Patents Issued in March 10, 2020
  • Patent number: 10582965
    Abstract: An endoscopic forceps includes a housing having a shaft extending therefrom for treating tissue. A longitudinal axis is defined through the shaft. An end effector assembly is operably coupled to a distal end of the shaft and includes a pair of first and second jaw members. A rotating assembly operably coupled to the shaft is configured to rotate the shaft and the end effector about the longitudinal axis. A drive assembly is configured to selectively and releasably engage the rotating assembly. Engagement of the rotating assembly with the drive assembly couples the rotating assembly to the shaft such that the shaft is rotatable about the longitudinal axis in a predetermined direction when the rotating assembly is rotated. And, disengagement of the rotating assembly from the drive assembly uncouples the rotating assembly from the shaft such that the shaft is non-rotatable about the longitudinal axis when the rotating assembly is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventor: John R. Twomey
  • Patent number: 10582966
    Abstract: An elongated shaft assembly includes a rotatable inner cutting sleeve and a non-rotating outer sleeve. A window of the inner cutting sleeve is selectively rotatable within an opening of the non-rotating outer sleeve to cut tissue with a sharpened cutting blade when rotated in a first rotational direction and to cut tissue with an electrode when rotated in a second rotational direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: RELIGN Corporation
    Inventors: Benedek Orczy-Timko, Aaron Germain
  • Patent number: 10582967
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure pertain to a device with an elongated body having a distal end. The distal end may comprise a port that permits discharge of a laser energy towards a tissue from an optical fiber located in the distal end. An exterior surface of the distal end may include a cauterization portion that permits discharge of a cauterization energy towards the tissue. In some aspects, the device includes an insulative portion that attaches the distal end to the elongated body and limits energy transfer therebetween. Related systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Hui Wang, Wen-Jui Ray Chia, Rongwei Jason Xuan, Jian James Zhang, Aditi Ray, Honggang Yu
  • Patent number: 10582968
    Abstract: A spinal implant system includes a spinal implant template configured to provide three dimensional coordinates of a selected implant configuration. An implant bending device includes work surfaces engageable with a spinal implant to manipulate the spinal implant to the selected implant configuration and an implant contact sensor. Surgical instruments, spinal constructs, implants and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas V. McGahan, Matthew M. Morrison, Richard L. Brown, Victor D. Snyder, Robert A. Till, Jr., John Hengesbach
  • Patent number: 10582969
    Abstract: A method for creating a model of a patient-specific instrumentation jig for implant revision includes obtaining an image of part of a patient bone and of an implanted implant on the bone. A reference anchor surface(s) is identified on the bone from the image, to receive a guide reference. An implant abutment surface is determined on the implanted implant. A virtual reference jig model is generated using the identified reference anchor surface and the determined implant abutment surface, and has a contact surface corresponding to the determined implant abutment surface for complementary connection with the determined implant abutment surface, a guide interfacing portion to guide a planting of the guide reference in the reference anchor surface, and a patient-specific geometry between the contact surface and the guide interfacing portion, to position and/or orient the guide interfacing portion relative to the reference anchor surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: ZIMMER, INC.
    Inventors: Pierre Couture, Jean-Sebastien Merette
  • Patent number: 10582970
    Abstract: A system and method of diagnosing tissue integrity related to a joint of a patient may include imaging a first bone of the joint of the patient, determining a bone density profile of the first bone based on results of the imaging step, comparing the bone density profile of the first bone to at least one reference bone density profile of a reference first bone, and predicting an integrity of a tissue with respect to the first bone based on the comparison. The first bone may be a tibia and the bone density profile of the tibia may include a bone density profile of a sulcus of a medial tibial condyle of the tibia. The tissue may be an anterior cruciate ligament (“ACL”) and the predicting step may include predicting the integrity of both an anteromedial bundle and a posterolateral bundle of the ACL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
    Inventors: Gokce Yildirim, John Parker
  • Patent number: 10582971
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for resurfacing bones, and in particular, for detecting and resurfacing one or more femoroacetabular impingements (FAIs). A FAI resurfacing controller may be used to perform this detecting and resurfacing of FAIs. The FAI resurfacing controller may include a bone model generator to receive bone imaging and to generate a model of at least one osteophyte and of a surface of a native bone surrounding the at least one osteophyte. The FAI resurfacing controller may include an osteophyte identifier to set a virtual 3D boundary surface between native bone surface and the at least one osteophyte. The FAI resurfacing controller may include a resurfacing navigator to generate and output a navigation file. The navigation file may include the model with the 3D boundary surface between native bone surface and the at least one osteophyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: MedTech S.A.
