Surgical drapes and methods of making same
Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as novel and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is: 1. A reusable surgical drape comprising a liquid repellant main panel... Read More
Inventors: Taylor, Jeffrey L.;, Assignee: Standard Textile Company, Inc. (Cincinnati, OH) |
Vacuum extractor
OF THE INVENTION Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to FIGS. 1 and 2, a vacuum extractor 10 constructed in accordance with the present invention is illustrated. The vacuum extractor... Read More
Inventors: Lindsay, Richard G.;, Assignee: |
Gynecological tenaculum
What is claimed is: 1. A gynecological tenaculum for gripping the exterior of the cervix of the human uterus to press the cervix inwardly against a sheath for a hysteroscope inserted through the cervi... Read More
Inventors: Gimpelson, Richard J.;, Assignee: |
Laparoscopic instrument
An object of the invention is to provide a laparoscopic instrument which can be inserted through a small opening in a person's body and which can be used during laparoscopic surgery for various purpos... Read More
Inventors: Ferzli, George S.;, Assignee: |
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Double-latched non-metallic, bio-compatible hemostatic clip
What is claimed is: 1. A non-metallic, bio-compatible polymeric hemostatic clip capable of being applied to a blood vessel to close said vessel using a clip applying instrument, said clip comprising f... Read More
Inventors: Jewusiak, Stephen J.;, Assignee: Ethicon, Inc. (Somerville, NJ) |
Aneurysm clip
Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by letters patent is: 1. A one-piece aneurysm clip having an elongated flat ribbon body including a central helical section join... Read More
Inventors: Kees, Jr., George;, Assignee: Codman & Shurtleff, Inc. (Randolph, MA) |
Sterile clips and instrument for their placement
OF THE INVENTION Referring to the drawings in FIGS. 1 and 2, there is shown a preferred embodiment of the sterile clip of the present invention. The clip is used to ligate or close tubular vessels in... Read More
Inventors: Stefanchik, David; Biehle, IV, Edward J.;, Assignee: Ethicon, Inc. (Somerville, NJ) |
Sterile clips and instrument for their placement
OF THE INVENTION Referring to the drawings in FIGS. 1 and 2, there is shown a preferred embodiment of the sterile clip of the present invention. The clip is used to ligate or close tubular vessels in... Read More
Inventors: Stefanchik, David; Biehle, IV, Edward J.;, Assignee: Ethicon, Inc. (Cincinnati, OH) |
Ear wax remover
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring to FIG. 1 of the drawings, the ear wax remover comprises a metal rod 10 which has been machined by an automatic lathe. On a first end is an extractor head 20, an... Read More
Inventors: Lay, Wuu P.;, Assignee: |
Bronchoscopy tube
Referring now to the drawings, in FIG. 1 can be seen the tube 10 which is comprised of a tubular member 11 and an adapter 12. The tubular member 11 is formed of a flexible material such as rubber or ... Read More
Inventors: Carden, Edward;, Assignee: Medical Engineering Corporation (Milwaukee, WI) |
Devices for orally administering treatment liquids to animals
I claim: 1. A device for administering to animals a treatment liquid, said device comprising: A. a container to store the treatment liquid; B. a hollow loop formed of a single piece of tubing and havi... Read More
Inventors: Begouen, Jean-Paul;, Assignee: |
Laparoscopy instrument
Briefly describing the present invention, there is provided an instrument for use in laparoscopy in which the handles are swept back and angled downward to provide an ergonomically improved device. Th... Read More
Inventors: Stouder, Jr., Albert E.;, Assignee: |
Articulable socket joint assembly for an endoscopic instrument for surgical fastner track therefor
According to the principles of the present invention, a unique, articulable assembly is provided for an endoscopic instrument and permits articulation of the instrument end effector in a controlled ma... Read More
Inventors: Williamson, Warren P.; Burnett, Steven; Smith, Jack E.; Fogelberg, Mark; Allen, E. David;, Assignee: Ethicon, Inc. (Somerville, NJ) |
Suturing needle with tail mounted cutting blade and method for using same
The present invention comprises a curved surgical needle for tissue wound closure, and in particular, suturing together both sides of an incision made in human or animal tissue. The surgical needle ha... Read More
Inventors: Kraff, Manus C.;, Assignee: |
Tool for the laparoscopic introduction of a mesh prosthesis
There is, therefore, provided according to the present invention, a surgical tool for laparoscopically introducing a mesh prosthesis into the retroperitoneal space where the mesh is radially and overl... Read More
Inventors: Phillips, Edward H.;, Assignee: |
Apparatus and method for attaching surgical needle suture components
