| Patent # | Description |
|---|---|
| US-8,002,799 |
System and method for spine fixation A system for attaching first and second fixation elements at a predetermined angle relative to each other to first and second locations of a vertebra,... |
| US-8,002,798 |
System and method for spinal implant placement A posterior spinal fusion system may include a plurality of cannulas that mate with cages polyaxially coupled to pedicle screws. The cannulas maintain access to... |
| US-8,002,797 |
Therapeutic, tilting, split table, traction apparatus A therapeutic, tilting, split table, traction apparatus for home use manually operated by the user to relieve back pain and/or to stretch lumbar spine and... |
| US-8,002,796 |
Surgical suture needle with blunt spherical region A surgical needle includes a needle body defining leading and trailing ends, a general spherical region disposed adjacent the leading end of the needle body and... |
| US-8,002,795 |
Surgical instruments employing sensors According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a surgical instrument for operating on tissue is provided. The surgical instrument includes an end effector... |
| US-8,002,794 |
Access and closure device and method Devices and methods for accessing and closing vascular sites are disclosed. Self-sealing closure devices and methods are disclosed. A device that can make both... |
| US-8,002,793 |
Access and closure device and method Devices and methods for accessing and closing vascular sites are disclosed. Self-sealing closure devices and methods are disclosed. A device that can make a... |
| US-8,002,792 |
Access and closure device and method Devices and methods for accessing and closing vascular sites are disclosed. Self-sealing closure devices and methods are disclosed. A device that can make a... |
| US-8,002,791 |
Access and closure device and method Devices and methods for accessing and closing vascular sites are disclosed. Self-sealing closure devices and methods are disclosed. A device that can make a... |
| US-8,002,790 |
Support frame for an embolic protection device An embolic protection device comprises a collapsible filter body and a filter support for the filter body. The filter support comprises a support frame defined... |
| US-8,002,789 |
Stretch-resistant vaso-occlusive devices with flexible detachment
junctions Disclosed herein are vaso-occlusive devices for forming occluding the vasculature of a patient. More particularly, disclosed herein are vaso-occlusive devices... |
| US-8,002,788 |
Two-mode bladeless trocar assembly An obturator assembly for penetrating tissue and being at least partially positionable within a cannula assembly includes an obturator housing, an obturator... |
| US-8,002,787 |
Surgical device and method for cutaneous detachment of skin The present invention refers to a device and a method for subcutaneous detachment of the face, the leg, the thigh, the breast, the abdomen and the forehead,... |
| US-8,002,786 |
Hand assisted laparoscopic seal assembly with deflection feature A seal assembly for permitting hand assisted laparoscopic procedures is disclosed. The seal assembly includes a seal cap having a seal positioned within a... |
| US-8,002,785 |
Lancing apparatus for producing a puncture wound A lancing apparatus for producing a puncture wound, comprising a magazine holder for a lancet magazine with a plurality of lancets. The lancet drive comprises a... |
| US-8,002,784 |
Manipulator A manipulator has a working unit in which when at least a first end effector finger and a second end effector finger are maximally closed on each other, at... |
| US-8,002,783 |
Surgical device for bone surgery A surgical device (1) for bone surgery including a body (2) able to be gripped by the user and a tip (3) mounted at the head of the body and set in vibration at... |
| US-8,002,782 |
Curved clamp arm tissue pad attachment for use with ultrasonic surgical
instruments The present invention relates to ultrasonic surgical clamping instruments and, more particularly, to a curved clamp arm tissue pad attachment for use with... |
| US-8,002,781 |
Braided sleeve with integral flanged end and its associated method of
manufacture A braided sleeve device having a tubular body that is symmetrically disposed around an imaginary longitudinal axis. The tubular body has a first end, a second... |
| US-8,002,780 |
Assisted apparatus for anastomosis and method thereby of reconnecting the
urethra to the bladder after removal... An assisted anastomosis apparatus and a method thereby for reconnecting the urethral stump to the neck of the bladder after removal of the prostate during a... |
| US-8,002,779 |
Dermatome blade assembly A dermatome has a main body with a first profile and at least one blade assembly with a blade, a size, an orientation corresponding to the main body, and a... |
| US-8,002,778 |
Crosspin and method for inserting the same during soft ligament repair A method for securing a soft tissue replacement in a bone tunnel includes forming a first and second tunnel in the bone. The second tunnel intersects the first... |
| US-8,002,777 |
Instrumentation and method for implanting a curved stem tibial tray A punch assembly for preparing a tibia bone for a prosthesis includes a static component configured to be supported by the tibia bone and a dynamic component... |
| US-8,002,776 |
Vertebral endplate preparation tool kit A disc preparation system includes an oscillating rasp for preparation of vertebral endplates and a central reamer for reaming a pair of kidney-shaped grooves... |
| US-8,002,775 |
Methods and instruments for treating pseudoarthrosis Methods, instruments, and kits for treating spinal pseudoarthrosis are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes delivering to a location of spinal... |
