Patents Issued in August 4, 2020
  • Patent number: 10729423
    Abstract: Methods of attaching a soft tissue to an adjacent bone at a defect site are provided. An adjustable loop region of a flexible construct contained in a bore defined by a fastener is passed through a tissue. The adjustable loop is passed through the tissue. The fastener is passed back through the adjustable loop to fold the adjustable loop upon itself. The fastener is attached to the bone. An adjusting arm on the flexible construct is engaged to reduce the size of the adjustable loop and secure the soft tissue to the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan A. Kaiser, Gregory J. Denham, Kevin T. Stone
  • Patent number: 10729424
    Abstract: A loading fixture for use with an endoscopic stitching device includes a needle and a loading portion configured to receive jaws of the endoscopic stitching device. The loading portion includes a shuttle configured to detachably support the needle thereon. The shuttle is transversely slidable such that the needle supported on the shuttle engages at least one of the jaws of the endoscopic stitching device. The loading portion further includes guides to position the jaws of the endoscopic stitching device therebetween and a biasing member configured to bias the shuttle toward one of the guides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Jacob Baril, Jaroslaw Malkowski
  • Patent number: 10729425
    Abstract: A suture device including: an elongated shaft member; a pair of gripping members; and a passing mechanism that transfers a suture needle between the gripping members, wherein the passing mechanism is provided with fitting holes provided in the individual gripping members and to which the suture needle is fitted, holding members that are inserted into recessed portions in outer circumferential surface of the suture needle by being pulled toward the proximal end sides thereof in directions that intersect axes of the individual fitting holes, a swing member that is provided so as to be swingable about an axis that is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis, a pair of tensile-force transmitting members that transmit tensile forces that cause the swing member to be swung, axial-force transmitting members that transmit axial forces associated with swinging of the swing member, and hold-state maintaining mechanism that maintains the holding members in the recessed portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tetsuyuki Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 10729426
    Abstract: The present subject matter provides a magnetic suture needle retaining strap to be worn by a surgeon during a surgery. The strap includes a band and a housing on an outer surface of the band. The housing includes an inner chamber, an opening leading into the chamber, and a magnet. The band may be placed around a palm of the surgeon's non-dominant hand. The housing provides a dock for retaining the suture needle while the surgeon is knotting the suture or performing other tasks that require use of both hands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: King Saud University
    Inventor: Hamad Abdulrahman Alzoman
  • Patent number: 10729427
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tissue protection device for mitral valve cerclage annuloplasty and, more particularly to a tissue protection device for protecting tissues of the body (heart) during mitral valve cerclage annuloplasty that is performed on a mitral valve cerclage patient with mitral regurgitation. The tissue protection device for mitral valve cerclage annuloplasty of the present invention is a hollow cylindrical tube where cerclage sutures (10a, 10b) are inserted, in which a hole (22) is formed at a predetermined portion of the cylindrical tube so that a coronary sinus cerclage suture (10a) inserted in a coronary sinus comes out of the cylindrical tube, and a lower section from the hole is inserted into the tricuspid valve to protect tissues of the tricuspid valve and the ventricular septum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: TAUPNU MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: June-Hong Kim
  • Patent number: 10729428
    Abstract: A suture delivery device includes a base portion and a deployment portion extending from the base portion. The base portion defines a longitudinal axis. The deployment portion includes a plurality of petals extending along the longitudinal axis parallel to one another when the deployment portion is in a delivery position and extending radially outward from the longitudinal axis when the deployment portion is in a deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Joanna Marczyk, Daniel Broom, John Marini
  • Patent number: 10729429
    Abstract: A compound barb medical device is provided which includes an elongated body having at least one barb formed along the length of the body, the barb defining an inner surface with a first portion disposed at a first orientation relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongated body, and a second portion disposed at a second orientation relative to the longitudinal axis. Optionally, the barb defines a third portion disposed at a third orientation relative to the longitudinal axis. A method for forming a compound barb on a medical device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Matthew D. Cohen, Nicholas Maiorino, Timothy D. Kosa, Mark S. Buchter, Michael Primavera
