Patents Issued in January 19, 2017
  • Publication number: 20170014118
    Abstract: A surgical instrument includes an element connectable with a fixture. A first member is independently and selectively movable relative to the element and includes a part engageable with an incision in a cranial-caudal orientation relative to a body to space apart tissue. A second member is independently and selectively movable relative to the element and includes a part engageable with tissue of an anterior portion of the incision relative to the body. A third member is independently and selectively movable relative to the element and includes a part engageable with tissue of a posterior portion of the incision relative to the body. Systems and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: Cristian A. Capote
  • Publication number: 20170014119
    Abstract: A surgical adaptor comprises a first member is attachable to a first surgical instrument having a projection that defines an axis. A second member is attachable to a second surgical instrument such that the second surgical instrument is movable in at least two degrees of freedom relative to the axis. Surgical systems, instruments and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Cristian A. Capote, Christopher T. Martin, Steven Nowak
  • Publication number: 20170014120
    Abstract: A retractor assembly for positioning tissue during a surgical procedure, having two opposing arms disposed adjacent to one another and sized and configured to be urged substantially laterally away from one another during actuation of the retractor assembly into an open position, and one or more posts, each post being connected to, or integral with, and extending radially outwardly from a respective one of the opposing arms, each of the one or more posts having a length sufficient so that each of the one or more posts will extend through a respective aperture defined by a modular component to be detachably attached to the respective one of the opposing arms. Related methods of positioning tissue during surgery are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: Mark A. Dodson
  • Publication number: 20170014121
    Abstract: A method of performing an operation, e.g. a spinal operation, on a patient using a retractor comprising a pair of blade assemblies which are adapted to open about a set of axes that are not parallel to a third spatial axis, and further comprising a pair of arms, which are adapted to move the pair of blade assemblies apart from one another in the third spatial axis. In the method, the blade assemblies are closed to assume a low profile, inserted into a relatively small incision, and stretched apart from each other, thereby stretching the skin about the incision to form an aperture longer than the incision. The blade assemblies are then opened by rotating the blades about the set of axes, stretching the skin around the incision in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction (i.e. the direction of the incision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: Jason Blain
  • Publication number: 20170014122
    Abstract: A suture securing device includes a body connected to an arm by a hinge and is useable to secure a suture without requiring the tying of a knot. The body includes a bottom surface that contacts a patient's skin when in use, an eversion recess formed in the bottom surface, and a first gripping surface. The arm is connected to the body by the hinge and includes a second gripping surface that contacts at least a portion of the first gripping surface when the hinge is in the closed configuration. The device may also include an engagement structure configured to secure the arm to the body in the closed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: William Lear
  • Publication number: 20170014123
    Abstract: A suture passer comprising: a shaft having an axis; a first jaw mounted to the shaft in alignment with the axis, the first jaw being configured to releasably support a length of suture thereon; a second jaw movably mounted to the shaft; and a needle movably mounted to the shaft, the needle having a hook and being configured to reciprocate in alignment with the axis so that the hook can selectively pass by the second jaw and engage suture releasably supported on the first jaw; wherein the first jaw comprises a spring for selectively binding the suture to the first jaw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: David Skinlo, Scott Heneveld, Thomas Weisel, Roger Pisarnwongs
  • Publication number: 20170014124
    Abstract: A suture securing device includes a body connected to an arm by a hinge and is useable to secure a suture without requiring the tying of a knot. The body includes a bottom surface that contacts a patient's skin when in use, an eversion recess formed in the bottom surface, and a first gripping surface. The arm is connected to the body by the hinge and includes a second gripping surface that contacts at least a portion of the first gripping surface when the hinge is in the closed configuration. The device may also include an engagement structure configured to secure the arm to the body in the closed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: William Lear
  • Publication number: 20170014125
    Abstract: The present invention includes a surgical stapler having a staple cartridge, an anvil, a cutting member having a cutting surface, and a driver operably engaged with the cutting member to move the cutting member relative to the anvil and the staple cartridge. In at least one embodiment, one of the anvil and the staple cartridge defines a slot which is configured to receive at least a portion of the cutting member and guide the cutting member as it is moved relative to the anvil and the staple cartridge. In these embodiments, the slot can also be configured to receive a portion of the driver operably engaged with cutting member and support the driver when it moves the cutting member. In at least one embodiment, the slot is defined by at least one radius of curvature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jerome R. Morgan
