A61B2017/00858

Systems and methods for object size estimation
11504026 · 2022-11-22 · ·

A medical device may include a handle assembly having an actuator and a sheath. The sheath may extend between a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the sheath may be coupled with the actuator. The medical device may further include an end-effector moveable relative to the sheath between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration. The end-effector may include a plurality of expandable legs. Each of the plurality of expandable legs may include a plurality of first indicia and a plurality of second indicia. A color of each of the first plurality of indicia may be different than a color of each of the second plurality of indicia.

SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS HAVING A ROTATABLE BLADE MEMBER FOR TREATING TISSUE

A surgical instrument for treating tissue includes an articulating elongated shaft (14), a drive shaft (28) extending through the elongated shaft and configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis defined by the drive shaft, and an end effector assembly (100) coupled to a distal end portion of the elongated shaft. The end effector assembly includes a jaw member (110) and a blade member (112) configured to rotate in response to a rotation of the drive shaft to treat tissue disposed between the jaw member and the blade member.

ACNE EXTRACTOR FOR TREATING SUPERFICIAL ACNE
20230053796 · 2023-02-23 ·

Methods, devices, and systems are described for an acne extractor for treating superficial acne. The acne extractor includes a curved elongated handle having a distal end. A head is coupled to the distal end of the curved elongated handle. The head extends from curved elongated handle at an angle and has a loop with an inner diameter. The inner diameter is configured to encircle a skin irritation. The loop is configured to apply an inward pressure to the skin irritation in response to pressing the loop against skin surrounding the skin irritation using the curved elongated handle.

Bone resection guide and method

A bone resection guide for removal of a portion of a bone of a patient. The bone resection guide includes a resecting section and a drilling section. The resecting section has a bone-facing surface, an extension engaging surface, opposed to the bone-facing surface, and at least one resecting slot extending therethrough between the bone-facing surface and the extension engaging surface. The drilling section has a connecting surface, a tool engaging surface, opposed to the connecting surface, and a plurality of guiding bores extending therethrough from the tool engaging surface to the connecting surface. The drilling section is engageable with the resecting section with the connecting surface of the drilling section facing the extension engaging surface of the resecting section and the plurality of guiding bores being aligned with the at least one resecting slot when the drilling and resecting sections are engaged and secured together.

Suture passing device
11583269 · 2023-02-21 · ·

A suture passing device includes a jaw assembly that is moved to an open configuration after exiting a hollow needle distal tip and moved to a closed configuration when retracted into the needle tip. The jaw assembly may include a pair of jaw members biased to a default diverging configuration. A suture capturing mechanism formed on the jaw members securely captures suture to both push and pull the captured when the jaw assembly is retracted into the hollow distal tip. The jaw members have configurations of teeth that may be staggered axially and vertically.

Subxyphoid epicardial ablation
11497482 · 2022-11-15 · ·

Methods and devices described herein facilitate ablation patterns on the heart within a pericardial sac and without opening or deflating the lungs.

Radiolucent, 3-D printed soft tissue retractor

A radiolucent, 3-D printed soft tissue retractor includes an elongate, curved support body having a long central axis that exceeds the length of a short, transverse axis. A bone engaging concavity is provided on a first side of the body. A concave soft tissue retracting surface is provided on a second side of the body. An inflection point is provided on the body in between the bone engaging concavity and the soft tissue retracting surface. The soft tissue retractor is configured to cooperate with a second soft tissue retractor and a backing plate to retract tissue and stabilize bones during a surgical distal radius fracture repair.

SIDEWAYS OR TANGENTIALLY APPLICABLE SURGICAL CLIP FOR BLEEDING CONTROL
20220354496 · 2022-11-10 ·

A surgical clip that includes two leg sections arranged substantially parallel to each other, two straight sections respectively attached to the two leg sections at an angle to the two leg sections, and a curved section connecting the two straight sections at ends opposite to the two leg sections used to place the clip tangentially on blood vessels.

Balloon catheter with non-deployable stent
11571554 · 2023-02-07 · ·

An angioplasty balloon including a non-deployable stent to prevent or reduce the potential for slippage of the inflated balloon with respect to the vessel wall being treated. The balloon includes a non-deployable stent that is adapted to be secured to the balloon or angioplasty balloon catheter. The stent has a proximal end, a distal end, and at least three radially-spaced struts, each, each strut connecting the proximal end to the distal end and having one or more bends that allow expansion of the strut to accommodate the inflation of the balloon. The stem is made or a material so that the stent collapses upon deflation of the balloon.

Deformable suture bridge having an insert and methods of manufacturing and using same

A suture bridge includes an elongated rigid insert including a first material, and a deformable shell including a second material, the second material being different than the first material, the shell at least partially surrounding the rigid insert, the insert and the shell collectively forming a bridge body having a first leg including a first patient contacting surface configured to contact a patient's skin, a second leg spaced from the first leg and including a second patient contacting surface configured to contact the patient's skin, a first support connected to the first leg, a second support connected to the second leg, and a traversing member extending between the first support and the second support, the traversing member being connected to the first support distal the first leg and connected to the second support distal the second leg.