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Surgery > Instruments > Cutting, Puncturing Or Piercing > Puncturing Or Piercing Puncturing Or PiercingPuncturing 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.12/07/06 - 20060276818 - Safety-stop device A safety-stop device for use with a trochar which is adjustably attachable to the trochar tube to prevent inadvertent cuts being made to a patient. The safety-stop device has retention component for retaining it onto the trochar tube; a registration component for registering a pre-determined insertion point of the trochar; ... 12/07/06 - 20060276817 - Nasal valve treatment method & apparatus A method and apparatus for treating a nasal valve condition include surgically forming an access path to create a pocket on a side of the patient's nose. The pocket is positioned between a soft tissue layer and opposing surfaces of upper and lower cartilages of the nose. The pocket spans ... 10/19/06 - 20060235455 - Ultrasonic trocar and method for using the ultrasonic trocar An ultrasonic trocar includes a handpiece unit, a dilator, and a tubular cannula. The handpiece unit includes an ultrasonic transducer and a probe. The handpiece unit forms a puncture hole in a somatic wall by a tip end of the probe with ultrasonic vibration transmitted to the probe tip end ... 10/12/06 - 20060229653 - Intra-abdominal medical method and associated device In a surgical method, a hollow needle is inserted into a hollow internal organ of a patient through a natural body opening. A wireless scanning apparatus is operated externally of the patient to obtain data as to internal structures of the patient on a side of a wall of the ... 09/07/06 - 20060200182 - Safety shielded trocar with oblique incision edges A trocar includes an incision blade/safety shield cartridge assembly, a sleeve body having a distal end and an opposite proximal end, and a handle. The incision blade/safety shield cartridge assembly includes a nose cone; a stationary incision blade adapted to produce a clean incision with a flap, such as a ... 08/17/06 - 20060184190 - Trans-myocardial fluid-jet revascularization arrangement A surgical procedure for revascularization the myocardium, comprising the steps of: directing a generally cylindrically shaped first nozzle into a heart wall being treated; forming a first or main channel in the heart wall from the ventricle into the myocardium of the heart by the nozzle; removing a generally cylindrically ... 08/03/06 - 20060173480 - Safety penetrating method and apparatus into body cavities, organs, or potential spaces To more accurately control insertion of penetrating instruments (e.g., trocars, needles, or the like) into a body cavity, organ, or potential space, an accelerometer is coupled to the penetrating instrument. The accelerometer may by employed to measure or detect the sudden lack of resistance which occurs when the penetrating instrument ... 08/03/06 - 20060173479 - Optical penetrating adapter for surgical portal An optical penetrating adapter for mounting to a surgical portal to permit visualization through the surgical portal includes an adapter member defining a longitudinal axis and having a transparent window adapted to penetrate tissue and to permit visualization therethrough and means for coupling the adapter member to the surgical portal. ... 07/20/06 - 20060161195 - Medical grafting methods and apparatus Methods and apparatus for delivering and installing a new length of tubing between two sections of a patient's existing body organ tubing and at least partly outside of that existing structure. For example, the new length of tubing may be for the purpose of providing the patient with a coronary ... 07/20/06 - 20060161194 - Low pain penetrating member Reducing the volume or drag on skin or sharpness of the penetrating member entering the wound during the cutting process will reduce the pain associated with lancing, and result in less power desired for retraction of the penetrating member from the skin. A variety of other penetrating member configuration as ... 07/20/06 - 20060161193 - Apparatus and method for connecting a conduit to a hollow vessel The present invention provides a system and method for forming a side branch on a hollow vessel, such as the aorta. The side branch is preferably adapted to be connected to a connector conduit, but any other suitable use is also acceptable. The system comprises a graft including a side ... 07/20/06 - 20060161192 - Wound needle with composite cutting edge A wound needle comprising an elongated shank having a proximate end and a distal end; a piercing member disposed at the distal end of the elongated shank, wherein the piercing member comprises an elongated channel into which the distal end is disposed; wherein a cutting section is formed by both ... 