  • Publication number: 20170014126
    Abstract: A device for inserting a medical apparatus into a living body includes a handle and an elongated sheath extending from the handle to a distal end configured for insertion to a target location in the living body in combination with a clasp positioned within a distal portion of the elongated sheath and configured to temporarily attach to an endoscopic device and a spring retention mechanism movable from a first resting configuration maintaining a first closed position of the clasp to a second compressed configuration moving the clasp to an open position. A withdrawal mechanism is movable from a first resting configuration in which the distal end of the elongated sheath extends distally over a distal end of the endoscopic device to a second retracted configuration in which the distal end of the elongated sheath is moved proximally of the distal end of the endoscopic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: Jeffrey V. BEAN
  • Publication number: 20170014127
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for surgical suturing with thread management. An apparatus for tissue suturing comprising a cartridge having a suturing needle having a pointed end and a blunt end, the suturing needle capable of rotating about an axis; a pusher assembly comprising a cartridge holder having a needle rotation drive capable of releasably engaging the cartridge and rotating the suturing needle about the axis; and an actuator capable of releasably engaging the needle rotation drive to rotate the needle rotation drive. A method for suturing tissue comprising placing a suturing device having a cartridge containing a suturing needle to span separated tissue segments; activating an actuator to cause rotational movement of the suturing needle through the separated tissue segments; and deactivating the actuator to stop an advancing movement of the suturing needle to cause a suturing material to be pulled through the separated tissue segments forming a stitch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Gerald I. Brecher, John C. Meade, Niall G. Deloughery, James H. Bleck
  • Publication number: 20170014128
    Abstract: The present invention discloses methods for producing a surgical suture having a reduced cross-sectional area portion from monofilaments fibers of various polymeric and metallic materials. Also disclosed are novel sutures having novel tips. Novel suture tipping apparatuses are also disclosed. The monofilament is subjected to the application of thermal treatment coupled with application of mechanical shaping of the fiber element to produce a deformed cross sectional portion of the suture body. The deformed suture body region is subsequently subjected to a trimming operation within a punching/stamping die. The reduced section of the suture body region and is severed to form a suture having a reduced-cross sectional area end portion. Preferably, each reduced region is severed approximately in the center of the trimmed reduced cross sectional area portion to form a suture having both ends of a reduced cross-sectional area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Anthony Rousseau, David C. Lindh, SR.
  • Publication number: 20170014129
    Abstract: A surgical instrument. The surgical instrument has a force delivery system which communicates a changing force to a user of the surgical instrument when a limit of a surgical function is reached. A sensor senses position of a moving element to communicate a signal to the force delivery system. In various embodiments, the system generates a vibratory force to signal the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jerome R. Morgan, Richard L. Leimbach, Mark D. Overmyer
  • Publication number: 20170014130
    Abstract: An article useful for atraumatic care and/or closure of wounds, as well as for repairing torn or ripped fabric is provided. The article comprises a substrate having opposing first and second major surfaces, a plurality of raised anchoring members disposed across the first major surface, and an optional adhesive pre-mounted adjacent the second major surface. A separate adhesive could also be used to mount the article to the desired underlying surface to be repaired. The substrate is a flexible and conformal continuous web that can be cut into pieces to custom fit the wound or fabric opening. Using the anchoring members and a thread, the pieces can be drawn together to correspondingly draw the tissue or fabric on either side(s) of the opening together, thereby closing the opening without piercing or suturing/sewing together the underlying tissue or fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: Bart Patenaude
  • Publication number: 20170014131
    Abstract: A medical instrument including a first joint including a first member and a second member, the first member configured to be repositionable with respect to the second member in a first degree of freedom, a second joint operatively coupled to the first joint, the second joint including a third member and a fourth member, the third member configured to be repositionable with respect to the fourth member in a second degree of freedom, a pair of repositionable jaws operatively coupled to the first joint and the second joint, an open-ended occlusion clip detachably mounted to the pair of repositionable jaws, and a controller operatively coupled to the first joint, the second joint, and the pair of repositionable jaws, the controller including a control with a line operatively coupled to the first and second jaws in at least a gun tackle pulley configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: ATRICURE, INC.
