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7621866 |
Method and device for deployment of a sub-pericardial sack
Various methods and devices for deploying a sub-pericardial sack about at least a portion of a heart to alleviate congestive heart failure. A medical device housing the sub-pericardial sack is...
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7618365 |
Method of implating a medical device using a suture tab extender
A method of implanting a surgically implantable band, the method comprising the steps of providing a band with an elongated body member having a first end with a first latching member positioned...
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7618364 |
Cardiac wall tension relief device and method
Method and apparatus are disclosed for treating congestive heart failure by administering a fibrosis-inducing agent to an epicardial surface of the heart in an amount selected to induce the...
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7615064 |
Endolumenal gastric ring with suspended impeding member
An implantable device including a supporting member, such as a ring, or series of rings, and an impeding member that is used to adjust the effective area of the created orifice after implantation....
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7615001 |
Precurved gastric band
A low pressure, high volume gastric band includes a balloon shaped and dimensioned to circumscribe the stomach at a predetermined location and a belt extending about the balloon. The gastric band...
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7615000 |
Tissue resection device, system, and method
A resection device and method permits safe and efficient encapsulation, isolation and resection of body tissue. The device includes a sheath of flexible and severable material configured to receive...
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7611455 |
Method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue
A method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue. In particular, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of heart...
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7601178 |
Stomach peristalsis device and method
The invention relates to an implantable stomach prosthesis for surgically replacing or augmenting all or part of the antrum and/or pylorus of a stomach. The prosthesis controls the passage of food...
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7601118 |
Minimally invasive medical implant and insertion device and method for using the same
A medical implant and method for its implantation. One use is for treatment of stress urinary incontinence and includes an implantable, elongated tape having a multiplicity of openings formed...
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7601117 |
Systems and methods for assisting cardiac valve coaptation
Systems and methods for reducing distention in designated portions of a heart muscle while assisting cardiac valve alignment and coaptation. Anchoring devices are secured to the heart muscle and a...
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7594887 |
Shape memory devices and methods for reshaping heart anatomy
Systems, methods and devices are provided for treating heart failure patients suffering from various levels of heart dilation. Such heart dilation is treated by reshaping the heart anatomy with the...
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7594886 |
Method of using ventricular restoration patch
A ventricular patch to restore the ventricular architecture of the heart includes a sheet of biocompatible material having a generally oval configuration, and a continuous ring fixed to the sheet....
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7594885 |
Method for implanting an adjustable band
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided A method for implanting surgical device. The method involves providing a surgical device comprising an elongated flexible inflatable...
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7582051 |
Peripheral seal for a ventricular partitioning device
A partitioning device for separating a patient's heart chamber into a productive portion and a non-productive portion which is suitable for treating patients with heart disease, particularly...
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7578784 |
Cardiac support device with differential expansion
A jacket of biological compatible material has an internal volume dimensioned for an apex of the heart to be inserted into the volume and for the jacket to be slipped over the heart. The jacket has...
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7575547 |
Cardiac support device with anti-fibrosis coating
A jacket of biological compatible material has an internal volume dimensioned for an apex of the heart to be inserted into the volume and for the jacket to be slipped over the heart. The jacket has...
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7575546 |
Heart holder
A functional element to be mounted on a retractor for performing cardiothoracic surgery has a securing device for mounting it releasably on the retractor. A device for holding up a beating heart...
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7572219 |
Cardiac harness delivery device and method
The apparatus includes and elongate body having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The body includes a cavity sized to contain a cardiac harness in a compacted configuration and also includes...
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7566298 |
Method of and apparatus for prevention of adjustable gastric band slips
A gastric restrictive device positionable around a human stomach to limit the flow of food therethrough is provided with structure for facilitating suturing of the gastric restrictive device to the...
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7530998 |
Device and method to control volume of a ventricle
A device used to treat heart disease by decreasing the size of a diseased heart, or to prevent further enlargement of a diseased heart. The device works by limiting the volume of blood entering the...
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7530943 |
Adjustable stomach band
The invention relates to an adjustable stomach band with a rigid back ( 4 ) and a chamber ( 2 ), arranged on the stoma side of the back ( 4 ), for control of stoma constriction by means of...
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7527588 |
System and method for surgical implant placement
A system and method for placing surgical implants and having particular application for pelvic floor repair. The system includes an assembly having a guide element with a tissue penetrating tip, a...
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7524282 |
Cardiac sleeve apparatus, system and method of use
Cardiac assist sleeve and methods for using and making the cardiac assist sleeve that includes first elongate strips and second elongate strips of memory alloy that change shape to change a volume...
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7524281 |
Systems and methods relating to associating a medical implant with a delivery device
The present invention provides devices and methods for associating an implantable sling with a delivery device for delivering the sling to an anatomical location in a patient.
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7513867 |
Methods and devices for altering blood flow through the left ventricle
An element is expanded in the left ventricle to isolate part of the left ventricle. The element has a generally convex outer surface and an apex which together define a desired geometry of the left...
