Skin closure stapling device for surgical procedures
In accordance with the present invention, surgical staples are provided having an elongated staple bar capable of being bent intermediate the extremities thereof. The staple also incorporates a plural... Read More
Inventors: Fukuda, Mamoru;, Assignee: |
Fastening materials
I claim: 1. A fastening material comprising: a plurality of separately formed strips of fastening material with each of said strips formed of plastic resin and having a strip-like planar base portion ... Read More
Inventors: Lemelson, Jerome H.;, Assignee: |
Wound closing device
Accordingly, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a wound closing device overcoming the above mentioned disadvantages of the prior art. Another object of the present invention is... Read More
Inventors: Yoon, InBae;, Assignee: |
Cervical dilator with captive extraction element
OF THE PREFERRED FORM OF THE INVENTION The present invention discloses an assembly whereby a strongly attached extraction and "tell-tale" cord may be affixed to a fragile self-expanding cervical dila... Read More
Inventors: Stubbs, George;, Assignee: Milex Products, Incorporated (Chicago, IL) |
Coupling for pressure hose
What is claimed is: 1. A hose coupling for attachment to a hose and comprising; hose clamping fingers having inner ends rooted to said body portion, and having outer ends from said body portion, the b... Read More
Inventors: Schmidt, Gerhard S. E.;, Assignee: |
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: |
Pacifier cover
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Although specific embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the drawings, it should be understood that such embodiments are by way of example on... Read More
Inventors: Johnston, Laverne;, Assignee: LaMere; Dan (Sherman Oaks, CA) |
Color change system for spray coating apparatus
In accordance with the present invention, a color change system for supplying selected colors of coating materials to coating apparatus comprises a pair of pumps, each for providing coating material t... Read More
Inventors: Springer, Carl M.;, Assignee: Binks Manufacturing Company (Franklin Park, IL) |
Cartridge for suture clips
We claim: 1. A cartridge for feeding pairs of clips simultaneously in laterally spaced apart relation from an elongate housing having a central passage, a pair of slots extending through at least the ... Read More
Inventors: Samuels, Peter B.; Wood, Ernest C.;, Assignee: |
Separation of wool fatty acid
What is claimed is: 1. In a method for separating wool fatty acid from wool alcohol by treating a saponified wool wax containing a soap of said wool fatty acid with a heterogeneous solvent system cons... Read More
Inventors: Senda, Hisakazu; Yamamoto, Toshiaki; Ueno, Hiroshi; Nakano, Kazuo;, Assignee: Dai-Ichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd. (Kyoto, JA) |
Rendering methods and systems
A general object of this invention is to provide an improved system and method for rendering organic materials. It is an object of the present invention to provide a means for regulating the particle ... Read More
Inventors: Perry, Richard R.; Maran, Anthony G.; Schols, Anton G.;, Assignee: |
Injector
It is an object of the present invention to provide an injector which eliminates the above-mentioned disadvantages and which enables an engagement between a stopper means and its plunger to be made mo... Read More
Inventors: Ohmori, Hirofumi;, Assignee: Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd. (JP) |
Bronchoalveolar lavage catheter
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 illustrates the environment in which the inventive bronchoalveolar lavage catheter is employed in relation to a patient 10 intubated with an endotracheal tube 12. ... Read More
Inventors: Strickland, Richard D.;, Assignee: Ballard Medical Products (Draper, UT) |
Device for osteosynthesis
OF THE INVENTION The invention will be explained in the following in more detail by way of drawings. FIG. 1 shows a top plan view taken on a diagrammatic representation of the osteosynthesis plate ac... Read More
Inventors: Hoogland, Thomas; Harder, Hans E.; Behrens, Klaus;, Assignee: |
Medical container stopper
What is claimed is: 1. In combination, a blood collection tube and a stopper for use with a holder, the holder having an inside surface, an open end, a closed end and a hollow needle extending axially... Read More
Inventors: Cook, Boyce W.; Fiehler, William R.;, Assignee: Sherwood Medical Company (St. Louis, MO) |
Ultrasonic treatment apparatus
The object of this invention is to provide an ultrasonic treatment apparatus which is provided with freely replaceable probes having different bent angles, which has a high fatigue strength against ul... Read More
Inventors: Kagawa, Hiroaki;, Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Laser delivery catheter
An improved laser delivery catheter is disclosed for transmitting laser energy to obstructed vessels. The laser delivery catheter is affixed to a standard medical laser and endoscope eyepiece. In a fi... Read More
