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Surgery > Instruments > Cutting, Puncturing Or Piercing Cutting, Puncturing Or PiercingCutting, Puncturing Or Piercing 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 - 20060271080 - Flexible wire transection of the transverse carpal ligament A flexible cutting filament or wire is led through the carpal tunnel, beneath the transverse carpal ligament, by a passer. Thereafter, the opposite ends of the wire are secured in an instrument which tightens the wire and may be used to move the wire as a cutting tool to transect ... 11/30/06 - 20060271079 - High frequency treatment tool A high frequency treatment tool comprises: a flexible sheath; a treatment tool main body comprising a flexible cord and a high frequency knife on a tip end of the flexible cord, provided inside the flexible sheath; and first and second guide collars inside the flexible sheath, wherein the first guide ... 11/30/06 - 20060271078 - Access and closure device and method Devices and methods for accessing and closing vascular sites are disclosed. Self-sealing closure devices and methods are disclosed. A device that can make both steeply sloping and flat access paths into a vascular lumen is disclosed. The device can also form arteriotomies with sections cleaved between a vessel's intima and ... 11/30/06 - 20060271077 - Combination scalpel blade A surgical scalpel having multiple cutting segments designed especially for podiatric surgical procedures is disclosed. More particularly, the scalpel blade has a handle attachment section and a number of cutting segments. The blade includes a single-edged longitudinal cutting segment extending from the handle attachment section, a single-edged curved cutting segment ... 11/23/06 - 20060264993 - Tendon stripper The invention includes a tendon stripper comprising: (a) a frame, including a cautery, that is adapted to separate surrounding tissue along a length of a tendon; (b) a handle mounted to the frame that is adapted to reposition the frame with respect to the tendon; and (c) an actuator in ... 11/23/06 - 20060264992 - Button latching system for a trocar A trocar housing for a trocar assembly includes a first housing member selectively coupled to a second housing member, wherein the first and second housing members include aligned apertures shaped and dimensioned for passage of an instrument therethrough. A button latch mechanism selectively couples the first housing member and the ... 11/23/06 - 20060264991 - Seal housing having anti-inversion features The invention is directed to a trocar adapted to form a seal around a surgical instrument, the trocar comprising a cannula having an axis extending between a proximal end and a distal end; a housing having a proximal wall and forming with the cannula a working channel sized and configured ... 11/02/06 - 20060247669 - Device for aiding the percutaneous positioning of a guiding tube for a nephroscope in kidney surgery The invention relates to a device for positioning a guiding tube (1) for a nephroscope, said tube consisting of a long aspiration needle (2) which is provided with a closing mandrin (3) and on which an inflatable enlargement device (4) slides, said device especially comprising a cuff (25) which is ... 10/26/06 - 20060241665 - Percutaneous and endoscopic cutters A surgical cutter with a flat blade and a cutting wedge allows a surgeon to safely trim a foreign object inside a body, such as a urethral sling inside a patient, so that a minimum of sling remains in place after cutting. The shortened sling minimizes tension applied to the ... 10/26/06 - 20060241664 - Automatic retractable blade scalpel There is provided a disposable scalpel having an automatically retractable blade. The blade may be secured in any of three positions: 1) an intermediated retracted position for shipping, 2) an exposed position for use and 3) a permanently locked retracted position. A spring is provided which automatically retracts the blade ... 10/26/06 - 20060241663 - Surgical cutter The invention provides a device and method for cutting an object inside a surgical wound. In one embodiment of the invention, a cutter comprises an elongated body having a distal portion and a proximal portion; a blade holder disposed at least partially in the distal portion and adapted to secure ... 10/19/06 - 20060235453 - Method for controlling fluid flow in a rotational atherectomy device A method system and controller for controlling fluid flow in a rotational atherectomy device. A source of fluid is provided through a pump to the rotational atherectomy device, wherein the pump maintains the fluid flow at a minimal rate during a time period when a drive shaft of the device ... 10/19/06 - 20060235452 - Ligament decompression tool with tissue removal device A method for treating stenosis in a spine comprises percutaneously accessing the epidural space in a stenotic region of interest, compressing the thecal sac in the region of interest to form a safety zonem, inserting a tissue removal tool into tissue in the working zone, using the tool to percutaneously ... 