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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8175590 | System for preventing unintended activation of a medical device by a portable remote control console A network system prevents portable wireless remote control consoles from unintended activation of a medical device by determining if the console is located in a working space within a medical care room. Transceiver locator devices determine the position of the remot... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173149 | Method for producing porous β-tricalcium phosphate granules A porous β-tricalcium phosphate material for bone implantation is provided. The multiple pores in the porous TCP body are separate discrete voids and are not interconnected. The pore size diameter is in the range of 20-500 μm, preferably 50-125 μm. The porous β-... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172862 | Polymer covered vaso-occlusive devices and methods of producing such devices This is a medical device for forming an embolism within the vasculature of a patient. More particularly, it concerns an occlusion device comprising an inner core covered with a polymer. The medical device encourages cellular attachment and growth while maintaining f... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172787 | Method and apparatus to detect biocontamination in an insufflator for use in endoscopy An apparatus to provide a regulated pressurized gas for introduction into the body of a patient during a medical procedure comprises an internal flow path through which to convey the pressurized gas, a regulator in the flow path to regulate the pressurized gas, and ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172456 | Motorized bone cement mixing and delivery system that allows a user to detach the delivery device from the mixer for delivery A bone cement mixing and delivery system including a mixer and a delivery device. The mixer includes a paddle for mixing the components and a piston that pushes the mixed cement into the attached delivery device. The delivery device includes a tube into which the bo... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8163101 | Method of cleaning contaminated surfaces A method for cleaning contaminated surfaces of surgical waste management equipment. The method includes rinsing surfaces of the equipment with water to remove water soluble contaminants and waste material. A rinse solution is applied to the surfaces of the equipment... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162822 | Endoscopy device with integrated RFID and external network capability A unit of equipment designed for use in endoscopic surgery includes radio frequency identification (RFID) circuitry and a network interface. The RFID circuitry can be used to store information of various types, such as component usage tracking information, user pref... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161826 | Elastically stretchable fabric force sensor arrays and methods of making Force or pressure transducer arrays have elastically stretchable electrically conductive polymer threads disposed in parallel rows and columns that contact at intersections thereof a piezoresistive material which has an electrical resistivity which varies inversely ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157826 | Surgical cutting accessory with encapsulated RFID chip A cutting accessory for use with a powered surgical tool. The accessory includes a drive shaft to which an outer hub is attached. Internal to the outer hub is a self-contained transponder formed from an RFID chip and a coil of electrical conductor embedded within a ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156582 | Patient repositioning system A patient repositioning system includes a drive unit, which is adapted for mounting to a head end of a patient support, and a clamp assembly. The clamp assembly is mounted to a headboard, which releasably mounts to the drive unit. The clamp assembly is mounted in th... | 04/17/2012 |
| RE43311 | Fast-detaching electrically insulated implant This is an implant for placement in the human body and an assembly for so placing that implant. Most desirably, it is an implant for use in the vasculature of the human body and is used to occlude some space in that vasculature as a portion of a treatment regimen. T... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8149108 | System and method for automatically powering on and synchronizing a wireless remote console to a central control unit so as to allow remote control of a medical device A system and method for controlling one or more medical devices by a remote console. The remote console communicates wirelessly with a central control unit that connects to one or more of the medical devices. To conserve battery power and simplify operation, the rem... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147451 | Reprogrammable fluid delivery system and method of use A fluid delivery system is provided for delivering fluid to a patient. The system comprises a reservoir for storing the fluid to be delivered to the patient and a fluid discharge device operatively coupled to the reservoir for delivering the fluid from the reservoir... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8137370 | Powered surgical handpiece with improved latch mechanism and rotary to oscillating output drive A powered surgical handpiece includes a chuck assembly with a chuck having apertures. The chuck assembly is surrounded by a collar having slots on an inner face. The apertures and slots receive balls. In use, the collar is moved axially toward the handpiece against ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137306 | Medical/surgical lavage system capable of selectively and sequentially discharging either a base solution or a solution which includes a therapeutic agent A medical/surgical irrigator with a handpiece for discharging a lavage solution. There is reservoir in which a therapeutic agent is stored. The therapeutic agent can be selectively mixed with the lavage solution to form a blended solution. The mixing can be performe... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132959 | Medical cement monomer ampoule cartridge for storing the ampoule, opening the ampoule and selectively discharging the monomer from the ampoule into a mixer A monomer handling unit for storing a ampoule of monomer and releasing the monomer from the ampoule when desired is provided. The monomer handling unit can be used to attach to an enclosed mixer and release a monomer component of the bone cement into the mixer to be... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8118829 | Clot removal device A device for removing blood clots and methods of making and using the same. The clot pulling device may include a shaft and one or more strut members that each may include a loop region. The proximal ends of the strut members may be attached to the shaft and the dis... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116847 | System and method for determining an optimal surgical trajectory A method and corresponding system for calculating an optimum surgical trajectory or path for displacing a surgical instrument through the interior of the body of a patient. Upon obtaining a volumetric scan of a patient, such as a CT scan, the surgeon can identify an... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115126 | Self-sealing control arrangement for a medical instrument A control arrangement for use in a medical or surgical instrument, which arrangement includes a keypad for providing manual control functions to a user of the instrument, a retainer clip and a sealing member. The keypad and retainer clip are located within an openin... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8104125 | Self-contained gatching, rotating and adjustable foot section mattress A self-contained gatching mattress is provided having a gatching mattress sleep deck, a first air bladder cushion, a second cushion material, a control box having an air pump system and a manifold, a conduit distribution unit, a sliding bridge, and a cushion materia... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104118 | Hospital bed A patient support incorporates a lying surface and at least one siderail on at least one side of the support. The siderails are operable between a raised position, an intermediate position, and a lowered position. When unlocked and urged from the raised position to ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8101197 | Forming coils Coils, such as embolic coils, can include a substrate; and a porous material supported by the substrate. Related methods, devices, and compositions, can include: injecting a material into a container containing the coil; and forming the material into a coating that ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100912 | Surgical sagittal saw with quick release indexing head and low blade-slap coupling assembly A surgical sagittal saw with a head that is able to index, rotate, relative to the longitudinal axis of the saw housing. The head has a neck that extends into an open distal end of the housing. A biasing assembly holds the head and neck sub-assembly in the open dist... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8092508 | Implantable medical endoprosthesis delivery system Implantable medical endoprosthesis delivery systems and articles are provided. ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8088291 | Method of collecting medical waste in a waste collection unit using disposable manifold with staged waste filtering/processing A method of collecting medical waste in a waste collection unit using a disposable manifold and filter assembly. The disposable manifold and filter assembly includes a manifold housing with a plurality of inlets, a neck extending from the manifold housing to define ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8075585 | Device and method for treatment of a vascular defect A device for the occlusion of a vascular defect includes a first sheet and a second sheet which may be formed from a material which is the same as or different from the first sheet. At least one sheet functions as a securement member, and at least one sheet function... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8061887 | Cartridge in which bone cement is mixed and from which bone cement is delivered, the cartridge having a compressible blade with plural vanes A cartridge in which bone cement is mixed and from which the cement is discharged. A blade with plural vanes is disposed in the cartridge for mixing the cement. A piston located in one end of the cartridge is actuated to push the mixed cement out of the cartridge. T... | 11/22/2011 |
| RE42954 | Method for repairing a defect in an intervertebral disc Provided herein are methods and devices for inducing the formation of functional replacement nonarticular cartilage tissues and ligament tissues. These methods and devices involve the use of osteogenic proteins, and are useful in repairing defects in the larynx, tra... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8056950 | In-ambulance cot shut-off device An ambulance cot is disclosed and the ambulance cot having a base frame configured for support on a surface, a litter frame configured for supporting thereon a patient and an elevating mechanism interconnecting the base frame and the litter frame and configured to i... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056163 | Patient support A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, stretcher, or cot, includes a patient support deck that is directly coupled to elevation adjustment mechanisms without the need for an intervening frame. The elevation adjustment mechanisms may be placed outside the perime... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8052644 | Surgical irrigation system This invention relates to a surgical irrigation system having an improved reusable, motorized console and a separable/attachable irrigation pump cassette, including, at least in one embodiment improved mechanical and electrical inner-connection structure therebetwee... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8052624 | Negative pressure, thermal energy transfer device that also provides positive pressure to the patient A negative pressure, thermal energy device has an enclosure that receives a patient's body part. The body part is positioned in the enclosure and contacts a thermal energy contacting surface. The thermal energy contacting surface transfers its thermal energy to the ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051511 | Emergency stretcher A stretcher includes a patient support, a base, and a plurality of support members, which supports the patient support relative to the base. The support members are adapted and arranged to raise or lower the base relative to the patient support. The stretcher also i... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8048044 | Drug delivery system A drug delivery system including a chamber, which is configured for enclosing or covering at least a surface of a patient, a source of a drug, and a pressure source, which selectively pressurizes the chamber. In addition, the system includes a controller for control... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043292 | Surgical sagittal saw blade including a guide bar, a blade head and drive rods for pivoting the blade head A surgical sagittal saw blade that including a guide bar shaped to be releasably secured in a static position to a complementary surgical sagittal saw. A blade is mounted to the guide bar to pivot around a pivot point. The blade has teeth located outside of the guid... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8038632 | Vibrational and pulsating cushion device The present invention is a vibratory patient support system. The support system has at least one bladder, at least one vibrational device, and first and second control units that respectively control (a) the inflation and deflation of the at least one bladder and (b... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8035487 | Method for assembling, identifying and controlling a powered surgical tool assembly assembled from multiple components A surgical tool system comprising a control console, a powered surgical device, an intermediate attachment removably connected to the surgical device and a cutting accessory removably connected to the intermediate attachment. Internal to the cutting accessory is an ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029439 | Disposable attachable light source unit for an endoscope An LED based light source unit for an endoscopic imaging system produces illumination for a camera through an endoscope. The light source unit includes an array of LEDs mounted to a thermally conductive substrate, a light guide to collect light emitted from the LEDs... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8021416 | Methods for delivering a prosthesis to a site in a body An endoprosthesis cover may be attached to the distal end of a delivery device. The cover may be generally cylindrical in shape and may have a lumen through it. An endoprosthesis may then be covered as it is delivered to a treatment site. ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8020825 | Utility clip Hospital equipment includes a member and a clip mounting to the member. The clip includes a first clip member and a second clip member pivotally interconnected with the first clip member about a pivot axis. Each of the first and second clip members has a receiving p... | 09/20/2011 |