07/13/06 - 20060155318 - Hole-forming pin for inserting indwelling needle and jig for installing the pin The pin for forming a hole for inserting an indwelling needle A for holding the indwelling pin from the skin surface to a blood vessel includes a column-shaped insertion part 1 having a curved surface at the distal end thereof, an insertion stop part 2 provided at the proximal end ... 07/06/06 - 20060149302 - Safety trocar assembly A trocar assembly including a low-profile retractable shield deployable adjacent to a cutting element with a cross-sectional area which is small relative to the total cross-section of the assembly. ... 06/22/06 - 20060135978 - Duckbill seal protector A seal for use in conjunction with a trocar assembly includes a seal body adapted for selectively opening and closing the seal, and a protector adjacent the seal body for protecting the seal body from instruments passing through the seal body. The protector includes at least one flap mounted for ... 06/22/06 - 20060135977 - Circumferential trocar seal assembly A seal assembly adapted for use in conjunction with a trocar assembly includes a plurality of seal segments. Each seal segment includes a peripheral edge and a seam edge. At least a first seal segment and a second seal segment are connected along their respective peripheral edges to form a ... 06/01/06 - 20060116707 - Blood vessel cutter A cutter (300) adapted for making an aperture in a blood vessel (810) suitable for receiving an anastomotic connector, the cutter comprising a handle a curved element extending from the handle, a sharp tip (306) at the end of the element, the tip (306) adapted for making at least one ... 05/04/06 - 20060095061 - Microblade array impact applicator An applicator device (10) is provided for applying a patch (44) having an array of microprotrusions (90) to the stratum corneum. The applicator device (10) includes a device body (12) and a piston moveable within the device body (12). A cap (16) is provided on the device body (12) for ... 04/13/06 - 20060079921 - Method of establishing pneumoperitoneum A tissue perforation device and method. The device preferably includes a housing having a housing pass-through, a penetrator device securely and sealably positioned so that the penetrator device passes through the housing pass-through, and a vacuum system comprising a vacuum source securely and sealably attached through the housing for advancing ... 04/06/06 - 20060074443 - Devices and methods for marking a biopsy site A biopsy localization device made according to the invention includes an intracorporeal delivery cannula and at least one marker disposed within an inner lumen of the delivery cannula. The marker includes an expandable fibrous body with at least one radiographically detectable marker element. The expandable fibrous body may also be ... 03/09/06 - 20060052811 - Surgical actuator and locking system A surgical device including a cutting blade; a guard portion movable with respect to the blade from a first position covering the blade to a second position exposing the blade; an actuator shaft; a biasing element; an integrally formed locking element; and a handle having a cavity configured to receive ... 02/02/06 - 20060025795 - Apparatus for the percutaneous marking of a lesion A biopsy marking apparatus for placing a radiopaque marker at the location of a percutaneous biopsy. The biopsy marking apparatus comprises an introducer in combination with a radiopaque marker. The introducer ejects the radiopaque marker at the location of the biopsy. The introducer is configured to completely eject the radiopaque ... 01/26/06 - 20060020283 - Device for local puncturing of skin A device for locally puncturing skin is disclosed, especially for applying permanent make-up or a tattoo, comprising a housing, a needle guided in the housing for movement between extended and retracted positions, and a diaphragm made of an elastically extensible material and dividing a front-end space at a front surface ... 12/15/05 - 20050277973 - Ultrasonic pigment application device An ultrasonic skin pigment application device where the device moves the needle applying the pigment at an ultrasonic rate. The device can be a self contained, self-powered, or externally powered. The invention may also include replaceable needles, and or a pigment reservoir. The device may also have adjustments for stroke ... 12/08/05 - 20050273129 - Anatomical space access tools and methods Medical devices and methods for accessing an anatomical space of the body and particularly for penetrating the epicardium to access pericardial space and the epicardial surface of the heart in a minimally invasive manner employing suction are disclosed. The distal end of a tubular access sleeve having a sleeve wall ... 