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Surgery > Instruments > Means For Removing Tonsils, Adenoids Or Polyps > By Wire Loop Or Snare By Wire Loop Or SnareBy Wire Loop Or Snare patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/30/06 - 20060271067 - Laser-resistant surgical devices Disclosed are laser-resistant surgical devices. In one embodiment, a laser-resistant surgical device includes a laser-resistant wire that is exposed when used in the body during a surgical procedure so as to be susceptible to a laser beam strike, the wire comprising a high-temperature metal that is highly resistant to thermal ... 10/12/06 - 20060229638 - Articulating retrieval device Device and methods for removing a foreign object from a body lumen are disclosed. A retrieval device in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include an elongated member including a flexible collector element, and a core wire that can be engaged by the physician to actuate ... 09/07/06 - 20060200170 - Specimen retrieval apparatus and method of use A specimen removal apparatus includes a pouch assembly fabricated from a flexible membrane, a pouch support, a drawstring thread forming a running noose disposed circumferentially round the end of the pouch, an endoscopic tubular portion, and a pusher rod having an aperture for permitting the passage therethrough of a single ... 09/07/06 - 20060200169 - Specimen retrieval apparatus and method of use A specimen removal apparatus includes a pouch assembly and applicator. The pouch assembly is fabricated from a flexible membrane. The applicator includes a drawstring and an endoscopic tubular portion. When the drawstring is pulled, it closes the mouth of the pouch assembly and detaches the pouch assembly from the applicator. ... 08/31/06 - 20060195118 - Distal release retrieval assembly and related methods of use A device and related method of use is provided for the capture and removal of various unwanted objects present within the body's anatomical lumens. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the device includes an external elongate member; an internal elongate member disposed within the external elongate member; and a ... 08/24/06 - 20060190007 - Medical retrieval basket with legs shaped to enhance capture and reduce trauma A medical retrieval device, and related method, uses a basket formed by one or more legs to retrieve material such as calculi. At least one of the legs has at least an inner and an outer surface. The outer surface is an atraumatic surface such as a curved surface. The ... 08/03/06 - 20060173468 - Obturator introducer with snare Devices for introducing and positioning urethral slings within female subjects are described herein. Also described are methods for using such devices, as well as articles of manufacture containing the devices. ... 07/06/06 - 20060149295 - Filter retrieval catheter system, and methods A filter retrieval system for retrieving a previously implanted medical filter, and methods of using the retrieval system, are disclosed. The filter retrieval system has a flexible shaft, a retrieval element, and a handle with an actuator. The flexible shaft may be catheter-based, and has a proximal and a distal ... 06/15/06 - 20060129166 - Radiopaque manipulation devices A radiopaque component is included in manipulation and retrieval devices useful for kidney and bile stones. These devices may include a retriever or manipulator, to remove a stone or other object from a body. Metallic three component alloys of Ni—Ti and at least a third metal are useful for their ... 06/01/06 - 20060116692 - Single operator medical device handles and related methods of use The invention is directed to improved handles for medical devices. Embodiments of the invention include handles that allow for the device's introduction, positioning, and actuation with a single hand of an operator, handles that allow an operator to simultaneously position and manipulate two devices relative to each other as well ... 05/11/06 - 20060100641 - Releasable medical basket and related methods of use A device and related methods of use are provided for the capture and removal of various unwanted objects present within the body's anatomical lumens. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the device includes a sheath, an elongate member, and a retrieval assembly connected to the elongate member and retractable ... 04/06/06 - 20060074437 - Medical retrieval device A medical retrieval device, and related method, for removing material, such as calculi, from a patient's body. In one embodiment, the device includes a handle, a sheath, and a retrieval assembly located at the distal end of the retrieval device. The retrieval assembly includes a plurality of legs, each of ... 03/23/06 - 20060064114 - Wire to remove intravascular foreign body and medical instrument A wire to remove an intravascular foreign body includes a flexible long wire body, a foreign body capturing portion to capture a foreign body in a vessel, and an operating wire to deform the foreign body capturing portion. The foreign body capturing portion includes a first capturing part and a ... 03/23/06 - 20060064113 - Endoscopic mucosal resection method and associated instrument An endoscopic tissue resection device and related method is used in conjunction with a flexible or rigid endoscope. Tissue is resected by shaving thin layers of tissue for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. ... 03/16/06 - 20060058813 - Atraumatic medical device A medical device, and related method, for manipulating material, such as calculi, within a patient's body includes a handle, a sheath, a retrieval basket, and a retainer coupled to the distal end of the retrieval basket. The retrieval basket includes a plurality of legs, each of which includes an intermediate ... 03/09/06 - 20060052798 - Wire for removing intravascular foreign body and medical instrument A wire for removing an intravascular foreign body includes a flexible long wire body, a capturing part which is arranged on the forward end of the wire body and in which is formed a space for capturing an intravascular foreign body, and an auxiliary wire which is arranged on the ... 03/09/06 - 20060052797 - Wire for removing intravascular foreign body and medical instrument A wire for removing an intravascular foreign body comprises a flexible wire body, a branch part branching out from the forward end of the wire body, and a plurality of filaments extending across the branch part. The branch part and the filaments form a space for capturing a foreign body ... 02/09/06 - 20060030865 - Retrieval device A device for retrieval of a foreign body, such as an undeployed stent from a vessel of a patient, has a central shaft for receiving a guidewire therein. A balloon support extends from the central shaft and has a free end carrying an inflatable balloon. The inflatable balloon is arranged ... 01/26/06 - 20060020269 - Device to aid in stone removal and laser lithotripsy A medical device includes a delivery tube and a sponge configured for deployment from the delivery tube and into the urinary tract for assisting in the removal of a stone. ... 