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring initially to FIG. 1, there is illustrated a pair of prior art dies 10 of a type utilized to attach a suture to a surgical needle. Each die 10 has a working surf... Read More
Inventors: Colligan, Francis D.;, Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation (Norwalk, CT) |
Cardiac valve prosthesis
In the cardiac valve prosthesis according to the invention, the recesses having the closing body supported therein are through holes. Since the diameter of these through holes is larger than the diame... Read More
Inventors: Knoch, Martin; Reul, Helmut; Rau, Gunter;, Assignee: B. Braun Melsungen AG (Melsungen, DE) |
Surgical fastener system
There is, therefore, provided according to the present invention, a surgical fastener system for laparoscopically fixing a mesh prosthesis to body tissue for the laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia... Read More
Inventors: Phillips, Edward H.;, Assignee: |
Needled suture
The present invention is directed toward a needle-suture combination comprising a needle having first and second ends, a suture, and a heat shrunk sleeve surrounding and securing therewithin a first e... Read More
Inventors: Shave, William H.;, Assignee: Deknatel Technology Corporation, Inc. (Fall River, MA) |
Method of forming a suture knot
The invention is a suture-needle combination. It comprises a suture having a first loop, a second loop adjacent to the first loop, and a free end having a proximal section and a distal section. The su... Read More
Inventors: Kammerer, Gene W.;, Assignee: Ethicon, Inc. (Somerville, NJ) |
Epilating appliance
We claim: 1. An epilating appliance comprising a casing serving as a handle, a motor in said casing, a shaft in said casing and connected to said motor in driving relationship thereto, an axle fixedly... Read More
Inventors: Schafer, Walter; Heintke, Hans-Eberhard; Braun, Gebhard;, Assignee: Braun Aktiengesellschaft (Frankfurt, DE) |
Fragmentable ring applier
OF THE INVENTION With reference now to the drawings wherein like numerals represent identical parts throughout the several views, and more particularly with reference to FIG. 1, the ring applier 10 g... Read More
Inventors: Fontayne, Diego; Robertson, John C.; Van Leeuwen, Timothy O.; Pelletier, Thomas A.; Gerry, Stephen W.;, Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation (Norwalk, CT) |
Method for the determination of leukemic cells
What is claimed is: 1. A supravital method for the detection and for the differential diagnostic determination of leukemic cells in a sample of leucocytes, comprising treating the leucocytes with a su... Read More
Inventors: Fischer, Wolfgang; Link, Renate;, Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung (Darmstadt, DE) |
Suturing instrument with hemorrhaging control
Among the several objects of this invention may be noted the provision of a suture instrument to impede the flow of blood around a suturing site; the provision of such an instrument which is particula... Read More
Inventors: Wan, Shaw P.; Martinez, Rosendo;, Assignee: |
Femoral hip prosthesis
OF THE INVENTION Referring in more particularity to the drawing, a femoral hip prosthesis 10 includes a stem component 12 having a neck 14 to which a capitulum 16 is secured. FIGS. 1-6 illustrate a l... Read More
Inventors: Kenna, Robert V.;, Assignee: Pfizer Hospital Products Group, Inc. (New York, NY) |
Surgical repair kit and its method of use
It is an object of the present invention to provide a surgical repair kit. In particular, it is an object of the present invention to provide a surgical repair kit which is particularly suited for the... Read More
Inventors: Chan, Kwan-Ho;, Assignee: Mitek Surgical Products, Inc. (Westwood, MA) |
Dynamically moveable napkin
OF THE INVENTION AND DRAWINGS The invention may be more readily understood by reference to the drawings in which: FIG. 1 is a perspective view partially in cross section showing the napkin of this in... Read More
Inventors: Lassen, Frederich O.;, Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation (Neenah, WI) |
Method and apparatus for simplifying total hip arthroplasty
It is therefore an object of the present invention to decrease the occurrences of unbalanced leg lengths resulting from implantation of hip prostheses. It is a further object of the invention to provi... Read More
Inventors: Benson, Gail M.;, Assignee: Bentwood Place, Inc. (Sioux Falls, SD) |
Device for noninvasive stereotactic immobilization in reproducible position
The task of the present invention is to create a device for noninvasive, stereotactic immobilization in reproducible position, which no longer has the above-described disadvantages of the state of the... Read More
Inventors: Vilsmeier, Stefan; Lippstreu, Stefan; Bertram, Michael;, Assignee: BrainLAB Med. Computersysteme GmbB (DE) |
Obesity Surgery 