    Inventors: Louis-Philippe Amiot, Seth Anderson Nash, John White
  • Patent number: 10582972
    Abstract: An intraoral 3D scanner includes a probe light source configured to generate a probe light such that the probe light is transmitted towards the dental situation; a camera including an array of sensor elements, the camera being arranged such that the probe light from the dental situation is transmitted to the array of sensor elements, wherein the camera is configured to create images of the dental situation from which a point cloud is generated, and a guiding system configured to guide relative movement of the intraoral 3D scanner towards the dental situation, wherein the camera is part of the guiding system, the camera is configured to record images from which a relative position of the intraoral 3D scanner and the dental situation is determined, such that based on the relative position, the guiding system is configured to provide a positioning signal in the form of a positioning color code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: 3Shape A/S
    Inventors: Nikolaj Deichmann, Rune Fisker
  • Patent number: 10582973
    Abstract: The embodiments disclosed herein relate to various medical device components, including components that can be incorporated into robotic and/or in vivo medical devices. Certain embodiments include various modular medical devices for in vivo medical procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Virtual Incision Corporation
    Inventors: John Wilson, Jeff Shasho, Nishant Kumar, Matt Mahin, Chris Santoro, Erik Mumm, Jason Herman, Shane Farritor
  • Patent number: 10582974
    Abstract: A robotic system includes a camera having an image frame whose position and orientation relative to a fixed frame is determinable through one or more image frame transforms, a tool disposed within a field of view of the camera and having a tool frame whose position and orientation relative to the fixed frame is determinable through one or more tool frame transforms, and at least one processor programmed to identify pose indicating points of the tool from one or more camera captured images, determine an estimated transform for an unknown one of the image and tool frame transforms using the identified pose indicating points and known ones of the image and tool frame transforms, update a master-to-tool transform using the estimated and known ones of the image and tool frame transforms, and command movement of the tool in response to movement of a master using the updated master-to-tool transform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Tao Zhao, Giuseppe Maria Prisco, John R. Steger, David Q. Larkin
  • Patent number: 10582975
    Abstract: Medical instrument (60, 160, 260, 360) comprising at least one first, second and third joint member (71, 72, 73), at least two pairs of tendons (90, 190, 191, 192) connected with the same joint member and adapted to move said third member (73) with respect to said second member (72), pulling it; and wherein each of said joint member (71, 72, 73) comprises a main structural body comprising in a single piece one or more convex contact surfaces (40, 80, 86, 140, 180), all said convex contact surfaces (40, 80, 86, 140, 180) defining with their prolongations thereof at least partially a single convex volume for each joint member; and wherein the main portion of each tendon is in contact with said jointed device (70, 170, 270) only on said convex contact surfaces; and wherein at least two tendons of said at least two pairs of tendons (90, 190, 191, 192) are in contact with a same convex contact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: MEDICAL MICROINSTRUMENTS S.p.A.