  • Patent number: 10729430
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for coupling a soft tissue implant into a locking cavity formed within a bone is disclosed. The apparatus includes a member to pull the soft tissue implant into a femoral tunnel. The member includes a suture having first and second ends which are passed through first and second openings associated with the longitudinal passage to form a pair of loops. A collapsible tube is positioned about the suture. Application of tension onto the suture construction causes retraction of the soft tissue implant into the femoral tunnel and the collapse of the tube to form an anchor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory J. Denham, Kevin T. Stone
  • Patent number: 10729431
    Abstract: A suture device including: an elongated shaft member extending along a longitudinal axis; a pair of gripping members provided at a distal end of the elongated shaft member in a pivotable manner about a pivot orthogonal to the longitudinal axis so as to be opened and closed relative to each other; and a passing mechanism which passes a suture needle between the gripping members, in which the gripping members include: fitting hole portions which are formed along an opening-closing direction of the gripping members, and to which the suture needle is detachably fitted; and contact portions which are brought into contact with front and back surfaces of a suture object in a course of a closing action of the gripping members so as to suppress a movement of the suture object along the front surface of the suture object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tetsuyuki Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 10729432
    Abstract: A method of operating a surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes an electronic system comprising an electric motor coupled to the end effector; a motor controller coupled to the motor; a parameter threshold detection module configured to monitor multiple parameter thresholds; a sensing module configured to sense tissue compression; a processor coupled to the parameter threshold detection module and the motor controller; and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to monitor multiple levels of action thresholds and monitor speed of the motor and increment a drive unit of the motor, sense tissue compression, and provide rate and control feedback to the user of the surgical instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, David C. Yates, Jason L. Harris, Jerome R. Morgan
  • Patent number: 10729433
    Abstract: An applicator instrument for dispensing surgical fasteners includes a housing having an actuator and an elongated shaft extending from the housing. The applicator instrument includes a top stamping disposed within the elongated shaft, and a bottom stamping disposed within the elongated shaft that opposes the top stamping. The applicator instrument has a firing system for dispensing at least one surgical fastener from the distal end of the elongated shaft. An end cap is assembled with the distal ends of the top stamping, the bottom stamping, and the elongated shaft for stabilizing the distal end of the applicator instrument. The end cap has a distal end face with castling for engaging an opposing surface such as surgical mesh overlying tissue. The castling prevents the distal end of the applicator instrument from sliding or moving relative to the opposing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Simon Cohn, Robert Nering, Anthony Miksza, Matthew Rohr Daniel, Jeremy David Jarrett, Richard P. Fuchs, Michael Cardinale
  • Patent number: 10729434
    Abstract: A surgical instrument includes a body, a shaft, and an end effector that is operable to compress, staple, and cut tissue. The end effector includes and anvil and a cartridge. The anvil has a body and a modular releasable curved tip that connects with the body. The curved tip is elastically deformable in response to force exerted on the curved tip when tissue is clamped between the anvil and cartridge. The curved and deformable features of anvil provide for an end effector with improved visualization and maneuverability, in particular during procedures involving marching. The modular nature of the curved anvil tip provides for an end effector that allows anvil tip replacement due to wear or interchangeability based on a user preference or procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Jason L. Harris, Ryan Bledsoe, Joseph P. Schowalter, Gregory J. Bakos, Frederick E. Shelton, IV
  • Patent number: 10729435
    Abstract: An adapter assembly includes an elongated body, a switch, a sensor link, and an annular member. The elongated body includes a distal portion configured to couple to a surgical loading unit. The distal portion defines a slot therein. The sensor link has a proximal end disposed adjacent the switch and a distal end disposed adjacent the distal portion of the elongated body. The sensor link is longitudinally movable between a proximal position and a distal position. The annular member has a protrusion movably disposed within the slot. The annular member is rotatable between a first orientation, in which the annular member prevents movement of the sensor link to the distal position, and a second orientation, in which the sensor link moves distally to toggle the switch. The annular member is resiliently biased toward the first orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventor: Paul Richard
