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7618426 Apparatus and methods for forming gastrointestinal tissue approximations  
Apparatus and methods are provided for forming a gastrointestinal tissue fold by engaging tissue at a first tissue contact point, moving the first tissue contact point from a position initially...
7615064 Endolumenal gastric ring with suspended impeding member  
An implantable device including a supporting member, such as a ring, or series of rings, and an impeding member that is used to adjust the effective area of the created orifice after implantation....
7611523 Method for sutureless connection of vessels  
An anastomosis device is a one piece device for connecting a graft vessel to a target vessel without the use of conventional sutures. The anastomosis device includes an expandable tube configured...
7608086 Anastomosis wire ring device  
An anastomotic ring device for forming a hollow rivet (ring) attachment between tissue lumens facilitates laparoscopic or endoscopic implantation by including features that facilitate actuation...
7597697 Bypass grafting method  
Minimally invasive techniques utilized in bypass grafting are disclosed. For instance, a method of implanting an end portion of a graft in the body of a patient during a bypass grafting procedure...
7591828 Resposable anastomotic ring applier device  
A surgical instrument that is operable to deploy an anastomotic ring device comprises a proximal portion and a distal portion. The distal portion comprises a ring deployment mechanism, which is...
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...
7585308 Handle system and method for use in anastomotic procedures  
Disclosed is an instrument and method for use in a procedure to effect anastomosis of a patient's bladder and urethra following a prostatectomy. The instrument comprises a tube assembly, and an end...
7585307 Surgical stapling system  
A system is provided for joining two tubular structures by a surgical stapling procedure. The system includes a series of sizers, a specifically designed graft, a loading unit, a wand, a...
7585306 Anastomosis device, tools and methods of using  
Anastomosis devices, tools and methods of performing sutureless anastomosis. Anastomosis devices are provided for fixing a first conduit to a second conduit in an anastomosis, where the conduits...
7582098 Percutaneous gastrointestinal anchoring kit  
The invention describes a percutaneous gastrointestinal anchoring kit having an anchor, an introducer, a guide, an inflator, and a retainer. The anchor contains a ballooned region and a shaft...
7578829 Medical grafting methods and apparatus  
Methods and apparatus for delivering and installing a new length of tubing between two sections of a patient's existing body organ tubing and at least partly outside of that existing structure. For...
7578828 Methods and devices for placing a conduit in fluid communication with a target vessel  
Methods and devices for placing a conduit in fluid communication with a target vessel and a source of blood, such as the aorta or a heart chamber. The device may be actuated using one hand to place...
7572267 Method and apparatus for radical prostatectomy anastomosis including an anchor for engaging a body vessel and deployable sutures  
A radical prostatectomy anastomosis device including a cartridge having a plurality of anchors ( 174 ) slidably disposed in a plurality of distally angled radial channels formed in the cartridge...
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...
7562660 Apparatus and methods for treating tissue  
Apparatus and methods are provided for thermally and/or mechanically treating tissue, such as valvular structures, to reconfigure or shrink the tissue in a controlled manner. Mechanical clips are...
7559939 Instrument for effecting anastomosis of respective tissues defining two body lumens  
The instrument disclosed may comprise a tube assembly supporting an end effector that may be adapted for insertion into and through the urethra, and adapted for use in effecting the anastomosis of...
7559938 Instrument for effecting anastomosis of respective tissues defining two body lumens  
The instrument disclosed may comprise a tube assembly supporting an end effector that may be adapted for insertion into and through the urethra, and adapted for use in effecting the anastomosis of...
7553317 Instrument for effecting anastomosis of respective tissues defining two body lumens  
The instrument disclosed may comprise a tube assembly supporting an end effector that may be adapted for insertion into and through the urethra, and adapted for use in effecting the anastomosis of...
7553316 Flanged graft for end-to-side anastomosis  
An inventive flanged graft for end-to-side anastomosis includes a tubular graft member and a flanged section The type and size of the flanged section is determined by various factors such as...
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...
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...
7537599 Anastomosis occlusion device  
An anastomosis occlusion device having a low-profile shaft assembly configured for insertion into the lumen of a vessel. The device includes an expandable region at the shaft assembly distal end...
7534247 Sheathless anastomotic ring applier device  
A surgical tool or applier for deploying an anastomotic ring comprises a handle connected to an elongate shaft that terminates in an anastomotic ring deployment mechanism. The ring deployment...
7530484 Single cartridge surgical stapler  
A disposable surgical staple gun that fires two staples in a staggered formation simultaneously to close an incision in the skin without the skin overlapping. The disposable surgical staple gun...
7527590 Anastomosis system  
There is provided an endoscopic system. The system comprises a flexible endoscope insertable into a first tubular organ from a natural opening of a human body. The system further comprises an...
7520885 Functional package for an anastomosis procedure  
A system for preparing a graft vessel for anastomosis includes one or more tools held within a functional package having at least one recess. An anastomosis tool or portion thereof may be held in...