    Inventors: Massimiliano Simi, Giuseppe Maria Prisco
  • Patent number: 10582976
    Abstract: Provided is a manipulator system including: a driver provided at a proximal end of a flexible elongated guide member to drive a distal end of the elongated guide member, a slider that is fixed to the proximal end of the elongated guide member and that is movable with respect to the driver in a longitudinal direction of the elongated guide member, and a controller that is configured to control the driver so as to change a moving amount of the slider in accordance with a bending state of the elongated guide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru Yanagihara, Kosuke Kishi
  • Patent number: 10582977
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method to assist with the operation of an instrument by means of said device, the device and the method using leverage effects in order to calculate the data relative to any point of an instrument axis, instead of using low-accuracy sensors. Other improvements are also described that allow higher-quality usage performance for the operator, which reduces the risk of errors and simplifies the operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), SORBONNE UNIVERSITE, ENDOCONTROL
    Inventors: Guillaume Morel, Lin Dong, Florian Richer, Nicolas Perrin, Clément Vidal, Bérengère Bardou
  • Patent number: 10582978
    Abstract: A shaft being, e.g., flexible, that includes an elongated outer sheath, at least one drive shaft disposed within the outer sheath and a ring non-rotatably mounted on the at least one rotatable drive shaft and at least one light source mounted within the shaft, such that, upon rotation of the at least one rotatable drive shaft, the ring alternately blocks and allows light from the light source to be detected. The shaft may also include a moisture sensor disposed within the outer sheath of the shaft and configured to detect moisture within the outer sheath. The shaft may include couplings that connect a distal end of the outer sheath to a surgical attachment and a proximal end of the outer sheath to a remote power console.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Michael P. Whitman, Donald Malinouskas
  • Patent number: 10582979
    Abstract: Methods and devices for controlling a robotic system includes receiving a signal in response to movement of an input device through an input distance, determining the position of a repositioning control disposed on the input device, and moving the tool of the robotic system in response to movement of the input device the input distance. The input device is coupled to an input shaft of an input arm. The robotic system moving the tool a first distance when the repositioning control is in a deactivated position and moves the tool a second distance when the repositioning control in an activated position. The first distance is greater than the second distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventor: William Peine
  • Patent number: 10582980
    Abstract: Generally, a sterile adapter for use in robotic surgery may include a frame configured to be interposed between a tool driver and a surgical tool, a plate assembly coupled to the frame, and at least one rotatable coupler supported by the plate assembly and configured to communicate torque from an output drive of the tool driver to an input drive of the surgical tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: VERB SURGICAL INC.
    Inventors: Charles J. Scheib, Jaime Hernandez
  • Patent number: 10582981
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a coupling system for coupling a medical accessory to an accessory support is provided. The present disclosure also provides a system for powering a medical accessory with an accessory support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: William D. Childs, Brian J. Tessmer, Connor F. St. John, Krishna S. Bhimavarapu, Isaac A. Schaberg, Zachary J. Sadler, Kirby M. Neihouser
  • Patent number: 10582982
    Abstract: A multi-purpose measurement tool comprises an elongate beam and a slide. The elongate beam extends from a first end to a second end, and comprises a first fixed jaw, a second fixed jaw, and a track. The first fixed jaw extends from the beam at the first end. The second fixed jaw extends from the beam opposite the first jaw and spaced from the first end. The track extends across the elongate beam through the first end. The slide has a first end extending from the track and a second end extending into the track. The slide has a moveable jaw extending from the slide opposite the first fixed jaw. The slide can also have a front face and a back face, each face with readable measurement indicia thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael G. Fisher, Stephen M. Howell
  • Patent number: 10582983
    Abstract: An apparatus for performing an endovascular procedure using ultrasonic energy includes a catheter with a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The distal end portion includes a first window, which may expose a wave guide for delivering the ultrasonic energy for performing the endovascular procedure. A cover may be provided for selectively covering the window. By selectively controlling the position of the sheath, the transmission of ultrasonic energy may be regulated accordingly for providing a desired treatment regimen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventor: Jessica Lynn Roll Hoye
  • Patent number: 10582984
