Patents Issued in August 13, 2019
  • Patent number: 10376251
    Abstract: A bag with one or more openings is placed within a body cavity. Excized tissue is placed within the opening of a deflated bag. One or more openings of the bag are withdrawn outside the body cavity and the bag is inflated. Instruments including laparoscopic visualization are placed within the inflated bag that remains within the body cavity. The tissue retained within the bag is morcellated/crushed/reduced and removed. The bag is deflated and removed with residual tissue/blood/fluids inside. The tissue to be removed is retained in the bag which prevents potentially harmful material such as cancerous cells from being released in the body cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Atropos Limited
    Inventors: Kirk Anthony Shibley, Frank Bonadio, Trevor Vaugh, Shane Joseph MacNally
  • Patent number: 10376252
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of repairing a defect in an abdominal wall of a subject, including the steps of: making a small incision through a skin layer above the defect in the abdominal wall, introducing a surgical device including a deformable body through the incision to reach a preperitoneum underlying the abdominal wall around the defect, using the surgical device to identify a protruded region of the preperitoneum extending towards the abdominal wall around the defect, and flattening the protruded region of the preperitoneum and separating the protruded region of the preperitoneum from the abdominal wall with the deformable body in an expanded condition. The method results in low recurrence of abdominal wall defect, less pain, and a shorter hospital stay after surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Inventor: Dian-Yu Lin
  • Patent number: 10376253
    Abstract: Transcatheter methods are disclosed for introducing a large transcatheter implant or other device into an artery from an adjacent vein, for example from the inferior vena cava into the abdominal aorta. Such an access route can be formed by direct puncture through the adjoining vessels. In addition, methods and devices are also disclosed for closing arteriovenous fistulas or other cardiovascular passageways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human services
    Inventors: Robert J. Lederman, Ozgur Kocaturk
  • Patent number: 10376254
    Abstract: A device for sealing a puncture opening may include a base frame having a delivery configuration wherein the base frame is retracted to have a relatively smaller overall profile, and a deployed configuration wherein the base frame is extended to have a relatively larger overall profile. The base frame is sized to engage an interior surface of the blood vessel wall in the deployed configuration. A sealing section is coupled to the base frame, the sealing section having an initial configuration wherein the sealing section permits fluid flow, and a barrier configuration wherein the sealing section prevents fluid flow. The sealing section in the barrier configuration is sized to block fluid flow through the puncture opening when the base frame is in the deployed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED INC.
    Inventors: Tracee E. J. Eichenschink, Liliana Atanasoska, Jan Weber
  • Patent number: 10376255
    Abstract: A system for sealing a large penetration in the wall of a femoral artery comprises an occlusion catheter and an applicator. An access catheter may further be provided in order to facilitate introduction of the occlusion catheter. The occlusion catheter is introduced through a contralateral penetration, advanced over the aortic bifurcation, and an occlusion element on the occlusion catheter is positioned at the large diameter penetration. The occlusion element is then inflated to temporarily seal the large penetration while blood perfusion past the occlusion element is provided by the catheter. A sealing material, such as a tissue adhesive or other hemostatic agent is then introduced into a tissue tract above the large diameter penetration in order to seal the penetration. The occlusion element may be left in place while the sealing material has time to set, cure or otherwise form a permanent seal of the large penetration. The occlusion catheter and all access sheaths may then be removed from the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Cardiva Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: Zia Yassinzadeh
  • Patent number: 10376256
    Abstract: Wound occlusion devices and methods for acute treatment of massively bleeding external wounds are described. The wound occlusion devices may include a base element, a sealing element, and a release mechanism. The sealing element may be configured to transform between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration by the release mechanism. The expanded configuration of the sealing element may be adaptable to the shape of a wound W, forming a form-locked and/or force-locked connection with the wound W. The form-locked and/or force-locked connection of the sealing element with the wound W may provide an occlusion function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Plass Rescue Technologies AG
    Inventor: André Plass
  • Patent number: 10376257
    Abstract: A retractor for use in surgical operations comprises a pair of blade assemblies. In operation, the blade assemblies are initially in a closed position 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 retractor is adapted to rotate a first blade about a first axis and a second blade about a second axis. The retractor is adapted to move the pair of blade assemblies apart along a third axis. The retractor is adapted to pivot the first blade about a fourth axis and the second blade about a fifth axis. In some embodiments, a method of performing an operation, e.g. a spinal operation, on a patient using the disclosed retractor is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Spinal Elements, Inc.
