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Surgery > Instruments > Internal Pressure Applicator (e.g., Dilator) > Inflatable Or Expandible By Fluid Inflatable Or Expandible By FluidInflatable Or Expandible By Fluid 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.12/14/06 - 20060282110 - Advanceable, non-removable guide wire balloon catheter delivery system for a stent and method An advanceable, non-removable guide wire balloon catheter delivery system for a stent includes a balloon dilation catheter comprising a balloon defined by at least parts of an inner tubular element and an outer tubular element, a guidewire disposed in and having a limited range of longitudinal movement relative to the ... 12/07/06 - 20060276819 - Methods and devices for treating fractured and/or diseased bone The present invention relates to devices and methods for treating fractured and/or diseased bone. More specifically, the present invention relates to devices and methods for repairing, reinforcing and/or treating fractured and/or diseased bone using various devices, including cavity-forming devices. ... 11/30/06 - 20060271091 - Balloon catheter device Balloon catheters are provided having the balloon length is substantially surrounded by an elastic cover. The balloon and the cover maintain a substantially and circular cross-section along the balloon length during inflation. The cross section is able to maintain a uniform size down the length of the balloon during inflation. ... 11/30/06 - 20060271090 - Vessel treatment devices A catheter system for treating lesions is provided. The system is suitable for treatment of bifurcation lesions, has a low profile and provides substantially predictable translational and rotational positioning. In one embodiment, the system includes a fixed wire balloon catheter and a partially attached guidewire lumen, wherein the guidewire lumen ... 11/30/06 - 20060271089 - Methods and apparatus to achieve a closure of a layered tissue defect Methods for treating anatomic tissue defects such as a patent foramen ovale generally involve positioning a distal end of a catheter device at the site of the defect, exposing a housing and energy transmission member from the distal end of the catheter, engaging the housing with tissues at the site ... 11/30/06 - 20060271088 - Percutaneous intragastric balloon device and method Intragastric balloon devices and methods for performing percutaneous gastronomy in the stomach of a patient are disclosed. The intragastric balloon device can include a support catheter, a main balloon member for use in reducing the functional gastric capacity of the patient's stomach, a support balloon member for anchoring the intragastric ... 11/30/06 - 20060271087 - Fixed-volume inflation system for balloon catheters An inflation system (10, 110, 120, 130) for a balloon catheter assembly (12) includes an inflation tube (22), the first end of which is connectable to an inflation fluid reservoir (24, 30) and the second end of which is connectable to and opens into an inflatable cuff (20) on a ... 11/09/06 - 20060253147 - Balloon catheter having osmotic inflation system A system and method for inflating and deflating a catheter balloon using osmosis. An elongate catheter shaft has a proximally disposed osmotic membrane in fluid communication with a distally mounted balloon through a fluid-filled catheter lumen. The balloon is inflated by exposing the exterior of the membrane to a solution ... 11/02/06 - 20060247674 - String cutting balloon A system for treatment of a vessel lesion comprises an expandable balloon and at least one cutting string longitudinally engaged to an exterior surface of the balloon. When the balloon is in its expanded condition, a gap is formed between the at least one cutting string and the exterior surface ... 10/26/06 - 20060241673 - Subcision device A dermatological device for subcision of sub-epidermic tissues. The device is provided with a blunt dermis contacting surface enabling the operator to lift or cause traction to the skin from underneath the skin, after placement of the dermal contacting surface of the device under the skin. Placement of the dermal ... 10/26/06 - 20060241672 - Infra-epidermic subcision device for blunt dissection of sub-epidermic tissues A dermatological device for infra-epidermic subcision via blunt dissection of fibrous bands of the edematous-fibrosclerotic panniculopathy, including a needle and a subepidermic skin layer anchoring member such as a balloon in flow communication with the needle. The fibrous bands are dissected bluntly by the balloon via dissection parallel to the ... 10/19/06 - 20060235460 - Cavity formation device A balloon for use in compressing cancellous bone and marrow (also known as medullary bone or trabecular bone) against the inner cortex of bones whether the bones are fractured or not. The balloon comprises an inflatable, non-expandable balloon body for insertion into said bone. The body has a shape and ... 10/19/06 - 20060235459 - Balloon catheters and methods for manufacture A balloon catheter and stent delivery system for medical treatment of a patient are provided. The balloon catheter includes a hub, a shaft and a Y-shaped balloon. The Y-shaped balloon may include a first distal arm and a second distal arm having different diameters. The Y-shaped balloon may also include ... 