    Inventors: Keith Edward Martin, Frank M. Fago, David Wilson
  • Publication number: 20170014132
    Abstract: A gastric reduction pouch of a stomach is formed by gathering stomach tissue circumferentially from within the stomach to form a reduced diameter stomach section. A plurality of fasteners are deployed within the gathered stomach tissue to maintain the reduced diameter stomach portion. The gathering step may include folding the stomach tissue to produce a plurality of stomach tissue folds. A device is disclosed that is particularly adapted to permit such gastric reduction of a previously formed gastric reduction pouch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Steve G. BAKER, Raymond Michael Wolniewicz, III, Sean Totten, Clifton A. Alferness, Scott Harshman
  • Publication number: 20170014133
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a connection stent and a method of manufacturing the stent. The connection stent includes: a body configured to form a plurality of cells through the intersection of wires, and provided in a hollow cylindrical shape; an upper head formed to extend from one end of the body to have a diameter larger than that of the body; and a lower head formed to extend from a remaining end of the body to have a diameter larger than that of the body. The upper head and the lower head are respectively placed to come into contact with insides of heterogeneous tissues. Accordingly, according to the present invention, there can be manufactured a stent which can connect heterogeneous tissues and form a bypass and which can provide sufficient expansion force and minimum axial force for the maintenance of the bypass formed as described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: M.I.TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Hyeon HAN, Hun Kuk PARK, Ho YUN, Jong Pil MOON, Bong Seok JANG
  • Publication number: 20170014134
    Abstract: A medical anastomosis device (100), having a firing assembly (50), a staple anvil (30), a staple anvil assembly (34), and a staple cartridge assembly (32); the firing assembly (50) includes a staple cartridge push rod (54) provided with a stop pin (542) thereon; the staple anvil (30) is provided with a safety block (38) therein capable of coordinating with the stop pin (542); the safety block (38) is provided with a clamping groove (384) thereon; when the anastomosis device (100) is in an initial status, the safety block (38) and the stop pin (542) do not contact each other; when the anastomosis device (100) is in a firing status, the movement of the safety block (38) is restricted, and the clamping groove (384) is located on a movement route from the distal end of the medical anastomosis device (100) to the proximal end; and when the anastomosis device (100) returns to the initial status after being fired, the stop pin (542) is clamped in the clamping groove (384), and the safety block (38) limits the stop p
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Wangdong Chen, Shuicheng Ding, Yanbo Shi
  • Publication number: 20170014135
    Abstract: A medical instrument comprising: (a) a first joint comprising a first member and a second member, the first member configured to be repositionable with respect to the second member in a first degree of freedom; (b) a second joint operatively coupled to the first joint, the second joint comprising a third member and a fourth member, the third member configured to be repositionable with respect to the fourth member in a second degree of freedom; (c) a pair of repositionable jaws operatively coupled to the first joint and the second joint; (d) an open-ended occlusion clip detachably mounted to the pair of repositionable jaws; and, (e) a controller operatively coupled to the first joint, the second joint, and the pair of repositionable jaws, the controller including a first control configured to direct repositioning of at least one of the first member and the second member, and a second control configured to direct repositioning of at least one of the third member and the fourth member, and a third control config
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Keith Edward Martin, Frank M. Fago, David Wilson
  • Publication number: 20170014136
    Abstract: A medical instrument comprising: (a) a first joint comprising a first member and a second member, the first member configured to be repositionable with respect to the second member in a first degree of freedom; (b) a second joint operatively coupled to the first joint, the second joint comprising a third member and a fourth member, the third member configured to be repositionable with respect to the fourth member in a second degree of freedom; (c) a pair of repositionable jaws operatively coupled to the first joint and the second joint; (d) an occlusion clip detachably mounted to the pair of repositionable jaws; and, (e) a controller operatively coupled to the first joint, the second joint, and the pair of repositionable jaws, the controller including a first control configured to direct repositioning of at least one of the first member and the second member, and a second control configured to direct repositioning of at least one of the third member and the fourth member, and a third control configured to dir
