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5720742 Controller and actuating system for surgical instrument  
A surgical instrument controller and actuating system that allows precise hand operated control of a powered instrument based on the detection of variations on the gripping force by means of...
5718714 Surgical instrument with removable shaft assembly  
A surgical instrument having a removable shaft assembly and a handle mechanism is shown. The surgical instrument shaft assembly includes a drive shaft having an actuatable working member at one end...
5716397 Annuloplasty device with removable stiffening element  
A fully flexible annuloplasty ring is temporarily stiffened during implantation by inserting a withdrawable stiffening wire into a lumen of the ring. The annuloplasty ring has a lumen which is able...
5716352 Apparatus and method for performing surgical tasks during laparoscopic procedures  
An apparatus is provided for performing surgical tasks during laparoscopic procedures which includes an elongated body, a mechanical hand operatively associated with a distal portion of the...
5713897 Anterior cruciate ligament tensioning device and method for its use  
An anterior cruciate ligament or soft tissue tensioning and knee displacement measuring device and method for its use to apply a tensile stress into a repaired or replaced graft and to maintain...
5713890 Marking pen for coloring the skin  
An apparatus and method are disclosed for marking the proper location of incisions to be made during a surgical procedure and for coloring the skin. The apparatus includes a pinwheel with a...
5713889 Urethral stump carrier for radical retropubic prostatectomy  
A smooth blunt tip tubular structure in a form of a sound or a catheter and a pressure producing and regulating system. The sound or the catheter has a smooth blunt end on one end and a non blunted...
5709675 Smoke reducing device for minimally invasive surgery  
A smoke reducing device for use in minimally invasive surgery includes a housing having an inlet opening from an outlet opening. The housing is sized to fit through a trocar opening that leads to a...
5709646 Surgical retractor covers  
The present invention teaches an elastic, sterile and disposable cover pad which can be secured over surgical retractors to reduce slipping of the retractor in the body cavity and reduce trauma to...
5701918 Medical glove for faciltiating endotracheal intubation and method of using same  
A medical glove for use in endotracheal intubations having one or more finger extension members attached to and extending outwardly from fingertip portions of one or more finger covers thereof. The...
5700258 Complex coils having fibered centers  
A vasoocclusive coil for placement in the vasculature of an animal to form thrombus in a selected site such as an aneurysm or AVM. The device involves a primary coil form having thrombogenic fibers...
5695511 Surgical instruments for minimally invasive procedures  
A surgical cutter intended for use in endoscopic procedures utilizes at least one shape-memory-effect (SME) alloy actuator to move one or more blades or other surgical tips in a reciprocal,...
5695508 Device and method for dynamic dilation of hollow organs with active perfusion and extraction  
The invention constitutes a dilating catheter for blood vessels in which the catheter is constituted of a hollow radiopaque tube designed to be snaked into the blood vessel and includes a working...
5695503 Apparatus for attachment of heart valve holder to heart valve prosthesis  
A device for engaging a heart valve prosthesis during implantation includes a mechanism for attaching the device to the heart valve prosthesis. The heart valve prosthesis includes a circular valve...
5695491 Endoscopic accessory and containment system  
A therapeutic or diagnostic accessory and containment system for use with a flexible or rigid endoscope during an endoscopic procedure. The system includes an accessory and a containment enclosure,...
5693030 Catheter and method of introduction  
A split tipped catheter for cavitary entrance has a conical distal tip with a bore sized to receive an introducer needle. The conical tip wall is split on one side, permitting the wall to be opened...
5690659 Surgical cutting implement dispenser  
A cutting implement dispenser for use with surgical instruments having replaceable cutting implements includes a support structure on which a replacement implement is carried. Operating a release...
5688235 Ultrasonic treatment apparatus  
An ultrasonic treatment apparatus comprises at least one hand piece, a plurality of probes, and an ultrasonic drive device. The hand piece has an ultrasonic oscillation device for generating...
5685878 Snap fit distal assembly for an ablation catheter  
A snap-fit assembly for the distal tip of a catheter is provided. The assembly includes a thermally insulative core and a thermally conductive ablation electrode arranged to interlock with one...
5685876 Device for radiation therapy of rectal cancer  
A device for pushing a scar in the perineal region of a patient so that the scar can be optimally positioned during radiation treatment of the rectal area of the patient. A base is positioned...
5683378 Endoscopic wound access and anchoring device method  
A tapered cannula is provided for maintaining gas pressure within a body cavity during an intracavity procedure. The cannula is long enough to penetrate into the body cavity and has an exterior...
5676673 Position tracking and imaging system with error detection for use in medical applications  
A system for monitoring the position of a medical instrument with respect to a patient's body and for displaying at least one of a plurality of prerecorded images of said body responsive to the...
5672169 Stent mounting device  
A stent mounting device and method of using the device comprising a disposable device for holding a stent, into which a delivery system such as a balloon catheter can be inserted, and the stent...
5672168 Laparoscopic access port for surgical instruments or the hand  
A flexible, fluid-tight envelope provides access for a hand and surgical instruments through a body tissue incision while maintaining insufflation pressure or a pneumoperitoneum within the body....
5667473 Surgical instrument and method for use with a viewing system  
A surgical instrument for improved viewing of a surgical site by a surgeon from the perspective of a working element of the instrument. The surgical instrument includes an elongated shaft with a...
