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|20th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 52
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|MASSAGE APPARATUS AND COVER - A removable cover portion for a body massager is provided with a sheet of material sized to be placed upon the body massager and adapted to be fastened to the body massager. The sheet has a reduced contact area for altering a resultant massage effect. A method for Manufacturing the cover portion provides the sheet, integrally forms a massage formation with at least two massage nodes and a cross member interconnecting the at least two massage nodes, and assembles a plurality of massage formations to the sheet of material whereby the cross members maintain the orientation of the corresponding adjacent massage nodes during assembly of the massage nodes to the sheet of material.
|Massager - A massager comprises a massage tool for application of massage, and a support for supporting the massage tool. For respective dispositions of the massager, the massage tool and the support are shaped and configured for the massage tool to be selectively supportable by, and removable from, the support.
|Massage device - A massage device has a head and a handle. The head has an open-end, a domed end, a buffer and a through hole defined through the domed end. The open-end has an outer edge and the buffer is mounted around the outer edge. The handle is connected to the head. The massage device is hit against a person's body, causing a sound wave to be produced with associated health benefits.
|Method and Assembly for Treating Venous Ulcers and Wounds - An assembly according to the invention includes a pressure mechanism having a flexible member for attachment to a limb and an air chamber which may be pumped up into a desired pressurized state, a separate relatively small pre-filled air bladder, an absorbent foam, sponge or dressing coupled to the pre-filled air bladder, and a suction conduit coupled to a source of negative pressure (suction) and in fluid communication with the absorbent foam, sponge or dressing. In a preferred embodiment, the pre-filled air bladder, the absorbent foam, sponge or dressing and the suction conduit are formed together as a unit.
|High Efficiency Water Pick Cleaning Apparatus and Showerhead - The inventive pulsating water pick is used in combination with a pulsating showerhead supplied with pressurized water. The showerhead includes rotatable impeller periodically blocking water flow to a fixed regulator plate having circumferentially spaced apart groups of holes. A rotatable control plate—showerhead ejector face plate therebeneath has at least one opening sized to expose one group of holes. Raised lands limit water flow between adjacent plates and depressed areas lead to peripheral shower holes in a peripheral channel. The control plate rotates and plate openings expose hole groups in one mode, but in another, holes are blocked and water flows to depressed areas and the peripheral shower holes in the peripheral channel. The improved pulsating water pick includes a water passage port formed in the control plate and the showerhead ejector face plate, a coupler thereat leading to a tube, a water pick handle and a pick nozzle.
|Device for showering and turbo-rotative water treatment - A device for showering, a housing, and a rotatable massaging element arranged rotatably in the housing and forms so that it is rotatable by water and capable of massaging the simultaneous discharge of water, and a rotary unit located in the housing and connected with the massaging element and also acted by water so that rotary unit rotates under an action of water and rotates the massaging element, the rotary unit being composed of at least two rotors which are configured so that in a first mode of operation only one of the rotors rotates and provides rotation of the massaging element and issuance of water for showering, and in a second mode of operation both the rotor elements rotate to provide a turbo rotation of water.
|Adjustable Restraint for the Lower Leg and/or Foot - Adjustable restraint includes a plantar plate surrounded by a peripheral element about which a plurality of supports can be positioned; a support system attachable to that plate or element for providing vertical and horizontal support; and a lower leg securing housing.' The housing is attachable to the support system through adjustable fastener (s) such it can be adjusted vertically and secured in position with respect to the plantar plate. A sole portion of the plantar plate may be removable. The support system can include first support (s) and second support (s) attachable to the plate or element, and, through first adjustable fastener (s) and second adjustable fastener(s), respectively, the first adjustable fastener (s) and second adjustable fastener (s) be attachable to the housing.
|KNEE BRACE AND METHOD FOR SECURING THE SAME - A knee brace divided into anterior and posterior sides by a frontal plane, and having first and second sides divided by a median plane. The knee brace including a frame having proximal and distal portions, a stability strap having first and second ends respectively connected to first and second sides on the proximal frame portion along the posterior side thereof, and a cross strap having a first end connected to the first side of the proximal and a second end connected to the distal frame portions. A bracket assembly having a buckle connects the stability and cross straps to the frame. A sleeve is provided which covers the frame and upon which the bracket assembly rests.
|VERSATILE MEDICAL ARTICLE - A versatile medical article is disclosed. The versatile medical article includes: (a) an elongated elastic fabric strap characterized by having a distal end and a proximal end, a distal surface and a proximal surface, in which at least a portion of the proximal surface is outwardly furnished with a textured surface of a first kind, (b) an absorbent patch attached to the proximal surface of the strap forming a pocket therebetween, (c) a hand piece attached to the proximal end of the strap, (d) at least a portion of the distal surface outwardly furnished with a textured surface of a second kind, and (e) at least a portion of the proximal surface outwardly furnished with a textured surface of a third kind at the proximal end thereof. The textured surface of the first kind and the textured surface of the second kind self-adhere upon physical adjoining with each other thereby forming self-adherent fastener, and the textured surface of the third kind is characterized by the ability to self-adhere to the proximal surface of the strap and/or to the outer surface of the absorbent patch upon physical adjoining therewith.
|WOUND DRESSING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wound dressing defines bodyside and backside surfaces. The dressing comprises a backing layer defining a center portion and a border portion surrounding the center portion. An absorbent core is connected to a surface of the backing layer within the center portion The absorbent core may be exposed along a bodyside surface of the wound dressing, or various adhesives and non-adhesive substrates may be applied along a surface of the absorbent core so as to define part of the bodyside surface of the wound dressing.
|STAIN MASKING MATERIAL AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM - Articles are provided which mask the appearance of stains. The articles utilize a metalized substrate formed from a substrate and a discontinuous metal layer deposited thereon, the metalized substrate having a gloss of at least about 2 gloss units when measured at an angle of illumination of 20°.
|Herpes Treatment and Dressing - A dressing assembly configured to treat a herpetic lesion including a semi-permeable material sized and shaped to cover a herpetic lesion on human tissue. The invention also provides a method of treating a herpetic lesion (such as lesions caused by, e.g., herpes simplex 1, herpes simplex 2, or herpes zoster) including the step of applying a semi-permeable dressing to cover said wound for a sufficient time to heal said lesion.
|Adhesive skin patch sheet - A adhesive skin patch sheet comprises a support, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and a release sheet laminated in that order, the release sheet is divided by a cut line into a small first release sheet and a large second release sheet, the cut line is formed so as to be convex only from the second release sheet toward the first release sheet.
|APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOLOGOUS NORMOVOLEMIC HEMODILUTION - A system and method for autologous normovolemic hemodilution (ANH) are disclosed. The system can include a vacuum canister, which is sized to accept donor bags of a predetermined capacity. The vacuum canister is connected to a vacuum source which applies a suction to the donor bag within the canister. The system can include a canister having a self-generated vacuum, which includes compressible sidewalls that are spring-loaded to provide negative pressure needed to collect blood from a patient without the use of a gravity-induced siphon gradient. Also disclosed are ANH systems and kits that rely on a gravity-induced siphon gradient for blood collection.
|Device for delivery of antifibrotic agents & method - An ophthalmological device comprises an implant member carrying an antifibrotic agent that is released slowly over a prolonged period when inserted into a wound in an eye produced by surgery. The member is placed in the vicinity of a wound created during the surgery to inhibit inflammatory cell proliferation, thereby preventing the growth of fibrous tissue after the eye surgery.
|Polyester compositions, methods of manufacturing said compositions, and articles made therefrom - Crosslinked polymer compositions have backbones with first and second divalent saturated aliphatic moieties, a divalent saturated aliphatic secondary alcohol moiety, and a trivalent saturated aliphatic moiety. Hydrolytically labile ester bonds joined together these moieties. These polyesters may be polycondensation reaction products of a diol, a triol and a diacid. A molar ratio of the first divalent saturated aliphatic moiety, the divalent saturated aliphatic secondary alcohol moiety, and the trivalent saturated aliphatic moiety to the second divalent saturated aliphatic moiety is in the range of about 0.85 to about 1.5. Preferably, these polyesters are non-cytotoxic, biocompatible, bioabsorbable, or exhibit shape memory behavior with at least one transition temperature of greater than about 30° C. and less than about 100° C. and most preferably exhibit each of these qualities. The compositions may be adapted for a wide variety of uses, including medical applications.