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Keith Edward Martin, Haskell Simpkins, Benjamin Krupp, David Parrot, Michael J. Banchieri
  • Publication number: 20170014137
    Abstract: A medical instrument comprising: (a) a first joint comprising a first member and a second member, the first member configured to be repositionable with respect to the second member in a first degree of freedom; (b) a second joint operatively coupled to the first joint, the second joint comprising a third member and a fourth member, the third member configured to be repositionable with respect to the fourth member in a second degree of freedom; (c) a pair of repositionable jaws operatively coupled to the first joint and the second joint; (d) an occlusion clip detachably mounted to the pair of repositionable jaws; and, (e) a controller operatively coupled to the first joint, the second joint, and the pair of repositionable jaws, the controller including a first control configured to direct repositioning of at least one of the first member and the second member, and a second control configured to direct repositioning of at least one of the third member and the fourth member, and a third control configured to dir
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: ATRICURE, INC.
    Inventors: Keith Edward Martin, Michael J. Banchieri, Haskell Simpkins, Benjamin Krupp, David Parrot
  • Publication number: 20170014138
    Abstract: The invention relates to an instrument (1) for positioning osteotomy tool-holder baseplates (E1, E2). According to the invention, the instrument contains two supports (2, 3) of said baseplates, connected together by a connecting part (4) in a semi-rigid material allowing relative displacement of one of the supports (2, 3) with respect to the other (3,2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: OSTESYS
    Inventors: Pierre-Yves HUET, Guillaume DARDENNE, Eric STINDEL
  • Publication number: 20170014139
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a cutting block and methods for guiding the cutting of a tibia and a femur in preparation for one or more knee arthroplasty implants. Sonic embodiments include configurations and methods that enable a common cutting block positioned medially, laterally, or centrally relative to a tibia, and to be positioned relative to a femur on either of a patient's left leg or right leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Sachin P. Budhabhatti, Ravi Bagathur Ramasamy, Tom J. Francis
  • Publication number: 20170014140
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing deeper knee flexion capabilities. In some instances, such systems and methods include a resection block for resectioning a popliteal surface of a femur. In some cases, the resection block is configured to be seated on a distal portion of a femur. Additionally, some implementations of the resection block define a first slot that is sized and shaped to receive a cutting device. In some implementations, the first slot is defined in the resection block such that the first slot substantially aligns with a first portion of a popliteal surface of the femur when the resection block is seated on the distal portion of the femur. Other implementations are also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Connor E. Samuelson, Kent M. Samuelson
  • Publication number: 20170014141
    Abstract: Surgical cutting instruments and methods of use are described. The surgical cutting instrument (100) comprises an instrument body (102) with a first attachment mechanism (106) at a distal end. A cutter (104) has a central core (110), a plurality of cutting formations (130, 136) and a plurality of lobes (112, 114, 116) extending from the central core. The central core has side walls (118, 120, 122) which define an entirely open mouth and the side walls include a second attachment mechanism (140, 142, 144) which can interact with the first attachment mechanism to releasably attach the cutter to the distal end of the instrument body. At least one cutting formation (136) is provided on an end outer face (138) of the cutter opposite the entirely open mouth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: ROD G. CAMERON, JOHN CUNEO, MICHAEL J. FORTIN, PATNELLI RICHARD
  • Publication number: 20170014142
