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7485092 |
Vessel harvesting apparatus and method
Apparatus and method for harvesting selected vessels in the body of a patient include manual manipulation of a rigid dissecting endoscope and the reconfiguration thereof to facilitate tissue...
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7470252 |
Expandable multi-port therapeutic delivery system
The present invention provides a systems that delivers therapeutic to the inner lumens, chambers, cavities, and vessels of the body. A therapeutic delivery device for delivery of therapeutic to a...
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7445598 |
Endoscopic organ retractor and method of using the same
In an organ retractor including a shaft defining a longitudinal axis and a longitudinal plane, and at least one organ support assembly operatively coupled to the shaft. The organ support assembly...
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7008434 |
Clot retrieval device
The shape memory clot retrieval device can be placed in the vasculature of a patient for retrieving and removing distal clots. The clot retrieval device has an elongated catheter member that can be...
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6929663 |
Longitudinally expanding medical device
A stent for maintaining an open passageway through a body lumen, such as the prostatic urethra of a male patient, includes an elongated segment including a flexible polymer material bridging a...
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6893418 |
Drainage catheter with dilating member
A medical device for draining fluid from the body of a patient comprises an elongate member that defines a lumen and includes a proximal end and a distal portion. The device further comprises a...
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6866651 |
Methods and devices for the in situ dissolution of renal calculi
Methods and devices for at least reducing the mass of, if not dissolving, renal calculi in situ are provided. In the subject methods, a renal calculus is contacted, e.g. flushed, with an acidic...
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6855126 |
Conformable balloonless catheter
Indwelling catheter having an upper distal end having a portion that can expand within a bladder type spaces without having to be inflated. An embodiment allows for at least one slit on an upper...
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6709386 |
Endoscope fill bar
An endoscope fill bar including a device to change the cross-section of a rounded end zone of the fill bar that protects distally beyond the endoscope distal end when the fill bar is in its...
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6702834 |
Embolic protection devices
An embolic protection device for use in a blood vessel when an interventional procedure is being performed in a stenosed or occluded region to capture any embolic material which may be created and...
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6673043 |
Cannulation device and apparatus
An incision in a ventricle wall is spread without applying axial force to the ventricle wall by inserting an array of pins and then spreading that array while a cannula is inserted along the track...
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6663589 |
Catheter system
A catheter according to the present invention comprises a tube having a distal end and an open proximal end; at least one fluid conduit disposed within and along the tube, the fluid conduit having...
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6632197 |
Clear view cannula
There is disclosed a clear view cannula for use in surgical procedures having a tubular body, a cylindrical sleeve mounted about and slidably secured to the tubular body, and a plurality of shield...
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6629987 |
Catheter positioning systems
The present invention provides a catheter positioning system which serves to control and stabilize a distal end of a catheter at a treatment site within a patient so that a medical procedure can be...
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6629953 |
Methods and devices for removing material from a vascular site
An expandable cage is expanded within a narrowed region of a blood vessel. The expandable cage has openings therein so that plaque protrudes through the openings when the cage is expanded. A...
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6544226 |
Operative devices that can be removably fitted on catheter bodies to treat tissue regions in the body
A targeted tissue region in a body is treated by a tissue heating element attached to a carrier. The carrier is intended, in use, to be temporarily mounted to an exterior of a catheter body, such...
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6527737 |
Indwelling urethra catheter
An indwelling catheter comprising a flexible malecot tube having a plurality of slits elongating toward the longitudinal direction in the vicinity of the tip of the catheter, a flexible core wire...
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6520954 |
Manipulating section for an endoscopic treatment instrument
A manipulating section for an endoscopic treatment instrument a frame plate adapted to be fixed to or disengaged from an entrance of a treatment instrument insertion channel in an endoscope, an...
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6482178 |
Localization device with anchoring barbs
A localization device ( 10 ) comprising an outer needle cannula ( 11 ), an optional inner sleeve cannula ( 13 ) and an anchor stylet comprising a plurality of preformed superelastic alloy wires (...
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6216034 |
Method of programming an array of needle electrodes for electroporation therapy of tissue
A method and apparatus for in vivo electroporation therapy. Using electroporation therapy (EPT) as described in the invention, tumors treated by a combination of electroporation using the apparatus...
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6139527 |
Method and apparatus for treating hemorrhoids
A catheter delivers an electrode within a vein for a minimally invasive treatment of hemorrhoids using RF energy. The catheter is introduced into a patient and positioned within the section of the...
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5928266 |
Anchoring device and method for sealing percutaneous punctures in vessels
A device for sealing a puncture in a tissue within a living body, comprises a flexible tube including an opening, wherein the flexible tube extends from a proximal end which, when the device is in...
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5916151 |
Apparatus for dilating a body cavity
Apparatus for dilating a body cavity comprising at least two elongate elements positioned in generally side-by-side relationship. The elongate elements are movable laterally with respect to each...
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5649953 |
Kit for medical use composed of a filter and a device for placing it in the vessel
A medical kit comprises: a) a filter consisting of elastic lugs deployed substantially in the form of a conical corolla emerging rearwardly from a distal head, and having a small orifice of...
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5618300 |
Apparatus and method for deployment of radially expandable stents by a mechanical linkage
The invention provides a method and apparatus for intraluminal delivery and deployment of an expandable prosthesis at a site within a body lumen. The apparatus for intraluminal delivery and...
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5591196 |
Method for deployment of radially expandable stents
The invention provides a method for intraluminal delivery and deployment of an expandable prosthesis at a site within a body lumen. The method comprises the steps of placing the prosthesis over a...
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5580344 |
Incision converter & method of using the same
A guide for a cannula extending through a tissue and into a cavity in which a surgical procedure is to be performed. The guide has first and second plates cooperatively defining a through...
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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...
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5312360 |
Tension guide and dilator
A dilator assembly for forming and enlarging percutaneous penetrations into body cavities includes an elongate guide member and one or more elongate dilation members. The guide member includes a...
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5267960 |
Tissue engaging catheter for a radioactive source wire
A device for installing a catheter in a patient's body for use in delivery of a radioactive source to and from the site of a tumor so that it may be shrunk. The device includes a catheter and...
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5256146 |
Vascular catheterization system with catheter anchoring feature
A patient implantable vascular catheterization system incorporating an anchoring element for maintaining the tip of an implanted catheter at a desired position within a blood vessel. The anchoring...
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5183465 |
Apparatus for supporting and moving needles and trocars for penetrating the abdomen
An apparatus is provided for supporting a Verres needle which includes a mechanism for grasping a portion of the abdomen such that the needle may be moved to penetrate the abdomen to create a space...
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5112347 |
Embolectomy catheter, and method of operating same
An inflatable balloon-type catheter (20) for use in performing an embolectomy, includes an elongated catheter (21) having a distal end (22) adapted to be inserted through an incision into a...
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5007900 |
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy device
A gastrostomy device that may be placed either endoscopically or percutaneously is disclosed. The catheter is a resilient tube with a resilient T-bar at one end. One wing of the T is provided with...
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4986810 |
Toggle catheter
An improved catheter comprising a tubular body of flexible material designed for medical use and insertion into a body cavity. The catheter includes at least one opening towards the distal end for...
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4964850 |
Method for treating trans-nasal sinus afflictions using a double t-shaped trans-nasal aerator
A method for using a surgical apparatus that permits invisible and permanent drainage and aeration of chronically affected sinus passages in children and adults is disclosed. The apparatus is made...
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4936823 |
Transendoscopic implant capsule
An implant capsule for insertion into a body canal to apply radiation treatment to a selected portion of the body canal. The device includes a body member defining at least one therapeutic...
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4737141 |
Method of draining the maxillary sinus for the treatment of maxillary sinusitis
Maxillary sinusitis is treated by placing a self-supporting temporary drain hose in a wall separating the sinus and a nasal cavity. The hose allows drainage from the sinus, and repeated rinsings...
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4716901 |
Surgical appliance for forming an opening through the skin
The invention relates to a surgical appliance for forming an opening through the skin of a patient and for distending the opening so formed. The appliance takes the form of a trocar which may...
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4693250 |
Method for dilating puncture site in the renal pelvis
A renal tissue puncture site dilator with grooves in the jaws to receive a wire guide. The renal tissue dilator is a scissor-like surgical instrument, similar to a clamp, with jaws that have a...
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4654028 |
Incision opening expansion holder for inosculation
An incision opening expansion holder for use surgical operation, especially for inosculation comprising an outer tube being capable of inserting into the lumen of a vein graft, an inner tube...
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4585438 |
Device for injecting material directly into uterine cavity
A semi-rigid tubular member for insertion into the uterine canal and preferably into the uterine cavity through which fluid may be injected, sealing structure communicating with the tubular member...
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4585437 |
Introducer for an umbilical artery catheter
The invention is an improved device for introducing an umbilical artery catheter into an infant. Difficulty is experienced in introducing a catheter into the arterial system of an infant through...
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4389208 |
Catheter advancer
A tubular device for advancing a medical treatment or examination instrument in a tubular passageway and having a head portion with outwardly biassed, rearwardly extending, flexible legs and a tail...
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3717151 |
FLESH PENETRATING APPARATUS
A catheter apparatus for retention within the body of an animal employing a sleeve assembly composed of an inner sleeve telescopingly supported within an outer sleeve, a multiple radially...
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3690319 |
DOUCHE BAG
A douche bag provided with a reservoir for retaining a measured amount of liquid. A delivery chamber is connected to the reservoir and a syringe is positioned in the chamber which acts as a valve...
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3490456 |
INTRAUTERINE CATHETER ANCHOR
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3320948 |
Positioning instrument clamp for use with speculum
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3199512 |
Valved dilating device for hygienic irrigation
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3062211 |
Irrigating or spraying devices
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