    Inventors: Tyson Vogel, Jason Blain
  • Patent number: 10376258
    Abstract: A surgical introducer system having a sidewall that forms an introducer passage, and a probe receptacle located at the distal end of the introducer. The probe receptacle has an inner surface having a first lateral size at a proximal receptacle end and a second lateral size in the lateral direction at the distal receptacle end, and the first lateral size is greater than the second lateral size. The inner surface receives the distal tip of a navigation probe and restricts movement of the distal probe tip in the lateral direction, and the sidewall is spaced from the navigation probe shaft to allow the shaft to move in the lateral direction within the passage when the distal probe tip is positioned in the probe receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Vycor Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: David Cantor, Robert Schaefer
  • Patent number: 10376259
    Abstract: The guidance and positioning device may be a system for creating a passage in tissue, positioning fasteners or other implants, and tensioning an elongated fastening member, like a suture, thread, wire, or pin. In some embodiments, the device may allow for the implantation of multiple sutures and fasteners in tissue. A fastener may be positioned at the distal end of a flexible pushrod. The fastener may be connected with the pushrod or may be loosely fitted with the distal end of the pushrod. A suture may be looped through or connected with the fastener such that one, two, or more sections, legs, strands, or portions of the suture extend from the fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: P Tech, LLC
    Inventors: Peter M. Bonutti, Glen A. Phillips
  • Patent number: 10376260
    Abstract: An apparatus includes first and second fixation members, a flexible member coupled to the first and second fixation members, and a limiting element coupled to the flexible member. The limiting element is movable relative to the second fixation member and acts to limit loosening of the flexible member relative to the second fixation member. The limiting element can be slidably received by the flexible member. The flexible member can be coupled to the fixation members such that pulling on a free end of the flexible member shortens a length of the flexible member between the fixation members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond A. Bojarski, George Sikora, Paul Alexander Torrie, Steven W. Ek
  • Patent number: 10376261
    Abstract: A medical device having an elongate body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion of the elongate body terminating in a free end; the distal portion of the elongate body terminating in a loop. The loop further includes a first plurality of anchors disposed along a surface of the loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Timothy D. Kosa, Nicholas Maiorino, Megan Stopek
  • Patent number: 10376262
    Abstract: A surgical instrument including a handle assembly, a first endoscopic portion, a motor, and a first end effector is disclosed. The first endoscopic portion is selectively connectable to a distal portion of the handle assembly and defines a longitudinal axis. The first endoscopic portion includes a housing adjacent its proximal portion and includes an actuation member. The motor is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the housing of the first endoscopic portion and is operatively connected to the actuation member for moving the actuation member substantially along the longitudinal axis. The first end effector is selectively connectable to a distal portion of the first endoscopic portion and is configured to perform a first stapling function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Michael A. Zemlok, David C. Racenet
  • Patent number: 10376263
    Abstract: A surgical system includes an anvil that has, one, an elongate slot extending longitudinally along a length of the anvil and, two, a plurality of first staple-forming pockets. The surgical system further includes an anvil modification member releasably attachable to the anvil, wherein the anvil modification member comprises a plurality of second staple-forming pockets. In addition, the surgical system also includes a staple cartridge that has a plurality of staples formable by the plurality of first staple-forming pockets when the anvil modification member is not attached to the anvil, and wherein the staples are formable by the plurality of second staple-forming pockets when the anvil modification member is attached to the anvil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Jerome R. Morgan, Jason L. Harris, Frederick E. Shelton, IV
  • Patent number: 10376264
    Abstract: A surgical fastener applying apparatus for applying fasteners to body tissue including a cartridge receiving half-section defining an elongated channel member configured to releasably receive a stationary housing of a firing assembly. The stationary housing is dimensioned to releasably receive a single use loading unit therein, and includes a lockout structure that prevents insertion of the stationary housing into the cartridge receiving half-section if the single use loading unit is not mounted in the stationary housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Harshottam Singh Dhakad, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, Nikhil R. Katre, Kiran Garikipati, Cinish P. Varghese, Arvind Kumar Gupta, Vinayan Vivekanandan
  • Patent number: 10376265