10/19/06 - 20060235451 - Ligament decompression tool with tissue engaging device A method for treating stenosis in a spine comprises percutaneously accessing the epidural space in a stenotic region of interest, compressing the thecal sac in the region of interest to form a safety zonem, inserting a tissue removal tool into tissue in the working zone, using the tool to percutaneously ... 09/28/06 - 20060217750 - Surgical knife A surgical knife containing a stain or dye coating. The stain or dye will dissolve or melt upon entry into the incision, thereby neatly marking the location of the incision. ... 09/21/06 - 20060212059 - Surgical knife A knife having a blade tip configuration that reduces incisional force by providing a more efficient distribution of tissue piercing and cutting forces over the cutting edges. The distal tip of the blade has a profile in plan view that may be described as bounded by the following equations w=5.886(d)0.663 ... 09/21/06 - 20060212058 - Disposable safety surgical blade A surgical scalpel assembly includes a blade carrier, a blade, a protective sleeve and a handle. The blade carrier has a number of notches and the protective sleeve has a depending tooth. The user positions the sleeve relative to the blade carrier and/or the handle by positioning the tooth to ... 09/21/06 - 20060212057 - Miniature surgical scalpel with integral protection shield A miniature scalpel comprising a carrier having a front portion rigidly securing a projecting blade and pivotally securing the back portion of a shield that projects alongside and covers one side of the blade. The front portion of the shield can be pivoted 180 degrees away from the blade into ... 09/21/06 - 20060212056 - Surgical instrument A surgical instrument (10) is provided that includes a handle (18) defining a longitudinal axis (20). The handle has an outer surface (22) including a plurality of longitudinal fins (24) that define a plurality of longitudinal grooves (26) therebetween. At least one of the longitudinal fins may project radially from ... 08/31/06 - 20060195127 - Vascular incision method A vascular incision apparatus is composed in part of a needle for puncturing a blood vessel and a cutter for making an incision in the blood vessel. The apparatus easily, rapidly and reliably creates a vascular incision of the desired length by employing an incision length controlling means to control ... 08/24/06 - 20060190021 - Cutting device for subcutaneous incisions A cutting device is provided for making subcutaneous incisions. The cutting device has a housing forming a handle. A tubular blade sub-assembly extends from the housing. A trocar passes through the tubular blade sub-assembly and is configured to be positioned in a first active position, with a tip of the ... 07/13/06 - 20060155315 - Cutting apparatus Cutting apparatus is provided for cutting an aperture in an article. The apparatus comprises input means for inputting data relating to a profile of the aperture and a data processing arrangement for receiving said data and processing said data to provide instructions for operating a cutting assembly to cut the ... 07/13/06 - 20060155314 - Pathogen resistant carbide surgical tools A surgical tool may include a cutting surface having fewer than about 10 pores per square centimeter that are greater than about 15 nanometers, 12 nanometers, 10 nanometers, 5 nanometers, or 5 angstroms in size. The tool may be made of a carbide, such as nickel binder tungsten carbide. The ... 07/06/06 - 20060149300 - Vasectomy tool A vasectomy tool with a reamer operatively engaged upon a pull rod. The pull rod is extendable into a releasably locked position against spring tension and the reamer has a series of cutting disks on a shaft, the shaft having a blunt conical tip. The tool also has a handle, ... 06/22/06 - 20060135973 - Introducer apparatus An apparatus for providing percutaneous access to a vessel of a patient over a wire guide. An outer sleeve of the apparatus has proximal and distal open ends, and has a lumen extending longitudinally therethrough. An inner sleeve has proximal and distal open ends, and has a lumen extending longitudinally ... 06/22/06 - 20060135972 - Trocar seal assembly A seal assembly adapted for use in conjunction with a trocar assembly includes a plurality of seal segments, each seal segment including a peripheral edge and a seam edge. Each seal segment further includes a first section and a second section with a vertical wall connecting the first section and ... 06/01/06 - 20060116704 - Tissue tract lancet The present disclosure is a method and apparatus to prepare a tissue tract having a handle member with a centerline, and a scalpel member fixedly attached to the handle member having a blunt tip, wherein the handle member has a first side positioned at a first positive angel relative to ... 