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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4233979 | Method of screwing an adapter into the human cranium In an illustrated embodiment a hollow tube is drivingly engageable with the adapter which is to be screwed into place in a pre-formed bore in the cranium. A pin reciprocal within the tube has an abutment gauge at its proximal end which is advanced into en... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4232660 | Winged irrigating surgical retractor A surgical device for surgical procedures requiring exposure and visibility of the facial skeletal areas comprises an elongated blade member having a handle portion adjacent one end and a curved lip portion adjacent the distal end for forming a fulcrum wi... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4229420 | Surgical instrument rack A surgical instrument rack useful for holding, carrying, organizing, and counting a plurality of ringhandled surgical instruments. The rack is formed of autoclavable polymeric material and includes two movable or separable members which coact with each ot... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4211241 | Heart valve sizing gauge A sizing gauge for determining the proper size of heart valve for implantation in a natural heart valve orifice. The sizing gauge includes a handle which can be gripped by a surgeon, a sizing ring having a smooth outer surface and a hollow interior, and c... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4192312 | Surgical incision guide means A patch-like web of material adapted to be placed over skin tumors for aiding a physician in making an optimum size and shape incision when surgically removing the tumor. The web of material is provided with an opening having a predetermined size which co... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4186728 | Apparatus for adapting a skull for the application of a pressure transducer Means for adapting a skull for the application of a pressure transducer comprising a hollow screw which can be introduced into the skull and which can accommodate the pressure transducer, a tool for introducing the screw, and an indicator for indicating w... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4178810 | Apparatus for manipulating a medical instrument The manipulator end of an endoscopic tissue sampling instrument, such as a forceps, comprises a plunger 4 slidably disposed within a slotted support tube 3 and movable via a finger sleeve 6 surrounding the tube and coupled to the plunger. A control wire 1... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4151838 | Internal mammary artery sternal retractor An internal mammary artery sternal retractor suitable for use in human surgery is provided with a handle, an intermediate member which extends upwardly from the handle, a rake which extends perpendicular from the intermediate member and terminates in at l... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4147164 | Method of performing implantations in a canine ear or the like for correctional purposes A method of performing canine ear or other implantations in order to correct a faulty ear carriage by erection of the ear, utilizing three basic surgical pieces or implements in the form of (1) an elongated cut-forming shank (trocar) having a sharp distal... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4114601 | Medical and surgical implement detection system A method by which surgical implements, surgical instruments, surgical sponges, surgical implantable devices and indwelling therapeutic devices and materials may be detected within the human body or other area of interest by incorporating or adding a radio... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4111190 | Medical applicator assembly for chain cystourethrographic procedure A medical applicator assembly for a chain cystourethrographic procedure requiring only a single catheterization comprises a flexible intra-medic plastic tubing having a hollow longitudinal passage with coaxial proximal and distal openings at opposite ends... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4107818 | Animal euthanasia A method of euthanasia for small animals, particularly cats, involving inducing hypoxia using a mixture of carbon dioxide and oxygen prior to gassing with carbon dioxide. The initial mixture contains not less than 40% carbon dioxide and not more than 50% ... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4078564 | Intralenticular cataract surgery An enzymatic intralenticular cataract treatment for removal of nuclear cortical and subcapsular regions of the cataractous lens through enzymatic digestion thereof which comprises introduction of a concentrated solution of mixed exogenous enzymes into the... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4067339 | Enterostomy retainer An enterostomy retainer comprising a rigid cylindrical base portion and a flexible tubular portion extending from a first end of the base portion. The second end of the base portion and the free end of the tubular portion have interconnecting means to fac... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4065816 | Surgical method of using a sterile packaged prosthesis A method is provided for packaging a prosthetic device for surgical use. The method includes detachably coupling a support to the device, cleaning substantially all of the foreign material from the device, and encapsulating the thusly cleaned device in an... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4041931 | Radiopaque anastomosis marker This invention relates to split ring markers fabricated in whole or in part from a radiopaque material, usually metal, having the terminal ends thereof and a medial portion formed to define eyelets by means of which said marker can be sutured to the tissu... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4035850 | Method and apparatus for inserting soft prosthesis A method and apparatus for inserting a soft pliable prosthesis, such as a mammary prosthesis, into a human body through an incision. A prosthesis to be inserted is contained in an open mouthed inner bag of flexible fluid impervious sheet material and in a... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4013078 | Intervertebral protector means A protective device for preventing the development of postoperative adhesions between a patient's dura and spinal nerves and other anatomic structures after spinal surgery. Preferably, the protective device provides an intervening barrier between portions... | 03/22/1977 |
| 3993045 | Tubular measuring medical instruments A medical instrument for measuring tubular vessels and prosthetic grafts therefor comprising: a measuring ring of a diameter corresponding with the diameter of a selected prosthetic graft; an elongated rod attached to the ring; and a handle attached to th... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3970080 | Animal ear support device The ear of an animal is supported as it heals by a soft, pliable body that conforms to the interior surface of the ear and is attached thereto until healed by such means as adhesive tape, suturing, adhesive between the interior ear surface and the body, o... | 07/20/1976 |
