| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE40237 |
Surgical stapling instrument |
April 15, 2008 |
| A surgical stapling instrument (1) comprises a body portion (2, 3), a handle (4) and a staple fastening assembly (8). The staple fastening assembly (8) includes a curved cartridge (10), which comprises at least one curved open row of staples, and a curved anvil (22), which is adapted |
| RE39841 |
Surgical stapling instrument |
September 18, 2007 |
| A surgical stapling instrument comprises a frame having a body portion and a handle. A staple fastening assembly is provided in the distal region of the instrument and includes a cartridge device, which comprises at least one closed row (10, 12) of staples, and an anvil. The anvil is mov |
| RE35525 |
Endoscopic multiple ligating clip applier |
June 3, 1997 |
| An endoscopic clip applying system as described which contains a venting system and a clip applying support system which prevents closure of the mechanism before firing. Also, the system ensures proper loading of the clips and prevents them from falling out during loading. Further, the |
| H1904 |
Electrosurgical hemostatic method and device |
October 3, 2000 |
| An electrosurgical instrument is provided for cauterization and/or welding of tissue of varying impedance, thickness and vascularity especially in the performance of endoscopic procedures. The instrument compresses the tissue between one pole of a bipolar energy source located on one |
| D582037 |
Finger mounted specialty grasper |
December 2, 2008 |
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| D576278 |
Surgical stapler |
September 2, 2008 |
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| D573711 |
Iris valve ring |
July 22, 2008 |
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| D573258 |
Finger mounted dissector |
July 15, 2008 |
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| D571915 |
Finger mounted Russian forceps |
June 24, 2008 |
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| D569514 |
Finger mounted locking forceps |
May 20, 2008 |
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| D569513 |
Finger mounted forceps |
May 20, 2008 |
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| D569512 |
Finger mounted locking forceps |
May 20, 2008 |
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| D569511 |
Finger mounted short spatula retractor |
May 20, 2008 |
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| D569510 |
Finger mounted ball retractor |
May 20, 2008 |
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| D559383 |
Oral/nasal cannula |
January 8, 2008 |
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| D546947 |
Connector for oral nasal cannula |
July 17, 2007 |
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| D542918 |
Trocar |
May 15, 2007 |
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| D541417 |
Trocar |
April 24, 2007 |
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| D511145 |
Hand piece switch adapter |
November 1, 2005 |
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| D486127 |
Hand piece switch adapter |
February 3, 2004 |
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| D471206 |
Operational mode icon for a display screen of a control unit for a surgical device |
March 4, 2003 |
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| D462667 |
Hand piece switch adapter |
September 10, 2002 |
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| D455758 |
Operational mode icon for a display screen of a control unit for a surgical device |
April 16, 2002 |
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| D420741 |
Handle for an electrosurgical instrument |
February 15, 2000 |
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| D403767 |
In-line handle for a surgical instrument |
January 5, 1999 |
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| D383539 |
Handle for a surgical instrument |
September 9, 1997 |
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| D378611 |
Electrosurgical instrument |
March 25, 1997 |
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| 7473250 |
Ultrasound medical system and method |
January 6, 2009 |
| An ultrasound medical system includes an interstitial end effector. The interstitial end effector is interstitially insertable into patient tissue, includes at least one medical-treatment ultrasound transducer, and includes at least one end-effector-tissue-track ablation device. One |
| 7473224 |
Deployable ultrasound medical transducers |
January 6, 2009 |
| An ultrasound medical system includes a tube and resiliently flexible fingers. The tube has a distal end insertable into a patient and has a lumen with a distal opening. The fingers are extendable out of the distal opening of the lumen creating a deployed state and are at-least-partially |
| 7472815 |
Surgical stapling instruments with collapsible features for controlling staple height |
January 6, 2009 |
| A surgical instrument for being endoscopically or laparoscopically inserted into a surgical site for simultaneous stapling and severing of tissue includes force adjusted spacing between an upper jaw (anvil) and a lower jaw (staple cartridge engaged to an elongate staple channel) so t |
| 7470275 |
Anastomotic ring applier device providing forward and retrograde visualization |
December 30, 2008 |
| A surgical instrument for deploying an anastomotic ring device comprises a ring deployment mechanism, which is configured to receive and deploy an anastomotic ring. The instrument further comprises an imaging element that is operable to capture an image of the anastomosis site. In one |
| 7470237 |
Biopsy instrument with improved needle penetration |
December 30, 2008 |
| The present invention provides a biopsy instrument with improved needle penetration for piercing dense tissue. The device may comprise a needle slidably retained in a housing. The device may further comprise an actuation member that may be adapted to communicate longitudinal motion t |
| 7467740 |
Surgical stapling instruments having flexible channel and anvil features for adjustable staple h |
December 23, 2008 |
| A surgical instrument for being endoscopically or laparoscopically inserted into a surgical site for simultaneous stapling and severing of tissue includes force adjusted spacing between an upper jaw (anvil) and a lower jaw (staple cartridge engaged to an elongate staple channel) so t |
| 7465279 |