09/28/06 - 20060217757 - Device and method of weight control via indirect abdominal cavity volume reduction A device for controlling the weight of a body comprises a passive or expandable member. The expandable version of the member includes an expandable and a non-expandable portion to its exterior surface. The member is selectively expanded and/or contracted following implanted within the abdominal cavity to provide pressure to the ... 09/28/06 - 20060217756 - Device and method of weight control via indirect abdominal cavity volume reduction A device for controlling the weight of a body comprises a hollow member having an expandable and a non-expandable portion to its exterior surface. The hollow member is selectively expanded and/or contracted following implantation in the abdominal cavity to direct pressure to the abdominal cavity, thereby restricting food intake without ... 08/31/06 - 20060195136 - Balloon catheter A balloon catheter capable of adjusting a position to inflate a balloon in the axial direction of a catheter is provided. The balloon catheter includes a catheter main body formed with a plurality of lumina extending along an axial direction in a lumen; an expansion body surrounding the outer periphery ... 08/31/06 - 20060195135 - Pass-through catheter An apparatus is disclosed that includes an expandable member operatively connected to a catheter or similar device and includes at least one passage configured to fluidly connect the interior of a vessel or other body cavity regardless of the expansion state of the expandable member. Passages may be disposed in ... 08/31/06 - 20060195134 - Device, system, and method for aiding valve annuloplasty A device comprising a reference ring that may be temporarily disposed in abutment with the inferior perimeter surface of a heart valve to aid non-optical visualization of the valve annulus. The reference ring is elastically transformable between a straight delivery configuration and a generally circular or helical deployment configuration. The ... 08/24/06 - 20060190022 - Material delivery system A method for injecting a therapeutic agent into a target tissue, the method comprising: (a) providing an expandable member; (b) positioning said expandable member in proximity to the target tissue; (c) Introducing the therapeutic agent into the expandable member until a desired pressure is achieved; and (d) creating a plurality ... 08/17/06 - 20060184191 - Cutting balloon catheter having increased flexibility regions A cutting balloon catheter and method of using the same. The cutting balloon catheter may include a catheter shaft having a balloon coupled thereto. One or more cutting members or blades may be coupled to the balloon. The balloon may include one or more discrete points or areas of flexibility ... 08/10/06 - 20060178692 - Dilator for body passageway A device for dilating a body passageway. The device comprises an elongaed hollow shaft and a balloon at the distal end of the shaft in fluid communication with the lumen of the shaft, the balloon having at least a cylindrical portion. The balloon is formed from a flexible, unstretchable material ... 08/03/06 - 20060173485 - Balloon catheter inflation A balloon catheter comprising a fluid dispensing device. The device comprises a housing defining a chamber for retaining, in use, balloon inflation fluid. An outlet attaches, in use, to a catheter inflation lumen, and dispensing means dispenses fluid, in use, from the chamber via the outlet into the catheter lumen. ... 08/03/06 - 20060173484 - Percutaneous breast and buttock modification An apparatus for breast and buttock modification is provided which includes first and second tubes that extend alongside each other, and each of which has a lumen. The apparatus also includes an inflatable balloon having a valve that is detachably coupled to a distal end of the second tube such ... 08/03/06 - 20060173483 - Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic procedures with laparoscopic visualization A laparoscopic apparatus for tunneling dissection including a hollow tunneling member and an inflatable balloon disposed at the distal end of the tunneling member to form together a blunt tipped obturator. The tunneling member has a bore sized allow the insertion of a conventional laparoscope therein to provide observation during ... 07/27/06 - 20060167486 - Catheter having auxiliary lumen The present invention relates to a surgical catheter, and more particularly, a balloon catheter having an auxiliary lumen configured to permit the advancement of a functional measurement wire to a treatment site. The auxiliary lumen communicates with a working lumen that is configured to permit the advancement of a guidewire ... 07/20/06 - 20060161196 - Methods of and apparatus for use in medical treatment Equipment and methods for preparing a person for placement of a subcutaneous prosthesis, e.g., are disclosed. An inflatable expander, such as an expandable bladder, is introduced under an area of skin to be stretched. A tube extends through the skin to a preferably valved fluid flow connector. The person whose ... 07/06/06 - 20060149308 - Catheter assembly with plaque cutting balloon A balloon catheter assembly comprises an elongate catheter shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion, and an inflatable balloon secured to the shaft distal portion. A plurality of cutters are arranged along an outer surface of the balloon. The cutters are shielded by folds of the balloon when ... 06/22/06 - 20060135984 - Devices for maintaining patency of surgically created channels in tissue Devices and methods for altering gaseous flow within a lung to improve the expiration cycle of an individual, particularly individuals having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The methods and devices create channels in lung tissue and maintain the patency of these surgically created channels in tissue. Maintaining the patency of the ... 06/22/06 - 20060135983 - Catheter with tapered end balloon A delivery system, including a balloon catheter having a balloon with distal and proximal ends and a guide catheter for delivering the balloon catheter to a treatment site, is disclosed. The balloon tapers from at least one of the distal and proximal ends of the balloon to an active region ... 06/22/06 - 20060135982 - Balloon catheter having improved balloon seal The end cap is preferably formed of a relatively high durometer material with an inner surface on an outer surface of the shaft and on an outer surface of the balloon skirt section, and contacts a compression member on the balloon outer surface. The configuration prevents or inhibits failure at ... 06/15/06 - 20060129178 - Adjustably stiffenable convertible catheter assembly A stiffenable balloon catheter assembly capable of being converted from an “over-the-wire” mode with respect to a quidewire extending therethrough to a “rapid-exchange” mode with respect to a guidewire extending therethrough, and vice versa. The catheter has a plurality of lumens, one lumen however, having a side opening with an ... 06/15/06 - 20060129177 - Reduced slippage balloon catheter and method of using same A balloon catheter having a balloon with a reduced slippage lubricious coating, and a method of performing a medical procedure such as a balloon dilatation procedure in a patient's blood vessel. The second coating (i.e., the balloon coating) is lubricious to facilitate movement of the catheter in the patient's body ... 06/15/06 - 20060129176 - Catheter having an ultra soft tip and methods for making the same An intravascular balloon catheter having an ultra soft tip. The catheter includes a braided reinforcement member extending substantially the length of the elongate shaft. A balloon is disposed at the distal end of the elongate shaft. An ultra soft tip is formed from a distal portion of balloon material extending ... 06/15/06 - 20060129175 - Catheter including a compliant balloon A catheter having an elongate shaft including a plurality of apertures disposed along at least a length of the shaft to facilitate bending. The catheter includes an inflatable balloon, wherein a subset of the plurality of apertures provides fluid communication from an inflation lumen to the inflatable balloon. ... 05/25/06 - 20060111739 - Device for stabilising and/or positioning a medical tool in a body cavity The present invention provides a device 20 for stabilising and/or positioning a medical tool inside a body cavity. Said device comprises an elongated tubular structure 1, at least one inflatable balloon 3,4 connected to at least one capillary tube 5 and inflatable by pressing a fluid and/or as into said ... 05/18/06 - 20060106414 - Extraluminal balloon dissection The present invention provides balloon dissection apparatus and methods of use in which an elongate balloon is utilized to dissect along a region that follows a naturally existing path alongside a vessel or structure, such as an entry, a vein, a lymphatic vessel, the traches, the esophagus, or even a ... 05/18/06 - 20060106413 - Cutting balloon catheter having flexible atherotomes A cutting balloon catheter and method of making and using the same. The cutting balloon catheter may include a catheter shaft having a balloon coupled thereto. One or more cutting members or blades may be coupled to the balloon. The cutting members may configured to be more flexible. ... 05/18/06 - 20060106412 - Cutting balloon catheter having a segmented blade A cutting balloon catheter and method of making and using the same. The cutting balloon catheter may include a catheter shaft having a balloon coupled thereto. One or more cutting members or blades may be coupled to the balloon. The cutting members may include two or more sections that are ... 05/04/06 - 20060095064 - Expandable preformed structures for deployment in interior body regions An expandable structure made from an elastomer material is preformed to a desired geometry by exposure to heat and pressure. The structure undergoes controlled expansion and further distention in cancellous bone, with controlled deformation and without stress failure. ... 