Abstract: A bone anchor delivery system device has a retractable punch driver assembly and a bone anchor assembly for attachment onto the punch driver assembly. The punch driver assembly has a retractable punch shaft and a guide for receiving the retractable punch shaft. The punch shaft is linearly movable relative to the guide and the punch shaft having an extended length with bone penetrating tip at a first end. The bone anchor assembly has a bone anchor having a hollow body, a punch, an intermediate lock. The intermediate lock is stowed at a distal end portion inside the hollow body of the bone anchor near a proximal end of the punch and when moved toward a proximal end of the bone anchor the intermediate lock moves inside and expands the hollow body diametrically increasing in size to secure the bone anchor to a bone opening.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and devices for obtaining patent hemostasis of the radial artery by compressing the uninstrumented ulnar artery to increase radial artery flow. The device comprises a band having an inflatable bladder for applying blunt pressure to the ulnar artery. The method comprises applying a pressure to the homolateral ulnar artery and applying a pressure to the radial artery at the access site to obtain hemostasis at the access site.

Abstract: A delivery system for delivering a prosthesis, the delivery system including a housing, a sheath extending from within the housing, a clutching mechanism housed within the housing, and a cable. The clutching mechanism includes a one-way clutch that transmits a torque from an actuator to an inner shaft assembly when the actuator is rotated in a first direction and does not transmit a torque from the actuator to the inner shaft assembly when the actuator is rotated in a second opposing direction. The actuator is accessible from an exterior of the housing. The cable has a first end coupled to a proximal portion of the sheath and a second end coupled to the inner shaft assembly, and actuation of the actuator causes the actuator to rotate in the first direction, thereby causing the inner shaft assembly to wind up a portion of cable and retract the sheath.

Abstract: A hemostatic device is provided to stop bleeding at a puncture site on the wrist of a patient, the device comprising a transparent flexible band to be wrapped at the site where the bleeding is to be stopped, a curved frame having an inner peripheral side and possessing a first curved portion in its first half and a second curved portion in its second half, a first balloon provided on the inner peripheral side in the first half of the curved frame and a second balloon provided on the inner peripheral side in the second half of the curved frame, the first balloon being larger than the second balloon. The bleeding from radial artery is stopped by compressing the radial artery at the puncture site using inflation of the first balloon and radial artery flow is increased by compression of ipsilateral ulnar artery using inflation of the second balloon.

Abstract: An introducer sheath includes an inner liner having a passageway extending longitudinally therethrough, a coil positioned over the inner liner, and an outer jacket positioned over the liner and the coil. The outer jacket is bonded to the inner liner between the coil turns. The coil turns have a cross-section comprising opposing end portions, and a center portion disposed between the opposing end portions. The center portion has a thickness not exceeding about one-third of a thickness of the end portions for reducing a bending modulus of the coil, and the end portions have a generally curved outer surface. At least a distal end portion of the outer jacket has a durometer between about 70 and 90 on the Shore D scale.

Abstract: A surgical blade may include a surgical incision guide configured to guide a surgical incision. The surgical incision guide may include one or more surgical incision guide marks. A surgical incision guide mark may be configured to provide information about a surgical incision. For example, a surgeon may compare a location of a surgical incision guide with a portion of a tissue to identify an incision depth. Illustratively, a surgeon may compare a location of a surgical incision guide with a portion of a tissue to identify an optimum incision depth to adjust an orientation of a surgical blade.

Abstract: A hemostatic device is provided to stop bleeding at a puncture site on the wrist of a patient, the device comprising a transparent flexible band to be wrapped at the site where the bleeding is to be stopped, a curved frame having an inner peripheral side and possessing a first curved portion in its first half and a second curved portion in its second half, a first balloon provided on the inner peripheral side in the first half of the curved frame and a second balloon provided on the inner peripheral side in the second half of the curved frame, the first balloon being larger than the second balloon. The bleeding from radial artery is stopped by compressing the radial artery at the puncture site using inflation of the first balloon and radial artery flow is increased by compression of ipsilateral ulnar artery using inflation of the second balloon.

Abstract: A hair removal apparatus adapted to remove hair can be manually, electrically, or battery operated, and is configured to fit comfortably from various parts of the body utilizing a threading member. The hair removal apparatus within the palm of a user's hand such that the user may accurately guide the hair removal apparatus over the desired hair-removal region.

Abstract: A lancing device for collecting body fluid samples with a body at the end of which an endcap is arranged. The endcap has a positioning surface with an outlet opening. The device further comprises a socket to receive at least one lancet, which is interchangeably clamped in the body, a clamping device, and a release mechanism, with which the lancet is clamped inside the body. The lancing procedure is initiated with the tip of the lancet emerging through the outlet opening. An ejection device is used to eject a used lancet. The endcap is functionally coupled with the ejection device in such a way that, when the ejection device is actuated, the endcap is held pivotably on the body so that it can swing out of the path of the lancet.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and devices for obtaining patent hemostasis of the radial artery by compressing the uninstrumented ulnar artery to increase radial artery flow. The device comprises a band having an inflatable bladder for applying blunt pressure to the ulnar artery. The method comprises applying a pressure to the homolateral ulnar artery and applying a pressure to the radial artery at the access site to obtain hemostasis at the access site.

Abstract: The device (10) has a handle assembly (40) and a bone anchor driver assembly (20). The handle assembly (40) has an upper handle portion (50) and a lower handle portion (60). The upper or lower handle portion is rotatable relative to the other handle portion. A bone anchor driver assembly (20) is for rotatably driving a bone anchor (12) into a hole in a bone. The bone anchor driver assembly (20) is fixed to one of either the upper or lower handle portions (50 or 60).

Abstract: The device (10) has a handle assembly (40) and a bone anchor driver assembly (20). The handle assembly (40) has an upper handle portion (50) and a lower handle portion (60). The upper or lower handle portion is rotatable relative to the other handle portion. A bone anchor driver assembly (20) is for rotatably driving a bone anchor (12) into a hole in a bone. The bone anchor driver assembly (20) is fixed to one of either the upper or lower handle portions (50 or 60).

Abstract: A method for preventing a predisposition to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) includes limiting the blood flow from the placenta through the umbilical cord to the infant during delivery, as well as preferably also monitoring the adequacy of flow in the umbilical vein. In one embodiment, a pressure limiting device is placed around the umbilical cord, preferably as soon as the umbilical cord is palpable. The pressure limiting device preferably includes an inflatable cuff that can be applied about the umbilical cord.

Abstract: An external bodily vessel support comprising an elongate body with a longitudinal axis and an interior to be brought into apposition with an exterior of the bodily vessel. The elongate body including a tubular fabric of a plurality of threads, the body when in a relaxed configuration having a relaxed length and being sized and shaped to fit over of the exterior of the bodily vessel, the tubular fabric being longitudinally elastic to maintain the length with an axial stiffness of at least 0.1 N/m.

Abstract: An apparatus for application of surgical clips to body tissue is provided and includes a handle assembly; a shaft assembly including a housing extending distally from the handle assembly and defining a longitudinal axis; a plurality of surgical clips disposed within the shaft assembly; a jaw mounted adjacent a distal end portion of the shaft assembly, the jaw being movable between an open spaced-apart condition and a closed approximated condition; and a pusher bar reciprocally disposed within the housing of the shaft assembly and being detachably connectable to the housing of the shaft assembly, the pusher bar being configured to load a distal-most surgical clip into the jaws during distal movement and remain connected to the housing of the shaft assembly and in a distally advanced position during an approximation of the jaws.

Abstract: The present invention is a self-expanding dilation plug for use in body modification activities. The plug has a central body and a plurality of arms extending therefrom under constant spring pressure. The plug is inserted into a hole in a person's body part, such as an ear lobe, and allowed to gently stretch the tissue over time. In so doing, trauma and the risk of serious injury associated with the procedure is greatly reduced.