| US-8,002,774 |
Bone mill including a base and a mill head separate from the base, the
mill head including a moveable catch tray A bone mill including a base and a mill head that is removably attached to the base. A cutting disc is rotatably disposed in the mill head. When the mill head... |
| US-8,002,773 |
External fixator An assembly includes a body, a plunger, a biasing member and a set screw. The body has a top surface, a bottom surface, and a polygonal drive surface interposed... |
| US-8,002,772 |
Non-imaging tracking tools and method for hip replacement surgery A surgical tool for mounting a trackable target to a human bone, suitable for fixation to a human femur. The tool includes a removable bone clamp and a... |
| US-8,002,771 |
Surgical system and procedure for treatment of medically refractory atrial
fibrillation The invention provides surgical systems and methods for ablating heart tissue within the interior and/or exterior of the heart. A plurality of probes is... |
| US-8,002,770 |
Clamp based methods and apparatus for forming lesions in tissue and
confirming whether a therapeutic lesion has... Surgical systems, devices and methods including one or more tissue stimulation elements that, in some instances, may also be used for sensing purposes. Some of... |
| US-8,002,769 |
Electrosurgical generator and system An electrosurgical system includes a generator for generating radio frequency power, and an electrosurgical instrument including at least three electrodes. The... |
| US-8,002,768 |
Light energy delivery head A light energy delivery head is provided which, in one aspect, mounts laser diode bars or other light energy emitters in a heat sink block which is adapted to... |
| US-8,002,767 |
Multifunctional handle for a medical robotic system A handle used to control movement of a medical instrument. The medical instrument may be coupled to a robotic arm that is connected to a controller. The medical... |
| US-8,002,766 |
Catheter assembly A catheter assembly with a catheter and a package for a catheter are provided. The package and catheter is provided with a seal that restricts passage of fluid... |
| US-8,002,765 |
Medical valve with fluid escape space A medical valve has a body and a flexible element. The body includes a wall structure defining an internal cavity having an inside and an outside. The body also... |
| US-8,002,764 |
Cystotomy catheter capture device and methods of using same A catheter capture device comprising a urethral sound and a sleeve that utilizes balloon inflation to capture the catheter. A catheter capture device comprising... |
| US-8,002,763 |
Catheter flushing mandrel A mandrel includes a mandrel body with a proximal major diameter barrel section, a diameter reducing/tapered portion and a distal minor diameter barrel section.... |
| US-8,002,762 |
Pouch for absorbent pads A pouch for an absorbent pad is disclosed. The pouch (3) comprises a sheet of waterproof fabric formed into a pouch shape with a base (5) and a side wall (7)... |
| US-8,002,761 |
Disposable diaper To improve the fastening property of a fastening type disposable diaper. The problem is overcome by use of a disposable diaper having an engagement section that... |
| US-8,002,760 |
Barrier cuff for a unitary disposable absorbent article having
intermediate bond for sustained fit Absorbent articles such as disposable diapers and disposable pant like garments are disclosed. In particular, absorbent articles such as disposable diapers and... |
| US-8,002,759 |
Ostomy appliance A disposable ostomy receiving bag having front and rear walls sealed together along the rim thereof and having a top end and a bottom end, and a cover of a... |
| US-8,002,758 |
Systems and methods for removing ingested material from a stomach When a patient is fitted with an external gastrostomy connection to the stomach, ingested food can be removed through the gastrostomy connection using a... |
| US-8,002,757 |
Splash shield systems Splash shield systems for use with wide mouth irrigation squeeze bottles and other irrigation fluid sources. |
| US-8,002,756 |
Method and apparatus for delivering a therapeutic substance through an
injection port Adapters for utilizing a syringe or pen injector with a subcutaneous injection port to deliver a therapeutic substance through the injection port and methods of... |
| US-8,002,755 |
Anti-drawback medical valve and method A medical valve has an open mode that permits fluid flow, and a closed mode that prevents fluid flow. The valve has a housing having an inlet and an outlet, and... |
| US-8,002,754 |
Plunger rod and syringe A plunger rod useful for sliding a piston inserted in a syringe barrel has a threaded portion formed at an end of the plunger rod to attach the piston on the... |
| US-8,002,753 |
Self-contained pressurized injection device An apparatus includes a medicament container and an actuator assembly coupled to a proximal end portion of the medicament container. A distal end portion of the... |
| US-8,002,752 |
Protector apparatus An apparatus and a method for use with a device for delivery of a therapeutic fluid into a body of a patient and/or for sensing of a bodily analyte are... |
| US-8,002,751 |
Filter needle A single in-line filter hollow needle has an outer wall, a proximal end, a distal end with a pointed tip and a central opening between the ends for... |
| US-8,002,750 |
Access apparatus with shallow zero closure valve A surgical access assembly including a housing, an elongate access member extending from the housing, an instrument seal disposed within the housing and a zero... |