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6960221 Tissue connector apparatus with cable release  
A tissue connector assembly comprising a clip movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration and a mechanical restraining device including a plurality of strands releasably...
6960218 External incontinence clamp  
An external incontinence clamp for stopping involuntary voiding of urine is provided. The clamp includes a first rigid member having opposed ends, each end defining a passage extending...
6953465 Containers and methods for delivering vaso-occluding filaments and particles  
This is directed to containers and methods for holding and delivering vaso-occluding materials such as hydrogel particles and filaments. The vaso-occlusive materials may be held in the container in...
6942676 Surgical clamp pads with deflecting elements  
A replaceable pad or insert for attachment to the jaw of a jaw-type occlusion device. The insert includes an elastomeric cushion with a deflecting element embedded in the cushion, providing for...
6936055 Detachable aneurysm neck bridge (III)  
This is a device for bridging the neck of either a wide-necked or narrow-necked aneurysm in the vasculature. In general, it is a device used to stabilize the presence of vaso-occlusive devices...
6916327 Device for creating an anastomosis, including penetration structure and eversion structure  
A surgical staple for use in creating an everted anastomosis of at least two anatomical structures includes a bendable staple body. At least two evening elements protrude from the staple body....
6916326 Gastroplasty ring that can be loosened  
A gastroplasty ring having a single control is provided and includes a flexible strip with two ends for being closed around the stomach by a closure system so as to reduce the diameter of the...
6863675 Ligating clip with integral penetrating hook  
A polymeric, surgical clip having first and second curved leg members joined at their proximal end by a hinge portion and movable from an open position to a closed position for clamping a vessel...
6852117 Medical knife assembly and method of using same  
A medical knife assembly includes an outer clamp assembly and an inner clamp blade assembly having a cutting blade assembly. The inner and outer clamp assemblies are pivotally connected at about...
6849078 Apparatus and method for compressing body tissue  
A system and method for delivering a surgical clip to a surgical site within a patient's body to compress body tissue is disclosed. In one embodiment for the system of the present invention, the...
6821284 Surgical clamp inserts with micro-tractive surfaces  
Inserts configured for attachment to a jaw of a jaw-type occlusion device, such as a surgical clamp or clip, and surgical clamps or clips having such jaw inserts. The inserts include a compliant...
6814742 Physiological tissue clipping apparatus, clipping method and clip unit mounting method  
A clipping apparatus comprises a clip capable of being arbitrarily opened/closed, a stop tube for closing the clip, a link member capable of being inserted into the stop tube, and engaged with the...
6802848 Surgical clip with adjustable biasing force  
A surgical clip with adjustable bias spring. The surgical clip includes a moveable slide assembly, whereby the positioning of the slide relative to the clip adjusts the relative compression or...
6793664 System and method of minimally-invasive exovascular aneurysm treatment  
This document discusses an exovascular approach to treating an aneurysm using a minimally-invasive instrument guided by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), or another...
6780195 Device for clamping and cutting a flexible deformable tube  
An instrument for clamping and cutting a deformable flexible tube includes handles and jaws pivotally coupled together on opposite sides of a pivot member, a fixed cutting blade on the jaws,...
6776789 Cinch suture and method for using  
This invention is a cinch suture having first and second segments and a locking device joining these segments which responds to teeth on the first segment to lock a ligature in place and prevent...
6776783 Surgical clips and apparatus and method for clip placement  
An improved surgical clip and clip applicator for placing a surgical clip over a target structure. The surgical clip generally has a pair of opposing clamp arms, each having an associated clamping...
6773440 Method and device for use in tissue approximation and fixation  
Methods and devices for use in tissue approximation and fixation are described herein. The present invention provides, in part, methods and devices for acquiring tissue folds from the anterior and...
6746461 Low-profile, shape-memory surgical occluder  
A vessel occluding clamp according to the invention provides a pair of opposing jaws connected through a hinge and one or more pieces of shape-memory material associated with the jaws. The...
6743240 Flexible surgical device having a rotatable end effector assembly  
A flexible clip applier includes a flat wire wound tubular coil, a pair of jaws at the end of the coil, end effector wires extending through the coil and coupled to the jaws, and a clip-advancing...
6730014 Medical treatment method and device utilizing magnetic particles  
In a medical treatment method, magnetic elements are injected into organic tissues of a patient. The magnetic elements are disposed, upon injection, on opposite sides of tissues or a hole to be...
6723109 Deployable surgical clamp with delivery/retrieval device and actuator  
A surgical clamp system including a clamp, a delivery/retrieval device, and an actuator is provided. The clamp includes a pair of jaws actuatable relative to each other from a fully open to a fully...
6716226 Surgical clip  
A surgical clip includes a U-shaped configuration with first and second arms, and a bridge portion therebetween. The first arm is provided with a tip preferably having a catch, and the second arm...
6702826 Automated annular plication for mitral valve repair  
A novel system for performing a heart valve annuloplasty. The system involves the use of a plication band. In one embodiment, the annulus of the valve is reduced by constriction of the plication...
6699258 Sterilization and ligation clips  
A medical clip ( 10 ) comprising upper and lower jaws and adapted to be latched by latching of the upper jaw ( 14 ) against the lower jaw ( 12 ) in which the upper jaw ( 14 ) is provided with...
6695854 Blood vessel clip and applicator  
A blood vessel clip applicator preferably includes two twist pins at one end, between which a blood vessel is placed before occlusion. A magazine in the blood vessel clip applicator preferably...
6694982 Gastric band  
The invention relates to a device for use in fitting around a stomach wall.
6689144 Rapid exchange catheter and methods for delivery of vaso-occlusive devices  
A rapid exchange catheter having a control valve spaced proximal the distal tip of the catheter. The control valve directing a guidewire out of the lumen catheter through an opening in the side...
6685715 Clamp having bendable shaft  
A clamp has a handle assembly and a gripping assembly having a pair of jaws that can be opened and closed to grip an element, the pair of jaws being parallel to each other when they are opened and...
6682538 Umbilical cord cutter retainer  
An umbilical cord cutter retainer comprises a main spanner, a force applying spanner pivotally installed to the main spanner, and a cutting structure inserted in the main spanner. A distal end of...
6676676 Clamp having bendable shaft  
A clamp has a handle assembly, a gripping assembly having a pair of jaws that can be opened and closed to grip an element, and a shaft assembly. The shaft assembly has a flexible shaft having a...
6652545 Ligation clip and clip applier  
The ligation clip applicator and ligation clip design are provided which are particularly applicable to placement of a surgical ligation clip during a laparoscopic surgical procedure. The clip...
6641593 Tissue connector apparatus and methods  
A tissue connector assembly comprising a clip movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration and a mechanical restraining device attached to the clip for restraining the clip in...
6638287 Clamp having bendable shaft  
A clamp has a handle assembly, a gripping assembly having a pair of jaws that can be opened and closed to grip an element, and a shaft assembly. The shaft assembly has a flexible shaft having a...
6638286 Doppler directed suture ligation device and method  
A ligation device includes a cannula having first and second extendable members and a Doppler wand. The Doppler wand permits an anatomical vessel, such as a blood vessel, to be located in close...
6638282 Umbilical cord cutting and clamping device  
A device includes first and second clamps each having an upper arm and a lower arm, and a cutting blade attached to one of the clamps. According to the invention, the upper arms of the first and...
6626922 Surgical instruments with improved traction  
A surgical instrument is adapted to contact tissue of a patient and to provide traction with the tissue in order to inhibit migration of the instrument relative to the tissue. The instrument may...
6626916 Tissue fastening devices and methods for sustained holding strength  
A fastener ( 13 ) and fastener delivery device ( 73 ) for guiding, delivering and deploying the fastener ( 13 ) into tissue to provide sustained gripping forces and methods of use. The fastener (...
6613060 Textured ligating band  
An elastic band for ligating tissue within a living body comprises an inner tissue engaging surface which, when in an operative position within the body, surrounds and directly contacts the tissue....
6613059 Tissue connector apparatus and methods  
Tissue connector assemblies having at least two piercing members, each releaseably coupled to a surgical fastener such as a surgical clip. A flexible member such as a suture may be used to couple...
6610074 Aorta cross clamp assembly  
An aorta cross clamp assembly includes a clamp having movable jaws and a removable actuator having movable handles. Initially, the actuator is connected to the clamp with the jaws in an open...
6610073 Surgical clip, clip applicator and method therefor  
The surgical clip includes a U or a V shaped body having clip legs extending from its apex and terminal ends having a lateral span extending outboard from the clip. The terminal ends are shaped as...
6607542 Surgical apparatus and method for occluding or encircling a body passageway  
A surgical apparatus and method for occluding or encircling a body passageway, e.g. for haemostasis, is described. The apparatus comprises generally a delivery system for offering a...
6596004 Compression device for haemostasis of an organ such as the liver  
The compression device ( 2 ) for haemostasis of an organ such as the liver includes at least one flexible strap ( 4 ) and at least a connection element ( 16 ) for linking one to the other two strap...
6592600 Bowel clamp  
A surgical clamp allows for mobilization of an organ or hollow viscus of a patient during a surgical procedure with minimization of trauma to the organ or hollow viscus. The surgical clamp includes...
6589256 Covered self-expanding vascular occlusion device  
A covered self-expanding vascular occlusion device and a method of making and using the device. The device comprises a braided wire member with at least two axially spaced securing members affixed...
6579304 Surgical clamp with improved traction  
A surgical clamp includes opposing jaws and a covering enhancing traction between the jaws and a body conduit. A multiplicity of fibers oriented to extend longitudinally between the clamp and...
6579225 Implantable actuating mechanism  
An implantable actuating mechanism for an implant that can be switched between two stable states or positions, has a supporting element and a spring-loaded actuating element that can be moved...
6572627 System to inhibit and/or control expansion of anatomical features  
A system according to the present invention helps to reduce consumption of food by a patient. In one aspect, the system includes a banding apparatus which may be applied to around part of a...
6547801 Gastric constriction device  
Constriction device ( 1 ) which can be at least partially implanted in the human or animal body, comprising a constriction member ( 2 ) forming a ring in its operational configuration, said...
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