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US20090312598 CATHETER-BASED TISSUE REMODELING DEVICES AND METHODS  
Devices and methods utilizing a catheter to remodel soft tissue of a patient and, in a preferred embodiment, to reduce the volume of the left ventricle of a heart. In some embodiments, one or more...
US20090299383 DEVICE AND METHODS FOR NON-SURGICAL CLIPPING OF ANEURYSMS  
The present invention relates to a device for the non-surgical clipping of aneurysms. The invention also includes methods of use to treat aneurysms, including intracranial aneurysms. The aneurysm...
US20090299382 SURGICAL CLIP APPLIER AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY  
Surgical clip appliers are provided and includes a channel assembly extending distally from a housing; a clip carrier disposed within said channel assembly and defining a channel and a plurality of...
US20090287088 LUMINAL CLIP APPLICATOR WITH SENSOR AND METHODS FOR OCCLUDING BODY LUMENS  
A method for occluding a body lumen includes providing a clamping device having a pair of opposed pressure applying jaws, providing a sensor on one of the pressure applying jaws for sensing blood...
US20090281554 VARIABLE COMPRESSION SURGICAL FASTENER APPARATUS  
A surgical fastener applying apparatus includes an anvil section and a cartridge section, where the cartridge section and the anvil section are movable from an unclamped position to a clamped...
US20090275957 CLIP AND DELIVERY ASSEMBLY USED IN FORMING A TISSUE FOLD  
A system for tissue apposition includes a delivery assembly having a tissue clip selectively secured thereto for the deployment and application of the tissue clip. The tissue clip is shaped and...
US20090275958 CLIP AND CLIPPING INSTRUMENT FOR BIOLOGICAL TISSUES  
A clipping instrument for biological tissues equipped with an outer tube which can be inserted into a biological cavity, an operating member freely passed through the outer tube, an operating wire...
US20090275902 FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS  
There is provided a penetratable toothed fastener for clamping tissue during surgery. The toothed fastener includes first and second legs each having longitudinal rows of transverse teeth and a...
US20090270885 TISSUE CLOSING DEVICE  
A tissue closing device includes an elongate arrangement device of which a distal end portion can penetrate an opening penetrating an living tissue membrane and which has a handling portion on the...
US20090264903 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE VALVE REPAIR  
A surgical fastening apparatus including at least one self-closing clip and a deployment device. The self-closing clip comprises a wire defining an intermediate portion interconnecting opposing,...
US20090228023 CLIPPING DEVICE  
A clipping device comprises: a clip loaded into a forward end portion of a sheath; a manipulating wire connected to a rear end of the clip; and a retention ring fitted onto the clip and fitted into...
US20090228005 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR RETAINING SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND CABLES WITHIN STERILE FIELDS  
The subject devices and methods retain surgical instruments and sterile portions of any accompanying cables within sterile surgical fields. One such surgical device includes a surgical instrument...
US20090222003 VEIN CLOSURE AND INJECTION KITS AND METHODS  
Kits, apparatus, devices and methods for treating varicose veins caused by an incompetent venous junction (e.g., the saphenofemoral and/or saphenopopliteal junctions) are disclosed. The kits may...
US20090222026 SURGICAL FASTENING CLIPS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROXIMATING TISSUE  
A surgical fastener clip for proximating tissue, the clip providing an undeflected state in which the clip comprises a center portion, a first leg, and a second leg. The center portion has a...
US20090192439 DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA AND OTHER CONDITIONS  
Devices, systems and methods for compressing, cutting, incising, reconfiguring, remodeling, attaching, repositioning, supporting, dislocating or altering the composition of tissues or anatomical...
US20090192526 Apparatus and method for concurrently forming a gastroesophageal valve and tightening the lower esophageal sphincter  
An apparatus enables concurrent restoration of a gastroesophageal valve and tightening of the lower esophageal sphincter. The apparatus comprises a longitudinal member having a distal end arranged...
US20090182351 CRANIAL BURR HOLD PLUG AND INSERTION TOOL  
A cranial burr hole plug with an insertion tool and method of implantation is provided. The burr hole plug includes a shell; a collet interlocked within the shell; a clamp compressing the collet...
US20090171363 AUTOMATED INSERTION DEVICE FOR HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS  
The invention concerns an automated ancillary device ( 100 ) for inserting and fixing by means of clips an annular body ( 200 ), namely a prosthesis, on a annular resilient volume ( 23 ) including,...
US20090157102 CLIP APPLIER AND METHODS OF USE  
An apparatus for placement into an opening formed in a wall of a body lumen to deploy a closure element. The apparatus comprising a housing having a handle portion formed at a distal end, the...
US20090157103 MODULAR CLIP APPLIER  
An apparatus for placement into an opening formed in a wall of a body lumen to deploy a closure element. The apparatus comprising a housing having a handle portion formed at a distal end, the...
US20090157104 SURGICAL ROTARY CAPTURE INSTRUMENT FOR GASTRIC BAND CLOSING  
An endoscopic surgical rotary capture instrument is used in minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery for closing a gastric band having a buckle end a free end. The rotary capture instrument includes...
US20090157101 TISSUE CLOSURE SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE  
A closure element includes a coiled body and a plurality of tissue engaging portions. The tissue engaging portions disposed about at least a portion of the coiled body. The coiled body is formed of...
US20090143789 VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USE  
A tissue closure system can include a deployment instrument and a sealing element. The deployment instrument can be slidably mounted to and guided by a tubular medical device. The deployment...
US20090125038 ENDOSCOPIC LIGATION  
A ligature delivery device includes a control member, an elongated shaft, and an end effector attached to the distal end of the elongated shaft. An activation mechanism provides an user-operable...