  • Patent number: 10729436
    Abstract: A surgical stapling device that comprises an end effector that is configured to receive various control motions from a robotic system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Joseph C. Hueil, Jeffrey S. Swayze
  • Patent number: 10729437
    Abstract: A surgical fastening device provides a mechanism for manually retracting the drive shaft, drive beam, and associated components in the event of a jamming or misfiring condition. The device includes a handle housing from which an elongate shaft extends and an end effector at a distal end of the shaft. The end effector has a cartridge jaw and an anvil jaw in a pivoting arrangement. A drive shaft actuates a drive beam, which acts to drive fasteners from the cartridge jaw into tissue. The device include a first retraction mechanism configured to move linearly and proximally to retract the drive beam and drive shaft, and a second retraction mechanism that likewise is able to retract the drive beam and drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jerome R. Morgan
  • Patent number: 10729438
    Abstract: A hybrid attachment mechanism is provided to attach an adjunct to an end effector jaw of a surgical instrument, such as a surgical stapler. The hybrid attachment mechanism can include at least two attachment mechanisms, each configured to inhibit at least one manner of detachment from the end effector jaw. A first attachment mechanism can be configured to inhibit vertical removal of the adjunct. A second attachment mechanism can be configured to inhibit sliding of the adjunct with respect to the jaw. A third attachment mechanism can be configured to inhibit curling of the adjunct upon itself. Each of the attachment mechanisms can operate in concert with the others, allowing the hybrid attachment mechanism to simultaneously inhibit multiple forms of adjunct detachment. The hybrid attachment mechanism can be further configured to decouple from the end effector jaw, permitting deployment of the adjunct at a treatment site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Prudence Vulhop, Michael J. Vendely, Jason L. Harris, Frederick E. Shelton, IV
  • Patent number: 10729439
    Abstract: A wound closure device using magnets to draw skin together. When two skin adhering magnets are placed on opposite sides of a wound in a polar opposite configuration, the magnets attract each other, thus drawing the skin underneath the magnets together and reapproximating wound edges. The device includes hollow tubular enclosures that enclose powdered magnetic material and permits two magnets to maintain a linear or non-linear shape along linear or non-linear edges of a wound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Inventor: Moustafa Moustafa
  • Patent number: 10729440
    Abstract: An end effector includes a first jaw, a second jaw, and a cartridge. The first cartridge includes a sled and the second jaw includes an anvil. The first and second jaws are moveable relative to one another. The cartridge is disposed on the first jaw and has a plurality of staples. The sled is configured to engage each staple to the plurality of staples to eject the plurality of staples from the cartridge as the sled is longitudinally translated through the cartridge. A loading unit is also disclosed including an elongated body and an end effector that is articulable relative to the end effector. The end effector and the elongated body of the loading unit are configured to pass or fit through a 5 mm opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventor: Sachin Shah
  • Patent number: 10729441
    Abstract: A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument can include a first jaw, a second jaw, and a jaw closure lockout system. The first jaw can comprise a pivot pin slot and a slide pin slot. The second jaw can comprise an anvil and, in addition, a mounting portion comprising a pivot pin, which can be movably positioned in the pivot pin slot. A shiftable guide can be movably positioned in the first jaw and can comprise a body and a barrier wall. The body can comprise a slide pin movably positioned in the slide pin slot. The barrier wall can be aligned with a portion of the pivot pin slot when the slide pin is positioned within a range of positions in the slide pin slot, and the barrier wall can be offset from the pivot pin slot when the slide pin is positioned outside the range of positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Michael S. Cropper, Michael E. Setser, Barry T. Jamison, Paul H. Kistler, John R. Dugan, Sudhir B. Patel
  • Patent number: 10729442
    Abstract: A method for connecting a graft vessel to a target vessel may involve advancing a guidewire of a surgical stapler into the target vessel through an opening at a first location on the target vessel, coupling a stapler cartridge carrying the graft vessel with an anvil of the surgical stapler, activating the anvil to staple the graft vessel to the target vessel at a second location on the target vessel, removing the guidewire from the target vessel, and closing the opening in the target vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Aesculap AG
