Patents Issued in December 26, 2017
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Patent number: 9848944Abstract: A method and apparatus for treating an intraosseous nerve. The method includes positioning a hollow shaft through the cortical shell of a vertebral body and into a cancellous bone region of the vertebral body. The hollow shaft includes an annular wall having a longitudinal bore therein, a proximal portion and a distal portion, and a first window extending transversely through the annular wall. An electrosurgical probe is advanced within the longitudinal bore from the proximal portion toward the distal portion. The electrosurgical probe includes a first treatment element at a distal end of the probe, wherein the first treatment element being in electrical connection with a power supply. The first treatment element is slidably disposed within the longitudinal bore so that the first treatment element is advanced radially outward from the window and shaft to affect treatment of the intraosseous nerve within the cancellous bone region.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2014Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Relievant Medsystems, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey K. Sutton, Thomas P. Ryan, Samit Patel, Richard C. Pellegrino
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Patent number: 9848945Abstract: A device for performing a surgical procedure includes an elongated shaft extending between a proximal end and a distal end. The shaft includes an outer surface and an inner surface. An expandable member is disposed at the distal end of the shaft. The expandable member is configured to receive inflation material. At least one electrode is disposed with the inflatable member. Methods of use are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Kyphon SÀRLInventor: Mojan Goshayesshgar
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Patent number: 9848946Abstract: A metallic tube arrangement includes an electrode region configured to expand radially and contract radially in response to increasing and decreasing a temperature at the electrode region, respectively. The electrode region is configured for intravascular deployment and delivery of high frequency energy to target tissue of a target vessel of the body. The electrode region is configured to expand radially to a diameter sufficient to contact an inner wall of the target vessel in response to a decrease in electrode region temperature and to contract radially to a diameter smaller than a diameter of the target vessel in response to an increase in electrode region temperature.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Kevin D. Edmunds, Mark L. Jenson
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Patent number: 9848947Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a medical device may include a shaft assembly. The shaft assembly may include a sheath having a first lumen. The shaft assembly may also include a rotatable shaft extending through the first lumen. The rotatable shaft may be rotatable relative to the sheath, and may have a second lumen and a side opening. The shaft assembly may also include an electrode extending through the second lumen and the side opening, and radially outwardly from the rotatable shaft. The electrode may be movable relative to the rotatable shaft.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2014Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Sujat Sukthankar, Jianmin Li, Kenneth P. Reever
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Patent number: 9848948Abstract: An ablation catheter adapted for use with a guide wire has a 3-D shaped portion that carries ring electrodes for ablating a vessel or tubular region, including the renal artery. The 3-D shaped portion, for example, a helical portion, enables the ring electrodes to contact an inner surface of the vessel at a plurality of locations at different depths along the vessel to form a conduction block without forming a closed conduction loop which would otherwise increase the risk of stenosis of the vessel. In one embodiment, the catheter has a lumen with entry and exit ports to allow the guide wire to pass through the lumen but bypass the 3-D shaped portion. In another embodiment, the catheter has outer bands providing side tunnels through which the guide wire can pass through.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.Inventors: Kristine Fuimaono, Debby Grunewald
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Patent number: 9848949Abstract: A system for use in a renal denervation procedure includes a catheter having proximal and distal end portions, a sensor configured to sense a condition of one or more nerves, the sensor operatively associated with the distal end portion of the catheter, and at least one electrode disposed on the distal end portion of the catheter for delivering energy to renal tissue. A catheter includes a catheter body defining a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, and a sensor for sensing a renal sympathetic nerve, the sensor disposed on the distal end portion of the catheter body, wherein the sensor is configured to sense an electromagnetic signal from the renal sympathetic nerve.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2014Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Oscor Inc.Inventor: Thomas P. Osypka
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Patent number: 9848950Abstract: Provided herein are methods, systems, and devices for increasing heat shock protein expression and treating conditions for which increased heat shock protein expression is expected to be beneficial using thermal ablation.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2013Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.a.r.l.Inventors: Ayala Hezi-Yamit, Susan Edwards, Carol Sullivan
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Patent number: 9848951Abstract: The ablation systems, ablation probes, and corresponding methods according to the present disclosure reduce or eliminate energy radiating from an ablation probe into the environment. Some ablation probes include a retractable sheath that shields at least the radiating portion of the ablation probe. The retractable sheath and/or the ablation probe may include conduits through which a fluid may flow to shield the radiating portion and to drive the retractable sheath to an extended state. Other ablation probes include apertures defined in the probe walls through which the fluid can flow to expand a balloon surrounding the radiating portion. Yet other ablation probes include a thermal indicator to indicate the temperature of the ablation probe to a user. The ablation systems include fluid circuits and associated mechanical controls for varying the contents and/or flow rate of the fluid provided to the radiating portion of the ablation probe.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: COVIDIEN LPInventor: William O. Reid, Jr.