12/08/05 - 20050273128 - Body piercing instrument Apparatuses and methods for a ornamental piercing of body parts are disclosed. An exemplary a piercing instrument includes a post carrier disposed to translate in a first channel within the body piercing instrument, a nut carrier disposed to translate in second channel within the body piercing instrument in opposition to ... 11/24/05 - 20050261717 - Optical trocar The present invention relates to an optical obturator which includes a sleeve having a longitudinal bore between a proximal end and a distal end. The longitudinal bore of the sleeve is configured to receive at least a portion of an endoscope or like image transferring system. An image passing member, ... 11/17/05 - 20050256536 - Device for making a cut in a tissue A device (1) for making a cut in a tissue, such as a blood vessel (2), capsule and the like, includes a trocar (3), the distal end (4) of which can be placed on the tissue (2) and inside which trocar (3) a reduced pressure can be generated for holding ... 11/17/05 - 20050256535 - Atraumatic two-tipped surgical needle Atraumatic two-tipped surgical needle (11) consisting of a tubular metal shaft, the central portion of which is equipped with a hole (10), through which emerges a surgical thread (13) that is anchored inside the needle (11). ... 11/10/05 - 20050251190 - Penetrating tip for trocar assembly A tissue penetrating instrument of the type used in the medical field and which may or may not be embodied in the form of an obturator associated with a trocar assembly, wherein the instrument includes an elongated shaft having a penetrating tip mounted on one end thereof. The penetrating tip ... 11/10/05 - 20050251189 - Multi-position tissue manipulation assembly Multi-position tissue manipulation assemblies are described herein. In creating tissue folds within the body of a patient, a tissue manipulation assembly may generally have an elongate tubular member, an engagement member slidably disposed through the tubular member and a distal end adapted to engage tissue via a helical member, tissue ... 11/03/05 - 20050245956 - Insertion device for needle units A device for at least partially inserting a needle unit into a tissue, the device including a housing, a support with a receiving element and an actuation device, wherein the needle unit is detachably received in the receiving element and the support can be displaced relative to the housing from ... 10/20/05 - 20050234496 - Trocar assembly with cushioned activator A trocar assembly is provided which includes an obturator having a sharpened tip supported on one end thereof and a hand grip supported on an opposite end thereof. A cushioned grip member is supported on the hand grip. The cushioned grip member includes a slip resistant surface and is positioned ... 09/15/05 - 20050203559 - Obturator tip The present invention provides an obturator tip having a rigid, elongated, distal section having a blunt, rounded, distal end designed to separate tissue. The distal section is connected to a proximal section by a central section having tapered outer surfaces. The obturator tip of the present invention is equipped with ... 07/14/05 - 20050154412 - Airway implant and delivery tool An apparatus for treating an airway condition of a patient includes a handle sized to be hand-grasped by an operator and having an actuator mechanism to be selectively actuated by said operator. A needle is fixedly connected to the handle. The needle has an axially extending bore and a distal ... 07/07/05 - 20050149094 - Trocar A trocar according to the present invention includes a guide tube portion, a sealing member which is arranged on the base end side of the guide tube portion, a fixing member which is arranged to the outer circumference of the guide tube portion, and an elastic member which presses the ... 07/07/05 - 20050149093 - Valve bypass graft device, tools, and method This invention relates to an implant, implant tools, and an implant technique for the interposition of an extracardiac conduit between the left ventricle of a beating heart and the aorta to form an alternative one-way blood pathway thereby bypassing the native diseased aortic valve. The implant consists of a hollow ... 07/07/05 - 20050149092 - Dermal punch device A dermal punch for extracting skin or tissue samples. The dermal punch has a blade having a pair of walls. Each wall is convex and opens towards each other. The walls are connected to each other at a pair of mating edges. Each wall has a cutting edge. In a ... 06/16/05 - 20050131442 - Insertion and retrieval system for inflatable devices A system for deploying and retrieving implantable articles, such as balloons, typically for treating incontinence, from the bladder includes a urethral module, this deployed in the urethra and bladder with the coupling of a mandrel. The deployed urethral module, with the mandrel removed therefrom, provides a channel to the bladder ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |