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8128615 |
Wound cleansing apparatus with scaffold
An apparatus for cleansing and applying therapy or prophylaxis to wounds, in which irrigant fluid containing a physiologically active material from a reservoir connected to a conformable wound...
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8123732 |
***WITHDRAWN PATENT AS PER THE LATEST USPTO WITHDRAWN LIST***
Bowel management system
A bowel management system includes a waste collection catheter having at least two distinct sections. The first section is patient proximal when disposed in the patient's rectum and has durometer...
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8105316 |
Medical apparatus with hypropharyngeal suctioning capability
The present invention is directed to, in one aspect, a medical apparatus having a nasogastric tube with hypopharyngeal suctioning capability. In one embodiment, the medical apparatus has a flexible...
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8096980 |
Controlled evacuation ostomy device with external seal
A flexible membrane is situated within a rigid or semi-rigid cap. The edge of the cap wall is adhesively fixed to the tissue surrounding the stoma. The interior of the cap is pressurized to press...
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8092437 |
Controlled evacuation ostomy device with external seal
A flexible membrane is situated within a rigid or semi-rigid cap. The edge of the cap wall is adhesively fixed to the tissue surrounding the stoma. The interior of the cap is pressurized to press...
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8070737 |
Seal for controlled evacuation ostomy appliance
A controlled evacuation ostomy appliance comprises a membrane that is urged into sealing engagement with a stoma, by the generation of radial tension in the membrane. A tensioning device applies...
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8066009 |
Apparatus and method of inhibiting perianal tissue damage
A perianal support device is provided that is configured to inhibit the formation and/or progression of tissue damage in the perianal region of the body. A method is provided to apply the perianal...
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8052697 |
Clamp device to plicate the stomach
A medical device for clamping the stomach in morbid obesity surgery consists of a silicone frame that is essentially U-shaped, having opposing legs self-hinged to a bight portion interconnecting...
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7988705 |
Steerable device having a corewire within a tube and combination with a functional medical component
An integrated guiding device has a tube and a corewire within the tube and a torque coupler. The torque coupler can couple the rotational motion of the tube with the rotational motion of the...
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7988616 |
Implantable pump for operation of hydraulic implant
An implantable pump for pumping fluid to or from a hydraulic surgical implant inside a human's or an animal's body comprises a wall forming a chamber for the fluid, the wall including a base plate...
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7976533 |
Drainage apparatus and method
An apparatus for removing body fluids from a body cavity by suction, such as a thorax, gastric or any other human body cavity or a wound, comprises means (9) to increase the pressure difference...
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7976522 |
Appliance for irrigation and/or drainage
The invention relates to an appliance for irrigation and/or drainage, which appliance comprising a body side member comprising an adhesive wafer for securing the appliance to the patient's skin,...
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7947033 |
Systems and methods for detection of wound fluid blood and application of phototherapy in conjunction with reduced pressure wound treatment system
Wound fluid blood detection systems and methods are described that are operable in conjunction with reduced pressure wound treatment (RPWT) systems, as well as ancillary therapy and monitoring...
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7935075 |
Self-deploying vascular occlusion device
The present invention provides a cardiac vascular occlusion system which includes inner and outer guide catheters and an occluding member disposed on the inner catheter. The occluding member may be...
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7896798 |
Implant for treatment of male urinary stress incontinence
An implant for treating male urinary stress incontinence includes a tape (1), and a cushion (5) capable of being filled with fluid, which tape (1) with the cushion (5), when laid onto the patient's...
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7857796 |
Ostomy appliance having pressure applying member
An ostomy appliance is described in the form of a controlled discharge device for controlling discharge from the stoma and/or an ostomy pouch for collecting discharged waste. The appliance may...
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7824422 |
Adjustable gastroplastry ring comprising a grip tab
The invention relates to a gastroplasty ring formed by a flexible band (2) which comprises a first end part (5) and a second end part (6) and which is intended to be closed around the stomach...
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7811298 |
Fatigue-resistant gastric banding device
A fatigue-resistant inflatable gastric banding device suitable for laparoscopic placement around the stomach of a patient for the treatment of obesity and a method for such treatment are disclosed....
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7775966 |
Non-invasive pressure measurement in a fluid adjustable restrictive device
An implantable restriction device is configured to provide a restriction in a patient as a function of the pressure of fluid. The implantable restriction device includes one or more pressure...
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7771439 |
Gastric band insertion instrument
An endoscopic surgical instrument is used in minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery for inserting a gastric band into a patient's abdomen through a laparoscopic port. The gastric band insertion...
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7766901 |
Device for treating bladder-emptying dysfunctions of a human
The invention relates to a device for treating bladder emptying dysfunctions of a human, in which a catheter that can be inserted into the urethra is provided with a bladder emptying channel and...
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7722583 |
Bowel management system and waste collection bag therefor
A bowel management system includes a waste collection catheter having at least two distinct sections. The first section is patient proximal when disposed in the patient's rectum and has durometer...
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7699830 |
Wound cleansing apparatus with scaffold
An apparatus for cleansing and applying therapy or prophylaxis to wounds, in which irrigant fluid containing a physiologically active material from a reservoir connected to a conformable wound...
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7673633 |
Apparatus and method of inhibiting perianal tissue damage
A perianal support device is provided that is configured to inhibit the formation and/or progression of tissue damage in the perianal region of the body. A method is provided to apply the perianal...
