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6221089 Skin incision device with compression spring assembly  
A device for making an incision in skin, having a housing with a slotted opening, and a triggering mechanism disposed within the housing for propelling a blade coupled thereto, through the slotted...
6217602 Method of performing illuminated subcutaneous surgery  
A surgical instrument is provided for performing surgery to relieve the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. The surgical instrument includes a pair of pivotally connected legs with each leg...
6213957 Apparatus and method for removing tissue  
A surgical apparatus for removing tissue, which includes (i) an elongated body defining an opening at a distal end and forming a tissue receiving cavity in communication with the opening (ii) a...
6197034 Medical marking devices and methods for their use  
The invention disclosed herein deals with a medical marking device which is useful for making lines and marks on soft and hard tissue of a mammal. The invention also deals with a pen containing a...
6197041 Trocar  
A pneumatically powered trocar assembly includes a source of compressed gas which releases a metered amount of gas to a chamber. A piston slidably positioned within the chamber is driven forward by...
6187022 Apparatus and method for improved aortic incision  
A surgical knife which provides improved multi-sided incisions and is preferably allows for a substantially cruciate, or cross-shaped incision. The surgical knife includes a handle and a...
6179852 Carpal tunnel device and method  
A carpal tunnel device and method for performing carpal tunnel release surgery is provided. The carpal tunnel device includes a carpal ligament capture clip and a knife, useable therewith. The...
6176834 Minimally invasive biopsy device  
A minimally invasive biopsy device includes a cylindrical retractor and a cylindrical cutting tool slidingly engaged within the cylindrical retractor. The cylindrical retractor is adapted for...
6168607 Device having a funnel for guiding surgical tools into a body cavity  
The trocar assembly of the present invention includes a tubular body portion, a sleeve, a unidirectional sealing means included within the sleeve and a funnel portion mounted around the sleeve. A...
6165192 Method and apparatus for intraocular retinal tack inserter  
This invention is a method and apparatus for implanting retinal tacks and retinal electrode element with spiked electrodes. In one aspect of the invention, a tack suitable for insertion into the...
6165180 Medical device handle for use in laparoscopic surgery  
An improved handle for a medical device used in laparoscopic surgery is provided. This handle is especially adapted for use with an implant device specifically for electrostimulation and/or...
6162236 Trocar needle and expandable trocar tube  
A trocar including a trocar tube and a trocar needle inserted into the trocar needle. The trocar tube has a tubular portion and a grip attached to the rear end of the tubular portion. The front end...
6162235 Method of tissue morcellation using an ultrasonic surgical instrument with a ballistic specimen bag  
With the advent of laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery, the patient is benefiting from shorter hospitalization, less pain, and generally better outcomes. However, the minimization of the size of...
6152894 Surgical cutting instrument  
A surgical cutting instrument for introduction into a cutting trocar sleeve possesses an essentially tubular housing shank, which at its distal end able to be introduced into the trocar is provided...
6152918 Laser device with auto-piercing tip for myocardial revascularization procedures  
The apparatus for combined mechanical/laser myocardial revascularization of a human heart includes: inserting a mechanical piercing device and an elongated flexible lasing apparatus into the chest...
6146400 Trocar introducer system and methods of use  
A trocar introducer system having a trocar slideably inserted into a lumen of a cannula. The trocar has an elongate member which comprises a proximal end and a distal end. An actuating mechanism is...
6143012 Intramedullary awl assembly for preparation for a femoral-style nailing  
The invention relates to an intramedullary awl assembly for opening the bone upon a femur nailing with a guide of a guide tool equipped with a hand grip, and an awl with a working tip equipped with...
6136014 Percutaneous tissue removal device  
This is a device for percutaneous tissue sampling or excision. In particular, it uses a rotating cutter which produces a helically cut, discrete tissue mass that is removable through a...
6113617 Disposable scalpel  
This invention relates to a medical scalpel (10) that comprises a grip (20) and a scalpel blade (30) located on a blade carrier (40). The grip (20) and the blade carrier (40) are hingedly connected...
6106540 Dilator and introducer assembly  
A resiliently flexible body vessel or body cavity dilator that tapers toward one end and a transition zone that decreases in flexibility along the dilator away from the one end. The dilator can...
6106539 Trocar with removable, replaceable tip  
A trocar obturator having a removable replaceable tip includes an obturator tip having a sharpened distal end and a first engagement device on its proximal end; an obturator shaft having a second...
6086603 Luminal port device having internal and external sealing mechanisms  
A luminal port assembly insertable into an anatomical passageway includes a housing having a seal which creates a fluid-tight seal between the housing and the tissue of the anatomical passageway....
6081738 Method and apparatus for the guided bypass of coronary occlusions  
Described herein is a catheter method and apparatus for the guided intraluminal bypass of a coronary occlusion. A method is described employing an intraluminally operable catheter shaft including...
6080173 Tissue punching instrument  
A surgical punch prevents tissue debris associated with punching a hole in a patient's tissue, such as an aorta during an anastomosis procedure, from reentering the patient's bloodstream. The punch...
6080175 Surgical cutting instrument and method of use  
A surgical cutting instrument adapted for percutaneous insertion into a body cavity to facilitate a minimally invasive surgical procedure. The surgical cutting instrument includes a shaft having a...
