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8075511 |
System for treating ocular disorders and methods thereof
Systems and methods for treating ocular disorders are disclosed. One system has an implant and a delivery device. The implant has inlet and outlet portions, a lumen extending therebetween and...
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8052693 |
System and method for the simultaneous automated bilateral delivery of pressure equalization tubes
Systems and methods for treating a patient having a head with a first ear and a second ear, function by aligning a first device with a tympanic membrane of the first ear; inputting a command to an...
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7840260 |
Iontophoretic intra-tympanic drug delivery system
A system, method, and apparatus for iontophoretically delivering medically-active ions beyond the tympanic membrane, into a middle ear portion of a patient, and to an area or structure of the...
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7776055 |
System and method for tracking progress of insertion of a rod in a bone
A system and method for tracking progress of insertion of a rod in a bone includes a bone fragment including a central canal, a plurality of sensors including first and second sensors, and a...
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7740653 |
Single-piece endoprosthesis with high expansion ratios and atraumatic ends
A new endoluminal prosthesis for use in sealing a vascular graft to corporeal lumen provides for a flattened bulbous tail at the end of each cell of the prosthesis. The flattened bulbous tails...
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7704259 |
Mechanically registered videoscopic myringotomy/tympanostomy tube placement system
Devices, systems, methods, and kits for treating the tissue structures of the ear make use of a guide structure that can mechanically register a treatment probe with a target region of a target...
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7488331 |
Orthopedic implant bender
An orthopedic implant bender comprising a first and second side each comprising a curved body comprising a handle end and an implant receiving end, wherein the implant receiving end comprises a...
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7351246 |
Minimally invasive, sustained, intra-tympanic drug delivery system
A convenient and preferably wearable system and method for implementing the controlled and sustained delivery of a medical liquid through the tympanic membrane and into the middle ear including...
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7285123 |
Apparatus for treatment of middle ear fluid in the ears of infants and toddlers
An apparatus and method is provided for reducing middle ear fluid and equalizing middle ear pressure in infants and toddlers. The apparatus coordinates the act of swallowing and the forcing of air...
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7097661 |
Ventilation tube for a middle ear
A ventilation tube has a tubular member with generally circular flanges at opposite ends. Each flange has a respective tab that is angled obliquely to the axis of the tubular member. The tabs are...
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6936023 |
Composite ventilation tube
A medical ventilation tube for placement in an opening formed in an anatomical structure, such as the tympanic membrane of the ear, includes a hollow tubular shaft made of a first material having a...
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6730056 |
Eye implant for treating glaucoma and method for manufacturing same
An eye implant for treating glaucoma includes a main conduit and a plurality of anchor members formed from a first resilient material. The anchor members are formed such that they are biased to a...
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6725568 |
Ear canal dryer and method of use thereof
An ear canal dryer that removes excess fluid or moisture retained in the outer ear canal. The ear canal dryer comprises a bulb and a speculum, each having an air flow controller. By inserting the...
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6599297 |
Device for ventilating the middle ear
The invention relates to a device for ventilating the middle ear by means of a ventilation tube which is made of a tissue-compatible material, preferably titanium, and with a through-channel for...
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6579254 |
Medication adapter 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 medication catheter...
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6379323 |
Bio erodable myringotomy tube
A bio erodable myringotomy tube which is bio erodable and does not require removal.
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6245077 |
Universal myringotomy tube/aural grommet inserter and methods
An instrument for grasping securely an aural ventilation tube whilst simultaneously presenting the device at the correct angle for the insertion of an aural ventilation tube. The instrument...
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6027532 |
Ear vent device and method of inserting the same
An ear vent device for maintaining an aperture in ear tissue in an operable open condition, comprising a first panel having a first edge; and a second panel resiliently joined to the first panel...
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5851199 |
Otological drain tube
An otological drain tube which is capable of being implanted in the ear drum to vent the differential pressure that can build up across the ear drum as the result of blocked eustachian tubes, a...
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5827295 |
Integral cutting instrument and myringotomy tube
A myringotomy tube with a axial lumen is constructed with an integral cutting tang extending axially from the flange of the grommet for incising the tympanic membrane without the necessity of a...
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5746725 |
Check valve and method for facilitating pressurization of a patient's middle ear
A check valve for providing fluid communication between a patient's middle ear and external auditory canal for improved comfort and hearing. The check valve is configured for permitting fluid to...
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5711309 |
Apparatus for collecting middle ear specimens
The present invention is an apparatus and method for collecting a specimen of middle ear fluid, through the ear drum of a patient, for subsequent culturing. The present invention involves using a...
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5665094 |
Apparatus for aspirating and collecting middle ear specimens
The present invention is an apparatus and method for aspirating and collecting a middle ear fluid specimen through the ear drum of a patient. Broadly, the present invention involves using a hollow...
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5649932 |
Myringotomy tube
A myringotomy tube is disclosed for transtympanic placement in an ear to ventilate the middle ear and relieve infection. The tube includes body with a bore that is angled to provide a view of...