|Method of Producing an Ion-Exchange for Iontophoresis - A method of producing an ion-exchange membrane for iontophoresis by preparing a polymerizable composition containing monomer components and non-polymerizable components which are compatible with the monomer components but do not copolymerize therewith; forming the polymerizable composition into a membrane form; polymerizing the polymerizable composition in the obtained membrane form to thereby form a membrane of a structure in which the non-polymerizable components are dispersed in the polymer having a crosslinked structure; removing the non-polymerizable components from the obtained membrane; and, as required, introducing ion-exchange groups into the polymer. The ion-exchange membrane obtained by the above method is applied to an iontophoresis device. When an ionic medicine contained in a medicine-containing portion of the device is permeated into a living body by the electrophoresis through the ion-exchange membrane, not only ionic medicines having small formula weights but also medicinal ions of formula weights of about 500 to about 1,000 can be efficiently administered into the living body.
|DEVICE AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF TISSUE - A device and methods for treating tissue via laser energy to induce tissue reduction and/or necrosis are described herein. Laser energy may be applied to a tissue region via an optical fiber advanced through a lumen of at least one needle. Fluid may also be infused or injected into the tissue region through at least one needle. Tissue reduction and/or necrosis of a target tissue region in turn reduces the appearance of droopy, baggy and/or wrinkled skin.
|DEVICE FOR TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY AND METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH A DEVICE - The present invention relates to a device (
|Monitoring Thermal Conditions To Vary Operation of an Ultrasonic Needle Tip of a Surgical Instrument - A method and apparatus to operate a surgical instrument in response to a thermal condition being detected that warrants curtailment of further operation. When the thermal condition is reached, command signals are generated that cause a needle of the surgical instrument to either have its vibrational speed slowed, have its vibrational movement stopped, or have it withdrawn from its relative position. The detection is of infrared radiation wavelengths and is carried out with either a thermal imaging device of a thermal recognition device. A corresponding temperature of the detected infrared radiation wavelengths is compared to a critical temperature to determine whether the thermal condition has been reached.
|Aerosol Valve - A steam-sterilizable aerosol valve has a valve body of polymeric material such as polyphenylene sulfone (PPSU) having an HDT (heat deflection temperature) at 1.8 MPa stress in the range of 200-275° C. Such a valve has the ability to survive steam sterilization without significant degradation of properties or appearance.
|Reflux control in microsurgical system - A microsurgical system capable of improving reflux via programmable, pre-defined reflux profiles and a pressure accumulator.
|BALANCED FLOW DIALYSIS MACHINE - A system and method for balancing flows of renal replacement fluid is disclosed. The method uses pressure controls and pressure sensing devices to more precisely meter and balance the flow of fresh dialysate and spent dialysate. The balancing system may use one or two balancing devices, such as a balance tube, a tortuous path, or a balance chamber.
|INTEGRATED DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUS IN VIVO ANALYTE DETECTION AND SIMULTANEOUS CONTROL OF AN INFUSION DEVICE - Systems and methods of use for continuous analyte measurement of a host's vascular system and the simultaneous control of a flow control device are provided. In some embodiments, an integrated system includes a vascular access device, a continuous analyte sensor, system electronics and an electronic cable for communication with a third-party infusion device, the system being configured for insertion into fluid communication with a host's circulatory system.
|IMPLANTABLE DEVICE FOR THE BRAIN - The present invention consists of an implantable device with at least one package that houses electronics that receives input data or signals, and optionally power, from an external system through at least one coil attached to the at least one package, processes the input data and delivers electrical pulses to neural tissue through at least one array of multiple electrodes that is/are attached to the at least one package. The invention, or components thereof, is/are intended to be installed in the head, or on or in the cranium or on the dura, or on or in the brain.
|AMPOULE USABLE AS A SYRINGE AND A SYRINGE UNIT COMPRISING THE AMPOULE - The object is to provide an ampoule usable as a syringe, and a syringe unit which are easy to handle, excellent in quantitative accuracy, and further more excellent in hygienic aspect.
|DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REMOVAL OF LEUKOCYTES FROM BREAST MILK - The present invention relates to a nipple shield device or baby bottle nipple for removing leukocytes from breast milk with a filter attached to the nipple shield or baby bottle nipple at a location permitting removal of leukocytes from breast milk. A method of removing leukocytes from breast milk involving filtering breast milk with a filter that removes leukocytes is also disclosed.
|Self-Orientating Bifurcate Catheter - A bifurcate catheter having a self-orientating distal portion with improved pushability is disclosed. The distal portion of the bifurcate catheter includes a dilatation balloon attached to each of two distal branch portions of the catheter. The distal branch portions are of a length that permits rotational compliance of the distal portion of the bifurcate catheter as it is tracked over two guidewires and include at least one bond between the distal branch portions to improve pushability.
|Protective Coatings for Medical Devices - This invention relates to a method of providing a coating on a medical device, especially a dilatation balloon, which improves the durability of the balloon.
|Disposable syringe with built-in carpule - A disposable syringe includes a pre-filled carpule which is retained in a barrel by means of a lunge member, a ring grip and a carrier unit. A retaining mechanism is disposed to guard the carrier unit against movement away from a locked position. A needle assembly is connected to the carpule. A plunger is engaged with a seal member of the carpule to cooperate with a tubular wall to define a sealed chamber that is communicated with the needle assembly. After the plunger is turned relative to the barrel to move the carrier unit to the unlocked position, the carpule can be pressed forwardly to force the carrier unit to release the ring grip from the lunge member such that the needle assembly and the carpule are biased by a biasing member rearwardly to retract the needle cannula into the barrel.
|Pre-filled disposable syringe - A disposable syringe includes a barrel with a bushing unit disposed on an inner surrounding surface thereof, a tubular grip unit in fluid-tight engagement with the bushing unit for holding a needle seat, a tubular plunger having a seal ring that is slidable on and in fluid-tight frictional engagement with the bushing unit so as to cooperate with the grip unit to define a medicament chamber, and a shield plug member in fluid-tight engagement with the grip unit and having a duct that communicates a needle cannula with the medicament chamber, thereby ensuring fluid-tightness of the medicament chamber.
|Cooling System for a Catheter - A cooling device for cooling a catheter, the cooling device comprising a main cooling unit adapted for supplying the catheter with a main cooling medium and a precooling unit adapted for precooling the main cooling medium before supply of the main cooling medium to the catheter, wherein the main cooling unit comprises a cooling pathway through which a fluid is guidable as the main cooling medium, and comprising a control unit adapted for automatically controlling the main cooling unit and the precooling unit to perform a predetermined cooling procedure, wherein the control unit is adapted for activating the precooling unit before activating a supply of the main cooling medium by the main cooling unit to the catheter.
|Insertion mechanism for use with a syringe - A needle preferably for the delivery of ophthalmic regional anesthesia, wherein the needle includes a hub and a shaft having a plurality of markings to indicate the depth of the needle after insertion into an individual during a medical procedure, thereby enabling a practitioner to gauge the exact measurement of the needle at all times during the operation.
|Mechanical Volume Control for Injection Devices - A needleless fluid delivery system allowing for selective control of amounts of therapeutic fluids that are administered to treatment sites within a patient. The fluid delivery system includes an injector source and an access device. The fluid delivery system generally includes an adjustable volume control system for selectively metering the amount of therapeutic fluid to be delivered to the treatment location. The adjustable volume control system generally includes a mechanical stop system with a plunger member and a stop member, wherein the plunger member and stop member physically interact to restrict a plunger insertion length which simultaneously controls an amount of therapeutic fluid expelled by said plunger.
|SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL REMOVAL OF BRAIN TUMORS - A method for treating a brain tumor includes providing a surgical instrument having an inner member and an outer member. The outer member has a distal region forming a cutting window and an optional distal elevator tip. The inner member is rotatably received within the outer member, and has a cutting tip that is exposed at the window. The cutting tip and the distal region of the outer member combine to define a cutting implement. An opening is created through the patient's skull to provide access to a brain tumor target site. The cutting implement is delivered through the opening to the target site. The elevator tip is inserted partially between the tumor and tissue of the target site, and the cutting tip is placed into contact with the tumor and operated to cut the tumor. The target site is selectively aspirated to remove cut tumor tissue.
|DRUG SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR CED (CONVECTION-ENHANCED DELIVERY) CATHETER INFUSIONS - The invention relates to a drug supply system for CED (convection-enhanced delivery) catheter infusions, comprising:
|Method and Apparatus for Reversing a Piston Rod in an Injection Device - The present invention relates to a method for moving a piston rod in an injection device, the piston rod being operatively connected to a motor shaft of an electrical motor so that a rotational movement of the motor shaft is transformed to a translational movement of the piston rod, the piston rod being adapted to be moved between two end positions, the method comprising the steps of providing a first supply voltage level to the electrical motor, measuring sets of corresponding values of current provided to the motor and a corresponding position of the piston rod, and providing a second supply voltage level to the electrical motor when the measured position of the piston rod equals predetermined positions, the second supply voltage level having a RMS value being smaller than the RMS value of the first supply voltage level. The present invention further relates to an apparatus for carrying out the method.
