Patents Issued in October 1, 2020
  • Publication number: 20200305932
    Abstract: A surgical instrument for correcting spinal deformities includes a tubular body adapted to receive a second instrument through the tubular body. The tubular body forms a transverse passage adapted to receive a longitudinal fixation element through the tubular body. The tubular body further includes first and second arms for connecting the surgical instrument to a vertebral anchor. The first and second arms include one or more anti-splaying features adapted to mate with anti-splaying features on the second instrument to prevent the first and second arms from splaying as the second instrument is inserted into the tubular body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: JACOB PARK
  • Publication number: 20200305933
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an adjustable double-slot internal spinal fixation apparatus, including a first base, a second base and a connecting rod. The first base and the second base each contains a U-shaped slot from top to bottom. An inner wall of each U-shaped slot contains inner threads. The connecting rod is disposed along a horizontal direction. The second base contains a long slot along the horizontal direction. One end of the connecting rod is inserted in the first base, and the other end of the connecting rod is inserted in the long slot of the second base. The connecting rod can swing in the long slot. The first base and the second base are capable of relatively rotating on the connecting rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Shanghai Sanyou Medical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zezhang ZHU, Yong QIU, Michael Mingyan LIU, Ruifeng LIU
  • Publication number: 20200305934
    Abstract: Intervertebral endoprosthesis discs suitable for surgical implantation between two vertebrae having and methods thereof. The prosthetic disc may have an endoprosthesis body including an anterior region and a posterior region designed to be positioned between a first vertebra and a second vertebra with a first and second movable insert positioned rotatably in anterior cavities and is rotatable to adjust the fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Jeff Phelps
  • Publication number: 20200305935
    Abstract: A ratcheted spinal device including a variable-length member including a ratchet mechanism that has an operative configuration that allows a change in length of the variable-length member in one direction and prevents a change in length of the variable-length member in an opposite direction, wherein the variable-length member includes polyaxial-joint attachment members for attachment to bone, which permit pivoting movement of the attachment members about more than one pivoting axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: ApiFix Ltd.
    Inventor: Uri Arnin
  • Publication number: 20200305936
    Abstract: A composite comprising: a barrier, said barrier being configured to selectively pass water, and said barrier being degradable in the presence of water; a matrix material for disposition within said barrier, wherein said matrix material has a flowable state and a set state, and wherein said matrix material is degradable in the presence of water; and at least one reinforcing element for disposition within said barrier and integration with said matrix material, wherein said at least one reinforcing element is degradable in the presence of water, and further wherein, upon the degradation of said at least one reinforcing element in the presence of water, provides an agent for modulating the degradation rate of said matrix material in the presence of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. D'Agostino, Robert S. Whitehouse, Arthur Watterson, Werner Blank, Charles Hegedus, Sandip Agarwal, Elizabeth Nelson
  • Publication number: 20200305937
    Abstract: A trochanteric nail for insertion in an intramedullary canal of a bone for treating bone fractures. The nail may include an elongate body having a head portion and a stem portion. One or more openings may be provided in the head portion for receiving an anchoring member, such as a bone screw, for fastening the nail within the bone. An intermediate opening may also be provided in the stem portion for receiving an anchoring member. A distal area of the nail may include or be free from anchoring members. In addition, a set of nails may be provided with each nail of the set of nails having a different length in which the intermediate opening is the same distance from the proximal end for each nail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Advanced Orthopaedic Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Yacoubian
  • Publication number: 20200305938
    Abstract: Devices and methods are disclosed for orthopedic uses, such as treating and compressing a broken bone. An implantable device may be provided with an elongate body, a head region, a bone engagement part such as an anchor region or threads, and a dynamic compression portion in either a first axially compact configuration or a second axially elongated configuration and configured to transform between the first axially compact configuration and the second axially elongated configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: John F. KRUMME, Karl KRUMME
  • Publication number: 20200305939
    Abstract: A targeting device (100) for use in fixation of bone fragments at a bone fracture. The targeting device comprises an elongated body portion (110) comprising a first body end (111), an opposed second body end (112), and body through holes (113a, 113b, 113c) extending from the first body end to the second body end for guiding a respective fixation means (303; 303a, 303b, 303c) through the body portion. In its second body end the body portion is configured with a snap-fitting means (114) configured to removably attach a fixation plate (150) to the body portion such that fixation through holes (151) of the plate are located in line with a respective body through hole and, when in use, to provide a surface of the plate to abut a surface of an outer bone fragment for subsequent fixation of the plate to the fragment. The targeting device comprises further a bracket (120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Henrik Hansson, Lars Öster
