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Blunt Dissectors

Blunt Dissectors 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.

11/02/06 - 20060247672 - Devices and methods for pericardial access
Devices and methods for establishing pericardial access to facilitate therapeutic and/or diagnostic applications. Pericardial access is facilitated, in part, by a tissue grasping device that reliably holds pericardial tissue, even in the presence of fatty deposits. The tissue grasping portion may include a tissue penetrating tip, a tissue dilating distal ...

10/19/06 - 20060235456 - Surgical device and method for cutaneous detachment of skin
The present invention refers to a device and a method for subcutaneous detachment of the face, the leg, the thigh, the breast, the abdomen and the forehead, facilitating the full detachment of the skin from the underlying (adipose) tissue with substantial reduction in bleeding, better skin cutting quality, lesser amount ...

10/12/06 - 20060229655 - Two part bullet assembly
A trocar obturator includes a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. The trocar obturator also includes a tip member secured to the distal end of the shaft, the tip member including a first end and a second end. The distal end of the shaft includes at least ...

10/12/06 - 20060229654 - Angled connection for bullet tip to bullet shaft
A trocar obturator includes a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. The shaft also includes an outer surface. A tip member is secured to the distal end of the shaft, the tip member including a first end and a second end, as well as an outer surface. ...

10/05/06 - 20060224174 - Optical obturator
An optical obturator apparatus includes an obturator sleeve defining a longitudinal axis and having a longitudinal bore for receiving surgical instrumentation and a transparent window mounted to the obturator sleeve and being dimensioned and configured to pass through tissue. The transparent window is mounted for movement between a first position ...

09/07/06 - 20060200183 - Multi-functional medical instrument and methods of use
Disclosed herein are medical instruments having an elongate member having a first end, a second end, and a bore extending the length of the elongate member, a body is coupled to the second end of the elongate member where the body having a suctioning control means in communication with the ...

08/03/06 - 20060173481 - Ring stripper with tissue dissecting element
A ring stripper comprises a shaft and a tissue separator ring joined to the distal end of the shaft at a junction. A tissue dissecting element extends from the junction and has a leading surface with at least a portion of the leading surface being located distally of the ring. ...

04/06/06 - 20060074444 - Modular vessel harvesting system and method
A vessel harvesting system that is suitable for harvesting target vessels such as the saphenous vein or radial artery for cardiac artery bypass graft surgery. The system includes a vessel harvesting tool with an elongated cannula and a plurality of surgical instruments therein for separating the target vessels from the ...

03/09/06 - 20060052812 - Tool for preparing a surgical site for an access device
A dissecting device and method are provided for preparing a surgical site, such as a desired spinal location, for insertion of an access device. The dissecting device includes a handle that can be gripped by an operator and an extension terminating in a blunt tip. The extension desirably has a ...

02/16/06 - 20060036274 - One-piece vessel harvester
The invention provides a system and method for harvesting a vessel section. The system comprises an endoscope, a harvesting tool, and an elongated instrument including a transparent distal nose portion, an intermediate portion having a recessed working area, and a proximal portion having at least one passageway to allow the ...

02/16/06 - 20060036273 - Spinal surgery system and method
Apparatus and method for minimally invasive spinal surgery employs an elongated flexible guide element inserted so as to pass in through a first lateral posterior incision, through the spinal column anterior to the spinal cord, and out through a second lateral posterior incision contralateral to said first incision. The guide ...

02/09/06 - 20060030871 - Vascular tunneler
The present invention is a tunneling device for vascular tunneling procedures. The invention includes a tunneling device and a tunneling tip. The tunneling device includes a tissue-separating source of energy at the tunneling tip. The preferred source of energy is ultrasonic movement at the distal tip of the tunneler. Preferably ...

