Abstract: A method for removing materials from a subject can include inserting an endoscope into the subject through an esophagus of the subject; introducing, through a cavity wall of a stomach of the subject to access a site within the subject outside the stomach, an endoscopic tool coupled with the endoscope; actuating a cutting assembly of the endoscopic tool to cut material at the site, the material associated with at least one of a pancreatic fluid collection in a pancreas of the subject or an extra-pancreatic fluid collection external to the pancreas; and applying suction to a first end of an aspiration channel of the endoscopic tool to remove the material through the aspiration channel, the aspiration channel extending from the first end to a second end at an opening of the cutting assembly.

Abstract: An ultrasonic cutting tip has a hollow shaft with a proximal and distal end. The proximal end is configured to be attached to an ultrasonic hand piece, and the distal end has a smooth continuous surface. An opening is located near the distal end of the hollow shaft. The opening is configured to cut vitreous when the cutting tip is vibrated ultrasonically in a torsional manner.

Abstract: A nose clearing assembly for cleaning a user's nostrils includes a tube that is insertable into a nostril of user. A swab is coupled to the tube and the swab can be inserted into the user's nostril. The swab is comprised of a fluid absorbent material for absorbing fluid mucous from the user's nostril. A shovel is coupled to the tube and the shovel can be inserted into the user's nostril. The shovel lies on a plane that is oriented perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the tube. In this way the shovel can engage, and subsequently remove, dried mucous from the user's nostril.

Abstract: The uterine hemostatic balloon unit includes a tube, a hemostatic balloon, a connector disposed in the tube, and a cap to be detachably attached to a proximal end portion of the tube. The tube has a drain channel for draining uterine blood outward and a water supply channel communicating with the hemostatic balloon. The connector has a drain terminal communicating with the drain channel and disposed in a proximal end portion of the tube, a flexible water supply tube communicating with the water supply channel and extending by being bifurcated outward of the tube, and a water supply terminal communicating with the water supply tube. The cap has an accommodating portion capable of accommodating the water supply terminal along a length direction of the drain terminal. The accommodating portion is open in a direction orthogonal to the length direction of the drain terminal.

Abstract: A treatment instrument includes a sheath having a longitudinal axis, an end effector provided on one end of the sheath, a housing to which the other end of the sheath is connected, and an operation dial provided to be rotatable relative to the housing around a first rotational axis. The operation dial includes a first outer peripheral surface provided around the first rotational axis, and a second outer peripheral surface spaced apart from the first outer peripheral surface in a direction along the first rotational axis and provided around the first rotational axis.

Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and apparatuses for surgical forceps for an easier and safer retrieval of foreign bodies in passages for better quality of care for patients.

Abstract: A reentry catheter having a catheter body having a lumen extending axially through a length of the catheter body, a distal port in communication with the lumen, and a flexible distal tip positioned at a distal end of the catheter body. The distal tip can have a first planar surface and a second planar surface that are angled to form a tapered portion in the distal tip. A thickness of the tapered portion in a first direction can decrease along the length of the tapered portion and can be less than a width of the tapered portion in a second direction at every point along the length of the tapered portion such that the tapered portion of the tip is more flexible when bent in the first direction than in the second direction, the second direction being normal to the first direction.

Abstract: A handheld rotary medical device with a shaver configured to remove cartilage is disclosed. The handheld rotary medical device may include an inner drive shaft, an elongated, tubular, outer housing encapsulating the inner drive shaft such that the inner drive shaft is positioned within the outer housing and a shaver at a distal end of the inner drive shaft. The shaver may include a plurality of teeth extending radially outward from an outer surface of the inner drive shaft. The medical device may include slots or grooves in the outer housing useful for cleaning the tissue from the teeth of the shaver.

Abstract: The application relates to a medical instrument with a hollow shaft, at the proximal end a handle is arranged, and at the distal end a tool with two jaw parts is arranged, of which at least one jaw part is pivotable, wherein the distal end is configured as a tool tip that can be deflected, and the tool tip is rotatable, wherein the rotation of the tool tip is effected via a first actuation element which is operatively connected at the proximal end to the handle, and wherein the deflection of the tool tip is effected via a second actuation element which is operatively connected to the handle, and wherein the at least one pivotable jaw part is adjustable between a closed position and an open position via a pull/push element. The pull/push element is mounted eccentrically in the tool tip and parallel to the longitudinal axis.