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Patent number: 9848952Abstract: A catheter system to ablate target matter within a mammalian body using light energy is described. The system may include an open-ended catheter tip through which a liquid light guide medium flows to the target matter, where at least a portion of the liquid light guide medium exiting the catheter tip creates a fluid optical channel to transmit the light energy from the catheter tip to the target matter. The system may also include a catheter lumen whose distal end includes the open-ended catheter tip, a light source to generate the light energy, and a liquid light guide medium source fluidly coupled to the catheter lumen. The liquid light guide medium source may include a reservoir of the liquid light guide medium that includes a magnesium chloride solution or a lactated Ringer's solution.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2007Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: The Spectranetics CorporationInventors: Krishn Khanna, Robert Splinter
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Patent number: 9848953Abstract: A method for implementing a dynamic three-dimensional lung map view for navigating a probe inside a patient's lungs includes loading a navigation plan into a navigation system, the navigation plan including a planned pathway shown in a 3D model generated from a plurality of CT images, inserting the probe into a patient's airways, registering a sensed location of the probe with the planned pathway, selecting a target in the navigation plan, presenting a view of the 3D model showing the planned pathway and indicating the sensed location of the probe, navigating the probe through the airways of the patient's lungs toward the target, iteratively adjusting the presented view of the 3D model showing the planned pathway based on the sensed location of the probe, and updating the presented view by removing at least a part of an object forming part of the 3D model.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2017Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: COVIDIEN LPInventors: Oren P. Weingarten, Ron Barak
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Patent number: 9848954Abstract: A surgical system can include a surgical probe having a deflectable tip, and a plurality of guide arms that are movable so as to cause the tip to deflect. Thus, the surgical probe can be steered toward a target anatomical location. The surgical system can further include a control system that includes a free floating user interface, and a motion sensor that detects motion of the user interface. The control system is configured to cause the probe tip to deflect in response to the detected motion of the user interface.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Inventor: Corbin E. Barnett
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Patent number: 9848955Abstract: Biodegradable and resorbable polymer pouches are described for use with cardiac rhythm management devices (CRMs) and other implantable medical devices (IMDs), i.e., a pouch, covering, or other receptacle capable of encasing, surrounding and/or holding the CRM or other IMD for the purpose of securing it in position, inhibiting or reducing bacterial growth, providing pain relief and/or inhibiting scarring or fibrosis on or around the CRM or other IMD. Optionally, the biodegradable and resorbable pouches of the invention include one or more drugs in the polymer matrix to provide prophylactic effects and alleviate side effects or complications associated with the surgery or implantation of the CRM or other IMD.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: TYRX, Inc.Inventors: Fatima Buevich, Arikha Moses, Frank Do, William McJames, William Edelman, Mason Diamond
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Patent number: 9848956Abstract: A marking apparatus includes a rigid cannula having a peripheral wall forming a lumen that carries an imaging marker. A lateral opening in the peripheral wall is open to the lumen. The lateral opening has a proximal extent and a distal extent. A closed-off distal portion is distal to the lateral opening. A resilient end wall extends downwardly from the peripheral wall at the distal extent of the lateral opening. A stylet has a distal end having a ramp. The stylet is slidably received within the lumen of the rigid cannula for movement in the lumen. The resilient end wall of the rigid cannula is configured to engage the ramp of the distal end of the stylet when the stylet is advanced through the lumen of the rigid cannula to an extended position to substantially close off the lateral opening of the rigid cannula.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignees: Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc., Bard Shannon LimitedInventors: Steven E. Field, Ryan L. Goosen, Brian R. Mulder, Richard M. Chesbrough
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Patent number: 9848957Abstract: Devices are provided that include a protective window integrated with a faceplate for a medical device. In embodiments, a machine-readable identifier adapted to be affixed to an interior portion of a medical device is viewable via a window of a faceplate. Accordingly, the machine-readable identifier is protected from damage during use of the medical device. And, in embodiments, the machine-readable identifier encodes medical-device identifying information to enable tracking the medical device to which it is affixed. As such, should the faceplate require repair or be changed, the machine-readable identifier remains intact and affixed to the medical device. Further embodiments include a device including a faceplate that has a visual signifier of an interiorly placed radio-frequency identifier.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2017Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: CERNER INNOVATION, INC.Inventors: Robert A. Neff, Alan Portnoy
