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6364870 Apparatus and method for securing a stent on a balloon  
Apparatus and method for securing a stent to a balloon catheter. A first clamping portion and a second clamping portion are arranged for movement toward and away from each other and are provided...
6358241 Package for removable device tips  
A package for a tip, such as a replaceable tip for a bipolar electrosurgical device, is used for insertion of the tip onto and removal of the tip from the end of a device handle, without requiring...
6358240 Low profile flexible pusher rotator  
A device for releasably holding and positioning a heart valve prosthesis includes a handle having a first end, a second end and a super elastic shaft interconnecting the first and second ends. A...
6355028 Stable port device for port off-pump beating heart coronary artery bypass surgery system  
A port device includes tubular body with a distal swivel, a platform movable along the length of the port body, and preferably three legs movable relative to the platform. The tubular body is...
6352547 Stent crimping system  
A stent crimper is formed of at least one crimping member disposed in a reducible diameter loop. The crimping member includes at least one pulling member extending from the loop. The diameter of...
6350229 Method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue  
A method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue. In particular, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of heart...
6349726 Laser surgery eye shield  
A shield is provided to protect the outer portions of the cornea and the under surface of a cap of the cornea during LASIK surgery comprising an annular body with a concave lower surface and a...
6346110 Chamber for applying therapeutic substances to an implantable device  
A chamber is provided that allows a user to medicate an implantable prosthesis such as a stent. The implantable prosthesis is capable of securing a therapeutic substance and subsequently delivering...
6346101 Photon-mediated introduction of biological materials into cells and/or cellular components  
A photon-mediated technique for introducing biological materials into cells and/or cellular components. The technique may be used to introduce nucleic acids, such as DNA and RNA, proteins or other...
6346072 Multi-component telepresence system and method  
Systems and methods are provided for performing robotically-assisted surgical procedures on a patient. In particular, a three-component surgical system is provided that includes a non-sterile drive...
6344038 Surgical anti-friction device  
A surgical anti-friction device for use with highly flexible, reinforced swan neck liposuction cannulas. The flexible cannulas are constructed of metal and plastic, with the metal cannulas having...
6343228 Method and apparatus for fluorescence imaging of tissue  
Fluorescence imaging of tissue is used as a diagnostic tool in which geometric effects and specular reflections are compensated for by normalizing a fluorescence image with a cross-polarized image.
6340352 Ultrasound treatment system  
An ultrasound treatment system in accordance with the present invention includes: ultrasonic transducers for generating ultrasonic vibrations; a handpiece including the ultrasonic transducers and...
6328731 Treating instrument for endoscope  
A treating instrument for an endoscope has a flexible sheath and an operating part connected to the proximal end of the flexible sheath. A first buckling preventing member formed from a flexible...
6322553 Autologous vascular grafts created by vessel distension  
A method is provided for forming an autologous graft by distending a donor blood vessel and harvesting the distended portion of the vessel. Also provided is a device for in vivo or in vitro vessel...
6319280 Prosthetic ring holder  
A holder is provided for carrying a prosthetic ring which allows for manipulation and handling of the ring during implantation in a heart. The holder includes a holder body configured to fit the...
6319246 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....
6315770 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....
6309383 Stent crimper apparatus with radiation shied  
A stent crimping apparatus for crimping a deformable radioactive stent onto a deployment device which includes a first jaw member defining a shielded first compression surface, and an opposed,...
6309382 Method and apparatus for minimizing the risk of air embolism when performing a procedure in a patient's thoracic cavity  
An apparatus for minimizing the risk of air embolism includes an instrument delivery member 2 having a gas outlet 38 for delivering gas into a patient's thoracic cavity. The gas is directed across...
6306126 Calibrating device  
A calibrating device for detecting the position, firstly, of the axis of the shank (axis of action) and, secondly, of the front end (point of action or line of action) of a surgical instrument...
6306125 Angiogenic implant delivery system and method  
System for delivering an implant to tissue to be treated which includes a housing, a delivery head which carries the implant and is movable between extended and retracted positions relative to the...
6299576 Assist tool for inserting a treatment tool into an endoscope, and a treatment tool to be used in the same  
An assist tool, which is used to insert a treatment tool used with an endoscope, includes a treatment tool port, an endoscope-connecting portion, and a flexible tube. The treatment tool port is...
6296635 Endoscopic robotic surgical tools and methods  
The methods and devices of the invention include an encoder, an endoscopic robotic instrument, and an encoder/robotic instrument interface. A preferred embodiment of the encoder has a...
6296633 Medical device tubing assembly and method of making the same  
The invention relates generally to a swaged medical device tubing assembly such as a stent delivery system handle or catheter system and making the same.
6277110 Method of crimping an intravascular stent onto a balloon catheter  
A slidably-engageable device for enabling effective crimping of an intravascular stent onto a balloon catheter assembly. The stent crimping device includes at least one compressible and releasable...
6273882 Snap handle assembly for an endoscopic instrument  
An endoscopic instrument having an end effector assembly at a distal end, a flexible member connected to and extending from the end effector assembly and a handle assembly connected to the flexible...
