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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5509408 | Neonatal resuscitation device Combination for suctioning a neonatal infant having a mouth, a trachea and a pathway having a generally curved shape extending from said mouth to said trachea, including a generally elongated endotracheal tube including a wall and having a proximate end a... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5503626 | Fluid delivery system for hysteroscopic surgery An open loop system for delivering fluid during hysteroscopic surgery. The system includes first and second fluid conduits in fluid communication with the uterine cavity of a patient. First and second measuring devices are provided for measuring the amoun... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5499970 | Debridement tip The debridement tip of the instant invention provides efficient cleaning action and is capable of handling excessive amounts of debris. It also is able to track irregular debridement sites such as canals and gutter wounds. It furthermore visually indicate... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5496268 | Infant meconium aspirating and ventilating apparatus An infant meconium aspirating and ventilating apparatus comprising a flexible one-piece transparent aspirating device, a tube for connecting the aspirating device to a vacuum source, a ventilating device; and a clamp for shutting off and admitting vacuum ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5487725 | Pneumatic vitrectomy for retinal attachment A surgical instrument for the treatment of simple inferior or superior retinal detachments and a method of using the same. The surgical instrument has an elongated probe with an outer tube and an inner tube slidably engaged in the outer tube. Generally, t... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5470312 | Irrigation/aspiration apparatus for surgical procedures An irrigation/aspiration apparatus is provided for use with surgical instrumentation requiring irrigation and aspiration of fluids and a peristaltic pump. The apparatus includes a housing and a manifold for connecting a transfer tube with aspiration and i... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5460618 | Side slit catheter An improved side slit catheter is provided for use in long term delivery of a selected medication to a patient, wherein the catheter has a distal end tip shaped to permit expulsion of an occlusive deposit. The catheter includes an elongated lumen for pass... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5447494 | Composite irrigation and suction probe A composite suction and irrigation probe is provided for performing the functions of irrigation and suction alone or simultaneously with the use of a single trumpet valve. The probe consist of an inner cannula and an outer cannula. In the first embodiment... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5443445 | Surgical device An intra-operative colon irrigation system includes a drain tube (1) having a cylindrical body (10) with a forward end formed by a dome-shaped nozzle to prevent intussusception of the bowel into the drain tube. The forward end portion of the body is inser... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5433702 | Phaco handpiece providing fingertip control of ultrasonic energy A handpiece for the phacoemulsification of cataract tissue is provided in accordance with the present invention. The handpiece can be operatively coupled to a phacoemulsification machine to supply the handpiece with irrigation fluid, aspiration suction an... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5421823 | Peritoneal dialysis methods that emulate gravity flow Peritoneal dialysis systems and methods apply fluid pressure to move liquid. The systems and methods can emulate either a fixed head height condition or different head height conditions, independent of the actual head height differential between the patie... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5417709 | Endoscopic instrument with end effectors forming suction and/or irrigation lumens An endoscopic instrument with suction/irrigation end effectors includes a tube, a push rod which extends through the tube, an actuator engaging the tube and the push rod, and end effectors coupled to the tube and push rod, where the end effectors include ... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5415652 | Method and apparatus for the treatment of hard biological material, such as hard dental material using lasers A method and apparatus for the ablation of hard biological material, such hard dental material, using a rapidly pulsed laser employ a crystal disposed in the propagation path of the laser radiation, the crystal being disposed at the laser output and servi... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5411491 | Low profile gastrostomy device with one-way cross-slit valve The one-way cross-slit valve of the invention is made of an elastomeric material and has a hollow cylindrical body with first and second ends and an axis and a passageway through the body, the passageway being entirely intercepted by a ridge and valley wa... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5409484 | Cautery with smoke removal apparatus A cautery, for performing surgical operations through the application of heat to soft tissue, is provided with a smoke removal apparatus to remove smoke and vapors from the immediate area of an operation during use. In a preferred embodiment, the smoke re... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5405319 | Bowel evacuation system A portable, lightweight bowel evacuation system is made up of a water bag which is elevated above the patient with a check valve in the delivery line from the water bag into a rectal insertion tube or speculum, a drain line leading from the speculum inclu... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5403264 | Endoscopic closure inspection device An endoscopic inspection closure is described which has a guide device preventing the puncture incision created by a trocar obturator and cannula from closing and a closure device which fits within the guide device. The closure device is removable after t... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5382229 | Irrigation solution re-circulating system An irrigation solution re-circulating system comprises a reservoir of irrigation solution, a solution supply line for joining the reservoir in fluid communication with a surgery site for delivering a controlled volume, pressure, and temperature of the irr... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5380275 | Device for irrigating a natural body orifice of a person seated on a toilet A device for administering a liquid into the body of a person through a natural orifice, e.g., the anus or vagina, while the person is seated on a toilet. The device comprises a base unit, an extendable tube having a distal end, and a vessel containing th... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5380277 | Tool for laparoscopic surgery The invention relates to a instrument for laparoscopic surgery which permits the operating surgeon to irrigate or suction the operative area while performing electrocautery or laser hemostasis and dissection of body tissue with the same instrument. The in... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5379773 | Echographic suction cannula and electronics therefor The Echographic Suction Cannula and Electronics Therefor provides a display of adipose tissue thickness for the Doctor to observe as he moves the cannula within the patient. The cannula includes a piezoelectric transducer which is pulsed by the electronic... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5374401 | Blood sampling apparatus A blood sampling apparatus includes a housing (1) closed off by a rotatable cover (4), which in turn seals off the housing completely with a seal (7). The cover has a threaded sleeve (9), which cooperates with a piston rod for axial displacement of a pist... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5360397 | Hemodiaylsis catheter and catheter assembly A hemodialysis catheter having a concentric outer lumen for inflow and a concentric inner lumen for outflow is disclosed. The hemodialysis catheter is used in conjunction with an adapter and with flexible extenders as a catheter assembly. The adapter has ... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5358473 | Apparatus and method for the removal of adherent viscoelastic material A method and apparatus is disclosed for the removal of viscoelastic material from an eye chamber. The apparatus enables a procedure, or method, which includes the steps of directing an irrigation fluid toward a viscoelastic material disposed in an eye cha... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5354303 | Devices for enclosing, manipulating, debulking and removing tissue through minimal incisions Containment sacs insertable into a body cavity through a minimal access incision for purposes of containing, manipulating, treating and/or extracting material from the body cavity. The sac may comprise a flexible sac body having at least one opening there... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5350356 | Endoscopic suction-irrigation instrument with insertable probe lockable in partially withdraw position An endoscopic instrument is described having a fluid chamber, a cannula, a shell, a first locking mechanism, and a probe with a second locking mechanism. The fluid chamber has proximal and distal ends. The hollow cannula is coupled to the distal end of th... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5338194 | Medical treatment device and method for cleaning a flexible tube line A medical treatment device, in particular for surgical purposes, consisting of a treatment instrument in the form of a handpiece which is connected to a control unit through a supply line. Operatively associated therewith, and preferably with the control ... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5336203 | Low profile gastrostomy device with dome A gastrostomy device for easier insertion into an established stoma is provided with an apertured dome connected at its bottom wall to a tubular shaft, wherein the dome is particularly characterized by having the sidewall thinned from apex to bottom wall ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5336237 | Removal of tissue from within a body cavity A method and system for removing an organ or piece of tissue severed from its supporting tissue within a patient's body cavity, such as the abdominal cavity, which includes an elongated expandable tubular member with a sealed interior. In one preferred em... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5336172 | Endoscopic suction-irrigation instrument having insertible probes with lateral ports A probe for use with an endoscopic suction-irrigation instrument is disclosed. The endoscopic suction-irrigation instrument has a cannula, a fluid chamber having a proximal opening, a seal at the proximal opening, an irrigation port and a suction port, wi... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5334183 | Endoscopic electrosurgical apparatus This invention relates to a surgical apparatus having four general embodiments: (1) the use of an ultrasonic vibrator and a radio frequency generator to simultaneously cut and cauterize tissue, (2) the use of an ultrasonic vibrator to cut tissue coupled w... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5330422 | Device for removing a biopsy fluid sample from a body cavity The device shown herein is made of essentially two parts one of which parts is essentially a hollow tube closed for a substantial distance at one end having a hollow cap with only a side opening therein. The second part is a rod with an end portion adapte... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5322507 | Endoscope for treatment of prostate An endoscopic instrument includes a rigid outer sheath having an inner sheath received therein. The outer sheath has a lateral window defined therein near a closed distal end of the outer sheath. The inner sheath carries a telescope and a laterally transm... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5322506 | Irrigation system with high flow bypass for use with endoscopic procedure An irrigation system for irrigating and pressurizing a body cavity during an endoscopic procedure, such as during arthroscopy, includes a source of irrigation liquid, a pneumatically driven pump for pumping irrigation liquid from the source into the body ... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5318014 | Ultrasonic ablation/dissolution transducer Ultrasonic apparatus for clot dissolution includes a radiator for coupling ultrasonic waves and a piezoelectric crystal, connected with said radiator, for the intravascular generation of ultrasonic waves; said ultrasonic waves being propagated along a lon... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5279587 | Self-clearing extension set apparatus and methods A self-clearing extension set comprising a first shunt flow pathway for direct delivery of liquid from a source of pressurized liquid to a patient catheter and a second shunt flow pathway wherein injected fluid is cleared from an add-site to the patient c... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5279548 | Peritoneal surgical method In a method for use in peritoneal or pelvic surgery on a female patient, a trocar sleeve is positioned in the vagina of the patient so that the sleeve traverses a portion of a vaginal wall located behind the cervix of the patient and so that distal end po... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5275593 | Ophthalmic surgery probe assembly An ophthalmic surgery probe assembly includes a handpiece having a handpiece body and a hollow tip of a size suitable for insertion into a human eye, the hollow tip extending distally from the handpiece body. A laser connector is provided for connection t... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5273751 | Composition for preventing clouding of paosterior capsule after extracapsular cataract eye surgery and method of performing cataract surgery The present invention relates to compositions for killing undifferentiated epithelial cells during cataract surgery on an eye to prevent posterior capsule clouding after the surgery and to a method for performing cataract surgery on an eye including injec... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5263950 | Phaco-extractor for fragmenting cataractous-lens situs of fragmentation A hand-held phaco-extractor instrument comprises an elongate tubular irrigation/aspiration system for a distal or operating end, wherein a fiber-optic cable delivers laser-irradiation of wavelength which is so substantially coincident with the known high ... | 11/23/1993 |