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Patent number: 9848958Abstract: Methods and systems for generating a three-dimensional occlusogram are disclosed. One method includes determining a virtual three dimensional (3D) mesh model object of at least one tooth of a patient and displaying the determined virtual 3D mesh model object of at least one tooth of a patient wherein the 3D mesh model object includes a plurality of data sets associated with a set of occlusal information for the at least one tooth of the patient.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2013Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.Inventors: Vadim Matov, Jihua (Michael) Cheng, Fuming Wu, Kenji Tan
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Patent number: 9848959Abstract: An orthodontic remodeling device, wherein the bite plate is modified to have textured teeth and gum facing surfaces so as to provide cleaning, massaging or acupressure effect when in use.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: OrthoAccel Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Michael K. Lowe, Zaffer Syed, Tamsen Valoir
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Patent number: 9848960Abstract: An orthodontic appliance has a post attached to a first upper tooth, and a button with a recess attached to a second upper tooth. An elongated arm has an eye at one end through which the post is inserted to allow the elongated arm to rotate about the post, and a tip at the other end for removable insertion into the recess of the button. The length of the elongated arm is selectable to maintain a desired spacing between the first and second upper teeth (e.g., by cutting the tip of the elongated arm). An elastic extends from either the post or button to an attachment point on the patient's lower dental arch to exert a force between the patient's maxilla and mandible.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2017Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Inventor: Todd Evan Dickerson
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Patent number: 9848961Abstract: An dental implant has a substantially cylindrical solid base member; an abutment; an implant-abutment junction (IAJ) portion at one end of the base member to retain the abutment to the base member, so that the abutment is able to move within a predetermined distance alone an axial direction of the base member, a first cushion adapted to be mounted between the abutment and the base member, and a second cushion, preferably an elastomer, which is sandwiched between the IAJ portion and the abutment, wherein the first and second cushion are able to provide a resistance force when the abutment is pressed to move relatively toward the base member and providing a bouncing back force when the abutment is released from the pressing.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2014Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: JTI BIOMED CORP.Inventors: Chien-Ping Ju, Jiin-Huey Chern Lin, Yen-Chun Chen
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Patent number: 9848962Abstract: A drill for an implant surgery is provided which allows a mucous membrane in the maxillary sinus to be quickly and safely lifted without being damaged during a surgery for the maxillary sinus. The drill for use in an implant surgery includes a connection portion formed at an upper end of a body of the drill to be connected with a driving device; and a cutting portion formed at a lower end of the body and having a cutting blade for drilling, wherein an outer circumferential edge of a distal end of the cutting portion protrudes rather than a center of the distal end of the cutting portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2010Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: OSSTEMIMPLANT CO., LTD.Inventors: Jong Hoon Moon, Tae Gwan Eom, Tae Euk Lee
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Patent number: 9848963Abstract: A dental post removal device having a hollow tubular structure having a sidewall and distal and proximal open ends, an engaging feature positioned on insides of the sidewalls, and a fulcrum positioned on the hollow tubular structure adapted for pulling the hollow tubular structure and a dental post captured therein. The engaging features can be a series of openings formed through the sidewall of the hollow tubular structure, and/or the inner wall surfaces of the sidewall that is one of at least scored, textured, dimpled, coated with a high adhesion material or other type of surface preparation chemical, and/or internally threaded. The tubular structure is of generally constant outside diameter. The inner walls can either be of constant inner diameter, or can have an inner diameter that narrows from the distal end to the proximal end either continuously, or in discrete steps of increasingly smaller diameter.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Inventor: C. John Munce
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Patent number: 9848964Abstract: A system for fabricating a dental restoration to restore a plurality of teeth in a dentition of a patient is described. The dentition includes a restoration dental arch and an opposing dental arch. The restoration dental arch includes a restoration site and the opposing dental arch is opposite the restoration dental arch. The system includes an impression apparatus, a motion capture apparatus, an interference model generation system, and a restoration design system. The impression apparatus is configured to capture an impression of the dentition of the patient. The motion capture apparatus is configured to capture a plurality of location data points that represent the locations of the opposing dental arch relative to the restoration dental arch. The interference model generation system is configured to generate an interference model for the restoration site. The restoration design system is for designing a restoration using the interference model.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Inventors: Bruce Willard Hultgren, Steven Mark Rzepecki