US20090118744 HEART VALVE REPAIR  
The invention relates to a system for repairing a heart valve comprising a catheter, said catheter comprising an engagement member, the engagement member having at its distal end a hook capable of...
US20090112233 Prosthesis Fixation Apparatus and Methods  
Endovascular fastener delivery apparatus comprises a flexible elongated member having a proximal end and a distal end and being configured and adapted to be endolumenally advanced through human...
US20090088777 CLIP APPLIER  
A clip applier includes a body 21 , an insertion tube 22 extending from the body 21 and inserted in a channel of an endoscope and a clamp mechanism 24 disposed at a distal end of the...
US20090084386 TUBAL LIGATION  
A medical device or system may include an anchor capable of grasping tissue, rotating the tissue, and/or occluding a space in communication with the tissue. A method for occluding a space within a...
US20090069823 IMPLANT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR SOFT TISSUE REPAIR  
Implant and delivery systems for soft tissue repair which affix soft tissue portions to a region of bone are described. Generally, the assembly includes two bone anchors preloaded through an...
US20090054912 Systems and Methods for Treating Septal Defects  
A system for treating a septal defect having an implantable treatment apparatus and devices for delivering the implantable treatment apparatus, devices for controlling delivery of the treatment...
US20090024144 HYBRID ENDOSCOPIC/LAPAROSCOPIC DEVICE FOR FORMING SEROSA TO SEROSA PLICATIONS IN A GASTRIC CAVITY  
A device for manipulating gastric tissue with an elongated hollow housing having distal and proximal ends. The housing contains at least one fastener. The fastener includes at least two anchors...
US20080319456 SURGICAL STAPLE-CLIP AND APPLIER  
A surgical staple-clip including a clip component and a securing member is used in a wide range of surgical procedures. The staple-clip may be introduced to a surgical site in an un-assembled...
US20080312665 CLIPPING INSTRUMENT FOR AN ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL DEVICE  
A clipping instrument for an endoscope is provided. The clipping instrument includes a flexible sheath, an operation wire, at least one detachable clip assembly, including a pair of clipping arms...
US20080312664 LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE  
A medical device is disclosed for tissue, body lumen and/or cavity closure inside a body of a patient. In one particular application, the medical device can be used for minimally invasive access...
US20080312666 CLIP APPLIER AND METHODS OF USE  
An apparatus for delivering a closure element can include a splittable carrier tube and a splitter to split the tube. The carrier tube can have an outer surface retaining a closure element in a...
US20080306333 Apparatus and Method for Endoscopic Surgical Procedures  
Apparatus and method for performing surgical procedures within the mediastinum and within the pericardium include an endoscopic cannula having a transparent tip, and an endoscope for introduction...
US20080306491 SINGLE STAGE HEMOSTASIS CLIPPING DEVICE  
A tissue clipping apparatus comprises a clip including a proximal end received within a capsule. The clip includes a clip locking member biased to engage a first locking structure of the capsule to...
US20080294178 Surgical clip application assembly  
An apparatus for the transoral invagination and fundoplication of the stomach to the esophagus includes a clip applier having sharp toothed jaws for grasping and damaging the fundus prior to...
US20080281336 Multiple member interconnect for surgical instrument and absorbable screw fastener  
An absorbable surgical screw fastener is provided which includes a head and a tapered shaft extending distally of the head. Buttress threads are provided about the tapered shaft to secure the...
US20080255589 Multi-function clipping and harvesting device  
A multi-function minimally invasive vessel clipping and harvesting device includes at least two clipping devices positioned to advance surgical clips onto a tissue, and a severing device positioned...
US20080249542 DEVICE FOR PLICATING AND FASTENING GASTRIC TISSUE  
A device for creating a plication within a hollow organ. The device includes an elongated member having distal and proximal ends. The device has an end effector attached to the distal end of the...
US20080234703 TISSUE APPROXIMATION SYSTEM  
Methods and devices for approximating tissue are disclosed. The methods and devices utilize a device for applying an implantable tissue fastener and a variety of implantable tissue fasteners. The...
US20080228202 ENDOSCOPIC TISSUE APPROXIMATION SYSTEM  
The present invention generally provides methods and devices for approximating tissue. The methods and devices utilize a device for applying an implantable tissue fastener and a variety of...
US20080207995 Surgical clip application assembly  
An apparatus for the transoral invagination and fundoplication of the stomach to the esophagus includes a clip applier having sharp toothed jaws for grasping and damaging the fundus prior to...
US20080208217 HEMOSTATIC CLIP AND DELIVERY SYSTEM  
A clipping device includes (a) a shaft defining a lumen therethrough from a proximal end which, during a procedure remains outside the body accessible to a user and a distal end including a distal...
US20080188872 Multi-mode clip applier, and associated method  
A multi-mode clip applier includes a hand-held applier body having a handle and a trigger, and internal mechanisms for firing a surgical clip upon actuation of the trigger. Distal jaws close when...
US20080167665 Endoscopic Threaded Clip  
A flexible endoscopic clip applier includes a flexible coil with a manual actuator coupled to one end and a jaw assembly coupled to the other end. A store of clips is arranged adjacent to the jaw...
US20080154287 NON-INVASIVE SURGICAL LIGATION CLIP SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING  
A surgical ligation clip capable of remote deployment through a cannula to engage an anatomical structure.
US20080147093 APPARATUS FOR APPLYING HEMOSTATIC CLIPS  
An apparatus comprises a hemostatic clip assembly comprising at least one hemostatic clip, a first one of the at least one hemostatic clips having a tissue clamp movable between a tissue receiving...
US20080147092 Hybrid energy instrument combined with clip application capability  
A medical device including an elongated housing having a distal end, the housing defining a lumen channel therein, an end effector disposed at the distal end, the end effector including an...
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