Matches 1 - 50 out of 111 1 2 3 >
Match Document Document Title
7458934 Electrical adapter for medical diagnostic instruments using replaceable LEDs as illumination sources  
An LED for use with a medical diagnostic instrument having an adapter disposed between an instrument head and a hand-grippable handle, the LED being removably attachable in relation to the adapter...
7419467 Medical inspection device  
A dental/medical instrument is provided for use in diagnostic and related patient inspection/examination. The device includes a body having an integral speculum with a video image capture device, a...
7416757 Method of making active embolic coil  
A polymeric coating is applied to at least one embolic coil carried in a fixture, at least a portion of said embolic coil being generally vertical and straight. The coil is carried in the fixture...
7399275 Otoscope  
An otoscope permitting examination of a patient's ear is defined by an instrument head including a proximal end and a distal insertion portion that is insertable into the ear. The otoscope includes...
7395215 Portable personal health information package  
A health information package that a person carries with him at all times with all his health data, and enables him to grant caregivers instant access to all or any part of his health data, whenever...
7373218 Image distribution system  
An information distribution system capable of presenting an image photographed by a moving body, such as a robot or vehicle, selected by a user. The information distribution system includes moving...
7354399 Otoscopic tip element and related method of use  
A tip element for an otoscopic apparatus includes engagement features that permit selective attachment to two different tip attachment mechanisms. The tip element includes both interior and...
7279005 Bioabsorbable self-expanding stent  
A self-expanding stent formed from helically wound and braided filaments of bioabsorbable polymers such as PLA, PLLA, PDLA, and PGA.
7137948 Medical inspection device  
A dental/medical instrument is provided for use in diagnostic and related patient inspection/examination. The device includes a body having an integral speculum with a video image capture device, a...
7056286 Medical device anchor and delivery system  
A method and apparatus for anchoring a medical implant device after the device has been brought to rest at a desired position within a blood vessel or other body passageway. An anchor delivery...
7029440 Distal protection filter and method of manufacture  
Distal protection filter frame and method for using and manufacturing the same. A distal protection filter frame may include one or more struts, a mouth, and a filter coupled to the mouth.
6923760 Endoscopic auditory canal cleaning apparatus  
An endoscopic cleaning device capable of properly removing wet cerumen from an auditory canal while the interior of an auditory canal is illuminated. The device allows an image of the interior of...
6845297 Method and system for remote control of mobile robot  
A system for tele-operating a robot in an environment includes a user interface for controlling the tele-operation of the robot, an imaging device associated with the robot for providing image...
6689084 Cerebral protection during carotid endarterectomy and downstream vascular protection during other surgeries  
A method for carotid endarterectomy. A blood filter is positioned within a carotid artery downstream of an atheromatous plaque. The filter is expanded. The carotid artery is clamped upstream and...
6569090 Apparatus for self-inspecting the ear  
Ear observation apparatus for self-inspecting the external auditory meatus and/or the tympanic membrane, characterized in that it comprises inspection means ( 2 ) for the external auditory meatus...
6520909 Adjustable tongue blade holder for endoscope  
The present invention contemplates a new device for adjustably attaching a tongue blade to an endoscope. In general, the device secures a tongue blade holder to the body of an endoscope and permits...
6511420 Video opto-diagnostic instrument with single-adjustment focus  
A hand-held ophthalmoscope modified by the removal or augmentation of the focusing wheel and the addition of a manual or automatic focusing lens system. An electronic imager (CCD array or video...
6480762 Medical apparatus supporting system  
A plurality of pieces of medical equipment each of which includes a microcomputer and has a program used to control the microcomputer stored in a reproqrammable storage device such as an EEPROM is...
6475138 Apparatus and method as preparation for performing a myringotomy in a child's ear without the need for anaesthesia  
A focusable imaging laser otoscope for performing laser surgery without the need for anesthesia, The apparatus includes a housing, an end member movably disposed within the housing, an imaging...
6432045 Urethra surgical device  
A surgical device for expanding and viewing tissue is disclosed. The surgical device includes a handle, an insertion probe, and at least one window disposed within the insertion probe. The handle...
6416464 Kit for enhanced use of an otoscope  
Differing shaped fittings to retrofit an otoscope to use to inspect and remove foreign material from a nose or an ear depending upon need and fittings to allow use of foot pressure or finger...
6390975 Apparatus and methods for performing otoscopic procedures  
An otoscopic accessory for use in performing procedures in the external auditory canal and middle ear space, having a speculum, a probe and an actuator. The speculum has a generally tapered...
6383133 Otoscope kit  
An otoscope kit includes a light source, an otoscope head for mounting on the light source; an adapter for removably mounting to the otoscope head, the adapter having a helical slit about its...
6319199 Portable data collection device  
A portable data collection device is provided for diagnostic image and data collection at a remote location. The device is implemented as an otoscope including a speculum and light source for...
6306084 Apparatus and method for obtaining a specimen from a bodily orifice  
An apparatus and method permit a general practitioner to obtain specimens from a bodily orifice of an animal, such as, for example, a sinus specimen from a nasal area of a human. The apparatus...