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Patent number: 9848965Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a surgical guide, and a crown and an abutment in a mouth for a dental implant, including an operation of obtaining a primarily scanned image through scanning of inner and outer surfaces of a denture which has a first image matching groove matched with a patient's tooth implanting portion and in which a plurality of reference markers are attached to an outside, obtaining a secondarily scanned image through oral scanning of upper and lower jaws while the denture is installed, preliminarily matching the secondarily scanned image with the primarily scanned image, obtaining an integrated scanned image considering a vertical dimension by reversing the first image matching groove so that an image of the first image matching groove is dimensionalized from the primarily scanned image, and obtaining a CT image through CT scanning of the upper and lower jaws.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: DIO CORPORATIONInventors: Jin Chul Kim, Jin Baek Kim, Byung Ho Choi, Seung Mi Jung
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Patent number: 9848966Abstract: A hybrid dental tool is disclosed herein. The hybrid dental tool includes a flossing head and a handle portion. The flossing head can include a filament stretching between the leading arm and a trailing arm. The flossing head can be connected to the handle portion. The handle portion can include features that can receive and retain a pick. The pick can be a soft pick or a hard pick. The handle portion can further include an integrated pick that can be located at a free end of the handle portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2014Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: SACKS HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Devin S. Chodorow, Ingram S. Chodorow
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Patent number: 9848967Abstract: Flossing toys or devices are disclosed. Methods of making and using flossing toys or devices are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2010Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Inventor: Will Miles
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Patent number: 9848968Abstract: An oral hygiene implement is described herein. The oral hygiene implement has a handle; a head, and a neck disposed between the handle and the head. The head has a plurality of contact elements. An indication element is positioned between the neck and handle of the oral hygiene element. A transmission element is positioned between the indication element and a light emitting source. The light emitting source provides electromagnetic energy to the transmission element.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: BRAUN GMBHInventors: Uwe Jungnickel, Niclas Altmann
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Patent number: 9848969Abstract: An injector for injecting a fertilized ovum(ova) or a sperm(s) for artificial insemination into a uterine body, by which an injection pipe can be introduced smoothly into a uterus, is disclosed. An injector for a fertilized ovum(ova) or a sperm(s) of the invention is characterized in that it comprises a guide pipe for insertion into a uterine body, an injection pipe which is inserted into the guide pipe and has a length longer than the guide pipe, and a nozzle connected to a frontal end of the injection pipe, wherein the injection pipe comprises a flexible 1st pipe section constituting a frontal side of the injection pipe, and a 2nd pipe section being more rigid than the 1st pipe section and constituting a rear side of the injection pipe.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2013Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignees: NATIONAL FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS, YAMANETECH, INC., AIR WATER MACH INC.Inventors: Seiichi Yamane, Masako Tugane, Yutaka Takebuchi, Koji Ohmori
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Patent number: 9848970Abstract: Embodiments of elongate pelvic implants and methods for treating pelvic conditions, such as incontinence, are provided. The implants can include a tissue support portion, one or more extension portions and one or more anchors. The implant is constructed as a unitary sling implant. The implant can be constructed or formed in a generally elongate shape to provide a lattice support structure of repeated cells.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: James R. Mujwid, Jessica L. Roll, Karl A. Jagger, Robert C. Grant
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Patent number: 9848971Abstract: A medical device including a mesh prosthesis having a first layer having an opening a second layer secured to the first layer and forming a pocket therebetween. A deployment device is positioned in the pocket and arranged to resiliently exert a deployment force on the mesh prosthesis to urge the mesh prosthesis into a deployment shape. The deployment device has a first shape when deployed that has at least one dimension larger than that of the opening to frustrate removal of the deployment device therethrough. Upon application of a suitable pulling force the deployment device is reconfigurable into a second shape that permits the deployment device to be removed from the pocket through the opening upon application of the suitable pulling force. A method of using a medical device is also included.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Atrium Medical CorporationInventors: Anthony R. Horton, David Filipiak, Albert A. Lepage, Jr.