  • Publication number: 20200305940
    Abstract: A modular bone fixation implant includes a center post having exterior bone engaging features and configured to be implanted within a bone. The center post includes an aperture at an outer end of the center post. One or more interchangeable modular components may be placed within the bone and anchored to the aperture of the center post. Interchangeable modular components may include staples, bone plates, and spacers, each having at least a first end including a post engaging arm sized and shaped to seat within an interlocking feature of the aperture. A locking screw is provided to anchor all components to the center post when the interchangeable modular components have been placed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Chad Hollis, Vernon Hartdegen, Daniel Sayger, Daniel J. Triplett, Gregory C. Berlet, Christopher F. Hyer
  • Publication number: 20200305941
    Abstract: The risk of bone cement extravasation can be reduced by delivering a calcium-dependent polymerizing sealant into a bone structure prior to delivery of bone cement into that structure. The polymerization of the sealant in response to the calcium within the bone structure can fill cracks and any other potential cement leakage paths, thereby minimizing the potential for subsequent extravasation. The benefits of the use of a calcium-dependent polymerizing sealant can be provided in any procedure involving the use of bone cement, such as spinal fixation, vertebroplasty, and kyphoplasty, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC HOLDING COMPANY SÀRL
    Inventor: BRADLEY E. STEELE
  • Publication number: 20200305942
    Abstract: Surgical instruments, systems, and methods of performing orthopaedic surgical procedures on a patient's knee are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Jeremy Oden, Steven Kitch, Graeme John Dutton, Takayuki Nakamura, Kevin Cooney
  • Publication number: 20200305943
    Abstract: Methods of operating a surgical instrument and performing a surgical procedure are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Steven Kitch, Jeremy Oden, Graeme John Dutton, Takayuki Nakamura, Kevin Cooney
  • Publication number: 20200305944
    Abstract: Briefly, the invention relates to a surgical tool and method for forming a pilot bore by inserting a guide wire into bone. The surgical tool is constructed and arranged for use in conjunction with X-ray or ultrasound machines. More particularly, the device includes a cannulated hand grip and driving tool used for the rotation of a bone or pedicle screw into bone. The rear portion of the hand grip includes a slide assembly that is suited to grip a guide wire. The slide assembly includes a user adjustable stop to control the sliding movement of the guide wire. The rear surface of the slide is constructed to be impacted with a hammer or similar device, whereby the stop prevents the guide wire from penetrating the bone further than desired. Should it be desired that the wire be retracted, a jack member is included to allow the wire to be precisely retracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Wyatt Drake Geist, Jared M. White
  • Publication number: 20200305945
    Abstract: A modular surgical system for use in a surgical procedure is disclosed. The modular surgical system includes a control module, a first surgical module arrangeable in a stack configuration with the control module, and a second surgical module arrangeable in a stack configuration with the control module and the first surgical module. The first surgical module includes a first counter module, a first stop-counter module configured to receive a sequence signal that causes the first stop-counter module to disable the first counter module from incrementing at a first final count, and a first delay module. The second surgical module includes a second counter module and a second stop-counter module configured to receive the sequence signal from the first surgical module after a predetermined delay. The sequence signal causes the second stop-counter module to disable the second counter module from incrementing at a second final count.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua P. Morgan, Joshua Henderson
  • Publication number: 20200305946
    Abstract: This document describes methods and devices for treating ventricular fibrillation. For example, this document describes methods of performing electroporation of a ventricle and electroporation catheters. The methods can include inserting a distal end portion of a catheter into a ventricle of a heart of a patient, inflating a balloon coupled to the distal end portion of the catheter, occluding a valve of the heart associated with the ventricle with the balloon, injecting a fluid into the ventricle via an aperture defined by the distal end portion of the catheter, and generating an electrical current via an electrode on the distal end portion of the catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Christopher V. DeSimone, Samuel J. Asirvatham, Christopher J. McLeod
  • Publication number: 20200305947
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cryoablation of a tissue. In at least one embodiment of a cryoablation system of the present disclosure, the cryoablation system comprises an expandable stent comprising a proximal end and a distal end, a sidewall defining a lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal end, and a cryoablation chamber at the distal end, the expandable stent configured to permit blood flow therethrough, and a cryoablation device comprising at least one coolant tube at least partially positioned within the cryoablation chamber, wherein the at least one coolant tube is operable to produce a cryogenic environment sufficient to ablate at least a portion of a tissue engaged within the cryoablation chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: CVDevices, LLC
    Inventors: Ghassan S. Kassab, Jose A. Navia, SR.
