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7189249 |
Traction trocar apparatus and method
The trocar system includes a cannula insertable through a body wall using an obturator having a distal tip. A traction tread disposed interiorly of the obturator inverts at the distal tip and...
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7189200 |
Animal-use artificial inseminator
An improved animal-use artificial inseminator comprised of an insemination tube with a nozzle at its front extremity into which an insemination sheath is inserted and a connector at the rear...
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7186235 |
Device for manipulating a needle or abrader array and method of use
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for intradermally administering a pharmaceutical composition or other substance into and through the skin of a mammalian body in a manner...
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7182768 |
Catheter for cardiovascular application
A catheter for cardiovascular application includes
an elongated catheter shank; a lumen inside the catheter shank; a mandrel sleeve that extends in the lumen; a guide wire which runs in the...
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7182758 |
Apparatus and method for drainage
An apparatus for drainage of a wound or surgical site of a human or animal fits anatomically, passes from inside the wound or surgical site percutaneously or covering an open wound surface and...
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7182756 |
Device for directing a wire guide
A device for directing a wire guide into a bodily passageway such as a branch of the biliary tree or other difficult to access bodily passageway. The device includes a member, such as an inflatable...
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7179849 |
Antimicrobial compositions containing colloids of oligodynamic metals
The present invention relates to antimicrobial compositions, methods for the production of these compositions, and use of these compositions with medical devices, such as catheters, and implants....
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7169127 |
Pressure apron direct injection catheter
A pressure apron for insitu plug formation is provided. In one embodiment an injection tube having a first channel and a piercing tip is provided, the first channel in fluid communication with a...
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7156827 |
Adapter for localized treatment through a tracheal tube and method for use thereof
By interposing an adapter between the endotracheal or tracheal tube inserted to a patient and the ventilation and suction systems that are connected to the endotracheal tube, a catheter could be...
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7156837 |
Arrangement and a method for interacting with an internal body organ
Example embodiments of the present invention relate to an arrangement and a method for interacting with an internal body organ. The arrangement may include a sheath in which at least two elongate...
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7156836 |
Cannula assembly
A double cannula assembly for medical or veterinary use includes a first cannula ( 10 ) for insertion into a blood vessel in a conventional manner. This first cannula is an outer cannula and a...
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7156824 |
System and method for delivering thermally sensitive and reverse-thermal gelation materials
A catheter for injecting a thermally sensitive gelation material to remote sites within a patient's body by maintaining the thermally sensitive gelation material in a liquid state until it is...
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7153316 |
Surgical instruments and method for corneal reformation
A surgical method of corneal reformation reduces the risk of trauma and shortens overall recovery while yielding improved visual acuity includes making a relatively shallow incision of no more than...
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7151965 |
Device and method for delivering cardiac leads
A cardiac lead delivery device is disclosed which includes an elongated carrier body having opposed proximal and distal end portions and defining an interior channel for accommodating implantable...
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7147617 |
Arterio-venous shunt graft
A graft, for example, an arterio-venous shunt graft, is provided, which in a first aspect of the subject invention, is formed with longitudinal ribs. With fibrotic tissue ingrowth between the ribs,...
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7144378 |
Quick-release torquer apparatus for delivering and maintaining a medical guideware
The present invention provides a torquer for maneuvering a medical guidewire during endovascular surgical procedures or the like, which can be easily positioned and re-positioned along the length...
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7141045 |
Methods for enhancing fluid flow through an obstructed vascular site, and systems and kits for use in practicing the same
Methods of enhancing fluid flow through a vascular site occupied by a vascular occlusion, as well as systems and kits for use in practicing the same, are provided. In practicing the subject...
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7141048 |
Vitreoretinal instrument
An improved instrument for helping to remove subretinal fluid and helping to perform fluid exchanges in vitreoretinal surgery is disclosed. The instrument includes a handle and a probe coupled to...
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7141246 |
Lubricious coating
A lubricant coating vehicle for medical devices used to reduce the coefficient of friction of such devices upon exposure thereof to moisture. The lubricant coating vehicle allows the introduction...
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7135031 |
Repeated use trocar-needle insertion instrument and loading tool
A single shot trocar-needle insertion instrument is configured for repeated use. The repeated use trocar-needle insertion gun (RUTI) operates in association with a loading tool, which for...
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7131447 |
Methods and systems for performing thoracoscopic coronary bypass and other procedures
A method for closed-chest cardiac surgical intervention relies on viewing the cardiac region through a thoracoscope or other viewing scope and endovascularly partitioning the patient's arterial...
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7128956 |
Catheter having improved curve retention
The present invention provides a polymeric treatment for curved regions in shaft assemblies that increases curve retention without affecting the flexibility within these regions. More specifically,...
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7124570 |
Apparatus and methods for fluid occlusion of an access tube anastomosed to an anatomical vessel
The invention provides a vascular access system and methods for facilitating long-term, repeated access to any of a patient's vascular systems. This is provided by an access tube apparatus adapted...
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7125411 |
Cannula delivery and support system
A cannula supporting coil that comprises a thin resilient elongated member having a proximal portion; an intermediate portion; and, a distal portion. The proximal portion of the thin resilient...
