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7588594 |
Tissue repair device and apparatus and method for fabricating same
A method for fabricating a device for repairing torn tissue or muscle such as the meniscus of the knee. The device includes a pair of anchoring members having a plurality of barb-like projections...
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7513904 |
Surgical thread and cosmetic surgery method
A surgical thread is made of a metal, polymer or biological material embodied in the form of a spiral whose diameter ranges from 0.5 to 5 mm. The thread has a diameter ranging from 0.1 to 1 mm and...
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7481826 |
Fluid emitting suture needle
A multifunctional suture needle that may be used to draw a suture through tissue surrounding a wound while simultaneously delivering a bioactive fluid through the needle tip. The suture needle...
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7445626 |
Device and method for suturing tissue
Systems for suturing a tissue layer having two sides with a suture be releasably retaining at least a portion of the suture in a stationary position on one side of the tissue layer. The portion of...
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7422596 |
Kit comprising a medical fixing element and a device for placing said fixing element
The kit ( 1 ) comprises a needle ( 3 ) for placing the fixing element ( 2 ), and the fixing element ( 2 ) comprises at least one stop part ( 5 ) and a threaded deformable part ( 7 ) joined to said...
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7344554 |
Keith needle for furlow insertion tool
The present disclosure is directed to a medical device or article that reduces the ability of the Keith needle to unintentionally fall out of the barrel, improves the ability of the Keith needle to...
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7316694 |
Surgical suturing apparatus
A surgical suturing device has a body with a “J”-shaped suturing needle attached. One end of a movable arm is pivotably attached to the body so that the other end of the movable arm may swing...
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7306613 |
Endoscopic instruments
A tissue-piercing device includes two piercing members, and an operation section to which a proximal end of each of the piercing members is connected. Each of the piercing members includes a...
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7285124 |
Single-tailed suturing method
A suture loop is formed in a hollow braided suture by feeding one end of a length of suture through a part in the braid of the suture and into the inner lumen formed by the hollow braid. The...
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7105001 |
Surgical method and composition utilizing submucosal tissue to prevent incisional hernias
A small intestine submucosa mesh is adapted for use in surgical abdominal closure routines. The submucosa mesh is incorporated into the normal surgical protocol for abdominal closure procedures....
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7070605 |
Great saphenous vein varix treatment tool
An appliance 10 for large saphenous vein varix treatment comprises a stainless steel guide wire 1 provided on a distal end with a guide portion 11 and on a proximal end with a coupled portion...
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7001472 |
Method of selectively annealing a needle
An improved method of selectively annealing a needle and the needle prepared by the improved method is disclosed. A curved needle is positioned adjacent a flat electromagnetic induction coil. The...
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7001410 |
Bioabsorbable sealant
Openings in a mammalian body made by any medical procedure or non-medical event are sealed with a bioabsorbable plug or sewn with a bioabsorbable suture. In one exemplary embodiment, the plug in...
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6855159 |
Surgical guide line assembly and separator assembly for use during a surgical procedure
The present invention is directed to a surgical guide line assembly ( 10 ) for use during a surgical procedure. The surgical guide assembly ( 10 ) permits the manipulation of a surgical component...
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6794484 |
Crystallizable polylactone copolymers prepared from mono- and di-functional polymerization initiators
The present invention is directed to absorbable polylactone copolymers prepared in part from about 2 to about 80 mole percent glycolide, utilizing a combination of a monofunctional polymerization...
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6749616 |
Surgical system for repairing and grafting severed nerves and methods of repairing and grafting severed nerves
The invention relates to a surgical system for repairing severed nerve ends. The severed nerve ends may be located on a single nerve or may be located on a nerve graft and a severed nerve. The...
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6747121 |
Poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide) copolymers, methods for making and using same, and devices containing same
The present invention relates in general to implantable, resorbable copolymers containing L-lactide and glycolide repeat units, and in particular to terpolymers containing L-lactide, glycolide, and...
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6702835 |
Needle apparatus for closing septal defects and methods for using such apparatus
Apparatus and methods for closing a septal defect including a flap of tissue partially detached from a septum of a heart. A needle is advanced through a patient's vasculature within a delivery...
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6605097 |
Apparatus and method for treating female urinary incontinence
A surgical instrument for introducing a support strand into the body to treat female urinary incontinence has an elongated, curved shaft with a distal end insertable into the body. The shaft has a...
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6514263 |
Helical needle and suture combination having a strain relief element
In accordance with the present invention there is provided a needle and suture assembly for attaching one piece of tissue to another piece of tissue. The assembly includes a helical needle having...
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6478809 |
Suture and method of use
A suture member for joining the first and second sides of a cut in body tissue, such suture member having an elongated body member in one embodiment with a needle and thread member disposed at one...
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6475220 |
Spinal cable system
A surgical cable system is provided which includes a surgical cable and a passer for passing the cable around a bone to which the cable is to be secured. The cable includes a main cable having a...
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6296659 |
Single-tailed suturing method and apparatus
A suture loop is formed in a hollow braided suture by feeding one end of a length of suture through a part in the braid of the suture and into the inner lumen formed by the hollow braid. The...
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6264675 |
Single suture structure
A suture for joining the first and second sides of a cut in body tissue, such suture having an elongated body member with a needle and thread member disposed at one end thereof and retention...
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6235869 |
Absorbable polymers and surgical articles fabricated therefrom
Synthetic absorbable medical devices made totally or in part from a random polymer comprising glycolide, lactide, trimethylene carbonate, and caprolactone are provided. The polymer can be...
