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7585290 |
Medical device for providing access
The invention provides, in one embodiment, a multifunctional, multi-piece medical device and related method for providing access to an internal body cavity, such as for use with a vacuum lift...
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7585281 |
Vacuum-actuated tissue perforation device for establishing pneumoperitoneum
A tissue perforation device and method. The device preferably includes a housing having a housing pass-through, a penetrator securely and sealably positioned so that the penetrator device passes...
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7507209 |
Method of establishing pneumoperitoneum
A tissue perforation device and method. The device preferably includes a housing having a housing pass-through, a penetrator device securely and sealably positioned so that the penetrator device...
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7484531 |
Middle ear pressure equalizing device with improved pressure control
An apparatus for equalizing pressure in a middle ear includes a hand-held air source for providing a continuous flow of air at a predetermined rate and a tapered sealing nostril plug adapted to be...
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7476213 |
Method and system for supplying gas into a body
In a gas supply system, a selection unit is configured to send an instruction to select any one of first gas and second gas. In the gas supply system, a controller is operative to control at least...
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7455653 |
Method and apparatus for treating gas for use in endoscopic surgery
An apparatus for conditioning gas for use in a medical procedure, such as endoscopy, the gas being received into the apparatus from a gas source. The apparatus comprises a housing defining a...
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7449007 |
Method and apparatus for conditioning gas for medical procedures
An apparatus for conditioning gas for use in a medical procedure comprises a housing defining a chamber having an entry port and an exit port. The housing contains at least a humidification means...
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7413559 |
Gas flow trocar arrangement
A trocar assembly for use in surgery in a patient, comprising an elongated outer tubular member having a first or proximal end and a second or distal end. The proximal end has a housing enclosing a...
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7359601 |
Device and method for delivery of long wavelength laser energy to a tissue site
A laser energy delivery device is provided that is suitable for irradiating a body tissue with relatively long wavelength laser energy in the presence of an aqueous liquid without significant...
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7338473 |
Pneumoseal trocar arrangement
A cannula assembly for the maintenance of an operative pneumoperitoneum in a patient comprising an elongated cannula having a proximal end and a distal end. A removable valve is securely arranged...
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7335181 |
Nitric oxide decontamination of the upper respiratory tract
A method of topically treating the respiratory tract of a mammal with nitric oxide exposure includes the steps of providing a source of nitric oxide containing gas and delivering the nitric oxide...
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7329233 |
Surgical system for laparoscopic surgery
An insufflation apparatus includes an elongated sleeve defining a longitudinal axis and having a proximal end and a distal end with a sharpened tip, an insufflation housing connected to the...
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7294116 |
Surgical smoke plume evacuation system
Smoke evacuation apparatus designed to provide safe and efficient filtration and evacuation of smoke plume generated by laser-surgical, electrosurgical, radiosurgical, and electrocautery devices. A...
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7250035 |
Method and apparatus for treating gas for delivery to an animal
A method and apparatus for treating gas for delivery into a body cavity, body space or body surface of an animal. The apparatus comprises a housing defining a chamber having an entry port and an...
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7147813 |
Neovascularization promoting membrane for bioimplants
A method of addressing a condition of a living body comprising the steps of using an energy beam to form a set of pores in a work piece biocompatible membrane. The pores should have a mean area of...
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7122027 |
Implantable medical device with controllable gaseous agent release system
The present invention generally relates to medical devices. Specifically, the invention pertains to implantable medical devices that produces gaseous agents from precursors and releases them into...
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7070586 |
Surgical access apparatus and method
A trocar system for providing access across a body wall includes a trocar and an anchor provided in the form of a first helix. The anchor is adapted for placement in an operative position wherein...
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6994685 |
Method and a device for creating a protecting atmosphere
The invention refers to a method for creating a protecting atmosphere in a volume, including the steps of: providing a device, which is arranged to permit the supply of a gas and which includes at...
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6959708 |
Method for co-application of gases and drugs to potentiate their action in relieving headaches, angina and other ailments
Apparatus, methods and kits for treating symptoms associated with common ailments such as headaches, rhinitis, asthma, epilepsy, nervous disorders and the like, are provided. The apparatus includes...
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6866142 |
Pre-filled package containing unit dose of medical gas and method of making the same
A unit dose, gas-filled syringe is provided which is filled with gas and packaged in a gas barrier material prior to use to increase shelf-life, that is, to minimize gas leakage and dilution of the...
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6814713 |
Systems for performing minimally invasive cardiac medical procedures
Systems and methods for creating space within the chest cavity to more easily perform minimally invasive cardiac procedures.
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6746504 |
Filter for use in medical procedures
A gas filler device for use in medical procedures such as laparoscopy is disclosed. Preferably, the gas filter device includes a housing having a first side wall and a second side wall, and a gas...
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6712795 |
Surgical procedure and apparatus
Adjustable body penetrating blades of a min-retractor are inserted, closed together, into a small incision in an abdominal cavity, spread to widen the incision and a trocar tube is installed in the...
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6685665 |
Cannula assembly
Cannulas, as well as cannula assemblies including gas filters, are disclosed.
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6682479 |
Air feeding device for endoscope
An air feeding device for an endoscope, is provided with a pressure control system that controls a pressure of air within a sealed space so as to fall within a predetermined set range. The air...