    Abstract: Devices are used to modify a metabolic pathway of a digestive system by creating a pathway within the intestinal tract through an anastomosis between a proximal location within the intestinal tract and a distal location within the intestinal tract. An anastomosis compression assembly includes a first portion and a second portion, each including two or more segments securely fixed together by a pair of degradable joining members, and each further including interlocking mechanisms. The first portion and second portion are configured to be coupled together from different locations within the intestinal tract by the application of force. Once aligned, the first and second portions are securely attached to one another by engaging their respective interlocking mechanisms. After completion of the anastomosis procedure, the degradable links degrade and separate the anastomosis compression assembly into smaller fragments for ease of passage through the patient's intestinal tract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Gregory J. Bakos, Daniel J. Mumaw, Brian F. DiNardo, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Robert P. Kruth
  • Patent number: 10376266
    Abstract: A first element (91) includes a first arm (92) and a second arm coupled thereto and having a concavity (103) facing the first arm and defining a space (96). In an open state, a tissue anchor portion (46) moves into the space through a gap between distal portions (94) of the first and second arms. In the closed state, the anchor portion is not movable through the gap. A second element (82) is movable with respect to the first element, such that, while the portion (46) of the anchor (40) is within the space, and the first element is in the closed state, in a first position of the second element, the portion of the anchor is movable within the space, and in a second position of the second element, the second element applies torque to the anchor by rotating the second element. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Valtech Cardio, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yaron Herman, Yuval Zipory, Slava Starobinsky, Tal Reich, Ehud Iflah, Alexei Koifman
  • Patent number: 10376267
    Abstract: A vascular occlusion device includes a braided filament mesh structure defining a longitudinal axis. The mesh structure has a relaxed configuration in which it has an axial array of radially-extending occlusion regions, each of which has a proximal side and a distal side meeting at a peripheral edge, the sides of each occlusion region forming a first angle relative to the longitudinal axis. Each occlusion region is axially separated from the adjacent occlusion region by a reduced-diameter connecting region. The mesh structure is radially compressible to a compressed state in which it is deployed intravascularly to a target site through a catheter. Upon deployment, the device radially expands to a constrained configuration in which the peripheral edges of the occlusion regions engage the vascular wall, and the sides of the occlusion regions form a second angle relative to the longitudinal axis that is smaller than the first angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Inceptus Medical, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Lubock, Richard Quick, Robert Rosenbluth, Brian J. Cox
  • Patent number: 10376268
    Abstract: Methods and devices for performing an osteotomy produce a bone cut producing a multi-planar change in the alignment of a bone portion by rotating it relative to another bone portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: First Ray, LLC
    Inventors: T. Wade Fallin, Daniel J. Triplett, Robert W. Hoy
  • Patent number: 10376269
    Abstract: Presented herein is a bone fixture for a medical prosthesis. The bone fixture includes a self-drilling threaded body that is configured to be inserted into a recipient's bone. The threaded body includes a bone removal mechanism configured to cut away parts of the bone that are in the path of the threaded body and to remove portions of the cut parts of the bone, sometimes referred to herein as bone fragments, from the hole. The bone fixture also comprises a coupling section that is attached to a proximal end of the threaded body. The coupling section is configured to be positioned external to the recipient's bone and includes a connector interface that is entirely/completely proximal to the threaded body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Marcus Andersson, Stefan Magnander
  • Patent number: 10376270
    Abstract: An orthopedic device includes a patient-specific acetabular guide that may be used for preparing an acetabulum of a patient to receive an acetabular implant. The acetabular guide has a body with an outer three-dimensional surface configured to match an acetabulum of a specific patient's hip joint designed from data of the patient's hip joint. The acetabular guide may further include a peripheral annular rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Eash
  • Patent number: 10376271
    Abstract: A drill guide assembly for drilling a tunnel having a fixed, non-zero radius of curvature, where the drill guide assembly includes a housing and a sleeve, or cutting tube, configured to reciprocate within the distal portion where the sleeve, or cutting tube, is configured to receive a bone cutting instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Inventor: Vishal Mahul Mehta
  • Patent number: 10376272
    Abstract: An ultrasonic catheter includes a body and an ultrasound transmission member disposed in the body. A head is coupled to the ultrasound transmission member, wherein a gap separates the head from a body distal end. A guidewire tube extends through the body and the head. A proximal end connector assembly includes a hub and an absorber member. The hub has a bore coupled to and in fluid communication with the body. The absorber member is disposed within the bore around the ultrasound transmission member. A sonic connector is disposed between the ultrasound transmission member and a separate generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: FLOWCARDIA, INC.