    Abstract: A method for attaching a test fixture to a surgical instrument comprising removing a valve member from a valve chamber of a surgical instrument and removing another valve member from another valve chamber of the surgical instrument. The method further comprises inserting a valve member analogue extending from a frame of a test figure into the valve chamber, wherein the valve member analogue comprises a first seal and a second seal, and wherein the first and second seals are configured to seal at least a portion of the valve chamber of the surgical instrument. The method further comprises inserting another valve member analogue extending from the frame, wherein the valve member analogue and the another valve member analogue define a longitudinal axis extending substantially therebetween. The method further comprises securing the test fixture to the surgical instrument by moving the housing substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis into a locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: ASP GLOBAL MANUFACTURING GMBH
    Inventors: Nick N. Nguyen, Walter Francovich, Philippe Conseil
  • Patent number: 10582985
    Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to a device for a surgical instrument, including at least one sensor, a circuit for controlling and processing signals coming from the at least one sensor, a memory for storing information coming from the circuit, and a radio interface for transmitting this information to an external device, the sensor(s), the circuit, the memory and the radio interface being powered by a power source, the circuit, the memory, the radio interface and the power source being housed in one or several hermetic and heat and pressure resistant case(s), in order to allow an autonomous operation of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: IN'TECH MEDICAL
    Inventors: Patrick Khalife, François Hassane, Xavier Leroy, Laurent Pruvost
  • Patent number: 10582986
    Abstract: System and methods for positioning 3D virtual brackets on teeth for the precise positioning of conventional brackets and wire. Various reference features may be calculated for the teeth and used to calculate a position for the virtual bracket. Reference features that are calculated include curve of Spee, Andrew's plane, and a facial axis of the clinical crown for the teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Ka Man Cheang
  • Patent number: 10582988
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a dental restoration for a patient, where the method includes: obtaining a 3D scan of at least a restoration site of the patient's mouth, where the manufactured dental restoration is adapted for fitting to the restoration site; obtaining a CAD design of the dental restoration; milling the restoration from a material, where the restoration is milled both on an inside surface configured for fitting to the shape of the restoration site of the patient's mouth and on an outside surface, where the milling is according to the obtained CAD design; transferring the milled restoration to a retention means providing a fixed known position of the restoration relative to a post-processing machinery, where the restoration is retained on the inside surface, such that the outside surface of the restoration is approachable/free/accessible; and performing post-processing of the outside surface of the restoration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: 3SHAPE A/S
    Inventors: Rune Fisker, Sven Nonboe, David Fischer
  • Patent number: 10582989
    Abstract: An oral hygiene device is provided. The oral hygiene device includes a body having a base and first and second opposing sides extending from the base and defining a gap therebetween. The device may further include a plurality of corresponding notch pairs, wherein each corresponding notch pair has a first notch positioned in the first opposing side and a second notch positioned in the second opposing side. The location of the notch pairs may coincide with a user's mouth and in particular to the position of the user's teeth within the mouth. As such, a fibrous material, such as floss, may be coupled to the device such that the material spans the gap between at least one of the corresponding notch pairs so that the material may be inserted into the spaces between the user's teeth when the device is placed into the user's mouth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Inventor: David Barrett Wallace
  • Patent number: 10582990
    Abstract: A head module capable of reciprocal rotation for an electric cleaning apparatus comprises cleaning elements, a housing and a driven rod disposed in a hollow inner cavity of the housing, wherein the rod is provided with a hollow cavity body for accommodating a drive shaft; at least one gap is provided in a region surrounding the hollow cavity body; at least one inner side notch is distributed on a side wall of the inner cavity, for accommodating a protrusion; the rod further comprises a partially cylindrical or conical cavity body region. When the drive shaft is not yet inserted into the rod, there is a gap between the notch and the protrusion in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis (L1) of the drive shaft. The length of the gap is greater than or equal to the amount of single-side interference between the rod and the drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI SHIFT ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoguo Dai, Zhenwu Xu
  • Patent number: 10582991
    Abstract: An added inertia resonant system (12) for a power toothbrush (10) comprises a drive shaft (16), a drive system (22), and at least one inertial weight member (24). The drive shaft (16) has a principal axis (26) that defines a center of rotation. The drive system (22) imparts a reciprocating motion to the drive shaft (16) about the principal axis(26). The at least one inertial weight member (24) couples to the drive shaft (16) and comprises a planar material having a complex shape balanced along an x-, y-and z-axis to enable the drive system (22) to achieve low power, high amplitude motion of the drive shaft (16) when placed under user loading. A method for providing added inertia in a resonant system for a power toothbrush is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Lane Evan Kleppen, Scott Robert Wills
