arms curve away from the center region, with flexible sheet material couple to both the distal and proximal arms that block a lumen when the frame is in the blocking condition. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing the occlusive device and a medical device incorporating the occlusive device. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367711 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH LUMEN CONSTRICTION - An implantable medical device includes a support structure which is twistable in a longitudinal direction of the device. A sleeve of filter or occluding material is attached to the ends of the structure. The structure in practice twists on itself in the longitudinal direction, causing the sleeve to twist on itself and as a result to close the lumen through the sleeve. The device provides reliable closure and as a result occlusion of a vessel. It is also able to be delivered over a guide wire. In another embodiment, the support structure includes a wire which coils around the sleeve to constrict the sleeve and as a result to close a lumen of the sleeve. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367712 | STRETCH-RESISTANT COIL - The present disclosure relates to the field of delivery systems for precise navigation within and through body passages. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to delivery systems for accurate positioning and release of elements within tortuous, narrow and/or fragile passages. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a delivery system that includes a distal coil with sufficient flexibility to navigate through tortuous body passages, and which allows for controlled stretch when bent. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367713 | Embolic Containment - Devices, systems, and methods used to seal a treatment area to prevent embolic agents from migrating are described. The concept has particular benefit in allowing liquid embolic to be used with a variety of intravascular therapeutic applications, including for occluding aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations in the neurovasculature. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367714 | ARTICULATING SURGICAL TOOL - A surgical instrument for releasable connection to a surgical tool having two or more sections that are able to articulate 360 degrees in differing increments and directions. The articulation of the sections allows for the distal end to be spatially offset from the proximal, yet maintain parallel longitudinal axes. The surgical instrument includes a force disc at the proximal end upon which a surgeon can exert a linear force which is transmitted to the distal end having a second tool such as a broach firmly attached thereto. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367715 | RECONSTRUCTIVE JOINT TUNNEL DRILLING LOCATOR - An acromioclavicular joint guide for forming multiple drill tunnels spaced apart by a predetermined distance employs two drill guides in a pivoting arrangement allowing one drill guide to pivot around the axis of the other. The drill guides are each disposed in a respective sleeve of a pivot block for insertion toward the surgical member along nonintersecting axes defined by the sleeve. An elongated arm attaches to the pivot block at a proximate end and has a aimer point at a distal end, in which the arm may extend around the surgical member via an inverted portion or bend such that that aimer point is on the insertion axis of the primary drill guide. In this manner the aimer point locates an exit of the hole from the insertion point defined by the primary drill guide, and the pivotal drill guide defines a second tunnel at the predetermined distance. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367716 | ARTHROPLASTY JIG AND METHOD OF PERFORMING ARTHROPLASTY - A method and system for performing a total joint arthroplasty procedure on a patient's damaged bone region. A CT image or other suitable image is formed of the damaged bone surfaces, and location coordinate values (x | 2017-12-28 |
20170367717 | MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical device and method are disclosed, which can sufficiently capture a capturing target even if a lumen is deformed. A medical device has an accommodation unit and an impeller holding unit. The accommodation unit includes a lumen which accommodates a capturing target present inside a living body, in which a shape of at least a portion on a distal side is deformable, and whose inner surface before and after deformation is configured to be flat as a whole, a distal opening portion and a proximal opening portion which respectively communicate with the lumen, and a filter for capturing at least one or more of the capturing targets. The impeller holding unit includes an impeller which causes a fluid to flow from the distal opening portion toward the proximal opening portion inside the living body so as to allow the lumen to aspirate the capturing target together with the fluid. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367718 | BALLOON DILATION CATHETER - An apparatus for performing a balloon dilation procedure at the site of a stenosis or for deploying a stent in a patient, the apparatus including a single lumen catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, and a high pressure balloon attached to the distal end of the catheter. The high pressure balloon is fabricated from a semi-compliant material that has an average rated burst pressure of between about 15 and about 27 atmospheres of pressure and exhibits a dumbbell-shaped outer periphery when inflated to a first atmospheric pressure and a substantially linear outer periphery when inflated to a second atmospheric pressure. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367719 | FOREIGN OBJECT REMOVAL DEVICE - A foreign object removal device is disclosed, which includes a protective sheath, and a device main body, which is disposed in a lumen of the protective sheath, can protrude from a distal end opening of the protective sheath communicating with the lumen and is rotatable relative to the protective sheath. The device main body includes, at a distal end portion protruding from the distal end opening, a screw which rotates integrally with the device main body and in which a flat plate is twisted, and side edges of the flat plate are formed in a spiral shape. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367720 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TREATING OBSTRUCTIONS WITHIN BODY LUMENS - Apparatus and methods are provided for delivering fluid into a body lumen during a medical procedure. A distal end of an apparatus may be introduced into a body lumen, and a valve on the distal end may be opened to deliver fluid through a first lumen into the body lumen, e.g., contrast and/or other diagnostic or therapeutic agents. The valve may be closed, and a procedure may be performed within the body lumen, e.g., using a treatment element carried on the distal end. For example, the treatment element may include a balloon that may be inflated when fluid is delivered through the first lumen with the valve closed. Optionally, a prosthesis, energy source, drug platform, and the like may be carried by the balloon for treating the body lumen. In various embodiments, the valve may be located proximal or distal to the treatment element. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367721 | MICROSURGICAL HOLDING AND/OR CUTTING INSTRUMENT - A surgical instrument includes a first lever element and a second lever element interconnected by a lever element hinge. Each lever element includes a grip portion and a jaw portion. A first spring portion and a second spring portion are proximally connected to the grip portions. A proximal free end of the first spring portion is coupled to a proximal free end of the second spring portion by a hinged joint. The hinged joint includes a hinge pin and at least one bearing eye. The at least one bearing eye forms a continuous longitudinal slit for radial insertion of the hinge pin. The slit extends diagonally relative to the axis of the at least one bearing eye so that at least one spring portion has to be twisted during radial insertion of the hinge pin into the at least one bearing eye. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367722 | Medical Instrument - A transmission adapter for a medical instrument with a shaft, a transmission device movable in the shaft, and a manipulating device with a first part, which can be coupled mechanically rigidly to a proximal end of the shaft, and a second part, which is movable relative to the first part, includes a first coupling element for releasable mechanical coupling to the second part of the manipulating device, and a second coupling element for releasable mechanical coupling to a proximal end of the transmission device. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367723 | ENDOSCOPIC GASTRIC MUCOSAL ABLATION/RESECTION/EXCLUSION (A/R/E) AS A MINIMALLY INVASIVE WEIGHT LOSS APPROACH - The present invention is directed to a method of endoscopically ablating/resecting/excluding (A/R/E) the mucosa of the gastric fundus and body. The method of the present invention is intended to cause cellular death to the X/A-like, ghrelin producing and other hormone cells. This is in contrast to present methods to provide only transient ischemia. The use of the method of the present invention results in a more permanent and robust method of reducing ghrelin and other hormone levels. In addition, a method according to the present invention can be used to induce scarring of the gastric fundus which will reduce gastric accommodation of excess food and result in early satiety. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367724 | SELECTIVE TISSUE REMOVAL TREATMENT DEVICE - This disclosure describes techniques and devices for improvement of surgical outcomes for tissue removal surgeries. A surgical instrument with adjustable and selective resection is described. The disclosed devices and methods allow selective tissue removal. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367725 | ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL BLADE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - An endoscopic surgical blade having a low-profile design, with an upper cutting surface and a lower cutting surface at its distal end and having a non-cutting radiused surface at the top end of the upper cutting surface, and the upper cutting surface and lower cutting surface meet at a crotch therebetween is disclosed. The blade is part of an endoscopic knife assembly which also contains a hollow knife tube hollow that allows the insertion of an endoscope for viewing of the surgical procedure. The endoscopic knife assembly can be used for in endoscopic surgery by insertion of the assembly through a slotted cannula. A method for a performing an operative procedure on a target tissue in a subject using the endoscopic knife assembly having a low-profile blade with an upper cutting surface and a lower cutting surface is also described. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367726 | BATTERY-POWERED HAND-HELD ULTRASONIC SURGICAL CAUTERY CUTTING DEVICE - A battery-powered, modular surgical device includes an electrically powered surgical instrument operable to surgically interface with human tissue and a handle assembly connected to the surgical instrument. The handle assembly has a removable hand grip and a handle body. The hand grip is shaped to permit handling of the surgical device by one hand of an operator, has an upper portion and a cordless internal battery assembly that powers the surgical instrument. The internal battery assembly has at least one energy storage cell. The handle body is operable to removably connect at least the upper portion of the hand grip thereto and create an aseptic seal around at least a portion of the hand grip when connected thereto and electrically couple the internal battery assembly of the hand grip to the surgical instrument and thereby power the surgical instrument for interfacing surgically with the human tissue. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367727 | ULTRASONIC TREATMENT INSTRUMENT AND ULTRASONIC TREATMENT ASSEMBLY - An ultrasonic treatment instrument for use in arthroscopic surgery, includes a probe having a main body that is configured to transmit ultrasonic vibration, and a treatment portion that is provided on a distal side of the main body and is configured to cut a hard tissue and/or a soft tis e by transmission of the ultrasonic vibration; and a sheath unit that includes an inner sheath covering an outer peripheral surface of the main body in the probe, and an outer sheath covering an outer peripheral surface of the inner sheath and forming a suction path between the outer peripheral surface of the inner sheath and the outer sheath, wherein a distal end of the inner sheath extends to a position closer to the treatment portion of the probe than a distal end of the outer sheath. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367728 | Membrane Puncturing Device For Endovascular Surgery - Described herein are membrane puncturing devices used for endovascular surgery. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367729 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ABLATION OF THE SKIN - Disclosed herein are apparatuses, systems, kits, and methods for treating skin, such as skin tightening or for treating diseases, disorders, and conditions that would benefit from tissue area or volume reduction, skin restoration, skin tightening, skin lifting, and/or skin repositioning and/or for generally improving skin function or appearance (e.g., the removal of unwanted skin features or irregularities such as sebaceous glands, sweat glands, hair follicles, necrosis, and fibrosis). Such apparatuses, systems, kits, and methods comprise an apparatus having a handheld main body and a detachably attachable tip comprising one or more needles. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367730 | Medical Devices Having Coaxial Cannulae - The disclosure relates to medical devices comprising coaxial cannulae. A medical device includes an outer cannula and a coaxial inner cannula that is secure to the inner cannula. The circumferential wall of one of the cannulae defines a pattern of openings that extends along a spiral path about the lengthwise axis of the cannula. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367731 | SURGICAL ACCESS ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A surgical access assembly is disclosed. The surgical access assembly comprises an outer sheath and an obturator. The outer sheath is defined by an open distal end and an open proximal end and includes a hollow body portion therebetween. The obturator is defined by a distal end and a proximal end and the distal end further comprises a tapered distal tip member that terminates in a closed radiused distal tip. The obturator is configured to be received within the outer sheath such that the tapered distal tip member protrudes from the open distal end of the outer sheath when the obturator is in an introducing configuration. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367732 | Short-Bevel Non-Coring Needle - A non-coring needle for use in accessing an implanted medical device is disclosed. The non-coring needle is configured so as to include a compact bevel face relative to standard non-coring needles. In one embodiment, the non-coring needle comprises a hollow cannula that defines a lumen and terminates at a sharpened distal tip. The cannula includes a proximal portion and a bent distal portion. The distal portion defines a bevel face extending proximally from the distal tip, and the bevel face includes the lumen distal opening. The bevel face defines an open angle of at least about one degree with respect to a longitudinal axis of the proximal portion of the cannula. The bevel face is also laterally offset from the proximal portion of the cannula by an offset distance of no more than about 0.010 inch. A portion of the bevel face is dulled to prevent access port septum coring. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367733 | ELECTRODE INSERTION TOOL WITH ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONALITY - An electrode array insertion tool, including an assembly configured to provide direct array insertion functionality and ancillary array insertion functionality to a user thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the tool includes an extra-cochlea bone conduction actuator system, and the ancillary array insertion functionality is output of vibrations directly to the cochlea by the system. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367734 | METHODS FOR FLUID FLOW THROUGH BODY PASSAGES - A device includes a first end portion, a second end portion, an intermediate portion between the first end portion and the second end portion, and a graft material coupled to at least the intermediate portion. The first end portion has a first end diameter. The second end portion has a second end diameter larger than the first end diameter. The intermediate portion tapers between the first end portion and the second end portion. A method of diverting fluid flow from a first passage to a second passage comprising deploying the device in a third passage between the first passage and the second passage, expanding the first end portion against sidewalls of the first passage, and expanding the second end portion against sidewalls of the second passage. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367735 | VAGINAL SURGICAL APPARATUS - This invention relates generally to a medical device, and more specifically, to a vaginal surgical apparatus. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an elongated handle portion having a first end and a second end; a vaginal manipulator probe that is at least partly insertable into a vagina, the vaginal manipulator probe extending from the elongated handle portion and including an arcuate end portion that is curved away from a longitudinal axis of the vaginal manipulator probe to a tip, the arcuate end portion including a channel that has a diameter that accommodates a cervix therewithin, the tip defined by distention that increases a cross-sectional height between a bottom surface and a top surface of the vaginal manipulator probe; and a disk that is movable along at least a portion of a length of the vaginal manipulator probe. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367736 | ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION AND VAGINAL INSERTION - A fertility conception system comprising a carrier adapted to receive a condom having a closed; a transfer top defining a passage onto the carrier; a cervical cap; a receptacle; and a piston moveable relative to the receptacle to transfer semen from through the passage into the cervical cap, the piston moveable by pushing down axially on the receptacle; wherein the receptacle is effectively sealed from air passage by the piston at the bottom end, and the transfer top and the condom at the top end, and a space between the transfer top and receptacle is sealed by the condom. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367737 | MAINTENANCE FEATURE IN MAGNETIC IMPLANT - A distraction system includes a distraction rod having one end configured for affixation to at a first location on patient. The system further includes an adjustable portion configured for placement in the patient at a second location, the adjustable portion comprising a housing containing a magnetic assembly comprising a magnet, the magnetic assembly secured to a threaded element that interfaces with an opposing end of the distraction rod. The system includes a magnetically permeable member in proximity to the magnetic assembly and covering an arc of less than 360° of the adjustable portion. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367738 | Systems and Methods for Planning, Performing, and Assessing Spinal Correction During Surgery - A system for use during a surgical procedure includes a control unit configured to obtain a horizontal pelvic line (HPL) and a central sacral vertical line (CSVL); obtain a horizontal shoulder line (HSL) and an orthogonal midline (OM); compare the HPL and the CSVL with the HSL and the OM; determine an angle between the HPL and the HSL; and convert the angle to a patient position. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367739 | MULTIPLANAR BONE ANCHOR SYSTEM - The present teachings provide one or more surgical implements for repairing damaged tissue, such as in the case of a spinal fixation procedure. A bone anchor is provided. The anchor can include a bone fastener. The bone fastener can include a head and a second end adapted to engage an anatomy. The bone fastener can extend along a longitudinal axis. The anchor can also include a coupling arrangement coupled to the head of the bone fastener so that the bone fastener is rotatable about the longitudinal axis to define a first plane of motion. The anchor can further include a saddle, which can be coupled to the coupling arrangement. The saddle can be movable relative to at least one of the bone fastener and the coupling arrangement to define a second plane of motion. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367740 | Bone Plate System and Related Methods - A bone plate system for use in an “open door” laminoplasty procedure, including a bone plate, a first fixation element, and at least one second fixation element. The bone plate is elongated and has a generally curved shape such that the plate has an associated radius of curvature. The plate is sized and dimensioned to span a gap between a pair of bony segments, for example a pair of bony segments constituting a divided lamina. The first and second fixation elements are each configured to securely attach the bone plate to the bony segments. The bone plate has a first end including a generally U-shaped slot extending therein such that the open end of the slot comprises a first terminal end of the plate. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367741 | DEVICE FOR IMPLANTING COMPRESSION PLATE WITHIN A BODY - A delivery device delivers a compression plate to a fracture line in a bone. The delivery device includes a body that retains the compression plate in a strained condition, the body including a proximal end, a distal end, and a first beam. The delivery device also includes a cover plate attached to and moveable relative to the body, the cover plate including a second beam. A space is defined between the first beam and the second beam that receives the compression plate. The delivery device also includes a compression clip that retains the compression plate in the space. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367742 | BONE ANCHOR LOCKING DEVICE - A bone anchor locking device for receiving a bone anchor having a shank and an enlarged head, the device has a bone anchor, a dome and a conical split washer. The receiving portion has a base extending radially outward and inwardly to a wall. The dome has a center aperture sized to pass a bone anchor. The split washer has an inner conical surface sloped to slide and expand against at least a portion of the base on insertion of a bone anchor to allow a maximum diameter of a head of a bone anchor to pass and thereafter the split washer retracts overlying the maximum diameter of the head to prevent a bone anchor from backing out. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367743 | CALCANEUM TRANSLATION PLATE - A calcaneum translation plate ( | 2017-12-28 |
