52nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 61 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100331775 | IMPLANTABLE SELF-POWERED BIODEGRADABLE MEDICAL DEVICE TO TREAT OR PREVENT REPERFUSION INJURY - In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a biodegradable, self-powered medical device for preventing or reducing reperfusion injury, comprising a galvanic cell, the galvanic cell comprising: a first biodegradable electrode member; and a second biodegradable electrode member comprising a biodegradable conductive polymer and an electrode-releasable therapeutic agent, wherein the galvanic cell generates an electric force sufficient to cause the electrode-releasable therapeutic agent to be released from the biodegradable conductive polymer and elute to a target location. The device may further include a reservoir material containing a burst-release therapeutic agent. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331776 | Steerable Medical Delivery Devices and Methods of Use - Steerable medical delivery devices and their methods of use. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331777 | NOSE DEVICE - The nose device has a conical portion with a distal end intended to be arranged adjacent a nose bone and a proximal end intended to be arranged adjacent a nostril. A screw winding is arranged centrally at the outer surface of the conical portion. A tab portion is arranged at the proximal end of the conical device. The nose device is inserted in the nose of the person until the distal end is positioned adjacent the nose bone of the person. Then, the nose device is rotated so that the distal end is positioned adjacent the nose bone of the person. When the nose device is rotated, the screw windings cooperate with the walls of the nose channel in order to pull them slightly outwards and stretch them, in order to thereby keep the nose channels open. A filter may be arranged for filtering the inhaled air. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331778 | Passive Reuse Prevention Syringe That Uses A Flange Lock - A syringe assembly includes a syringe barrel having an inside surface defining a chamber, an open proximal end, a distal end, and an outlet; a plunger assembly disposed at least partially within the syringe barrel, including an elongate plunger rod having a locking flange formed thereon; and a plunger head having a distal sealing surface, the plunger rod being engageable with the plunger head such that the plunger rod is adapted to move the plunger head within the chamber of the syringe barrel through an injection cycle; and a flange lock disposed at the open proximal end of the barrel. The flange lock is integral with the open proximal end of the syringe barrel. During the injection cycle, the flange lock engages the locking flange of the plunger rod so as to prevent removal of the plunger rod from the syringe barrel. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331779 | Method and System for Removing Air from a Flow Path of a Fluid Injection Device - A method of removing air from a flow path of a medical fluid injection system is described. An exemplary method performed by the medical fluid injection device includes delivering a first amount of fluid to a fluid flow path, isolating fluid flow along the flow path, forming a vacuum condition upstream of the fluid isolation, re-establishing fluid communications along the flow path, and delivering a second amount of fluid to the flow path. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331780 | Catheterization System - The present disclosure relates to catheterization systems and components thereof. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a catheterization system is disclosed that includes a catheter including a body with proximal and distal ends and defining first and second lumens extending therethrough, and a stylet. The stylet includes first and second stylet portions each having proximal and distal end regions, wherein the distal end regions of the first and second stylet portions together define a tapered penetrating portion. The first and second stylet portions are configured and dimensioned to be slidably positioned within the first and second lumens of the catheter, respectively. The first and second stylet portions extend from the proximal end of the catheter and beyond the distal end of the catheter, and are independently movable in relation to each other to facilitate selective removal of the first stylet portion and/or the second stylet portion from the catheter. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331781 | SAFETY CATHETER - A device and method for positioning a catheter to establish a fluid access site into the vasculature of a patient includes a luer assembly that incorporates the catheter. Also included is a shuttle assembly that has a stylet for stiffening the catheter. In combination, the stiffened catheter and the shuttle assembly are held on a handle by the interaction of the luer assembly with the handle. Once the stiffened catheter is inserted into the vasculature, the luer assembly is separated from the handle and from the stylet, and is left in place. With this separation, the shuttle assembly is also released to be repositioned and concealed within the handle. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331782 | BIOPSY GUIDANCE BY IMAGE-BASED X-RAY GUIDANCE SYSTEM AND PHOTONIC NEEDLE - A system for providing integrated guidance for positioning a needle in a body has two levels of guidance: a coarse guidance and a fine guidance. The system comprises a non-invasive imaging system for obtaining an image of the biopsy device in the body, for providing the coarse guidance. Furthermore, the system comprises an optical element mounted on the needle for obtaining optical information discriminating tissue in the body, for providing the fine guidance. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331783 | VALVE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING DIAMETER REDUCTION STRUCTURE FOR TROCAR - A surgical seal assembly includes a sleeve housing adapted to be operatively connected to a surgical sleeve, a seal housing adapted for releasable mounting to the sleeve housing and having a seal member with inner portions adapted to permit passage of a surgical object in substantial sealed relation therewith, and a manual lock member associated with the sleeve housing. The manual lock member is adapted for movement relative to the seal housing between a first position corresponding to a release position of the seal housing to permit removal of the seal housing from mounting to the sleeve housing and a second position corresponding to a lock position of the seal housing to secure the seal housing to the sleeve housing. The manual lock member is preferably adapted for rotational movement relative to a longitudinal axis of the seal housing to move between the first and second positions thereof. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331784 | Tearaway Introducer Sheath with Hemostasis Valve - A tearaway introducer sheath assembly ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100331785 | DRESSING FOR PROTECTING THE SKIN AROUND OBJECTS PROJECTING OUT THEREFROM - The present invention relates to a dressing ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100331786 | SPINDLE AND BEARING COMBINATION AND DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - An improved spindle and bearing combination for a drug delivery device is provided that has a first connection between the spindle and bearing comprising a web and a second connection that replaces the first connection when the web is severed that allows the spindle to rotate relative to the bearing. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331787 | FEMALE ADAPTOR FOR FEEDING LINE - An adaptor for discriminating connection of an oral tip having a length greater than 0.50 (12.70 mm) to a feeding line and for preventing sealed connection with a standard semi-rigid luer tip having a length less than or equal to 0.50 in (12.70 mm) is disclosed. The adaptor includes a duckbill valve spaced at least 0.50 in (12.70 mm) downstream from a first open end of the body such that when an oral tip is fully inserted into a connection port, the oral tip engages valve flaps of the duckbill valve and opens the valve, and when a standard semi-rigid luer tip is fully inserted into the connection port, the standard semi-rigid luer tip does not contact the valve flaps and the valve flaps remain in a closed position. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331788 | RESETTABLE DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - A resetting mechanism for a reusable drug delivery device. The device comprises a spindle and a spindle guide engaging the spindle. During a resetting step of the resetting mechanism, the spindle rotates while the spindle guide does not rotate. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331789 | DOSE SETTING MECHANISM FOR PRIMING A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - A method and system for priming a drug delivery device. The drug delivery device includes a forced priming feature that requires the user to move the dose dial sleeve axially to cause the spindle to pre-load a cartridge bung before a first dose can be dialed. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331790 | SPINDLE FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - A spindle for driving a bung of a cartridge. The spindle includes a generally circular shaft having an outer surface. The generally circular shaft extends from a distal end to a proximal end of said circular shaft. A first helical groove is provided along a first portion of the outer surface. The first helical groove having a first pitch. A second helical groove provided along a second portion of the outer surface of the generally circular shaft. The second helical groove overlapping the first helical groove. The second helical groove having a second pitch. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331791 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE WITH DOSE DIAL SLEEVE ROTATIONAL STOP - A method and system for a dose setting mechanism of a drug delivery device. The dose setting mechanism includes an inner housing having a helical groove along an external surface of the housing. The inner housing includes a rotational stop feature near one end of the helical groove. The dose setting mechanism also includes a dial sleeve rotatably engaged with the helical groove of the inner housing. When a user rotates the dial sleeve to select a dose, the rotational stop member prevents the user from selecting a dose greater than a pre-defined maximum selectable dose. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331792 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE INNER HOUSING HAVING HELICAL SPLINE - A dose setting mechanism for a drug delivery device is disclosed. The mechanism comprises an outer housing and an inner housing having an external groove and a helical spline. The inner housing helical spline guides a driver to dispense a set dose. A dial sleeve is disposed between the outer and inner housing and is rotatably engaged with the inner housing. When a dose is set, the dial sleeve is rotated and translates away from both the outer housing and the inner housing. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331793 | LASER CATHETER FOR BYPASS SURGERY AND ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SAID CATHETER - The invention is directed to a laser catheter ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100331794 | FLOW ELEMENTS FOR USE WITH FLEXIBLE SPINAL NEEDLES, NEEDLE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS THEREOF - A flow element ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100331795 | Hair Removal Device - The invention relates to a hair removal device ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100331796 | OCULAR DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - An ocular device for insertion into an eye is provided and includes a body having an anterior surface and a posterior surface for placement on one of superior sclera and inferior sclera of the eye. The posterior surface is defined by a base curve that is substantially identical to a radius of curvature of the one of the superior sclera and inferior sclera of the eye. In one embodiment, the ocular device serves as an ocular drug delivery device and contains an active pharmaceutical agent, a lubricant, etc. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331797 | SELF CONTAINED WOUND DRESSING APPARATUS - The composite wound dressing apparatus promotes healing of a wound via the use of a vacuum pump. The vacuum pump applies a vacuum pressure to the wound to effectively draw wound fluid or exudate away from the wound bed. The vacuum pump is tethered to the wound dressing and is portable, preferably, carried by the patient in a support bag, which permits patient mobility. Moreover, the patient does not need to be constrained for any period of time while exudate is being removed from the wound. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331798 | PACKAGING AND KIT FOR A FEMALE URINE VOIDING APPARATUS - Packaging for an extra-labial fluid voiding apparatus includes a tube having a cylindrical wall, a closed end, and an open end. The cylindrical wall and closed end define a cavity that can contain the voiding apparatus. The cylindrical wall is pliable and has an inner diameter. A cap is adapted to respectively close and open the tube at the open end. The cap has an end plate with an annular flange extending therefrom. The annular flange is rigid and has an outer diameter. The annular flange is insertable into the cavity at the open end of the tube and within the inner diameter of the cylindrical wall. The outer diameter of the flange is larger than the inner diameter of the cylindrical wall to a degree such that the outer diameter and the inner diameter are engageable in a press-fit arrangement, when the cap is connected to the tube. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331799 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VARYING THE REPEAT PITCH DISTANCE OF A SUBSTRATE FOR USE WITH ABSORBENT ARTICLES - Apparatuses and methods for producing an absorbent article are provided. Graphics are printed on a substrate, where consecutive graphics are separated in the machine direction by a first repeat pitch length. The substrate is activated, or incrementally stretched, in a first direction to define a second repeat pitch distance. The second repeat pitch distance is substantially equal to the pitch length of the absorbent article pitch length. The substrate is activated, or incrementally stretched, in the machine direction subsequent to printing to increase the repeat pitch distance. The substrate may be activated in the cross direction to increase the width of the substrate. Only portions of the substrate may undergo activation. The activation may be performed with rollers and/or stamping. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331800 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A FARNESENE INTERPOLYMER - Provided herein are composition comprising a farnesene interpolymer. The farnesene interpolymer can be derived from a farnesene and at least one vinyl monomer. In some embodiments, the mole percent ratio of the farnesene to the at least one vinyl monomer is from about 1:4 to about 100:1. In certain embodiments, the farnesene is α-farnesene, β-farnesene or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the at least one vinyl monomer is ethylene, an α-olefin such as styrene, or a substituted or unsubstituted vinyl halide, vinyl ether, acrylonitrile, acrylic ester, methacrylic ester, acrylamide or methacrylamide, or a combination thereof. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331801 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - According to an absorptive article (disposable diaper) | 2010-12-30 |
20100331802 | WATER-ABSORBENT RESIN SUITABLE FOR USE IN HYGIENIC MATERIALS - The present invention provides a water-absorbent resin produced by a reversed-phase suspension polymerization method, which contains a small amount of a petroleum hydrocarbon dispersion medium remaining therein used in reversed-phase suspension polymerization, and thus reducing an odor originating from the petroleum hydrocarbon dispersion medium, when the water-absorbent resin absorbs water, and also which is suitable for use in hygienic materials; an absorbent material and an absorbent article. More particularly, the present invention provides a water-absorbent resin obtained by subjecting an aqueous solution of a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer to reversed-phase suspension polymerization in a petroleum hydrocarbon dispersion medium in the presence of a surfactant, wherein the amount of the petroleum hydrocarbon dispersion medium remaining in the water-absorbent resin is 2,000 ppm or less; and an absorbent material and an absorbent article using the same. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331803 | ABSORBENT PAD - [Problem] To provide an absorbent pad that can be easily unstuck from a diaper or lower-body underwear | 2010-12-30 |