  • Patent number: 10582992
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining a mapping of the contacts and/or distances between the teeth of the maxillary arch and the mandibular arch of a patient, characterised in that it comprises the following steps: obtaining the mandibular kinematics recorded on the patient; obtaining surface meshes of the maxillary arch and the mandibular arch and registering said meshes relative to one another; creating a reduced mesh of at least one of said arches, comprising the selection, in the mesh of said arch, of the cells in which the nodes are located at a distance of less than 1 cm from the mesh of the opposite arch; creating, for each cell of said reduced mesh, a bounding box comprising a plurality of voxels surrounding said cell; using the mandibular kinematics, calculating a network of contacts comprising, for each voxel of the bounding box, information on the existence of a contact between said voxel and a node of the mesh of the opposite arch during a relative movement of the mandibular arch in
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: MODJAW
    Inventor: Maxime Jaisson
  • Patent number: 10582993
    Abstract: A surgical spacer equipped to measure important parameters for determining the optimal placement of a surgically-implanted sling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: COSM Medical
    Inventors: Ali Borazjani, Benjamin C Weed
  • Patent number: 10582994
    Abstract: A medical implant packaging assembly having an outer tray, an inner tray and a retainer The implant may include a tissue graft. The inner tray is formed from a moisture barrier material whereby the implant may be maintained in a hydrated state, thereby avoiding need for rehydrating steps that are required for dehydrated or cryopreserved implants. The outer tray and inner tray and a retainer are also made of transparent materials, enabling medical personnel to view the implant through these packaging components prior to and during surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Kapec, Jacob Turetsky, Yukiko Naoi, Alison Ling, German Eduardo Jurado Rivera, Darrin Friend, Morris Jacobs
  • Patent number: 10582995
    Abstract: Described herein are intra-oral prostheses that can help replace or augment the function of the native tongue, such as to assist with swallowing. Disclosed prostheses can provide mechanical force, based on the power of mastication, to propel a food bolus into the pharyngeal phase of swallowing. Disclosed prostheses can be used to enhance swallowing rehabilitation as a temporary aid and/or can be used to permanently replace lost tongue functionality. Also disclosed are other anatomical prostheses, such as to provide power for the articulation of dysfunctional extremities, by transforming mechanical force from another nearby functioning muscle group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Neil Gildener-Leapman, Youngjae Chun
  • Patent number: 10582996
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are biodegradable scaffolds for in situ tissue engineering. In some examples, biodegradable vascular grafts and methods of fabricating and uses of such are disclosed. In some examples, a vascular graft includes a biodegradable scaffold including a biodegradable polyester tubular core, a biodegradable polyester electrospun outer sheath surrounding the biodegradable polyester tubular core and/or a thromboresistant agent, such as heparin, coating the biodegradable scaffold. The disclosed vascular grafts can be used for forming a blood vessel of less than 6 mm, including, but not limited to a coronary or peripheral arterial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventor: Yadong Wang
  • Patent number: 10582997
    Abstract: A self-sealing vascular graft, including a substrate with a sealant layer and several optional additional layers, is described. The substrate can be ePTFE and the material used for the sealant and additional layers can be polyurethane. The sealant layer and additional layers may include one or more base layers, one or more foam layers, beading of different sizes and shapes, and ePTFE tape. A flared cuff may be integral to one or both ends of the substrate or may be attached to one or both ends. Various methods of making a self-sealing vascular graft are also described, including methods of disposition, methods of forming, methods of bonding and methods of attaching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Tarun J. Edwin, Jamie Abbott, Heidi R. Cole, Chandrashekhar P Pathak, David L. Bogert, Richard Elton, Fitzroy Brown, Kereshmeh Shahriari
  • Patent number: 10582998
    Abstract: The disclosure describes a method including manufacturing a shape memory polymer fabric with a collection of shape memory polymer fibers such that the resulting shape memory polymer fabric has a glass transition temperature of greater than 50 degrees centigrade. The method further includes training the shape memory polymer fabric with a pre-determined percentage of strain between an expanded shape and a contracted shape. The method further includes preparing a portion of the shape memory polymer fabric into a shape that is sized to cover two portions of a ruptured soft tissue of an animal with a mean body temperature below 40 degrees centigrade while the fabric has the predetermined percentage of strain stored in the expanded shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: MEDSHAPE, INC.
