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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162966 | Surgical devices incorporating liquid jet assisted tissue manipulation and methods for their use Surgical instruments are disclosed that utilize high-pressure liquid jets to perform a variety of useful functions. In certain embodiments, surgical instruments are described incorporating one or more liquid jets utilized to contact tissue excised by a non-liquid je... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157826 | Surgical cutting accessory with encapsulated RFID chip A cutting accessory for use with a powered surgical tool. The accessory includes a drive shaft to which an outer hub is attached. Internal to the outer hub is a self-contained transponder formed from an RFID chip and a coil of electrical conductor embedded within a ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8142463 | Battery operated nucleus disruptor device for intervertebral disc Apparatuses and methods for accessing and disrupting a tissue are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first elongate member having a tissue interaction portion disposed at a distal end of the first elongate member. The tissue interaction por... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142462 | Instruments and methods for reducing and stabilizing bone fractures Instruments and methods for reducing and stabilizing bone fractures are presented. One method provides for cutting a portion of a bone having a fracture to create a cavity, wherein the cavity is substantially axisymmetric, and expanding the volume of the cavity ther... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137372 | Tissue shredding device and tissue shredding method A tissue shredding device is provided which includes a shredding pipe which is inserted into a patient body in which a plurality of opening portions is formed in a longitudinal direction; and a plurality of wires which is withdrawn from the opening portion, bent bac... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133244 | Medical instrument A medical instrument has a shaft. The shaft has an outer shaft and an inner shaft. The outer shaft encloses the inner shaft. The medical instrument further has an actuator for rotating the inner shaft about a longitudinal axis relative to the outer shaft, arranged a... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128647 | Surgical instrument for detecting, isolating and excising tumors A cutter (8) is telescopically received in a cannula (9) and both the cutter and cannula are telescopically mounted on a tubular carrier (7). A detection device (6) may be inserted through the open-ended carrier, cutter and cannula to pro... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8114105 | Instrument for surgically cutting tissue and method of use Abstract An instrument for cutting tissue to controlled dimensions for removal of tissue specimens from remote sites in the body of a patient. The instrument has a housing and a substantially flexible shaft extending from the housing to a distal end. Suction can be ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114106 | Catheter for aspirating, fragmenting and removing material Catheter for aspiration, fragmentation and removal of removable material from hollow bodies, in particular of thrombi and emboli from human blood vessels, comprising a working head, a flexible transport screw, a flexible tube, and a cutting tool. The working head is... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109957 | Disc nucleus removal devices and methods Disclosed herein are devices and methods for removing tissue. In one aspect, a device for removing tissue includes a hollow elongate member having an outer wall and a lumen, a selectively deployable tissue-cutting element extending from the hollow elongate member, a... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109958 | Method and apparatus for spinal osteoligamentous resection A device for osteoligamentous resection comprising a resector having a shaft with a resecting tip at its distal end, and a retractor at least partially surrounding the resector, and at least part of the retractor being moveable relative to the resector. ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8105346 | Medical handpiece The medical handpiece of the present invention has a cutting tool having a flexible shank and a bur provided at the distal end of the cutting tool for cutting an affected area, a tubular sheath for receiving the cutting tool therein, and a handpiece body for detacha... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8097012 | Endocardial lead removing apparatus The invention provides an apparatus having a tubular member for receiving an endocardial lead implanted within a patient's body. Disposed generally at a distal end of the tubular member is at least one blade or cutting surface. An adjustment mechanism moves the blad... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8016845 | Instrument for guiding the surgical cutting of tissue and method of use An instrument is provided for cutting tissue having a housing, a shaft extending from the housing to a distal end with an opening, and a guide tube extending from the distal end through the opening for receiving a guide wire through the shaft and housing. A movable ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016846 | Micro-resecting and evoked potential monitoring system and method Surgical micro-resecting and evoked potential monitoring system and method. The system includes a micro-resecting instrument, handpiece, and evoked potential monitor. The instrument includes an outer tube forming a cutting window at which a cutting tip of an inner m... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012165 | Removable sleeve A removable sleeve is provided, which comprises a shaft portion configured to engage at least a portion of a percutaneous device. The shaft portion may be substantially fitted to the external dimensions of a percutaneous device. The removable sleeve also comprises a... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7998157 | Surgical tool system with a powred handpiece and a console, the console able to provide energization signals to the handpiece in either a motor drive mode or a direct drive mode A surgical tool system including a handpiece with a power generating unit and a control console for supplying energization signals to the power generating unit. Based on the data in a memory associated with the handpiece, the control console supplies energization si... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993359 | Endocardial lead removing apparatus The invention provides an apparatus having a tubular member for receiving an endocardial lead implanted within a patient's body. Disposed generally at a distal end of the tubular member is at least one blade or cutting surface. An adjustment mechanism moves the blad... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7959641 | Tubular cutter device and methods for cutting and removing strips of tissue from the body of a patient Methods and devices for cutting strips of tissue from masses of tissue inside or outside of the bodies of human or animal subjects. The device generally comprises a) an elongate cutting tube that has a distal end and a lumen that opens through an opening in the dist... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7959642 | Medical instrument having a needle knife A medical instrument includes a flexible sheath, a pivot base, a medical needle knife base, a medical needle knife, and a handpiece. The flexible sheath has a distal sheath portion insertable within a patient and has a proximal sheath portion. The pivot base is atta... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7922738 | Devices and methods for accessing the epidural space An apparatus for accessing the epidural space in a mammal has a cutting sheath with a distal end adapted to transition from a closed cutting configuration to an open configuration. A tissue engagement device is in a hollow portion of the sheath. The tissue engagemen... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922737 | Reciprocating rotary arthroscopic surgical instrument A surgical instrument includes a cutting member with an implement for cutting tissue, and a drive coupled to the cutting member to simultaneously rotate and translate the cutting member in response to a force applied to the drive. A method of cutting tissue includes... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7905896 | Catheter for aspirating, fragmenting and removing material Catheter for aspiration, fragmentation and removal of removable material from hollow bodies, in particular of thrombi and emboli from human blood vessels, comprising a working head, a flexible transport screw, a flexible tube, and a cutting tool. The working head is... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905895 | Surgical device for removing tissue cells from a biological structure especially for liposuction In order to reduce the required separating and suction forces on the operational handpiece (1), the slit of the nozzle (8) is inclined at an angle (A) in relation to the plane of the axis of the injection cannula (5) and the angle (A) is selecte... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7887559 | Surgical cutting accessory with encapsulated RFID chip A cutting accessory for use with a powered surgical tool. The accessory includes a drive shaft to which an outer hub is attached. Internal to the outer hub is a self-contained transponder formed from an RFID chip and a coil of electrical conductor embedded within a ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7879056 | Pleurabrade device An abrading device for use in irritating and blotting a surgical area, preferably the area between the chest wall and lung of a patient, to allow the user to more easily insert and remove the surgical device reducing contact with surrounding tissue and wound edges. ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7879055 | Method and apparatus for sizing a material A method and apparatus for sizing a member. The apparatus may include a first member and a second member movable relative to one another to impinge the member. The apparatus may be used in a small area to achieve a selected sizing of the member. ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7842058 | Manipulation and cutting system and method A system for rapid manipulation and cutting that includes a housing, a first cutting element, and a drive mechanism adapted to be mounted at least partly within the housing and connected to the first cutting element for imparting relative motion to the first cutting... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7811301 | Device for aiding the percutaneous positioning of a guiding tube for a nephroscope in kidney surgery The invention relates to a device for positioning a guiding tube (1) for a nephroscope, said tube consisting of a long aspiration needle (2) which is provided with a closing mandrin (3) and on which an inflatable enlargement device (4) sl... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7780690 | Instruments and method for minimally invasive carpal tunnel release Instruments for use in minimally invasive carpal tunnel release include a cannula and a cutting member movable longitudinally within the cannula to advance a cutting blade of the cutting member along a longitudinal slot in the cannula to sever a transverse carpal li... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7780691 | Endoscopic tissue resection device Devices and methods useful for manipulating tools at a surgical site are disclosed. The disclosed devices and methods can be useful, for example, for orbiting the distal end of one tool around the distal end of another tool, such as in an endoscopic resection proced... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7727249 | Methods and apparatuses for reshaping the esophagus and other body lumens Described are methods and systems for treating a patient to modify a body passage of the patient. The methods may involve removing tissue from a luminal surface of a body passage such as the esophagus or stomach, for the purpose of inducing a healing response that w... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7717932 | Instrument and system for surgical cutting and evoked potential monitoring A surgical cutting instrument for use with a drive motor, and related system and method, is described. The surgical cutting instrument includes an elongated drive member, a cutting tip secured to the drive member, a non-conductive coupling body adapted for connectio... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7695485 | 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... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7674272 | Bearing system to support a rotatable operating head in an intracorporeal device A bearing system useful in an intracorporeal device connects an operating head, a rotatable drive shaft and a catheter. The bearing system includes a static member in fixed communication with the distal end of the catheter, an interior shaft that is in rotatable com... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7670351 | Medical device using beam construction and methods A medical device is provided with a flexible shaft having a first beam element with a first elongated cross section and a second beam element having a second elongated cross section. An end effector is located at a distal end of the flexible shaft and actuated by re... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7628798 | Hub and handle design for carpal tunnel release tool A surgical instrument that includes a probe that is extended into a body cavity and a handle held by a surgeon outside the body cavity, where the surgical instrument includes both an optical system and surgical tool operable by the surgeon that passes through the ha... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7530987 | Surgical tool for creating an incision in a tubular vessel A single tool penetrates a target vessel and cuts an incision of a known length in the vessel. The tool is easily held by the user in one hand and actuated with that single hand. The tool has features to allow for easy penetration of the target vessel as well as saf... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7520886 | Endoscopic cutting device An endoscopic cutting device is disclosed. The device comprises an inner catheter including an inner wall having an opening formed therethrough. The inner wall further has a cutting blade moveably disposed thereon and biasingly extends through the opening. The inner... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7517351 | Surgical tool system including plural powered handpieces and a console to which the handpieces are simultaneously attached, the console able to energize each handpiece based on data stored in a memory integral with each handpiece A surgical tool system (30) with a powered surgical handpiece (32). A removable handswitch (39) is attached to the handpiece. The handswitch includes a slip ring (192) that removably holds the handswitch to the handpiece. A lever arm (... | 04/14/2009 |
