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7618427 |
Device and method for intralumenal anastomosis
An anastomosis device formed from a Shape Memory Alloy (SME) wire that is annealed into a tight coil (e.g., flat coil, helical coil, cylindrical coil) that is subsequently substantially...
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7608091 |
Methods and apparatus for cardiac valve repair
The methods, devices, and systems are provided for performing endovascular repair of atrioventricular and other cardiac valves in the heart. Regurgitation of an atrioventricular valve, particularly...
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7604646 |
Locking mechanisms for fixation devices and methods of engaging tissue
Devices, systems and methods are provided for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. In particular, fixation devices are provided comprising a pair of elements each having a first end,...
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7601162 |
Actuator for an implantable band
An actuator having a variable internal volume is mechanically coupled to an adjustable implantable band so as to effect changes in the effective internal perimeter of the band. The actuator may be...
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7594921 |
Surgical implant
A surgical implant suitable for treatment of hernias includes a mesh having a residual maximum mass density of 5O g/m<2>. The mesh has strands forming spaces and the strands define filaments...
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7594886 |
Method of using ventricular restoration patch
A ventricular patch to restore the ventricular architecture of the heart includes a sheet of biocompatible material having a generally oval configuration, and a continuous ring fixed to the sheet....
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7594885 |
Method for implanting an adjustable band
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided A method for implanting surgical device. The method involves providing a surgical device comprising an elongated flexible inflatable...
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7591834 |
Shape memory system with integrated actuation using embedded particles
A shape memory material with integrated actuation using embedded particles. One embodiment provides a shape memory material apparatus comprising a shape memory material body and magnetic pieces in...
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7591827 |
Conduit coupling devices and methods for employing such devices
A coupler includes a saddle, a channel, a tissue clamp, and a flange. The channel has a first end of substantially elliptical cross-section connected to the saddle and a second end of substantially...
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7591826 |
Device implantable in the coronary sinus to provide mitral valve therapy
A device, system and method provides mitral valve therapy. The device is implantable in the coronary sinus of the heart to partially encircle the mitral valve annulus. The device is elongated, is...
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7582576 |
Surgical soft tissue mesh
The invention relates to a soft and flexible surgical soft tissue mesh comprising polyethylene yarns, wherein the polyethylene yarns have a tensile strength of more than 1.0 Gpa and consist of a...
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7582104 |
Daisy design for occlusion device
The present invention is an occlusion device having a collapsible frame which allows the occlusion device to be more easily centered in a defect and retrieved in situ. The occlusion device...
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7582089 |
Multi-use linkage device
A linkage device that can be connected with other linkage devices and to itself, the linkage device comprising a strip having a first end and a second end, a closure hub attached to the first end...
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7578827 |
Suture clip with stop ribs and method for making same
A suture clip with stop ribs and method for making same is provided. The clip includes a housing having an outer surface, and a pair of jaws extending longitudinally from the housing in an opposing...
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7578532 |
Multi-use linkage device
A linkage device that can be connected with other linkage devices and to itself, the linkage device comprising a strip having a first end and a second end, a closure hub attached to the first end...
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7572266 |
Clip applier tool having a discharge configuration
A surgical ligation instrument and method for ligating a fluid carrying structure are provided. In one aspect, there is provided a surgical ligation instrument and method for deploying a spring...
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7569064 |
Apparatus and method for closing an atrial appendage
A surgical apparatus useful in closing an atrial appendage may include a clamp with a first arm and a second arm spaced apart from one another along at least a portion of their length, pins...
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7566337 |
Method for prevention of a parastomal hernia in a patient
A method for prevention of a parastomal hernia in a patient. First and second incisions are made in the skin, with the second incision made in the external rectus fascia above the first incision....
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7566336 |
Left atrial appendage closure device
This invention relates to an occlusion device for the closure of a physical lumen. More specifically, this invention relates to an occlusion device for the left atrial appendage of the heart,...
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7563267 |
Fixation device and methods for engaging tissue
The invention provides devices, systems and methods for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. The devices, systems and methods of the invention will find use in a variety of...
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7559937 |
Surgical fastener apparatus and reinforcing material
A surgical fastener apparatus is provided with a reinforcement material holder, where the holder positions a sheet of reinforcement material adjacent body tissue that is sutured by a plurality of...
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7553315 |
Surgical instrument and related methods
An endoscopic surgical instrument for deploying a two part fastener having a male fastener part and a female fastener part, includes a tube having a proximal end and a distal end. An end effector...
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7547313 |
Tissue connector apparatus and methods
A tissue connector assembly having a flexible member and a surgical clip releasably coupled to the flexible member. A needle may be secured to one end portion of the flexible member with the...
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7547312 |
Circular stapler buttress
A buttress for use with circular surgical staplers that does not require adhesive to securely fasten the buttress to the stapler. Following cutting and stapling by the circular stapler, the...
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7544213 |
Inflatable hernia patch
A patch for repairing an intra-abdominal defect is disclosed in one embodiment of the present invention as including a mesh layer providing a grid of material perforated by apertures through the...
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7544203 |
Temporary seal and method for facilitating anastomosis
Forming a proximal anastomosis on an aortic wall includes method and instrumentation and apparatus for forming an aortic puncture and inserting a fluid-impervious sealing element with a lateral...
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7534248 |
Anastomosing instrument
The present invention aims to provide an anastomosing instrument that can anastomose biological tissue with surety. This anastomosing instrument has an inserted portion, which is inserted into a...
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7527634 |
Device and method of use for functional isolation of animal or human tissues
A method and apparatus for functionally occluding the lumen of the left atrial appendage (LAA) is provided. Access to the LAA is through an epicardial approach. The devices function to capture the...
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7520882 |
Apparatus for ligating living tissues
A apparatus for ligating living tissues comprises an introducing tube capable of being inserted into a living body cavity, at least two or more manipulating wires movably inserted into the...
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7510559 |
Obesity treatment tools and methods
Various obesity treatment tools and methods are described herein, as well as treatments for other gastric-related diseases, e.g., GERD. Treatment includes reducing the size of the stomach pouch to...
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7500993 |
Ventral hernia repair method
A method of repairing a patient's ventral hernia involves the steps of joining the patient's left and right rectus sheaths on opposite sides of the hernia, thereby closing the hernia, and cutting...
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7497822 |
Stomach reduction methods and apparatus
The effective volume of a patient's stomach cavity can be reduced by implanting at least two magnetic devices in the stomach at different locations on the stomach wall. The magnets cooperate with...
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7494496 |
Device for transfixing and joining tissue
A device is provided which can act as one component of an anastomosis-forming assembly, i.e. as an anastomosis button. The device comprises a plurality of elongate members having a first,...
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7494495 |
Method and implant for curing cystocele
The invention concerns an implant for the treatment of cystocele, having a thin and supple structure, characterized in that it comprises a support body ( 2 ) from which extend at least: two...
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7494461 |
Through the scope tension member release clip
An apparatus for deployment of a hemostatic clip comprises a handle assembly, a shaft connected to a distal portion thereof and a clip assembly releasably coupled to a distal portion of the shaft....
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7488336 |
Single control gastric band
The invention relates to a gastroplasty ring formed by a flexible strip ( 2 ) for passing around the stomach and for being closed near its two end portions ( 5, 6 ) by a closure system ( 7, 12, 13,...
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7485124 |
Surgical instrument having a fastener delivery mechanism
A delivery device for delivering a plurality of individual surgical fasteners. The delivery device includes a drive mechanism having distal and proximal ends. The drive mechanism has a moving...
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7476195 |
Body fluid flow control device
An implantable apparatus and a method for controlling fluid flow within a host body, for example for use as an incontinence device. A constricting member is provided for reducing fluid flow within...
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7465308 |
Fixation device
A medical device that attaches to tissue without requiring stitching includes a tissue fixation device having a first sub-loop and a second sub-loop, and an assisting member disposed through the...
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7465270 |
Expandable surgical implants and methods of using them
Disclosed herein are expandable surgical implants that may be expanded one or more times by directly or indirectly uncinching one or more expansion loops. Use of the expandable surgical implant...
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7452327 |
Through the scope tension member release clip
A hemostatic clip assembly for mounting on a delivery device comprises a capsule and a clip slidably mounted within the capsule so that, when the clip is drawn proximally into the capsule, arms of...
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7438208 |
Septal stapler apparatus
A septal stapling apparatus includes an instrument body having proximal and distal end portions. A handle at the distal end portion enables a user to hold and manipulate the instrument body. A pair...
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7427293 |
Osteochondral plug graft, kit and method
Each of an osteochondral plug graft and a kit comprises a trapezoid shaped construct configured for osteochondral implanting. An osteochondral regeneration method comprises forming a recipient...
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7427284 |
Fixation technology
Provided herein is a method for the repair of damaged tissue present at or on the surface of bone in an animal, the method comprising forming a narrow groove around at least part of said damaged...
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7424320 |
Tissue localizing and marking device and method of using same
A delivery apparatus for the percutaneous placement of a medical device at an area of interest in a tissue mass comprises an introducer comprising a cannula having an insertion tip, an expulsion...
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7416533 |
Marking biopsy sites
A needle biopsy system for marking a sampling site is described.
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7416528 |
Latching device for gastric band
A gastric band includes a band body having a first end and a second end. The band body includes a latching mechanism. The latching mechanism is composed of a shell member at the first end of the...
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7413571 |
Flexible medical closure screen and method
A flexible medical closure screen for closing a separation of first and second tissue portions is provided, which includes a mesh screen comprising tubular vertical risers, vertical strands with...
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7413570 |
Medical closure screen installation systems and methods
A medical closure screen device for a separation of first and second tissue portions is provided, which includes a mesh screen comprising tubular vertical risers, vertical strands with barbed...
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7413569 |
Implant
An implant serving for surrounding e.g. an intestine on hypodermal implantation in an animal or a human body. The implant includes an outer ring, an inner ring arranged in the outer ring about a...
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