    Abstract: Described herein are elongate devices for modifying tissue having a plurality of flexibly connected rungs or links, and methods of using them, including methods of using them to decompress stenotic spinal tissue. These devices may be included as part of a system for modifying tissue. In general, these devices include a plurality of blades positioned on (or formed from) rungs that are flexibly connected. The rungs are typically rigid, somewhat flat and wider than they are long (e.g., rectangular). The rungs may be arranged, ladder like, and may be connected by a flexible connector substrate or between two or more cables. Different sized rungs may be used. The blades (on the rungs) may be arranged in a staggered arrangement. A tissue-collection or tissue capture element may be used to collect the cut or modified tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Amendia, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory P. Schmitz, Michael P. Wallace, Ronald Leguidleguid, Nestor C. Cantorna, James Shapiro, Jeffery L. Bleich
  • Publication number: 20170014143
    Abstract: A bone cutting guide may include a support that contains a shaft movable relative to the support. The shaft may carry a guide member having one or more cut guides through which a clinician inserts a cutting member to cut bone positioned under the guide cut guides. In operation, a clinician may fixate the support of the bone cutting guide to a bone and translate the guide member until the one or more cut guides are positioned at a desired cut location. The clinician may then perform a cut through the cut guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Paul Dayton, Joe William Ferguson, F. Barry Bays, John T. Treace, W. Bret Smith
  • Publication number: 20170014144
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for performing total hip arthroplasty with patient-specific guides. Pre-operative images of a pelvic region of a patient are taken in order to predefine the structure of the guides and corresponding implants. From the obtained image data an insertional vector for implanting an acetabular implant or component into an acetabulum of the patient is determined, wherein the insertional vector is coaxial with a polar axis of the acetabular component. Also from the obtained image data, a superior surface of the guides and implants can be shaped to match the acetabulum of the patient. A nub portion extending outwardly from the superior surface of the guides and implants is shaped to substantially match the shape of a fovea of the acetabulum. A guide portion of the guides forming a slot has a longitudinal axis coaxial with the determined insertional vector of a corresponding acetabular component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: James V. Bono, Stuart L. Axelson, JR., Adam Bastian
  • Publication number: 20170014145
    Abstract: A microdermabrasion device (1) includes: a detachable tip (11) including at least one abrasive element (112), the abrasive element (112) being provided such as to be applied onto the surface of the skin; a body having a vibrating element, the vibrating element being capable of making the detachable tip (11) vibrate; and a tip holder (12) that is securely attached to the body. The device is characterized in that the detachable tip (11) includes a deformable element (113) that is positioned between the abrasive element (112) and the tip holder (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Alain FAVIE, Armand BOLOORCHI
  • Publication number: 20170014146
    Abstract: A tissue-removing catheter includes a tissue-removing element operably connected to a drive shaft for rotation of the tissue-removing element about an axis of rotation in a cutting direction. The tissue-removing element is, in some embodiments, an integrally formed one-piece body. The tissue-removing element has a tissue-removing head that includes a plurality of shearing members spaced apart around the axis of rotation. Channels separate the plurality of shearing members and extend through the radially outer surface of the tissue-removing head. In some embodiments, the shearing members include respective wedge portions that hook and cleave tissue as the tissue-removing element rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Ethan Guggenheimer, Benjamin Fruland, Victoria Schuman, Virgil Koski
  • Publication number: 20170014147
    Abstract: A dermatological skin treatment device is provided. The device comprises a handpiece and a cutting tool, wherein the tool is inserted through the conduit and percutaneously inserted into a tissue disposed within a recessed area of the handpiece. The device and method cut the fibrous structures under the skin that cause cellulite at an angle substantially parallel to the surface of the skin and replace these structures with a non-cellulite forming structure by deploying a highly fibrous mesh through a single needle hole to create a highly fibrous layer directly or through wound healing processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Robert L. Clark, III, James E. Chomas, Adnan I. Merchant, Ben F. Brian, III
  • Publication number: 20170014148