    Inventor: Bernard A. Hausen
  • Patent number: 10729443
    Abstract: A surgical assembly for operably connecting an end effector to an electrosurgical instrument includes an adapter assembly and an extension assembly. The adapter assembly includes a drive coupling assembly, a drive transfer assembly operably received through the drive coupling assembly and including a first rotatable shaft, and a first pusher assembly operably connected to the first rotatable shaft for converting rotational motion from the first rotatable shaft to longitudinal movement to perform a first function. The first pusher assembly includes a first pusher member having an outer housing formed of a first material, and a threaded insert formed of a second material and disposed within the outer housing. The extension assembly is operably connected to a distal end of the adapter assembly, and includes a flexible band assembly operably connectable to the first pusher member of the first pusher assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Ramiro Cabrera, Justin Williams
  • Patent number: 10729444
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a body, a shaft assembly, an end effector, an activation circuit, and a user input feature. The activation circuit includes an end effector driver and a driver activation switch. The end effector driver is operable to drive the end effector to perform an operation on tissue. The driver activation switch is configured to transition between an open state and a closed state. The end effector driver is configured to activate in response to the driver activation switch transitioning to the open state. The user input feature is operable to transition between a non-actuated state and an actuated state. The driver activation switch remains in the closed state when the user input feature is in the non-actuated state. The driver activation switch is configured to transition to the open state in response to the user input feature transitioning from the non-actuated state to the actuated state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: William R. Stager, Timothy E. Goode
  • Patent number: 10729445
    Abstract: Vaso-occlusive apparatuses, including implants, and methods of using them to treat aneurysms. The vaso-occlusive implants described herein include one or more soft and expandable braided member coupled to a pushable member such as a coil that maybe inserted and retrieved from within an aneurism using a delivery catheter as well as a friction element between the soft braided member and the coil. The friction element allows the relatively soft and elongate implant to be pushed out of a cannula without binding up within the cannula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: STRYKER EUROPEAN HOLDINGS I, LLC
    Inventors: Michael P. Wallace, E. Skott Greenhalgh
  • Patent number: 10729446
    Abstract: Some systems and methods for operating a vessel occlusion catheter may include a control and inflation device to control the filling of the balloon in such a manner that the vessel wall will not be overstressed while the safe occlusion of the blood vessel is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Miracor Medical SA
    Inventors: Jon H. Hoem, Oliver A. Kohr
  • Patent number: 10729447
    Abstract: An occlusive device, occlusive device delivery system, method of using, and method of delivering an occlusive device, and method of making an occlusive device to treat various intravascular conditions is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: MicroVention, Inc.
    Inventors: Jared Shimizu, Heath Bowman, Kiet Lam, Rohini Retarekar, Maria Moreno, Rogelio Cortez
  • Patent number: 10729448
    Abstract: A surgical clip includes a pair of opposed arms joined at one end by an integrally formed flexible hinge, which may contain multiple cut-out spaces or finger-like projections and may be severable. A male locking pin near the free end of one arm is configured to penetrate tissue when the male locking pin is urged towards a mating female aperture near the end of the opposite arm. The clamping side of an arm may include a protruding feature, such as a wedge shape elongated ridge, while the clamping side of the opposite arm includes a corresponding trough or aperture that receives the protruding feature. Clamping surfaces may include non-slip protrusions, such as ribs, ridges, cones or pins. Rectangular cross-section alignment guides are provided to maintain clip alignment in the applicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Manoj B Patel, Bhailal H Patel, David M Albala
  • Patent number: 10729449
    Abstract: A surgical device includes a handle assembly and a firing counter assembly. The handle assembly includes a housing defining a window, a trigger, and a drive member axially movable within the housing and operatively coupled with the trigger. The firing counter assembly includes a camming pin and a sleeve rotatably supported about the drive member and defining a continuous groove. The sleeve has indicia circumferentially arranged about the sleeve and corresponding to the number of surgical clips in the surgical device. The camming pin is supported on the drive member for concomitant axial displacement with the drive member. The camming pin is configured to slide through the continuous groove of the sleeve, wherein actuation of the trigger causes rotation of the sleeve such that the indicia corresponding to the number of surgical clips remaining in the surgical device is shown through the window of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Longsheng Cai, Shunhong Xu, Lin Chen