05/11/06 - 20060100651 - Devices and methods for tissue access Methods and apparatus are provided for selective surgical removal of tissue, e.g., for enlargement of diseased spinal structures, such as impinged lateral recesses and pathologically narrowed neural foramen. In one variation, tissue may be ablated, resected, removed, or otherwise remodeled by standard small endoscopic tools delivered into the epidural space ... 05/11/06 - 20060100650 - Surgical scalpel with retractable guard A safety scalpel blade assembly adapted for attachment to a handle (12), the assembly comprising a scalpel blade (10) and guard (11) which extends at least about the cutting edge of the blade (10), the guard (11) having attachment means to lock the blade to the guard as the assembly ... 05/04/06 - 20060095057 - Safety scalpel A safety scalpel that incorporates a reusable metal scalpel handle similar in shape and feel to the conventional metal handle preferred by most surgeons, and a disposable blade cartridge that covers the blade before, during and after use, and is easily mounted and released from the scalpel handle. The blade ... 04/20/06 - 20060085019 - Surgical knife safety handle having user operable lock A surgical knife safety device having a handle, a blade connected to the handle, and a guard carried by the handle for sliding movement between a retracted position in which the blade is exposed for use, and an extended position for covering the sharp cutting edge of the blade. In ... 04/13/06 - 20060079918 - Balloon anchored surgical apparatus, its use and manufacture A surgical instrument is provided including a housing having an orifice; a cannula defining a lumen which is in communication with the orifice; an obturator receivable through the orifice and the lumen; and a balloon having a distal side, a proximal side and an aperture extending through the distal side ... 03/23/06 - 20060064123 - Rapid exchange fluid jet thrombectomy device and method A rapid exchange fluid jet thrombectomy device having a streamlined manifold and a catheter having multiple tubular segments where each tubular segment increases in flexibility in a distal direction. Torque response and pushability is enhanced by the arrangement of a proximally located tubular segment composed of a polymer-jacketed spiral metal ... 03/16/06 - 20060058824 - Surgical knife blade with hollow bevel A surgical knife blade for forming an incision in bodily tissue comprising a body having a cutting edge terminating at a distal tip, said cutting edge including opposing cutting edge segments extending distally to meet at said tip, said cutting edge being configured by blending a first and second radii. ... 03/16/06 - 20060058823 - Handpiece pumping chamber A surgical handpiece having at least two lumens or tubes mounted to a body. At least one tube is used for aspiration and at least one other tube is used to inject heated surgical fluid for performing a surgical procedure, such as an ophthalmic or otic surgical procedure. A portion ... 03/09/06 - 20060052807 - Anti-contamination scalpel An anti-contamination scalpel accomplishes by following processes: a. sand blasting on the surface of the scalpels made of raw stainless steel for the first time; b. sand blasting on the surface of the scalpels with finer material for the second time; c. surface wash with acid and high temperature burning ... 03/02/06 - 20060047293 - Trocar having planar fixed septum seal and related methods A cap assembly of a trocar system for endoscopic surgery includes a valve housing with an opening formed in line with an axis of the valve housing. The opening being defined by axially extending sidewalls. The cap also includes a valve positioned adjacent the opening of the valve housing. The ... 02/23/06 - 20060041267 - Scalpel blade remover A single-use scalpel blade remover (1) removes a blade (33) from a tang (32) of a scalpel (30) and captures it, in a single-handed operation. The remover (1) comprises a housing (2) having a detent (16), and an actuator (3) which is operatively juxtaposed with the housing (2) and moveable ... 02/23/06 - 20060041266 - Surgical scalpel A surgical scalpel has a flat blade, which may have a cutting or severing edge, and an elongated ergonomic handle having distal and proximal ends and an imaginary central axis. In one preferred embodiment, of a disposable (one use) scalpel the blade is embedded in a molded plastic resin handle. ... 02/23/06 - 20060041265 - Shell for scalpel A jacket for a scalpel id provided. A disposable scalpel has an elongated body with a base wall and two sidewalls forming a scalpel channel, and a blade assembly having a blade coupled to a slider, the slider structured to move the blade between a first, retracted position and second, ... 02/16/06 - 20060036270 - Nucleus chopper and splitter A surgical instrument which both incises and splits the nucleus of a lens has a pair of spring steel segments slidably received in a metallic tube. Each segment terminates in a tip. As the spring steel segments are drawn into the tube the tips come together to form a cutting ... 