7520884 Methods for performing gastroplasty  
Methods for performing gastroplasty include reducing the effective volume or cross-sectional area of the stomach via approximation of gastric tissue. Such reduction preferably is achieved...
7520883 Method and apparatus for anastomosis including an anchoring sleeve  
Apparatus for performing a surgical anastomosis are disclosed. The apparatus include a tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end, an onion sleeve portion formed near the distal end of the...
7513903 Organ culture in situ  
A method of increasing blood supply to an ischemic area with a cultured vessel in situ, comprising: 1) selecting a narrow artery responsible to an ischemic area; 2) selecting a vein drawing blood...
7510561 Apparatus and method for connecting a conduit to a hollow organ  
An apparatus and method for connecting a first conduit to the heart without the need for cardiopulmonary bypass. The first conduit may then be attached to a second conduit that has a prosthetic...
7500980 Method and instrument for effecting anastomosis of respective tissues defining two body lumens  
The instrument disclosed may comprise a tube assembly further comprising substantially coaxially situated and relatively longitudinally movable tubes, supporting and operating an end effector that...
7497865 Method and apparatus for performing anastomosis with eversion of tissue edges and joining of exposed intima of the everted tissue  
A ring for use in anastomosis. Preferably, the ring is integrally formed from metal, and includes a ring portion and tines and docking members that extend from the ring portion. The ring portion...
7470275 Anastomotic ring applier device providing forward and retrograde visualization  
A surgical instrument for deploying an anastomotic ring device comprises a ring deployment mechanism, which is configured to receive and deploy an anastomotic ring. The instrument further comprises...
7468066 Trocar for use in deploying an anastomosis device and method of performing anastomosis  
An apparatus for performing anastomosis between a graft vessel and a target vessel may include a trocar that may create an opening in the target vessel. At least part of the trocar may be...
7462186 Anastomotic ring applier device utilizing an electroactive polymer  
A surgical instrument is operable to deploy an anastomotic ring device. The instrument comprises a ring deployment mechanism configured to receive and deploy the anastomotic ring through an...
7458953 Ocular drainage device  
An ocular fluid-draining device to remove fluid from the eye, for example, in a patient after glaucoma surgery. The device includes a shunt at least partially enclosed in a conduit, a portion of...
7455677 Anastomosis device having a deployable section  
An anastomosis device includes a deployable section that may be connected to a discard section. The deployable section may be configured to expand in two substantially orthogonal directions during...
7452364 Surgical marker/connector  
A surgical marker/connector in the form of a ring includes a plurality of small suture attachments that are disposed about the ring. The suture attachments preferably are in the form of loops that...
7452363 Applier for fastener for single lumen access anastomosis  
Creating an anastomosis, or the surgical formation of a passage between two normally distinct vessels or lumens, is enhanced by an applier that introduces a ring device without the need for a...
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...
7438718 Anastomosis instrument and method for performing same  
A surgical instrument for anastomosis of first and second blood vessels includes a housing having distal and proximal ends and an actuator disposed therebetween. The actuator includes a handle and...
7431727 Magnetic components for use in forming anastomoses, creating ports in vessels and closing openings in tissue  
Methods and devices for forming an anastomosis between hollow bodies utilize magnetic force to couple anastomotic securing components and connect the lumens of the hollow bodies. End-to-side,...
7425219 System and method for endoluminal grafting of bifurcated and branched vessels  
A system and method for endoluminal grafting of a main anatomic conduit in its diseased state in which it dilates to pose a life threatening condition and its various conduits that emanate from the...
7422602 Medical grafting methods and apparatus  
Methods and apparatus for making an anastomotic connection between first and second tubular fluid conduits are provided. For example, a connector may be configured for attachment to the first and...
7422137 Anastomosis instrument and method for performing same  
A surgical instrument for creating an anastomosis includes a housing, a handle extending from the housing and a fastener support member extending distally from the housing. The fastener support...
7416554 Apparatus and methods for forming and securing gastrointestinal tissue folds  
Apparatus and methods are provided for forming a gastrointestinal tissue fold by engaging tissue at a first tissue contact point, moving the first tissue contact point from a position initially...
7407509 Branched vessel endoluminal device with fenestration  
An endoluminal prosthesis comprises a prosthetic trunk comprising a trunk lumen extending therethrough, a wall, an anastomosis in the wall, and a first fenestration in the wall, wherein the...
7401720 Dual surgical stapler  
A dual staple disposable surgical gun, wherein the gun fires two staples in a staggered formation simultaneously to close an incision in the skin to prevent the skin overlapping. The dual staple...
RE40377 Means and method of replacing a heart valve in a minimally invasive manner  
A heart valve can be replaced using minimally invasive methods which include a sutureless sewing cuff that and a fastener delivery tool that holds the cuff against the patient's tissue while...