    Inventors: David Safranski, Kathryn Smith, Jack C. Griffis, III
  • Patent number: 10582999
    Abstract: Various joint replacements are disclosed herein, as are methods of use thereof. The joint replacements can have a flexible band or multiple flexible bands that can link together a first part of the joint replacement and a second part of the joint replacement. The flexible band or bands can be tensioned to establish proper tension in the patient's joint. In certain circumstances, the joint replacement can be a shoulder joint replacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Francis Kovacs
  • Patent number: 10583000
    Abstract: A prosthesis can comprise an expandable frame, a plurality of distal anchors and a plurality of proximal anchors. The anchors can extend outwardly from the frame. The frame can be configured to radially expand and contract for deployment within a body cavity. The frame and anchors can have one of many different shapes and configurations. For example, when the frame is in an expanded configuration, the frame can have a larger cross-sectional dimension in a middle portion of the frame and a smaller cross-sectional dimension in a proximal portion and a distal portion of the frame, wherein the middle portion is between the proximal and distal portions. As another example, the anchors can have looped ends, the entire anchor may loop out from the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences CardiAQ LLC
    Inventors: J. Brent Ratz, Arshad Quadri, Luca Pesce
  • Patent number: 10583001
    Abstract: A method for replacing a cardiac valve includes an expandable support member having oppositely disposed first and second ends, a main body portion extending between the ends, and a prosthetic valve within the main body portion. The main body portion has an annular shape for expanding into position in the annulus of the valve. The first and second ends include a plurality of upper and lower wing members movable from a collapsed condition into an extended condition for respectively engaging a first section of cardiac tissue surrounding the valve and for: engaging a portion of the native valve leaflets to pin the leaflets back against the annulus. The second end further includes at least two strut members spaced apart from each other. A respective one of the strut members is attached to at least one commissural section of the prosthetic valve to prevent prolapse of the valve leaflets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jose L. Navia, Jose A. Navia, Carlos Oberti
  • Patent number: 10583002
    Abstract: A prosthetic valve for implanting in a patient's native valve has a self-expanding frame that comprises a first end, a second end opposite the first end, an anterior portion, and a posterior portion. The self-expanding frame has an expanded configuration adapted to engage tissue at a treatment site, and a collapsed configuration adapted to be delivered to the treatment site. The expandable frame also comprises a self-expanding atrial skirt near the second end, a self-expanding ventricular skirt near the first end, a self-expanding annular region disposed between first and second ends, a first self-expanding anterior tab disposed on the anterior portion, and a self-expanding foot coupled to the posterior portion and extending radially outward. The foot has an outer surface for engaging the tissue thereby facilitating anchoring of the prosthetic valve and minimizing or preventing rotation of the prosthetic valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Neovasc Tiara Inc.
