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7611524 |
Guide wire extension for shape memory polymer occlusion removal devices
A flexible extension for a shape memory polymer occlusion removal device. A shape memory polymer instrument is transported through a vessel via a catheter. A flexible elongated unit is operatively...
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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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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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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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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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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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7473261 |
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...
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7464712 |
Method and apparatus for circulatory valve repair
An apparatus for the repair of a cardiovascular valve has leaflets comprising a grasper capable of grabbing and co-apting the leaflets of the valve. In a preferred embodiment the grasper has jaws...
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7455690 |
Methods for controlling the internal circumference of an anatomic orifice or lumen
A method for controlling the circumference of internal anatomic passages corrects physiologic dysfunctions resulting from a structural orifice or lumen which is either too large or too small....
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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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7445623 |
Occlusive device for medical or surgical use
The present invention relates to an occlusive device for medical or surgical use, having a hollow, axial twist deformable cylindrical element ( 1 ) designed to create a striction zone, and...
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7435251 |
System for securing a suture
A system is disclosed for securing a suture. The system includes a deformable suture clip having a pair of closely spaced panels configured for movement between an open position wherein a suture...
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7402164 |
Umbilical cord clamp and cutter
A novel umbilical cord clamp and a combined umbilical cord clamp and cutter are provided for clamping and cutting umbilical cords in one motion. The cutter comprises two shells joined by a...
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7371246 |
Barrel pinch fastener and applier
Surgical fasteners ( 100 ) are disclosed for terminating flow of fluid through a body lumen, including an outer barrel ( 102 ) having an annular side wall ( 106 ) having at least a pair of radial...
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7371245 |
Transobturator introducer system for sling suspension system
An introducer device comprising: an introducer needle having a proximal end and a distal end and a handle having a needle receiving end. The handle can be adapted to receive said distal end of said...
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7370392 |
Locking device
A locking device has a band provided with a locking element on its one end, a housing, a rocker turnably movable relative to the housing and having an edge which in a closed position of the device...
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7354444 |
Occlusion device with deployable paddles for detection and occlusion of blood vessels
Devices, systems and methods for temporarily reducing or abolishing blood flow by occluding blood vessels are provided. A blood vessel-occlusion device embodying features of the invention includes...
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7341145 |
Single fire vascular ligation clip dispenser
A surgical clip dispenser arranged to hold a plurality of surgical clips for retrieval by a clip applier is provided. The dispenser in one aspect includes a clip housing with a plurality of slots...
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7338503 |
Non-invasive surgical ligation clip system and method of using
A surgical ligation clip capable of remote deployment through a catheter.
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7335214 |
External venous valve stents for the correction of incompetent venous valves
Improvements to external stents to render incompetent venous valves competent are disclosed. The device is an inelastic bio-compatible cuff ( 1 ) that encircles the venous valve cusps ( 15 )...
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7331969 |
Micro tools
Tool arrays for biomedical surgery where the tools consist of layered polymer micromuscles arranged to induce geometrical changes and movements via an electrochemically induced change of volume in...
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7329265 |
Uterine artery occlusion clamp
The invention is directed to a uterine artery clamp and the relatively non-invasive treatment procedure utilizing this clamp. The uterine clamp includes a clamping member having a jaw with...
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7326233 |
Surgical clip
A surgical clip having a sliding state and a crimped state is adapted for use in a surgical procedure initially to slide along suture ends to an operative position and ultimately to crimp the...
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7326225 |
Vasoocclusive device for treatment of aneurysms
The device is formed from a multi-stranded micro-cable having a plurality of flexible strands of a shape memory material and at least one radiopaque strand. The strands can be made of a shape...
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7326223 |
Ligating clip with integral cutting guide
A polymeric, surgical clip having first and second curved legs with each having a pair of opposing side surfaces joined at their proximal ends by a flexible hinge section and movable from an open...
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7322995 |
Method and apparatus for vascular and visceral clipping
Devices and methods for achieving hemostasis and leakage control in hollow body vessels such as the small and large intestines, arteries and veins as well as ducts leading to the gall bladder and...