  • Patent number: 10729450
    Abstract: A surgical vessel clip applier handle is provided and has a head unit capable of being flipped relative to a handle body having a front end pivotally connected to the head unit. An embedding opening is formed on the top of a barrel part of the handle body. Two slides blocks are disposed inside the barrel part at a front position and a rear position. The front part of a grip part of the handle body has a trigger having a linkage assembly disposed between the trigger and the slide blocks. The invention is capable of installing and removing conventional clamping assemblies by simply flipping the head unit; when the head unit is flipped back, the rear end of the clamping assembly will connect to the slide blocks via the embedding opening, the linkage assembly thereby drives the clamping assembly to clamp while the trigger is being pulled by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Taiwan Surgical Corporation
    Inventors: Kuo-Yang Chang, Chien-Wei Sun
  • Patent number: 10729451
    Abstract: The present invention provides a universal osteotomy device comprising a first body component and a second body component. The first body component has an upper guide edge for forming a cutting track. The second body component has a lower guide edge disposed below the upper guide edge. A guide slot is formed between the upper guide edge and the lower guide edge for guiding the saw blade to cut. The guide slot has a connecting member for connecting the upper guide edge and the lower guide edge. The surface of the first body component and the surface of the second body component have an average curvature of the bone surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: A PLUS BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Kai-Hsing Wu, Hsiang-Wei Lo, Kun-Jhih Lin, Ping-Sheng Yu
  • Patent number: 10729452
    Abstract: A tibia cutting assembly includes a tibia cut guide with at least one cut slot. A guide rod has a guide holder mountable to the cut guide at a first end of the guide rod, and a second end of the guide rod is mountable non-invasively about a skin of a patient. The guide rod is extendable in length to displace the tibia cut guide and adjust a position thereof with respect to a tibia of the patient. The guide holder cooperates with the tibia cut guide to adjust an orientation of the tibia cut guide. A first inertial sensor is mountable to the guide holder and is displaceable therewith, and a second inertial sensor is mountable to the guide rod at the second end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: ORTHOSOFT ULC
    Inventors: Catherine Leveille, Benoit Pelletier, Bruno Falardeau, Karine Duval
  • Patent number: 10729453
    Abstract: A guidance system comprises a first guide configured to be detachably mounted to a first portion of a bone. The first guide has a first axis for alignment with a longitudinal axis of the first portion of the bone. A second guide is mountable on the first guide. The second guide is slidably translatable in a transverse direction relative to the first axis. A third guide is mountable on the second guide. The third guide is selectively positionable along a curved path extending at least part way around the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Ryan Woodard, Brian Robert Thoren
  • Patent number: 10729454
    Abstract: Assemblies and methods for capturing a guidewire advanced through a blood vessel in a retrograde direction are disclosed. An assembly can include a constraining catheter and a capture catheter. The constraining catheter can include a first longitudinal member and a tubular member; the tubular member can be eccentrically coupled with a distal end portion of the first longitudinal member. The capture catheter can include a second longitudinal member and a funnel member; the funnel member can be eccentrically coupled with a distal end portion of the second longitudinal member. The funnel member can be moved between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration through relative movement between the first and second longitudinal members. In the collapsed configuration, at least a portion of the funnel member is disposed within a lumen of the tubular member. In the expanded configuration, the portion of the funnel member projects from an end of the tubular member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Teleflex Life Sciences Limited
    Inventors: Howard C. Root, Dean Peterson, Joshua Brenizer
  • Patent number: 10729455
    Abstract: An obstruction removal device is described, having one or more engaging members which can engage portions of the clot. The one or more engaging members have a collapsed, delivery state, and an expanded, deployed state which in some embodiments can be locked to maintain its fixed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: MicroVention, Inc.