02/02/06 - 20060025796 - Methods and apparatus for minimally invasive recovery of bone and/or other tissue
Methods and apparatus are provided for minimally invasive recovery of bone and other tissues. The methods include separating bone or other tissue from surrounding tissue in a minimally invasive fashion. The methods may be used for recovering an essentially intact bone from a donor with reduced detriment to the aesthetic ...

01/19/06 - 20060015130 - Catheter tunneler adapter
A catheter tunneling assembly (100) used to tunnel a distal end of a multilumen catheter assembly (200) through a subcutaneous tunnel prior to inserting the catheter assembly into a patient. Adapter (130) facilitates connection of a trocar (110) with the catheter assembly and provides a smooth transition. The adapter has ...

11/24/05 - 20050261718 - Ivs obturator instrument and procedure
There is disclosed a surgical instrument for inserting material into the body. The surgical instrument generally includes an outer tubular member. The instrument has a longitudinal section and an arcuate section having at least two different radii of curvature. An inner member is movably positioned within the outer tubular member ...

11/10/05 - 20050251191 - Blunt tip obturator
A surgical obturator comprising an elongate shaft extending along an axis between a proximal end and a distal end, and a bladeless tip disposed at the distal end of the shaft having a conical surface forming proximally into an outer surface, the outer surface extending distally to a blunt point ...

10/27/05 - 20050240208 - Detachable porous vaginal mold
A detachable vaginal mold is provided. The detachable vaginal mold includes a main body, a minor part, and a jointing design formed between the main body and the minor part for connecting the main body to the minor part. The jointing design is one selected from a group consisting of ...

10/06/05 - 20050222601 - Laparoscopic instrument
A laparoscopic instrument comprises a handle (1), a shaft (2) supported by the handle (1), and a working tip (3) disposed at the distal end of the shaft (2), the shaft (2) comprising a distal curvable section (4) and, for the adjustment of the curvature of the curvable section (4), ...

09/15/05 - 20050203562 - Lighted dissector and method for use
A surgical dissector comprising an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. A blunt dissection tip is positioned on the distal end of the elongate shaft. A light source emits a diffuse visible energy, such as white light, from the blunt tip. The shaft may take a ...

09/15/05 - 20050203561 - Lighted dissector and method for use
A surgical dissector comprising an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. A blunt dissection tip is positioned on the distal end of the elongate shaft. A light source emits a diffuse visible energy, such as white light, from the blunt tip. The shaft may take a ...

09/01/05 - 20050192613 - Method and apparatus for endoscopic dissection of blood vessels
An endoscopic apparatus for dissecting a blood vessel includes a endoscopic barrel having a plurality of lumens, one of the lumens being dimensioned for receiving an endoscope, a handle disposed at a proximal end of the endoscopic barrel, at least two fingers having distally curved ends for dissecting and cauterizing ...

07/28/05 - 20050165438 - Device and method for introducing surgical instruments into the body
A device for facilitating insertion of a surgical instrument into a human body through an opening in a body wall including a cone-shaped member having a rounded front end, an internal cavity extending inward from a rear edge and a through opening arranged at the front end. At least part ...

07/28/05 - 20050165437 - Treatment instrument for emr, and emr device
A treatment instrument for EMR and an EMR device are provided for excising a lesion portion while reducing complications and burdens to patients in an endoscopic mucosal resection. A separating and swelling member is included, so that a portion to be dissociated including the lesion portion, and a non-affected portion ...

07/14/05 - 20050154413 - Endoluminal access devices and related methods of use
An endoluminal access system for accessing a body lumen, comprises a guide track which, when in an operative position, extends through a body lumen to a desired location therewithin and a modular device selectively coupleable to the guide track, the modular device including a drive mechanism for engaging the guide ...

07/07/05 - 20050149095 - Method for surgical dissection, sizing and expansion
A method for surgical dissection, sizing and for expansion of a tissue pocket in a naturally occurring fascial cleft is disclosed for use in plastic surgery applications and other applications where it is desirable to dissect an anatomically defined and bounded tissue pocket, determine the appropriate size of a prosthesis ...



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