|MODULAR STEERABLE SHEATH CATHETERS - An apparatus for accessing a site within a body includes a cannula and an elongate member. The cannula has a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween. The elongate member has a distal end configured for insertion into the lumen, wherein the distal end of the elongate member is attachable to and releasable from the distal end of the cannula. A method for accessing a site within a body includes inserting a distal end of an elongate member into a lumen of a cannula, detachably attaching the distal end of the elongate member to the cannula, and steering a distal end of the cannula to a desired site using the elongate member.
|INSERTION DEVICES FOR INFUSION DEVICES - An insertion device for inserting an infusion device at least partially into skin for subcutaneous infusion can comprise a sleeve having a lower surface that is configured to engage the skin, a shuttle or carriage to carry the infusion device between a retracted position and an advanced position; at least a first biasing member to urge the shuttle or carriage toward the advanced position, and an actuator to cause the first biasing member to urge the carriage from the retracted position to the advanced position. In some embodiments, the insertion device can further comprise a hub and at least a second biasing member to urge the hub away from the shuttle or carriage. In some embodiments, the insertion device can further comprise a needle attached to the hub. Methods for inserting an infusion device and various other features that can be comprised by an insertion device are also disclosed.
|SYRINGE - In a safety syringe in which a needle and needle holder can be withdrawn into a barrel after use, the needle holder is provided with an insert having forwardly and inwardly extending resilient fingers that are cammed outward by an enlarged head formed on a projection of the plunger of the syringe, and engage a proximally facing surface on the head to connect the needle holder positively to the plunger so that the needle holder can be withdrawn into the barrel of the syringe.
|INJECTION DEVICE - An injection device comprises a housing (
|Injector Device for Syringes - The invention relates to an injector device for a syringe, the syringe including a plunger movably receivable by a barrel, the plunger having a push flange and the barrel defining an interior to movably receive the plunger, the barrel further including a base end including one or more lateral flanges and a tip end, the injector device comprising a first support defining a cavity surrounded by a peripheral edge into which the barrel of the syringe is perpendicularly insertable, wherein the base end of the barrel is supportable by the engagement between the peripheral edge of the first support and the one or more lateral flanges of the base end of the barrel, a second support movably coupled to the first support, the second support having a guide surface that abuttably engages the push flange of the plunger when engaged therewith, and at least two parallel guides movably coupling the second support to the first support.
|Biomedical line union device for administering pharmacological substances - A biomedical line union device for administering pharmacological substances, comprising a union body with: at least one main duct thereinside, provided with at least one outlet associated with a conveyance line or with a closed container, and at least one branch duct, provided with at least one branching port associated with a line for administering a pharmacological substance and connected to the main duct by at least one connecting port. The device comprises at least one valve element, arranged proximate to the connecting port and movable between a closed configuration, in which it interrupts the connection between the branch duct and the main duct, and an open configuration, in which it provides the connection between the branch duct and the main duct due to an overpressure within the branch duct with respect to the pressure within the main duct, and vice versa.
|Medical Appliance and Process for Producing the Appliance - A medical appliance having a metal surface in which a hydrophilic organic compound having a polar group is directly fixed to the metal surface in accordance with an electrochemical reaction without intermediate layers; and a process for producing a medical appliance which comprises dipping a material for a medical appliance having a metal surface and an electrode into a solution comprising a hydrophilic organic compound having a polar group, and fixing the hydrophilic organic compound to the metal surface of the material for a medical appliance in accordance with an electrochemical reaction by applying a voltage between a cathode and an anode using the material for a medical appliance as the cathode and the electrode as the anode. The medical appliance exhibits excellent lubricating property since the metal surface is tightly coated with a thin layer of the hydrophilic organic compound. Therefore, excellent operability is exhibited in insertion into blood vessels, and the possibility of causing damages on inner layers of blood vessels is small. The medical appliance can be produced in simple steps in accordance with the process.
|SKIN TREATMENT DEVICE - A personal skin polishing or microdermabrasion device having a convenient form factor with a applicator attached to a contoured housing with a handle portion. The housing contains a battery, a cordless motor and a gear box to provide an appropriate rotational velocity to the output shaft that is coupled to the applicator. The applicator may be a foam material selected to cushion the skin from excessive abrasion to the particles in a personal care composition to be used with device, and to have a porosity that will enable the foam to interact with the particles and enhance the skin polishing effect.
|Sprayer - A sprayer which inhibits or prevents clogging from occurring in a nozzle when a liquid is ejected from the nozzle includes a nozzle having a first internal tube through which a first liquid passes, and a second internal tube through which a second liquid passes. An external tube is provided in which the first internal tube and the second internal tube are positioned so that the gas passes therebetween. In the sprayer, each distal end part of the first internal tube and the second internal tube includes a gas permeable film impermeable to each liquid, and permeable to the gas.
|Wound Chamber For Limb - A wound dressing includes a chamber (
|DELIVERY TUBE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR STORING LIQUID FROM A TISSUE SITE - An apparatus, system, and method for storing liquid from a tissue site are presented. The apparatus includes a delivery tube that may have at least one lumen. The delivery tube may be operable to transmit reduced pressure to the tissue site and to receive liquid from the tissue site. The apparatus may also include an absorbent material disposed in the at least one lumen. The absorbent material may be operable to absorb the liquid from the tissue site. The delivery tube may be formed with a number of recesses.
|Absorbent Articles Comprising Acidic Superabsorber and an Organic Zinc Salt - An absorbent article, such as a diaper, panty diaper, sanitary napkin or incontinence device including a liquid-permeable topsheet, a liquid-impermeable backsheet and an absorbent core enclosed between said liquid-permeable topsheet and said liquid-impermeable backsheet, wherein the absorbent core includes a superabsorbent material, wherein the superabsorbent material is an acidic superabsorbent material having a pH of 5.5 or less measured, for example, using test EDANA WSP 200.2 and the absorbent core additionally includes an organic zinc salt, in particular zinc ricinoleate. The combination of organic zinc salt and acidic superabsorber exerts a synergistic effect in the suppression of basic malodours, such as ammonia.
|Induction coil wetness sensor for an absorbent article - A signaling device is provided for sensing and indicating the presence of a body exudate in an absorbent article, the device including a housing and a detection circuit disposed within the housing, the detection circuit including an induction coil and a marginal oscillator. A body exudate collection and detection system is also provided including an absorbent article and a signaling device adapted to be used in conjunction with the absorbent article, the signaling device including a housing and a detection circuit disposed within the housing, the detection circuit including an induction coil and a marginal oscillator. The signaling device can also include an attachment mechanism for removably attaching the housing to the absorbent article. The detection circuit can also include an electrical common and a conductor in electrical communication with the electrical common and with the body exudate.
|Body Conforming Disposable Absorbent Article Having Leg Wraps and Internal Topsheet and Method of Making Same - A secondary internal topsheet and leg wrap structure is provided in a disposable absorbent garment such as a diaper or training pants. The leg wrap structure has a base layer, a top layer, and an elastic construction disposed inbetween. The elastic construction includes a plurality of spaced apart elastic elements that are aligned in a generally in generally parallel relation. The leg wrap structure and secondary topsheet provides for the efficient formation of a reservoir and a plurality of fluid dams each capable of capturing a quantity of fluid to minimize the occurrence of fluid leaks from the absorbent article. Methods of forming such absorbent articles are disclosed.
|Elastic composite for a disposable absorbent garment - An elastic composite is provided in a disposable absorbent garment such as a diaper or training pants. The elastic composite has a base layer, a top layer, and an elastic construction disposed therebetween. The elastic construction includes a plurality of spaced apart (e.g. generally equally spaced apart) elastic elements (e.g. strands or threads) that are aligned in a generally cross machine direction and in generally parallel relation. Further, the top and base layers define a first longitudinally extending side edge and a second longitudinally extending side edge between which, the elastic construction is disposed. The elastic composite further includes an elasticized region, wherein the elastic construction is disposed, a first non-elasticized region disposed between the first side edge and the elasticized region, and a second non-elasticized region disposed between the second side edge and the elasticized region.
|TREATING NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS - Methods of treating neuronal disorders, such as mechanical neuronal traumas and neurodegenerative disorders, with TWEAK or TWEAK-R blocking agents are presented.
|MINIATURE DRUG DELIVERY PUMP WITH A PIEZOELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM - A drug delivery pump which uses a piezoelectric drive system to advance a small syringe piston to deliver a liquid drug and a method thereof are disclosed. The present invention has a cost and size advantage compared to traditional pumps and is a very compact and potentially disposable pump device design.
|Backer Plate Adapter for a Syringe Plunger - A backer plate adapter (
|APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INJECTING HIGH VISCOSITY DERMAL FILLERS - A method includes inserting a distal end portion of a needle of a medical injector into a skin of a body. An energy source operatively coupled to the medical injector is actuated such that a dermal filler is conveyed from the medical injector into the skin through the distal end portion of the needle. The distal end portion of the needle is moved within the skin during the actuating.
|METHODS AND DEVICES FOR IMPROVING DELIVERY OF A SUBSTANCE TO SKIN - A method of delivery of a substance to a human subject's skin comprising deposition into a specific compartment of the skin, wherein the delivery occurs at a controlled rate and pressure. The methods of the invention provide accurate deposition of s pre-selected volume of the substance, e.g., greater than 90% of the pre-selected volume. The methods of the invention encompass varying one or more parameters including but not limited to configurations of the delivery device, volume, pressure, and flow rate of delivery, to enhance the efficacy of delivery of the substance to the human skin. Substances delivered in accordance with the methods of the invention result in a more efficacious deposition of the substance into the targeted compartment, improved delivery performance, i.e., completeness of delivery as measured by quantification of the substance not delivered or the amount of the substance leaked out from the injection site, and enhanced safety as measured by the occurrence of minimal adverse cutaneous events at the site of injection.
|METHOD FOR DELIVERING THERAPEUTIC OR DIAGNOSTIC AGENTS - An agent delivery device includes an inner tubular body having a proximal end, a sharpened distal end, a delivery lumen extending therebetween, and one or more outlet ports on the distal end communicating with the delivery lumen. The device also includes one or more seals sealing the one or more outlet ports, the one or more seals capable of being melted to allow a fluid to be delivered from the delivery lumen through the one or more outlet ports. The agent delivery device may further include a monopolar or bipolar electrode and/or a radio-opaque marker carried at the distal end of the device. The inner tubular body can be made from a conductive material to thereby allow the inner tubular body to function as an electrode.
|DUAL LUMEN CATHETER AND METHOD FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE ENDOLUMINAL SURGERY - A duel lumen catheter is provided for use in minimally invasive surgery. The catheter generally includes a first tube defining an operative lumen and a second tube terminating proximally of the first tube and defining an inflation lumen. In one embodiment, the first and second tubes are concentric. In an alternative embodiment, the first and second tubes are separate and extend parallel to each other. The first and second tubes are provided with inflation ports adjacent their respective distal ends. There is also provided a method for performing minimally invasive surgery by inserting the catheter through the esophagus of a patient, insufflating the stomach and performing a surgical operation through the catheter and external to the stomach.
|Multilayer Medical Devices - A medical device includes at least four layers including a first material and a second material having a different stiffness than a stiffness of the first material, wherein at least one of the layers varies in thickness axially along the device.
|DEFLECTABLE STYLET - A deflectable stylet
|DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PLACING WITHIN A PATIENT AN ENTERAL TUBE AFTER ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION - The present invention is directed to a novel device and method for providing a disposable endotracheal intubation device for use with an auxiliary passageway serving as a guide for the placement of an orogastic or other enterally directed device in a patient. The present invention pertains to a medical catheter device, removably attachable to an endotracheal tube, for guiding the path of an enteral tube into the esophagus of a patient. The catheter device preferably employs an adjustable clamp to fix the position of the catheter relative to the endotracheal tube. The present invention also pertains to a combination medical intubation device comprising an endotracheal tube and a catheter proximate the endotracheal tube to guide the path of an enteral tube. The present invention also pertains to a method of intubating a patient using this combination medical intubation device.
|APPARATUS FOR SEALING, SECURING AND ADJUSTING THE LENGTH OF A FLEXIBLE TUBE - An apparatus for sealing, securing and adjusting the length of a flexible tube is disclosed. The apparatus has a housing and an anchor. The housing has a sealing section, middle section and a opposing end. The housing has an outer surface and an inner lumen. The housing has at least one pair of abutted surfaces which define a slit from said outer surface to said lumen. The anchor has a base and a grip. The grip extends upwardly from the base. The grip is configured to engage the middle section of the housing. A method for using an apparatus for sealing, securing and adjusting the length of a flexible tube is also disclosed.
|DETACHABLE PUMP AND THE NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY SYSTEM USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a detachable pump and a negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) system using the same. The detachable pump comprises: a top module, including a motor set and a top elastic member; and a bottom module, arranged beneath the top module in a manner that it is connected to the top module by a detachable connection mechanism and comprised of: a base configured with an inlet and an outlet; at least an one-way suction valve; at least an one-way drain valve; a diaphragm element; and a bottom elastic member. With the aforesaid system, spent liquid can be prevented from flowing back to a wound section or the base by the cooperation of the suction valve and the drain valve as the top elastic member is configured to be pushed by the motor set for enabling the resulting resilience of the top elastic member to counter with the resilience of the bottom elastic member in a manner that the diaphragm element is propelled for enabling the detachable pump to generate a vacuuming force. By incorporating the aforesaid detachable pump into a NPWT system along with dressings and absorbent materials, spent liquid of a wound is drawn by the pump to be absorbed directly by the absorbent materials by way of the dressings so that not only the piping length and the volume of the NPWT system are reduced, but also the power requirement of the pump is decreased.
|Closed Loop System and Method for Ablating Lenses with Aberrations - The present invention comprises a closed loop system and method for assessing a performance of a refractive surgical system that is capable of correcting lower and higher order aberrations of the eye. In one embodiment, the refractor surgical system comprises a corneal re-shaping laser system and a refractor system that is capable of measuring low and higher order aberrations of the eye. A software application is capable of transforming the measurements of the refractor system to a treatment plan to control and guide the corneal re-shaping laser system. The systems and methods of the present invention may include a lens that is created by the corneal reshaping laser system and can be measured by the refractor system.
|Optical Sensor and Method for Identifying the Presence of Skin - A sensor for detecting the presence of skin is disclosed, one configuration of which uses multiple light emitting diodes, each of a unique wavelength band, and a broad-band photodetector to measure the remission of light at multiple wavelengths from a material being analyzed. Characteristics of the spectral remission of the material are used to discriminate human skin from materials that are not human skin. Further, an aesthetic medical device utilizing such a sensor in which the device is inhibited from operation if skin has not been detected. The incorporation of a skin sensor improves the safety of devices that emit radiation that otherwise would pose a hazard if not directed onto skin.
|Intra-Vascular Device With Pressure Detection Capabilities Using Pressure Sensitive Material - A laser catheter with a pressure sensor is provided according to embodiments of the invention. The pressure sensor may be coupled with the distal end of the laser catheter and may comprise any of various piezoelectric materials, for example Polyvinylidene Difluoride (PVDF). In various embodiments of the invention the pressure sensor is configured to detect pressure longitudinally and coaxially. The pressure sensor may provide an electric potential that is proportional to the vessel pressure and may be used to monitor and/or adjust laser parameters. In other embodiments the results from the pressure sensor may be used to determine the vessel size and/or the type of material being ablated.
|Cryosurgical Instrument and Its Accessory System - The invention proposes a cryosurgical instrument and its accessory system operating on the base of a refrigerant evaporation. The invention comprises combination of some technical solutions. Flow in a central lumen of the cryosurgical instrument has oscillating character; the refrigerant is provided on the internal surface of the distal cryotip in the form of separated portions. 2. The internal surface of the distal cryotip of the cryosurgical instrument is covered by a porous coating, which soaks completely one portion of the refrigerant. 3. Vapors obtained as a result of the refrigerant boiling on the porous coating of the cryotip are removed through the central lumen into the atmosphere. Combination of these technical solutions allows to construct a safely cryosurgical instrument with high freezing power and small outer diameter. The proposed cryosurgical instrument may be designed as a flexible cryocatheter or as a rigid cryoprobe.
|METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF HOLLOW ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES - One embodiment comprises an apparatus for applying energy to a hollow anatomical structure having an inner wall. The apparatus comprises an elongate shaft having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end; and a capacitive treatment element located near the distal end. The capacitive treatment element is sized for insertion into the hollow anatomical structure and placement near the inner wall. The capacitive treatment element is configured to create an electric field that extends at least partially into the inner wall. Other devices and methods for treatment of hollow anatomical structures are disclosed as well.
|Uterine Therapy Device and Method - A method and system of providing therapy to a patient's uterus. In some embodiments the method includes the steps of: inserting an access tool through a cervix and a cervical canal into the uterus; placing an expansion mechanism in contact with tissue within the uterus to move uterine tissue surfaces away from an opening in an access tool lumen; delivering vapor through the vapor delivery tool into the uterus; and condensing the vapor on tissue within the uterus. The system has an access tool adapted to be inserted through a human cervical canal to place an opening of an access tool lumen within a uterus when the access tool is inserted through the cervical canal; an expansion mechanism adapted to be advanced into the uterus to move uterine tissue surfaces away from the opening in the access tool lumen; and a vapor delivery mechanism adapted to deliver condensable vapor through the access tool to the uterus, the condensable vapor being adapted to condense within the uterus.
|Devices, Methods and Kits for Substantial and Uniform Ablation about a Linear Bipolar Array of Electrodes - The present invention relates to a medical device for substantially sized and uniform ablation of animal or human tissue comprising a bipolar generator for generating radio frequency at an electrode, a polarity alternator, an applicator probe having a handle and an elongated member, and a tip at the far end of the distal end suitable for insertion into tissue. The elongated member has a proximal and distal end with an electrode cluster of three or more electrodes located on the distal end of the elongated member. The electrodes are electrically insulated from each other and at least two of the electrodes have dissimilar polarity from each other wherein at least one of the electrodes has a high voltage polarity and at least one of the electrodes has a return polarity. During ablation, the polarity alternator automatically and repeatedly changes the polarity of the electrodes to cycle lesion formation along the length of the electrode cluster and alternate lesion formation repeatedly from one polarity to other polarity to form a spherical or near spherical lesion at the distal tip equal in diameter to the length of the cluster.
|DISPOSABLE ELECTRO-SURGICAL COVER ELEMENTS AND ELECTRO-SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - Electro-surgical instrument and attachments for converting a mechanical surgical instrument into an electro-surgical instrument are disclosed for applying electrical current to tissue, such as a blood vessel, to seal or cauterize the tissue. A cover element is slidable over a distal end of a component of a mechanical surgical instrument, such as a forceps. Each cover element defines a single pocket or cavity and a single aperture or opening at one end thereof for receiving and surrounding the distal end of the component and an electrically conductive element attached to an outer surface of the cover element. RF energy can be applied to tissue through the electrically conductive elements. After the procedure, the cover elements can be slidably removed from the forceps member and are disposable.
|Fat retraction apparatus and method for using same - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for non-invasive reduction of excessive fat tissue by externally applying radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic (EM) waves adjusted to specific fat cells absorption frequency and electromagnetic propagation mode. Based on the performed experiments described further, the method and working apparatus has been invented that reduces fat layers without any medication, non-invasively through the intact skin. The invented method and apparatus facilitates the safe fat removal, and may lead to reduction and eradication of obesity and obesity associated diseases.
|Thermal Ablation System - A thermal ablation system comprises a fluid handling unit receiving fluid from a fluid source at a first pressure, the fluid handling unit including a heater heating the fluid to a desired temperature and a pump and an introducer including a sheath which, when in an operative position, is received within a hollow organ, the sheath including a delivery lumen introducing fluid heated by the heater to the hollow organ and a return lumen withdrawing fluid from the hollow organ and returning the withdrawn fluid to the console via a return lumen, wherein the pump increases a pressure of the fluid between the fluid source and the delivery lumen of the introducer.
|Electrolysis Hair-Removal Device - The invention relates to an electrolysis hair-removal device comprising: a central control unit (
|IRRIGATED ABLATION ELECTRODE HAVING PROXIMAL DIRECTION FLOW - The present invention relates to improved ablation electrodes and catheter assemblies, as well as methods useful in conjunction with irrigated ablation catheters. Embodiments of the present invention further relate to an irrigated catheter having irrigation fluid directed at target areas where coagulation is more likely to occur to help minimize blood coagulation and the associated problems. The present invention further relates to an ablation electrode having an outer body with a proximal portion and a distal portion an inner cavity and at least one passageway that extends to an opening on the outer surface of the electrode, wherein the passageway is directed towards the proximal portion and/or proximal end of the electrode forming an acute angle with a longitudinal axis of the electrode.
|IRRIGATED ABLATION ELECTRODE HAVING RECESSED SURFACE PORTIONS - The present invention relates to ablation electrode assemblies. The present invention further relates to an irrigated ablation electrode assembly that includes a recessed portion that can improve fluid flow around the irrigated ablation electrode. The electrode includes an outer body portion having an outer surface, and an inner cavity defined within the outer body portion. The electrode further includes at least one passageway for fluid flow from the inner cavity to the outer surface of the body of the electrode. The passageway further defines an outlet on the external surface of the electrode, therein allowing the fluid to flow on and/or around the electrode surface. The outer surface of the electrode further includes a recessed portion. The outlet of the passageway is disposed at least partially within the recessed portion. The fluid that exits the passageway may flow within the recessed portion to improve irrigation of the electrode.
|Heat Treatment System For Pelvic Support Tissue - Noninvasive methods for therapeutically heating a collagenous target tissue of a pelvic support system to a desired temperature range are provided. Energy can be delivered to the target tissue via an applicator device having a plurality of spaced electrodes. The spaced electrodes are selectively activated in accordance with treatment groupings defined by input parameters generally associated with "standard" or "short" treatment modes. These treatment modes can correspond to the urethral length of the target tissue.
|Articulatable Device for Delivering Therapeutic Energy to Tissue - A device for delivering therapeutic energy to tissue is provided. The device includes a proximal segment and a distal segment having one or more electrodes for delivering the therapeutic energy to the tissue. An articulating segment connects the proximal segment and the distal segment such that the distal segment is articulatable with respect to a longitudinal axis of the proximal segment. In one aspect of the invention, the articulating segment includes a living hinge. In another aspect of the invention, at least one electrically conductive articulating cable runs along the articulating segment, wherein the articulating cable is used both to articulate the distal segment and to deliver the therapeutic energy to the one or more electrodes.
|Device and Method for Providing Power to Lighting Elements for Use as a Visual Indicator in a Medical Probe - A lighting device for use as a visual indicator in a medical probe is provided. The lighting device includes one or more light emitting elements that are used as a visual status indicator for the medical probe, and a driver circuit that receiving current from a power source and drives the light emitting elements. The driver circuit includes a current sensor to sense a current flowing through the light emitting elements, and a shut off switch. The shut off switch shuts off the power source current from the light emitting elements based on the sensed current from the current sensor.
|SURGICAL VAPORIZATION ELECTRODE WITH AN ELECTRODE HEAD - A surgical vaporization electrode (
|TISSUE VISUALIZATION AND ABLATION SYSTEMS - Visualization and ablation system variations are described which utilize various tissue ablation arrangements. Such assemblies are configured to facilitate the application of energy delivery, such as RF ablation, to an underlying target tissue for treatment in a controlled manner while directly visualizing the tissue during the bipolar ablation process.
|Electrosurgical Instrument - Surgical instruments include a handle, gas and electrical conduits, a hollow elongated electrode, elongated insulating sheath, and actuator mechanism. The handle has distal and proximal ends, the proximal end branching to form two arm-like portions and the distal end widening to form a tubular body portion having features sized for receiving at least an index finger and a thumb. Gas and electrical conduits are disposed within the handle for connection to external gas and electrical sources. A hollow elongated electrode extends from the handle, defines a gas conduit along its length, and is operably coupled to the gas and electrical conduits. An elongated insulating sheath encloses the electrode. An actuator mechanism alternates between two states to turn the instrument on and off. A sheath actuator slidably retracts and extends the elongated insulating sheath to increase or decrease exposure of the electrode. Methods for operating electrosurgical instrument are also disclosed.
|Medical appliance with magnetic adjustment apparatus - A medical appliance with an adjustment apparatus, such that cleaning of the medical appliance, constructed with the adjustment apparatus, can be carried out reliably and simply. The medical appliance includes a first setting device disposed at an outer side on a housing of the appliance, and a second setting device disposed in the interior of the appliance. The second setting device is designed to actuate a setting element for adjustment of a controllable and/or regulatable device. The first setting device and the second setting device each comprise magnet elements, by which the first setting device cooperates with the second setting device in such a way that the one setting device actuates the other setting device for the transmission of adjustments, the cooperation of the setting devices being achieved by way of a magnetic coupling.
|DC tissue treatment - Disclosed are a method and a device useful for performing cosmetic or medical procedures of an in vivo portion of tissue. The method includes contacting an in vivo portion of tissue with a portion of a pad, substantially saturating the pad with a reactant, contacting the pad with a first electrode so that the first electrode is proximate to the portion of the pad proximate to the in vivo portion of tissue. The method further includes contacting the pad with a second electrode so as to provide an electrical path between the first electrode and the second electrode through the reactant, passing a DC voltage through a circuit including the first electrode, the reactant and the second electrode, thereby forming at least one of: an electrolytic effect, and an electrolytic product of the reactant, proximate to the first electrode.