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7503891 |
Tissue stabilizer and methods of use
Devices and methods are disclosed for stabilizing tissue within a patient's body during a surgical operation to provide a relatively motionless surgical field. The devices involve tissue...
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7500945 |
Method and apparatus for treating pelvic organ prolapse
A method of treating pelvic organ prolapse is provided. The method generally includes the steps of establishing a first pathway between the external perirectal region of the patient to the region...
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7500944 |
Implantable band with attachment mechanism
An implantable band for placement around an anatomical passageway, such as the stomach or other lumen, has the inner surfaces at each end attached to each other in the operative position. One end...
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7497823 |
Flexible shaft stabilizing devices with improved actuation
A stabilizing device having a flexible shaft with a terminal connector and surgical tools used therewith. The flexible shaft is responsive to a tension element connected to a distal end of the...
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7497822 |
Stomach reduction methods and apparatus
The effective volume of a patient's stomach cavity can be reduced by implanting at least two magnetic devices in the stomach at different locations on the stomach wall. The magnets cooperate with...
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7494495 |
Method and implant for curing cystocele
The invention concerns an implant for the treatment of cystocele, having a thin and supple structure, characterized in that it comprises a support body ( 2 ) from which extend at least: two...
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7494460 |
Methods and apparatus providing suction-assisted tissue engagement through a minimally invasive incision
Suction-assisted tissue-engaging devices, systems, and methods are disclosed that can be employed through minimal surgical incisions to engage tissue during a medical procedure through application...
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7485089 |
Cardiac harness
A cardiac harness for treating or preventing congestive heart failure is configured to be placed about at least a portion of a patient's heart so as to apply a mild compressive force on the heart....
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7485088 |
Method and device for percutaneous surgical ventricular repair
In one embodiment, there is disclosed a method for repairing a heart of a human, comprising introducing a collapsed shaping device through the skin into the vascular system of the human, delivering...
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7481763 |
Metal bellows position feedback for hydraulic control of an adjustable gastric band
A remotely controlled gastric band system that is practically immune to external magnetic fields, such as from a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine, incorporates a bi-directional pump and...
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7479104 |
Organ manipulator apparatus
Organ manipulation devices for atraumatically grasping the surface of an organ and repositioning the organ to allow access to a location on the organ that would otherwise be substantially...
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7476199 |
Device to permit offpump beating heart coronary bypass surgery
A system for manipulating a heart during cardiac surgery permits coronary surgery on a beating heart while maintaining cardiac output unabated and uninterrupted. Circumflex coronary artery surgery...
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7468029 |
Progressive biventricular diastolic support device
A device is proposed to progressively reduce the hemodynamic cardiac symptoms of congestive heart failure as well as those induced by dilated cardiomyopathies. This device affords progressive...
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7445594 |
Method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue
A method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue. In particular, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue...
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7445010 |
Use of magnetic implants to treat issue structures
Plural (at least two) magnetic devices are implanted in a patient so that magnetic interaction between those devices modifies the patient's body in one or more respects (e.g., by modifying the...
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7438680 |
Method and device for organ positioning
This invention provides an organ positioning device and method that employs suction to hold organ tissue to the device. The device allows the organ, for example, heart to be positioned in a desired...
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7435213 |
Device for treating heart failure
A cardiac harness is configured to fit about a portion of a patient's heart so as to exert a compressive force on the heart during at least a portion of the cardiac cycle. The harness can be...
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7431692 |
Apparatus, system, and method for applying and adjusting a tensioning element to a hollow body organ
An adjustable support pad for adjustably holding a tensioning line used to apply tension to a body organ. The adjustable support pad can include a locking mechanism for preventing slidable movement...
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7431691 |
Method and device for improving cardiac function
A cardiac insert or implant is deployed in a patient's heart so as to reduce ventricular volume, thereby improving cardiac function. The insert or implant may be a compressive device such as a...
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7419466 |
Delivery of cardiac constraint jacket
A cardiac constraint jacket is formed of flexible material defining a volume between an open upper end and a lower end. The jacket is dimensioned for an apex of a patient's heart to be inserted...
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7416528 |
Latching device for gastric band
A gastric band includes a band body having a first end and a second end. The band body includes a latching mechanism. The latching mechanism is composed of a shell member at the first end of the...
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7416527 |
Instrument for coronary artery bypass graft surgery
An instrument for coronary artery bypass graft surgery has at least three sets of suction units, respectively provided with a flexible tube; a suction head disposed at an end portion of the...
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7410461 |
Cardiac treatment apparatus
A cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure is disclosed. The harness applies elastic, compressive reinforcement on the left ventricle to reduce deleterious wall tension and to resist...
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7410460 |
System for securing sutures, grafts and soft tissue to bone and periosteum
Self-anchoring slings and deployment mechanisms for use therewith in selectively positioning a sling into position within the body. According to a preferred embodiment, the sling comprises an...
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7407480 |
Method and apparatus for correction of urinary and gynecological pathologies, including treatment of incontinence cystocele
Surgical articles, implants and components suitable for female pelvic health procedures are described.
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