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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187218 | Gastrointestinal lavage system An apparatus having a tube section and an expanded end. The tube section is flexible while the end section is rigid. The apparatus has a central bore, large enough to loosely receive an endoscope tube, and the end section has two peripheral bores which communicate w... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8043253 | Device and method for rapid aspiration and collection of body tissue from within an enclosed body space Device and method for rapid extraction of body tissue from an enclosed body cavity. Hollow entry cannula with optional core element provides entry into body tissue space such as bone marrow. Aspiration cannula is inserted through cannula into body tissue and is mani... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8034018 | Surgical system having means for stopping vacuum pump The present invention provides a surgical system 10 for aspiration of a biological material comprising a source of irrigation fluid 24, a collection cassette 30, a pump 40 for creating a vacuum in the collection cassette 30, a hand... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8002733 | Device and method for rapid aspiration and collection of body tissue from within an enclosed body space Device and method for rapid extraction of body tissue from an enclosed body cavity. Hollow entry cannula with optional core element provides entry into body tissue space such as bone marrow. Aspiration cannula is inserted through cannula into body tissue and is mani... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7998107 | Interventional procedure drive and control system A pumping system for use in medical applications where liquids must be infused and aspirated from a mammalian patient, and whose economics are such that it is cost effective to simply dispose of it after a single use. The system features positive displacement pump(s... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993299 | Extravasation minimization device The devices and methods shown provide for the minimization of extravasation during arthroscopic surgery. The extravasation minimization device allows a surgeon to drain excess fluids from the soft tissue surrounding the surgical field while also providing a stable s... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7981074 | Irrigation/aspiration system A surgical system with irrigation and aspiration lines having different compliance or stiffness, with the irrigation line having a higher compliance than the aspiration line. ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7938794 | Airway suction spoon A suction catheter having an elongated flexible hollow member and a spoon-shaped distal end designated to assist manual removal of large airway occluding particles from the oropharynx and mouth opening to near the epiglottis of a patient by an emergency caregiver. T... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7883489 | Device for irrigating and pressurizing a cavity The invention concerns a device (1) for irrigating and pressurizing a body cavity (2). Said device comprises a circuit consisting of at least one source (3), wherefrom flows a fluid under pressure, connected to a supply conduit (3) emergi... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7867191 | Irrigation/aspiration apparatus To provide an irrigation/aspiration apparatus by which a trouble for an operator is reduced and handling is facilitated and which is capable of preventing a sharp decrease of pressure of an anterior chamber with a simple constitution. The apparatus has a cham... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867190 | Covered suction device A suction device which can protected before and after use. The suction device includes an elongated suction tube having a suction tip at one end. A retractable, protective sheath is connected to the tube and extends over the exposed length of the suction tube. A tip... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7815596 | Localized fluid delivery having a porous applicator and methods for using the same Fluid delivery devices having a porous applicator, as well as methods for using the same in the highly localized delivery of fluid to a target site, are provided. The subject devices have a porous applicator through which fluid must flow in order to contact the targ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7794421 | Aspirator sleeve and tip The present invention provides a coupling device for attaching a sleeve (40) to a surgical aspirator tip (10) that allows airflow between the external environment and the interior of the sleeve (40). The coupling device includes a male member ( | 09/14/2010 |
| 7776004 | Aspirator sleeve and suction handle A surgical aspirator tip and sleeve combination includes a hollow aspirator tip adapted to be placed into communication with a suction source, a grip portion, a coupling portion extending distally from the grip portion, and a neck portion extending distally from the... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7771384 | Trocar with integral irrigation and suction tube A trocar tube incorporating integral irrigation and aspiration capabilities with positioning control. These capabilities can be used in conjunction with endoscopic tools which can be fed through the trocar housing. Specifically, the invention can be used to clean th... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7758539 | Compact vacuum pump A vacuum pump capable of pumping solid, liquid and gas, or any combination thereof, including a drive (40) and a manually disengageable pumping system connected thereto. The pumping system is composed of a two- or three-chambered canister (1, 18, 21) w... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7682333 | Powered surgical handpiece with precision suction control A handpiece (20) for actuating a surgical cutting accessory (24). The handpiece has a housing (22) with a bore (46) through which a suction is drawn. A valve (50) regulates the suction flow. The valve (50), formed of metal, ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7645257 | Intravenous device and method for removing of myoglobin from circulating blood Prevention of Acute Renal Failure following myoglobinemia in cases of rhabdomyolysis by means of trapping myoglobin released to circulation following striated muscles injury using a temporary intravenous filter, hence prophylaxis of Acute Renal Failure, which common... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7575565 | Extravasation minimization device The devices and methods shown provide for the minimization of extravasation during arthroscopic surgery. The extravasation minimization device allows a surgeon to drain excess fluids from the soft tissue surrounding the surgical field while also providing a stable s... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7553290 | Subdural evacuating port aspiration system A subdural evacuation port aspiration system for permitting aspiration of a subdural evacuation port device that defines an evacuation lumen is disclosed. The port aspiration system comprises an evacuation port aspiration device for facilitating aspiration of the po... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7429260 | Systems and methods for electrosurgical tissue contraction within the spine The present invention provides systems and methods for selectively applying electrical energy to a target location within a patient's body, particularly including tissue in the spine. The present invention applies high frequency (RF) electrical energy to one or more... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7416539 | Powered surgical apparatus, method of manufacturing powered surgical apparatus, and method of using powered surgical apparatus A powered surgical apparatus can be used with a source of irrigation fluid and a source of suction. The powered surgical apparatus can include a cutting blade assembly and a handle. The handle can include an upper portion defining a distal section connectable to the... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7393351 | Apparatus and methods for treating cervical inter-vertebral discs Apparatus and methods for treating an inter-vertebral disc by ablation, coagulation, shrinking, stiffening, or other treatment of disc tissue. A method of the invention includes positioning at least one active electrode within the inter-vertebral disc, and applying ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7381196 | Vacuum venous assist cannula A cannula having an elongated tubular flexible body reinforced to prevent kinking in which the distal end of the tube is inserted in the heart and is provided with openings allowing blood to enter the lumen or bore of the tube. A cage structure is located at the tip... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7371224 | Device for rinsing a body cavity A device for rinsing a body cavity with a fluid includes a rinse pump for introducing fluid into a body cavity and a pressure sensor on a pressure side of the rinse pump. A medical instrument insertable into the body cavity is adapted to establish fluid communicatio... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364565 | Controlled enzymatic removal and retrieval of cells Method and device, including a uniquely operative applicator, and pharmaceutical compositions, for the controlled, non-surgical removal and retrieval of cells from a variety of skin lesions and tissue surfaces are disclosed. A synergistic effect of proteolytic diges... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364562 | Anti-clotting apparatus and methods for fluid handling system A method for maintaining clear passageways in an extracorporeal blood flow system. The method comprises intermittently providing one or more anti-clotting agents to a passageway of the extracorporeal blood flow system. Also disclosed is an extracorporeal blood flow ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365126 | Medical device articles formed from polymer-inorganic hybrids prepared by ester-alkoxy transesterification reaction during melt processing A shaped medical device article prepared from a polymer melt composition comprising a polymer ester, a transesterification catalyst, and a tri- or tetraalkoxy silane, by forming and solidifying said composition, and after solidification, subjecting the composition t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363072 | Method and apparatus to remove substances from vessels of the heart and other parts of the body to minimize or avoid renal or other harm or dysfunction To accomplish isolation and removal of a substance from a vasculature, a catheter is employed to occlude a vessel of the vasculature. The substance is thus isolated in the vasculature and can be removed. In this way, the substance is removed before entering other pa... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357142 | Apparatus for continuously aspirating a fluid from a fluid source An apparatus for continuously aspirating a fluid from a fluid source. A vacuum source is operatively connected to a first container forming a first chamber and a second container forming a second chamber. A fluid collection tube provides communication between the fl... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351246 | Minimally invasive, sustained, intra-tympanic drug delivery system A convenient and preferably wearable system and method for implementing the controlled and sustained delivery of a medical liquid through the tympanic membrane and into the middle ear including port structure that produces a minimal opening in the membrane, a wearab... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351219 | Method and instrumentation for cooling a surgical incision An infusion sleeve of an ultrasonic vibrating needle. The sleeve is collapsible and serrated or scalloped at a distal end. Fluid flows through a passage between the needle and the infusion sleeve in a direction from the proximal end of the sleeve to a distal end of ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351235 | Snivel removing device A snivel removing device includes a housing having a partition to form two chambers and an outlet port and an inlet port communicating with the chambers. One or more bladders are attached to the housing, and communicating with the chambers, and compressible and expa... | 04/01/2008 |
| RE40156 | Methods for repairing damaged intervertebral discs Apparatus and methods for treating an intervertebral disc by ablation of disc tissue. A method of the invention includes positioning at least one active electrode within the intervertebral disc, and applying at least a first high frequency voltage between the active... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341630 | Stent coating system A nozzle for use in a coating apparatus for the application of a solvent and polymer to a stent is provided. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341564 | Biopsy forceps device with transparent outer sheath An endoscopic biopsy device having an outer sheath that is transparent, at least along a portion thereof, to allow visualization of at least a portion of the inside of the device. A distal portion of the outer sheath may be relatively more opaque or relatively less ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338478 | Tubular apparatus for drainage of the colon and method and guidewire for colonic intubation Method for draining and decompressing a colon in which a drainage tube is inserted through the anus into the colon to extend through the entire colon. The drainage tube is fixed in position and suction is applied therethrough to cause fecal matter to pass therein th... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331957 | Electrosurgical apparatus and methods for laparoscopy Electrosurgical methods and apparatus for treating tissue at a target site of a patient. An electrosurgical instrument includes a shaft, having a shaft distal end and a shaft proximal end, and an electrode assembly disposed at the shaft distal end. The electrode ass... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331956 | Methods and apparatus for treating back pain Apparatus and methods for treating back pain of a patient by denervation of an intervertebral disc or a region of the posterior longitudinal ligament by the controlled application of heat to a target tissue. In one embodiment, the invention may include a procedure c... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329250 | Method and apparatus for converting supplies and reducing waste A method and apparatus for technique and cycling (Techni-cycling as herein defined) such that converting delivery supply containers (supplies) into waste and disposal receptacles is disclosed. More particularly, a container transformation comprising deriving a suppl... | 02/12/2008 |