20170367744 | ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTS - An apparatus for placement at an anatomical site, the apparatus including an orthopedic implant, which includes a front end, a rear end, a top, a bottom, a right side, a left side, and a central part connecting the right and left sides. The top surface of the implant has a top surface defining a first sloping surface running downwardly from the front end to the rear end of the implant, and the implant having a second sloping surface running downwardly from one side to the opposite side of the implant, and the first and second sloping surfaces are perpendicular to each other. At least a portion of the implant is shaped to define a porous matrix, the porous matrix being shaped to define a plurality of pores that extend through the porous matrix, the pores being sized to receive inserted bone graft material into the pores. At least the central part has a plurality of said pores therein, and the central part defines at least one fixation passageway that passes through the implant from the top of the implant to the bottom of the implant, the at least one fixation passageway having a diameter larger than an average diameter of the pores and is extending almost perpendicular to said second sloping surface running downwardly from one side to the opposite side of the implant, and is adapted to accept a fixation element. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367745 | SURGICAL SCREW AND METHOD OF PERFORMING LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION USING SAID SCREW - This invention relates to a system and a method for affixing soft tissue to bones. The system for fixing soft tissue within a bone tunnel comprising a first fixation member having a proximal end and a distal end and a bore extending from said proximal end to said distal end, said first fixation member is adapted for insertion against a first portion of a soft tissue positioned within a bone tunnel, a second portion of said soft tissue emerging from said bone tunnel; a second fixation member adapted to engage said bore of said first fixation member, having means for restraining disengagement therewith and a proximal end; and a third fixation member adapted to engage said second portion of said soft tissue, having means for coupling onto said proximal end of said second fixation member and restraining disengagement therewith. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367746 | Shape Memory Device With Temperature-Dependent Deflectable Segment And Methods Of Positioning A Shape Memory Device Within A Bone Structure - A system for augmenting a bone structure. A shape memory device includes a deflectable distal segment including temperature-dependent memory metal material. The shape memory device is slidably received within a guide cannula. The deflectable distal segment may include a substantially longitudinally straightened form, such as when subjected to a force from the guide cannula. The deflectable distal segment forms a first deflected shape having a first bend away from said straight longitudinal axis at a first elevated temperature greater than an initial temperature, and forms a second deflected shape having a second bend away from said straight longitudinal axis at a second elevated temperature greater than said first elevated temperature. The shape memory device may create voids within the bone structure with the deflectable distal segment at the first and/or second bends. Methods for positioning a shape memory device within a bone structure are also disclosed. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367747 | INFLATABLE BONE TAMP WITH FLOW CONTROL AND METHODS OF USE - An inflatable bone tamp is provided that includes a shaft defining a lumen. A balloon is coupled to the shaft such that a material can flow through the lumen and into the balloon to inflate the balloon. A connector is coupled to the shaft. The connector includes a first port and a second port. The ports are in communication with the lumen. A flow control device is coupled to the first port. The flow control device controls flow of the material through the first port and into the lumen. A damper is coupled to the second port. The damper controls pressure within the inflatable bone tamp when pressure within the inflatable bone tamp reaches a threshold. Kits, systems and methods are disclosed. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367748 | UNIVERSAL BONE SCREW SCREWDRIVER - The instant invention is directed to a universal bone screw screwdriver and in particular to a universal screwdriver that permits the removal of screws from bone plates that are manufactured by different manufacturers having distinct characteristics. The universal bone screw screwdriver is adapted to removably receive an elongated tool bit having a hollow center. The elongated tool bits correspond to the screw heads of different manufacturers and comprises a torque limiting and locking spring assembly to secure the elongated tool bit to the driver shaft and inhibit over-tightening of the bone screw into the bone or bone plate as the case may be. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367749 | ENDOVASCULAR CATHETERS AND METHODS FOR CAROTID BODY ABLATION - Systems, devices, and methods for treating a patient having a sympathetically mediated disease associated at least in part with augmented peripheral chemoreflex or heightened sympathetic activation. The treatments include ablating one or more peripheral chemoreceptors or associated afferent nerves to reduce or remove afferent neural signals from the peripheral chemoreceptor. | 2017-12-28 |
20170367750 | Treatment Energy Application Structure and Medical Treatment Device - A treatment energy application structure includes a flexible substrate having an electric resistance pattern and a lead wire connection portion. A heat transfer plate faces the flexible substrate and transfers heat to the body tissue. An insulating adhesive sheet is interposed between the flexible substrate and the heat transfer plate. The insulating adhesive sheet comprises a first area to cover an entire surface of the electric resistance pattern and the heat transfer plate and a second area protruding from the heat transfer plate to cover a part of the lead wire connection portion. The heat transfer plate has a chamfered corner facing the insulating adhesive sheet. An adhesive may adhere the second area to at least one of the heat transfer plate and the substrate. The insulating adhesive sheet may adhere the substrate to both the heat transfer plate and the bridge portion of a cover. | 2017-12-28 |