Inventors: Khoury, Adib I.;, Assignee: Angiolaz, Incorporated (Bellows Falls, VT) |
Delivery of intracorporeal probes
This invention is directed to a method and system for penetrating into a portion of a patient's body with little axial force and with very little trauma thereto and particularly to the advancement of ... Read More
Inventors: McIntyre, John; Brown, Peter S.; Morse, Stephen A.;, Assignee: Devices for Vascular Intervention, Inc. (Redwood City, CA) |
Laser suturing of biological materials
Methods and systems for endoscopic suturing of biological tissue are disclosed. Endoscopic instruments are described which serve to position a suture material at an anastomotic site and deliver laser ... Read More
Inventors: Sinofsky, Edward L.;, Assignee: Rare Earth Medical, Inc. (W. Yarmouth, MA) |
Endoprosthetic bone devices
I claim: 1. An endoprosthetic device for a long bone which device comprises: a component of elongate form for use as an endoprothesis in a long bone and including two parts in longitudinal telescopic ... Read More
Inventors: Scales, John T.;, Assignee: National Research Development Corp. (London, GB2) |
Apparatus for relief of pain and contractions using discharges of sparks adjustable in intensity of piezo-electric origin with a bipolar electrode of which one of the poles is in direct contact with the skin and the other spaced therefrom
The apparatus according to the invention is composed of a principal body 1 which forms a sleeve 2 comprising an articulated handle 3 and a fixed or removable head 4 that carries the bipolar electrode... Read More
Inventors: Dervieux, Dominique;, Assignee: Societe Anatomia - La Boutique du Dos (Paris, FR) |
Cryogenic surgical instrument
I claim: 1. Cryogenic surgical instrument to supercool limited areas of biological tissue having a hollow tip (21) of thermally conductive material, a supply vessel (1) of supercooled cryogenic liquid... Read More
Inventors: van Gerven, Johannes T. M.;, Assignee: Erbe Elektromedizin KG (Tubingen, DT) |
Cryosurgical apparatus and method
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Referring to the drawing where like reference numerals refer to like parts and in particular, in FIG. 1, there is illustrated a schematic diagram of a fir... Read More
Inventors: Mitchiner, Robert K.;, Assignee: Valleylab, Inc. (Boulder, CO) |
Thermoelectric cryoprobe
We claim: 1. A thermoelectric cryoprobe, comprising: a handle comprising two electrically separated longitudinal half-cylinders made of a high heat conduction material; a semiconductor cooling thermoe... Read More
Inventors: Gudkin, Timofei S.; Iordanishvili, Evgeny K.; Lidorenko, Nikolai S.; Malkovich, Bella E.; Razumovsky, Mikhail I.; Rubashov, Igor B.;, Assignee: |
Flexible cryoprobe
We claim: 1. Apparatus for cryosurgically treating tissue within a living body which comprises: an elongated, thin, first tube adapted to be inserted through a blood vessel of the body being treated a... Read More
Inventors: Potocky, Clifford E.; Callanan, Ronald M.; Goudreau, Raymond L.;, Assignee: Frigitronics, Inc. (Shelton, CT) |
Method and apparatus for performing mapping-type analysis including use of limited electrode sets
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a system is disclosed for monitoring a first set of electrical signals received from a patient at less than 20 electrodes and analyzing that first set o... Read More
Inventors: Evans, Arnold K.; Merchant, Mahesh H.;, Assignee: Physio-Control (Redmond, WA) |
Surgical implant
I claim: 1. A precursor device for forming a surgical implant in the form of a bone prothesis which comprises a stiff moldable matrix of biocompatible thermoplastic electrically insulating material wh... Read More
Inventors: Mundell, Peter J.;, Assignee: South African Inventions Development Corporation (Pretoria, ZA) |
Spring element for hair-removal device
Accordingly, it is a principal object of the present invention to provide an improved spring element for use in mechanical hair-removal devices which ensures a greater degree of effectiveness in grasp... Read More
Inventors: Amit, Noah;, Assignee: Aris Enterprises, Ltd. (New York, NY) |
Needle stop surgical instrument
I have now devised a surgical instrument which is designed to assist a surgeon in the performance of a Stamey procedure and similar procedures by receiving and guiding the needle during the surgical p... Read More
Inventors: Lyell, Mark S.;, Assignee: |
Polyisocyanurate polymers, dispersions, and cellular and non-cellular polyurethane products prepared therefrom
The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive privilege or property is claimed are defined as follows: 1. A process for preparing a polyisocyanurate polymer dispersion by (a) polymerizing a s... Read More
Inventors: Narayan, Thirumurti; Ramlow, Gerhard G.; Kan, Peter T.;, Assignee: BASF Wyandotte Corporation (Wyandotte, MI) |
Obesity Surgery 