|APPARATUS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COAGULATING AND CUTTING TISSUE - A combination tissue coagulation and cutting apparatus, system and method for coagulating and cutting tissue. A clamp element includes first and second clamp members having respective first and second porous electrodes, such as sintered metal electrodes. A portion of tissue, such as a blood vessel, is held between the porous electrodes, and fluid from a fluid source can pass through the porous electrodes. The tissue portion can be coagulated when electrical current is applied to the first and second porous electrodes, and an adjustable cutting element that is associated with the clamp members is positioned to cut a segment or all of the coagulated tissue portion. In this manner, the same surgical instrument is used to coagulate and cut tissue.
|MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE FOR ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY - A multifunction device for endoscopic surgery including a supply means for the supply of at least one fluid and forceps or a clamp which comprise forceps-shaped electrodes with jaw parts for high-frequency surgery. The supply means is formed to dissect tissue by means of a fluid jet at or in a jaw part of the forceps or clamp. The multifunction device is one for both water jet surgery and high-frequency coagulation and/or cutting that occupies no more space than a conventional high-frequency instrument or conventional forceps or clamps.
|HYBRID BONE FIXATION ELEMENT AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - The present invention is directed to a hybrid bone fixation element including a threaded proximal cortical bone contacting portion for threadably engaging the cortical portion of a human bone and a non-threaded expandable distal cancellous portion for engaging the cancellous portion of the human bone. The hybrid bone fixation element can be used, for example, as a pedicle screw, a bone screw or in any other type of bone fixation application.
|Device for Aligning and Guiding Femoral Resection Guide and Femoral Implant Impactor - The present invention discloses a device for aligning and guiding a femoral resection guide and a femoral implant impactor, whereby the femoral resection guide and the femoral implant impactor are aligned perpendicular to the mechanical axes of the coronal plane and sagittal plane of the femur at the bottom end of the femur, and are guided so as to be rotation-aligned and mounted in parallel with a condyle axis connecting the inner condyle and outer condyle. The device comprises a main frame
|Dilator - A dilator that facilitates implantation of an interspinous spacer is provided. The dilator includes a proximal portion and a tapered distal portion interconnected by an elongated body portion. The tapered distal portion is ideally suited for splitting ligamentous tissue for creating a posterior midline pathway through the supraspinous ligament as well as for distracting the adjacent spinous processes. Two oppositely located and longitudinally extending channels or grooves are formed in the outer surface of the dilator for stabilizing the dilator with respect to the spinous processes. An accompanying cannula together with the dilator form a system for the distraction of the adjacent spinous processes, stabilization of the spinous processes with respect to the system and creation of a working channel for the implantation of an interspinous spacer.
|METHOD AND BONE CEMENT SUBSTITUTE KIT FOR STABILIZING A COLLAPSED VERTEBRA OF A PATIENT - In at least one embodiment of the present invention, a method for stabilizing a collapsed vertebra of a patient is provided. The method comprises introducing a supercooled liquid into the collapsed vertebra. A solid structure that supports the collapsed vertebra is then form by solidifying the supercooled liquid.
|Rod removal instrument - A rod removal instrument for removing a rod from the seat of a vertebral anchor is disclosed. The rod removal instrument comprises an outer shaft connected to an inner shaft. The outer shaft has a rod receiving portion at its distal end. When placed in juxtaposition with the rod, the rod removal instrument is rotated to hook the rod into the rod receiving portion. The inner shaft is then moved distally with respect to the outer shaft to dislodge the rod from the seat and capture it in the rod removal instrument for removal from the surgical site.
|SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VERTEBRAL DISC REPLACEMENT - Methods and instrumentation for implantation of an intervertebral disc prosthesis are provided. A guide tool with sagittal and coronal reference features guides placement of guide pins relative to a sagittal plane and a coronal plane of the vertebrae. A retainer lockable to the guide pins has a ratcheting mechanism providing distraction or compression. A rasp, planer or other tools may be aligned to the retainer and inserted into the intervertebral space to prepare the vertebral endplates. An interoperatively adjustable trial is alignable to the retainer and measures an angularity of the intervertebral space. A prosthesis with keying features may be mounted to a prosthesis inserter with complementary features, held by pivotable arms and compressed between prongs. The inserter may be aligned to the retainer and advanced to implant the prosthesis in the intervertebral space. A prosthesis remover may grip one prosthetic end plate and extract the entire prosthesis.
|Preloaded IOL Injector - An IOL injector device having a nozzle pivotably connected to the injector body and movably between a storage position and an injection position. When in the storage position, an IOL may be loaded into the proximal end of the nozzle. The IOL may be provided in a shuttle component held in a vial of storage solution. Once connected to the proximal end of the nozzle, the nozzle is rotated 180° to the injection position ready to inject the IOL into a patient's eye.
|Surgical Cutting Instrument for Breast Surgery
|DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVE SURGICAL REMOVAL OF TISSUE - Methods and apparatus are provided for selective surgical removal of tissue. In one variation, tissue may be ablated, resected, removed, or otherwise remodeled by standard small endoscopic tools delivered into the epidural space through an epidural needle. The sharp tip of the needle in the epidural space, can be converted to a blunt tipped instrument for further safe advancement. The current invention includes specific tools that enable safe tissue modification in the epidural space, including a barrier that separates the area where tissue modification will take place from adjacent vulnerable neural and vascular structures. A nerve stimulator may be provided to reduce a risk of inadvertent neural abrasion.
|LIGATION TOOL FOR ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPIC LIGATION SYSTEM - A ligation tool for endoscope includes an overtube having an insertion lumen
|ENDOSCOPIC LIGATION - A ligature delivery device includes a control member, an elongated shaft, and an end effector attached to the distal end of the elongated shaft. An activation mechanism provides an user-operable connection between the control member and the end effector. In several embodiments, the end effector includes a reverse grasping mechanism. Several embodiments of ligature devices are adapted to be deployed endoscopically and/or translumenally using the reverse-grasping delivery device.
|SUTURE INSTRUMENT - A suture instrument that is inserted into a body and ejects an elongated anchor to which a suture thread that sutures a perforation is connected and which is placed on tissue, including a base that extends from a proximal end on a hand side to a remote end that is introduced to tissue and has flexibility; an anchor holding instrument that is disposed at the remote end of the base, is capable of housing a plurality of the anchors inside, and whose distal end that ejects the anchors is approximately pointed in the direction of the proximal end of the base; a tip position changing mechanism that is provided for changing the tip position of the anchor holding instrument and causes the anchor holding instrument to move in a direction that intersects with the axial line of the lengthwise direction of the base; and a position operation device that operates the tip position changing mechanism at the hand side and operates the tip position of the anchor holding instrument.
|TISSUE ACQUISITION DEVICES AND METHODS - A device and method for acquiring tissue in preparation for tissue fastening includes an acquisition head having a pair of vacuum chambers. A vacuum source is used to draw a tissue into a first one of the chambers, and a grasper is extended into the chamber to engage the tissue, allowing vacuum pressure to be released without loss of the tissue from the chamber. Tissue is subsequently drawn into an adjacent chamber and then similarly engaged in the chamber using a second grasper. The two or more sections of acquired tissue may be held in complete or partial alignment with one another as staples or other fasteners are driven through the pinches, thus forming a four-layer tissue plication.


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Sprite (Jeroen Domburg) did something like this too some time back.
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LONDON -- British Prime Minister David Cameron saluted the first gay and lesbian marriages today after a change in the law came into force at midnight.
Same-sex civil marriage gives a "powerful" message that all are equal and should help to give confidence to young people, the prime minister wrote in an article for PinkNews, which describes itself as Europe's largest gay news service.
"The introduction of same-sex civil marriage says something about the sort of country we are; it says we are a country that will continue to honor its proud traditions of respect, tolerance and equal worth," Mr. Cameron wrote. "When people's love is divided by law, it is the law that needs to change."
Mr. Cameron pushed through the change in the face of opposition from lawmakers in his own Conservative Party and at risk of alienating core Tory voters. Same-sex couples are now permitted to marry in civil ceremonies and places of worship which opt in, while there are protections in the legislation for religious groups, including Roman Catholics, that object.
The change is largely being taken in stride, with little rancor from opponents and a sense from supporters that same-sex marriage was long overdue. Britain had already allowed gay couples to adopt children, and gay service members are permitted to serve openly in the military.
Unlike in the United States and other countries that have been roiled by debates over gay rights, marriage equality has overwhelming support, and was passed by a comfortable majority in parliament in July. Leaders of all three main parties backed the bill.
The lack of outspoken opposition reflects how quickly attitudes have changed in a country where, just a generation ago, same-sex couples were described by law as "a pretended family relationship," and schools were banned from doing anything that might promote homosexuality.
