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5803921 Access port device for use in surgery  
An access port device (40) for use in surgery is provided which comprises a sleeve (41,42) having an exit opening located at a distal end thereof for insertion into an incision made in a patient's...
5800423 Remote center positioner with channel shaped linkage element  
The invention is directed to a remote center positioner used to support an instrument and provide a center of spherical rotation, remote from any bearings or mechanical supports, at a desired...
5797924 Stereotactic fixation system and calibration phantom  
A stereotactic fixation apparatus provides for accurate and reproducible positioning of a patient's skull during medical diagnostic and treatment procedures. The stereotactic fixation apparatus...
5797900 Wrist mechanism for surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivity  
An articulated surgical instrument for enhancing the performance of minimally invasive surgical procedures. The instrument has a high degree of dexterity, low friction, low inertia and good force...
5797899 Instrumentation for laparoscopic surgical endoscopic insertion and application of liquid, gel and like material  
A method and apparatus for laparoscopic insertion and application of a liquid, gel or like medicinal material enables the laparoscopic surgeon to utilize various spray patterns to apply the desired...
5792173 Wound closure hemostasis device  
A wound closure, hemostasis device, such as a femoral hemostat, includes an inflatable balloon with an inflation and deflation outlet. A placement patch includes an aperture for receiving the...
5792146 Rectilinear linac phantom pointer system  
This patent relates to instrumentation for confirming the position of a target, frequently in the head, at the isocenter of a linear accelerator or other beam delivery system. Typically, the...
5792135 Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivity  
An articulated surgical instrument for enhancing the performance of minimally invasive surgical procedures. The instrument has a high degree of dexterity, low friction, low inertia and good force...
5791231 Surgical robotic system and hydraulic actuator therefor  
A hydraulic actuator is described which has a layered structure and a flattened piston assembly to enhance production speed and reduce the costs of assembly. A system for performing surgery is also...
5788689 Prosthetic heart valve rotator tool  
A prosthetic heart valve rotator tool operates in the small chest cavity available to the surgeon, having parts that can be easily assembled and disassembled, allowing it to be cleaned and...
5788688 Surgeon's command and control  
A surgeon's command and control (SCC) system includes an independent personal computer based electronic control unit that unifies various pieces of equipment currently found in an endoscopic...
5787897 Surgical method for intraluminally plicating a fundus of a patient  
An instrument and method for retracting or repositioning a distal anatomic structure (organ) having a lumen (cavity) by remote manipulation. The method includes advancing the distal end of a...
5785715 Retrieval shuttle  
The present invention is a retrieval shuttle for removal of a stent, medical prosthesis or other foreign object from the vessel of a patient. Structurally, the present invention includes a...
5782841 Tunneling tool for subcutaneous lead placement  
A tunneling tool for subcutaneous lead placement which includes a carrier capsule and a tunneling rod. The capsule has a bottom section and a hinged cover section which together provide an...
5782821 Battery boot for a portable surgical tool  
A pre-sterilized battery boot functioning to cover a portable surgical tool battery of a portable surgical tool. the battery boot comprises a envelope, and at least one fastener circumferentially...
5779702 High speed pulse lavage surgical hand tool attachment  
A pulsed lavage attachment (40) is secured to a conventional, powered, modular, surgical hand piece (42) to allow a pulsed lavage delivery set (18) to be connected to and controlled by the hand...
5776126 Laparoscopic surgical apparatus and associated method  
A laparoscopic surgical apparatus includes a laparoscopic instrument having a distal end portion insertable through a laparoscopic trocar sleeve into an abdominal cavity of a patient, the distal...
5772655 Medical instrument with a tilting distal end  
The invention relates to a medical instrument with a distal end piece which is connected to a holder running through a shank and on operation of a handle, can be adjusted from a rest position into...
5772654 Apparatus for breast reduction surgery  
An apparatus for use in breast reduction surgery including a shield body defining a substantially circular opening therein which is sized, dimensioned and configured to correspond the areola of a...
5769841 Electrosurgical apparatus for laparoscopic and like procedures  
An electrosurgical instrument having a safety shield for use in laparoscopic or like electrosurgical procedures designed to receive a plurality of electrosurgical instrument inserts. The...
5766248 Method and apparatus for forming a tissue pocket to receive an implantable device  
A dissection glove for forming in a patient a tissue pocket to receive an implantable device. The dissection glove is constructed of an absorbent material formed into at least one recess with an...
5766194 Surgical apparatus for tissue removal  
A surgical instrument includes an elongated member connected to both a suction device for removing excised tissues and fluids and to a source of pressurized fluid. The member has an inner and outer...
5766184 Endoscopic treatment tool  
An endoscopic treatment tool according to the present invention is led into the body through the endoscope channel. A treatment section (2) is operated by transmitting the operating power of an...
5766160 Variable stiffness coils  
This invention is an implantable vaso-occlusive device. It is a helically wound coil having a central section along its longitudinal axis which is somewhat stiffer than at least one of its end...
5766157 Instrumentation for surgical endoscopic insertion and application of liquid and gel material  
A method and apparatus for laparoscopic insertion and application of a liquid, gel or like medicinal material enables the laparoscopic surgeon to utilize various spray patterns to apply the desired...