    Abstract: Medical devices for shearing tissue into small pieces are provided. One exemplary device includes oppositely rotating first and second rotatable members, each located at least partially within a distal housing. The device also includes first and second circular axle portions, and first and second blades that are directly adjacent to one another and positioned to partially overlap such that tissue may be sheared between the first and second blades, between the first blade and the second axle portion and between the second blade and the first axle portion. The rotatable members are configured to engage tissue from a target tissue site with teeth of the first and second blades, rotate towards one another and inwardly to direct tissue from the target tissue site through a tissue engaging opening and into an interior portion of the distal housing. Methods of fabricating and using the above device are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Gregory P. SCHMITZ, Ming-Ting WU, Richard T. CHEN, Arun VEERAMANI
  • Publication number: 20170014149
    Abstract: A liquid ejection device that suppresses scatter of the living tissue, such as cells excised, fragmentated, or otherwise separated by ejected pulsed flow is provided. The liquid ejection device ejects, through a nozzle 4, first liquid 12 in the form of pulses supplied through an ejection tube 3 and includes a supply tube 23, through which second liquid 31 is supplied to a region in the vicinity of the nozzle 4. The liquid ejection device further includes a suction port 15, which is located in the vicinity of the nozzle 4, and a suction pump 18, which is connected to the suction port 15 via a suction tube 14 and sucks the first liquid 12 and the second liquid 31.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Atsushi Nakayashiki, Motohiko Sato, Atsuhiro Nakagawa, Teiji Tominaga, Hideki Kojima
  • Publication number: 20170014150
    Abstract: An instrument for removing body tissue from a fistulous tract (1) is provided, including a cutting tool (10) having a blade (12) and a guide rod (30) to be guided through the fistulous tract (1). The cutting tool (10) has a tubular embodiment and it is slideable onto the guide rod (30). The cutting tool (10) has a rear guiding portion (16) for displaceably guiding the cutting tool (10) on the guide rod (30) and a front cutting portion (11), at a front end of which the blade (12) is formed, and the internal diameter (15) thereof is greater than the external diameter (34) of the guide rod (30) in order to form a receptacle cavity (14) for receiving severed body tissue (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: A.M.I. Agency for Medical Innovations GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Hohlrieder
  • Publication number: 20170014151
    Abstract: An ultrasonic medical treatment probe has a head with a distal-most circular rim extending along an endless uninterrupted perimeter around a broad recess and formed with a series of serrations or teeth. The rim is thin in comparison to the width of the recess. The serrations or teeth preferably extend continuously along an entire circumference or length of the rim. The probe head is provided along the rim with a plurality of notches or openings communicating with the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: DAN VOIC
  • Publication number: 20170014152
    Abstract: An ultrasonic surgical instrument having a proximal portion forming a socket attached to an ultrasonic vibration generating device, and a distal portion, the instrument extending from the proximal portion to the distal portion along a main longitudinal axis, said instrument comprising a fluid channel, wherein the distal portion comprises a cutting portion, a fluid port and one or two radial bumps extending radially outwardly, such radial projections having a longitudinal position corresponding substantially to the longitudinal position of the cutting portion, whereby the radial bump provides a mark and/or a tactile location point beneath the skin for the surgeon, for use in rhinoplasty or jaw surgery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Herve Noui, Shinichi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20170014153
    Abstract: The devices and methods generally relate to treatment of occluded body lumens. In particular, the present devices and method relate to removal of the occluding material from the blood vessels as well as other body lumens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: John T. To, Christopher James Danek, Paul Quentin Escudero, Uriel Hiram Chee, August Christopher Pombo, Torrey P. Smith, Brenda M. Hann
  • Publication number: 20170014154
    Abstract: A puncture apparatus is disclosed, which can include an insertion portion that is insertable into a living body, the insertion portion including an urethral insertion portion and a vaginal insertion portion, the urethral insertion portion and the vaginal insertion portion each having at least two sensors; a puncture needle that punctures living body tissues near the insertion portion in a state in which the insertion portion is inserted into the living body, the puncture needle having at least one sensor on a distal portion of the puncture needle; and a monitor configured to receive information relating to a positional relationship between a distal portion of the puncture needle and the insertion portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masakatsu KAWAURA, Nao MANDAI, Nobuo TAKAHASHI, Thomas J. FOGARTY, David WILLIS, Thomas HOWELL, Peter CARLOTTO, Shuji UEMURA