"It's definitely a landmark moment," said Richard Lane, spokesman for the gay rights advocacy group Stonewall. Same-sex relationships, he said, will now be recognized as "just as loving, united and, frankly, mundane, as everyone else's relationships."
Despite the change today, the United Kingdom, like the United States, remains a patchwork when it comes to gay marriage laws. While it will now be legal in England and Wales, it remains prohibited in the union's other two component parts: Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The devolved Scottish assembly recently passed legislation that will change that, with same-sex weddings likely by the end of the year. Gay marriage is considered a political non-starter in Northern Ireland.
The new law is opposed by the Church of England, whose bishops wrote a letter last month reminding clergy that "Christian understanding and doctrine of marriage as a lifelong union between one man and one woman remains unchanged."
But Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, who heads the Church of England, appeared to soften the church's tone this week, suggesting to the Guardian newspaper that clergy would not resist the change. "I think the church has reacted by fully accepting that it's the law, and should react on Saturday by continuing to demonstrate in word and action, the love of Christ for every human being," he said.
The comments echo those of Pope Francis, who has remained adamantly opposed to same-sex marriage but who famously asked in July: "If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?"
The Washington Post contributed.


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Justin Waters Battles Back at WORCS ATV Nationals Round 6
Hot Seat Powersports/Yamaha Rider Moves Up to Top Ten in Points
Justin Waters took his Yamaha YFZ450R out at Straddleline OHV Park for a sighting lap or two, and knew Sunday's WORCS ATV Nationals main event was going to be a battle for survival. While not especially hard on equipment, the narrow and muddy course was brutal for riders themselves. Each lap found numerous quads wrapped around and snug up against trees, stuck in ditches and hung-up over the massive obstacles in the WORCS-X infield.
Waters got a decent start – heading out of the infield in 10 th – but found himself in a freight-train of quads trying to navigate up a steep, rutted, muddy hill. As he completed his first lap, he was running 18th and had no front brakes. For the next two hours, it was a matter of working his way through the field one rider at a time; only to get caught again about half way through and lose several positions and have to start battling again.
On the last lap of the race he had made his way up to 9th, going back and forth with Tim Shelman and Brandon Brown, then had a great battle with Mike Cafro on the last lap. However, with just a couple turns to go in the Enduro section, he got hung up and lost several positions, finally settling for 11th place on the day.
"It's the first race this year I've had battles like this. It was tiring, but it was kind of fun."
Justin credits his Rekluse clutch as probably his most-important equipment of the race. "With this really technical course, it was important to not be killing the engine all the time. Get your traction to the ground."
"I was also running a new rear Fox Shock with their bot tom-out cup. That worked really well."
His solid finish moves him up to tenth overall in points, with two rounds left to go.
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1 #281 Chris Borich Sunbury, PA
2 #62 Jeremie Warnia Lake Elsinore, CA
3 #3 Beau Baron Atascadero, CA
4 #110. Jarrod McClure Kaska, PA
5 #1 Josh Frederick Moapa, NV
6 #5 Doug Eichner El Cajon, CA
7 #417 Josh Row Lakeside, CA
8 #12 John Shafe Marana, AZ
9 #9 Timothy Shelman Bonney Lake, WA
10 #11 Michael Cafro Bonsall, CA
12 #75 Brandon Brown Umatilla, OR
13 #94 Dustin Nelson - YAM Ramona, CA
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15 #30. Jose Ramirez Albuquerque, NM
16 #15 Ryan Piplic Everett, WA
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Turkey has warned the UN Security Council that Syria's shooting down of a Turkish military plane represents a "serious threat" to regional security.
Turkey's deputy prime minister also said Syria's actions "would not go unpunished", but made it clear it was not seeking military action.
The comments come as NATO's governing body prepares to hold an emergency meeting to discuss Friday's incident.
Damascus insists the F-4 jet was shot down inside Syrian airspace.
In a letter to the Security Council, Turkey condemned the "hostile act by the Syrian authorities against Turkey's national security".
It said it posed "a serious threat to peace and security in the region".
Tensions between Syria and Turkey rose even higher yesterday when Turkey accused its neighbour of firing on another of its planes.


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HEAVY discounting in the January sales has helped to convince consumers to keep spending on the high street and pushed the value of UK retail sales up by 3.9% on a like-for-like basis, according to industry research published today.
The British Retail Consortium's latest sales monitor, compiled by accountancy firm KPMG, found total sales last month were up 5.4% year-on-year.
That was ahead of the 3% rise in January 2013 and means the start of this year had the strongest growth since March 2010.
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Sales of furniture were a big contributor to the figures in the first month of 2014 as that category saw its best growth since April 2006.
However other non-food items, which include electrical, leisure goods and stationery, was the biggest overall factor in the result.
Tablet computers, televisions, cameras, games consoles and kitchen appliances were highlighted as being popular while book sales were said to have been the best in 18 months.
The continuing shift towards online shopping was shown by the 19.2% rise in non-food products bought over the internet, the strongest since January 2009.
On a three-month measure, covering November to January, average total growth came in at 3.2%, which is slightly ahead of the 12-month trend of 3%.
Non-food sales in that period were up by 5.1% while food grew by just 0.8%.
Scottish retail figures for January will be released later this month with retailers here hoping the 1.1% fall in value seen in December is not repeated.
Helen Dickinson, director of the BRC, said: "Customers responded enthusiastically to a range of sales and promotions on non-food items this January. Retailers succeeded in tempting shoppers in with promotions, they also saw strong demand across new ranges, helped by improvements in consumer confidence. This was not the case in food which in contrast saw very low levels of growth in the last quarter.
"January's figures set 2014 off to a good start; however comparisons are against soft non-food sales in January 2013, which will not be the case in February.
"Given the underlying conditions, it remains to be seen how the trend for the rest of the year will pan out."
Another factor affecting food sales across the UK was the popularity of the dry January which hit sales of alcoholic beverages.
The BRC research also suggests consumers are starting to make more regular trips to local convenience shops and discounters instead of a traditional weekly shop at a supermarket.
Footwear and clothing sales were described as strong although the BRC pointed out January 2013 had been affected by heavy snow keeping people away from the shops.
David McCorquodale, head of retail at KPMG, said: "These figures mark a strong start to the year for retailers. Most will take much from the positives and see genuine light at the end of the tunnel. However, behind the scenes some have had to discount heavily to secure these sales and will now be counting the cost of this strategy. Others have genuinely beaten expectations."
Mr McCorquodale suggested the "wet and windy" weather had proved far less disruptive than the snows of a year ago.
He added: "A strong performance in furniture, flooring and home accessories hints that the recovery in house prices is having a positive knock on effect. The early weeks of the month reflected strong growth in clothing and other non-food, hinting that post-Christmas sales campaigns had boosted the top line: only time will tell at what cost to the bottom line."


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In a follow-up post, I will formally introduce myself. For know, know that my name is Greg Evans and I am a second year graduate student at the Austin E. Knowlton School of Architecture at The Ohio State University. Like I said, I'll fill in the details later. What's more important, however, is the opening night of the Autumn Quarter Lecture Series at the KSA.
Tonight, at 5:30 pm, we will hear from KSA researcher and associate professor John McMorrough in his lecture entitled Claim Jumping. This lecture is free and open to the public, and I hope that all nearby will be in attendance.
The KSA Autumn 2009 Series entitled Territory will be a critical look at the marriage between architecture and it's surroundings - whether it be landscape, borders, site, etc. OR the territory in which your discipline covers and how those boundaries can be extended - with a fantastic line-up of visiting speakers for the next six weeks.
It is late, and there is work to be done. Very soon I will update the community on my first full week of classes at the KSA, my first studio project, and some thoughts about the year ahead.
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Three new or upcoming books take different tacks on the relationship of religion and science.
The Evolution of God (Little, Brown) by Robert Wright applies archaeology, theology and evolutionary psychology to find a surprising recurring pattern in the great monotheistic faiths.
Fingerprints of God: The Search for the Science of Spirituality (Riverhead) by Barbara Bradley Hagerty is the NPR religion correspondent's wide-ranging look at scientific research into the effects of religious faith.
Quantum Gods: Creation, Chaos, and the Search for Cosmic Consciousness (Prometheus) by Victor J. Stenger is a physicist's critique of popular theory that posits quantum mechanics can link the human mind and the cosmos.
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Firefighters are trying to figure out what started an overnight fire near 21st Avenue and Grand.
Fire officials said the fire sparked in an RV that was parked in a storage area that didn't have any electricity, so it's not clear how it caught fire in the first place.
