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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5163449 | Device for a male condom, and a condom to be used with this device A device for use with a male condom that has a substantially rigid ring with a substantially axial width and a radial thickness, an internal diameter of such dimensions that it fits loosely around the male organ when erect, the ring is provided with an at... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5152770 | Implantable device for occluding a duct in the body of a living being An implantable device for occluding a body duct, especially a blood vessel. The device includes a flexible, elongate plate to be fixed around the duct, a plurality of communicating bulbs which are arranged on one side of the plate and have a variable volu... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5147306 | Device for puckering the flesh to facilitate injections A self-injection facilitating device is made in the form of two arm portions having body contacting jaws at one end and manipulating handles at the other. The jaws are biased toward each other by a spring and have a sharp taper at the inner sides opposed ... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5147369 | Forceps and method for nuclear fragment removal Forceps are provided for use in removing nuclear fragments of the lens of an eye during eye surgery. It is not unusual during phaco emulsification surgery on the lens of an eye for the capsule of the lens to become torn and for vitreous humor to enter the... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5092870 | Spacer clip for use with a biopsy apparatus A spacer clip apparatus, for use with a biopsy needle, having first inner and second outer needle components, is provided. The first inner and second outer needles are provided with first and second handles, respectively. The spacer clip apparatus include... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5020519 | Sagittal approximator A sagittal approximator for clamping engagement with an open back hook for urging a spinal rod into seating engagement with said hook. The sagittal approximator includes an integral fixed handle and jaw. A shiftable handle is pivotally connected to the fi... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5020522 | Compact vacuum therapy system A compact vacuum therapy system useful in the treatment of male sexual dysfunction is provided which includes a pump body which is designed for removable mounting on a tube in both storage and operational positions. The pump body includes a reciprocable p... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4976718 | Parasite remover A forceps for removing a parasite such as a tick from a human or animal host where the parasite has attached itself to the host at its head and the parasite contains fluids which can be expelled into the host upon the application of an external squeezing ... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4976617 | Dental implant screw driver system A screw driver system particularly adapted for use in placement and removal of dental implant screws is shown to comprise a forceps holder having distal pincer portions adapted to firmly engage the head of a screw driver at an optimal angle to permit impr... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4938765 | Surgical silicon loops A vessel occluding loop 10 for occluding the flow of blood in a vessel 30 is disclosed. The loop 10 has an elongate body having an outer surface. The outer surface has a plurality of elongate engaging surfaces 11. The engaging surfaces 11 define a general... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4931058 | Parallel jaw spring clip and method of making same A spring clip including parallel jaws carried by telescopically interengaged carrier members. The jaws are spring biased toward one another by a compression coil spring captured between opposed end caps on the carrier members. One of the carrier members h... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4856499 | Erection device A medical erection device to treat impotency in men provides a detachable pump portion and a safety valve to prevent over-depressurization. Cooperating guide rails permit the pump portion to be detachable from the vacuum cylinder. The pump has an extremel... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4834090 | Suture boot A disposable suture boot for use on surgical instruments to provide a non-slip covering for the instruments end which is interconnected by a thin band of material. The suture boot is comprised of a sealed elongated monolithic unitary hollow cylindrical bo... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4803983 | Muscle biopsy clamp A muscle biopsy clamp operable with one hand to securely grip and retain an excised specimen in unstressed condition. The clamping jaws are in the form of two-pronged forks lying in a plane transverse to the major plane of the instrument which includes th... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4674506 | Surgical anastomosis stent A surgical stent (10) having elongate opposite end portions (12, 14) of different cross-sectional dimensions terminating in rounded terminal elements (16, 18) with rounded exterior surfaces is disclosed together with a surgical procedure for anastomosis o... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4662372 | Disposable surgical instrument and method of forming By providing two cooperating, pivotable clamping arms, each of which incorporates an elongated, movement controlling plastic portion securely affixed to a die-cast metal or powdered metal section having a clamping face formed therein, a uniquely construct... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4655223 | Frenotomy method and apparatus A frenotomy is performed by first injecting an infiltrating anesthesia between the superficial tissue of the frenum and the underlying muscles, the anesthesia thereby undermining the frenum and separating the superficial tissue from the underlying muscles... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4611592 | Clamp for holding surgical lines A scissors-type surgical clamp is disclosed, characterized by a recess-defining offset in the clamping portion thereof for holding suction lines, electrical lines, and the like. The clamp includes a pair of resilient, coplanar arm members which are pivota... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4606522 | Position adjustable instrument holder A jointed holder for holding articles, for example surgical retractors. The holder has a succession of rigid link shafts and a link joint and a terminal joint with drive pins in the link shafts and force transmission means in the link joints whereby tight... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4522207 | Spring activated hemostatic clip applicator A surgical clip applying device having a main body, a clip magazine coupled to the main body for holding a plurality of clips, clip deforming jaws coupled to the main body for receiving and deforming clips, a clip loading mechanism for loading clips from ... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4475544 | Bone gripping forceps A bone clamp for temporarily applying compressive force to portions of bone during surgical procedures has a configuration of a forceps. The device has a pair of sharp distal ends which are turned inwardly so that the bone may be gripped between the ends.... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4457302 | Leg immobilizing apparatus for arthroscopic surgery A leg immobilizing apparatus especially useful in connection with arthroscopic knee surgery wherein the surgeon views the knee on a television screen. A flat bar member is extended across an operating table and is secured to horizontally extending rail me... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4386609 | Attaching assembly for an osteotomy saw blade An attaching assembly for releasably attaching an osteotomy saw blade in a drive assembly. The attaching assembly comprises a drive member including a head portion having a slot adapted to receive an end portion of blade with a larger portion of an apertu... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4299213 | Leg stabilizer construction A device which is adapted to be mounted on the edge of an operating table for holding a patient's thigh or upper leg in a fixed position on the table while arthroscopic surgery is being performed on the patient's knee. An inflatable member is secured on a... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4252306 | Device for clamping body parts A base member adapted to be secured to an operating table is provided with an upright arm portion. A movable member slidably related to the base member also is provided with an upright arm portion. The base member houses a locking arrangement for securing... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4223673 | Device for puckering the flesh to assist in injections A pair of parallel clamping arms hold an adjustable loop, which when applied to the limb, provides a device for puckering the flesh for injections. The parallel clamping arms extend from a pair of bent arms which have a spring attached thereto at the lowe... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4206752 | Support device A sex-aid of medical application which comprises a support element intended for location adjacent and in contact with an erect or partially erect penis so as to maintain the same in an upwardly directed disposition, and a belt or the like engageable with ... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4203432 | Male therapeutic device A device for assisting males in producing and maintaining erection of the penis, consisting of a split ring of flexible but substantially inextensible material adapted to be engaged about the organ with its ends spaced apart peripherally of the organ, the... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4178052 | Medical terminal clip member for attachment to patient electrodes The medical terminal clip has a body member with a longitudinal axis and a pair of laterally spaced leg members extending in approximately the longitudinal direction and pivotally connected for relative movement. The respective spaced leg members form a v... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4088134 | Forceps A forceps which includes two halves with each half having an elongate body portion with a handle member on one end portion and a distal tip on the other end portion. Spaced hinge parts are carried on the body portion of one half and engage inset recesses ... | 05/09/1978 |
| 3978555 | Closure member for balloons A closure member for sealingly closing the neck of an inflated balloon includes a pair of legs interconnected by a hinge. One of the legs is substantially linear while the other leg has an arcuate section. Complementary sealing channels and grooves are pr... | 09/07/1976 |