02/09/06 - 20060030870 - Trocar with retractable cutting surface A trocar having a cutting shaft with a cutting surface at a distal end. The cutting shaft moves longitudinally with respect to an obturator such that in one position the cutting surface is in an exposed position suitable for application of a piercing force. Upon interruption of the piercing force ... 01/26/06 - 20060020281 - Valve assembly including diameter reduction structure for trocar A surgical seal assembly includes a sleeve housing adapted to be operatively connected to a surgical sleeve, a seal housing adapted for releasable mounting to the sleeve housing and having a seal member with inner portions adapted to permit passage of a surgical object in substantial sealed relation therewith, and ... 01/26/06 - 20060020280 - Surgical cutting device The present invention provides a single-use surgical cutting device for cutting a planar piece of tissue into a predetermined shape. The cutting device comprises a housing having one or more side walls, a top, a base, and a hollow interior portion. A blade retaining member is disposed within the housing ... 01/26/06 - 20060020279 - Apparatus and method for removing abnormal tissue A computer assisted, minimally invasive method and apparatus for surgically removing abnormal tissue from a patient, for example, from a breast, are disclosed. The method involves imaging of the breast to locate the abnormal tissue, and determining a volume encapsulating the abnormal tissue and including a margin of healthy tissue. ... 01/19/06 - 20060015128 - Surgical devices and method for skin removal Provided are devices and a method for removing skin while causing minimal damage to underlying vascular tissue. An epithelium cutter for removing skin has a handle with a V-shaped blade disposed at one end of the handle. Inner surfaces of the V-shaped blade are sharp, and face away from the ... 01/19/06 - 20060015127 - Injection drill assembly An injection drill assembly for an intra-osseous injection apparatus includes a needle, a needle hub, and a clamp. The needle hub is made of a flexible material of low rigidity, including a first section, a second section located behind the first section, and a tunnel longitudinally running therethrough. The first ... 12/15/05 - 20050277967 - Methods for providing oxygenated blood to venous circulation Methods are disclosed for the providing oxygenated blood to venous circulation. Embodiments include a femoral access approach to the creation of an Aorta-caval fistula at the bifurcation of the Aorta and the Inferior Vena Cava; an apparatus for the creation, modification and maintenance of a fistula; and a method of ... 12/01/05 - 20050267502 - Disposable safety cutting tool A safety scalpel is provided that includes a tubular housing, a coupling reciprocating within the housing and holding a cutting head or blade and a control member used to selectively extend said cutting head outwardly of the housing and retracted into the housing. A biasing spring is used to hold ... 12/01/05 - 20050267501 - Powered surgical apparatus, method of manufacturing powered surgical apapratus, and method of using powered surgical apparatus A powered surgical apparatus can be used with a source of irrigation fluid and a source of suction. The powered surgical apparatus can include a cutting blade assembly and a handle. The handle can include an upper portion defining a distal section connectable to the cutting blade assembly ... 11/24/05 - 20050261714 - Transvaginal tube as an aid to laparoscopic surgery It will be understood that the invention disclosed and defined herein extends to all alternative combinations of two or more of the individual features mentioned or evident from the text or drawings. All of these different combinations constitute various alternative aspects of the invention. Various changes and modifications may be ... 11/17/05 - 20050256533 - Single fold device for tissue fixation A system for tissue approximation and fixation is described herein. A device is advanced in a minimally invasive manner within a patient's body to create one or several divisions or plications within a hollow body organ. The system comprises a stapler assembly having a tissue acquisition member and a tissue ... 11/03/05 - 20050245950 - Method and apparatus to mark an incision An apparatus and method for precisely marking a surgical incision. A surgical knife contains a cutting blade which terminates proximally with a flat shoulder that is perpendicular to the cutting edge and contains a bioreactive stain dried thereon. In use, the surgical knife is inserted by the surgeon into the ... 10/20/05 - 20050234484 - Ultrasonic surgical blade having transverse and longitudinal vibration An ultrasonic surgical blade includes an ultrasonic-surgical-blade body having a longitudinal axis, a distal tip, a proximal end adapted for longitudinal ultrasonic vibrational excitation, a most-distal longitudinal vibration node, a treatment portion extending from the distal tip toward the most-distal longitudinal vibration node, and a functional asymmetry. The functional asymmetry ... 