  • Publication number: 20170014155
    Abstract: An access port is disclosed for use in minimally invasive surgical procedures performed within a patient's abdominal cavity, which includes a body defining a bore configured to guide at least one surgical instrument into the abdominal cavity, and concave and convex anchoring regions for securing the access port relative to the abdominal cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Axcess Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Norton, Noel D. Ischy
  • Publication number: 20170014156
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to medical devices and, in particular, to a self-dilating catheter introducer and obturator system for introducing implantable medical devices into a body cavity. Depending on the size of the orifice or opening in which the device is required to pass through determines the French scale size of the device (e.g. The French scale is a measure of the external diameter of a catheter not internal channel).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: Dennis L Steffen
  • Publication number: 20170014157
    Abstract: An expandable introducer sheath for use in interventional procedures. The expandable introducer sheath can be inserted into a treatment vessel in a first unexpanded configuration. The expandable introducer sheath can expand in diameter during insertion of a device through its main lumen and can then re-collapse down to its unexpanded diameter. The device comprises an inner heat-set folded layer and an outer elastomeric layer. The outer elastomeric layer provides a barrier between the inner folded layer and a vessel wall during unfolding of the inner folded layer to minimize the risk of vessel trauma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: James Coyle, Bernard McDermott, Brendan Marrinan, Liam Farissey, Adam Szczepanski
  • Publication number: 20170014158
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for inserting prosthesis implants into a patient pocket. The apparatus includes a universal bellows, prosthesis, and a retractor. The apparatus prevents infection; eases insertion and placement; and reduces complications. In use, the retractor anchors the universal bellows to the patient while allowing the bellows to be manipulated to force the prosthesis into a surgical pocket of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: Robert G. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20170014159
    Abstract: Provided herein is a catheter assembly including an imaging device for identifying an anatomical structure. The catheter assembly includes a patient cannula configured to be drawn along a catheter or guide wire; a transseptal puncture catheter at least partially enclosed within the patient cannula; and an imaging catheter. The imaging catheter includes a transducer configured to emit an energy beam capable of reflecting from an anatomical structure and to detect energy reflected from the structure. The catheter assembly also includes a transmitter for conveying a signal representative of the detected energy from the transducer to a signal processor for obtaining information about the structure. An imagining system and a method for identifying a predetermined transseptal puncture location on an atrial septum are also provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Jerry Stokes, John C. Marous, III
  • Publication number: 20170014160
    Abstract: A childbirth aid includes a base panel, two ankle-supporting blocks bilaterally located at a top wall of the base panel for supporting the ankles of a pregnant woman to keep the body center of gravity of the pregnant woman in line with the fulcrum of the mechanism of each foot of the pregnant woman, each ankle-supporting block having a planar top surface and an inclined surface downwardly extended from the planar top surface to the top wall of the base panel, and a gap defined between the two ankle-supporting blocks for the mounting of a safety mirror or anti-collision elastic net selectively in a detachable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: GHI-HWEI KAO
  • Publication number: 20170014161
    Abstract: A vaginal dilator is provided having a handle which is removably engageable with a base of any one of a plurality of dilators using complimentary connectors connecting the base of each dilator to the handle. Thereby allowing for adjusting the size of the device. A flexible skeletal body may be included within a cavity of the dilator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: Troy Gemmer
  • Publication number: 20170014162