    Inventors: Henry Nita, Jeff Sarge, Martinos Tran, Simon Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10376273
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses of treating meibomian glands are disclosed. The method comprises applying regulated heat to an eyelid to reach a temperature adequate to melt at least one obstruction within at least one meibomian gland. The method also comprises maintaining the regulated heat for a time period adequate to place the at least obstruction in the melted state. The method further comprises positioning a pressure application device into contact with the patient's eyelid and applying a pressure with the pressure application device over a substantial portion of the eyelid to express the at least one obstruction from the meibomian gland. An apparatus suitable to treat meibomian glands comprises a heater, a controller, and a pressure applicator configured to be placed into contact with the eyelid and apply a pressure over a substantial portion of the eyelid to express the at least one obstruction from the meibomian gland.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: TearScience, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald R. Korb, Timothy R. Willis, Stephen M. Grenon
  • Patent number: 10376274
    Abstract: According to an aspect of some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a device for removal of obstructive material from a vessel comprising: an expandable structure sized for insertion into the vessel; and one or more portion protruding radially from a central longitudinal axis of the expandable structure such that a space between the protrusion and a closest portion of the expandable structure to the portion includes a radial component; wherein the space is sized and shaped to be suitable to accept obstructive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Perflow Medical Ltd.
    Inventors: Danny Farin, Gilad Cibulski, Avraham Rapaport, Itamar Bonneau
  • Patent number: 10376275
    Abstract: Systems and methods can remove material of interest, including blood clots, from a body region, including but not limited to the circulatory system for the treatment of pulmonary embolism (PE), deep vein thrombosis (DVT), cerebrovascular embolism, and other vascular occlusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: KP Medcure, Inc.
    Inventors: Thanh Van Nguyen, Duy Nguyen, Tung Hoang Ngo
  • Patent number: 10376276
    Abstract: Systems and methods for calibration of a shaft of a surgical tool are provided. The tool includes an elongate shaft configured to be coupled to an electromechanical arm of a robotic surgical system and having an end effector coupled to a distal end thereof, the shaft being rotatable about its longitudinal axis. The tool also includes at least one target associated with the shaft and configured to be non-independently movable with respect to the shaft, wherein a position of the target is detected using at least one sensor disposed such that the shaft is able to move independently of the sensor. The detected position is used to determine a rotational angle of the shaft. This can involve accessing a memory on the tool or the system storing values related to a target position in association with corresponding values of a shaft rotation angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Mark D. Overmyer, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Andrew Beckman
  • Patent number: 10376277
    Abstract: A forceps comprising a first jaw and a second jaw arranged along a longitudinal axis of the forceps for relative movement toward and away from one another. The first and second forceps jaws have respective first and second jaw surfaces facing each other. The first and second jaw surfaces have a serrated surface texture at least on a distal part thereof. A serration direction of the serrated surface texture is at an angle which is non-perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, resulting in additional profile structure elements at a tip portion surface, allowing to handle and manipulate fine tissue materials such as membranes in an eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Crea IP B.V.
