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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7918864 | Apparatus for endoscopic repair of the lower esophageal sphincter The present invention includes a method and apparatus for adhering tissue to one another. In an embodiment of the present invention the two tissues to be joined, for example the lower esophagus and the fundus of the stomach, are first placed adjacent to one another.... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918865 | Apparatus and method for the ligation of tissue A novel catheter-based system that ligates the left atrial appendage (LAA) on the outside of the heart, preferably using a combination of catheters and/or instruments, e.g., a guide catheter inserted into the interior of the left atrial appendage that may assist in ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7914541 | In situ materials formation Methods and apparatus of forming hydrogel systems in situ are provided using a delivery system configured to deliver two or more fluent prepolymer solutions without premature crosslinking. The delivery system comprises separate first and second lumens coupling first... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914542 | Devices, systems and methods for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia and other conditions Devices, systems and methods for compressing, cutting, incising, reconfiguring, remodeling, attaching, repositioning, supporting, dislocating or altering the composition of tissues or anatomical structures to alter their positional or force relationship to other tis... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7909836 | Multi-actuating trigger anchor delivery system A single trigger system 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 ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7905889 | Integrated handle assembly for anchor delivery system Intergrated systems and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical application for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deplo... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7896891 | Apparatus and method for manipulating or retracting tissue and anatomical structure Intergrated 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 depl... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896890 | Method and apparatus for endoscopically performing gastric reduction surgery in a single step An endoscopic gastric reduction apparatus adapted for applying a series of pledgets to anterior and posterior gastric walls for the creation of a mattress stitch suture within the stomach includes an applier having a distal end and a proximal end. The applier is sec... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887552 | Single catheter mitral valve repair device and method for use A single catheter mitral valve repair device for stabilizing a tissue portion and selectively applying a tissue fastener thereto. The single catheter mitral valve repair device of the present invention includes an extendable engagement tip having at least one vacuum... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887551 | Soft tissue attachment and repair A surgical assembly includes a fastener, a retainer, and a flexible member. The fastener is configured to be secured within bone tissue. The flexible member connects the fastener to the retainer and is movably attached to the retainer such that pulling on a free end... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7879046 | Suturing apparatus and method A suturing apparatus comprises a pair of jaws. A bendable needle housed in one of the jaws is adapted to carry a suture. An optional suture receiver may be disposed adjacent to the opposite jaw. A transition block curves the needle and directs it in a direction gene... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7846168 | Apparatus and method for the ligation of tissue A novel catheter-based system which ligates the left atrial appendage (LAA) on the outside of the heart, preferably using a combination of catheters and/or instruments, e.g., a guide catheter positioned inside the left atrial appendage which may assist in locating t... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7833233 | Surgical threading device and method for using same Described herein is a threading device that includes an elongated tube having first and second open ends and a suture tie-off location disposed approximately halfway between the first and second ends, a light guide extending through the elongated tube, and a suture ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7828810 | Apparatus and method for the ligation of tissue A novel catheter-based system which ligates the left atrial appendage (LAA) on the outside of the heart, preferably using a combination of catheters and/or instruments, e.g., a guide catheter positioned inside the left atrial appendage which may assist in locating t... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7815652 | Surgical fastener and instrument A surgical fastener including a filament formed into a generally helical shape around a fastener axis and having a plurality of coils. The proximal end of the filament has an engagement member and the distal end of the filament has a penetrating tip. The engagement ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7811295 | Tissue fastening devices and related insertion tools and methods The invention in certain aspects relates to a one-piece coil-shaped surgical fastener for fastening tissue segments, especially suitable for fastening segments of the lower esophogeal sphincter and fundus in an endoscopic procedure for the treatment of GERD. The inv... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7799038 | Translumenal apparatus, system, and method Methods, apparatus, and systems for altering the configuration of a heart valve. Methods, apparatus, and systems include the use of a cord delivered into the heart by a delivery catheter that can be manipulated by a receiving catheter so as to improve the heart valv... | 09/21/2010 |