6272375 Mid infrared transmitting fiber optic based otoscope for non contact tympanic membrane thermometry  
An improved waveguide for an infrared thermometer, comprising a silver halide optical fiber cable of low transmission loss, a high aspect ratio, and a radially decreasing index of refraction. The...
6254271 Probe cover of tympanic thermometer  
A probe cover of a tympanic thermometer having a probe comprises a base in the form of a ring-type plastic sheet formed with a central opening; and a film sheath that is infrared transparent and...
6213938 Disposable otoscope tip stacking system  
A disposable otoscope tip stacking system that mounts to a receptacle on a head of an otoscope. The system comprising a conical member that is secured to the receptacle. The conical member having a...
6190310 Disposable otoscope tip system  
A disposable otoscope tip system that mounts to a head of an otoscope. The system comprising a receptacle that mounts to the head of the otoscope and a conical member that is secured to the...
6165125 Otoscope retrofit to allow multipurpose use  
Mechanically operable extensions for an otoscope speculum holder to allow line of sight through the otoscope to manually position finger like projections around or over an object such as a bug or...
6152873 Otoscope for examination and treatment of the ear  
An otoscope having (a) a gripping body; (b) a hollow ear speculum, having an outer end adapted to be placed in the ear canal of a patient, said ear speculum being connected to a top end of the...
6152596 Protective cover for infrared thermometer  
A probe cover for an infrared (IR) thermometer having two distinct portions, one which is substantially rigid, and the other which is stretchable by at least two times to envelop the probe of the...
6142934 Objective lens system for imaging instrument  
A retrofocus objective lens system which is conducive for an otoscope includes a first group of optical elements positioned at a distal portion and a second group of optical elements proximally...
6106457 Compact imaging instrument system  
An imaging instrument includes a compact hand-held housing having an electronic imaging element supported within a housing, and a plurality of interchangeable instrument heads separably attachable...
6010450 Measuring adapter for viewing instrument  
A measuring adapter allows a viewing instrument, such as an otoscope or other imaging device, to perform surface examinations without significant modification thereto. The adapter is releasably...
5961441 Surgical otoscope and method  
The present invention is directed to a surgical otoscope for examining and operating upon the external ear canal and tympanum. The surgical otoscope comprises an optical diagnostic instrument and...
5938590 Otoscope retrofit kit to allow multipurpose use  
A removable Tee piece to allow connecting to a vacuum source to pull a vacuum in the interior of an otoscope and to allow finger pressure control of the interior vacuum and a plastic foreign body...
5935139 System for immobilizing or manipulating an object in a tract  
A sheath defines a lumen. A mesh portion is coupled to the sheath and is movable between a retracted position and an expanded position. An elongate member is disposed in the lumen and is operably...
5935058 Speculum cover, method of manufacturing same and cover accommodating case  
A sensor probe cover (20) is composed of two substantially square transparent films (21) and (22) and a ring (23) having a hole (23a) suitable for being mated with a sensor probe (12). The center...
5924978 Portable endoscope system with a bayonet switching mechanism.  
A portable endoscope having a control part containing an entrance end portion of a light guide for transmitting light for illuminating an object, and an illuminating light supply unit containing a...
5919130 Video otoscope  
A video otoscope includes an elongated body portion having a conically shaped insertion portion sized for insertion a predetermined distance into an ear canal. The insertion portion includes a tip...
5916150 Speculum for simultaneously viewing and removing obstructions  
An ear speculum is provided for use with a standard otoscope for simultaneously viewing and removing an obstruction from a patient's ear canal. Alternative embodiments can perform like functions in...
5885214 Integrated video diagnostic center  
An apparatus for medical inspection comprising a hand-held medical diagnostic instrument having a battery pack for providing energy to a light source for illuminating the target area, a housing, a...
5873819 Pneumatic otoscope  
The pneumatic otoscope includes a speculum which has an elongated preferably generally cylindrical body with a rear end to which a vewing lens is fixed to seal that end. The opposite front end of...
5848964 Temporary inflatable filter device and method of use  
A temporary inflatable filter device, and method of use, particularly suited to filtration of the inferior vena cava is disclosed. The device features a catheter with an inflatable cuff at one end...
5762605 Ergonomic hand-held optical diagnostic instrument  
An optical diagnostic system for use within a convention physician-patient examining distance, not exceeding the manual reach of the doctor, including an ergonomic, hand-held, non-surgical, optical...
5733029 Fiberoptic conversion apparatus for use with illuminated medical instruments  
An illumination apparatus for illuminating a medical diagnostic instrument with a light source that is located remotely from the instrument and that is equipped with a fiberoptic cable having a...
5688224 Medical visualization device  
A medical visualization device for examination of an anatomical area through a body orifice for diagnosis or local therapeutic treatment. The device comprises a fiber optic handle and a distal tip...
5682199 Video endoscope with interchangeable endoscope heads  
A video endoscopes with interchangeable endoscope heads which enables the operative hook up or connection of any of a variety of interchangeable endoscope heads including optical or objective...
5658235 Video otoscope and optical lens system therefor  
A video otoscope comprises an image forming assembly for producing an optical image of selected portions of an ear canal and a video camera for converting the optical image into a video image and...
Matches 1 - 50 out of 111 1 2 3 >