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Dr Qiao Liu is currently an Associate Professor in the TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland (Australia). He obtained his DPhil in law from the University of Oxford. Prior to joining the School in 2007, Professor Liu lectured at the University of the West of England (Bristol) since 2005. He has also taught part-timely at the University of Leicester and the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade. He was a Lee Kai Shing Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Law, McGill University from January to June 2016, a visiting scholar at the Harvard Law School from July to August 2012 and is an Adjunct Professor of Comparative Law at the School of Law of Xi'an Jiaotong University (China). Associate Professor Liu teaches and researches in contract, commercial law and Chinese law, with a particular interest in comparative study of Chinese and Anglo-Australian private law. He has published in the Modern Law Review, American Journal of Comparative Law, the Cambridge Law Journal, the Sydney Law Review, Legal Studies, Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly and University of New South Wales Law Journal (all A* journals according to the 2010 ARC ranking table). His book entitled Anticipatory Breach (Hart Publishing Oxford 2011) was extensively cited as an authority in the area by the Singapore Court of Appeal in The "STX Mumbai" [2015] SGCA 35 and has been favourably reviewed by a leading scholar as being 'persuasive... to contemporary courts, and especially to the UK Supreme Court' and '[tending] to bring English law into harmony with other European systems'. Associate Professor Liu coauthored a leading contract text with Professor Ewan McKendrick of the University of Oxford, Contract Law (Australian Edition), which was recently published by Palgrave Macmillan (2015). He also translated Peter Birks' seminal book 'Unjust Enrichment' (2nd edn OUP 2005) into Chinese (Tsinghua University Press, 2012). He serves currently as the Executive Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Chinese Journal of Comparative Law (OUP) and holds membership or executive roles in a number of academic societies in the UK, China and Europe as well as in Australia. He was elected a member of the International Academy of Comparative Law early 2013. He was a member of a small expert group working with the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Secretariat on the updating of the Digest on the Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Dr Liu has obtained several major research funds in both Australia and China including a highly prestigious ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award, a UQ Foundation Research Excellence Award, and a New Century Excellent Talents Award from the Chinese Ministry of Education.
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Yesterday, we saw that Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness were going to do something with what looks to be Nova, and today, we see that Brian Michael Bendis and Bryan Hitch have some plans for an Ultron swarm in Marvel's Point One, which is said to set the stage for huge events in 2012. It certainly looks like the House of Ideas' cosmic characters have earned the attention of the guys who do all the big event books, which likely means guys like Beta Ray Bill and Quasar are about to get much higher profiles. Do we rejoice, brace ourselves or both?
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School District 833 selects new assistant superintendents
South Washington County Schools has picked two new assistant superintendents -- one a longtime District 833 administrator, the other a school official and education professor in River Falls, Wis.
Julie Nielsen, the Middleton Elementary School principal with 18 years in the district, will be one of two assistant superintendents for academic excellence and accountability.
The district selected Michael Johnson for the other spot. Johnson is academic services director in the River Falls School District, where he previously served as a middle school principal and assistant high school principal. Johnson also is an adjunct education professor at University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
They will report to Superintendent Keith Jacobus.
"I could not be more pleased to have these fine administrators join our district team," Jacobus said in a statement. "Both Julie and Mike have the experience, leadership skills, and personalities necessary to help us as a system continue to improve. Their backgrounds complement each other and the focus we have on instructional excellence within our district. I am excited to welcome both of these leaders to our district team."
The District 833 School Board likely will vote on the appointments Thursday night. If approved, they will start July 1.
Nielsen has been Middleton Elementary principal since July 2006. Last fall, she took a leave to help lead the district's school referendum. Now she is overseeing a long-range district facilities task force in addition to her Middleton duties.
Prior to her Middleton position, Nielsen was a school principal in Northfield, Minn. She previously had worked in District 833 from 1992 through 2002 as an assistant principal, physical education specialist and girls basketball coach.
"The position allows me to continue to support the work of a school district that I take great pride in," Nielsen said in the district's announcement of her promotion.
Johnson began his career as an English teacher, advisor and coach in west-central Wisconsin, according to information provided by District 833. For nearly 10 years he has been a UW-River Falls adjunct professor in assessment and principal licensure. He is pursuing his own doctorate degree at Bethel University.
Johnson said in a profile that he wants to serve in a metropolitan school district where he is "able to impact student achievement and excellence on a preK-12 scale."
Nielsen and Johnson will succeed Dave Bernhardson and Keith Ryskoski, who announced in March they are leaving June 30. Bernhardson has since been hired as the next superintendent for the Inver Grove Heights School District.
Bernhardson oversees elementary education, Ryskoski secondary education. Jacobus previously said he may change how the assistant superintendent positions are aligned.


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Europe's Risky Russian Energy Habit
After the bogus referendum in Crimea, Russian President Vladimir Putin can be increasingly confident that his annexation of Ukrainian sovereign territory will stand. The main questions now are whether a line can be drawn at Crimea and how big a price Russia will pay for its land grab.
The short-term response turns on sanctions and diplomatic pressure. The calculations here are unavoidably complicated, especially for the European Union, because its economy is so interconnected with Russia's. If Putin gets away with annexing Crimea, Russia should be made to pay, and Europe is in the best position to extract a price. For the longer term, the U.S. and (especially) the EU need to fundamentally rethink their economic relations with Russia. There's no need to cast the country as an implacable Cold War enemy to understand with new clarity that it isn't a reliable friend. That means changing any policies based on the misconception that Russia is a good global citizen.
Russia is the EU's main supplier of natural gas, accounting for about 30 percent of the total. In Germany, where successive governments have strengthened economic ties with Russia, the figure is about 40 percent. Putin has been more than willing to enable this dependence. Russia and Germany cooperated in building a direct pipeline under the Baltic Sea, for example, bypassing Ukraine's pipeline system (and allowing Russia to tighten the economic screws on its neighbor). Many EU companies are heavily invested in Russian energy businesses.
A patient strategy to diversify from Russian energy supplies is long overdue. It should have four parts: a stronger negotiating approach toward existing supplies; new regional sources for natural gas; new infrastructure to allow delivery and distribution of natural gas in liquefied form; and alternative domestic sources of energy. EU members currently negotiate gas prices with Russia bilaterally. Russia increases its market power by dividing its customers and discriminating among them—bigger countries get lower prices, an advantage they won't wish to surrender. At a meeting last week, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the EU should negotiate with Russia as a bloc. It's a good idea.
Next comes new sources of supply. The Caspian Sea region, Central Asia, and North Africa are capable of providing far more natural gas than they do now. Heavy investment, including in pipelines, will be needed to tap their potential. Europe's economic and geopolitical interests lie in supporting those efforts.
In recent years, Europe has increased its imports of liquefied natural gas, largely from North Africa—but there's scope for much more. Thanks to its shale gas boom, the U.S. could play a central role in supplying Europe with LNG, while Europe should develop the shale gas assets it has. Europe's energy policies have taken cheap Russian gas for granted. The events of the last month make it clear: Russian gas isn't as cheap as it looks.
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I seem to have commenters who think I should read more CA, or Watty, or RP Sr, or misc other exciting stuff (I'm sure RP Sr loves being lumped in with that lot). Anyway, my response is, why? None of them, that I can see, have anything half as interesting as this or this or this. And Jules' pix are good, too.
So in future, if you want to tell me that I really really ought to read such and such a blog: please tell me why. And please include a link to one of their posts that is at least somewhere in the running to being as interesting as one of the above.
Ah, I can't just leave you with that. Take this cartoon too:
courtesy of Bart. Who takes a dig at the "skeptics" (yes I know: I'm just winding you up. Don't bother respond).
[Update: James reprimands me for not plugging Jules's pix. Its a fair cop guv, wo here is one:
I like that one, though on further reflection the asymmetrical clipping of the bowl is irritating. Anyway, over you go; there are mountains and Japan and stuff -W]
[Update: CT on why contrarians shouldn't whinge (ht: neverendingaudit -W]


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what a brilliant drawing love the bike and the person sitting taking a rest looking over the lake my dad loved to ride his bike he was a postman and at weekends he belonged to a cycling club like fav
Overall , from my point of view , it looks really like an old anime movie or manga . sort of like from those ghibli studios art XD i can feel the feels and melancholic feels here in this picture :D That little boy seems like he is enjoying himself XD
Looks like a lovely place to be! I especially like how you drew the person sitting down. The trees/scenery in the bg are beautiful. :D Cool colors, fav.
beautiful and serene place , very nice !
nice scene, liked :)
Beautiful, serene place to sit and relax, I love it.
Really nice draw.I like the great colors and the shading and textures are wonderful.Looks like the perfect place to sit and rest a bit.
it looks like a very random photo of a cool place and i really like this a lot , i don t know why the character reminds me of someone from naruto..anyway great landscape )


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