01/12/06 - 20060009786 - Releasable basket A medical retrieval device includes a basket formed of two or more loops. The basket may be used to retrieve material (e.g., a urinary stone) from a body. The basket opens and closes for end-encapsulation of a stone and is strengthened by support members that interconnect the basket loops. A ... 01/12/06 - 20060009785 - Shape memory polymer medical device A system for removing matter from a conduit. The system includes the steps of passing a transport vehicle and a shape memory polymer material through the conduit, transmitting energy to the shape memory polymer material for moving the shape memory polymer material from a first shape to a second and ... 01/12/06 - 20060009784 - Methods and apparatus for deploying conformed structures in body lumens Occluding structures may be created within a body lumen by advancing a length of material distally through the body lumen. By drawing a distal location on the advanced length of material in a proximal direction, the material may be compacted into a structure which at least partially occludes the lumen. ... 12/29/05 - 20050288686 - Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vessel Devices and methods for removing an obstruction from a blood vessel are described. The devices are deployed in a collapsed condition and are then expanded within the body. The devices are then manipulated to engage and remove the obstruction. ... 12/22/05 - 20050283166 - Expandible snare A snare for capturing and removing emboli from vascular vessels is disclosed. The snare is formed from a flexible, resilient sheet attached to an elongated flexible tube and rod assembly. The rod fits within a bore of the tube and the tube and rod are movable relatively to one another. ... 12/15/05 - 20050277947 - Medical retrieval devices A medical retrieval device includes a retrieval assembly comprising a plurality of filaments knotted together at a distal end of the retrieval assembly. The knotted distal end provides the device with an atraurnatic distal tip. Various knotting arrangements can be used at the knotted distal end. The retrieval assembly can ... 12/01/05 - 20050267491 - Embolectomy devices Devices and methods for removing a foreign object from a body lumen are disclosed. An embolectomy device can include a filter basket having a plurality of filter struts forming a cage-like structure that can be expanded to circumferentially surround the incoming foreign object. A support frame including a proximal hoop ... 12/01/05 - 20050267490 - Snare injection device A snare injection device for performing endoscopic transection procedures is disclosed. The device includes a snare system and a needle system, each containing actuator components separately routed in one of two channels of an elongated dual lumen. Deployment of the snare and needle are independently operated by two separate handle ... 12/01/05 - 20050267489 - Retrieval device An endoscopic surgical device for retrieving objects, such as for example, severed human tissue, foreign objects or impacted food bolus, from within a subject is disclosed. The device includes a body and handle movable relative to the body, a tubular member fixed to the body, a link having a first ... 12/01/05 - 20050267488 - Apparatus and method for using an ultrasonic medical device to treat urolithiasis An apparatus and a method for an ultrasonic medical device to treat urolithiasis and ablate a stone. The ultrasonic medical device comprises an ultrasonic probe having a wire body with a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween and a plurality of tines extending from the distal ... 11/24/05 - 20050261706 - Variable size retrieval basket A medical device includes an elongate member defining a lumen and a tipless basket having a proximal end and a distal end. The basket is retractable within and extendable from the lumen. The basket includes a plurality of proximal legs extending from the proximal end of the basket and a ... 11/24/05 - 20050261705 - Device to remove kidney stones The device to remove kidney stones is a medical retrieval basket device adapted to provide irrigation and suction to the region of the basket. The device includes a retrieval basket assembly having a sheath, an elongated member extending through the sheath, and a basket assembly coupled to the distal end ... 11/10/05 - 20050251151 - Stone retrieval device and related methods of manufacture A medical device includes an elongate member having a plurality of flexibility features and a basket having a plurality of legs. The elongate member and the basket are formed from a single piece of a material. The flexibility features are formed by removing first portions of the material to increase ... 10/20/05 - 20050234474 - Small-diameter snare This invention provides a small diameter snare device consisting of a hollow, elongate, thin-walled polymer outer sheath. A single central core wire extends through the entire length of the sheath. The outer diameter of the core wire is sized close to the inner diameter of the sheath while allowing for ... 10/13/05 - 20050228403 - Tissue cutting devices and methods Minimally invasive devices and methods for cutting a volume of soft tissue such as a biopsy or a therapeutic excision of cancer are disclosed. The device generally includes a probe, a cutting loop with sufficient elasticity, shape memory or superelastic property such that the loop returns to a cutting configuration ... 10/06/05 - 20050222585 - Medical equipment In a medical equipment 1, a hollow shaft body 2 is made of single-wound or plurally-wound coil line elements 21, and has a cylindrical tip portion 3 formed on a distal end of the hollow shaft body 2, and a manipulative grip 4 connected to a proximal side portion of ... 09/29/05 - 20050216030 - Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vessel Devices and methods for removing an obstruction from a blood vessel are described. The devices are deployed in a collapsed condition and are then expanded within the body. The devices are then manipulated to engage and remove the obstruction. ... 09/22/05 - 20050209609 - Foreign body retrieval devices Foreign body retrieval devices suited for initially engaging a foreign body at any location along the length of the foreign body. In one embodiment, a foreign body retrieval device that includes a retriever having a hook at one end; and a snare having an element that is configured to substantially ... 07/07/05 - 20050149061 - Medical retriever The invention relates to a device for the extraction of a spiral from a blood vessel with said device comprising a guide wire (3) which bends back on itself in its distal region where it forms into an arched structure and thus an anchoring part. The free end (7) of ... 06/16/05 - 20050131424 - Endoscopic high-frequency snare A snare for an endoscope includes a flexible sheath, a control wire movable within the flexible sheath, and a snare loop connected to an end of the control wire, wherein when the control wire is axially advanced, the snare loop projects from the flexible sheath and expands into a loop ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |