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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7942885 | Surgical clip applier having clip chamber with clip chain A surgical clip applier includes a clip chamber defined at the distal end of the instrument. A clip chain of at least two clips is provided in the clip chamber. The clip chain is coupled such that both relatively distal and proximal movement of the proximalmost clip... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7561317 | Resonant Fourier scanning A scanning beam assembly comprising: a beam generator to generate a beam of radiation, and two or more oscillating reflectors configured to deflect the beam in sequence, each reflector being driven to contribute an incremental deflection of the beam so as to achieve... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7530986 | Laminated ultrasonic end effector A laminated ultrasonic waveguide and a method of fabrication thereof including stamping at least two pieces of sheet stock to form stamped parts of the laminated ultrasonic waveguide. The stamped parts are then laminated together to form a laminated ultrasonic waveg... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7527620 | Medical instrument having a medical guidewire A first medical instrument includes a flexible catheter and a medical guidewire extendable beyond a distal end of the catheter. The medical guidewire has first and second segments, wherein the bending moment of inertia of the first segment is less than the bending m... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527605 | Medical-balloon inflator A medical-balloon inflator includes a pump piston assembly, a movable pivot, and an actuator handle. The actuator handle is operatively connected to the movable pivot and is adapted to translate the pump piston assembly to inflate or inflatingly pressurize a medical... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7517322 | Biopsy device with variable side aperture A biopsy device and method are provided for obtaining a tissue sample, such as a breast tissue biopsy sample. The biopsy device may include an outer cannula having a distal piercing tip, a cutter lumen, a side tissue port communicating with the cutter lumen, and at ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7513408 | Multiple firing stroke surgical instrument incorporating electroactive polymer anti-backup mechanism A surgical stapling and severing instrument particularly suited to endoscopic procedures incorporates a handle that produces separate closing and firing motions to actuate an end effector. In particular, the handle produces multiple firing strokes in order to reduce... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7510535 | Biopsy method A biopsy device having an insert and related method are disclosed. The insert permits a user to obtain a tissue sample surrounding a center core(s) of removed tissue. The additional tissue provides an effective evaluation of whether all the desired tissue has been e... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7510534 | Method for operating biopsy device A method is provided for calibrating a surgical biopsy system. The biopsy system includes a biopsy instrument and control unit. The biopsy instrument includes a piercer, rotatable cutter, and a port for receiving tissue samples. The method comprises the steps of tra... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7510107 | Cable driven surgical stapling and cutting instrument with apparatus for preventing inadvertent cable disengagement A cable driven surgical instrument that has an elongate channel assembly that is constructed to operably support a staple cartridge assembly therein. The instrument may have a knife assembly that is oriented for travel within the elongate channel assembly and at lea... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7507210 | Biopsy cannula adjustable depth stop A biopsy system with a grid plate used as either a lateral or medial compression plate of a localization fixture used with a breast coil includes a rotatable guide cube that may be inserted into a desired rectangular recess in the grid plate after rotating to positi... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506791 | Surgical stapling instrument with mechanical mechanism for limiting maximum tissue compression Various forms of surgical instruments are disclosed. In various embodiments, the instrument includes a cartridge supporting assembly for operably supporting a staple cartridge therein. The cartridge supporting assembly may be responsive to firing and retraction moti... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506790 | Surgical instrument incorporating an electrically actuated articulation mechanism A surgical instrument particularly suited to endoscopic use articulates an end effector by including an articulation mechanism in an elongate shaft that incorporates an electrically actuated polymer (EAP) actuator for remotely articulating the end effector. ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7500980 | Method and instrument for effecting anastomosis of respective tissues defining two body lumens The instrument disclosed may comprise a tube assembly further comprising substantially coaxially situated and relatively longitudinally movable tubes, supporting and operating an end effector that may be adapted for insertion into and through the urethra, and adapte... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7500979 | Surgical stapling device with multiple stacked actuator wedge cams for driving staple drivers A surgical stapling device. Stapling device may comprise an end effector and a plurality of stacked actuatable wedge band sets. Each stacked wedge band set comprises at least two different-level wedge bands for axially traversing the end effector. Each wedge band co... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7500972 | Device for alternately holding, or effecting relative longitudinal movement, of members of a medical instrument The disclosed device can hold, or effect relative longitudinal movement between, two members of a medical instrument, such as an instrument used for fastening two hollow organs together. The device may comprise a handle member having a longitudinal guide defining a ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7500944 | Implantable band with attachment mechanism An implantable band for placement around an anatomical passageway, such as the stomach or other lumen, has the inner surfaces at each end attached to each other in the operative position. One end may include a passageway through which the other end extends. A latera... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7497854 | Method and instrument for effecting anastomosis of respective tissues defining two body lumens The method disclosed may be used following a prostatectomy may comprise inserting an instrument having an end effector into the bladder lumen via the urethra; using the end effector to urge the bladder wall to the pelvic floor and drive an anchor through the bladder... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7491177 | Biopsy needle and method A biopsy needle, where at least a portion thereof is configured from a non-ferrous and/or non-conductive material that reduces or eliminates MRI artifact while retaining desirable levels of strength and the ability to resist significant bending loads. ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7490749 | Surgical stapling and cutting instrument with manually retractable firing member A surgical stapling and severing instrument particularly suited to endoscopic procedures incorporates a handle that produces separate closing and firing motions to actuate an end effector. In particular, the handle produces multiple firing strokes in order to reduce... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7487899 | Surgical instrument incorporating EAP complete firing system lockout mechanism A surgical stapling and severing instrument particularly suited to endoscopic procedures incorporates a handle that produces separate closing and firing motions to actuate an end effector. In particular, the handle produces multiple firing strokes in order to reduce... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7485124 | Surgical instrument having a fastener delivery mechanism A delivery device for delivering a plurality of individual surgical fasteners. The delivery device includes a drive mechanism having distal and proximal ends. The drive mechanism has a moving member and a fixed opposing member, wherein the moving member is moveable ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7481824 | Surgical instrument with bending articulation controlled articulation pivot joint A surgical instrument particularly suited to endoscopic and laparoscopic insertion through a cannula of a trocar into an insufflated body cavity or lumen includes a bending member in an elongate shaft that acts to rotate an end effector about an articulation pivot j... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7481795 | Circumferential trocar seal assembly A seal assembly adapted for use in conjunction with a trocar assembly includes a plurality of seal segments. Each seal segment includes a peripheral edge and a seam edge. At least a first seal segment and a second seal segment are connected along their respective pe... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7481775 | Biopsy device incorporating an adjustable probe sleeve Devices and methods for varying the size of a tissue sample in a biopsy device are disclosed. The biopsy device includes a needle with a tissue aperture and an inner cutter which translates within the needle. The inner cutter may be controlled to selectively block t... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7481763 | Metal bellows position feedback for hydraulic control of an adjustable gastric band A remotely controlled gastric band system that is practically immune to external magnetic fields, such as from a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine, incorporates a bi-directional pump and fluid reservoir to adjust fluid volume for hydraulic control of a gastri... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7481225 | Medical instrument including an end effector having a medical-treatment electrode A medical instrument includes a flexible sheath and an end effector. The sheath has a distal end. The end effector is attached to the sheath proximate the distal end and is insertable into a patient. The end effector includes opposing and retroflexed first and secon... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7479608 | Force switch A mechanical force switch to be disposed along a longitudinal device axis of a medical device includes an electrically conductive switching piston to form a first electrical contact of the switch, a hollow body, an end stop, a bias device, and an electrically conduc... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7476233 | Ultrasonic surgical system within digital control An ultrasonic surgical system utilizes a digital control system to generate ultrasonic drive current for transducers that are located in a hand piece and are attached to a surgical scalpel or blade so as to vibrate the blade in response to the current. The digital c... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7473250 | Ultrasound medical system and method An ultrasound medical system includes an interstitial end effector. The interstitial end effector is interstitially insertable into patient tissue, includes at least one medical-treatment ultrasound transducer, and includes at least one end-effector-tissue-track abl... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7473224 | Deployable ultrasound medical transducers An ultrasound medical system includes a tube and resiliently flexible fingers. The tube has a distal end insertable into a patient and has a lumen with a distal opening. The fingers are extendable out of the distal opening of the lumen creating a deployed state and ... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7472815 | Surgical stapling instruments with collapsible features for controlling staple height A surgical instrument for being endoscopically or laparoscopically inserted into a surgical site for simultaneous stapling and severing of tissue includes force adjusted spacing between an upper jaw (anvil) and a lower jaw (staple cartridge engaged to an elongate st... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7470275 | Anastomotic ring applier device providing forward and retrograde visualization A surgical instrument for deploying an anastomotic ring device comprises a ring deployment mechanism, which is configured to receive and deploy an anastomotic ring. The instrument further comprises an imaging element that is operable to capture an image of the anast... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7470237 | Biopsy instrument with improved needle penetration The present invention provides a biopsy instrument with improved needle penetration for piercing dense tissue. The device may comprise a needle slidably retained in a housing. The device may further comprise an actuation member that may be adapted to communicate lon... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7467740 | Surgical stapling instruments having flexible channel and anvil features for adjustable staple heights A surgical instrument for being endoscopically or laparoscopically inserted into a surgical site for simultaneous stapling and severing of tissue includes force adjusted spacing between an upper jaw (anvil) and a lower jaw (staple cartridge engaged to an elongate st... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7465279 | Marker device and method of deploying a cavity marker using a surgical biopsy device A biopsy marker introduction assembly is configured for introduction through a specimen retrieval recess into a probe cutter lumen of a handheld breast biopsy handle. Advancing the cutter causes an extending deployment rod to distally translate within an introducer ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7465278 | Device for minimally invasive internal tissue removal A medical device for severing and removing small amounts of internal tissue for biopsy sampling or other purposes is disclosed. Versions of the device may include a hollow probe having a tissue receiving aperture; a cutter having a cutting edge that moves past the t... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7464849 | Electro-mechanical surgical instrument with closure system and anvil alignment components A surgical instrument. Various embodiments relate to a surgical cutting and fastening instrument that has an end effector with an anvil that can pivot between open and closed positions relative to an elongate channel that can support a staple cartridge therein. The ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7464846 | Surgical instrument having a removable battery A surgical instrument. The surgical instrument comprises a handle, a battery, a motor, and a lockout system. The handle comprises a primary portion and a grip portion. The grip portion is releasably connected to the primary portion. The battery is within the grip po... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7462186 | Anastomotic ring applier device utilizing an electroactive polymer A surgical instrument is operable to deploy an anastomotic ring device. The instrument comprises a ring deployment mechanism configured to receive and deploy the anastomotic ring through an actuating force. The instrument further comprises an electroactive polymer t... | 12/09/2008 |
