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| 20120130402 | Fluid Delivery System For Surgical Instruments There is provided a penetratable toothed fastener for clamping tissue during surgery. The toothed fastener includes first and second legs each having longitudinal rows of transverse teeth and a securing member configured to pass through the transverse teeth to hold firs... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120109154 | WIRE SPOOL FOR PASSING OF WIRE THROUGH A ROTATIONAL COUPLING A surgical apparatus for performance of a surgical procedure on body tissue is provided and includes a housing, an elongate tubular member, a drive assembly, an electrical coupling component, and an electrical wire. The elongate tubular member is at least partially supp... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120109156 | METHODS FOR APPROXIMATING A TISSUE DEFECT USING AN ANCHOR ASSEMBLY An insertion instrument is configured to eject one or more of anchor bodies across an anatomical gap so as to approximate the gap. The insertion instrument can include a single cannula that retains the pair of anchor bodies in a stacked relationship, or a pair of adjace... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120109155 | HAND OPERATED DEVICE FOR CONTROLLED DEPLOYMENT OF A TISSUE ANCHOR AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME A tissue anchoring system includes a tissue anchor member that is suitable for anchoring against tissue. The system also includes a tensioning member operatively connected to the anchor member such that the anchor member can slide relative to the tensioning member, the ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120109159 | TISSUE CLOSURE A device for fastening tissue includes (a) a shaft extending longitudinally from a distal end insertable into a body to a proximal end attached to a controller which remains outside of the body, the shaft including a lumen extending therethrough and an opening extending... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120109157 | ABSORBABLE FASTENER AND APPLYING APPARATUS A surgical fastener apparatus, for securing a surgical mesh material to body tissue including a pair of anchors each having retaining means formed on an outer surface thereof; and a suture tether interconnecting the pair of anchors to one another. The pair of anchors ha... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120071897 | ATTACHABLE CLAMP FOR SURGICAL STAPLER A surgical fastener applying instrument including a handle portion, an elongated portion, a pair of jaw members and a removable clamp. One of the jaw members contains a plurality of fasteners arranged in at least one row substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis o... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071896 | SOFT TISSUE REPAIR METHODS AND APPARATUS Instruments and methods facilitate reconstruction, repair, and the closure of apertures in soft tissues, including the anulus fibrosus (AF), heart, lung, abdomen, thorax, vascular structures and other organs. Flexible longitudinal fixation components (i.e., sutures) are... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120053598 | Helical Fasteners and Methods for Deploying Same A system is provided for fastening tissue. The system includes a fastening device designed to bias between an actuated state for delivering into tissue and a quiescent state for fastening the tissue. In an embodiment, the fastening device may include a plurality of coil... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120053406 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY A surgical kit comprises two percutaneous instruments each having an elongate shaft with a distal end and a proximal end connected to a handle; at least two end effectors attachable and detachable to the distal ends of the percutaneous instruments; a laparoscopic loader... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120041454 | TISSUE ANCHOR INSERTION SYSTEM A tissue anchor insertion system for inserting a tissue anchor into a body tissue such as bone, comprising a cutting device having a sharp leading end to create an aperture in the bone for insertion of the tissue anchor therein. The cutting device is deployed through a ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120041453 | Fastening Device for a Mitral Valve and Method A fastening device connecting two flaps of a mitral valve of a human heart is provided. The fastening device has a pair of fixing arms each with a connection side. The fixing arms are connected to each other at a first end by a joint and each have a second free end. The... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120035622 | Pericardial Devices, Systems and Methods For Occluding An Atrial Appendage Disclosed are devices for pericardial access to the heart, including direct access to the left atrium. In certain embodiments, the device may comprise a device and/or an atrial appendage (AA) portal having a configuration such that the distal end of the device and/or th... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120029532 | Wound Closure Device Including Mesh Barrier A suturing device includes an elongate shaft defining a longitudinal axis, a trajectory guide translatably mounted on the elongate shaft and an introducer guard member operatively coupled to a distal portion of the elongate shaft. The introducer guard member includes at... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120022558 | TISSUE LIGATION DEVICES AND METHODS Devices and methods for ligating structures where the loop of the ligation element can be temporarily pre-tightened without locking the loop. This pre-tightening without locking allows the loop of the ligation element to be loosened and repositioned, if necessary, befor... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022557 | MULTIPLE ANCHOR DELIVERY TOOL An anchor deployment tool includes a flexible outer tube, within which is positioned a flexible inner shaft, and a rotating deployment element coupled to a distal end of the shaft. The tool is configured to provide an anchor storage area, which initially stores a plural... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120016387 | SURGICAL THREADING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING SAME A threading device assembly for use in plastic surgery that includes a first elongated rod having first and second opposite ends, a second elongated rod having first and second opposite ends, and a suture having first and second opposite ends. The first end of the sutur... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120004669 | INSERTION INSTRUMENT FOR ANCHOR ASSEMBLY An insertion instrument is configured to eject a pair of anchor bodies across an anatomical gap so as to approximate the gap. The insertion instrument can include a single cannula that retains the pair of anchor bodies in a stacked relationship, or a pair of adjacent ca... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120004670 | Suturing Device for Anastomisis of Lumens A surgical device that includes an outer hollow body and an inner hollow body. The inner hollow body is slidably disposed within said outer hollow body and the inner hollow body includes at least two hollow arms located at the distal end of the inner hollow body. An inf... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110313431 | SUTURE AND ANCHOR FOR PERIODONTAL PROCEDURES AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME A suture system that includes at least one suture having an end portion, a loop portion configured to be disposed about a fixed point and an anchor configured to be connected to the end portion for anchoring the suture to tissue adjacent to the fixed point, wherein the ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110306988 | DUAL OFFSET ARC NEEDLE FOR ANCHOR PLACEMENT OF A MALE INCONTINENCE SLING In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a handle and an elongate member coupled to the handle. The elongate member has a first portion, a second portion and a third portion. The first portion of the elongate member extends from the handle and defines a first longitud... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110303735 | Powered Surgical Stapling Device A medical instrument having a tool assembly attachable to a distal end of the medical instrument is disclosed. The tool assembly includes a pair of opposing tissue engaging surfaces for clamping tissue therebetween. The medical instrument also includes a housing having ... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110295276 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC BULGE REDUCTION A system and method for treating a bulge in an intervertebral disc annulus fibrosus adjacent to a vertebral body of a patient's spine using a repair device including a suture element, a patch element and a bone anchor. A bore is formed through a portion of the vertebral... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110288488 | INSIDE OUT T-FASTENER SYSTEM A medical device for providing wall apposition of two bodily walls in accordance with the teachings of the present invention. The medical device is used at a previously formed puncture site having perforations formed in the walls. By way of example, the two walls are de... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110282361 | Delivery tool for implantation of spool assembly coupled to a helical anchor Apparatus is provided, including a tissue-adjusting member configured to be coupled to tissue of a patient, a rotatable structure that is configured to adjust a tension of the tissue-adjusting member, a tissue anchor coupled to the tissue-adjusting member and configured... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110282362 | Sheaths for Implantable Fixation Devices Sheaths for implantable fixation devices are disclosed. Sheaths have a flexible body with a perforated wall, an open end, a closed end, and a body interior sized and shaped to receive the fixation device.... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110276062 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PROSTHESIS DELIVERY AND IMPLANTATION, INCLUDING THE USE OF A FASTENER TOOL Devices, systems, and methods for implanting radially expandable prostheses in the body lumens rely on tacking or anchoring the prostheses with separately introduced fasteners. The prostheses may be self-expanding or balloon expandable, and may include a single lumen or... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110276063 | DEVICE FOR FASTENING TISSUE LAYERS Endoscopic devices and methods used for fastening multiple tissue layers, such as, for example, an endoscopic fundoplication procedure, are disclosed. The endoluminal device includes a tissue fastener, a flexible needle having means for grasping and releasing a portion ... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110270275 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR LIGATING TUBULAR STRUCTURES The devices and methods described herein may be used to ligate tissue, e.g., tubular structures where access is limited by using a sheath to deliver one or more sutures that can be deflected such that the end of the sheath forms a curve.... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110264116 | Compressive Denervation Apparatus for Innervated Renal Vasculature Devices, systems, and methods facilitate modification of renal sympathetic nerve activity using a force generating arrangement. A device for mechanically modifying renal sympathetic nerve activity includes a contact arrangement having a shape that generally conforms to ... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110264117 | TISSUE JOINING DEVICE AND INSTRUMENT FOR ENABLING USE OF A TISSUE JOINING DEVICE A tissue joining device and a surgical instrument for employing the tissue joining device are provided. The tissue joining device may be designed such that a first member may be inserted into a second member in discrete increments so that two lumen structures can proper... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110245846 | ENDOSCOPIC TISSUE ANCHOR DEPLOYMENT DEVICES AND METHODS An endoscopic tissue anchor deployment device includes a handle, an elongated shaft defining an internal lumen, and an end effector attached to the distal end of the elongated shaft. A tissue anchor catheter is removably inserted through the lumen of the elongated shaft... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110238088 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING TISSUE AND/OR STRUCTURES WITHIN A HOLLOW BODY ORGAN Devices, systems and methods support tissue in a body organ for the purpose of restoring or maintaining native function of the organ. The devices, systems, and methods do not require invasive, open surgical approaches to be implemented, but, instead, lend themselves to ... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110213364 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR CLOSING A PATENT FORAMEN OVALE USING MECHANICAL STRUCTURES A medical device is disclosed that can include a first atrial anchor, a first delivery shaft linked to the first atrial anchor, wherein the first delivery shaft is adapted to move the first atrial anchor, a second atrial anchor, a second delivery shaft linked to the sec... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110213385 | DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GASTRIC REDUCTION A delivery catheter for a gastric reduction system includes an elongate torqueable tube, a needle translatably disposed within the torqueable tube, an anchor translatably disposed within the needle and a stabilization device for holding a distal tip of the torqueable tu... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110208213 | Systems and Methods for Treating Septal Defects with Capture Devices and Other Devices Systems, devices and methods for treating internal tissue defects, such as septal defects, are provided. An exemplary method of treating an internal tissue defect, specifically a method of closing a patent foramen ovale (PFO), can include passing a closure element from ... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110208209 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC TISSUE RECONFIGURATION Devices and methods for forming and securing tissue folds and elongated invaginations in gastric tissue are used as a treatment for obesity. In several embodiments, a plurality of tissue folds is formed along the greater curvature of the stomach using laparoscopic tissu... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110196386 | DIGITAL SUTURE FIXATION SYSTEM A digital suture fixation system includes an anchor, an introducer that is attachable to a finger of a person such that at least a distal tip of the finger is available to palpate tissue and identify a landmark within a patient, and a delivery device attached to the int... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110196387 | VASCULAR SUTURING DEVICE A surgical device for suturing vascular vessels is described, as well as methods for suturing tissue employing the surgical device. The device includes a distal member for insertion into a vascular vessel puncture wound. The distal member contains a suture and needle en... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110190791 | SURGICAL CLAMP AND SURGICAL CLAMP INSTALLATION TOOL A surgical clamp in certain embodiments may be configured to operate with a surgical installation tool. The clamp may have two elongated members with a bight portion that joins the two elongated members at a proximal end of the clamp and that may bias the two elongated ... | 08/04/2011 |