5758663 Coronary artery by-pass method  
A method for performing a coronary artery bypass comprises utilizes a thoracoscope and a tubular bypass member. The method includes the step of disposing the thoracoscope in the pericardium of a...
5755713 Laparoscopic instrument assembly including a plurality of instruments  
A laparoscopic instrument assembly with a rigid outer housing, housing multiple guide disks. The guide disks rotate inside the instrument assembly 360 degrees around a center post and guide the...
5752974 Injectable or implantable biomaterials for filling or blocking lumens and voids of the body  
Methods for completely or partially blocking, augmenting, sealing, or filling various biological lumens and voids within the body of a patient are disclosed. Lumens include arteries, veins,...
5748767 Computer-aided surgery apparatus  
To aid a medical practitioner in positioning a surgical instrument or implant when performing surgery on or examining portions of a patient, patient data is developed which identifies the position...
5746734 Introducer cartridge for delivering an embolization device  
An introducer cartridge for an embolization device for use with a delivery catheter having a proximal end with a hub mounted thereon and having a conical recess therein. The introducer cartridge...
5743899 Method and apparatus for marking skin with ink  
A radiation therapy skin marking device which may be used to delineate a radiation therapy portal area on a patient's skin surface. The device includes a set of radiation therapy skin markers which...
5741292 Punctum dilating and plug inserting instrument with push-button plug release  
A punctum dilating and plug inserting instrument includes a cylindrical body with a first end being a plug inserting tip, and a second end being a punctum dilating tip. An elongated button is...
5741273 Elastic band ligation device for treatment of hemorrhoids  
An elastic band ligation device for treatment of hemorrhoids permits a doctor to band hemorrhoidal tissue without an assistant and does not have to be attached to an aspirator. The device has the...
5741084 Wear compensating axial connection  
A surgical instrument has a motor housing with a cylindrical member extending therefrom and has a pin projecting radially from the cylindrical member. A nose piece removably attached to the housing...
5738675 Limb clamp for surgery  
Embodiments of a limb clamp assembly are shown and described, each having one or more articulated arms for wrapping at least partially around a leg or other extremity, for holding the leg...
5738674 Stent loading mechanism  
A stent loading mechanism for automatically loading a stent onto a balloon delivery catheter of the kind used in typical percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) procedures. The device...
5736251 Lubricious silicone surface modification  
Lubricious silicone surface modifying treatments and/or coatings for modifying the frictional or slip surface characteristics of shaped elastomeric articles are provided in surface modifications...
5735842 Low profile manipulators for heart valve prostheses  
A manipulable low profile heart valve holder that can be pivotally attached to a handle that permits the heart valve holder and a retained heart valve prosthesis to be manipulated remotely during...
5730745 Vacuum-assisted fixation apparatus  
A stereotactic fixation apparatus provides for accurate and reproducible positioning of a patient's skull during medical diagnostic and treatment procedures. The stereotactic fixation apparatus...
5730741 Guided spiral catheter  
A spiral catheter apparatus and method of use for access to, and laser or other treatment within, cavities and organs in the human body, the apparatus having a spiral member with a selected...
5730740 Latch mechanism for surgical instruments  
A surgical instrument including a handle and a trigger is designed to be closed and latched by the operator, and includes a latch mechanism. The latch mechanism includes a latch on the grip, a...
5728134 Method and apparatus for hemostasis  
A method for hemostasis of an artery having a puncture after arterial catheterization, the catheterization using an introducer sheath, the method including the steps of inserting a catheter with a...
5728133 Anchoring device and method for sealing percutaneous punctures in vessels  
A device for sealing a puncture in a tissue within a living body, comprises a flexible tube including an opening, wherein the flexible tube extends from a proximal end which, when the device is in...
5728089 Microfabricated structure to be used in surgery  
A microstructure suitable for use as a surgical instrument. The microstructure includes a silicon substrate having body and horn portions. The horn portion may include a blade with a forward edge....
5727569 Surgical devices for imposing a negative pressure to fix the position of cardiac tissue during surgery  
The invention is devices and techniques which use a negative (suction) pressure or vacuum, applied through a surgical instrument, to fix the position of a portion of the surface of a beating heart...
5725552 Percutaneous catheter directed intravascular occlusion devices  
The present invention provides a method of forming a medical device and medical devices which can be formed in accordance with the method. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of a)...
5725551 Method and apparatus for arteriotomy closure  
The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for quickly and effectively sealing an arteriotomy site in a patient. In particular, the invention provides an apparatus and a method for...
5725519 Stent loading device for a balloon catheter  
A device for loading a medical stent on a balloon catheter. A tube, preferable pre-installed with a stent, is secured to one component having a pulling knob. The tube with stent extends into the...
5722990 Tissue grasping device  
A tissue grasping device is disclosed having a distal end and a proximal end and a central axis extending from end to end. Three tissue engaging tines are located at the distal end, two of which...
5720743 Thermally insulating surgical probe  
A surgical probe having the ability to thermally insulate adjacent healthy tissue from cooling or heating effects at adjacent tissue being subjected to thermal destruction by cryosurgery,...