    Inventors: Mayank Goyal, Jared Shimizu, Heath Bowman, Kiet Lam
  • Patent number: 10729456
    Abstract: A reservoir of a system for deploying an implantable lead to an extravascular location delivers a flow of fluid through a lumen of one or both of a tunneling tool and an introducer of the system. In some cases, the tunneling tool includes a pressure sensor assembly for monitoring a change in a pressure of the flow through the lumen thereof. Alternately, or in addition, a flow-controlled passageway, through which the flow of fluid from the reservoir is delivered to the lumen of the introducer, includes a compliant chamber to hold a reserve of the fluid. Fluid from the reserve may be drawn into the lumen of the introducer as the tunneling tool is withdrawn therefrom. Alternately, the introducer may include a chamber located between two seals, wherein fluid that fills the chamber is drawn distally into the lumen of the introducer, as the tunneling tool is withdrawn therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald A. Drake, Kenneth C. Gardeski, Zhongping Yang, Rick D. McVenes
  • Patent number: 10729457
    Abstract: A transseptal needle or punch is described wherein the distal end of the transseptal needle is able to articulate laterally out of the longitudinal axis of the steerable transseptal needle. The transseptal needle includes a blunted distal end configuration that is minimally traumatic. Under control by the user or a computer, the transseptal needle can be articulated to generate various curves with high bending force. The transseptal needle is configured for use with an introducer which can also include side windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Inventors: Jay A. Lenker, James A. Carroll, Eugene M. Breznock
  • Patent number: 10729458
    Abstract: An ultrasonic surgical instrument is provided. The ultrasonic surgical instrument includes a housing having an elongated shaft extending therefrom. The shaft has a jaw member disposed at a distal end thereof. The jaw member is movable between an open configuration and a clamping configuration and includes a tissue contacting surface thereon. A cutting blade extends from a distal end of the shaft and operably couples to the housing and adjacent the jaw member to treat tissue. At least one sensor is configured to sense at least one operational parameter of the ultrasonic surgical instrument. At least one controller in operable communication with the at least one sensor is configured to terminate delivery of ultrasonic energy to the cutting blade when the at least one sensor senses the at least one operational parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Robert B. Stoddard, James S. Cunningham, William J. Dickhans, Russell D. Hempstead, Eric R. Larson, Duane E. Kerr, William H. Nau, Anthony B. Ross, John J. Kappus
  • Patent number: 10729459
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for removing obstructive material within a body lumen. The apparatus includes a macerator device deployable from a sheath that includes an expandable cage carried by a shaft and within a constraint tube. The shaft is movable relative to the constraint tube for deploying and expanding the cage within a body lumen such that an open end of the cage is oriented towards obstructive material. The cage is advanced to capture the material or the material is directed into the cage using an expandable member expanded beyond the material and retracted to direct the material into the cage. The cage is withdrawn into the constraint tube to compress the cage radially inwardly. Materials extending through apertures in the cage are sheared off by a sharpened edge of the constraint tube. The smaller, sheared off particles are then aspirated from the body lumen through the sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Arrow International Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Krolik, Juan Domingo, Daryush Mirzaee, James H. Dreher
  • Patent number: 10729460
    Abstract: An atherectomy device is disclosed herein. The atherectomy device includes a first drive shaft, a second drive shaft, a handle assembly, and a cutting member. The first drive shaft extends distally from the handle assembly and includes the cutting member mounted on a distal end region of the first drive shaft. The second drive shaft extends distally from the handle assembly to a distal end of the second drive shaft such that both the first and the second drive shafts are rotatable relative to the handle assembly, and the first drive shaft is rotatable independent of the second drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC
    Inventors: Jan Weber, James M. Anderson
  • Patent number: 10729461
    Abstract: A method and system provide a surgical infusion device including a cannula and an optical fiber coupled with the cannula. The cannula has a channel therethrough and an outside diameter. The channel has an inside diameter that is smaller than the outside diameter. The optical fiber is coupled with the cannula. At least a portion of the optical fiber coupled with the cannula has a diameter of not more than one half the inside diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Harrison Farley, Alireza Mirsepassi, Michael J. Papac
  • Patent number: 10729462
    Abstract: A dilation introducer for orthopedic surgery is provided for minimally invasive access for insertion of an intervertebral implant. The dilation introducer may be used to provide an access position through Kambin's triangle from a posterolateral approach. A first dilator tube with a first longitudinal axis is provided. A second dilator tube may be introduced over the first, advanced along a second longitudinal axis parallel to but offset from the first. A third dilator tube may be introduced over the second, advanced along a third longitudinal axis parallel to but offset from both the first and the second. An access cannula may be introduced over the third dilator tube. With the first, second, and third dilator tubes removed, surgical instruments may pass through the access cannula to operate on an intervertebral disc and/or insert an intervertebral implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Rudolf Morgenstern Lopez, Robert Flower, Christopher Warren
  • Patent number: 10729463
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, methods, and systems comprising an introducer apparatus for facilitating subcutaneous implantation of a medical device. The introducer apparatus may include a housing and an inserter configured to disengage from the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Serge Dubeau, Tyler Thompson, Kathryn Sick
  • Patent number: 10729464
    Abstract: A system and method for stabilizing an incontinent cervix during pregnancy are described. A system may include a nesting portion designed to surround the cervix without applying pressure to the cervix, while supporting the uterus in opposition to the weight of the developing fetus to prevent untimely effacement and dilatation of the cervix; thereby reducing the risk of premature birth and its consequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: VIATECHMD LLC
    Inventor: Benjamin V. Booher, Sr.
