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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120071710 | ENDOSCOPIC SMART PROBE AND METHOD An improved endoscopic device which is introduced into the intestinal tract of a living organism and which operates autonomously therein, adapted to obtain and store or transmit one or more types of data such as visual image data, laser autofluorescence data, or ultraso... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071723 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS AND MEASUREMENT METHOD An endoscope apparatus, which is capable of performing measurement of a subject using a phase-shift method, includes: a main body; an insertion portion connected to the main body; and a plurality of pattern projection units, each of the plurality of pattern projection u... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120029276 | Medical instrument with a window A medical instrument includes a housing with an aperture, a window component that comprises a transparent material and closes off the aperture, and a thin-walled area that surrounds the aperture.... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110218402 | CAPSULE-TYPE MEDICAL DEVICE, POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM Provided is a capsule-type endoscope that has a power receiving coil that wirelessly receives an electric power from outside a body of an individual to be examined, a processing circuit that performs predetermined processing, and an adjusting reactance section that is c... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110202082 | TISSUE DISSECTOR APPARATUS AND METHOD Surgical apparatus and method includes a cannula that houses an endoscope and supports a dilating element near a distal end of the cannula. The dilating element has a dimension which is greater than the diameter of the cannula for enlarging a surgical cavity in tissue a... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110071351 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SIMULATION OF DIASTOLE AND VISUALIZING THE DIASTOLIC STATE OF AN AORTIC VALVE AND ROOT DURING CARDIAC SURGERY A device for evaluating an aortic valve after opening an aorta distal to the aortic valve includes a body defining a chamber. The body has a generally circular proximal open end and a distal end, the proximal open end being configured to be reversibly attachable to one ... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110065982 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AIRWAY DIAMETER USING ENDOSCOPE A method and system for use with an endoscopic instrument determines anatomical properties of body lumen at various states. Lumen properties such as lumen diameter are identified in two or more states corresponding to, for example, an inflated or deflated state. The lum... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110065983 | Ingestible Circuitry The present invention provides for safe and reliable electronic circuitry that can be employed in ingestible compositions. The ingestible circuitry of the invention includes a solid support; a conductive element; and an electronic component. Each of the support, conduct... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110054326 | DIRECT VISUALIZATION CATHETER An endoscopic device providing direct visualization of a surgical procedure, such as a surgical procedure in which there is significant body and/or artificially introduced fluids is provided. This endoscopic device comprises catheter with a lumen in which a transparent ... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110046438 | WIRELESS POWER FEEDING SYSTEM A wireless power feeding system includes a plurality of power transmission antennas, each including a resonance circuit including a power transmission coil and a capacitor located so as to generate a magnetic field in a desired direction, a controller controlling a reso... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110034764 | INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME A process for producing the actuating part of an instrument for endoscopic applications or the like, which instrument comprises a tube like member having a handling end portion with a flexible portion and actuating means located at the other end portion, which actuating... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110028787 | TREATMENT TOOL Provided is a treatment tool including: an elongated member which is formed of a flexible material and includes first and second terminals; a first body portion which is fixed to the first terminal so as to function in a target; a handle portion which is provided in the... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110015482 | Guidewire Locking Device and Method A locking device for a maintaining an elongated member at a selected place within a body lumen includes a substantially rigid body including an attachment portion adapted to be coupled to a proximal portion of a medical instrument. When in an operative position, the dis... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100331619 | ENDOSCOPIC HEART SURGERY METHOD It is an object to provide an endoscopic heart surgery method with which it is possible to observe an endoscopic image with a stable field of view in the pericardial space. Provided is an endoscopic heart surgery method including an inserting step of inserting an insert... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100331618 | Endoscope shaft frame member with wavy slot An endoscope shaft frame member including a general tube shape with a section having a general helical shaped slot along a length of the section. The slot includes a general wavy shape along a length of the slot.... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100280316 | CATHETER An improved catheter is provided. The catheter may include a deflectable member located at a distal end of a catheter body. The deflectable member may comprise an ultrasound transducer array. The deflectable member may be interconnected to the catheter body by a live hi... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100274077 | Method for surface inclusions detection in nitinol which are primary corrosion and fatigue initiation sites and indicators of overall quality of nitinol material The method for surface inclusions detection in wrought and finished Nitinol products by immersing them in aqueous solution of 1% to 12% preferably 6% sodium hypochlorite in room temperature of around 25° C. for specify period of time preferably 15 minutes and checking ... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100256445 | Endoscopic Working Channel and Method of Making Same A working channel for an endoscope or similar device having concentric porous and nonporous polymer tubes that are adhered or bonded together. A support wire may be wrapped around a nonporous inner tube and provides increased flexibility and resistance to compression an... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100247438 | IN VITRO METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING TUMOR DISEASES An in vitro method is for diagnosing a tumor disease in a patient. In at least one embodiment, the method includes: (i) determining an IVD marker or an IVD marker panel in at least one biological sample of a patient, wherein the IVD marker has a high sensitivity to the ... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100217279 | Marking Articulating Direction For Surgical Instrument A surgical apparatus for guiding the movement of a surgical tool in relation to the surrounding anatomy of a patient includes a surgical tool having an articulation member. The apparatus also has an image capturing device, a monitor, a control member, and at least one m... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100217072 | Shock absorbing mechanism and medical instrument A shock-absorbing mechanism includes a shaft having a linear member wound therearound, a base having a relative position fixed to a first end of the linear member and formed with a shock-absorbing space which spreads toward the radial outside from the outer peripheral s... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100210900 | PROPELLABLE APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS Propellable apparatus, assemblies and related methods including a self-enclosed member are disclosed. The self-enclosed member can include an inner surface at least partially defining an enclosed region, and an outer surface that turns outwardly to engage a cavity or lu... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100210909 | TUBE ASSEMBLY FOR AN ENDOSCOPE The invention relates to a tube assembly for an endoscope comprising a disposable tube that surrounds a working channel and preferably also a flushing channel and fixing means for fixing the disposable tube to the endoscope. Said fixing means have a fixing unit which is... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100211007 | BALLOON CATHETER INFLATION APPARATUS AND METHODS An inflation device includes a syringe body containing a bore. The bore holds a fluid that is used to inflate a separate device such as a dilation balloon. A plunger assembly slides within the syringe bore and contains a sealing member that forms a fluid tight seal with... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100191176 | SUBRETINAL ACCESS DEVICE The invention provides surgical devices that provide access to the sub-retinal space using delicate traction to hold the sensory retina to create and maintain a patent sub-retinal space of sufficient size to introduce and perform treatments on the eye. Such treatments m... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100125164 | Adapter for attaching devices to endoscopes An improved system for attaching devices to the distal end of endoscopic instruments is described. An attachment adapter comprises a distal stop, such as a complete or partial loop or cylinder, which limits the penetration of an endoscope into the adapter. The adapter h... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100113871 | ANTIMICROBIAL COATING The invention relates to a formulation for preparing an antimicrobial lubricious hydrophilic coating, which formulation comprises a hydrophilic polymer; an initiator; particles comprising metallic silver (i.e. Ag°); and a carrier liquid. The invention further relates t... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100113875 | ENDOSCOPE AND MOVEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM OF THE SAME Disclosed are an endoscope and a system for controlling movement of the same. The system includes an elastic spring having a predetermined length, a camera mounted on an end of the elastic spring, a plurality of link bodies shaped to fit around the elastic spring and di... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100113886 | SURGICAL PORT ASSEMBLY A surgical port comprising a body and first and second cannula extending from the body and movable with respect to the body via an instrument inserted through the respective cannula. The cannulas can extend distally from the body and can include one or more seals. A por... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100113967 | CATHETER WITH PRESSURE SENSOR A pressure sensor assembly is disclosed which includes a flaccid tube having two mounting sleeve members that bond the tube to a distal end of a catheter. The catheter includes an aperture located beneath the tube and in communication with an air passage. As the pressur... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100105980 | MOTOR AND ENDOSCOPE PROBE EQUIPPED WITH MOTOR A motor which can be mounted in an endoscope probe without bending an electric power supply wire in an endoscope probe body, and an endoscope probe using the motor are provided. The motor includes a magnet, a field coil, a housing, an electric power supply wire, and a s... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100081864 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PERFORMING GASTRECTOMIES AND GASTROPLASTIES Methods and devices are provided for performing gastrectomies and gastroplasties. In one embodiment, a method includes gaining access to a stomach of a patient through an opening formed in the patient's abdominal wall and an opening formed in the patient's vaginal wall.... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100076258 | CAPSULE MEDICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CAPSULE MEDICAL APPARATUS A capsule medical apparatus includes a plurality of rigid boards on which functional members are mounted; and a plurality of board-separation keeping units that sandwich the rigid boards to keep the rigid boards separated.... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100056860 | Capsule endoscope with metal-insert molded contacts A capsule endoscope for observing the conditions inside a patient's digestive tract system includes a capsular housing, a substrate, and a plurality of metal-insert molded contacts. The capsular housing defines a sealed inner space and has an outer surface. The substrat... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100016658 | ANATOMICAL VISUALIZATION AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM A method for deploying a device in a tortuous vessel, comprising:
| 01/21/2010 |
| 20100010293 | TREATMENT METHOD A treatment method on tissues in a body cavity includes: a first step of forming a hole for communicating first body tissue with second body tissue while both are in close contact with each other; and a second step of endoscopically inserting a treatment device into the... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090326358 | Non-invasive fast-response biodosimeter Our invention disclosures a biodosimeter and method of measurements a dose of radiation and/or biological-chemical substances absorbed by human or animal body, microbes, plants. The invention describes a multiparametric analysis system to evaluate biochemical and physic... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090312606 | FLEXIBLE DEVICE SHAFT WITH ANGLED SPIRAL WRAP Spiral-wound materials, spirals, and shafts made therefrom that have wraps with edges that may nest within one another are described. Such edges allow the spiral to achieve a smaller bending radius, meaning tighter turns and more flexibility due to the ability of adjace... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090287111 | ENDOSCOPE COLLECTION VESSEL A device for use with an endoscope is disclosed. The device includes a body that defines a vessel for collecting fluid that may escape through the port and/or valve of the endoscope. The body includes a bottom and a side wall. The bottom and the side wall form a portion... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090281374 | Endoscope Anchoring Device A device for accessing tissue within a body lumen comprises an elongated body portion defining a lumen and an anchoring mechanism including an expanding structure on a distal portion of the elongated body portion. The anchoring mechanism moves the expanding structure fr... | 11/12/2009 |