Marker device and method of deploying a cavity marker using a surgical biopsy device |
December 16, 2008 |
| A biopsy marker introduction assembly is configured for introduction through a specimen retrieval recess into a probe cutter lumen of a handheld breast biopsy handle. Advancing the cutter causes an extending deployment rod to distally translate within an introducer tube of the introd |
| 7465278 |
Device for minimally invasive internal tissue removal |
December 16, 2008 |
| A medical device for severing and removing small amounts of internal tissue for biopsy sampling or other purposes is disclosed. Versions of the device may include a hollow probe having a tissue receiving aperture; a cutter having a cutting edge that moves past the tissue receiving ap |
| 7464849 |
Electro-mechanical surgical instrument with closure system and anvil alignment components |
December 16, 2008 |
| A surgical instrument. Various embodiments relate to a surgical cutting and fastening instrument that has an end effector with an anvil that can pivot between open and closed positions relative to an elongate channel that can support a staple cartridge therein. The anvil may be opened an |
| 7464846 |
Surgical instrument having a removable battery |
December 16, 2008 |
| A surgical instrument. The surgical instrument comprises a handle, a battery, a motor, and a lockout system. The handle comprises a primary portion and a grip portion. The grip portion is releasably connected to the primary portion. The battery is within the grip portion. The motor is |
| 7462186 |
Anastomotic ring applier device utilizing an electroactive polymer |
December 9, 2008 |
| A surgical instrument is operable to deploy an anastomotic ring device. The instrument comprises a ring deployment mechanism configured to receive and deploy the anastomotic ring through an actuating force. The instrument further comprises an electroactive polymer that is configured |
| 7455208 |
Surgical instrument with articulating shaft with rigid firing bar supports |
November 25, 2008 |
| A surgical stapling and severing instrument particularly suited to endoscopic use includes a proximal portion that is manipulated external to a patient to position an attached elongate shaft and end effector to a desired surgical site inside of the patient. An articulation joint pivo |
| 7452363 |
Applier for fastener for single lumen access anastomosis |
November 18, 2008 |
| Creating an anastomosis, or the surgical formation of a passage between two normally distinct vessels or lumens, is enhanced by an applier that introduces a ring device without the need for a separate anvil to form a hollow rivet shaped attachment. Moreover, the ring device may be ad |
| 7452357 |
System and method for planning treatment of tissue |
November 18, 2008 |
| A method and system for treating tissue with a surgical device includes the steps of displaying an image created by collecting imaging data from an imaging device, selecting at least one tissue target from the image, determining the effective treatment volume of the surgical device and |
| 7451904 |
Surgical stapling instrument having end effector gripping surfaces |
November 18, 2008 |
| A surgical instrument for being endoscopically or laparoscopically inserted through a cannula of a trocar into an insufflated body cavity or lumen ("surgical site") for simultaneous stapling and severing of tissue including gripping surfaces on inner surfaces of an upper and lower jaw |
| 7448525 |
Pneumatically powered surgical cutting and fastening instrument with manually operated retractio |
November 11, 2008 |
| A surgical instrument for use in connection with a pneumatically powered tool having a firing mechanism operably supported therein that is movable between an unactuated position and an actuated position. In various embodiments, a drive system operably communicates with the pneumatically |
| 7445739 |
Method of forming a biopsy device |
November 4, 2008 |
| A method for forming a needle assembly is provided. A distal portion of the needle can be formed of a first material which does not interfere with MRI imaging of a tissue receiving port disposed in the distal needle portion. A proximal needle portion can be formed of a second, different |
| 7445622 |
Anastomotic ring applier with double motion actuation |
November 4, 2008 |
| A surgical tool for deploying an anastomotic ring comprises a handle and a ring deployment mechanism at the distal end of a shaft. The ring deployment mechanism has a distal portion and a proximal portion, and is moveable from an unactuated position to an actuated position to deploy an |
| 7442171 |
Remote thumbwheel for a surgical biopsy device |
October 28, 2008 |
| The present application is directed to an image-guided, vacuum assisted, percutaneous, coring, cable driven breast biopsy instrument which may be conveniently mounted to an x-ray machine wherein the biopsy instrument incorporates a rotation knob at the proximal end of the instrument to |
| 7442167 |
Integrated visualization system |
October 28, 2008 |
| An endoscope that has an integrated light source and camera mounted at the distal end of the endoscope. The light source is a class of LED devices constructed of high-efficiency LEDs that emit narrow-band blue light coupled with phosphors, which cause a nearly natural "white" light to be |
| 7441973 |
Adhesive applicator |
October 28, 2008 |
| An apparatus for applying a liquid substance comprises a bulb portion, a cannulated shaft in fluid communication with the bulb portion, and a swab portion in fluid communication with the cannulated shaft. The bulb portion comprises a capsule. The capsule comprises a liquid substance. |
| 7441685 |
Surgical stapling instrument with a return mechanism |
October 28, 2008 |
| A surgical instrument including a band configured to move a cutting member within an end effector. The instrument can further include a reel, wherein at least a portion of the band can be wound around the reel, and wherein the cutting member can be configured to unwind the band from the |
| 7441684 |
Pneumatically powered surgical cutting and fastening instrument with audible and visual feedback |
October 28, 2008 |
| A surgical instrument for use in connection with a pneumatically powered tool having a firing mechanism operably supported therein that is movable between an unactuated position and an actuated position. A pneumatically powered drive system operably communicates with the pneumatically po |
