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7454268 |
Manipulator
A manipulator comprises an operation command unit provided with an attitude adjusting unit and an end effector control unit, a connecting unit having one end connected to the operation command...
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7448525 |
Pneumatically powered surgical cutting and fastening instrument with manually operated retraction apparatus
A surgical instrument for use in connection with a pneumatically powered tool having a firing mechanism operably supported therein that is movable between an unactuated position and an actuated...
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7449024 |
Suturing device with split arm and method of suturing tissue
A device for suturing an opening in a tissue, having an elongated shaft, at least two arms movable to a deployed positioning which the arms are non-perpendicular to the shaft, the arms having...
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7445622 |
Anastomotic ring applier with double motion actuation
A surgical tool for deploying an anastomotic ring comprises a handle and a ring deployment mechanism at the distal end of a shaft. The ring deployment mechanism has a distal portion and a proximal...
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7442198 |
Suturing instrument with multi-load cartridge
Suturing instruments in accordance with the invention are dimensioned and configured to apply sutures to approximate, ligate, or fixate tissue in, for example, open, mini-incision, trans-vaginal,...
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7441685 |
Surgical stapling instrument with a return mechanism
A surgical instrument including a band configured to move a cutting member within an end effector. The instrument can further include a reel, wherein at least a portion of the band can be wound...
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7431724 |
Medical clip applier safety arrangement
A medical clip dispenser apparatus for the pinching of a medical clip or staple about a portion of a mammalian body tissue. The apparatus comprises an elongated support beam having a distal end...
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7431188 |
Surgical stapling apparatus with powered articulation
The surgical stapling apparatus includes a handle assembly, an elongated body extending distally from the handle assembly, and an articulation mechanism for articulating a tool assembly. The...
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7430457 |
Robot teaching program editing apparatus based on voice input
Candidate character strings representing objects disposed in a work cell, models for robot operation instructions which has variable parts, and robot commands related to the objects are defined in...
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7419080 |
Surgical stapling and cutting device with dual actuating control knob
A medical device includes a surgical end effector, an end effector control handle, and a control shaft having a longitudinal axis and a handle portion connecting the control shaft to the control...
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7410499 |
Valve holder
A valve holder assembly having a main valve holder and a detachable secondary valve holder for positioning a heart valve prosthesis.
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7410086 |
Electroactive polymer-based actuation mechanism for circular stapler
Methods and devices are provided for actuating and/or articulating a circular stapler. In one exemplary embodiment, a circular stapler is provided having an elongate shaft with a stapling apparatus...
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7404509 |
Electroactive polymer-based articulation mechanism for linear stapler
Methods and devices are provided for actuating and/or articulating a surgical stapler. In one embodiment, a surgical stapler is provided having a stapling mechanism or end effector that is movably...
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7402166 |
Devices and methods for positioning sutures
A device that facilitates the placement of one or more needles and their attached sutures in the body of a surgical patient is disclosed. The device contains one or more needle guide channels in...
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7399304 |
Endoscopic tissue apposition device with multiple suction ports
An improved endoscopic tissue apposition device ( 50 ) having multiple suction ports ( 86 ) permits multiple folds of tissue to be captured in the suction ports ( 86 ) with a single positioning of...
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7399305 |
Surgical stapling device with tissue tensioner
A circular stapling device particularly suited for surgical treatment of internal hemorrhoids is provided. The stapling device includes a distal head portion having an anvil and a shell assembly. A...
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7390329 |
Methods for grasping and cinching tissue anchors
Methods and apparatus for controlled grasping and cinching or locking of a tissue anchor are provided. In one variation, a tube is provided having a lumen and a resilient member that obstructs the...
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7386365 |
Tool grip calibration for robotic surgery
Telerobotic, telesurgical, and surgical robotic devices, systems, and methods selectively calibrate end effector jaws by bringing the jaw elements into engagement with each other. Commanded torque...
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7381210 |
Mitral valve repair system and method for use
The present invention is directed to various systems for repairing tissue within the heart of a patient. The mitral valve repair system of the present invention comprises a guide catheter having a...
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7371244 |
Deployment apparatus for suture anchoring device
A deployment device for anchoring a suture to a suture anchoring device, which is made from a helically coiled member, includes a winding tube for winding a suture around the coiled member in a...
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7371243 |
Surgical apparatus and method for anastomosis
A system for performing anastomosis between a graft vessel and a target vessel includes a tissue effector having an anvil and a staple holder movable relative to one another, with a graft affixer...
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7371210 |
Flexible instrument
A remote control flexible instrument system, employing a shaft which supports a tool, is described in which the has proximal and distal ends with at least a portion thereof extending through a...
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7373219 |
Grip strength with tactile feedback for robotic surgery
Surgical robots and other telepresence systems have enhanced grip actuation for manipulating tissues and objects with small sizes. A master/slave system is used in which an error signal or gain is...
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7364061 |
Surgical stapling instrument incorporating a multistroke firing position indicator and retraction mechanism
A surgical stapling and severing instrument particularly suited to endoscopic procedures incorporates a handle that produces separate closing and firing motions to actuate an end effector. In...
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7361180 |
Apparatus for manipulating and securing tissue
Apparatus for manipulating and securing tissue are described herein. In creating tissue folds within the body of a patient, a tissue manipulation assembly may generally have an elongate tubular...
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7357805 |
Clip device for endoscope and clip for endoscope for use therein
A clipping device improves defects that the clip can not be again opened once the clip is closed, and that it is necessary to execute the operation in a state in which the clip is not sufficiently...
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7357807 |
Integrated anastomosis tool with graft vessel attachment device and cutting device
An integrated anastomosis tool both creates an opening in a side wall of a target blood vessel and performs an anastomosis procedure to connect a graft vessel to a side of the target blood vessel...
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7347863 |
Apparatus and methods for manipulating and securing tissue
Apparatus and methods for manipulating and securing tissue are described herein. In creating tissue folds within the body of a patient, a tissue manipulation assembly may generally have an elongate...
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7344543 |
Method and apparatus for epicardial left atrial appendage isolation in patients with atrial fibrillation
A catheter apparatus is provided for isolation of the left atrial appendage (LAA) having a catheter shaft, a probe disposed within the catheter shaft, and a control mechanism coupled to both the...
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7346429 |
Mobile robot hybrid communication link
A mobile robot communication system includes a remote unit, a repeater module and a control station. A cable connects the repeater module to the control station. The remote unit has a wireless...
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7344544 |
Vascular closure system
A system for closing an opening in tissue may include an end effector that holds a staple, where the staple is plastically deformed to a splayed configuration for engaging tissue, then plastically...
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7338513 |
Surgical instrument
The surgical instrument includes a distal tool, a rigid or flexible elongated shaft that supports the distal tool, and a proximal handle or control member, where the tool and the handle are coupled...
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7338502 |
Systems and methods for soft tissue reconstruction
Suture-based fasteners and fastening methods for soft tissue reconstruction are described that can include a needle tip swaged onto two sutures and loaded onto the end of a curved needle shaft. The...
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7335212 |
Multiple stapling device for narrow blood vessels
A multiple stapling device for stapling a graft to a vessel. The device includes a body having a plurality of staple channels housing straight wire segments extending therethrough. A plurality of...
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7329271 |
High strength suture with absorbable core
A novel high tensile strength semi-absorbable composite suture with minimized non-absorbable mass. The suture has a core made from a bioabsorbable polymer. The core is covered by a braided sheath....
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7329263 |
Method and device for securing body tissue
A suture and a suture retainer are positioned relative to body tissue. Ultrasonic vibratory energy is utilized to heat the suture retainer and effect a bonding of portions of the suture retainer to...
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7326221 |
Ligature and suture device for medical application, and ligaturing and suturing method for medical application
A ligature and suture device for medical application includes a distal end insertion portion, a needle body, a ligature tool, and an operation section. The operation section includes a housing that...
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7326213 |
Systems for securing sutures, grafts and soft tissue to bone and periosteum
Devices for affixing sutures, grafts and tissues to bone, and soft tissue such as periosteum. Such devices are designed to be deployed and selectively positioned at a target site and remain seated...
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7322992 |
Method of removing a fastener
The present invention relates generally to a surgical instrument. In particular, the present invention relates to a fastener remover for use during the repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms. The...
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7320692 |
Tissue closure system
A method for closing an opening in tissue, such as an opening in heart tissue, may include moving a housing to a location in proximity to the opening, registering the housing to the opening, and...
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7318802 |
Endoscope and endoscopic suturing instrument for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease
The holding device of the endoscope allows suspension of the tissue while it is held and fixed securely. Use of holding device with large distal ends will not damage tissue and allows holding and...
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7318829 |
Methods and apparatus for transpericardial left atrial appendage closure
Methods and apparatus for closing a left atrial appendage are described. The methods rely on introducing a closure tool from a location beneath the rib cage, over an epicardial surface, and to the...
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7318830 |
Apparatus and method of use of a circular surgical stapler
A method and apparatus for removing a circumferential portion of a hollow body organ from a patient with a circular stapling instrument. The instrument is provided with a vacuum tubing in...
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7316693 |
Ligation clip applier and method
A torsional ligation clip applier and method of use for endoscopic or laparoscopic vessel occlusion procedures is provided. The ligation clip includes a hub portion and ligation arms for occluding...
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7316694 |
Surgical suturing apparatus
A surgical suturing device has a body with a “J”-shaped suturing needle attached. One end of a movable arm is pivotably attached to the body so that the other end of the movable arm may swing...
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7309341 |
Single lumen anastomosis applier for self-deploying fastener
A surgical tool or applier facilitates laparoscopic or endoscopic implantation through a single bodily tissue lumen of an anastomotic ring device for forming a hollow rivet type of attachment...
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7300444 |
Surgical system and method for connecting hollow tissue structures
A system for performing anastomosis between a graft vessel and a target vessel includes a tissue effector that may be configured to deploy a user-selectable number of connectors. The system...
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7297149 |
Surgical clip applier methods
A surgical clip applier and methods for applying surgical clips to a vessel, duct, shunt, etc., during a surgical procedure are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a surgical clip applier is...
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7291157 |
Anastomosis tool with improved graft loading
A surgical tool for performing anastomosis may include a staple holder; a clip detachably connected to the staple holder; a length of suture, wherein a portion of the length of suture is held...
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7288098 |
Force limiting mechanism for medical instrument
A surgical clip applier and methods for applying surgical clips to a vessel, duct, shunt, etc., during a surgical procedure are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a surgical clip applier is...
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