    Inventors: Randy Matthew Lane, Colin A. Nyuli, Alexei J. Marko, Krista L. Neale
  • Patent number: 10583003
    Abstract: The present relates to a method of making a prosthetic valve that can take a first form wherein the valve is open and a second form wherein the valve is closed, the valve comprising a leaflet, a supporting element, and a stent to which the leaflet and supporting element are attached, the leaflet having a free margin that can move between a first position wherein the valve takes the first form and a second position wherein the valve takes the second form, the method comprising:—providing a woven textile structure,—forming the leaflet and the supporting element from this textile structure, such that a selvedge of the textile structure forms the free margin of the leaflet, and—forming the valve therewith, wherein the textile structure has a single layer thickness of between 40 to 150 ?m and comprises yarn comprising polymeric filaments, the yarn having a linear density of less than 120 dtex and an elongation at break of 10% or less, and wherein the leaflet is attached to the stent by making stitches through at l
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Paul Frederik Grundeman, Jolanda Kluin, Karlien Kristel Boon-Ceelen, Thomas König
  • Patent number: 10583004
    Abstract: An atrioventricular prosthesis device is provided. The device includes a frame at least partially defining and enclosing a central cavity, the frame having a distal portion, a proximal portion, and a middle portion connected therebetween. The device further includes a valve construct formed, at least in part, from a cell growth scaffold, at least partially disposed within the central cavity defined by the frame. The valve construct includes: an annular portion defining an aperture and being connected to the frame for positioning the valve construct within the central cavity of the frame, and a plurality of leaflets extending longitudinally and radially inward from the annular portion. The frame and valve construct are transitionable to a deployed state, in which a diameter of at least a portion of the frame and the valve construct substantially conform to a diameter of a tricuspid and/or mitral valve opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh — Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Vinay Badhwar, Young Jae Chun, Antonio D'Amore, David S. Schwartzman, William R. Wagner
  • Patent number: 10583005
    Abstract: A medical device handle may include a handle housing including a cavity disposed within the handle housing. The medical device handle may include a carriage assembly disposed within the cavity and operatively connected to the tubular member and the medical implant, the carriage assembly being longitudinally movable between a distal position and a proximal position by rotation of a control knob with respect to the handle housing, the control knob being disposed around a proximal end of the handle housing. The carriage assembly may include a carriage member, a first sliding member, a second sliding member, and a locking element configured to releasably fix the first sliding member and the second sliding member relative to the carriage member. The locking element may be rotatable relative to the handle housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. Calomeni, Takashi H. Ino, Owen Raybould, Randy S. Gamarra, Dwight J. Knab, Jr., Andrew J. H. Backus, Floriza Q. Escalona
  • Patent number: 10583006
    Abstract: A valvuloplasty device comprises an expandable anchor and an expansion member mounted about an outer surface of the expandable anchor. The expansion member is either an annular balloon or a sleeve. The valvuloplasty device can be used for valvuloplasty and for valve implantation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Aiden Flanagan
  • Patent number: 10583007
    Abstract: A delivery apparatus for a prosthetic implant can include an elongate first shaft, a first suture guide coupled to the first shaft, an elongate second shaft, and a second suture guide coupled to the second shaft. The first shaft can extend coaxially through the second shaft and the second suture guide, the first suture guide can be disposed distal to the second suture guide, and the first suture guide and the second suture guide can be configured to be axially movable relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
    Inventors: Arvin T. Chang, Yair A. Neumann, Gil Senesh, Hernan Altman, Scott Louis Pool, Hannah Gibson, Amanda K. Anderson, Peter Phong Tran, Ly Th Phan
  • Patent number: 10583008
    Abstract: Mitral valve implants and devices, kits and methods are provided for mitral valve repair. Devices comprise a body attachable onto the mitral valve annulus and a bridge connected to the body by two legs which are configured to support and position the bridge within a left ventricle (LV) of the patient when the device body is implanted, so that the legs and the bridge avoid contact with the LV walls, papillary muscles and chordae during operation of the heart. The bridge may be used to anchor valve leaflet tissue, provide support for leaflet re-modelling, possibly using external tissue, and/or anchor artificial chords used to modify and repair the operation of the mitral valve. Related medical procedures as well as kits and related utensils are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Innercore Medical Ltd.