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Patent number: 9848972Abstract: A soft breast prosthesis is provided, the prosthesis having a surface configuration advantageous for dual plane placement of the prosthesis in a breast.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Allergan, Inc.Inventors: Dennis Van Epps, David Schuessler
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Patent number: 9848973Abstract: A method for making a polymer with a porous layer from a solid piece of polymer is disclosed. In various embodiments, the method includes heating a surface of a solid piece of polymer to a processing temperature and holding the processing temperature while displacing a porogen layer through the surface of the polymer to create a matrix layer of the solid polymer body comprising the polymer and the porogen layer. In at least one embodiment, the method also includes removing at least a portion of the layer of porogen from the matrix layer to create a porous layer of the solid piece of polymer.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: VERTERA, INCInventors: Wei-Hsiang Chang, Stephen Lee Laffoon, Christopher S. D. Lee, David Lee Safranski
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Patent number: 9848974Abstract: The invention relates to a safety cartridge (1) for a removable vena cava filter (20), having a proximal end (2) and a distal end (3) and having an inner channel (4) extending between the ends. The cartridge is characterized in that it comprises, on the distal end (3) thereof, a linking device (5) for forming a link with a catheter (30) and, in the inner channel thereof, a projection (6) having a limited size in the axial direction of the cartridge (1) so as to locally reduce the cross-section of the channel (4).Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2010Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: B. Braun Medical SASInventors: Alain Vignaud, Dan Gutknecht, Simon Forber
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Patent number: 9848975Abstract: A method for mechanically capturing and removing a thrombus from a blood vessel includes contacting the thrombus with an inner catheter. A self-expanding body is advanced toward the thrombus, wherein the self-expanding body has a proximal end fixed to a distal end of an elongate catheter. The self-expanding body is preferably made from nickel-titanium and includes a tapered proximal end portion and an open distal end. The self-expanding body preferably has a mesh structure. The self-expanding body is allowed to self-expand in the blood vessel. At least a portion of the thrombus is captured by the self-expanding body and the captured thrombus is then retrieved into a lumen of an aspiration catheter. Negative pressure is applied through the lumen of the aspiration catheter during retrieval of the captured thrombus. A thrombolytic drug may be delivered into the blood vessel before capturing and removing the thrombus.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Inventor: David L. Hauser
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Patent number: 9848976Abstract: The invention relates to an endoprosthesis (1), in particular a vascular or cardiac endoprosthesis (1), having a body (2) and also one or more thrombogenic elements (3) that are fixed to the endoprosthesis (1) and that are able to extend a distance away from the body outside the latter. The endoprosthesis comprises means (33) for selectively retaining the thrombogenic elements near the body (2). The release of the one or more thrombogenic elements, after the endoprosthesis has been fitted in place by a conventional method via a sheath, promotes thrombosis.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2013Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: KardiozisInventors: Claude Angel, Dominique Fabre
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Patent number: 9848977Abstract: An aortic graft device (10) is provided with a graft portion (12) integrally fixed to a corrugated trunk portion (14). A fixing ring (16) is provided between the graft and trunk portions. The trunk portion (14) can be averted into the graft portion, leaving the fixing ring (16) at an extremity of the device for suturing purposes. The fixing ring (16) is preferably made from a relatively stiff material such as a compressed foam or rubber like material, which provides a relatively solid component for a surgeon to hold during suturing and which can provide a strong support for sutures.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLCInventors: Erik E. Rasmussen, Frank K. Christiansen
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Patent number: 9848978Abstract: A method of replacing an ACL with a graft. The method provides for the drilling bone tunnels in a femur and a tibia. A replacement graft is provided having first and second ends. A biodegradable composite screw is provided. The screw is made from a biodegradable polymer and a bioceramic or a bioglass. At least one end of the graft is secured in a bone tunnel using the biodegradable composite screw.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: DEPUY MITEK, LLCInventors: Lisa M. Donnelly, Yufu Li, Joan M. Sullivan, Gregory R. Whittaker, J. Jenny Yuan
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Patent number: 9848979Abstract: A mask is provided that is configured to increase the depth of focus of a patient. The mask can include an aperture configured to transmit along an optical axis substantially all visible incident light. The mask can further include a portion surrounding at least a portion of the aperture. The portion may be configured to be substantially opaque to visible electromagnetic radiation and be substantially transparent to electromagnetic radiation transmitted from an ocular examination device (e.g., substantially transparent to at least some non-visible electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength between about 750 nm and about 1500 nm).Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: AcuFocus, Inc.Inventors: Abhiram S. Vilupuru, Marie Dvorak Christ