    Inventors: Adriaantje Coliene Dam-Huisman, Ferenc Kuhn
  • Patent number: 10376278
    Abstract: A tissue resector includes an outer cannula with a cutting wire disposed therein. The outer cannula includes an opening that is configured to be associated with a cutting element of the cutting wire in such a way that when tissue is drawn into the opening of the cannula, a cutting element of the cutting wire can be rotated past the opening to engage and cut into and through the tissue. The outer cannula and the cutting wire may also be configured to enable aspiration of the tissue. A tissue resector according to this disclosure may be used with a hand-held, hand-operated rooter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Shawn P. Fojtik, Annette McClellan, Timothy R. Nieman, Erik S. Liddiard
  • Patent number: 10376279
    Abstract: A disposable scalpel, including a body portion having a proximal end and a distal end, a scalpel blade receiving slot formed in the distal end, and first and second parallel elongated flexible members, wherein the slot is positioned between the pair of parallel elongated flexible members, such that a scalpel blade received in and extending from the slot would be flanked by the pair of parallel elongated members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Inventors: Jerry Jesseph, Frederick Jesseph
  • Patent number: 10376280
    Abstract: An ultrasound probe structure dedicated for guiding the puncture needle. It has a passage in the center of the structure and the diameter of the passage is equal to the outer diameter of puncture needle. The bony and non-bony tissues can be distinguished according to the strength of the echoes so that the puncture needle can be guided to avoid hitting the bony tissue before or during insertion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignees: National Health Research Institutes, National Yang-Ming University
    Inventors: Yin Chang, Ching-Hsin Chen
  • Patent number: 10376281
    Abstract: A cannula system and method for accessing a blood mass in the brain. The system comprises a cannula with a camera mounted on the proximal end of the cannula with a view into the cannula lumen and the surgical field below the lumen. A prism, reflector or other suitable optical element is oriented between the camera and the lumen of the cannula to afford the camera a view into the cannula while minimizing obstruction of the lumen. The system may also include an obturator with a small diameter shaft and a large diameter tip which is optically transmissive, so that a surgeon inserting or manipulating the assembly can easily see that the obturator tip is near brain tissue (which is white) or blood (which is red).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Rebound Therapeutics Corporation
    Inventors: Peter G. Davis, Ross Tsukashima, Jeffrey J. Valko, Michael R. Henson, Todd McIntyre
  • Patent number: 10376282
    Abstract: Embodiments of a surgical access port system that comprises a retractor that is adapted for being coupled to a cap and that is particularly useful in natural orifice surgery are described. The retractor comprises an outer ring, wherein the outer ring is configured to be disposed proximate the natural orifice of the patient and substantially surround the orifice; a tubular body; and a funnel segment extending between and coupling the outer ring and the tubular body, wherein the funnel segment provides a diametric reduction between the relatively large diameter of the outer ring and the relatively smaller diameter of the tubular body, which is sized to fit within a natural orifice with minimal distention of the orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin K. Dang, Jeremy J. Albrecht, Blaze Brown, Adam Hoke, Jacob J. Filek, Gary M. Johnson
  • Patent number: 10376283
    Abstract: A medical port includes: a faceplate having a through-hole; an elastic member formed in a curved shape and configured to clamp and fix a living tissue between the elastic member and the faceplate; and a string-shaped member fixed at a first end to the elastic member and extending from the elastic member through the faceplate. The elastic member is configured such that extension of the string-shaped member through the faceplate in a direction opposite to the elastic member reduces an outer diameter of the curved shape of the elastic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Nishizawa, Kazuo Banju, Takahiro Kogasaka
  • Patent number: 10376284
    Abstract: A medical device including a brake having a housing member and an actuation member. The housing member has a receiving portion and is configured to be removably coupled to a syringe. The actuation member is movably coupled to the housing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy P. Harrah, Jozef Slanda, Jamie Li
  • Patent number: 10376285
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are external fixation frames for correcting bone deformities. The external fixation frames include a top fixation ring and a bottom fixation ring coupled to one another by at least two struts. A half ring is coupled to bottom fixation ring. The bottom fixation ring is u-shaped. One or more rocker members may be coupled to the bottom fixation ring. The half ring may be hingedly coupled to the bottom fixation ring such that it can rotate with respect to the bottom fixation ring from a first position to a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Stryker European Holdings I, LLC
    Inventors: Manoj Kumar Singh, Yves Stephane Crozet, Vinzenz Andreas Burgherr, Mark Thomas Dahl
  • Patent number: 10376286
    Abstract: A fixation device comprises a first body having a threaded end, a longitudinal axis, and a bore perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. A second body is received in the bore. The second body has an exterior thread and an interior passage for receiving a pin or wire. The second body has a wire locking device for retaining the pin or wire. An advance nut engages the exterior thread. The advance nut abuts the first body for moving the wire locking device away from the first body when the advance nut is turned, for tensioning the pin or wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Kian-Ming Wong