20100331804 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - An absorbent article ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100331805 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - It is intended to provide an absorbent article which has a barrier sheet for insulating the wearer's skin from excretory substances and in which the opening area in the connecting section formed in the barrier sheet is prevented from narrowing. An absorbent article which comprises a barrier sheet ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100331806 | DRIVE MECHANISM FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - A dose setting mechanism for a drug delivery device is disclosed. The mechanism comprises an outer housing and an inner housing having an external groove. The inner housing guides a driver having either a blocking or locking member disposed inside the driver that can lock a flexible tab to an internal groove during dose delivery in the inner housing such that the driver follows the path of the groove and to advance a spindle to move a cartridge bung. A dial sleeve is disposed between the outer and inner housing and is rotatably engaged with the inner housing. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331807 | TREATMENT OF MOVEMENT DISORDERS BY BRAIN STIMULATION - Systems for treating a movement disorder include a system control unit configured to be implanted at least partially within a patient and to generate at least one stimulus in accordance with one or more stimulation parameters adjusted to treat the movement disorder. The systems further include a programmable memory unit in communication with the system control unit and programmed to store the one or more stimulation parameters to at least partially define the stimulus such that the stimulus is configured to treat the movement disorder. A means for applying the stimulus to one or more stimulation sites within the patient is operably connected to the system control unit. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331808 | Dispenser and Method for Storing and Dispensing Sterile Product - A dispenser is provided for the delivery of controlled, metered amounts of any of numerous different substances to humans or animals, such as medicaments, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food products, or to deliver materials that may react upon exposure to air, such as glue. Means are provided in the dispenser to effect controlled delivery of a pre-determined amount of the substance contained in the dispenser. A one-way valve is provided to hermetically seal the portion of the dispenser containing the substance to be dispensed. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331809 | CONFORMABLE STENTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING - Materials and methods for making conformable stents. The stents can be generated by, for example, injecting a fluid into a scaffold on the outer surface of an angioplasty balloon inflated at the site of a stenosis, and allowing the fluid to harden or set, thus generating a stent that can remain in the vessel at the site of stenosis. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331810 | Method and apparatus for oscillatory iontophoretic transdermal delivery of a therapeutic agent - Embodiments of the invention provide a device, system and method for the transdermal iontophoretic delivery of therapeutic agents. One embodiment provides a method comprising applying first and second patches to the skin. The first patch comprises a delivery electrode, a therapeutic agent and two lateral electrodes. The second patch comprises at least a delivery electrode. A first current is delivered to the skin and create a first driving force to transport the agent into the skin. A second current is delivered to the skin and creates a second driving force to oscillate the agent in a direction substantially parallel to the skin. The agent is transported across the skin using the first driving force to propel the agent into the skin, and the second driving force to oscillate the agent substantially parallel to the skin surface so that it is sieved through pathways of least diffusional resistance in the skin. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331811 | CORROSION RESISTANT ELECTRODES FOR IONTOPHORETIC TRANSDERMAL DELIVERY DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE - Embodiments of the invention provide electrode assemblies and associated methods for the iontophoretic transdermal delivery of therapeutic agents. Many embodiments provide a corrosion resistant electrode for the iontophoretic transdermal delivery of various therapeutic agents. Such embodiments allow for the iontophoretic transdermal delivery of therapeutic agents such as iron compounds for prolonged periods without any substantial corrosion of the electrode, impedance increases or discoloration or irritation of the skin. Embodiments of the invention are particularly useful for the long term treatment of various chronic medical conditions such as iron deficient anemia. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331812 | Pharmaceutical Formulations for Iontophoretic Delivery of an Immunomodulator - The present invention describes pharmaceutical formulations and methods suitable for iontophoretic delivery of the formulations to a subject. The formulations comprise an immunomodulator, such as imiquimod, and optionally include various agents and excipients. The formulations can be used as a treatment for skin diseases and conditions such as actinic keratosis, basal cell carcinoma and genital warts. The short term iontophoretic delivery of the formulations results in the creation of a depot effect in the skin of the subject, allowing for a sustained delivery. The shortened delivery time minimizes local side effects at the application site. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331813 | Intravascular Cerebral Catheter Device and Method of Use - Cerebral Catheter devices and methods for use are provided. The catheter devices provided may include an anti-thrombotic agent coating on the exterior surface. The catheter devices may include unique tip configurations to allow improved fluid delivery capabilities. Further, the catheter devices may also or alternatively include one or more sensor devices in communication with a controller that allow automatically adjusting the delivery of a therapeutic fluid, for example a vasodilator, in response to the condition sensed by the catheter device, such as increased pressure. Moreover, the catheter devices may also be used in conjunction with blood flow transducers to detect and timely prevent and treatment vasospasms or other conditions. Methods for preventing and treatment vasospasm, neoplasm, or other pathological conditions while prolonged using the catheter device are also provided. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331814 | Systems And Methods For Atraumatic Implantation Of Bio-Active Agents - Methods and apparatus are provided for delivering a bioactive agent in a needle track formed in a target tissue mass, following formation of the needle track, by avoiding impingement of the agent against target tissue at high velocity or by using capillary action to draw the bioactive agent out of the needle during needle withdrawal. The apparatus comprises a catheter and a needle disposed within the catheter and configured to be selectively extended into the tissue mass to a predetermined depth, while dispensing the agent simultaneously with retraction of the needle along the needle track. Alternatively, or in addition, the needle may be configured to create a tissue space surrounding a distal or lateral surface of the needle, into which the bioactive agent to be infused. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331815 | TRANSLUMINAL DELIVERY OF ONCOLTYIC VIRUSES FOR CANCER THERAPY - Methods, apparatus and compositions are provided for treatment of cancer of a selected organ by intraluminal delivery of oncolytic agents through a blood vessel or duct leading to the cancer tissue. During the time the oncolytic agents are being applied to the targeted tissue downstream, the designated vessel or duct can be selectively occluded to increase concentration and pressure of the applied agents at the target site. Oncolytic compositions including oncolytic viruses formulated with delivery visualization markers are provided. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331816 | RAPAMYCIN COATED EXPANDABLE DEVICES - Medical devices may be utilized for local and regional therapeutic agent delivery. These therapeutic agents or compounds may reduce a biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the medical device to the organism. In addition, these therapeutic drugs, agents and/or compounds may be utilized to promote healing, including the prevention of thrombosis. The drugs, agents, and/or compounds may also be utilized to treat specific disorders, including restenosis, vulnerable plaque, and atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetic patients. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331817 | THERAPEUTIC AGENT DELIVERY DEVICE WITH A DUAL BALLOON HAVING DISTAL TAPER APERTURES - The present disclosure generally provides a multiple balloon assembly used as part of the distal region of a medical device that is capable of delivering a therapeutic agent into a body vessel having bodily fluid. The multiple balloon assembly comprises an inner balloon and an outer balloon. The outer balloon further comprises a proximal taper region, a middle region, and a distal taper region. The inflation of the inner balloon causes the middle region of the outer balloon to contact the inner wall of the body vessel, thereby, occluding the flow of fluid through the body vessel. The proximal taper region and the distal taper region are configured such that they do not touch the inner wall of the body vessel. One of the distal taper and proximal taper regions has a plurality of apertures configured to allow for the therapeutic agent to be delivered into the body vessel at a predetermined rate. A medical device that incorporates the multiple balloon assembly of the present disclosure, as well as a method for using the medical device and multiple balloon assembly are further disclosed. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331818 | NEEDLE FOR OPHTHALMIC PROCEDURES - The present invention provides a needle suitable for performing ophthalmic surgical procedures. The needle includes a flexible curved tube and an adapter which can attach the needle to a syringe for delivering anesthetic. The flexible curved tube may be of plastic, particularly PTFE, and is typically attached to the adapter by a connector. Employing a needle with a flexible curved tube significantly reduces the risk of trauma of a patient s eye during an ophthalmic surgical procedure such as a sub-Tenon s block procedure. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331819 | Drug Delivery System and Method of Treatment of Vascular Diseases Using Photodynamic Therapy - This invention relates to photodynamic therapy (PDT), more specifically PDT for atherosclerotic plaque via delivering PDT-loaded nanoparticles such as liposomes, polymersomes, micelles and polymeric nanoparticles into the diseased vascular tissue. This invention provides method and formulations for delivering multiple drugs and delivering drugs to specific targeted site. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331820 | COMPLIANT SURGICAL DEVICE - A compliant surgical device such as a flexible entry guide employs tendons to operate or steer the device and attaches asymmetric or constant force spring systems to control tension in the tendons. As a result, the surgical device can be compliant and respond to external forces during a surgical procedure without rapidly springing back or otherwise causing a reaction that damages tissue. The compliance also permits manual positioning or shaping of the device during or before insertion for a surgical procedure without damaging the tendons or connections of the tendons within the device or to a backend mechanism | 2010-12-30 |
20100331821 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY - A catheter assembly ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100331822 | Multi-Component Sterile Connector Assembly and Anti-Slip Cover - A multi-component connector apparatus having a base component, an intermediate component and an end member are assembled end to end by rotational engagement. An elastic sheath extends over and covers portions of the base member, the intermediate member and the end member in a manner that precludes inadvertent decoupling of these assembled components. The sheath also prevents contamination of the assembled components after sterilization. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331823 | PROXIMALLY TRIMMABLE CATHETER INCLUDING PRE-ATTACHED BIFURCATION AND RELATED METHODS - A proximally trimmable catheter is disclosed. In one embodiment, the catheter includes a multi-lumen catheter tube, one or more extension tubes, and a hub for fluidly connecting the two. In a first unlocked state, the hub is axially slidable along the catheter tube. The hub includes tube pins that are in fluid communication with the extension tubes. A cutting member is positioned to longitudinally cut the catheter tube during axial sliding of the hub along the catheter tube such that distal portions of the tube pins remain disposed within the lumens of the catheter tube. When positioned as desired, the hub is locked into a second locked state and is no longer axially slidable along the catheter tube. The tube pins are fluidly sealed within the lumens of the catheter tube as to establish fluid communication between the extension tubes and the lumens via the tube pins. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331824 | INFUSION MEDIUM DELIVERY SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD WITH NEEDLE INSERTER AND NEEDLE INSERTER DEVICE AND METHOD - An infusion medium delivery system, device and method for delivering an infusion medium to a patient-user, includes a needle inserter device and method for inserting a needle and/or cannula into a patient-user to convey the infusion medium to the patient-user. The needle inserter device and method operate to insert a needle and cannula into a patient-user's skin and automatically withdraw the needle from the patient-user, leaving the cannula in place and in fluid flow communication with a reservoir. The delivery device may include a base portion and a durable portion connectable to the base portion, and wherein the base portion can be separated from the durable portion and disposed of after one or more specified number of uses. The base portion supports the reservoir and the needle inserter device, while the durable portion supports a drive device for selectively driving the infusion medium out of the reservoir and into the needle and/or cannula. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331826 | APPARATUS FOR INFUSING LIQUID TO A BODY - An infusion device having a housing with a reusable control portion and an expendable reservoir portion includes a precise drive for an infusion pump. The drive includes a piezoelectric bender assembly, a limiter and at least one contact stop. The piezoelectric bender assembly includes a cantilevered piezoelectric bender having an member of predetermined thickness fixed to move with the second end. A limiter of dimensionally stable material including a gap and at least a first mounting hole extending to the gap. The member of predetermined thickness extends into the gap. A first contact stop is positioned in the gap to define a critical gap distance limiting movement of the member of predetermined thickness in the gap. A base has a mounting surface, a port through the base and extending to the mounting surface. The port includes a first length having a smaller diameter at the mounting surface and a second length displaced from the mounting surface and having a larger diameter. A rigid cannula extends from the base through the port. The rigid cannula has a diameter smaller than the smaller diameter of the port, and the first length of the port has an annular open gap for lateral or pivotal movement of the rigid cannula. A mount of elastomeric material in the length having the larger diameter mounts the rigid cannula. The cannula includes hydrogel material in a desiccated state coating the surface of the cannula, including the beveled end, which rehydrates upon placement in the patient. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331827 | ADMINISTRATION OF DRUGS TO A PATIENT - The invention relates to a method and an electronic pill ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100331828 | HAND-HELD MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - The invention relates to a hand-held medical instrument, in particular a hand-held surgical or dental instrument, comprising a component that generates mechanical vibrations during operation, and a particle damping element which has at least one hollow space that is designed to receive the mechanical vibrations and is filled at least in part with a plurality of granular particles which dampen the mechanical vibrations by means of dissipative shocks between the granular particles and/or between the granular particles and a wall surrounding the hollow space. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331829 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-BEAM SCANNING - System and method of photoaltering a material. The system includes a laser source operable to produce a primary pulsed beam, a holographic optical element configured to receive the primary pulsed beam and transmit a plurality of secondary beams, and a scanner operable to direct the secondary beams to the material. The secondary beams are based on the primary pulsed beam. The method includes phase shifting a pulsed laser beam to produce an input beam, holographically altering the input beam to produce a plurality of transmission beams, and scanning a portion of the material with the transmission beams. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331830 | TREATMENT DEVICE FOR SURGICALLY CORRECTING AMETROPIA OF AN EYE AND METHOD FOR CREATING CONTROL DATA THEREFORE - A treatment device for the surgical correction of hyperopia in the eye comprising a laser device controlled by a control device. The laser device separating corneal tissue by applying laser radiation. The control device controls the laser device for emitting the laser radiation into the cornea such that a lenticule-shaped volume is isolated. Removal thereof effects the desired correction. The control device ( | 2010-12-30 |
20100331831 | TREATMENT DEVICE FOR OPERATIVELY CORRECTING DEFECTIVE VISION OF AN EYE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONTROL DATA THEREFOR AND METHOD FOR OPERATIVELY CORRECTING DEFECTIVE VISION OF AN EYE - A treatment apparatus for operatively correcting myopia or hyperopia in an eye includes a laser device controlled by a control device and that separates the corneal tissue by applying a laser beam. The control device controls the laser device to emit the laser beam into the cornea such that a lenticule-shaped volume is isolated in the cornea. The control device, when controlling the laser device, predefines the lenticule-shaped volume such that the volume has a minimum thickness of between 5 and 50 μm. For myopia correction, the minimum thickness occurs on the edge of the volume, and for hyperopia correction the minimum thickness occurs in the region of the visual axis. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331832 | METHOD FOR TREATING SKIN - Techniques for the treatment of skin segments by application of optical radiation are limited due to dark skin pigmentation. The application of a whitening substance is utilized to temporarily lighten a targeted skin segment. In the temporarily lightened state, optical radiation for skin treatment is applied in a more effective manner. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331833 | IN-VITRO DEVICE MONITORING DURING MINIMALLY INVASIVE ABLATION THERAPY - A method and apparatus for monitoring and controlling interventional therapy is described, where the interventional therapy results in the destruction of tissue and the release of chemical markers. When interventional therapy results in destruction of a patient tissue, such as cancerous tissue, a variety of chemical markers may be released into the bloodstream. An in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) device may be used to measure the concentration of an analyte representing a marker and compare the measured concentration with a predetermined set point so as to monitor or control the procedure. The blood for the analysis may be obtained either inter-procedurally or intra-procedurally depending on the promptness of the effect being measured and the speed of measurement. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331834 | Ablation Probe Fixation - An ablation probe fixation apparatus for securing an ablation probe to tissue is disclosed. The ablation probe fixation apparatus includes a base having a top surface and a skin-contacting bottom surface, wherein the base includes an adhesive layer disposed on the skin-contacting bottom surface. The fixation apparatus also includes a fixation member coupled to the top surface of the base. The base and the fixation member include an aperture defined therein for insertion of the ablation probe therethrough. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331835 | RETURN ELECTRODE DETECTION AND MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A return electrode detection and monitoring system and method thereof are provided. The system and method of the present disclosure provide for a combined universal recognition feature, that is to identify whether a return or neutral electrode coupled to an electrosurgical generator is a capacitive electrode or a split or non-split (solid) resistive electrode. Furthermore, the system and method will monitor both capacitive and resistive return electrodes when the electrosurgical generator is operating in the 4 Mhz range to notify an operator when the return electrode is not coupled enough which would effect power delivery to the patient and hence effect on the targeted tissue. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331836 | Medical coagulation instrument - A medical coagulation instrument having a shaft as well as at least one electrode tip that extends beyond the distal end of the shaft. To create a coagulation instrument whose electrodes are of simple structure and ensure an atraumatic and safe handling, at least one electrode tip should be widened or be configured as widening in the distal direction. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331837 | BIPOLAR COAGULATION FORCEPS - A bipolar coagulation forceps with a fixed forceps leg, a pivot support, and a pivoting forceps leg, which can pivot relative to the fixed forceps leg via a pivot element and which is electrically insulated from the fixed forceps leg is provided, with the forceps legs essentially being made from biocompatible metal. The pivot element is likewise essentially made from biocompatible metal and attaches directly to the moving forceps leg. An insulating body electrically insulating the pivot element and the moving forceps leg from the fixed forceps leg is arranged on or fixed to the fixed forceps leg as a pivot support, on which the moving forceps leg is supported by the pivot element. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331838 | TRANSMURALITY CLAMP SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Tissue clamp systems and methods assess the transmurality of a lesion created by ablation. Exemplary clamp systems for ablating tissue include a first jaw, an ablation element mounted on the first jaw, a second jaw, and a sensing element mounted on the second jaw. The sensing element can be configured to assess transmurality of a lesion created by the ablation element. Systems may also include a connection mechanism that connects the ablation element and the sensing element to a connector for connecting the ablation element and the sensing element to an ablation system. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331839 | Compressible Jaw Configuration with Bipolar RF Output Electrodes for Soft Tissue Fusion - The present disclosure relates to electrosurgical instruments for use in sealing various tissues. The instrument includes a housing having a shaft attached thereto and an end effector assembly attached to a distal end of the shaft, wherein the end effector assembly includes first and second jaw members attached thereto. The jaw members are movable relative to one another from a first position for approximating tissue to at least one additional position for grasping tissue therebetween. The jaw members have an elastomeric material disposed on an inner facing tissue contacting surface thereof with the elastomeric materials including an electrode disposed therein. The electrodes are offset a distance X relative to one another such that when the jaw members are closed about the tissue and when the electrodes are activated, electrosurgical energy flows through the tissue in a generally coplanar manner relative to the tissue contacting surfaces. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331840 | FAST ADJUST EXTERNAL FIXATION CONNECTION ROD - The present disclosure provides various embodiments of an external fixation connection rod having articulatable joints that can be attached to external supports, such as rings. In some embodiments, the fixation connection rod includes a telescopic rod and connecting mechanisms for coupling the joints of the connection rod to the external supports, and the connecting mechanisms are operable to substantially lock the orientation of the joints. In some other embodiments, the connection rod includes a housing having parallel axial bores defined therethrough and sleeves slidably disposed in the axial bores. Also included in the present disclosure are methods of maintaining the orientation of first and second fixator rings for immobilizing bone segments. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331841 | Bone fracture treatment devices and methods of their use - A bone treatment device comprises a shaft having a tubular wall, a lumen extending within the tubular wall, openings through the tubular wall, and anchoring elements adjacent the openings that can be deployed out of the openings in the presence of an actuating force within the shaft lumen. The bone treatment device may further comprise an actuator configured to be received within the shaft lumen to deploy the anchoring elements out of the openings. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331842 | MULTI-ARTICULATED FRACTURE FIXATION DEVICE WITH ADJUSTABLE MODULUS OF RIGIDITY - A multi-articular fracture fixation device having a adjustable modulus of rigidity. The implant apparatus includes modular tensioning elements that can be disposed in a ball-and-socket linear array along a length of connecting wire within a medullary canal or percutaneously. The connecting wire includes a threaded end and a stop member at the opposite end, and when a lock nut is threadably disposed on the threaded end and tightened, at least two of the tensioning elements in the array may be swiveled relative to one another and arranged to introduce curvature as desired along the length of the array. Tightening the lock nut is also employed to adjust the modulus of rigidity to be retained during healing. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331843 | ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANT AND FASTENER ASSEMBLY - Treating fractures using one or both of an implant, such as an intramedullary nail, and a fastening assembly, such as a lag screw and compression screw assembly. The implant in some embodiments has a proximal section with a transverse aperture having a non-circular cross-section that may be shaped to selectively constrain the fastening assembly within the transverse aperture. Two or more components of the fastening assembly may be received to slide, in a controlled way, in the transverse aperture of the implant, and to cooperate to resist a force moment applied thereto. Without the presence of one of the components, such as the lag screw, another component, such as the compression screw may not resist a force moment applied thereto. In some implementations, an engaging member and a compression device of the fastening assembly are configured so that the compression device interacts with a portion of the implant and a portion of the engaging member to enable controlled movement between first and second bone fragments. This configuration is useful for, among other things, compressing a fracture. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331844 | BONE FIXATION SYSTEM - Systems, including methods, apparatus, and kits, for fixing bones, such as rib bones, with bone plates. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331845 | Methods and instruments for interbody surgical techniques - This invention relates to methods and instruments for performing a surgical procedure in a disc space between adjacent vertebrae. The instruments include a distractor and a cutting instrument. In one embodiment the distractor includes a body portion and a pair of flanges extending along opposite sides of the body portion such that a slot is formed between the flanges and the body portion. The cutting instrument is positionable over the body portion and into the slots of the distractor so that the flanges are positioned between the cutting instrument and the adjacent tissue. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331846 | BONE RIFLING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PREPARING A BONE USING SUCH SYSTEM - A bone rifling system for use in prosthesis, which allows improved prosthetic bone fixation. The system comprises orthopedic undercut reamer, which can cut controlled internal groove circles or spiral grooves on the internal surface of host bone. The system converts the commonly reamed smooth bone to grooved or rifled bony tube. Used together with bone cements, the bone rifling system ensures prosthetic bone fixation by significantly increasing the pull out strength, and decreasing the rate of clinical loosening and failure of replacement joints. Also disclosed is a method for preparing a bone for a prosthesis using such a bone rifling system to cut grooves in a host bone for increased prosthetic bone fixation. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331847 | Methods and Apparatus for Performing Knee Arthroplasty - Methods and apparatus for performing knee arthroplasty, including, but not limited to, bicruciate retaining knee arthroplasty, are described herein. Methods and apparatus for preparing a distal femur for a femoral implant as well as methods and apparatus for preparing a proximal tibia for a tibial implant are described. These methods and apparatus, in at least some embodiments and uses, facilitate decreasing the complexity of knee arthroplasty procedures such as bicruciate retaining procedures, while maintaining, if not improving on, the safety, accuracy and/or effectiveness of such procedures. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331848 | Methods and Apparatus for Performing Knee Arthroplasty - Methods and apparatus for performing knee arthroplasty, including, but not limited to, bicruciate retaining knee arthroplasty, are described herein. Methods and apparatus for preparing a distal femur for a femoral implant as well as methods and apparatus for preparing a proximal tibia for a tibial implant are described. These methods and apparatus, in at least some embodiments and uses, facilitate decreasing the complexity of knee arthroplasty procedures such as bicruciate retaining procedures, while maintaining, if not improving on, the safety, accuracy and/or effectiveness of such procedures. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331849 | SPINE DISTRACTION AND COMPRESSION INSTRUMENT - A surgical instrument for moving tissue, such as bone segments, and more specifically vertebrae of a spinal column, is provided. In particular, a spine compression and/or distraction instrument that can be used to reposition vertebrae is provided. Further, methods for using the surgical instrument to compress and/or distract vertebrae of a spinal column are also provided. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331850 | APPARATUS FOR DELIVERY OF REINFORCING MATERIALS TO BONE - An apparatus and methods for delivery of reinforcing materials to a weakened or fractured bone is disclosed. An apparatus for delivering a reinforcing mixture to a bone including a tube having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, wherein the tube has at least one inner lumen capable of allowing a bone reinforcing mixture to pass therethrough; a balloon engaging the tube wherein the balloon expands from a substantially deflated state to a substantially inflated state upon the bone reinforcing mixture entering the balloon; and at least one light guide extending through the tube into the balloon to guide a light into the balloon. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331851 | SURGICAL SLAP HAMMER - A slap hammer including an adjustable striking member and a releasable retaining mechanism for releasably retaining a sliding weight is disclosed. One described slap hammer comprises a guide rod having a first end and a second end; a striking member coupled to the second end of the guide rod and movable relative to the first end of the guide rod; a sliding weight slidable along the guide rod between the first end of the guide rod and the striking member; a biasing element positioned between the sliding weight and the first end of the guide rod, the biasing element biasing the sliding weight towards the second end of the guide rod; and a releasable retaining mechanism for releasably retaining the sliding weight against the action of the biasing element. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331852 | Tool device for inserting fasteners - A tool device includes a frame, a barrel extending from the frame, a first magazine having first passages for containing work or drive bits, and a second magazine having second passages for containing fasteners. A shaft is movable over a path that extends through the barrel. When a second passage is vacant and aligned with a selected first passage, a work bit in the first passage is urged by the shaft through the vacant second passage and through the barrel, to be set at a distal end of the barrel for use on a work object. When a second passage containing a fastener is aligned with a selected first passage, a drive bit in the first passage is urged by the shaft to engage the fastener and advance the fastener to the distal end of the barrel, to enable the bit to drive the fastener into the work object. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331853 | INTRACORPOREAL GRASPING DEVICE - An intracorporeal grasping device includes a tubular member for entering a lumen of a human body and the tubular member having a distal end portion. An elongated core member is disposed within the interior cavity of the tubular member for rotational or slidable movement within the tubular member and the elongated core member having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The elongated core member includes a grasping configuration for capturing an object (e.g., clot or debris) therein. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331854 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING TREATMENT IN A PERICARDIAL SPACE - An apparatus, device and method are provided to enable performing a treatment in a minimally invasive fashion in a pericardial space. The device includes a needle having a sensing means to detect substantially different bodily tissues to enable a practitioner to determine when the distal end of the needle is in the pericardial space; an anchoring means to secure the distal end of the needle inside or in proximity to the pericardial space; and a delivery means for delivering a guidewire to the pericardial space to perform the treatment. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331855 | Efficient Vision and Kinematic Data Fusion For Robotic Surgical Instruments and Other Applications - Robotic devices, systems, and methods for use in telesurgical therapies through minimally invasive apertures make use of joint-based data throughout much of the robotic kinematic chain, but selectively rely on information from an image capture device to determine location and orientation along the linkage adjacent a pivotal center at which a shaft of the robotic surgical tool enters the patient. A bias offset may be applied to a pose (including both an orientation and a location) at the pivotal center to enhance accuracy. The bias offset may be applied as a simple rigid transformation from the image-based pivotal center pose to a joint-based pivotal center pose. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331856 | MULTIPLE FLEXIBLE AND STEERABLE ELONGATE INSTRUMENTS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE OPERATIONS - Configurations are described for conducting minimally invasive medical interventions utilizing elongate robotically controlled instruments and assemblies thereof. In one embodiment, a junction sheath may be utilized to facilitate surgical triangulation of two interventional instrument assemblies, while also directing them to the surgical theater through a minimal single wound or surgical port. One or more instrument drivers, and one or more master input devices comprising an operator workstation, may be utilized to independently and simultaneously control multiple degrees of freedom pertinent to each instrument comprising one or more instrument assembly. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331857 | FLEXIBLE WRIST-TYPE ELEMENT AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREOF - A flexible wrist-type element and methods of operation thereof, including variations having an angularly moveable hub housing a rotatable and operable end effector driven via a drive train having one or more universal-type joints and/or other flexible couplings moveable via an input mechanism within a housing. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331858 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR ROBOT-ASSISTED MICRO-SURGICAL STENTING - Systems, devices, and methods for robot-assisted microsurgical stenting are described herein. In some embodiments a tele-robotic microsurgical system for eye surgery include: a tele-robotic master and a slave hybrid-robot; wherein the tele-robotic master has at least one master slave interface controlled by a medical professional; wherein the slave hybrid-robot has at least one robotic arm attached to a frame releasably attached to a patient's head; wherein the at least one robotic arm has a parallel robot and a serial robot; and wherein the serial robot includes a stenting unit which includes a support tube, a pre-bent tube mounted within the support tube and a guide wire extending from the support tube for carrying a stent and for piercing a blood vessel. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331859 | MEDICAL ROBOT SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING AN ORGAN IN A POSITION SUITABLE FOR A MEDICAL TREATMENT - Provided is a medical robot system which includes a medical manipulator capable of handling organs such as a uterine of different shapes and sizes. The medical robot system includes a robot arm, a medical manipulator which is detachably provided in the robot arm and supports an organ to a predetermined position, and a controller unit operable by an operator to control the robot arm and the medical manipulator. The medical manipulator also includes a first arm portion in a base side thereof, a second arm portion in a front side thereof for supporting the organ, and a connection portion connecting the first arm portion with the second arm portion. The control unit adjusts a relative direction of the second arm portion and the first arm portion and a length of the second arm portion in a telescopic manner thereby being suitable for organs of various shapes and sizes. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331860 | MANIPULATOR WITH DECOUPLED MOVEMENTS, AND APPLICATION TO INSTRUMENTS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY - A manipulator includes a main arm, of which the proximal end bears a drive, and a proximal manipulation structure, and of which the distal end bears a controlled distal structure that may itself bear a surgical tool. The main arm passes through a surgical trocar. The proximal manipulation structure includes two opposed contact zones and stress sensors positioned in a central zone between the two opposed contact zones. The stress sensors operate the drive as a function of the stresses applied to the contact zones in order to produce the pivoting and rotating movements of the surgical tool with respect to the main arm. This ensures that there is optimal decoupling of the movements in the various degrees of freedom, thus making it easier to obtain movements through stressing operations that are natural to the operating surgeon. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331861 | COSMETIC DEVICE - A cosmetic device includes a grip, a keratin removal head detachably attached to the grip, and an epilator head detachably attached to the grip. Either one of the keratin removal head and epilator head is attached to the grip. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331862 | TISSUE COMPRESSION USING SURGICAL CLIPS - A compression clip system where compression is used to close a tissue opening, reduce the volume of an organ, ligate dilated blood vessels or compress tissue adjacent to various other types of lesions to induce healing. Compression prevents bleeding and the leakage of body fluids into a body cavity. The opening may be surgery induced as in gastrectomies or formed naturally such as peptic ulcers and hemorrhoids. The system may include a compression clip, a suitable clip applier, a grasper assembly and an endoscope all brought to the compression site via a multi-lumen sleeve. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331863 | SUTURE PASSING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD - In one embodiment, a continuous suture passer device may include a first jaw, a second jaw, a tissue penetrator which may penetrate through tissue positioned between the first and second jaws, and a suture shuttle which may be releasably secured to the tissue penetrator and adapted to carry a suture. Further, the device may include an actuator which may manipulate at least one of the first or second jaws and the tissue penetrator, and the second jaw may have a suture shuttle retainer seat on which the suture shuttle may be releasably secured. The tissue penetrator may be movable towards the second jaw such that the suture shuttle carried by the tissue penetrator may be transferred to the shuttle retainer seat on the second jaw. Additionally, the first and second jaws may be substantially parallel to one another at any position to which the at least one jaw is manipulated. Additionally, the tissue penetrator may travel along an arcuate path from a first position, recessed within the first jaw, to a second position where the tissue penetrator extends through the tissue to be positioned in communication with the second jaw. Further, the at least one jaw may be manipulated such that it travels along a path that is substantially the same arcuate path traveled by the tissue penetrator. A method for passing a suture through tissue includes manipulation to transfer a suture shuttle adapted to carry a suture between a tissue penetrator and a second jaw. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331864 | Device for Repair of Urological Structures - A tissue engineering construct made from a nonwoven fabric. The fabric is made from first and second staple fibers. The first staple fibers are made from a first biocompatible, bioabsorbable material, and the second staple fibers are made from a second biocompatible, bioabsorbable material. The first material has a melting temperature lower than the second material. The fabric is formed into a three-dimensional construct suitable for the repair of urinary tract structures. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331865 | Biphasic implant device providing joint fluid therapy - Tissue implants prepared for the repair of tissues, especially avascular tissues such as cartilage. One embodiment presents an electric potential capable of receiving and accumulating desirable factors or molecules from surrounding fluid when exposed to dynamic loading. In another embodiment the implant promotes tissue conduction by retarding, restricting and controlling cellular invasion through use of gradients until competent tissue forms. Further embodiments of the tissue implants may be formed into a multi-phasic device that provides deep tissue mechanical stimulus by conduction of mechanical and fluid forces experienced at the surface of the implant. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331866 | LINEAR CLAMPS FOR ANASTOMOSIS - The present embodiments provide medical apparatuses, systems, and methods for rapidly forming an anastomosis between two viscera. The medical apparatus generally comprises two bases with two clamp members rotatably attached to the bases, the clamp members being capable of compressing tissue. The system generally comprises positioning and then deploying the medical apparatus between and within two stomas via an elongate member. The method generally comprises using the medical system to create an anastomosis between the stomach and the jejunum. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331867 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DERMAL INCISION - An incision instrument may include a deformable hollow blade that is acted upon by two or more clamping arms that deform the blade into an elliptical cross-sectional shape, thereby enabling the incision instrument to make controlled elliptical incisions. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331868 | Method For Constructing An Instrument With A Two-Part Plunger For Subcutaneous Implantation - A method for constructing an instrument with a two-part plunger for subcutaneous implantation is provided. An incising body is formed by defining a non-circular coaxial bore and sharpening a distal bottom edge. A two-part plunger including a tongue blade assembly and a plunger assembly is constructed. The tongue blade assembly is constructed by sharpening a beveled end of a flat thin tongue blade and by affixing a straight tongue blade shaft to an end of the tongue blade opposite the beveled end. The tongue blade assembly has a length exceeding the coaxial bore. The plunger assembly is constructed by affixing a plunger to a plunger shaft on a distal end. The plunger assembly has a length exceeding the coaxial bore and is oriented adjacent to the tongue blade assembly. The two-part plunger is inserted through an end of the incising body. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331869 | ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - In one general aspect, various embodiments are directed to an ultrasonic surgical instrument that comprises a transducer configured to produce vibrations along a longitudinal axis at a predetermined frequency. In various embodiments, an ultrasonic blade extends along the longitudinal axis and is coupled to the transducer. In various embodiments, the ultrasonic blade includes a body having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end is movable relative to the longitudinal axis by the vibrations produced by the transducer. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331870 | ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - In one general aspect, various embodiments are directed to an ultrasonic surgical instrument that comprises a transducer configured to produce vibrations along a longitudinal axis at a predetermined frequency. In various embodiments, an ultrasonic blade extends along the longitudinal axis and is coupled to the transducer. In various embodiments, the ultrasonic blade includes a body having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end is movable relative to the longitudinal axis by the vibrations produced by the transducer. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331871 | ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - In one general aspect, various embodiments are directed to an ultrasonic surgical instrument that comprises a transducer configured to produce vibrations along a longitudinal axis at a predetermined frequency. In various embodiments, an ultrasonic blade extends along the longitudinal axis and is coupled to the transducer. In various embodiments, the ultrasonic blade includes a body having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end is movable relative to the longitudinal axis by the vibrations produced by the transducer. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331872 | ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - In one general aspect, various embodiments are directed to an ultrasonic surgical instrument that comprises a transducer configured to produce vibrations along a longitudinal axis at a predetermined frequency. In various embodiments, an ultrasonic blade extends along the longitudinal axis and is coupled to the transducer. In various embodiments, the ultrasonic blade includes a body having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end is movable relative to the longitudinal axis by the vibrations produced by the transducer. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331873 | ULTRASONIC DEVICE FOR CUTTING AND COAGULATING - An ultrasonic clamp coagulator assembly that is configured to permit selective cutting, coagulation, and fine dissection required in fine and delicate surgical procedures. The assembly includes a clamping mechanism, including a clamp arm pivotally-mounted at the distal portion of the instrument using a ball-bearing assembly, which is specifically configured to create a desired level of tissue clamping forces. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331874 | METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING AN INSTRUMENT WITH A COVERED BORE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS IMPLANTATION - A method for constructing an instrument with a covered bore for subcutaneous implantation is provided. An incising body is formed by defining a non-circular coaxial bore and sharpening a cutting edge extending from a bottom distal end beyond the opening of the coaxial bore and affixing an attachment point at a top distal end. A plunger is constructed sized to fit within the coaxial bore. The plunger is inserted in the bore of the incising body. A cover is affixed to the attachment point, wherein the cover extends down to the bottom distal end and, when closed, the cover encloses the opening proximal to the cutting edge. | 2010-12-30 |
20100331875 | PUNCTURE DEVICE - The present invention provides a puncture device and an administration device in which a puncture needle can be stuck certainly to a predetermined region of a skin. The puncture device and the administration device of the present invention are provided with a puncture needle moving means for retaining aforesaid puncture needle to be movable and a skin deforming means for deforming the skin, wherein it is constituted such that the puncture needle is moved by aforesaid puncture needle moving means and punctures the skin deformed by aforesaid skin deforming means. | 2010-12-30 |