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Patent number: 9848980Abstract: An accommodating (re-focusable) lens system a body of which includes, upon being assembled, first and second individual lenslets having first and second optical portions sequentially disposed along an optical axis. Change in optical-power accommodation of the system is achieved by changing an applanated area of contact between the lenslets in response to force applied to the lenslets and transformed into an axial force. In specific case, the first and second lenslets form an intraocular lens (IOL) and have respective haptic portions, interlocked as a result of rotating of one lenslet with respect to another such as to bring first and second lenslets in contact at an axial point. The applanated area of contact is changed, then, in response to a radially-directed force caused by a change of distance between the interlocked ends of the haptics and transferred to the optical portions through the interlocked haptics.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: CONEXUS LENS, INC.Inventor: Sean J. McCafferty
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Patent number: 9848981Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve includes at least one sealing member. The sealing member is adapted to conform to any surface irregularities found on the inner surface of the valve annulus, including any calcium deposits formed on the valve leaflets. The sealing member can be self-expanding or non-expanding. When deployed, the sealing member is adapted to create a blood tight seal between the prosthetic heart valve and the inner surface of the valve annulus thereby minimizing and/or eliminating perivalvular leakage at the implantation site.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2007Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignees: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Sorin Group Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Rakesh M. Suri, W. Andrew Ziarno, Eric Manasse
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Patent number: 9848982Abstract: A system for implanting a heart valve that includes a radially self-expandable tubular body having an inflow end and a preformed groove disposed at an outer surface of the tubular body between the inflow end and the outflow end, wherein the preformed groove extends at least partially around the tubular body and having a circumferential opening facing radially outward of the tubular body. A valve may be disposed within and attached to the tubular body. Additionally, a trapping member may be configured to form at least a partial loop encircling the preformed groove so as to trap portions of native valve leaflets and/or chords in the preformed groove, the trapping member including one or more barbs.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2014Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: HIGHLIFE SASInventors: Georg Börtlein, Malek Nasr
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Patent number: 9848983Abstract: Features for a heart valve device are described. The device may include a frame with anchors configured to secure the device to tissue. The frame may include a flared end or skirt for additional securement of the implanted device. The device may include a seal such as a barrier and/or cuff for preventing leakage. The device may contract for endovascular delivery of the device to the heart and expand for securement within the heart, such as the within the native mitral valve annulus. The device may include a replacement valve. The valve may have leaflets configured to re-direct blood flow along a primary flow axis.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Millipede, Inc.Inventors: Randall Lashinski, Matthew Rust, Patrick Macaulay, Richard Glenn
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Patent number: 9848984Abstract: Devices and methods for securing prostheses such as heart valves or annuloplasty rings with sutures and without using knots are disclosed. The devices are particularly well suited for traditional surgery or minimally invasive surgery, and improve the ease of implantation by eliminating surgical knots a clinician would normally tie in the limited space in and around the implant site. The devices have opposed the clamp halves surrounded by a coil spring. Sutures pass between the clamp halves and the coil spring has an inner coil diameter sufficient to compress the sutures between the clamp. A retention member positioned between the clamp halves maintains a minimum space and therebetween to enable the locking device to be slid along the sutures into position, and to adjust the tension of the sutures therethrough. A delivery tool may be used to deliver and deploy the locking devices.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences CorporationInventors: Brian S. Conklin, Louis A. Campbell, Salvador Marquez
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Patent number: 9848985Abstract: A system for delivering and deploying a self-expandable heart valve to a site of implantation such as the aortic annulus includes a deployment mechanism that engages the valve and regulates the rate of expansion of both the proximal and distal ends thereof. The heart valve may be a rolled-type valve and the deployment mechanism may include a plurality of distal fingers and a plurality of proximal fingers that engage the outer layer of the heart valve. Controlled radial movement of the fingers regulates the unwinding of the rolled heart valve. The deployment mechanism may include an umbrella structure that forces the rolled valve outward into its fully expanded configuration. Alternatively, a gear shaft that engages one or more gear tracks on the valve may be utilized to regulate expansion of the valve.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences CorporationInventors: Jibin Yang, Scott H. Heneveld, Sr., Matthew L. Pease, Brandon G. Walsh
