3829 patents
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Fail-safe release mechanisms for use with interchangeable patient positioning support structures
16 Jan 24
A fail-safe release mechanism for use with patient positioning support apparati having a base structure and a patient support structure, to prevent collapse of the patient support structure during disconnection of the patient support structure from the base structure at outboard ends thereof.
Roger P. Jackson, Lawrence Guerra, Michael A. Herron
Filed: 2 Sep 22
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Hand-held surgical instruments
16 Jan 24
A surgical instrument module for powering a plurality of discrete surgical end effectors includes a motor, a planetary gear box, a high-torque/low-speed output operably coupled to the motor, and a high-speed/low-torque output operably coupled to the motor.
David A Nicholas, Russell V. Pribanic
Filed: 5 Nov 20
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Tissue-removing catheter with guidewire isolation liner
16 Jan 24
A tissue-removing catheter for removing tissue in a body lumen includes an elongate body having an axis, and proximal and distal end portions spaced apart from one another along the axis.
Aram Jamous, John Kelly, Conor McMullen, Matthew Fleming, Colin William Meade, Grainne Teresa Carroll, Paul Morton
Filed: 26 Apr 21
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Method of power distribution
16 Jan 24
A method and apparatus are disclosed for using a generator having insufficient power to supply power to a number of electrosurgical probes during ramping up of the probes to reach set point temperatures.
Ahmad Khayer Dastjerdi, Michael Same, Neil Godara
Filed: 20 Dec 19
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Surgical instrument with sensor
16 Jan 24
A surgical instrument includes a housing, a shaft extending distally from the housing, an end effector disposed at a distal end of the shaft, an actuator operably coupled to the housing, an actuation assembly, and a sensor module.
James D. Allen, IV
Filed: 17 Aug 21
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Measuring respiratory parameters from an ECG device
16 Jan 24
Methods, systems, and devices for measuring respiratory parameters from an ECG device are described.
Paul Stanley Addison, Daniel Wayne Bartlett, James N. Watson
Filed: 22 Jul 20
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Medical device including diffuse reflector for detecting fluid parameters
16 Jan 24
An example system includes an elongated body, a fluorescent material, and a diffuse reflector.
Jacob D. Dove
Filed: 5 Feb 21
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Method and apparatus to account for transponder tagged objects used during clinical procedures, employing a trocar
16 Jan 24
An apparatus for use in clinical environments.
Patricia Black
Filed: 14 Jul 21
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Endoscopic stitching device
16 Jan 24
A stitching device includes a handle assembly and an elongate shaft assembly.
Jaroslaw T. Malkowski, Jacob C. Baril
Filed: 21 Jun 21
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Computed tomography enhanced fluoroscopic system, device, and method of utilizing the same
16 Jan 24
A system and method for enhanced navigation for use during a surgical procedure including planning a navigation path to a target using a first data set of computed tomography images previously acquired; navigating a marker placement device to the target using the navigation path; placing a plurality of markers in tissue proximate the target; acquiring a second data set of computed tomography images including the plurality of markers; planning a second navigation path to a second target using the second data set of computed tomography images; navigating a medical instrument to a second target; capturing fluoroscopic data of tissue proximate the target; and registering the fluoroscopic data to the second data set of computed tomography images based on marker position and orientation within the real-time fluoroscopic data and the second data set of computed tomography images.
Oren P. Weingarten, Dorian Averbuch
Filed: 10 Jun 19
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Steerable endoscope system with augmented view
16 Jan 24
A steerable endoscope system is provided with an augmented view.
Peter Douglas Colin Inglis, Derek Scot Tata
Filed: 4 Nov 20
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Tissue resecting device including a motor cooling assembly
16 Jan 24
A tissue resecting device includes a handpiece assembly and an end effector assembly.
Paul F. Prokop
Filed: 7 Jan 21
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Electrosurgical system with electrode assembly and accessory charge circuit
16 Jan 24
An electrosurgical system having an electrosurgical device, an accessory charging circuit, and an electrosurgical unit is disclosed.
David Hubelbank
Filed: 10 Aug 18
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Single part bandage and method for a medical sensor
16 Jan 24
A patient monitoring sensor having a communication interface, through which the patient monitoring sensor can communicate with a monitor is provided.
Derek L. Moody, Shai Fleischer, Jacob Dove, Sarah L. Hayman, Linden A. Reustle
Filed: 18 Jun 20
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Surgical device with incorporated tissue extraction
16 Jan 24
Systems and methods discussed herein relate to surgical systems including tissue resecting devices where the handset has a disposable portion detachably coupled to a reusable portion.
Ashlie M. Brown, Tejas S. Inamdar, Bradley R. Heil, Subhrangshu Datta, Jeremy A. Van Hill, Sylvain B. Jamais, Martin J. Dinnage, Derek W. Henderson
Filed: 28 Apr 20
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Reusable ultrasonic transducer and generator assemblies, surgical instruments including the same, and methods of manufacturing the same
16 Jan 24
An ultrasonic transducer and generator (TAG) assembly of a surgical instrument includes generator components and transducer components.
Weng-Kai K. Lee, Michael Clifton, James R. Fagan, Titus Horton, Keith W. Malang, Kenneth E. Netzel, Daniel Simmons, Christopher T. Tschudy, David J. Van Tol
Filed: 11 May 22
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Connecting end effectors to surgical devices
16 Jan 24
A surgical fastener applying device for releasable connection to an end effector is provided.
Scott Reed
Filed: 11 Aug 21
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System, apparatus, and method for navigating to a medical target
16 Jan 24
A system for monitoring an approach to a target includes a luminal device including a distal portion, a sensor coupled to the distal portion of the luminal device, and a surgical instrument including one or more indicators having a detectable property located along at least a portion of the surgical instrument.
William S. Krimsky, Michael J. Kern, Lev A. Koyrakh
Filed: 4 Oct 21
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Denuder
16 Jan 24
A method of denuding bone stock with a denuder, such as a bone stock denuder container, is disclosed.
Raza U. Shah
Filed: 25 Oct 21
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Thixotropic oxidized cellulose solutions and medical applications thereof
16 Jan 24
A method of treatment includes agitating a thixotropic oxidized cellulose solution; administering the agitated thixotropic oxidized cellulose solution to a target tissue site; and allowing the agitated thixotropic oxidized cellulose solution to gel at the target tissue site.
Rachit Ohri, Phillip D. Blaskovich, Min-Shyan Sheu, Petra Brockfeld
Filed: 31 Jul 19