    Inventor: Jacob Zeitani
  • Patent number: 10583009
    Abstract: A method of treating a defective mitral valve includes percutaneously advancing a prosthetic device into a patient's heart. The prosthetic device includes an insert member and anchoring member. The prosthetic device is contained within a sheath along a distal end of a delivery catheter during advancement. The anchoring member is secured to a muscular wall of the left ventricle and the insert member self-expands between native leaflets of the mitral valve. The insert member preferably includes a biocompatible fabric outer layer, a passageway, and a valve member disposed within the passageway. After deployment, the native leaflets of the mitral valve form a tight seal against the fabric outer layer of the insert member for preventing regurgitation, while blood passes through the passageway of the insert member for allowing blood to pass from the left atrium to the left ventricle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Hauser, Jan Otto Solem, David Alon
  • Patent number: 10583010
    Abstract: A prosthetic hip alignment apparatus includes a medical instrument (20) comprising a mount attachable to a bone and first (22), second (30), third (40) and fourth (60) members. Adjacent ones of the first, second, third and fourth members are rotatable with respect to each other about a first axis, and between one of the first to fourth members and another means permitting rotation about second and third axes is provided. One of the member mounts a level (64) and wherein one of said members mounts direction indicator (65).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Inventor: David Langton
  • Patent number: 10583011
    Abstract: An orthopaedic surgical instrument system includes a first broach including a first end configured to be separately secured to a handle and a tapered body having a plurality of cutting teeth defined therein, and a second broach including a first end configured to be separately secured to the handle in place of the first broach, a first tapered body extending distally from a second end positioned opposite the first end, and a second tapered body extending distally from the first tapered body. The tapered body of the first broach and the first tapered body of the second broach have a first outer geometry and the second tapered body has a second outer geometry different from the first outer geometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Jay R. Lieberman, Benjamin J. Sordelet, Richard Spencer Jones, Timothy G. Vendrely, Stephanie M. Wainscott, Rebecca L. Chaney, Joseph G. Wyss, Stephen A. Hazebrouck, Aaron J. Matyas
  • Patent number: 10583012
    Abstract: A modular shoulder prosthesis system, in at least one embodiment, provides flexibility in shoulder replacements and ability to switch between a traditional anatomic Total Shoulder Replacement (ta-TSR) to a reverse Total Shoulder Replacement (r-TSR). Optionally, the system provides for a modular adaptation for the glenoid side in a Total Shoulder Replacement (TSR). The system includes a baseplate, a modular component, a humeral stem and a modular humeral component. The baseplate includes a base with a pair of notches extending down from the top surface on opposed sides of the base. The modular component and the modular humeral component configured to cooperate with each other. The baseplate is capable of attachment to different modular components and the humeral stem is capable of attachment to different modular humeral components to facilitate both ta-TSR and r-TSR with a change in the modular component and change in the modular humeral component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Inventor: Raphael S. F. Longobardi
  • Patent number: 10583013
    Abstract: An orthopedic device for implanting between adjacent vertebrae comprising: an arcuate balloon and a hardenable material within said balloon. In some embodiments, the balloon has a footprint that substantially corresponds to a perimeter of a vertebral endplate. An inflatable device is inserted through a cannula into an intervertebral space and oriented so that, upon expansion, a natural angle between vertebrae will be at least partially restored. At least one component selected from the group consisting of a load-bearing component and an osteobiologic component is directed into the inflatable device through a fluid communication means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. DiMauro, Michael Andrew Slivka
  • Patent number: 10583014
    Abstract: An intervertebral implant component of an intervertebral implant includes an outer surface for engaging an adjacent vertebra and an inner surface. A keel extends from the outer surface and is designed to be disposed in a slot provided in the adjacent vertebra. This keel extends in a plane which is non-perpendicular to the outer surface; and preferably there are two of the keels extending from the outer surface which are preferably offset laterally from one another. In another embodiment, an anterior shelf is provided at an anterior end of the outer surface, and this anterior shelf extends vertically away from the inner surface in order to help prevent bone growth from the adjacent vertebra towards the inner surface. Further in accordance with disclosed embodiments, various materials, shapes and forms of construction of the component and/or keel provide various benefits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Centinel Spine, LLC
    Inventors: Rudolf Bertagnoli, Shaun Hanson, Joern Richter, John Paul Furda, Fabian Haller, David Gerber, Roger Berger, Stefanie Kaufmann
  • Patent number: 10583015
    Abstract: An adjustable spinal fusion intervertebral implant is provided that can comprise upper and lower body portions that can each have proximal and distal wedge surf aces disposed at proximal and distal ends thereof. An actuator shaft disposed intermediate the upper and lower body portions can be actuated to cause proximal and distal protrusions to converge towards each other and contact the respective ones of the proximal and distal wedge surfaces. Such contact can thereby transfer the longitudinal movement of the proximal and distal protrusions against the proximal and distal wedge surfaces to cause the separation of the upper and lower body portions, thereby expanding the intervertebral implant. The upper and lower body portions can have side portions that help facilitate linear translational movement of the upper body portion relative to the lower body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Fausto Olmos, Brad S. Culbert, Bob Flower