Patents
Patents for A61B 17 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets (239,917)
11/2003
11/25/2003US6652586 Prosthetic devices employing oxidized zirconium and other abrasion resistant surfaces contacting surfaces of cross-linked polyethylene
11/25/2003US6652585 Flexible spine stabilization system
11/25/2003US6652584 Expandable threaded arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with lordotic configuration during insertion
11/25/2003US6652582 Bioabsorbable endoprosthesis having porosity for by-product collection
11/25/2003US6652566 Neurosurgical device for thermal therapy including spiral element
11/25/2003US6652565 Central venous catheter with heat exchange properties
11/25/2003US6652563 Suture anchor with internal suture loop
11/25/2003US6652562 Suture anchoring and tensioning device
11/25/2003US6652561 Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a perforated suture anchoring device
11/25/2003US6652559 Wound closure system
11/25/2003US6652557 Mechanism for capturing debris generated during vascular procedures
11/25/2003US6652556 Filter apparatus for ostium of left atrial appendage
11/25/2003US6652555 Barrier device for covering the ostium of left atrial appendage
11/25/2003US6652553 Surgical tool for use in expanding a cannula
11/25/2003US6652552 Actuating handle for a surgical instrument
11/25/2003US6652551 Biliary sphincter scissors
11/25/2003US6652550 Tongue cleaning device
11/25/2003US6652549 Device for stripping veins
11/25/2003US6652548 Expansible shearing catheters for thrombus removal
11/25/2003US6652547 Apparatus and method of removing occlusions using ultrasonic medical device operating in a transverse mode
11/25/2003US6652546 System and method of use for revascularizing stenotic bypass grafts and other occluded blood vessels
11/25/2003US6652545 Ligation clip and clip applier
11/25/2003US6652544 Percutaneous bypass graft and securing system
11/25/2003US6652543 Means and method for performing an anastomosis
11/25/2003US6652542 External anastomosis operators and related systems for anastomosis
11/25/2003US6652541 Method of sutureless closure for connecting blood vessels
11/25/2003US6652540 Methods for forming magnetic vascular anastomoses
11/25/2003US6652539 Method for applying a ligation clip
11/25/2003US6652538 Apparatus and method for surgical fastening
11/25/2003US6652537 Articulating stone basket
11/25/2003US6652536 Snare with anti-skewing
11/25/2003US6652535 Distraction osteogenesis fixture
11/25/2003US6652534 Apparatus and method for determining implant size
11/25/2003US6652533 Medical inserter tool with slaphammer
11/25/2003US6652532 Tissue repair method
11/25/2003US6652531 Bone alignment and fixation device and installation method, using attachment structure
11/25/2003US6652530 Fixation device
11/25/2003US6652529 Method and apparatus for treating supracondylar fractures of the femur
11/25/2003US6652528 Intramedullary nail with modular sleeve
11/25/2003US6652527 Supplemental spine fixation device and method
11/25/2003US6652526 Spinal stabilization rod fastener
11/25/2003US6652525 Anterior implant for the spine
11/25/2003US6652524 Fixator with outrigger
11/25/2003US6652523 Monolateral orthopedic device with external fixing for immobilizing a fractured bone
11/25/2003US6652522 Power-assisted tissue aspiration instrument with cauterizing cannula assembly
11/25/2003US6652520 Modular biopsy and microwave ablation needle delivery apparatus adapted to in situ assembly and method of use
11/25/2003US6652517 Ablation catheter, system, and method of use thereof
11/25/2003US6652516 Cell necrosis apparatus
11/25/2003US6652515 Tissue ablation device assembly and method for electrically isolating a pulmonary vein ostium from an atrial wall
11/25/2003US6652514 Intelligent selection system for electrosurgical instrument
11/25/2003US6652505 Guided filter with support wire and methods of use
11/25/2003US6652492 Dual valve, flexible sheath and method
