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7594890 Multi-axial uterine artery identification, characterization, and occlusion devices  
A system is provided for compressing one or both of the uterine arteries of a patient which is at least in part shaped to complement the shape of the exterior of the cervix, which allows the system...
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....
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...
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...
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...
7338512 Vein filter  
A vessel filter comprising a first region and a second region wherein the filter is movable between a collapsed position for delivery to the vessel and an expanded position for placement within the...
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 )...
7329266 Surgical clamps  
An arterial clamp has opposed clamping posts arranged to lie at opposite sides of an artery to clamp the artery between opposed clamping faces of the posts. The posts are carried by a pair of arms...
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...
7325546 Uterine artery occlusion device with cervical receptacle  
An intravaginal uterine artery occlusion device is used for treating uterine disorders such as fibroids, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, postpartum hemorrhage and the like. A occlusion device has a...
7316696 Ligating clip with integral interlocking latch mechanism  
A polymeric, surgical clip having first and second curved legs joined at their proximal ends by a flexible hinge section and movable from an open position to a closed position for clamping a vessel...
7316695 Vascular occlusion device, apparatus and method for using same  
The invention concerns a vascular occlusion device. The invention is characterized in that it comprises two expandable members ( 3, 4 ) enabling it to be fixed by pressure on two portions of the...
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...
7303571 Methods and apparatus for blocking flow through blood vessels  
Methods and apparatus for occluding blood flow within a blood vessel. In a first series of embodiments, the present invention comprises a plurality of embolic devices deployable through the lumen...
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...
7229465 Method and apparatus for the detection and ligation of uterine arteries  
The invention provides devices, systems and methods for occluding arteries without puncturing skin or vessel walls. The devices, systems and methods for occluding arteries are configured to be...
7201758 Repairing procedure for the treatment of superficial and/or perforant venous insufficiency of the lower limbs by means of the application of clips, stoppers and/or artificial valves  
A repairing procedure for treating Superficial and/or Perforant Venous Insufficiency of the lower limbs, by means of the application of Clips, Stoppers and/or Artificial Valves. The procedure...
7153323 Aneurysm liner with multi-segment extender  
A device for treating an aneurysm including an aneurysm liner expandable to form an inner cavity and a plurality of extender segments supported in the aneurysm liner. The device includes an axial...
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...
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...
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...
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...
7101366 Apparatus and method for performing a surgical procedure  
An embodiment of the present invention relates to methods for performing a surgical procedure. In particular, an embodiment of the present invention is directed to methods for performing a surgical...
7077855 Pressure clamp for relieving a headache  
A clamp is positioned in a fleshy area of a person's hand between the thumb and index figure. The clamp has a top and bottom arm with a thumb screw to close a gap between the arms over the fleshy...
7077851 Aneurysm clip  
An aneurysm clip ( 1 ) is provided with two arms ( 2, 3 ) which are resiliently pivotable towards each other and carry at their free end clamping bars ( 12, 13 ) which are resiliently clamped...
7022126 Clamping device for anatomical structure  
A surgical clamping device for hollow anatomical structures such as, essentially, blood vessels, but also for tracheas, intestines, etc. This device comprises a flexible guide and two jaws, each...
7014645 Method of manufacturing expansile filamentous embolization devices  
An embolization device for occluding a body cavity includes one or more elongated, expansible, hydrophilic embolizing elements non-releasably carried along the length of an elongated filamentous...
7001412 Surgical clip with integral suture-securing mechanism  
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 securing and...
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...
6905506 Multi-axial uterine artery identification, characterization, and occlusion pivoting devices and methods  
A system is provided for compressing one or both of the uterine arteries of a patient which is at least in part shaped to complement the shape of the exterior of the cervix, which allows the system...
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...
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...
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...
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...
6719766 Surgical clamp pads having surface overlay  
A replaceable pad or insert for attachment to the jaw of a jaw-type occlusion device. The insert includes a compliant cushion and a flexible non-compliant surface overlay secured to the cushion...
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...
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...
6692514 Surgical clamp having replaceable pad  
A surgical clamp having an elongate cavity or channel to receive a replaceable pad. The pad is formed with a flexible attachment member engageable in the elongate cavity or channel of the jaw. The...
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...
6673009 Adjustment clamp  
An adjustment clamp suitable for adjusting the tension of a material such as a cardiac support device. The adjustment clamp comprises a pair of interconnected, intersecting arms capable of rotating...
6623494 Methods and systems for intraluminally directed vascular anastomosis  
The present invention relates to new and useful apparatus, systems and methods for providing an effective tool for intraluminally directed vascular anastomosis of a graft vessel to a receiving...
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...
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...
6544275 Vaso-occlusive coils with selectively flattened areas  
Vaso-occlusive devices with selectively flattened surfaces are described. Also described are methods of making and using these devices.
6527786 System and method of use for ligating and cutting tissue  
The invention is directed to a medical device for endoscopically ligating and cutting a body vessel. The device may be percutaneously inserted into a patient to perform several possible procedures....
6517559 Blood filter and method for treating vascular disease  
A filter is provided that is convertible from a filter configuration to an open, stent-like configuration. The filter includes a plurality of intraluminal filter elements (filter legs) that may be...
6468285 Surgical instruments and procedures  
Paired vascular clamps simplify laparoscopic vascular reconstruction surgery by providing an instrument for bringing vessel ends together to a reasonable working distance under a controlled...
6464710 Releasable, surgical clamp  
A releasable, surgical clamp ( 10 ) for insertion through a surgical introducer sheath ( 11 ) and into a cavity ( 12 ) of a patient ( 13 ) during a minimally invasive surgical procedure. The...
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