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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6767349 | Bipolar forceps for endoscopes There is provided a bipolar forceps for endoscopes that includes a clevis, two shafts, and two end effectors. The clevis has two arms that form a slot between them. The shafts are sustained between the two arms spaced apart from each other. Each of the end effectors... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6764488 | Devices and methods for occlusion of the uterine arteries Devices and methods are disclosed for treating a uterine disorder which receive its blood supply from a uterine artery. In particular, uterine fibroids are effectively treated by occluding the uterine arteries using trans-vaginal, trans-uterine, transrectal, or retr... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6752823 | Surgical forceps A surgical forceps includes a forceps jaw, with a handle consisting of two grip parts with which the one first grip part is connected to a forceps housing and the other second grip part is pivotable for opening and closing the jaw mouth, with an adjustment rod which... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6752822 | Body tissue retrievel bag arrangement A tissue retrieval arrangement for enclosably retrieving body tissue from a mammalian body cavity. The retrieval arrangement comprises an elongated thin walled sheath-like retrieval bag having a proximal end and a distal end. A plurality of receiving tips are arrang... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6752821 | Endoscope pincers with rotary connector Pincers used in endoscope surgery, including a proximal terminal structure and a tube serving as the pincers' stem affixed to the proximal terminal structure. A stationary handle is affixed to the terminal structure. A displaceable handle rests on the stationary han... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6748298 | Method for limiting the force action of a robot part In order to reduce the risk of damage on external objects, material articles or persons during the operation of a robot, particularly a miniature robot, the invention provides a method for limiting the force action of a robot part, such as a robot arm, on such an ex... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6743230 | Bipolar grasping instrument In a bipolar grasping instrument with two clamping jaws movable relative to each other, electrically isolated from one another and each connectable to a pole of an electric high-frequency voltage source, each of the clamping jaws comprising two clamping elements arr... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6743185 | Handle assembly for surgical instrument and method of making the assembly A surgical instrument includes a handle assembly, a flexible conduit, and at least one control member axially movable in the flexible conduit. The handle assembly includes a body member configured to be coupled to the flexible conduit. An actuator is movable on the ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6740106 | Forceps for endoscope and manufacturing method of forceps An electroless nickel plating film layer is formed over a surface of a base material of a forceps piece made of austenitic stainless steel. The forceps are chemical resistant. The electroless nickel plating film layer displays a hardness suitable for the forceps and... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6736812 | Dual short throw advancer/retractor A dual throw advancer/retractor has a pair of finger rings that can independently advance or retract a medical device into a catheter. The advancer/retractor has a body and a channel wherein each finger ring moves independently in the channel. One end of the medical... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6730086 | Repositioning instrument to fixate bone-fractures The present invention discloses bone grasping tongs for seizing bones or bone fragments. The tongs comprise two mutually pivotable tongs levers fitted with clamping tips at the ends of the tongs levers for seizing the bone. The tongs further comprise a locking eleme... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6730076 | Fiberoptic probe tip A probe tip having a surgical tool manufactured from a light transmissive material. Such a construction eliminates the need for a separate fiberoptic and surgical tool. If desired, the probe tip may be used in combination with a surgical probe having an actuation ha... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6719776 | Thumb pad actuator for an ultrasonic surgical instrument An ultrasonic surgical instrument includes a large thumb slide actuator and a handle which is held in to the palm of a surgeon operator to balance the weight of the instrument during usage. The surgeon's thumb is placed upon the thumb slide actuator, thereby facilit... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6719765 | Magnetic suturing system and method The present invention relates to an instrument and method for passing a medical implement through tissue with magnetic forces. The implement can be an implant, either permanent or temporary, and is provided with a magnetic component. A magnetic field is established ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6716232 | Surgical instrument having an articulated jaw structure and a detachable knife A surgical instrument with articulated jaw structure includes a frame and two jaws. The jaws have proximal portions that are mounted to each other for movement in a substantially parallel relation between a fully open position wherein the jaws are separated for rece... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6712825 | Spinal disc space distractor A distractor for separating adjacent elements, such as vertebrae. The distractor preferably has a scissors-type distracting mechanism, either in a simple scissors or double-acting scissors configuration. The distractor includes blades that are removable from the jaw... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6695866 | Mitral and tricuspid valve repair A novel approach to mitral or tricuspid valve repair involves the performance of an edge-to-edge fastening/securing of opposing heart valve leaflets through a catheter entering the heart. Thus, a device is introduced including a leaflet fastener applicato... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6689122 | Endoscopic instrument An endoscopic instrument of the present invention comprises a flexible insert section capable of being passed through a forceps channel of an endoscope, an operating wire located in a bore of the insert section and movable in the axial direction of the in... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6688312 | Closed bloodless hemorrhoidectomy method The present invention relates to a new cosmetic method for removing hemorrhoids. The method comprises sequentially the steps of 1) Isolating a hemorrhoidal mass from a patient with a curved forceps applied at the perianal skin outside the mucocutaneous ju... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6685723 | Component of endoscopic treatment instrument A wire connecting link in an endoscopic treatment instrument has a mechanism connector formed at one end for establishing connection to a mechanism member, and a wire holder formed at the other end into which a manipulating wire is to be inserted and fixe... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6685715 | Clamp having bendable shaft A clamp has a handle assembly and a gripping assembly having a pair of jaws that can be opened and closed to grip an element, the pair of jaws being parallel to each other when they are opened and when they are closed. The clamp also has a flexible shaft ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6682548 | Medical instrument A medical instrument with a hollow shaft having at its proximal end a handle consisting of at least two gripping members and at its distal end a tool consisting of at lest two jaw members, where at least one jaw member of the tool is adjustable in relatio... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6682535 | Apparatus for decompressing herniated intervertebral discs The invention provides a method of and an apparatus for removing bone, capsule ligaments from a co-operating pair of superior and inferior articulating processes (also called facet joints) of the spine to create a path for postero-lateral endoscopic acces... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6679874 | Ratcheting mechanism for endoscopic instruments A incremental rotational displacement mechanism is provided. The mechanism includes a circular detent housing having a plurality of detents arranged along the circumference of the detent housing. A detent ring is positioned coplanar to and within the circ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6676684 | Roll-pitch-roll-yaw surgical tool A robotic surgical tool includes an elongate shaft having a working end and a shaft axis. A wrist member has a proximal portion pivotally connected to the working end to rotate relative to the working end around a pitch axis which is nonparallel to the sh... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6676676 | Clamp having bendable shaft A clamp has a handle assembly, a gripping assembly having a pair of jaws that can be opened and closed to grip an element, and a shaft assembly. The shaft assembly has a flexible shaft having a proximal end that is operatively coupled to the handle assemb... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6673078 | Surgical wire and pin extractor The medical instrument disclosed includes a pair of jaws which are clamped to an end of a surgical wire or pin. The jaws are pressed together, not by the usual Jacobs' chuck arrangement, but by the operation of a cam lever. The lever is mounted in the han... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6673092 | Medical forceps with two independently moveable jaw parts A medical forceps is provided with two independently moveable jaw parts at the distal end. The forceps comprise a shaft with two rods extending axially therein, the rods being arranged adjacent to one another and being axially displaceable independently o... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6666854 | Endoscopic surgical instrument The present invention relates to an instrument for endoscopic surgical instrument. The invention is characterized by a single control element whose orientation enables the distal part of the instrument to be articulated at any angle, and whose rotation (a... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666876 | Forceps and manipulator with using thereof A forceps, comprising: a pair of forceps members, being able to open or close at one end, so as to put an object between them, and being supported at the other end thereof; a driving wire for transferring tension thereon to the forceps members for bringin... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6663654 | Forceps with foreign body locator Forceps to facilitate the removal of foreign bodies from the skin or flesh. A rigid locator, having a circular or oval shape, is mounted to one of the jaws of the forceps by way of a rigid connector such that the opening in the rigid locator is directly i... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6663641 | Endoscopic surgical instrument for rotational manipulation An endoscopic surgical instrument suitable for use with a needle-grasper having a rotational translation device for creating rotational motion at the distal end of the surgical instrument in a non 1:1 ratio to rotational energy imparted at the handle of t... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6656205 | Instrument with two independent forceps An instrument for application in endoscopic surgery has a shaft provided with a plurality of ducts, two of which receive forceps elements and one of which receives a surgical instrument for cooperation with the forceps elements. One of the forceps element... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6656177 | Electrosurgical systems and techniques for sealing tissue An electrosurgical instrument and technique for creating thermal seal or welds transected margins of engaged tissue. The working end provides very elongate jaws particularly suited for resecting tissue, such as in a lung resection. The jaw assembly carrie... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6648902 | Fiberoptic lighting accessory A lighting accessory stem using fiberoptic illumination is provided. In certain embodiments, the lighting accessory system is combinable with a hand tool, for example a forceps, to illuminate the grasping tips of the tool. The lighting accessory system pr... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6641595 | Laparoscopic forceps handle A laparoscopic forceps comprising a handle; a tubular housing extending axially from the handle and carrying an actuator rod; a jaws mechanism disposed at the end of the tubular housing remote from the handle engaged to the actuation rod and arranged so t... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6638287 | Clamp having bendable shaft A clamp has a handle assembly, a gripping assembly having a pair of jaws that can be opened and closed to grip an element, and a shaft assembly. The shaft assembly has a flexible shaft having a proximal end that is operatively coupled to the handle assemb... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6626929 | Surgical instrument with locking ratchet apparatus and method A surgical instrument having an elongate body includes an operative section at its distal end and a operating section at its proximal end. A pair of scissorshandles form a handle assembly in the operating section and are operable in a normal plane of oper... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6626899 | Apparatus and methods for treating tissue Apparatus and methods are provided for thermally and/or mechanically treating tissue, such as valvular structures, to reconfigure or shrink the tissue in a controlled manner. The apparatus comprises a catheter in communication with an end effector which i... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6620184 | Release mechanism for grasping device A ratchet release mechanism for a medical device. The release mechanism permits both a smooth and a stepped actuation of a grasper on a distal end of the medial device. The medical device has a fixed handle and a movable handle. The release mechanism comp... | 09/16/2003 |
