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7578820 Devices and techniques for a minimally invasive disc space preparation and implant insertion  
Methods and instruments are provided for performing spinal disc space preparation and implant insertion in minimally invasive procedures. The instruments include cutting instruments and implant...
7195589 Pressure relief pad for use with a circumferential retractor  
A pressure relief pad for use against a body member during orthopaedic surgery including a pad of a resilient material having a first outer surface and a second outer surface. The first outer...
7182729 Surgical retractor with removable scissor arms  
A retractor having interchangeable or replaceable blades facilitates the expansion of a surgical site below an incision in the skin, and establishes a work-through surgical space. The retractor...
7063664 Disposable cover to a vaginal speculum  
A disposable cover for the opposed blades of a vaginal speculum comprises a tube of sheet plastic or elastomeric material having an opening at one end of the tube to receive the opposed blades of a...
7056321 Method of securing vertebrae  
A method of fixing first and second vertebrae of a patient together at a surgical site includes inserting a first cannula into the body of the patient. A fusion device is moved through the cannula...
6733442 Accessory for surgical instrument  
The present invention provides a surgical device for decreasing the trauma imposed on soft tissue by extended contact with a surgical device during a surgical procedure by thermally treating the...
6367973 Probe cover detaching mechanism and ear type clinical thermometer  
A probe cover detaching mechanism for detaching a probe cover mounted to abut against a probe that is to be inserted into the earhole from the probe includes an operating member to which is applied...
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...
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...
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...
5803902 Surgical retractor  
A surgical retractor is disclosed having a handle portion, an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle portion and including an outer tube, a stabilizing member extending from 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...
5695454 Cover for a laryngoscope  
A cover for a laryngoscope which includes a generally elongated cylindrical handle, a branch member and an insertion member. The cover generally comprises an end sheath, a Y-branch portion...
5688223 Retractor support with adjustable retractor blades  
A retractor apparatus for use in conducting a surgical operation through an incision in a patient. The retractor includes a retractor support, a plurality of surgical retractors, and a stretchable...
5556371 Device for transanal resectate extraction  
In a device for transanal resectate extraction which includes a rectoscope sleeve with a proximal tubular end portion, a connecting piece sealingly mounted onto said tubular proximate end portion...
5545122 Inflatable speculum  
A speculum comprises a pair of elongated blades having elongated hollow bills therein. Each bill is at least partly covered by a flexible expandable bladder. One or more ports communicate between...
5460165 Protective sheath for a speculum and method of use  
A disposable protective sheath for covering the dilating members of a speculum which are partially insertable into the vaginal cavity of a patient during a gynecological endoscopic examination. The...
5243966 Method for speculum sheathing and sheathing use  
A method for sheathing speculum arms, utilizing the combination comprising a holder sheet structure having spaced sections; first and second sheaths extending in substantially parallel relation...
5178133 Laparoscopic retractor and sheath  
A laparoscopic retractor is shown for manually maneuvering tissue which would otherwise obstract the view from the operative site. Laparoscopy is a method of visually examining the peritoneal...
5163418 Speculum cover  
A probe cover for an infrared thermometer has a pleated sheath which fits over the thermometer probe and a base, which is engageable with the probe, is attached to the periphery of the sheath to...
5007409 Medical speculum blade sheath  
A soft, resilient, silicone rubber sheath for covering each of the cold metal blades of a vaginal speculum reduces the shock of an often painful examination and a possible long-lasting emotional...
4807600 Speculum protector  
A disposable cover of a novel type is provided for each of the blades of a vaginal speculum to prevent cross contamination of patients examined by the same instrument but also to allow for improved...
4662360 Disposable speculum  
A sanitary protective cover or sheath for the ear canal probe of a tympanic thermometer has a generally tubular body portion and an infrared transparent membrane attached to and sealing the forward...
4643172 Luminescent tongue depressor  
A luminescent tongue depressor having a luminiferous depressor element connected to a handle. Means to illuminate the depressor element is preferably a monatomic gas contained within a vacuum tube...
4597382 Medical speculum and procedure  
A sleeve shaped body having a liquid absorbent segment and a wettable segment is positioned on a speculum member during a medical procedure in which a laser instrument is utilized. The liquid...
4492220 Vaginal speculum protector  
Disposable covers for the blades of a vaginal speculum are provided to prevent cross contamination of patients examined by the same instrument.
4143652 Surgical retaining device  
A surgical retaining device for holding a surgical instrument in place, typically wound hooks, comprising a holder block for displaceably securing the surgical retaining device at a stationary...
3882855 Retractor for soft tissue for example brain tissue  
A retractor for tissue comprising a deformable metal blade having a pair of opposite faces and a peripheral edge bounding and interconnecting the faces. A sheath comprising a flexible material...
3867927 TONGUE BLADE SUCKER  
Apparatus for motivating cooperation of youthful patients in oral examinations by intimately associating a reward with the examination procedure and maintaining the reward in the patients field of...
3857386 SURGICAL DEVICE FOR HOLDING AND RETRACTING SKIN OR BONE  
A disposable skin-impaling and retracting or bone holding and retracting device comprises a support member from which is supported and extends a skin-impaling or bone-holding member most...
3841317 HEAT-INSULATING SHIELD FOR SPECULUM  
An expansible heat-insulating shield extending between the dilatory blades of a medical speculum to prevent the radiant transfer of heat to sensitive exposed regions of the patient during such...
2797684 Disposable speculum cover  
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