6269818 Photoactivation of endogenous porphyrins for treatment of psoriasis  
In one aspect, the invention provides a diagnostic method for identifying psoriatic plaques in which Porphyrins, particularly protoporphyrin IX, are elevated as compared to normal skin and skin of...
6267769 Trajectory guide method and apparatus for use in magnetic resonance and computerized tomographic scanners  
A surgical method and apparatus for accurately aligning the trajectory of, guiding of, and introducing or withdrawal of an instrument includes a base with a movable member. The base has a tubular...
6264664 Surgical basket devices  
Surgical basket instruments according to the invention generally include a sheath (catheter), a shaft extending through and axially movable relative to the sheath, a basket assembly coupled to a...
6264647 Instrument holder for surgical instrument  
Instrument holder comprising a shank (1) equipped with a head (2) designed to receive an instrument and a locking component (4) pushed against the head by a spring (9) bearing on a ring (11)...
6261307 Method of using surgical instrument with rotatably mounted offset end effector  
An instrument for operating on anatomical tissue includes a barrel having at least one shaft. An end is offset from the shaft. In an insertion position, the end effector is confined within the...
6261284 Connecting structure for endoscopic treatment tool  
A flexible sheath that is to be inserted into or removed from a treatment tool insertion channel of an endoscope has a thick portion formed locally near the base end. The thick portion has a larger...
6261247 Position sensing system  
An anatomical position sensing system (100) using one or more substantially spherical transponders for measuring relative positions and distances. Transponders (P) and (S) are capable of receiving...
6254610 Device and method for dragging and positioning a member within a duct in a body  
A device for dragging and positioning of a member within a duct in a body comprising a rod, having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end of the rod is coupled to a loop, designed...
6254592 Variable stiffness coils  
An implantable vaso-occlusive device, constructed of a helically wound coil having a central section along its longitudinal axis which is somewhat stiffer than at least one of its end regions.
6251113 Ophthalmic microsurgical system employing surgical module employing flash EEPROM and reprogrammable modules  
A system for controlling a plurality of ophthalmic microsurgical instruments connected thereto. The microsurgical instruments are for use by a user such as a surgeon in performing ophthalmic...
6248101 Omni-directional precision instrument platform  
An apparatus for supporting and facilitating accurate positioning, both linearly and angularly of a medical device such as an ultrasound probe, a medical instrument or an imaging device. The...
6240630 Apparatus for loading shape memory gripper mechanisms  
A method and apparatus for loading deposit material, such as an embolic coil, into a shape memory polymer (SMP) gripping/release mechanism. The apparatus enables the application of uniform pressure...
6238415 Implant delivery assembly with expandable coupling/decoupling mechanism  
An occlusive implant delivery assembly includes a rapid response decoupling or detachment mechanism that does not effect significant migration of the implant during release. The assembly includes...
6238384 Instrument for compensating for hand tremor during the manipulation of fine structures  
An instrument for the manipulation of fine structures, said instrument detecting hand tremor and compensating for this hand tremor by effecting counter-movements of the working tip. The main area...
6231601 Method of surgery including adjusting the shape of an implement handle  
A method of surgery including bending a multi-purpose surgical implement handle that has proximal and distal ends. A gripping section is located toward the proximal end, and an attachment section...
6231565 Robotic arm DLUs for performing surgical tasks  
Disposable loading units (DLUs) configured for mounting to a robotic arm for performing at least one surgical task are presented. Each DLU includes an attachment platform having at least one...
6228023 Tissue pick and method for use in minimally invasive surgical procedures  
A tissue pick for use during minimally invasive surgeries includes a tissue grasping member disposed at the end of the tissue pick. The tissue grasping member may be rotated, articulated at an...
6223100 Apparatus and method for performing computer enhanced surgery with articulated instrument  
A teleoperator system with telepresence is shown which includes right and left hand controllers (72R and 72L) for control of right and left manipulators (24R and 24) through use of a servomechanism...
6221066 Shape memory segmented detachable coil  
The shape memory segmented detachable coil assembly includes a plurality of hollow, tubular coil segments, and a plurality of connector members, with adjacent coil segments connected together by...
6217587 Treatment tool for an endoscope  
The treatment tool for an endoscope has an operation portion including an operation portion body and a slider. The operation portion body has a proximal end portion provided with a ring-like finger...
6216044 Medical device with three dimensional collapsible basket structure  
An electrode support structure has a slotted hub and an integral body with a mid-section and opposed pair of spline elements that extend from the mid-section. The mid-section is captured within the...
6210398 Manipulating part of endoscopic treatment tool  
A manipulating part of an endoscopic treatment tool, in which, to a cylindrical member having a first finger retaining member, there is slidably mounted a second finger retaining member slidably...
RE37117 Detachable embolic coil assembly using interlocking clasps and method of use  
This invention is a surgical instrument and specifically is a device for delivering an embolic coil to a selected site within the vasculature of a human body via use of a catheter. In particular,...
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