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7118576 |
Multiportal device with linked cannulae and method for percutaneous surgery
The device of the invention consists of a plurality of tubular cannulae, which prior to the surgery, are linked together at their distal ends by flexible elements, such as wires or threads. All the...
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7118577 |
Multiportal device with linked segmented cannulae and method for percutaneous surgery
The device of the invention consists of a plurality of tubular cannulae, consisting of stackable segments, which prior to the surgery, are linked together at their distal ends by flexible elements,...
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7115183 |
Catheter with spiral cut transition member
A spiral cut transition member is disclosed for controlling the transition in stiffness of a catheter from a stiffer more pushable proximal section to a more flexible and trackable distal section...
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7115114 |
Medical device having releasable retainer
A medical device having a releasable retaining includes needle cannula connected to a hub having an open proximal end with a frusto-conically shaped cavity therein. The cavity is part of a...
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7108673 |
A-V dialysis graft construction
An improvement to an A–V dialysis graft construction ( 10 ) that includes an elongated length of polymer tubing ( 12 ) having an inlet end ( 13 ) and an outlet end ( 14 ) for attachment to access...
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7101597 |
Medical devices made from polymer blends containing low melting temperature liquid crystal polymers
A medical device, at least a portion of which is composed of a polymeric material in which the polymeric material is a melt blend product of at least two different thermoplastic polymers, one of...
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7097631 |
Self-actuating applicator for microprojection array
An applicator for applying a microprojection member to the stratum corneum of a patient having a housing, a piston moveable within the housing and a cap adapted to activate the applicator. The...
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7083626 |
Surgical access device with pendent valve
A surgical access device, such as a trocar, includes a pendent valve having an elongate structure extending from a proximal end to a septum valve disposed at a distal end. In operation, the...
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7077822 |
Stereotactic hypothalamic obesity probe
Apparatus and methods for regulating the appetite of an individual suffering from morbid obesity, the apparatus including a plurality of stimulation electrodes arranged longitudinally on at least...
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7076987 |
Method of producing tapered or pointed cannula
A method of producing a tubular device is provided. The method comprises providing a tubular stock having an axial passage, heating the tubular stock at a first heating location to form a softened...
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7074213 |
Dialysis catheter
A dialysis catheter comprising a catheter body having a proximal portion, a distal portion, a first longitudinally extending central lumen configured to deliver blood, and at least three...
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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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7069634 |
Method for manufacturing a catheter
An intraparenchymal infusion catheter system for delivering drugs or other agents to selected sites in an organism, such as a human, includes a pump that may be implanted or disposed outside the...
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7066925 |
Method of using a shielded tip catheter
A multilumen catheter assembly ( 100 ) including an elongated body ( 108 ) having a proximal end ( 102 ) and a distal end ( 104 ) and a first lumen ( 110 ) having a sidewall ( 118 ) extending...
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7066922 |
Transdermal transport device with suction
A transdermal transport device includes a reservoir for holding a formulation of an active principle, and one or more needles. Each needle has a bore through which the formulation is transported...
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7066914 |
Catheter having a tip with an elongated collar
A catheter having a tube and a tip connected to one end of the tube. The tip has a collar, an end member and lowered side walls positioned between the collar and the end member. The lowered side...
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7060056 |
Biocompatible pharmaceutical articles
Many conventional pharmaceutical articles contain seemingly inert components that come into contact with a pharmaceutically active material during use, which contact substantially reduces the...
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7059330 |
Methods and apparatus for bypassing arterial obstructions and/or performing other transvascular procedures
Methods, devices, and systems for a) revascularization and/or b) performing other medical procedures at vascular or non-vascular intracorporeal locations within a mammalian body. The methods...
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7060050 |
Button-balloon system
A balloon-button system or a catheter for performing percutaneous enteral feeding includes a holding part, which can be placed on the abdominal wall, and a probe tube, which extends from the...
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7056294 |
Method and apparatus for accessing the left atrial appendage
Disclosed is an apparatus for facilitating access to the left atrium, and specifically the left atrial appendage. The apparatus may comprise a sheath with first and second curved sections that...
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7048712 |
Polymer blends for use in making medical devices including catheters and balloons for dilatation catheters
A combination of polymeric components provides desired characteristics in forming medical instruments such as catheters and balloons for dilatation catheters. For example, a balloon material is...
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7044937 |
Universal modular surgical applicator systems
A modular system is described for construction of fluid applicators for open or endoscopic surgery from modular components. Lengths of tubing of various lengths, and devices to be carried by said...
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7041050 |
System for performing a surgical procedure inside a body
A surgical system comprising a cannula for an elongate surgical tool that enables a physician to operate on a surgical site within a body from outside the body is described. The cannula supports a...
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7041108 |
Grasper mechanism with biased fixed flexure elements
An expansible and retractable mechanism of the type disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,924,175 and/or a medical grasper of the type disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,906,622 in which (1) the fixed flexure...
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7037295 |
Co-extruded taper shaft
An apparatus and method for providing a co-extruded, tapered multi-layer shaft. A co-extruded, tapered multi-layer shaft may be fabricated by selecting a first material for the inner layer of the...
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7037288 |
Anti-block catheter
An implantable fluid management device includes a catheter with an elongate proximal portion, a flexible distal portion, and a fluid passageway flowing therethrough. The distal portion includes a...
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