11/25/2003US6652480 Methods for reducing distal embolization
11/25/2003US6652473 Ultrasonic and growth factor bone-therapy: apparatus and method
11/25/2003US6652454 Method and apparatus for creating a working opening through an incision
11/25/2003US6652450 Implantable article and method for treating urinary incontinence using means for repositioning the implantable article
11/25/2003US6652441 Apparatus and method to treat a disease process in a luminal structure
11/25/2003US6651672 Devices for less-invasive intracardiac interventions
11/25/2003US6651671 Lens-invasive devices and methods for cardiac valve surgery
11/25/2003US6651670 Delivering a conduit into a heart wall to place a coronary vessel in communication with a heart chamber and removing tissue from the vessel or heart wall to facilitate such communication
11/25/2003CA2271651C System, employing three-dimensional ultrasonographic imaging, for assisting in guiding and placing medical instruments
11/25/2003CA2200063C Transillumination of body members for protection during body invasive procedure
11/25/2003CA2158443C Method for preparation and transplantation of volute grafts and surgical instrument therefor
11/25/2003CA2113381C Fast changing heating-cooling device and method
11/23/2003CA2429758A1 Method and apparatus for reducing femoral fractures
11/20/2003WO2003096307A1 'A surgical training simulator'
11/20/2003WO2003096255A2 Simulation system for medical procedures
11/20/2003WO2003095028A1 Ultrasonic soft tissue cutting and coagulation systems
11/20/2003WO2003095027A1 Improvements in and relating to intense pulsed light devices
11/20/2003WO2003095016A1 System and method for forming a non-ablative cardiac conduction block
11/20/2003WO2003094994A2 Adjustable balloon anchoring trocar
11/20/2003WO2003094863A2 Intra-bronchial obstucting device that permits mucus transport
11/20/2003WO2003094855A1 System and method for treating cardiac arrhythmias with fibroblast cells
11/20/2003WO2003094809A1 Intravaginal catamenial device for blood leakage prevention
11/20/2003WO2003094806A1 Prosthetic components with cushioning elements
11/20/2003WO2003094805A2 Tactical detachable anatomic containment device and therapeutic treatment system
11/20/2003WO2003094802A1 System for establishing the orientation of a modular implant
11/20/2003WO2003094791A2 Inverted embolic protection filter
11/20/2003WO2003094787A1 Prosthetic repair fabric
11/20/2003WO2003094786A1 Prosthetic repair fabric
11/20/2003WO2003094785A1 Gastric bypass prosthesis
11/20/2003WO2003094763A1 Osteosynthesis device
11/20/2003WO2003094762A2 Method for laminectomy
11/20/2003WO2003094761A1 Multiple diameter tangential set screw
11/20/2003WO2003094760A2 Introducer seal assembly
11/20/2003WO2003094759A1 System for positioning on a patient an observation and/or intervention device
11/20/2003WO2003094758A1 Methods and apparatus for endoscopic cardiac surgery
11/20/2003WO2003094757A1 Scalpel
11/20/2003WO2003094756A1 Medical scissors
11/20/2003WO2003094755A1 Gripping arrangement for a medicinal instrument and one such medicinal instrument
11/20/2003WO2003094754A1 Organ retractor and method of using the same
11/20/2003WO2003094753A1 An assembly for use in orthopaedic surgery
11/20/2003WO2003094752A1 Sampling module device and method
11/20/2003WO2003094751A1 Mechanism for the deployment of endovascular implants
11/20/2003WO2003094750A1 Tissue joining devices capable of delivery of bioactive agents and methods for use thereof
11/20/2003WO2003094749A1 Systems, methods, and compositions for achieving closure of vascular puncture sites
11/20/2003WO2003094748A1 Plug with collet and detachable guidewire element for positioning vascular closure devices and methods for use
11/20/2003WO2003094747A1 Surgical stapler and disposable loading unit having different size staples
11/20/2003WO2003094746A1 Surgical stapling apparatus having a wound closure material applicator assembly
11/20/2003WO2003094745A1 Electrosurgical stapling apparatus