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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182494 | Minimally-invasive surgical system A minimally-invasive anastomosis system includes a base that is inserted through an incision is made in the chest of a patient between two adjacent ribs. An anastomosis tool and a sensor are attached to the base. The base is attached to the heart, such as by suction... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8172856 | Methods and apparatus for atrioventricular valve repair Methods and devices are disclosed for minimally invasive procedures in the heart. In one application, a catheter is advanced from the left atrium through the mitral valve and along the left ventricular outflow tract to orient and stabilize the catheter and enable a ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172857 | Endoscopic tissue apposition device and method of use An endoscopic tissue apposition device that includes a vacuum chamber configured to securely hold a portion of tissue therein, the vacuum chamber being defined by a proximal wall and a distal wall opposite to the proximal wall. Working and vacuum channels are provid... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172858 | Suture device for surgical operation The described technology relates to a suture device for a surgical operation that makes it easy to suture a wound or an incision. A suture device for a surgical operation includes: a suture needle that is curved with a needle eye at one end to be threaded with a fir... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167895 | Anastomosis composite gasket The present disclosure provides structures and/or gaskets for deposition between adjacent intestinal sections in an anastomosis procedure. The structure possesses at least an inner ring of a first material, and a middle ring of a second material. The first material ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167894 | Methods, systems and devices for reducing the size of an internal tissue opening A medical system for treating an internal tissue opening can include a closure device and associated delivery device. The closure device can include a multi-cellular body portion operatively associated with a first anchor and a second anchor. The closure device can ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162958 | Tissue fastening tool and applicator for indwelling the same within body, and tissue fastening method through natural orifice A tissue fastening apparatus related to the present invention includes; a tissue fastening tool formed of a wire wound into a coil shape provided with a first tissue fixing section which is hooked onto a first biological tissue and a second tissue fixing section whi... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157816 | Gastropexy kit A gastropexy kit includes a plurality of safety needle assemblies. Each safety needle assembly includes a needle and a stylus. A fastener is positioned in a distal end of the needle. The fastener is coupled to one end of the suture and a suture retention hub is coup... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157815 | Integrated handle assembly for anchor delivery system Integrated systems and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deplo... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152821 | Endoscopic tissue apposition device with multiple suction ports The present invention relates to an improved endoscopic tissue apposition device having multiple suction ports. The invention permits multiple folds of tissue to be captured in the suction ports with a single positioning of the device and attached together by a tiss... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142448 | Endoscopic instruments for suturing tissues in a body cavity A tissue puncturing system used to suture tissues in a body cavity including: an endoscope; a flexible sheath having a distal portion provided with at least a side opening and a lumen, through which an endoscope may pass; at least one mechanism for puncturing tissue... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142449 | Device for inserting at least one anchor piece into a hollow space of a living being A device is used for inserting at least one anchor piece into a hollow space of a living being, in order to fix a wall of the hollow space temporarily to a wall of the body by means of the at least one anchor piece. It is proposed that the device has two shaft-like ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142450 | Methods for reducing gastric volume The present invention involves new interventional methods for reducing gastric volume, and thereby treating obesity. The procedures are generally performed laparoscopically and may generally be described as laparoscopic plication gastroplasty (LPG) in which, after o... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137355 | Spinal stabilization installation instrumentation and methods A system for installing a vertebral stabilization system. The system includes an installation tool including a handle portion and a shaft extending distally from the handle portion. The shaft includes a conduit and a staple mechanism. The system also includes a flex... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133238 | Tissue closing device A tissue closing device includes an elongate arrangement device of which a distal end portion can penetrate an opening on a wall of living body cavity and which has a hand-operated portion on the proximal side, and a closure detachably retained at the distal end por... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128640 | System and method for all-inside suture fixation for implant attachment and soft tissue repair A system for repairing a meniscus includes a suture that includes a first anchor, a second anchor, and a flexible portion connecting the first anchor and the second anchor. The flexible portion includes a self-locking slide knot between the first anchor and the seco... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8118819 | Medical treatment tool A medical treatment tool comprises: a flexible wire; a first wire holding member which holds the wire; a second wire holding member capable of holding the wire between itself and the first wire holding member; a first sheath which is provided in contact with a proxi... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8109943 | Systems and methods for suture anchor deployment Provided are systems and methods for suture anchor deployment. A system according to the present invention is a trocar system that includes a cannula assembly and an obturator assembly, the cannula assembly providing a needle assembly and the obturator assembly prov... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8105342 | Apparatus for ligating/suturing living tissues and system for resecting/suturing living tissues In the case where the living tissues in the patient's body is resected as well, it is possible to suture the resected portion immediately without replacement with another treatment device after resection. Thus, prevention of bleeding from the resected portion or ear... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100921 | Methods for reducing gastric volume The present invention involves new interventional methods for reducing gastric volume, and thereby treating obesity. The procedures are generally performed laparoscopically and may generally be described as laparoscopic plication gastroplasty (LPG) in which, after o... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100920 | Endoscopic tissue apposition device with multiple suction ports The present invention relates to an improved endoscopic tissue apposition device having multiple suction ports. The invention permits multiple folds of tissue to be captured in the suction ports with a single positioning of the device and attached together by a tiss... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8092472 | Methods and devices for endoscopic treatment of organs The present invention relates to devices and methods for the endoscopic treatment of hollow organs. The invention provides improved devices and methods for apposing and fixating multiple regions of the outer surface of a hollow organ. The invention is particularly u... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8088130 | Method and apparatus for coupling soft tissue to a bone A method and apparatus for coupling a soft tissue implant into a locking cavity formed within a bone is disclosed. The apparatus includes a member to pull the soft tissue implant into a femoral tunnel. The member includes a suture having first and second ends which ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8075569 | Biopsy devices and methods An improved system for mammography analysis and methods of using the same. In one aspect, the present invention provides a biopsy instrument having a side opening that generally coexists or is aligned with a central portion of a cyst, tissue or otherwise for deployi... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075568 | Biopsy devices and methods An improved system for mammography analysis and methods of using the same. In one aspect, the present invention provides a biopsy instrument having a side opening that generally coexists or is aligned with a central portion of a cyst, tissue or otherwise for deployi... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070759 | Surgical fastening device Various embodiments are directed to a surgical device including an end effector. The end effector may include a first jaw member defining a first groove and a second jaw member defining a second groove. The first jaw member and the second jaw member may be selective... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066718 | Expandable needle suture apparatus and associated handle assembly A surgical suturing device having an axis extending between a proximal end and a distal end is operable to move a suture through body tissue. A handle assembly is coupled to an elongated shaft having a hollow configuration. An actuating rod is disposed to extend bet... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066720 | Surgical method for stapling tissue An exemplary method for surgically stapling tissue may include providing a surgical stapler that includes at least one staple, a pusher configured to hold at least one staple, a splay arm movable relative to the pusher, where that splay arm includes two spaced-apart... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066719 | Apparatus and methods for forming gastrointestinal tissue approximations Apparatus and methods are provided for forming a gastrointestinal tissue fold by engaging tissue at a first tissue contact point, moving the first tissue contact point from a position initially distal to a second tissue contact point to a position proximal of the se... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8057489 | Method and apparatus for passing a suture A suture pushing device includes a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, and a suturing head at the distal end of the shaft. The suturing head includes a first jaw and a second jaw. The first jaw and/or the second jaw have a tissue cutting edge adapted to cut a... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8057490 | Devices and systems for manipulating tissue The present invention involves new interventional methods for reducing gastric volume, and thereby treating obesity. The procedures are generally performed laparoscopically and may generally be described as laparoscopic plication gastroplasty (LPG) in which, after o... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8048091 | 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... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043305 | Method of securing a graft Disclosed is an anastomosis catheter, for achieving a tissue to tissue or synthetic graft to tissue attachment. The catheter includes a plurality of deployable tissue anchors, which may be laterally deployed into surrounding tissue. The anchors may be used to achiev... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8029518 | Methods and devices for capturing and fixing leaflets in valve repair The present invention provides methods and devices for grasping, and optional repositioning and fixation of the valve leaflets to treat cardiac valve regurgitation, particularly mitral valve regurgitation. Such grasping will typically be atraumatic providing a numbe... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025671 | Surgical threading device and method for using same Described herein is a threading device that includes an elongated rod having first and second opposite ends, and a suture having first and second opposite ends. The first end of the suture is associated with the rod. The rod is at least partially covered with a coat... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021373 | Surgical device A surgical device includes a first jaw and a second jaw disposed in opposed correspondence with the first jaw. The second jaw is mechanically coupled to the first jaw at a proximal end opposite a distal end. A cutting element is disposed within the second jaw, and a... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7998148 | Endoscopic instruments An endoscopic instrument used to form an artificial valve for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7963972 | Implant and delivery system for soft tissue repair Implant and delivery systems for soft tissue repair which affix soft tissue portions to a region of bone are described. Generally, the assembly includes two bone anchors preloaded through an inserter handle such that each anchor is penetrated into the bone directly.... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7955340 | Apparatus and methods for forming and securing gastrointestinal tissue folds Apparatus and methods are provided for forming a gastrointestinal tissue fold by engaging tissue at a first tissue contact point and moving the first tissue contact point from a position initially distal to, or in line with, a second tissue contact point to a positi... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7942884 | Methods for reduction of a gastric lumen A method of reducing the cross-sectional area of a gastrointestinal lumen is provided wherein a delivery catheter having a needle, one or more anchors disposed within the needle and a suture coupled to each anchor is advanced into the gastrointestinal lumen, the nee... | 05/17/2011 |