  • Publication number: 20200305948
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present invention are directed towards apparatuses, systems, and methods that may include a cryoprobe. The cryoprobe may include an elongate shaft, which may further include a first passageway configured to provide high pressure gas to an expansion chamber, a second passageway for evacuating gas from an expansion chamber, and a vacuum chamber, an operating head including an expansion chamber, and an elongate stiffening element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Dror Trumer, Satish Ramadhyani, Mordechay Bleiwies
  • Publication number: 20200305949
    Abstract: An electrosurgical handpiece is provided that includes a squeezable handle. The squeezable handle has a back grip and a finger grip that can be squeezed to actuate electrosurgical handpiece. The back grip and the finger grip are connected by a lower malleable region that has an elasticity greater than the remainder of the squeezable handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Alan Ellman, Spencer Ellman
  • Publication number: 20200305950
    Abstract: A method and system for tattoo removal from a subject by exposing tattoo ink particles trapped within the dermis to a cold plasma is described herein. The tattoo removal method and system can be used to remove the tattoo from the skin of the subject being treated. In addition, the method and system described allows for the extraction of the tattoo ink particles, which may have toxic properties, from the subject's body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: James W. WINKELMAN, Martin E. SCHMIEG
  • Publication number: 20200305951
    Abstract: A device for creating an arteriovenous (AV) fistula includes a proximal base having a distal tapered end surface and a distal tip connected to the proximal base and movable relative to the proximal base. The distal tip has a proximal tapered end surface. A first heating assembly, including an energized heating element, is disposed on at least one of the distal tapered end surface and the proximal tapered end surface. A second heating assembly, comprising a passive non-energized heat spreader, is disposed on the other one of the distal tapered end surface and the proximal tapered end surface. The distal tapered end surface and the proximal tapered end surface are adapted to contact opposing sides of a tissue portion to create the fistula. The taper of the proximal tapered end surface matches the taper of the distal tapered end surface, so that the two surfaces match one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Gene Reu, Brad M. Kellerman, David K. Wrolstad
  • Publication number: 20200305952
    Abstract: An ablation catheter system for drug refractory symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). The system can include an elongated body; an electrode assembly comprising a shell configured with an inner chamber and a wall defining a proximal portion and a distal portion, the wall of the distal portion having at least one aperture; and a micro-element extending through the inner chamber between the proximal portion and the distal portion, the micro-element having a distal end received in the at least one aperture, the distal end being at least coextensive with an outer surface of the wall. The system is configured to achieve acute procedural PVI success for all patients of a predetermined patient population suffering from PAF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
    Inventors: Reecha SHARMA, Robert B. STAGG, Zhong WANG, Betzi ZAFRA, Lee Ming BOO, Assaf GOVARI, Thomas V. SELKEE, Christopher Thomas BEECKLER, Andres Claudio ALTMANN, Joseph Thomas KEYES, Athanassios PAPAIOANNOU, Kristine B. FUIMAONO
  • Publication number: 20200305953
    Abstract: An apparatus for tissue ablation using radiofrequency energy comprises a housing extending from a first end to a second end. One or more pipes extend from the first end and each of the one or more pipes terminates at a tip. Each tip includes a light source operable to provide light. The apparatus further comprises a probe extending from some of the one or more pipes. Each probe is operable to deliver RF energy and to extend from or retract into the tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Vive Scientific LLC
    Inventors: Peter Axel Holst, Michael John Hammond, James Angus Boonzaier
  • Publication number: 20200305954
    Abstract: An electrosurgical pencil includes a body. The body includes a track extending along a distal end of the body. A treatment blade extends from the distal end of the body and is electrically connected to a first potential of a source of electrosurgical energy. The treatment blade is configured to treat tissue upon activation thereof. A protective guard is configured to slide along a track between a first position concealing a distal end of the treatment blade and a second position exposing the distal end of the treatment blade. A return electrode is disposed on an exposed surface of the protective guard. The return electrode is electrically connected to a second potential of the source of electrosurgical energy. A biasing member includes a first end operably connected to the distal end of the body and a second end operably connected to the protective guard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: George S. Matta, Jacob C. Baril, Matthew A. Dinino, Saumya Banerjee