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6645197 |
Method and apparatus for minimizing the risk of air embolism when performing a procedure in a patient's thoracic cavity
An apparatus for minimizing the risk of air embolism includes an instrument delivery member 2 having a gas outlet 38 for delivering gas into a patient's thoracic cavity. The gas is directed...
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6641558 |
Method and apparatus for preventing air embolisms
Method and apparatus for preventing air embolisms during surgical procedures which involves providing a fluid source in communication with an aperture extending into an anatomical cavity such that...
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6632194 |
Device for insufflating gas
An insufflation apparatus ( 2 ) to be connected through a hose ( 9 ) to a gas supply device ( 3 ), said hose ( 9 ) being connectable to the gas supply device ( 3 ) by a hose coupling interface...
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6544210 |
Disposable laparoscopic smoke evacuation system
A disposable laparoscopic smoke evacuation system. The system utilizes a small fan unit and filter housed in a single disposable housing adapted to be connected between two laparoscopic surgical...
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6511453 |
Device for controlled anaesthesia, analgesia and/or sedation
A device for inducing anaesthesia, analgesia and/or sedation is described which comprises a container holding an inert gas-containing liquid preparation, and means for the controlled administration...
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6458093 |
Apparatus for insufflating gas into a corporeal cavity of a human or animal body
A device for insufflating gas into a corporeal cavity of a human or animal body has a connection for a gas source, a measuring unit provided with sensors for the fill gas pressure and the fill gas...
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6428511 |
Trocar spike with a point
A trocar mandrel has a tip permitting the piercing through the abdominal wall, and an insufflation passage extending along a longitudinal axis and spaced radially from a longitudinal axis of the...
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6299592 |
Laparoscopic insufflator
A system, apparatus, and method for supplying continuous and intermittent insufflating gas flow are disclosed. The system, apparatus, and method is capable of providing a continuous flow (100% duty...
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RE37379 |
High pressure gas exchanger
An apparatus 10 and method for delivering a high partial pressure of a gas into a liquid. The apparatus has a gas transfer device 12 with a housing 14 that includes upstream 16 and downstream 18...
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6286319 |
Meted hyperpolarized noble gas dispensing methods and associated devices
Methods of extracting and removing hyperpolarized gas from a container include introducing an extraction fluid into the container to force the hyperpolarized gas out of an exit port. The...
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6238365 |
Device for insufflating gas into a cavity in a human or animal body
Disclosed is a device for insufflating gas into a corporal cavity of a human or animal body having a connection for a gas source, a measuring unit provided with sensors for the fill gas pressure...
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6203519 |
Insufflator assembly
An insufflator assembly, comprising: an insufflator comprising a delivery component (1) for delivering powder into an airway of an animal, a metering component (3) for providing a dose of powder...
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6193692 |
Verres needle with high flow adaptor
A verres needle assembly includes an outer sheath member, a detachable stylet subassembly and a high flow adaptor that replaces the stylet subassembly. The outer sheath includes a cutting edge for...
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6139519 |
Method and apparatus for detecting tube occlusion
A method and apparatus detect occlusion in a tube to a passage into a body cavity. An argon gas supply output received by plural selectable flow orifices so one or more of the orifices delivers...
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6106497 |
System and method for preventing an air embolism in a surgical procedure
A system and method is provided for preventing the development of an air embolism in an animal during and after a cardiovascular surgical procedure. Also provided is a device that can accurately...
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6042573 |
Surgical valve
In a laparoscopic surgery or the like, access is provided to an opening in a body cavity that contains insufflation gas at an insufflation pressure. The flow of insufflation gas from the body...
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6004509 |
Process for maintaining the sterility of a medical instrument
Process for maintaining the cleanliness of the inner cavity of a medical operating instrument (I), particularly a surgical instrument used in minimally invasive medicine, having an outer casing (M)...
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RE36460 |
Method of providing circulation via lung expansion and deflation
The invention discloses a method for providing circulation, usually when it has substantially decreased or ceased, such as during cardiac arrest. The method includes the steps of intubating the...
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5976119 |
High pressure perfusion device
The present invention includes a guidewire device capable of delivering perfusion fluids to a vascular site while at the same time exhibiting handling characteristics associated with existing...
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5950631 |
Device and method for equalizing the pressure in the middle ear
A method and device useful in assisting an individual in voluntarily inflating the middle ear is described, the device comprising (a) a body having a mouth portion and outer and inner surfaces...
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5900433 |
Vascular treatment method and apparatus
This invention relates to the method of use of a congener of an endothelium-derived bioactive composition of matter, which comprises administering said congener percutaneously to a site proximately...
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5885242 |
Apparatus for equalizing the pressure in the middle ear
An apparatus for equalizing pressure in a middle ear includes a hand held air source for providing a continuous flow of air at a predetermined rate and a tapered sealing nostril plug adapted to be...
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5865789 |
Percutaneous oxygenator for inducing a retrograde perfusion of oxygenated blood
A percutaneous oxygenator is used to induce a retrograde perfusion of oxygenated blood in a vein to a compromised organ (e.g., to the brain following a stroke, or to the heart following a heart...
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5833974 |
Method of enhancing the effective life of oxygen-delivery agents
A method of increasing the effective life of oxygen-delivery agents is described. The method involves administering an oxygen-enriched atmosphere to a subject that has received the oxygen-delivery...
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5827222 |
Method of treating at least one of brain and associated nervous tissue injury
The invention discloses a method for treating brain and associated nervous tissue injury. The invention also discloses a method for preserving organs in brain-dead humans or cadavers which allows...
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