5665105 Radially adjustable surgical instrument for heart surgery  
A hand-held surgical instrument with an improved handle, the instrument being of the type generally comprised of a handle and a tool with a body member having at least one articulated member...
5665093 Surgical implantation method and apparatus  
An apparatus and method for implanting within a human or animal body a surgical device which includes a tubular member with outside markings having a removable pointed end member mounted in the...
5658273 Apparatus and method for supporting and cleaning an elongate laparoscopic surgical tool used via a cannula  
An apparatus and a method are provided in which a cylindrical body is shaped and sized to sealingly and closely fit into a conventional cannula. An elongate surgical instrument is inserted into the...
5658272 Surgical instrument support and method of using the same  
A support for a surgical instrument, having a base that defines a seat with a concave surface and a flat surface facing in a first direction for placement against tissue and a connector having a...
5657764 Device and method for determining the length of a urethra  
There is presented a urethral measuring device for determining the length of a human urethra, the measuring device comprising a member having an expandable portion at a first end and adapted to...
5653705 Laparoscopic access port for surgical instruments or the hand  
A flexible, fluid-tight envelope provides access for a hand and surgical instruments through a body tissue incision while maintaining insufflation pressure or a pneumoperitoneum within the body....
5651782 Method and apparatus for implanting an artificial meshwork in glaucoma surgery  
A method and device which is used to insert an implant in order for treating an eye with glaucoma in order to lower the intraocular pressure of the eye. The implant is an artificial meshwork. The...
5651781 Surgical cutting instrument  
A surgical cutting instrument for removing objects, such as a pacemaker lead or catheter, embedded in biological tissue. The cutting instrument includes a rigid proximal end and a flexible distal...
5651780 Systems for identifying catheters and monitoring their use  
A catheter carries a functional component, like an ablating electrode, having a predetermined operating characteristic. The catheter also electronically retains an identification code that uniquely...
5649956 System and method for releasably holding a surgical instrument  
The invention is directed to a system and method for releasably holding a surgical instrument (14), such as an endoscopic instrument configured for delivery through a small percutaneous penetration...
5647361 Magnetic resonance imaging method and apparatus for guiding invasive therapy  
Patient treatment is carried out under magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guidance. The treated region of anatomy may be a joint, an organ or other tissue, or a tumor. Instruments which can be guided...
5645565 Surgical plug  
A surgical plug and method are disclosed for minimizing leakage of insufflation fluid from an inflated body cavity through a puncture opening during an endoscopic surgical procedure. The surgical...
5645550 Method and apparatus for providing precise location of points on the eye  
A method and apparatus for providing more precise aiming by an eye tracking system, including a registration, or aiming, laser, that provides for precise location of where the next laser ablation...
5643308 Method and apparatus for forming multiple cavities for placement of hair grafts  
A method and apparatus for forming multiple cavities in the tissue of a patient into which hair transplant grafts are placed is disclosed. In one form, the apparatus is a cartridge comprising a...
5643248 Medical instrument with force limiting mechanism  
A medical instrument includes a handle, an elongate probe having a proximal end mounted by the handle and a distal end for applying a force to anatomical tissue, and a force limiting mechanism for...
5637108 Surgical handle having a controlled leak passage  
A surgical handle for use with an endoscopic instrument that is insertable into a body cavity insufflated with a gas. The surgical handle includes a housing having a mount that defines an opening...
5634931 Hernia mesh patches and methods of their use  
Surgically implantable hernia mesh patches are available in several embodiments, wherein each embodiment has double like size layers of inert synthetic mesh material, compressibly positioning an...
5634918 Ophthalmic surgical instrument  
An ophthalmic surgical instrument operates a tool such as a scissors, a forceps or a knife. The instrument has an actuator with a generally cylindrical actuation surface; the actuator is operated...
5632758 Automated surgical instrument  
An automated surgical instrument provides a housing having a linear drive for moving a cannula toward and away from the housing. The housing may be supported stationarily while the cannula is...
5632750 Device for assisting childbirth  
A device to assist in removing a fetus from a woman's birth canal during childbirth is provided. The device includes a pliable, elongated cylinder with at least one end to fit over the head of the...
5630812 Electrosurgical handpiece with locking nose piece  
An electrosurgical handpiece comprises a handle and a nose piece for threaded engagement with the handle, together with a collet member which cooperates with the handle and nose piece for removably...
5628743 Dual mode ultrasonic surgical apparatus  
A single ultrasonic surgical apparatus can provide a substantial cutting effect on tissue, a substantial coagulation effect on tissue, and an appropriate blend of simultaneous cutting and...
5626604 Hand held stent crimping device  
A stent loading device is provided for loading a stent on a catheter of the type used in percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)...
5624449 Electrolytically severable joint for endovascular embolic devices  
This invention is an apparatus for endovascular occlusion through the formation of thrombi in arteries, veins, aneurysms, vascular malformations, and arteriovenous fistulas. In particular, it deals...
5624431 Handle for manipulating a laparoscopic tool  
A handle for a laparoscopic instrument is provided for manipulating a distal laparoscopic tool. The handle includes a casing, a pivot handle pivotally attached to the casing, and an actuating shaft...
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