  • Publication number: 20200305955
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an electromechanical surgical system having an end effector and an adapter assembly for selectively interconnecting the end effector and a hand-held surgical instrument. A one-wire bidirectional serial communications interface or bus extends through the end effector, the adapter assembly, and the hand-held surgical instrument. The hand-held surgical instrument includes a master circuit coupled to the bus and configured to identify or control the adapter assembly or the end effector. A power source is couplable to the bus and configured to provide power to the adapter assembly or the end effector. A first switch connects the master circuit to the bus and a second switch connects the power source to the bus. A processor controls operation of the hand-held surgical instrument. The controller has a wake-up pin connected to the bus and is configured to receive a presence pulse from the adapter or end effector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Richard Lech
  • Publication number: 20200305956
    Abstract: A forceps having an outer tube extending from a proximal portion to a distal portion and defining a longitudinal axis. A reciprocating inner tube can be located within the outer tube and extend along the longitudinal axis. A stationary jaw can be coupled to the distal portion of the outer tube and a moving jaw can be pivotably moveable relative to the stationary jaw. The moving jaw can be engaged with a portion of the reciprocating inner tube such that translation of the reciprocating inner tube pivots the moving jaw relative to the stationary jaw between an open and closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Bruce Behymer
  • Publication number: 20200305957
    Abstract: Medical devices including a housing, an actuator, a body having a passageway extending through the body, a drive shaft extending through the passageway, and a clip coupled to the body and the drive shaft to fix the body relative to the drive shaft. The medical device further including features to couple the clip to at least one of the body and/or the drive shaft such that back out of the clip is inhibited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: William E. Butler, Jeffrey Nelson
  • Publication number: 20200305958
    Abstract: A surgical tool can include a handle, an outer tube, an end effector, an inner tube, and a guide tube. The outer tube can be connected to the handle and can extend along a longitudinal axis. The end effector can be connected to the outer tube. The inner shaft can be located within the outer tube and can extend along the longitudinal axis. The inner shaft can be connected to the end effector and the outer shaft. The handle can be operable to translate the inner shaft with respect to the outer tube to operate the end effector. The guide tube can be located within the outer tube between the handle and the end effector. The guide tube can include a conduit extending therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Zane R. Ward, Theodore C. Blus
  • Publication number: 20200305959
    Abstract: Medical devices include a ground link, a first actuator pivotably coupled to the ground link and a first movable element operatively coupled to the first actuator by a linkage. The linkage including: the ground link; a second link that is pivotable with respect to the ground link; a fourth link that is pivotable with respect to the ground link; and a third link having a main body extending from a first portion to a second portion and a blocking tab extending away from the main body. The medical device further including a second actuator operatively coupled to the ground link, the second actuator having a blocking surface including a blocking tab that is positioned to engage with at least a portion of the blocking surface of the second actuator to limit movement of the second actuator until the first actuator is at least partially actuated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Zane R. Ward, Christian J. Fiksen
  • Publication number: 20200305960
    Abstract: Forceps including a frame and a motion transfer assembly to transfer forces from or more actuators to an end effector. The motion transfer assembly can include a body having a passageway, a drive shaft extending through the passageway, and a drive link. The body and the drive shaft slidable with respect to the frame, and the body rotationally fixed to the drive shaft to transfer a rotational input received from a first actuator into a rotational motion of the drive shaft relative to the frame. The drive link operably coupled to the frame and the body to transfer a force received from a second actuator into a linear motion of the body and the drive shaft relative to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: William E. Butler, Jeffrey J. Nelson, Theodore C. Blus
  • Publication number: 20200305961
    Abstract: Forceps including a handpiece configured to transfer motion from an actuator to an end effector of the forceps. The handpiece including: a lumen extending through a portion of the handpiece; a sleeve affixed to the handpiece, the sleeve extending through at least a portion of the lumen; and a shaft extending into the sleeve and affixed to the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: John Mensch, Christian J. Fiksen