6080176 Medical punch with high shear angle cutting edges  
A medical punch having a plurality of cutting edges. The fact that the medical punch has a plurality of cutting edges provides, for example, that the medical punch can be used to achieve a clean...
6080185 Stop mechanism and method therefor  
A system for closing together a first side of a sternum and a second side of the sternum of a patient. The system includes a first grommet to be disposed in the first side. The system includes a...
6077288 Valved trocar jacket tube  
Disclosed is a valved trocar jacket tube, in which both ends of a first cylindrical elastic member are secured, one end of a second cylindrical elastic member is attached to one of first and second...
6063099 Dilating trocar shield with blade tip  
A trocar is formed from a cannula and an interfitting obturator for penetrating body cavity walls in laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery. The obturator is provided with an improved piercing tip...
6059807 Device for implanting small-diameter capillary grafts  
A device for implanting a small-diameter capillary graft into the scalp, comprising a hollow needle pierced by a throughbore having a smaller diameter than the graft and suitable for gripping, by...
6056766 Stabilized trocar, and method of using same  
A trocar employing an internal stabilizer and an optional external stabilizer is provided. The internal stabilizer is passed through the tissue wall along with the cannula, with the internal...
6039725 Apparatus and method for securing a medical instrument to a cannula of a trocar assembly  
An apparatus for securing a medical instrument to a cannula of a trocar assembly includes a first retainer portion. The apparatus also includes a second retainer portion. The apparatus also...
6036711 Reusable cannula  
A reusable cannula for use in minimally invasive surgical procedures is fabricated from a material such as a thermotropic liquid crystal polymer (LCP), e.g., a polymer synthesized from...
6033419 Apparatus and method for cutting a heart valve annulus  
An apparatus and method are disclosed for cutting a heart valve annulus. The apparatus includes an actuator and a backup plate coupled to the actuator. The apparatus also includes an annulus cutter...
6030402 Apparatus and methods for the penetration of tissue, and the creation of an opening therein  
An instrument for the penetration of tissue, including a backstop assembly having a shaft and a backstop; and a penetration member slidingly engaged with the backstop shaft, and configured for...
6022367 Surgical apparatus for forming a hole in a blood vessel  
The present application provides a surgical apparatus for forming a hole in a vessel comprising a housing, an elongated member extending from the housing, a penetrating tip having a cutting blade...
6017356 Method for using a trocar for penetration and skin incision  
A method for establishing a surgical port for endoscopic or arthroscopic surgery is disclosed. A trocar is initially provided, and the obturator of the trocar includes a flat cutting blade, a...
6007496 Syringe assembly for harvesting bone  
A device for harvesting bone, including a hollow cylindrical rod having a sharpened distal end, a proximal end with a handle thereon, and a chamber therein extending axially between the proximal...
5997485 Device for the controlled positioning of a trocar or a hollow puncturing needle  
A device (10) holds a hollow puncturing needle (11) which can be controllably moved in a first direction (16) within an aparture (21) in the device (10). The handle (14) can, when pushed, be moved...
5993471 Trocar assembly  
A trocar assembly for use in minimally invasive surgery including a housing having an opening formed therethrough and adapted to receive a selected surgical instrument therein. Positioned within...
5993470 Universal handle for medical instruments  
A universal handle for medical instruments includes a first member movably disposed within a housing for detachably mounting a first medical instrument, a bias member for moving the first member...
5984941 Trocar  
A trocar is formed from a cannula and an interfitting obturator for penetrating body cavity walls in laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery. The obturator is provided with an improved piercing tip...
5980548 Transmyocardial revascularization system  
A transmyocardial revascularization system including a plurality of inserts formed of a material to elicit a healing response in tissue of the myocardium and deployment instruments and associated...
5976166 Claspless stud for piercing  
The present invention provides a stud that is used to pierce an earlobe and that eliminates the need for a needle-like tip or a fixture such as a clasp following piercing. Description of...
5972014 Crico thyrotomy punch set  
A thyrotomy punch set is provided including a housing having a bore formed along a central axis thereof. A punch includes a rod slidably situated within the bore of the housing with an outboard end...
5972013 Direct pericardial access device with deflecting mechanism and method  
The invention is directed to a device and method for minimally invasive access to the pericardial space of a human or animal patient. The disclosed pericardial access device includes a penetrating...
5968063 Intramuscular stimulation therapy facilitating device and method  
Intramuscular stimulation (IMS) pain relief therapy is facilitated by a hand-held tool which, once positioned against a patient's skin, can be controlled to automatically advance a needle to...
5968055 Amniotic membrane perforator  
An amniotic membrane perforator comprising an elongated shaft portion having an arcuate bend at the proximal end of the shaft and a hook at the distal end of the shaft. A flag portion extends...
5968060 Ultrasonic interlock and method of using the same  
An ultrasonic surgical device includes a transducer assembly adapted to vibrate at an ultrasonic frequency in response to electrical energy. A transmission component having a transmission component...
5960797 Implantable intraosseous device for rapid vascular access  
A device and method for rapid access to the bone marrow for the infusion of drugs and other fluids into the bone marrow; sampling the bone marrow; and monitoring the physical properties of the...
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