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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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7314443 |
Implantable device
An implantable device comprising: a stepper motor; a moveable member, moveable by the stepper motor; and an oscillator, wherein the oscillator is influenced by a signal derived from or supplied to...
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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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7291161 |
Articulated clamping member
A grasper is provided having a handle with an elongated shaft secured thereto. First and second jaw members with opposed clamping surfaces are secured to the shaft, with one jaw member being...
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7288100 |
Gastric clamp for performing vertical band gastroplasty and a gastric bypass with lesser curvature
The invention relates to the production of a vertical gastric reservoir for the surgical treatment of morbid obesity. The reservoir consists of a clamp having two plates articulated at the lower...
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7264625 |
Surgical clip applier with remote operation
A surgical clip applier for use in closing wounds under the microscope in small blood vessels modifies a well-known clip applier system to make more steady and reliable the application of very...
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7252838 |
Drug releasing elastic band and method
A ligating band according to the present invention comprises an elastomeric layer and an inner drug releasing layer. The inner drug releasing layer includes a therapeutic agent, for example a...
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7247159 |
Activatable bioactive vascular occlusive device
A vascular occlusive device, such as an embolic coil, having thrombogenic fibers extending from the coil and having an outer barrier which encapsulates and flattens the fibers along the sides of...
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7241301 |
Aneurysm stent with growth factor
The present invention relates to an aneurysm stent having a base and connector. The base has a vessel facing side and an aneurysm facing side, and is shaped to cover an aneurysm sufficiently. The...
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7238191 |
Surgical ring featuring a reversible diameter remote control system
A surgical ring, designed to be implanted around biological organs comprising a pouch or a duct, so as, on the one hand, to form a closed loop between these two extremities ( 1, 2 ), thus forming a...
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7229454 |
Occlusive cinching devices and methods of use
Methods and devices for blocking orifices and occluding cavities within a patient are provided. The device in one variation comprises first and second tubular members attached to a collapsible...
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7220224 |
Retinal translocation and fixation using adhesive material
The present invention relates to a method of displacing an area of the macula of an eye, including the steps of placing a substance below the surface of the retina, folding the retina to form a...
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7207997 |
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...
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7201757 |
Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) treatment method and apparatus
The method of the invention includes accessing a juncture of an esophagus and a stomach of the patient on a distal side of a diaphragm. The esophagus and a fundus of the stomach intersect at a...
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7182772 |
Constriction device including fixation structure
A constriction device that constricts body tissue includes fixation structures for fixing the device on constricted body tissue. The device includes an elongated sleeve including an inner surface...
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7175638 |
Method and devices for modifying the function of a body organ
Methods and devices for partitioning or plicating a region of a hollow body organ are described herein. These methods and devices relate generally to medical apparatus and methods and more...
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7172607 |
Device for generating an artificial constriction in the gastrointestinal tract
A device for generating an artificial constriction in a gastrointestinal tract includes a band, which can be placed annularly about a particular portion of the gastrointestinal tract, having a...
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7144402 |
Vascular clamp
A vascular clamp and a method for temporarily occluding a vessel. The vascular clamp comprises two jaws, two handles, and a pivoting point. A biasing mechanism is positioned between the handles for...
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7144400 |
Gastric band introduction device
A surgical tool for safely introducing a gastric band into a patient's abdomen is provided. The instrument includes an inner rod slidably and coaxially disposed within a support tube. The inner rod...
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7128750 |
Flow control method and device
An arterio-venous graft ( 16 ) is provided with a constriction device ( 20 ) near its arterial end. The constriction device ( 20 ) is used to reduce the flow through the AV graft under normal...
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7122041 |
Clip device
A clip device for hemostasis includes an introducing tube (outer sheath) insertable into a body cavity. An operating wire is slidably inserted into an inner sheath, which in turn is separately...
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7118528 |
Hemorrhoids treatment method and associated instrument assembly including anoscope and cofunctioning tissue occlusion device
A surgical instrument assembly for the treatment of hemorrhoids includes an anoscope and a hemorrhoid occlusion device. The anoscope includes a hollow body closed at a distal end and at least...
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7108703 |
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...
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