  • Publication number: 20200305962
    Abstract: Forceps with improved actuation include a housing and a body that is longitudinally slidable relative to the housing. The body having a peripheral flange extending outward towards the housing. A trigger includes an actuation surface configured to receive a force input from a user. The trigger further including at least one arm configured to transfer the received force input to the body. To inhibit lateral splaying of the at least one arm when the trigger is actuated, the housing includes a first control surface, such as a rib proximate the arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Zane R. Ward, Eric J. Boone, Christian J. Fiksen
  • Publication number: 20200305963
    Abstract: A bipolar electrosurgical tool (20) for a bipolar electrosurgical instrument (10) includes a first jaw part (30) with a first gripping face (31), a second jaw part (40) with a second gripping face (41) facing the first gripping face (31), a joint (50) that enables the second jaw part (40) to move pivotally in relation to the first jaw part (30), a first electrode (63) on the first jaw part (30) and a second electrode (64) on the first jaw part (30). The second electrode (64) is electrically insulated from the first electrode (63). There is no electrode arranged on the second jaw part (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Sebastian WAGNER, Sebastian WENZLER, Klaus IRION, Axel STICKEL, Thomas HINDING, Emma HAAF
  • Publication number: 20200305964
    Abstract: A jaw member for a surgical instrument includes an outer housing having a sealing plate operably coupled thereon including an upper knife channel defined therethrough and extending therealong. A pair of opposing jaw flanges is configured to operably couple to a corresponding pair of jaw flanges of an opposing jaw member. An insulative insert is disposed within the outer housing and includes opposing sidewalls and a connector portion which define an engagement channel and a lower knife channel in vertical registration with the upper knife channel, the upper and lower knife channels configured to receive a knife of a knife assembly, the engagement channel configured to receive a tube of the knife assembly. A top plate is engaged between the jaw flanges, a portion of the top plate is configured to extend across the engagement channel and retain the tube within the engagement channel during translation of the knife assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: David D. Brause, Monte S. Fry, Curtis M. Siebenaller
  • Publication number: 20200305965
    Abstract: Surgical forceps can include a jaw, a blade, and a tongue. The jaw can include a grip surface defining a slot. The blade can be configured to reciprocate along the slot between an extended position and a retracted position. The tongue can be connected to the jaw where at least a portion of the tongue can be located proximal of the grip surface to guide the blade into the blade slot when the blade moves from the retracted position into the blade slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Hanam Pham, Zane R. Ward, John Mensch, Jeffrey D. Holton
  • Publication number: 20200305966
    Abstract: A device and method for treating tissue. Two or more pairs of needle electrodes are spaced about a zone and each pair of needle electrodes includes a first needle electrode on one side of the zone and a second needle electrode on an opposite side of the zone. An energy source for each pair of needle electrodes is configured to induce current from the first needle electrode of the pair to only the second needle electrode of the pair through the interior of the zone to increase the total current density and temperature in the interior of the zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Dany Berube
  • Publication number: 20200305967
    Abstract: A microsurgical probe employs an optional probe support structure; an optical fiber for providing a feed path for an emission wavelength; a chemical feed path for delivering a chemical; a resonator motor; and a probe accessory tool. A microsurgical system additionally employs a sensor and an artificial intelligence (AI) system to assess conditions based on data provided by the sensor. The system can be employed to remove tumor tissue that is interwoven with healthy tissue. This system can also be employed to fertilize old, inflexible ova.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Anya L. Getman
  • Publication number: 20200305968
    Abstract: A medical device that has a first array of loop electrodes and a second array of loop electrodes. The first array of loop electrodes and the second array of loop electrodes are configured to expand within a uterus and deliver a therapy current to tissue defining the uterus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Nikhil M. Murdeshwar
  • Publication number: 20200305969
    Abstract: A method of treating epistaxis includes inserting a distal end of an endoscope into a nasal cavity of a patient. At least the distal end of the endoscope includes a working channel. The method includes advancing a distal end of an RF ablation catheter through the working channel of the endoscope. The method also includes ablating tissue in a posterior nasal region of the nasal cavity using RF energy transmitted by the RF ablation catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Ehsan Shameli, Fatemeh Akbarian, Assaf Govari, Yehuda Algawi
