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7499760 Automatic control for dental applications  
A dental lamp includes a control system adapted to control operation of a light source within the dental lamp. The control system requires that an unexpended light guide including a recordable...
7476198 Cannula-based surgical instrument  
A retractor and a surgical tool are positioned within a cannula, and a dissection cradle of the retractor is positioned at the distal end of the cannula. The retractor includes a dissection cradle...
7427264 Instruments and methods for selective tissue retraction through a retractor sleeve  
Methods and instruments for performing surgery in a patient are provided that minimize tissue dissection and retraction to access locations within the patient. One specific application concerns...
7409267 Predictive robot, control method for predictive robot, and predictive robotic system  
A predictive robot includes a prediction-related item storage to store terms related to prediction performance, a first communicator which transmits stored prediction-related terms and receives a...
7326177 Tissue stabilizer having an articulating lift element  
Devices and methods are disclosed for stabilizing tissue within a patient's body during a surgical operation to provide a relatively motionless surgical field, such as during a coronary artery...
7245989 Three-degree-of-freedom parallel robot arm  
A robot arm includes a drive assembly and an articulated arm assembly pivotally connected to the drive assembly. The articulated arm includes a pivoting base link system, a wrist link system, and a...
7179224 Organ manipulator and positioner and methods of using the same  
Devices and methods are provided for manipulating and supporting an organ. The subject devices are characterized by having an inflatable annular member having a central opening and an organ...
7150714 Minimally invasive surgical spinal exposure system  
A minimally invasive retractor system is shown which has a support frame having two opposing pairs of horizontally oriented sides. The sides of the frame can be adjusted to vary an interior space...
6976957 Cannula-based surgical instrument and method  
A retractor and a surgical tool are positioned within a cannula, and a dissection cradle of the retractor is positioned at the distal end of the cannula. The retractor includes a dissection cradle...
6939296 Laparoscopic illumination apparatus and method  
An access device particularly adapted for use in laparoscopic surgery facilitates access with instruments, such as the hand of the surgeon, across a body wall and into a body cavity. The device can...
6893394 Illuminated and vacuum assisted retractor  
A retractor including: an extension member having distal and proximal ends; a retractor member connected to the distal end of the extension member, the retractor member having a retractor surface....
6875171 Tissue grasping device  
A device having a tissue-engaging member including a generally concave vacuum compartment. The vacuum compartment defines a contacting peripheral edge for contacting a portion of body tissue. The...
6767323 Suction support and method of use  
The invention provides devices and methods for endoscopically cannulating the aorta, right atrium, and other body tissues to establish cardiopulmonary bypass for minimally invasive coronary artery...
6767324 Epicardial cooled stabilizer for beating heart surgery  
An epicardial cooled stabilizer system is useful for surgical or laparoscopic applications, especially beating heart surgery. The system comprises a stabilizer connected to a cooler/pump where...
6752759 Cooled stabilizer for surgical procedures  
A cooled stabilizer is provided for use in coronary bypass grafting surgical procedures. The cooled stabilizer can be attached to a surgical retractor for providing localized traction,...
6589166 Cardiac stabilizer device having multiplexed vacuum ports and method of stabilizing a beating heart  
A cardiac stabilizer for use during cardiac surgery. The stabilizer has a cardiac engagement member having at least two vacuum ports, wherein each vacuum port is connected to a separate pressure...
6569091 Disconnectable vaginal speculum with removeable blades  
A vaginal speculum consists of two pivotally interconnected disconnectable parts. Each part slidingly supports a movable blade moveable in the longitudinal direction of the speculum. In addition to...
6482151 Method of performing a procedure on a coronary artery  
The invention provides a system and method for performing less-invasive surgical procedures within a body cavity. In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides a system and method for isolating...
6447443 Method for organ positioning and stabilization  
This invention provides a system and method for positioning, manipulating, holding, grasping, immobilizing and/or stabilizing a heart including one or more tissue-engaging devices, one or more...
6406425 Cannula-based irrigation system and method  
A retractor and a surgical tool are positioned within a cannula, and a dissection cradle of the retractor is positioned at the distal end of the cannula. The retractor includes a first portion with...
6383134 Surgical stabilizer having suction capability  
A surgical stabilizer especially adapted for use in cardiac surgery includes first and second hollow legs that are disposed generally parallel to each other, each leg having a closed end and an...
6364833 Irrigator for use with surgical retractor and tissue stabilization device and methods related thereto  
The present invention relates to an irrigation system for use with surgical retractors and devices for stabilizing a predetermined area of the body during a surgical procedure and more particularly...
6361492 Surgical stabilizer  
A stabilizer for use in surgical procedures such as coronary bypass surgery includes an elongate, rigid handle, a neck at the end of the handle, a base leg connected to the end of the neck, and...
6267752 Multi-functional eyelid speculum  
An eyelid speculum for separation of the eyelids with an automatic system for irrigation and aspiration. In one embodiment, the speculum is provided as a truncated cone-shaped main body with lid...
6248061 Suctioning laryngoscope blade  
A suctioning laryngoscope blade is provided that allows a user to efficiently suction the airway of a patient without increasing costs or time for the user. More particularly, a suctioning...