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Patent number: 9848986Abstract: In one embodiment, a prosthetic component includes a plurality of fixation pads coupled to a body portion. The fixation pads may be formed of a first material suitable for attachment to bone, and the body portion may be formed of a second material different from the first material and suitable to provide a bearing surface for a joint.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Bob Jones, Vivek Pawar, Dean Hughes, Jason Jordan
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Patent number: 9848987Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and medical devices, and in particular, biodegradable scaffolds capable of repairing and replacing cartilagenous meniscuses. Also provided herein are methods of using scaffolds for treating degenerative tissue disorders. In certain embodiments, such scaffolds can promote tissue regeneration of a temporal mandibular joint (TMJ) meniscus.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: University of Pittsburgh — Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Stephen F. Badylak, Bryan N. Brown, William L. Chung
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Patent number: 9848988Abstract: A medical device for implantation in a hip joint of a patient is provided. The medical device comprises a first and second piece and a releasing member adapted to, in a first state hold the first piece attached to the second piece, and in a second state release the first piece from the second piece. The releasing member is adapted to change from the first state to the second state when a pre-determined strain is placed on the releasing member.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Inventor: Peter Forsell
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Patent number: 9848989Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for providing orthopedic augments having recessed pockets that receive a fixation material. The orthopedic augments include an outer surface that interfaces with a patient's tissue or bone, and an inner surface that interfaces with an implant, the inner surface defining a recessed pocket configured to receive a fixation material, a rim around at least a portion of the recessed pocket, and a port in the rim, wherein the recessed pocket extends along the inner surface in at least a direction laterally from the port.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey J. Shea, Daniel R. Goldberg, Nathaniel M. Quinn, Stanley Tsai
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Patent number: 9848990Abstract: A method for implanting a reverse modular humeral implant into a humerus that includes a natural humeral shaft and a natural humeral head. The implant includes a humeral stem implantable into the natural humeral shaft, and an adapter couplable to the humeral stem, the adapter including an anchoring projection configured to be coupled to a convex bearing.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLCInventors: Nathan A. Winslow, John M. McDaniel
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Patent number: 9848991Abstract: The invention relates to an expandable implant (11) with an upper plate (12) and a lower plate (16) which extend in the xy plane, which serve for anchoring on/in the vertebral support surfaces, and at least three gears (20, 25, 30) which are coupled to each other, wherein the gears (20, 25, 30) serve to expand the implant (11), and each gear (20, 25, 30) has a threaded spindle (21, 25, 31) and a threaded sleeve with corresponding inner thread (22, 27, 32), wherein the pitch of one thread (31, 32) is different from the pitch of the other threads (21, 22; 26, 27). The invention also relates to an operating instrument (80) for this implant.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2014Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Inventors: Heinrich Boehm, Andreas Burger, Gerd Widmaier, Klaus Wenzler
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Patent number: 9848992Abstract: An intervertebral implant frame that is configured to be attached to a spacer body can include a pair of arms that extend longitudinally from a support member such that the arms extend substantially around the spacer body. The arms may be configured to expand, crimp, or otherwise engage the spacer body to thereby hold the spacer body to the frame. The spacer body may be made from bone graft.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: William P. McDonough, William L. Strausbaugh, Benjamin Chronister, Thomas Pepe, Michael Coover, Katharine Coffman, Thomas Kueenzi, Edwin Chan, Peyman Pakzaban, Kurt Schmura
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Patent number: 9848993Abstract: A unique, universal Zero-Profile Expandable Intervertebral Spacer (ZP-EIS) device for fusion and distraction throughout the entire spine is provided which can be inserted via anterior, anterolateral, lateral, far lateral or posterior surgical approaches dependent on the need and preference. Multiple ZP-EIS embodiments each with unique mechanisms of calibrated expansion are provided. Two of these embodiments incorporate bi-directional fixating transvertebral (BDFT) screws and five other embodiments do not incorporate BDFT screws. A tool for implantation into the intervertebral device and calibrated device expansion is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2013Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Inventors: Ahmnon D. Moskowitz, Mosheh T. Moskowitz, Pablo A. Valdivia Y. Alvarado, Eric Sugalski, Nathan C. Moskowitz