  • Publication number: 20200305970
    Abstract: Methods and systems for position determination of an intrabody probe, targets of an intrabody probe, and or actions to be performed using an intrabody probe are described. In some embodiments, an anatomy being navigated and/or mapped is described by a rule-based schema relating different anatomically identified structures to one another according to their ability to help identify and/or locate one another. Additionally, in some embodiments, data recorded from the intrabody probe is processed according to schema rules in order to provide anatomical identification of the anatomical region which the intrabody probe is measuring, optionally without performing detailed mapping, and/or prior to the availability of detailed mapping of anatomical geometry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Navix International Limited
    Inventors: Shlomo BEN-HAIM, Yitzhack SCHWARTZ
  • Publication number: 20200305971
    Abstract: An irrigated ablation catheter includes a shaft and an electrode assembly affixed to a distal end of the shaft. The distal electrode assembly includes a manifold and an ablation electrode affixed together and extending along a center axis. The electrode has a distal irrigation passageway extending therethrough to an opening at a distal tip of the electrode. The opening of the irrigation passageway is offset in distance from the center axis, and allows a thermal sensor such as a thermocouple to be located in a sensor cavity in the electrode on or near the center axis. One variation involves providing a pair of distal irrigation passageways through the electrode where both of the openings of the passageways are offset from the center axis. The thermal sensor in this variation is located in the sensor cavity substantially on the center axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Huisun Wang, Christopher J. Geurkink
  • Publication number: 20200305972
    Abstract: An injectate delivery device for expanding tissue is provided. The injectate delivery device comprises: at least one fluid delivery tube comprising a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen therebetween; at least one fluid delivery element in fluid communication with the at least one fluid delivery tube lumen; a radially expanding element comprising the at least one fluid delivery element; a supply of vacuum constructed and arranged to cause tissue to tend toward the at least one fluid delivery element; and at least one control constructed and arranged to perform a function. The at least one control can be constructed and arranged to expand the radially expandable element and activate the supply of vacuum. Systems and method of injectate delivery are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Fractyl Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Kadamus, Mark A. Manasas, Andrew Coats, Jay Caplan, Harith Rajagopalan, R. Maxwell Flaherty, J. Christopher Flaherty
  • Publication number: 20200305973
    Abstract: A balloon for renal nerve modulation is disclosed. The balloon may include a polymer material forming a balloon wall having an outer surface and flexible circuits comprising a base selectively adhered to the exterior surface of the balloon wall. Adhesive is selectively applied to the outer surface of the balloon, to the flexible circuit or to both such that the adhesive is selectively deposited on the at least a portion of the at least two pads or on the at least a portion of the at least two pads and to a portion of the distal spline. The portion of the at least two pads or the portion of the at least two pads and a portion of the distal spline are adhered to the outer surface of the balloon and a remainder of the flexible circuit moves freely with respect to the outer surface of the balloon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: AJAY GUPTA, JEFFREY S. LINDQUIST, PAUL J. MILLER, CASS A. HANSON, DANIEL T. QUILLIN, HONG CAO, KENNETH R. LARSON
  • Publication number: 20200305974
    Abstract: A microwave ablation device including a catheter having an inner tube defining an inflow lumen therethrough and an outflow lumen between the inner tube and an inner surface of the catheter, a balloon in fluid communication with the inflow and outflow lumens, a microwave ablation antenna insertable into one of the inflow or outflow lumens, and a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of at least one of a fluid circulating in the catheter or an airway wall against which a portion of the catheter is positioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: JOSEPH D. BRANNAN, LINNEA R. LENTZ, CASEY M. LADTKOW, ZHONGPING YANG
  • Publication number: 20200305975
    Abstract: A device includes a catheter section comprising a flexible joint region disposed between a distal end and a proximal end. The device includes a laser fiber disposed within the catheter section. The laser fiber emits laser light at a fiber distal end. The device includes a wire comprising a distal end coupled to the catheter section. The wire is configured to move the distal end of the catheter section from a first position to a second position about the flexible joint region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Samuel H. SHUFFLER, Mark G. FONTENOT