6241658 Suction retractor  
Provided is a suction retractor for use in surgical procedures. The suction retractor comprises a handle wherein the handle comprises a couple for attachment to a suction tube. A retractor plate is...
6228024 Vascular retractor  
A self-supporting retractor for holding open an anatomic space for performing endoscopic surgical procedures. The retractor includes a substantially rigid elongate member, having proximal and...
6193652 Tissue stabilization device for use during surgery having spherical curved feet  
In accordance with the present invention there is provided a device for stabilizing and/or manipulating moving tissue, such as a beating heart, so as to facilitate surgical procedures on such...
6090041 vacuum actuated surgical retractor and methods  
A vacuum actuated surgical retractor for retracting body tissue or organs comprises an end-piece adapted for sealing engagement with body tissue, the end-piece having at least one suction port...
6048308 Vaginal speculum  
An improved single use vaginal speculum with lateral retracting bills is disclosed. Each of the lateral retracting bills is supported on an axially rotatable shaft mounted to a side of the yoke of...
6007486 Tissue stabilization device for use during surgery having a segmented shaft  
In accordance with the present invention there is provided a device for stabilizing moving tissue, such as a beating heart, so as to facilitate surgical procedures on such tissue. The device...
5984864 Tissue stabilization device for use during surgery  
In accordance with the present invention there is provided a device for stabilizing moving tissue, such as a beating heart, so as to facilitate surgical procedures on such tissue. The device...
5967973 Surgical retractor and method of surgery  
Apparatus and method for surgery is disclosed which includes a retractor having a substantially planar base defining an opening for overlying an operative site on a patient, and at least one...
5891017 Surgical stabilizer and method for isolating and immobilizing cardiac tissue  
The present invention is directed to new and useful methods and apparatus for isolating and immobilizing tissue for improved presentation in a surgical site, preferably in coronary bypass on a...
5807243 Method for isolating a surgical site  
The invention provides a system and method for performing less-invasive surgical procedures within a body cavity. In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides a system and method for isolating...
5762606 Combined eyelid retractor and eye flushing device  
A combined eyelid retracting and eye flushing device that permits an operator to retract the upper eyelid of a patient for selective eye flushing or other treatment. The device comprises a frame...
5755660 Combination surgical retractor, light source, spreader, and suction apparatus  
An apparatus and method of performing a cholecystectomy procedure through a 3-centimeter incision in the minimum stress triangle through the falciform ligament which provides for direct vertical...
5683349 Laparoscopic dissection tension retractor device and method  
A minimally invasive retractor and dissector for internal surgical use on a patent's body has a tubular support for passing into the patient's body. A proximal end on the tubular support located...
5643311 Uterine manipulator and manipulator tip assembly  
A disposable uterine manipulator including a pivotable tip support at the distal end of an elongated insertion rod for carrying a manipulator tip assembly, the tip support being rotatable by a...
5558620 Medical instrument employing curved spreading members to manipulate organs within the body  
An instrument for manipulating organs in endoscopic procedures in the interior of the body includes two spreading members at the distal end of the instrument. The spreading members can be swiveled...
5499964 Speculum with smoke evacuation channel  
An improved vaginal speculum includes a lower blade member having a straight segment, a curved portion, and a hollow leg portion. The speculum also includes a slide member, an upper blade member...
5400773 Inflatable endoscopic retractor  
An inflatable endoscopic retractor is disclosed for retracting organs and tissues in the body. The inflatable retractor comprises an inflatable balloon configured to retract specific organs and...
5353784 Endoscopic device and method of use  
A device useful in endoscopic and other surgical procedures is disclosed. Two arms supporting a membrane therebetween are extendible from within a tube to an operative shape in which the arms...
5318586 Laparoscopic and thoracoscopic expandable instruments  
This invention relates to instruments such as retractors and dissectors used in laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgical procedures. In particular, the invention relates to instruments with...
5251613 Method of cervical videoscope with detachable camera  
A simple yet highly useful cervical videoscope has been provided which can easily be used by the doctor to examine the cervix and vagina for cancerous lesions or other abnormalities. Also, because...
5237985 Uterine retractor  
A uterine retractor having an elongated insertion rod having at a rear end a ratchet handle which may be rotated. The front end of the insertion rod mounts a retractor finger for rotation...
5159921 Surgical retractor  
A surgical retractor for holding an incision in an open configuration comprising a compartment that has a flexible condition for placing the compartment into engagement with the tissue of the...
5135526 Electro-cautery speculum  
Redundant wall retractor is tubular and is obturated for insertion. It has a duct which terminates in an opening at the top of the anterior end and terminates with a tube fitting at the bottom at...
4971036 Vaginal speculum  
A vaginal speculum of the type having a first upper blade and second lower blade, the blades moveable in relation to one another via a rear hinge portion, with the ability to be adjustable and used...
4905670 Apparatus for cervical videoscopy  
A simple yet highly useful cervical videoscope has been provided which can easily be used by the doctor to examine the cervix for cancerous lesions or other abnormalities. Also, because of the...
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