  • Patent number: 10376287
    Abstract: A hip distractor includes a pair of distractor members and a support configured to be fastened to a surgical table. The support includes at least two mounts for coupling to a pair of joints that couple the distractor members to the support. Another hip distractor includes a pair of distractor assemblies that are configured to apply a distraction load to a patient. Each of the assemblies includes a joint for coupling the corresponding assembly to a surgical table. The joint permits vertical and horizontal angular adjustment of the corresponding assembly. A method of distracting a hip includes coupling a patient's legs to a pair of distractor assemblies and simultaneously adjusting a vertical angle and a horizontal angle of at least one of the distractor assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignees: Smith & Nephew, Inc., Allen Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Alexander Torrie, Edward J. Daley, II, Paul J. Skavicus
  • Patent number: 10376288
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fixing and connecting apparatus with stress-dispersing capability for anterior superior spine and iliac crest, comprising: two side splints disposed opposite, which connects with each other at upper ends, with the shape of upper end at the inner wall of the two side splints coinciding with the shape of the upper surface of the anterior superior spine and iliac crest, and a cavity defined by the inner walls of the two side splints matching with the profile of the anterior superior spine and iliac crest; a fixing hole which is provided inclined downwards at upper part of at least one of the side splints with a diameter matching with the diameter of a kirschner pin; and a connecting structure which is provided at the upper part of any one of the side splints for connecting to a traction apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Inventor: Yingze Zhang
  • Patent number: 10376289
    Abstract: The present teachings provide one or more surgical implements for repairing damaged tissue, such as in the case of a spinal fixation procedure. A cross connector system for use during a spinal fixation procedure is provided. The system includes at least one bridge defining a coupling bore and having a pair of downwardly extending arms for coupling to a first bone engaging member. The system includes a contoured bar having a first end offset from a second end, and a bore having a central axis. The system includes an expansion ring received within the bore, and a locking device received through the expansion ring and the coupling bore. The locking device is operable in a first state in which the contoured bar is movable about the central axis of the bore and in a second state in which the contoured bar fixed relative to the central axis of the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Zimmer Biomet Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew L Keiser, Laurie G Sanders, Scott Harrington
  • Patent number: 10376290
    Abstract: A bone plate and plating system are for use of the same are disclosed. The bone plate includes a body having a span sufficient to overlap a portion of a bone. A screw hole extends through the body in order to receive a bone screw to attach for engaging the plate to the bone. The screw hole includes a counterbore having a beveled surface that intersects at a pinch point a bore having a conical surface of revolution that transitions into the bone engaging surface of the body. The beveled surface includes a variable geometry defining interleaved and rotationally-spaced contact and non-contact bone screw regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Eminent Spine LLC
    Inventors: Steve Courtney, David Freehill
  • Patent number: 10376291
    Abstract: A spinal implant is provided. The spinal implant includes a body extending between a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end defines a notch configured for disposal of a first vertebra. The distal end includes a protrusion configured for disposal in a second vertebra. The proximal and distal ends are movable relative to one another between an unexpanded position in which the spinal implant is inserted between lamina and an expanded position in which the spinal implant is disposed between the lamina.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Warsaw orthopedic, inc.
    Inventor: William F. McKay
  • Patent number: 10376292
    Abstract: Lamina plate assemblies, systems, and methods thereof. A lamina plate assembly may be configured to provide lamina support following laminectomy, for example, in cervical and lumbar cases. The lamina plate assembly may include a generally elongate body having a first free end, a second free end, and a posterior portion disposed between the first free end and the second free end. Different embodiments of securing portions are used to secure the lamina plate assembly to a vertebra.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc
    Inventors: Nick Tacca, Jason Cianfrani
  • Patent number: 10376293
    Abstract: A system for installing a vertebral stabilization system. The system includes an installation tool including a handle portion and a shaft extending distally from the handle portion. The shaft includes a conduit and a staple mechanism. The system also includes a flexible implant member extending along the conduit configured to be advanced out from a distal end of the shaft, and a staple housed in the staple mechanism. The staple is configured to secure the flexible implant member to a vertebra. The handle portion is configured to selectively advance the flexible implant member from the shaft and to selectively actuate the staple mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Zimmer Spine, Inc.
