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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157827 | Detectable hand switch and surgical handpiece A handpiece and system having a surgical handpiece adapted to perform an operation on a patient, the surgical handpiece having a primary circuit being driven by an applied signal. A controller is operatively coupled to supply operating power to the surgical handpiec... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7998158 | Surgical saw blade having at least one pair of opposed teeth shaped as right triangles A cutting saw blade for use with an oscillatory power tool used in surgical bone cutting procedures including a blade having a distal end provided with teeth whose tips are located on a tangent line perpendicular to the long axis of the blade. The teeth are configur... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7951162 | Detectable hand switch and surgical handpiece A handpiece and system having a surgical handpiece adapted to perform an operation on a patient, the surgical handpiece having a primary circuit being driven by an applied signal. A controller is operatively coupled to supply operating power to the surgical handpiec... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7901424 | Surgical saw blade having at least one pair of opposed teeth shaped as right triangles A cutting saw blade for use with an oscillatory power tool used in surgical bone cutting procedures including a blade having a distal end provided with teeth whose tips are located on a tangent line perpendicular to the long axis of the blade. The teeth are configur... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7833241 | Surgical saw blade coupler A surgical saw blade coupler for removably holding a surgical saw blade. The surgical saw blade may be of various shapes and sizes, including, but not limited to straight or crescentic. The surgical saw blade coupler includes a cap, a pin and a driver. The driver is... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7377902 | Biopsy anchor device with cutter A device for accessing and for isolating a desired site within a patient's body, and for obtaining a body of tissue from a patient at the site that includes an electrosurgical cutting electrode near the distal tip of a shaft, an anchoring mechanism and an electrosur... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367939 | Rotational, translational and torqueing control members for an endoscopic instrument A flexible endoscopic dip applier includes a flexible coil with a manual actuator coupled to one end and a jaw assembly coupled to the other end. A store of clips is arranged adjacent to the jaw assembly and a clip pusher is arranged adjacent to the store of clips. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361178 | Cranial flap clamp and instrument for use therewith The disclosed cranial flap clamp includes first and second clamping members and an extension member. A portion of the first member is positionable against inferior surfaces of a bone flap and skull and a portion of the second member is positionable against superior ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357806 | Clip ejector for endoscopic clip applier A flexible endoscopic clip applier includes a flexible coil, a manual actuator coupled to one end and a jaw assembly coupled to the other. A store of clips is arranged adjacent to the jaw assembly and a clip pusher adjacent to the store of clips. The actuator includ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7331968 | Endoscopic clip applier with threaded clip A flexible endoscopic clip applier includes a flexible coil with a manual actuator coupled to one end and a jaw assembly coupled to the other end. A store of clips is arranged adjacent to the jaw assembly and a clip pusher is arranged adjacent to the store of clips.... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316690 | Angled driver with depth gauge An angled driver assembly including a rotatable shaft rotatable about a first axis, a rotatable cutting device rotatable about a second axis, the first rotatable portion being coupled to the second rotatable portion, a reference device associated with the rotatable ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7223272 | Endoscopic clip applier with hermaphroditic jaws mounted on non-collinear axes A clip applier includes a flexible coil with a manual actuator coupled to one end and a jaw assembly coupled to the other end. A store of clips is adjacent to the jaw assembly and a clip pusher is adjacent to the store of clips. The actuator includes a lever for ope... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7189239 | Saw blade having a prearranged hub section A saw blade comprising a blade body having a longitudinal axis, a cutting means disposed at a first end of the blade body and a prearranged hub section having an outer periphery located at a second end of the blade body is shown. The prearranged hub section comprise... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7105000 | Surgical jaw assembly with increased mechanical advantage A flexible clip applier includes a ratchet mechanism adapted to locate a clip pusher to a known location after deployment of a distalmost clip. In addition, the clip applier includes a flexible housing into which a train of clips may be chambered. The flexible housi... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7055248 | Surgical knife blade attachment and method for using same A system and method are disclosed for securing a blade to a blade post or handle base. A handle base is provided with a receiving port that includes a taper or dovetail configuration along a portion of each wall. The receiving port accepts a blade, and a cap is posi... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7001403 | Saw blade for medical applications A saw blade for medical, in particular surgical, applications having a recess for mounting the saw blade inside a saw which exerts an saw movement, especially an oscillating saw movement, to the saw blade. In order to improve the dynamic behavior of the saw blade, l... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6945979 | Surgical device having a handle adapted to impart tensile and compressive forces to elements at a distal end of the device A flexible clip applier includes a flat wire wound tubular coil, a pair of jaws at the end of the coil, end effector wires extending through the coil and coupled to the jaws, and a clip-advancing wire extending through the coil. A proximal handle is adapted to impar... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6506199 | Dura guard for use with a craniotome and method of use A guard device with angled cranium guide that can be removably and replaceably attached to an existing craniotome for producing a stable bone flap system includes an elongate stem defining a longitudinal axis between a proximal end and distal end. The pro... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6126670 | Cordless surgical handpiece with disposable battery; and method A surgical procedure is disclosed utilizing a cordless surgical handpiece powered from a sterile battery pack that contains a battery in condition for immediate use without further charging or sterilization. The battery chemistry is based upon lithium/man... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6120526 | Delivery devices for bioabsorbable staples The present invention reveals bioabsorbable staples, delivery systems for the application of the bioabsorbable staples and methods for tissue closure. The delivery systems include a semi-automatic device for applying one or more bioabsorbable staples and ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6113618 | Surgical saw with spring-loaded, low-noise cutting blade A saw blade (12) for use with a surgical saw (10). The surgical saw has a head (18) that is driven in a oscillating motion in order to cause like motion in the saw blade. The saw blade has a base (22) that is dimensioned to be inserted into a slot (24) in... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6106535 | Apparatus and method for harvesting a bone-tendon-bone ligament graft A ring blade and drive system, and method of using same, for harvesting bone-tendon-bone ligament grafts having substantially cylindrical bone plugs. The ring blade disclosed is a circular ring having a predetermined arcuate gap formed in its periphery. T... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6013079 | Aerosolized bone dust and body fluids extraction system for a bone cutting saw An improved aerosolized bone dust and body fluid extraction system for an oscillating or reciprocating saw includes a water line, control valve and inlet nozzle to spray water into the area in and around an oscillating or reciprocating saw blade and an ex... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6001115 | Blade guard for a surgical tool A blade guard (12) for preventing a saw blade (16) or other cutting member from cutting into tissue the cutting member is not intended to cut. The blade guard includes a body (20) that is attached to the surgical tool (10) from which the cutting member ex... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5919203 | Powered surgical tool A powered surgical tool includes a battery-operated motor that has an eccentrically mounted drive wheel for engaging a longitudinally movable drive wire that operates to incrementally rotate a ratchet wheel. A work wheel in the form of a cutting blade or ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5916218 | Saw for surgical purposes In a saw for surgical purposes comprising a saw blade holder movable by a motor and a saw blade fixable in the saw blade holder, to enable insertion and removal of the saw blade without a tool, it is proposed that the saw blade holder comprise an insert g... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5846244 | Counter-balanced oscillating surgical saw A counter-balanced oscillating surgical saw for use in surgical procedures is described which greatly reduces the vibrations caused when the saw blades contact the patient's anatomy. The reduction of vibration is achieved by the present saw which uses two... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5843110 | Apparatus and method for harvesting a bone-tendon-bone ligament graft A ring blade and drive system, and method of using same, for harvesting bone-tendon-bone ligament grafts having substantially cylindrical bone plugs. The ring blade disclosed is a circular ring having a predetermined arcuate gap formed in its periphery. T... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5735866 | Adjustable length saw blade A saw blade has two portions that are adjustable relative to one another in order to vary the overall length of the saw blade. A hub portion includes a hub adapted to engage a saw. Opposite the hub is an engagement end. A blade portion carries cutting tee... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5728118 | Apparatus and method for harvesting a bone-tendon-bone ligament graft A ring blade and drive system, and method of using same, for harvesting bone-tendon-bone ligament grafts having substantially cylindrical bone plugs. The ring blade disclosed is a circular ring having a predetermined arcuate gap formed in its periphery. T... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5725530 | Surgical saw and methods therefor A surgical saw includes a saw assembly for being driven by a powered surgical handpiece and having a pair of parallel, co-planar guide arms, a pair of flexible, endless cutting bands disposed around the guide arms, respectively, and a drive mechanism for ... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5697158 | Orthopedic surgical device having a rotatable portion and lock The present invention comprises a module for a surgical driver of the type having a handle and a barrel with an axis. The module comprises a releasable attachment mechanism for releasably attaching the module to the surgical driver, a tool mounting mechan... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5694693 | Universal saw blade hub A surgical saw blade for removable mounting in clamps having rectangular lugs and in clamps having circular pins, by way of closed slots having semi-circular distal ends, and arranged to have the respective centers of the semi-circular ends about a patter... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5676680 | Wrenchless and adapterless collet system for surgical blades A method and apparatus for use as a wenchless and adapterless collet system for attaching an elongated surgical cutting blade to an oscillating surgical saw. The system comprises a collet adapted to mate with a particularly shaped blade hub. The collet ha... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5658304 | Wrenchless and adapterless collet system for surgical blades A method and apparatus for use as a wrenchless and adapterless collet system for attaching an elongated surgical cutting blade to an oscillating surgical saw. The system comprises a collet adapted to mate with a particularly shaped blade hub. The collet h... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5643270 | Multi-plane curvilinear saw, guide and method A multi-plane curvilinear saw, corresponding guide and related method are provided for shaping the end of a bone that forms one member of a joint, such as a bone in a digit. The finished end is hemispherical in shape so as to better engage the mating bone... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5628748 | Surgical instrument A surgical instrument and method are disclosed. The surgical instrument comprises an elongated handle having an operator gripping portion and including a grinding burr rotatably mounted to the handle opposite the operator gripping portion, and an elongate... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5562694 | Morcellator A surgical instrument is provided for the morcellation of bodily tissue or bodily organ parts during an endoscopic surgical procedure. The instrument includes a handle assembly and a tubular body portion extending from the handle assembly and defining a l... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5554165 | Surgical blade and hub The surgical saw blade and hub of this invention includes a saw blade and instrument hub which connect the saw blade to the instrument such that no portion of the instrument extends beyond the blade. The blade includes a washer having a plurality of radia... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5507763 | Surgical saw blade An oscillating surgical blade formed such that the thickness of the blade adjacent the side edges is reduced relative to the effective thickness of the body of the blade. Therefore, when the side edges of the blade mushroom due to contact with a saw guide... | 04/16/1996 |
