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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7115119 | Dual reamer holder for surgical use A surgical tool holder has a shank having a central axis, a first driveable end and second coupling end. The second end has a coupling device having interfaces each for mating with corresponding structures on the inside of a hollow reamer. The interfaces mate with c... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108681 | Microstructures for delivering a composition cutaneously to skin An improved method and apparatus is provided as a system to deliver a composition, preferably a medical or pharmaceutical composition or active, through the stratum corneum of skin, without introducing bleeding or damage to tissue, and absent pain or other trauma. T... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108687 | Medical system An endoscope surgery system is provided, as a medical system, to be easily used by a user who is not used to the operation. An endoscope operation system includes a trolley and a remote controller. The trolley includes a plurality of medical devices (having a TV cam... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108688 | Remote center positioner The invention is directed to a remote center positioner used to support an instrument and provide a center of spherical rotation, remote from any bearings or mechanical supports, at a desired location of the instrument. The remote center positioner is particularly u... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7107090 | Devices and methods for presenting and regulating auxiliary information on an image display of a telesurgical system to assist an operator in performing a surgical procedure Systems and methods for performing robotically-assisted surgical procedures on a patient enable an image display device to provide an operator with auxiliary information related to the surgical procedure, in addition to providing an image of the surgical site itself... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7105002 | Anastomosis device and method An anastomosis device for use in coupling an end of a graft vessel to a side of a target vessel. The target vessel has an opening formed in a side wall thereof for insertion of the device. The device comprises a tubular member, at least a portion thereof being radia... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7102315 | Robot arm control method and control device When either a command value or an actually measured value is appropriately selected as an angular velocity used for the frictional torque calculation, the frictional compensation can be made valid at all times in both the case in which a robot is actively operated a... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100619 | Attaching apparatus of artificial nail The present invention relates to an artificial nail, more especially to an artificial nail and an apparatus for attaching the artificial nail on a nail of human being so that it is convenient to attach and change the artificial nail an can be adjusted according to t... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7101363 | Medical manipulator having a plurality of joints A manipulator for medical use having a reduced size and improved controllability. The manipulator includes a surgical tool portion, a grip portion provided on the surgical tool portion, and a driver portion for driving the grip portion provided on the surgical tool ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097642 | Cauterizing scalpel blades An apparatus is disclosed for cutting and cauterizing of tissue. The apparatus comprises a cutting edge of a blade. The apparatus further comprises a conduit having a catalyst located near the conduit outlet, and the conduit is for delivering a combustible mixture o... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7099731 | Method of manufacturing a multiple component device The present invention is a method of manufacturing a product from at least two individual components comprising the steps of providing data regarding at least a first and a second component to a customer; permitting the customer to request a product comprising the c... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7096554 | Protective loading of stents A system for protecting a stent from contact during loading comprises a stent, a protective sleeve disposed about the stent and a loading tool. The inner diameter of the protective sleeve is greater than the outer diameter of the stent. The protective sleeve has a l... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097615 | Robotic endoscope with wireless interface An endoscope apparatus and method of operating the same. The endoscope apparatus comprises an endoscope portion and a control and display unit. The endoscope portion preferably comprises: (i) a sensor disposed at a distal end of the endoscope portion and providing e... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097655 | Electric heat therapy technique and instrument An electric heat therapy instrument has an electric ampere controller 1 connected by two outside electric wires 2 to a 110-v electric outlet. The handle tube 3 is joined in its inferior extreme to a heating tube 9. A 110-v, 20-w bulb 6... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7095203 | Numerical controller A numerical controller which, after once stopping a slave axis during superposing control, can easily resume the superposing control. In the superposing control, a motion amount for a master axis and a motion amount for the slave axis are added to a workpiece coordi... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094202 | Method of operating an endoscopic device with one hand An endoscopic accessory medical device is provided. The device can include a handle, a flexible shaft, and an end effector. The handle can include an actuator for operating the end effector through a wire or cable pulling member that extends through the flexible sha... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7092764 | Helix rotation by traction The present invention includes a “Z shaped” configuration for a pair of internal windings of a fiber core of a medical electrical lead which can be configured as or windings to provide counter-rotation an implanted cardiac lead. When fully assembled and implante... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7091416 | Cover assembly for video monitor A cover assembly for enclosing data connections on a monitor that is mounted to a tubular support arm that has data cables extending therethrough. The cover assembly includes a sleeve surrounding a portion of the tubular support arm. The sleeve defines a passage bet... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7089826 | Automatic tool attachment apparatus An apparatus for automatically coupling a tool to a manipulator having a spindle. The apparatus includes a first adapter and a second adapter. The first adapter includes a spindle mating portion and a first threaded portion. The second adapter includes a second thre... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090689 | Surgical instrument A surgical instrument of the present invention comprises a tool section provided at a distal end of the insert section, having first and second tool pieces connected to each other by a first opening/closing pivot axis, and a manipulating section provided at a proxim... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090670 | Multi-spot laser surgical apparatus and method An array of light beams is swept along a main scan direction and dithered in a sub-scan direction to generate a treatment pattern of spots. The array is elongated along the sub-scan direction and the dithering has a travel that is significantly less than the length ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090682 | Method and apparatus for extraction of a subcutaneous electrode A lead assembly is implanted utilizing a lead introducer inserted within an opening of the lead housing. The lead introducer includes an insertion portion and a handle connected to the insertion portion. The lead assembly can be extracted with a lead extractor inser... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090683 | Flexible instrument A remote control flexible instrument system, employing a shaft which supports a tool, is described in which the has proximal and distal ends with at least a portion thereof extending through a lumen of the human body so as to locate the shaft at an internal target s... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7089065 | Modified guidewire for left ventricular access lead An improved guidewire for assisting in implantation of a cardiac lead includes three sections. The most distal zone is sufficiently floppy to prevent trauma to the vessel walls through which the guidewire and lead are inserted. An intermediate zone is generally stif... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7086307 | Parallel control arm with two branches The robot arm is composed of two parallel branches (2, 3) formed from a reduced number of segments (5, 6, 7) and connected to each other by a wrist (5) through a wrist holder (8), the directions of which are kept approximately constant by... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087049 | Repositioning and reorientation of master/slave relationship in minimally invasive telesurgery The invention provides robotic surgical systems which allow selectable independent repositioning of an input handle of a master controller and/or a surgical end effector without corresponding movement of the other. In some embodiments, independent repositioning is l... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087058 | Method and apparatus for providing posterior or anterior trans-sacral access to spinal vertebrae Methods and apparatus for providing percutaneous access to vertebrae in alignment with a visualized, trans-sacral axial instrumentation/fusion (TASIF) line in a minimally invasive, low trauma, manner are disclosed. A number of related TASIF methods and surgical tool... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087081 | Stapedial prosthesis and method of implanting the same A stapedial prosthesis includes a body defining a bucket and a shaft, and a bail handle coupled to the bucket. The bucket is preferably adjustable in diameter to fit the incus lenticular process. The shaft preferably has a varying diameter, with a central portion of... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7086172 | Grid for guided operations The invention relates to a grid (10) adapted to be arranged on a patient's skin to provide positioning information in CT-guided percutaneous operations. In one embodiment, the grid (10) comprises a flat and generally rectangular frame having two long s... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087011 | Gastrointestinal system with traction member A gastrointestinal system including a carrier including an actuator in operative communication with at least one traction member, the actuator moving the at least one traction member relative to the carrier, wherein the at least one traction member is movably suppor... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083608 | Medical apparatus and medical system A medical system capable of giving different treatments in a row to a patient comprises a first treatment apparatus, a second treatment apparatus, an operation unit, a memory, a communication unit and a selection switch. The first treatment apparatus has a first tre... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083615 | Surgical tool having electrocautery energy supply conductor with inhibited current leakage The present invention provides improved electrosurgical instruments and systems having electrocautery energy supply conductors that provide inhibited current leakage and methods of performing a robotically controlled minimally invasive surgical procedure while preve... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083620 | Electrosurgical hemostat A hemostat-type device for ablative treatment of tissue, particularly for treatment of atrial fibrillation, is constructed with features that provide easy and effective treatment. A swiveling head assembly can allow the jaws to be adjusted in pitch and roll. Malleab... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081131 | Artificial valve Method and apparatus implementing and using techniques for controlling flow in a body lumen, including use of an implantable medical device. The device includes a membrane implantable in a body lumen and invertibly deformable between a first position and a second po... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7081097 | Endoscope sheath assemblies having an attached biopsy sampling device Apparatus and methods for obtaining biopsy samples using an endoscope assembly are disclosed. In one embodiment, an assembly adapted for use with an endoscopic insertion tube includes a sheath having a body portion adapted to at least partially encapsulate a distal ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077849 | Atraumatic medical retrieval device Baskets with atraumatic distal tips allow the capture of material from difficult-to-reach areas of the body, while reducing the risk of tissue damage. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066878 | Penile prosthesis and surgical instruments for implantation of penile prostheses The invention relates to an improved penile erection device and improved method for implanting such devices into the corpus cavernosum of the penis. The invention further relates to tools for implanting the improved penile erection device. Furthermore, the invention... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066926 | Platform link wrist mechanism The present invention provides a robotic surgical tool for use in a robotic surgical system to perform a surgical operation. The robotic surgical tool includes a wrist mechanism disposed near the distal end of a shaft which connects with an end effector. The wrist m... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066954 | Annuloplasty system An annuloplasty system including an annuloplasty prosthesis and a holder for the prosthesis. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066927 | Vented seal having redundant sealing components A seal having a body and several bands extending away from the body. The bands extend around an axial portion of the body. In some embodiments, the bands project from and are formed integral with the body. For example, the bands can be rings. Two bands can be locate... | 06/27/2006 |