  • Publication number: 20200305976
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of determining the sagittal rotation of a patient's pelvis based on a standard anterior posterior X-ray-image with known image parameters and a calibration of the image, for example by using at least one King-Mark calibration object. The angle of the pelvic rotation is determined between a pelvic plane which is orthogonal to the midsagittal plane of the pelvis, and the image plane of the X-ray-image. Assuming the patient's position shown on the X-ray-image represents a standard neutral position, the X-ray-image plane can be used as a functional reference plane for further calculations, for example during hip-replacement surgery. The present invention further relates to a corresponding computer program and system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Steffen BECK, Mario SCHUBERT, Christian BRACK, Luise POITZSCH
  • Publication number: 20200305977
    Abstract: A guided frame matching technique may be employed in which a graphical projection of a fixator is used to guide and assist a user in identifying fixator elements within an image. Upon being overlaid on an image, the graphical projection of fixator may be manipulated to align with, and overlay, fixator elements displayed within the image. Additionally, a three-dimensional overview of an imaging scene of the fixator may be generated. The three-dimensional overview may include a three-dimensional graphical model that displays representations of images of the fixator attached to anatomical structure segments as well as representations of imaging sources, reference locations, fixator elements, and anatomical structure segments. When the images are not truly orthogonal, a modified second image representation may be displayed to represent a second image that is truly orthogonal to a first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Bernd Gutmann, Martin Raabe
  • Publication number: 20200305978
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method to improve the point collection process during registration of a bone for a computer-assisted surgical procedure is provided. Based on bone digitization data, a simulation is performed to confirm the accuracy of the registration for different digitization regions. Results are tested to identify which digitization regions meet a predefined accuracy requirement. The resulting information is used to perform a computer-assisted surgical procedure. A computerized simulation method for registration of a bone for a computer-assisted surgical procedure is also provided based on processor executing random stroking an expected exposed surface of a bone model with multiple of stroke curves to cover most of the bone model surface with uniform noise and a random sample consensus is applied to remove outlying point to yield the best registration results, to find the top subset as to overlap. A method to perform computer-assisted surgery is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: THINK SURGICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Yiyong Tan, Randall Hanson, Aruna Gummalla
  • Publication number: 20200305979
    Abstract: A surgical implant planning computer is connectable to a fluoroscopy imager, a marker tracking camera, and a robot having a robot base coupled to a robot arm that is movable by motors relative to the robot base. Operations include performing a registration setup mode that determines occurrence of a first condition indicating the marker tracking camera can observe to track reflective markers that are on a fluoroscopy registration fixture of the fluoroscopy imager, and determines occurrence of a second condition indicating the marker tracking camera can observe to track dynamic reference base markers attached to the robot arm and/or an end-effector connected to the robot arm. While both of the first and second conditions occur, operations are allowed to be performed to obtain a first intra-operative fluoroscopic image of a patient along a first plane and to obtain a second intra-operative fluoroscopic image of the patient along a second plane that is orthogonal to the first plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Neil R. Crawford, Norbert Johnson
  • Publication number: 20200305980
    Abstract: Devices and methods for performing a surgical step or surgical procedure with visual guidance using an optical head mounted display are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Philipp K. Lang
  • Publication number: 20200305981
    Abstract: A surgical needle comprising: (a) a sensor; (b) a distal tip with the sensor being located at the distal tip; (c) a needle advancing mechanism that is adjustable to change an insertion depth; and (d) a control unit in communication with the needle advancing mechanism; wherein the sensor provides a signal to the control unit regarding a thickness of a feature of interest and the control unit controls the insertion depth based upon the signal from the sensor so that the insertion depth into the feature of interest is varied or the control unit prevents the needle advancing mechanism from activating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Kester J. Batchelor, Nikhil M. Murdeshwar