10/13/05 - 20050228424 - Apparatus and method for determining that a surgical fluid container is near empty An apparatus and method of determining when a container holding surgical fluid to be provided to a surgical handpiece, such as a liquefracture handpiece, is nearly exhausted is disclosed. ... 10/13/05 - 20050228423 - Apparatus and method for determining that a surgical fluid container is near empty An apparatus and method of determining when a container holding surgical fluid to be provided to a surgical handpiece, such as a liquefracture handpiece, is nearly exhausted is disclosed. ... 10/13/05 - 20050228422 - Devices, systems, and methods for reshaping a heart valve annulus, including the use of magnetic tools Implants or systems of implants and methods apply a selected force vector or a selected combination of force vectors within or across the left atrium, which allow mitral valve leaflets to better coapt. The implants or systems of implants and methods make possible rapid deployment, facile endovascular delivery, and full ... 10/13/05 - 20050228421 - Single use, self-contained twist resistant surgical knife A single use self-contained surgical knife provides twist stability and lateral support for the knife blade. Turning a knurled ring member within the containment casing retracts the knife blade into the containment casing. Retraction of the blade is permanent; once retracted, subsequent usage of the knife blade is prevented. A ... 10/13/05 - 20050228420 - Surgical scalpel assembly A surgical scalpel assembly includes a handle having at least one attachment element and at least one guide element. The assembly also has a guard including at least one guide member configured to engage the at least one guide element of the handle such that the guard is movably connectable ... 10/06/05 - 20050222597 - Medical gripping and/or cutting instrument The invention relates to a medical gripping and/or cutting instrument with an instrument shaft (1), with a handle (3) that can be fixed movably on the instrument shaft (1), and with a tool (2) mounted on the distal end of the instrument shaft (1) and consisting of two jaw member ... 09/22/05 - 20050209620 - Dual probe with floating inner probe A percutaneous surgical instrument for de-bulking calculi or drilling bone includes an actuator for generating vibrations at ultrasonic frequencies and a horn coupled to said actuator for amplifying the actuator vibration. A fixed probe is attached to said horn for engaging the calculi and introducing the ultrasonic frequencies thereto. A ... 09/22/05 - 20050209619 - Surgical access port and method of using same The present invention relates to a surgical access port for insertion into a body cavity having an elongate tubular body extending along an axis between a proximal end and a distal end, and a tip disposed at the distal end of the tubular body for penetrating through a body wall ... 09/15/05 - 20050203555 - Safety scalpel Presented herein are various embodiments of a safety scalpel. According to one embodiment is a safety scalpel system including handle capable of coupling to a blade with or without a safety housing. ... 09/01/05 - 20050192609 - Electro-mechanical surgical device An electromechanical surgical device includes: a housing; an elongated shaft extending from the housing, a distal end of the elongated shaft being detachably coupleable to a surgical instrument; at least two axially rotatable drive shafts disposed within the elongated shaft, a distal end of each of the drive shafts being ... 09/01/05 - 20050192608 - Surgical access device and manufacture thereof A surgical access system includes a tubular member defining a longitudinal axis and having an axial lumen. The tubular member includes a braided material adapted to expand from a first initial condition having a first cross-sectional dimension to a second expanded condition having a second-cross sectional dimension greater than the ... 09/01/05 - 20050192607 - Steerable sphincterotome and methods for cannulation, papillotomy and sphincterotomy The present invention relates to methods and devices for performing endoscopic cannulation, papillotomy and sphincterotomy and similar procedures. According to the present state of the art, endoscopic cannulation of the common bile duct and papillotomy and similar procedures are accomplished by advancing the device into an endoscope/duodenoscope so that the ... 08/25/05 - 20050187572 - Powered surgical apparatus, method of manufacturing powered surgical apparatus, and method of using powered surgical apparatus A powered surgical apparatus can be used with a source of irrigation fluid and a source of suction. The powered surgical apparatus can include a cutting blade assembly and a handle. The handle can include an upper portion defining a distal section connectable to the cutting blade assembly and a ... 08/11/05 - 20050177184 - Torsional dissection tip A torsional dissection tip and method of use comprising a longitudinal-torsional resonator having a cutting surface at a distal end with cutting teeth of a pitch optimized to the torsional or longitudinal displacement of the distal tip. Utilization of the present art torsional dissection tip allows a surgeon to easily ... 