    Abstract: A connector for a spinal implant system, the connector comprising a body portion and an extension portion, the body portion being adapted to couple thereto at least a first bone screw for installation in a vertebra, the body portion further being adapted for coupling at least a first elongate member thereto, the extension portion extending from the body portion, the extension portion being adapted for coupling thereto at least a first intervertebral device for installation in a spinal disc space. Preferably at least part of the extension portion is bendable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Fitzbionics Limited
    Inventor: Noel FITZPATRICK
  • Publication number: 20170014163
    Abstract: A vertebral attachment system and method for retaining a spinal vertebra (25) on a rod (2) employ a device (1) including a body (3) for attachment to the rod, a flexible strip (4) for linking the vertebra to the attachment body and a means (5) for adjustably locking the flexible strip on the attachment body. The attachment body (3) is made of a single part having a U-shaped cross-section, for passing the rod between the bottom wall (10) of the U and the adjustable locking means. The adjustable locking means (5) consists of a linking part (18) connecting the opposite ends of the two arms (6, 7) of the U, arranged such as to compress the rod against the wall. The arms (6, 7) each include a recess (14) opposite thereof, located on the bottom side of the U, for passing the two ends of the strip between the bottom and the rod in order to form a loop for attachment to a vertebra.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Implanet, Societe Anonyme
    Inventors: Christian Baccelli, Regis Le Couedic
  • Publication number: 20170014164
    Abstract: A vertebral attachment system and method for retaining a spinal vertebra (25) on a rod (2) employ a device (1) including a body (3) for attachment to the rod, a flexible strip (4) for linking the vertebra to the attachment body and a means (5) for adjustably locking the flexible strip on the attachment body. The attachment body (3) is made of a single part having a U-shaped cross-section, for passing the rod between the bottom wall (10) of the U and the adjustable locking means. The adjustable locking means (5) consists of a linking part (18) connecting the opposite ends of the two arms (6, 7) of the U, arranged such as to compress the rod against the wall. The arms (6, 7) each include a recess (14) opposite thereof, located on the bottom side of the U, for passing the two ends of the strip between the bottom and the rod in order to form a loop for attachment to a vertebra.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Implanet, Societe Anonyme
    Inventors: Christian Baccelli, Regis Le Couedic
  • Publication number: 20170014165
    Abstract: A mobile device includes a near field communications (NFC) radio and at least one sensor. A radio frequency (RF) signal emission status is modified in response to a change in state of the mobile device as determined by sensor data. Sensors may include motion sensors, light sensors, location sensors, time sensors, and others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: DePuy Snthers Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Guetlin, Sarah Mueller, Janick Stucki
  • Publication number: 20170014166
    Abstract: An intramedullary bone device which has an internal lumen defined by a sidewall is described. The sidewall includes first and second perforated regions having respective first and second openings. The device also includes fluid flow directing features to direct the flow of a fluid from the internal lumen of the device through the openings in the sidewall of the device. The device may be part of a system with a fluid introducer member inserted through the internal lumen of the device. A method of securing and/or stabilising a bone including a fractured bone is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: David Little
  • Publication number: 20170014167
    Abstract: System, including methods and apparatus, for hip fixation with load-controlled dynamization. In exemplary embodiments, the system may comprise a fixation element, such as a screw, configured to be placed into a proximal femur of a subject, with a leading end of the fixation element anchored in a head of the proximal femur. The system also may comprise a stop member configured to be connected (e.g., via a nail or plate) to the proximal femur. The system further may comprise a deformable member configured to be irreversibly deformed by compressive force exerted on at least a portion of the deformable member by the fixation element and the stop member in response to a load applied to the proximal femur by the subject, such that the fixation element and the stop member move relative to one another parallel to a long axis of the fixation element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: Larry W. Ehmke