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6190401 |
Device for applying a meniscal staple
An apparatus for inserting a staple into torn tissue such as the meniscus of the knee. The apparatus includes a pair of shafts individually movable in a longitudinal directing which are actuable...
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6086578 |
Method for skin rejuvenation
A rejuvenation method includes subcutaneous implanting an inert material at the rejuvenation area. Golden threads are used as the inert material. The golden threads are implanted in subdermal space...
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6056771 |
Radiused tip surgical needles and surgical incision members
A surgical needle or surgical incision member is provided including a body portion defining first and second longitudinal ends, a radiused tissue penetrating portion adjacent at least one...
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5984933 |
Apparatus for suturing tissue
Method and apparatus for suturing and ligating anatomical tissue utilizes one or more knotting elements carried by a length of filamentous suture material for tying the suture material to create...
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5961521 |
Surgical screw and washer
A surgical fastener for fixation of graft tendon in a bone hole comprising a screw having a head, neck, and shank, and a washer disposed about the neck. The tendon is attached to the washer so as...
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5931855 |
Surgical methods using one-way suture
Methods are disclosed for binding together human or animal tissue using one-way sutures having barbs on their exterior surfaces, allowing passage of a needle-drawn suture in one direction through...
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5897573 |
Radioactive medical suture and method of making the same
A radioactive suture for inhibiting an intimal hyperplastic response comprises a needle and a suture material having a radioactive beta-emitting element. This radioactive element is preferably...
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5897572 |
Microsurgical suture needle
The invention is directed to a microsurgical needle for use in microsurgical techniques. The distal segment of the needle is straight with a circular cross section, and has a sharpened tip with a...
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5891168 |
Process for attaching tissue to bone using a captured-loop knotless suture anchor assembly
An enhanced knotless suture anchor assembly having a snag element or recess attached to, or formed in, an anchor assembly, for capturing a looped section of the suture element for enhanced knotless...
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5891164 |
Surgical needle
A surgical suturing needle is disclosed for use in limited space applications as well as a method for its use. The needle has an arcuate body and a relatively straight shank extending therefrom....
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5879371 |
Ferruled loop surgical fasteners, instruments, and methods for minimally invasive vascular and endoscopic surgery
A surgical fastener in the form of a ferruled loop, instrument and method are provided for constructing a graft to artery anastomosis and other soft tissue anastomoses, particularly by minimally...
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5830234 |
Method for double wire sternotomy suture
A sternotomy suture comprises a loop which passes around a split sternum and is twisted until double cabling begins at which point the suture is fastened to itself. The loop preferably comprises a...
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5782864 |
Knotless suture system and method
A system for anchoring tissue to bone includes a suture anchor, a first loop of suture thread attached to the suture anchor, a suture needle and a second loop of suture thread which is attached to...
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5741299 |
Puncture-proof suture needle assembly
The surgical suturing assembly of the present invention protects a user from accidental puncture wounds. A surgical needle is contained within a rigidly-walled protective casing, having a proximate...
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5716392 |
Minimally invasive medical electrical lead
A medical electrical lead which may be introduced using a thorascope and is used to electrically stimulate tissue, such as a heart. The lead of the present invention has a "ski-shaped" needle, a...
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5702462 |
Method of meniscal repair
A method for repairing a torn meniscus includes inserting at least two anchoring members into the meniscus. Each anchoring member includes a dart and at least one suture. The darts are embedded in...
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5693071 |
Tapered surgical needles and surgical incision members
A surgical needle is provided including a body portion defining first and second longitudinal ends, the body portion includes a central portion having a first cross-sectional area and end portions...
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5667528 |
Braided suture surgical incision member attachment
A method for attaching a multifilament suture having a sheath and core structure to a surgical incision member includes removing a length of core material from an end portion of the suture, and...
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5649962 |
Method and appartaus for treating a portion of a suture and forming a suture tip for attachment to a needle
A delimited portion of suture material is immersed into a freezing media, such as liquid nitrogen, until the delimited portion is frozen. The frozen delimited portion is cut to provide a stiffened,...
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5628756 |
Knotted cable attachment apparatus formed of braided polymeric fibers
A surgical, orthopaedic cable attachment apparatus and method for the surgical repair or fusion of orthopaedic anatomical structures is constructed from a length of flexible cable formed of a...
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5569301 |
Surgical incision members for endoscopic suturing apparatus
A surgical incision member is provided including a body portion defining first and second longitudinal ends, tissue penetrating portion adjacent each longitudinal end of the body portion, suture...
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5507777 |
Method and apparatus for treating a portion of a suture and forming a suture tip for attachment to a needle
A delimited portion of suture material is immersed into a freezing media, such as liquid nitrogen, until the delimited portion is frozen. The frozen delimited portion is cut to provide a stiffened,...
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5500000 |
Soft tissue repair system and method
A soft tissue repair system and method are provided. The soft tissue repair system includes a barbed suture anchoring member attached to at least one suture member. A suture retaining member...
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5462543 |
Apparatus for attaching surgical suture components
The present invention relates to an apparatus for attaching surgical sutures to eyeless surgical needles. The apparatus includes a frame for positioning and maintaining the needle while the suture...
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5458616 |
Siliconized surgical needle and method for its manufacture
A siliconized surgical needle is provided which requires significantly less force to effect tissue penetration than a standard siliconized needle.
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