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7670332 |
Anti-reflux drainage devices and methods
An anti-reflux drainage device includes an elongated member defining a lumen, and a valve disposed along the elongated member. The valve can include one or more lumens in fluid connection with the...
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7608067 |
Patient-adjustable incontinence device (AID)
A patient-adjustable device and surgical method for the treatment of urinary incontinence is disclosed herein. More specifically, the device is a mesh surrounded pillow which is implanted near the...
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7572218 |
Implantable muscle closing prosthesis system, in particular in the anal channel area
An implantable muscle closing prosthesis system, particularly for opening and closing the rectum, characterized in that it has a compression unit, which comprises a compression cuff (1) and a...
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7371208 |
Careful incontinence treatment apparatus
An apparatus for treating an anal or urinary incontinent patient includes a constriction device is applied on the patient's large intestine or urethra. The constriction device includes an elongate...
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7367937 |
Gastric band
A gastric band includes a balloon shaped and dimensioned to circumscribe the stomach at a predetermined location. The balloon includes a longitudinally extending body and a supply tube is secured...
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7351198 |
Implantable adjustable sphincter system
An implantable adjustable sphincter system is comprised of a band configured to encircle a portion of an anatomical passageway, a manual pump, a reservoir in fluid communication with the pump, and...
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7338433 |
Remotely adjustable gastric banding method
A remotely controllable gastric banding device (10) for placement around the stomach of a patient for the treatment of obesity. The device (10) comprises a gastric band (10) having an inflatable...
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7288064 |
Gastric ring
The gastric ring comprises an elongate element that can be deformed into a loop between a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, together with closure means suitable for folding the...
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7282023 |
Method and device for controlling the inflation of an inflatable prosthetic envelope
A method and device for controlling the inflation of a prosthesis, particularly applicable to gastric implants. A liquid-containing bag is connected to a unit defining a transfer circuit under the...
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7258661 |
Stoma plug
An ostomy plug is described comprising first and second chambers having adjacent ends coupled to, and in fluid communication with, each other. The first chamber may be for insertion into a stoma....
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7018398 |
System and method for treating urinary tract disorders
A method, device, and system for treatment of urinary tract disorders is provided. The device includes a catheter having multiple lumens for insertion into a urinary bladder and for providing fluid...
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6966875 |
Adjustable gastric implant
A gastric band implant characterized in that a strap constituted by an elongate piece is secured to the inside of an inflatable bag. The width and thickness of the piece are smaller than the...
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6895972 |
Incontinence device insertion kit
A kit to facilitate self-placement of an incontinence prevention device within the urethra includes a deployment base member, a deployment tube, a deployment pusher along with the incontinence...
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6843766 |
Fecal incontinence management device
An apparatus, and corresponding method, for management of fecal incontinence comprising a catheter having at least two electrodes and an inflatable balloon, a non-conductive sleeve surrounding the...
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6786861 |
Distensible sling for urinary incontinence
The invention provides a sling prosthesis (10) for urinary incontinence and also a method of treating urinary incontinence. The sling (10) has a flexible elongate member (12) and a distensible...
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6692484 |
Devices for extracting biliary or urinary stones
A device (10) for extracting biliary or urinary stones, calculi or the like (stones 104) from the biliary or urinary tract (100) of a patient including a catheter shaft (12), a first expandable...
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6491623 |
Device for preventing fecal incontinence
An implantable device for controlling a body conduit including a cuff portion adapted to substantially encircle a body conduit. An inlet tube is operatively connected for delivering fluid to the...
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6461292 |
Anal incontinence treatment with wireless energy supply
An anal incontinence disease treatment apparatus and method include and use an operable restriction device implanted in a patient and engaging the colon or rectum to form a restricted. An energy...
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6328687 |
Female incontinence control device actuated by abdominal pressure
A surgeon-implantable, fluid-filled, flexible device for automatically controlling stress incontinence in female patients employs a flexible diaphragm element positioned in the patient's abdominal...
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6171230 |
Female incontinence catheter
A female incontinence device made of a soft semi-collapsed hollow tube that can be easily inserted into the bladder by a patient or a healthcare professional. The proximal end can open diagonally...
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6087396 |
Oxybutynin formulations and method of use
Oxybutynin chloride formulations having increased stability at body temperature, even at high concentrations. These formulations comprise oxybutynin chloride at a pH of between 3.0 and 5.0, and may...
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6042535 |
Flow-around valve
A urethral valve system includes a valve balloon that inflates to provide continence and deflates to allow urine to flow around the balloon and an attached catheter that extends through the...
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5989179 |
Bladder control device housing and method
An intraurethral female bladder control apparatus and method for nonsurgically inserting the apparatus distally into a patient. A preferred apparatus has a rigid plastic inner housing with soft,...
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5938669 |
Adjustable gastric banding device for contracting a patient's stomach
An adjustable gastric banding device is used for contracting a patient's stomach in order to fight obesity. A gastric band (1) of a known type, implanted around the stomach and including a cavity...
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5893826 |
Artificial sphincter urinary control system
An inflatable cuff used as an artificial sphincter may be used in either of two different ways. The first embodiment involves the cuff encircling the urethra for maintaining pressure on it to...
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5792042 |
Apparatus for treating incontinence in females
An apparatus for treating incontinence in females includes an elongate body member having a first end and a second end; an internal plug member positioned at the first end of the body member; an...
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