  • Patent number: 10729465
    Abstract: An apparatus to protect the tissues, muscles and nerves of the female pelvic floor from trauma during vaginal childbirth, the apparatus having a softly expansible intravaginal component capable of insertion into a vaginal canal and under a fetal head while in either a folded or rolled up configuration and to unfold or unroll into a deployed configuration in the vaginal canal and under the fetal head, and a support component with a handle capable of attachment to the intravaginal component, of deploying and inflating the intravaginal, preferably with pressurized air or liquid, and further sized and shaped to provide support and stabilization to at least one from among a perineal, perianal, and anal region when maintained against a female perineal body and perianal region while attached to the intravaginal device that is deployed beneath the fetal head within the vaginal canal, or, in cases of obstructed vaginal childbirth, being subsequently detached, temporarily leaving in situ within the vagina the deployed,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: PARTURA MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventor: Eric Max Heinberg
  • Patent number: 10729466
    Abstract: A uterine manipulator can include a shaft including a first end, a second end, and embodiments of a cutting head configured and arranged to receive a cervix. The cutting head can be configured and adapted to be used to cut the tissue joining the vaginal wall to the cervix and uterus to facilitate removal of the uterus in a minimally invasive manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Freyja Healthcare, LLC
    Inventor: John C. Meade
  • Patent number: 10729467
    Abstract: Devices and methods are disclosed for joint replacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Inventors: Jonathan T. Deland, Albert H. Burstein
  • Patent number: 10729468
    Abstract: A method of conducting a surgical procedure including implanting an anchor into a bone, wherein the anchor comprises a receiving portion and a screw, the screw including a screw head contained within the receiving portion and pivotally engageable with a surface of the receiving portion, and wherein the receiving portion and the screw comprising a different material. The method further includes selecting a rod from a group of rod types and coupling the rod with the receiving portion to stabilize a position of a portion of the spine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan S. Wilcox, Christopher M. Patterson, Rodney R. Ballard, Lawrence G. Lenke, Timothy R. Kuklo, Stephen Ondra
  • Patent number: 10729469
    Abstract: A flexible stabilization assembly includes a flexible inner core, an outer spacer with an off-axis lumen that receives the inner core, and at least one end cap located on either end of the spacer and rotationally fixed with respect to the spacer. Bone screws cooperating with the end cap and spacer include structure for close cooperation and engagement with the end cap. When implanted, the flexible inner core is posteriorly biased with respect to the spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Inventor: Roger P. Jackson
  • Patent number: 10729470
    Abstract: A method of positioning an external adjustment device relative to a patient includes placing a magnetic viewing sheet adjacent to a patient and identifying the location of an implanted magnetic assembly using the magnetic viewing sheet by visualizing a magnetic image of the implanted magnetic assembly in the magnetic viewing sheet. The external adjustment device is placed on the patient adjacent to the location where the magnetic image was located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Pool, Blair Walker, Arvin Chang
  • Patent number: 10729471
    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 bone anchor is provided. The anchor can include a bone fastener. The bone fastener can include a head and a second end adapted to engage an anatomy. The bone fastener can extend along a longitudinal axis. The anchor can also include a coupling arrangement coupled to the head of the bone fastener so that the bone fastener is rotatable about the longitudinal axis to define a first plane of motion. The anchor can further include a saddle, which can be coupled to the coupling arrangement. The saddle can be movable relative to at least one of the bone fastener and the coupling arrangement to define a second plane of motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: EBI, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Shaffrey, Matthew L Keiser, Laurie G Sanders, Gretchen Dougherty Shah
  • Patent number: 10729472
    Abstract: A medical device includes a spinal rod receiving channel disposed within the medical device and a rod retaining set screw, wherein the spinal rod receiving channel includes an upper arc having a first end and second end, a first middle arc connected to the first end of the upper arc, a second middle arc connected to the second end of the upper arc and disposed opposite the first middle arc, connecting slants connected to first and second middle arcs, and a lower arc connected to the connecting slants, and the rod retaining set screw configured to secure a spinal rod disposed in the spinal rod receiving channel into the medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: OrthoPediatrics Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Daniels, John Kapitan, Ryan A. Lewis, John E. Pendelton, John J. Souza