08/11/05 - 20050177183 - Guide-wire steered variable incision width safety scalpel A variety of embodiments of a variable incision width guide-wire steered scalpel are disclosed. Each embodiment employs a split blade which is proximally hinged, thereby facilitating making a variable width incision of a predetermined, substantially constant depth. Methods of preselecting an incision width are disclosed. Also, a plurality of embodiments ... 07/28/05 - 20050165435 - Powered surgical apparatus, method of manufacturing powered surgical apparatus, and method of using powered surgical apparatus A powered surgical apparatus can be used with a source of irrigation fluid and a source of suction. The powered surgical apparatus can include a cutting blade assembly and a handle. The handle can include an upper portion defining a distal section connectable to the cutting blade assembly and a ... 07/28/05 - 20050165434 - Surgical instrument for single entry portal A method and an apparatus for gaining access into a cavity interior disposed inside a human body for simultaneous and selective operation of medical implements and fluids, having at least one main duct and an auxiliary duct. The auxiliary duct has an auxiliary proximal section, and an auxiliary distal section ... 07/28/05 - 20050165433 - Trocar having planar fixed septum seal and related methods A septum valve having peripheries thereof adapted to be fixedly positioned in a valve housing of a trocar system is provided. The septum valve includes a valve body having an opening positioned in a medial portion of the valve body and adapted to individually and separately receive a plurality of ... 07/28/05 - 20050165432 - Adjustable balloon anchoring trocar According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an anchoring apparatus for use with an access sleeve, the access sleeve adapted for passage through tissue and having a lumen permitting introduction of instruments through the sleeve is disclosed. The access sleeve includes a collar for positioning about the access sleeve ... 07/21/05 - 20050159765 - Fluid jet surgical instruments The invention provides a variety of surgical instruments for forming a liquid jet, which are useful for performing a wide variety of surgical procedures. In some embodiments, the invention provides surgical liquid jet instruments having a pressure lumen and an evacuation lumen, where the pressure lumen includes at least one ... 07/14/05 - 20050154409 - Method and instrumentation for cooling a surgical incision An infusion sleeve of an ultrasonic vibrating needle. The sleeve is collapsible and serrated or scalloped at a distal end. Fluid flows through a passage between the needle and the infusion sleeve in a direction from the proximal end of the sleeve to a distal end of the sleeve. Upon ... 07/07/05 - 20050149086 - Method and device for cutting surgical wire or cable A method and device for cutting orthopedic cable including tensioning and crimping the cable in a desired position within a surgical cavity. A free end of the cable is inserted a device with two coaxial members having coordinating shearing faces. The shearing faces are moved along the cable to a ... 07/07/05 - 20050149085 - Surgical cutting accessory with nickel titanium alloy cutting head A cutting accessory (20) for use with powered surgical tools. The cutting accessory has a hub (28) for coupling the accessory to the output shaft of a handpiece. A drive shaft (26) formed of stainless steel or other relatively rigid material extends forward from the hub. A head (30) formed ... 06/16/05 - 20050131437 - Powered surgical apparatus, method of manufacturing powered surgical apparatus, and method of using powered surgical apparatus A powered surgical apparatus can be used with a source of irrigation fluid and a source of suction. The powered surgical apparatus can include a cutting blade assembly and a handle. The handle can include an upper portion defining a distal section connectable to the cutting blade assembly and a ... 06/16/05 - 20050131436 - Powered surgical apparatus, method of manufacturing powered surgical apparatus, and method of using powered surgical apparatus A powered surgical apparatus can be used with a source of irrigation fluid and a source of suction. The powered surgical apparatus can include a cutting blade assembly and a handle. The handle can include an upper portion defining a distal section connectable to the cutting blade assembly and a ... 06/02/05 - 20050119680 - Surgical device with a moveable instrument protector A surgical device having an instrument connected to a handle with a substantially cylindrical guard moveable between an open position exposing the instrument for use and a closed position substantially covering the instrument. The guard having at least one opening formed through a wall and extending substantially to or continuous ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |