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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8308764 | Hyper-elastic needle A method of arranging a surgical needle in an applicator. The needle is made of a hyper-elastic alloy which, after treatment, has two distinct states and includes a crimping zone for securing a suture to the needle, a free end having a tapered point which includes a... | 11/13/2012 |
| 8273103 | Surgical needle and method of manufacturing a surgical needle A surgical needle having an elongate needle body and a needle point formed on a distal end of the needle body, the needle body manufactured from an elongate cylindrical blank. The needle body has at least one textured-profile lateral face, which has at least one tex... | 09/25/2012 |
| 8257392 | Intimacy medical needle designed for nerve stimulation through soft tissue and microadhesiolysis of adhered soft tissue and medical instrument using the same A medical needle comprises a main body extending from a proximal end to a distal end, and a tip portion formed at the distal end of the body. The tip portion has a first inclined region, the cross-sectional area of which decreases toward the distal end and has a pai... | 09/04/2012 |
| 8211143 | Suturing device A medical apparatus and method useful for suturing tissue is disclosed. The medical apparatus can include a curved needle and an apparatus suitable for providing endoscopic suturing. The apparatus can include a needle drive for driving the curved needle about a gene... | 07/03/2012 |
| 8105354 | Triangular suture needle A triangular suture needle having a low thrust resistance and a press mold suitable for manufacturing the same are provided. The triangular suture needle includes: an angular triangular prism-shaped part (100a) on the needlepoint side; a rounded triang... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8062332 | Surgical cobra head suture needle A surgical needle includes an elongated needle body defining a longitudinal y-axis along which the needle body extends and transverse x and z-axes. The needle body includes a central shaft portion, a first suture end portion for attachment to a suture and a second n... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7998170 | Sharpoint needle A surgical needle includes an elongated needle body defining a longitudinal axis, and having a main shaft, a needle end adjacent the main shaft, and a needle tip extending from the needle end and having an extreme needle point. The needle end includes a plurality of... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7727257 | Hyper-elastic needle Surgical needle including a crimping zone for securing a suture to the needle. The needle is made of a hyper-elastic alloy which, after treatment, has two distinct states. One of the two distinct states allows the needle to be forced into a roughly elongated positio... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7415858 | Grindless surgical needle manufacture Surgical needles are produced by immersing a needle possessing a distal end surrounded at least in part by flash material and a body portion in an acid bath according to a predetermined sequence, wherein the distal end of the needle is exposed to the acid bath under... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7381212 | 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... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7353683 | Surgical needle manufacturing process A process for manufacturing a surgical needle incorporates at least one pressing operation which, preferably, in conjunction with a trimming and/or etching process, ultimately forms the sharpened needle end. The grinding operation in the preferred process does not p... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7332227 | Non-volatile lubricant system for medical devices A non-volatile lubricious coating composition is provided for use with medical devices, such as hypodermic needles, catheters, and the like. The coating composition includes a first siloxane polymer having a very low viscosity less than about 50 centistokes, a secon... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326213 | Systems for securing sutures, grafts and soft tissue to bone and periosteum Devices for affixing sutures, grafts and tissues to bone, and soft tissue such as periosteum. Such devices are designed to be deployed and selectively positioned at a target site and remain seated thereat. The devices are further provided with attachment structures ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316694 | Surgical suturing apparatus A surgical suturing device has a body with a “J”-shaped suturing needle attached. One end of a movable arm is pivotably attached to the body so that the other end of the movable arm may swing into and out of engagement with the tip of the suturing needle. The mo... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311674 | End effector assembly cap and tissue removal device and related methods Embodiments of the invention include a cap for a medical device. The cap includes a body defining a cavity configured to accommodate at least a portion of an end effector assembly of the medical device, and a tissue removal portion attached to the body and configure... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7270672 | Rod for transferring and tightening knotted suture into patient's body A knot placer has a rod (10) connecting a handle end (11) to a working end (12). The working end (12) has a closed leg eyelet (15) and a slit leg eyelet (16). A slidable knot (27), formed from a pair of ends of surgic... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7226468 | Barbed bodily tissue connector A barbed tissue connector is disclosed for use in closing a body wound. The connector includes an elongated body and a pointed end to facilitate insertion of the connector into tissue. A plurality of closely-spaced barbs are disposed on the body from the pointed end... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7204802 | Surgical procedure for the treatment of female urinary incontinence: tension-free inside-out transobturator urethral suspension A new, quick, simple, efficient, safe, and reproducible surgical technique for the treatment of female urinary incontinence, in which the posterior urethra is suspended using a tape passed through the obturator orifices from inside (underneath the urethra) to outsid... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7179277 | Surgical needle A surgical needle having a base portion defining a root diameter and a tapered end portion extending from said base portion to a pointed end, the tapered end portion defining at least a first and second region, wherein the first region having an average taper ratio ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7153316 | Surgical instruments and method for corneal reformation A surgical method of corneal reformation reduces the risk of trauma and shortens overall recovery while yielding improved visual acuity includes making a relatively shallow incision of no more than about 85 microns deep into the corneal epithelium, separating the co... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144413 | Graft fixation system and method A graft fixation device, system and method are disclosed for reconstruction or replacement of a ligament or tendon preferably wherein a soft tissue graft or a bone-tendon-bone graft is received and implanted in a bone tunnel. The graft fixation system includes a fix... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7125413 | Endoscopic fundoplication devices and methods for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease Endoscopic devices and methods used for fastening multiple tissue layers, such as, for example, an endoscopic fundoplication procedure, are disclosed. The endoluminal device includes a tissue fastener, a flexible needle having means for grasping and releasing a port... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118583 | Meniscal suturing instrument and method An instrument for surgical suturing includes a shaft, and a needle disposed slidably for longitudinal travel with respect to the shaft. A prong formed on one end of the shaft projects across a longitudinal axis of the needle and has an opening formed through the pro... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7112208 | Compact suture punch with malleable needle A suture punch system is capable of directly passing braided suture through tissue in a simple, one-step process. The system includes three principle components: a malleable needle with braided suture attached, a handheld instrument for grasping tissue and controlli... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7077850 | 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... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070556 | Transobturator surgical articles and methods Described is a surgical instrument and method for treating female urinary stress incontinence. The instrument includes a first curved needle-like element defining in part a curved shaft having a distal end and a proximal, a mesh for implanting into the lower abdomen... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070605 | Great saphenous vein varix treatment tool An appliance 10 for large saphenous vein varix treatment comprises a stainless steel guide wire 1 provided on a distal end with a guide portion 11 and on a proximal end with a coupled portion 12, an absorption thread 2 connected to... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063716 | Uniform stress needle A linear surgical needle is provided having a body portion including a proximal end section; a central section; and a distal end section. The distal end section has a substantially parabolic configuration for producing a substantially uniform stress profile along a ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7056331 | Suture method A method for joining and holding closed a wound in bodily tissue, fastening junctions of wounds, tying off wounds, joining a foreign element to tissue, and altering the position of tissue using a barbed suture including sharp pointed ends. Each end of the suture inc... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7037255 | Surgical instruments for addressing pelvic disorders A novel surgical instrument is shown and described. The surgical instrument is useful in pelvic floor repair procedures such as sling procedures for treating incontinence. Also, a novel, ornamental design for a handle for a surgical instrument is shown and described... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7037324 | Knotless tissue anchor A radially expandable knotless tissue anchor including an expandable outer member defining a bore and an inner member slidably positioned within the bore. Relative longitudinal movement of the inner member relative to the expandable member causes a portion of the ex... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032586 | Single point engraving cutter tip An improved single point engraving burin tip, for use in hand engraving and stone setting in the hand engraving and jewelry fields. More specifically, the invention provides a single point engraving tip with a secondary relieving area to the primary cutting edge. | 04/25/2006 |
| 7007698 | Body lumen closure Method and apparatus implementing and using techniques for body lumen closure, including use of an implantable medical closure device. The device includes a flexible strand defining an arcuate form. The strand is deformable upon implantation from a large cross-secti... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6986776 | Suturing apparatus, method and system An apparatus used with a helical suture device has a first end and a second end. The first end includes a spatulate member having a length along a first axis. The second end includes a guide shaped to receive a cylindrical axle of the helical suture device for rotat... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6939355 | Bone anchors for bone anchor implantation device Bone anchors and bone anchor implantation devices can be used to maintain or improve urinary continence by suspending or stabilizing the bladder neck of a patient. The bone anchors have a generally cone-shaped head with two or more cutting edges which reduce the amo... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6936297 | Siliconized surgical needles and methods for their manufacture A siliconized surgical needle is provided which requires significantly less force to effect tissue penetration than a standard siliconized needle. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6923819 | Apparatus and method for surgical suturing with thread management An apparatus and a method for surgical suturing with thread management. An apparatus for tissue suturing comprising a cartridge having a suturing needle having a pointed end and a blunt end, the suturing needle capable of rotating about an axis; a pusher assembly co... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6911032 | Apparatus and method for compressing body tissue A system and method for delivering a surgical clip to a surgical site within a patient's body to compress body tissue is disclosed. In one embodiment for the system of the present invention, the system includes an endoscopic device that has an endoscope cap disposed... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6902570 | Device and method for connecting hollow organs and/or sealing wall defects in hollow organs A device for connecting hollow organs and/or sealing wall defects in hollow organs, has a base mounting for replacement on a hollow organ. The base mounting has at least one recess on a first surface and at least one guidetrack for at least one spiral needle in whic... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6896686 | Arthroscopic suture passing instrument An instrument for arthroscopic suture passing having a shaft with a proximal end and a distal end. A jaw disposed on the distal end has a needle and a hook. The jaw opens and closes with respect to a stationary distal tip of the instrument. A handle disposed on the ... | 05/24/2005 |