    Inventor: Hugh D Hestad
  • Patent number: 10376294
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to surgical instruments for spinal surgery. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a bi-planar rod persuader for urging a spinal rod into a screw, and methods regarding the same. The bi-planar rod persuader may include an implant holder, which may also include a holding sleeve. A securing foot may be attached to the distal end of the holding sleeve, and the holding sleeve may also include a threaded opening at the proximal end for receiving a stem that drives the securing foot between a first position and second position. The implant holder may also include a threaded part to engage a reduction knob. A handle assembly may also be provided, which may include two pivotally attached arms. A rod hook may be connected to one of the arms and a guide attached to the other of the arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Hutchens
  • Patent number: 10376295
    Abstract: A method for treating pectus excavatum includes making an incision in the chest of a patient, inserting, via the incision, a device comprising a sensor configured to measure force at a face disposed proximate a first end of the device, manipulating the device such that the face of the device engages a sternum of the patient, displaying, on the electronic display of the device, measurement data based on a reading taken by the sensor during the engagement of the face of the device with the sternum of the patient, and determining, based on the displayed measurement data, a number of bars to install in the patient's chest, and inserting, via one or more incisions, the determined number of bars into the patient's chest in such a manner as to push out the patient's sternum and maintain the patient's sternum in a pushed out condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: ALLSCRIPTS SOFTWARE, LLC
    Inventor: Alexander Tulenko
  • Patent number: 10376296
    Abstract: Disclosed is an adjustable wedge for insertion into a bone. The adjustable wedge can include a first arm, a second arm, and an adjustment member. The first arm can have a first end and a second end. The second arm can have a third end and a fourth end. The third end of the second arm can be movably connected to the first end of the first arm. The adjustment member can be in contact with the first arm and the second arm. The adjustment member can be configured to cause an increase or a decrease in a distance between the second end and the fourth end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventor: Bryce A. Isch
  • Patent number: 10376297
    Abstract: A bone fixation clamp includes a first arcuate clamp member conforming to a shape of a bone and extending between a first connection end and a first free end, a second arcuate clamp member conforming to a shape of the bone, a second connection end of the second clamp member being pivotally attached to the first clamp member, the second clamp member extending between the second connection end and a second free end and a driving member received in the first clamp member passing out of the first clamp member to abut an abutment portion of the second member so that, as the driving member is extended further out of the first member, the driving member pivots the second clamp member relative to the first clamp member to draw the first and second free ends toward one another to apply a radially compressive force to the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Powell, Robert Limouze, Natasha Weeks, Rene Haag, George J. Haidukewych
  • Patent number: 10376298
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medical instrument for severing connecting rods, in particular, of implanted spinal column stabilization systems, which comprises a first cutting element and a second cutting element which are pivotal relative to each other about a pivotal axis, a first handle element and a second handle element which are moveable relative to each other, and a force transmission device which is coupled to the first and the second handle element on the one hand and to the first and the second cutting element on the other for the purposes of transferring an actuating force from the first and second handle element to the first and second cutting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Aesculap AG
    Inventors: Kay Fischer, Michael Benk
  • Patent number: 10376299
    Abstract: A cryoablation method, system, and device that allows for real-time and accurate assessment and monitoring of PV occlusion and lesion formation without the need for expensive imaging systems and without patient exposure to radiation. The system includes a cryoballoon catheter with a cryoballoon, a distal electrode, a proximal electrode, and a temperature sensor. Impedance measurements recorded by the electrodes may be used to predict ice formation, quality of pulmonary vein occlusion, and lesion formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Medtronic CryoCath LP
    Inventors: Boaz Avitall, Catherine R. Condie
  • Patent number: 10376300
    Abstract: Methods and devices for treating nasal airways are provided. Such devices and methods may improve airflow through an internal and/or external nasal valve, and comprise the use of mechanical re-shaping, energy application and other treatments to modify the shape, structure, and/or air flow characteristics of an internal nasal valve, an external nasal valve or other nasal airways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: AERIN MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Scott J. Wolf, Andrew Frazier