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5643280 |
Integral myringotomy tube and inserter
A myringotomy tube with a axial lumen is constructed with an integral cutting tang extending axially from the flange of the grommet for incising the tympanic membrane without the necessity of a...
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5601568 |
Handle for the controlled relative sliding of a sheath and of a stem; apparatus comprising such a handle and method for implanting a blood filter using a handle
An operating handle for the relative sliding of a tubular sheath and a push-stem. The handle includes a hollow body with two opposite ends between which the stem extends axially. A carriage is...
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5554893 |
System for controlling semiconductor
A device that provides a control system which is capable of positively preventing a semiconductor from suffering from latch up. In order to prevent this latch up, a control circuit controls the...
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5496329 |
Method and apparatus for implanting a medical ventilation tube
The preferred embodiment of the apparatus comprises the combination of a fixture and ventilation tube, with the fixture including a mandrel that is engagingly received through the bore or lumen of...
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5489286 |
Antibiotic impregnated myringotomy ventilation tube
A tympanic ventilation tube or pressure equalization device includes a pair of flanges disposed at opposite ends of a tubular member. At least one of the tubular member and the flanges is made of a...
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5466239 |
Myringotomy ventilation tube and associated method
A tympanic ventilation tube or pressure equalization device includes a tapered tubular member and a distal flange in the form of two opposite projecting flexible tabs connected to one end of the...
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5254120 |
Myringotomy ventilliation tube, method, applicator and kit
A tympanic ventilation tube device for releasing fluid from the middle ear includes a tubular member, a first flange connected to a proximal end of the tubular member, a second flange connected to...
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5236455 |
Tympanic patch, applicator, and related method
A device for repairing a tympanic membrane comprises a patch provided on one side with an adhesive layer, and an elongate tubular applicator member having a proximal end and a distal end. The patch...
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5207685 |
Tympanic ventilation tube and related technique
A tympanic ventilation tube for ventilating and/or releasing fluid from the middle ear has, in accordance with the present invention, a tubular member and a first flange and a second flange...
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5178623 |
Tympanic ventilation tube, applicator, and related technique
A tympanic ventilation tube device for use in incising an ear drum and ensuring continued drainage of fluid from the middle ear comprises a tube, a first flange connected to one end of the tube,...
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5171240 |
Instrument for implantation of a prosthesis in a stapedectomy procedure
An instrument for holding a prosthesis in stapedectomy procedure comprises a handle, a shank attached to the handle, and a holder attached to a free end of the shank for holding the prosthesis. The...
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5073166 |
Method and apparatus for emplacement of a gastrostomy catheter
A gastrostomy feeding tube including a main, flexible cylindrical body with a proximal end adapted for receiving conventional medical apparatus and a distal end having a locking mechanism. A...
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5053040 |
Method of performing a myringotomy
An otological vent tube is supported on an apparatus that performs a myringotomy and substantially simultaneously positions the vent tube in the resulting myringotomy incision. The vent tube has...
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5026378 |
Punch myringotomy system and method
An otological vent tube is supported on an apparatus that performs a myringotomy and substantially simultaneously positions the vent tube in the resulting myringotomy incision. The vent tube has...
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4971076 |
Method of ventilating the middle ear by means of a ventilation tube which can be applied in the tympanic membrane
Ventilation tube without protruding flanges, intended for ventilation and drainage of the middle ear by temporary implantation into the tympanic membrane, said tube having a micro-pitted titanium...
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4712537 |
Apparatus for treating recurrent ear infections
A method and apparatus for treating ear infections in which a straight linear path is established from an external position to a specific target site on the eardrum. Thereafter a laser beam is...
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4473073 |
Myringotomy tube inserter and method for inserting myringotomy tubes
A device for inserting a myringotomy tube while permitting a twisting action to be imparted during the inserting step. A shaft of the device has a proximal and a distal end, and the proximal end is...
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3948271 |
Drain for the eardrum and apparatus for introducing the same
A drain for the eardrum is formed of a high polymer with the properties of absorbency and swelling. An apparatus for inserting the drain for the eardrum includes a needle with a sharp tip, a tube...
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3913584 |
Combination myringotomy scalpel, aspirator and otological vent tube inserter
A surgical instrument constitutes a myringotomy scalpel, aspirator, and otological vent tube inserter comprising a hand grip member having a trigger hingedly mounted thereto; an aspirator tube...
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3897786 |
Disposable myringotomy apparatus
Disposable apparatus for use in performing a single operation of the type in which a myringotomy tube is placed in an incision in the tympanic membrane of the ear. The apparatus includes a...
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3888258 |
Drain for the eardrum and apparatus for introducing the same
A drain for the eardrum is formed of a high polymer with the properties of absorbency and swelling. An apparatus for inserting the drain for the eardrum includes a needle with a sharp tip, a tube...
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3530860 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSERTING A TUBE THROUGH THE EAR DRUM
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