05/04/06 - 20060095063 - Balloon controller for endoscopic apparatus The present invention provides a balloon controller for an endoscope apparatus having a fluid supply and drawing device which communicates with at least one of a balloon attached to an insertion portion of an endoscope and a balloon attached to an insertion assist implement for guiding the insertion portion when ... 04/20/06 - 20060085024 - Non-compliant medical balloon having an integral non-woven fabric layer A non-compliant medical balloon may be changed from a deflated state to an inflated state by increasing pressure within the balloon. The non-compliant medical balloon is composed of a matted fabric layer composed of at least two matted fabric fibers forming an angle. The angle remains substantially unchanged when the ... 04/20/06 - 20060085023 - Medical balloon having strengthening rods A non-compliant medical balloon includes a balloon layer having an outer surface and a strengthening rod connected to the outer surface of the balloon layer. The strengthening rod may be connected longitudinally on the outer surface fo the balloon layer. Typically, the balloon is formed of a polymer like polyethylene ... 04/20/06 - 20060085022 - Non-compliant medical balloon having an integral woven fabric layer A non-compliant medical balloon may be changed from a deflated state to an inflated state by increasing pressure within the balloon. The non-compliant medical balloon is composed of a woven fabric layer composed of at least two woven fabric fibers forming an angle. The angle remains substantially unchanged when the ... 04/13/06 - 20060079924 - Apparatus for accessing a body cavity and methods of making same Apparatus is provided for accessing a body cavity comprising kit containing an annular member having a deflated insertion configuration and an inflated expanded configuration and an expandable support assembly including an upper lever coupled to a handle, wherein the expandable support assembly may be deployed within the inflatable body to ... 04/13/06 - 20060079923 - Aneurysm treatment using semi-compliant balloon A device for occluding an aneurysm comprising: a detachable, semi-compliant, radially-expanding balloon mounted on a catheter, wherein the balloon is in fluid communication with the catheter, wherein the balloon comprises a plurality of micropores, and wherein the micropores in the balloon allow expression of a bio-adhesive fluid at a defined ... 04/13/06 - 20060079922 - 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 ... 03/30/06 - 20060069403 - Tissue expansion devices A tissue expansion device, the device comprising: (a) an expandable compartment adapted for implanting in a body of a subject; and (b) a gas source adapted for implanting in a body of a subject and operably connected to said expandable compartment for inflation thereof by transfer of a gas thereto. ... 03/16/06 - 20060058830 - Balloon dissecting instruments Balloon loaded dissection devices and methods for using such devices are disclosed. The devices include an elongate balloon and may be provided with a central lumen. The device may have a guide tube to provide columnar support. In a further aspect, the guide tube may have a spoon-shaped shroud attached ... 03/16/06 - 20060058829 - Intragastric volume-occupying device A self-inflating and self-deflating orally ingestible device that is able to traverse the entirety of the alimentary canal is described. In one embodiment, the device includes a closed balloon having a surface separating an enclosed space internal to the balloon from a space external to the balloon, at least one ... 02/16/06 - 20060036277 - Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic hernia repair and patch for use therewith An apparatus for creating an anatomic space in tissue in a body comprises an introducer and a sheath. The tubular sheath may surround the introducer, and may have a weakened region along its longitudinal axis. A handle may be provided on the sheath. The handle may be adapted to be ... 02/16/06 - 20060036276 - Expandable percutaneous sheath Disclosed is an expandable percutaneous sheath, for introduction into the body while in a first, low cross-sectional area configuration, and subsequent expansion to a second, enlarged cross-sectional configuration. The sheath is maintained in the first, low cross sectional configuration by a removable tubular restraint. In one application, the sheath is ... 02/16/06 - 20060036275 - Balloon catheter with self-actuating purging valve A system for treating a vascular condition comprises a catheter having at least one lumen, a stem received within a distal portion of the lumen, a sealing member positioned on the stem, and a balloon operably attached to a distal portion of the catheter. The stem includes a proximal body ... 02/09/06 - 20060030874 - Catheter with a polyimide distal tip A catheter having an elongated shaft which has a multilayered distal tip with a first layer formed of a polyimide first material and a second layer formed of a polymeric second material. In one embodiment the multilayered distal tip is a separate member, distal to the distal end of a ... 02/02/06 - 20060025799 - Endoscopically placed gastric balloon (epgb) device and method for treating obesity involving the same An endoscopically placed gastric balloon (EPGB) includes a gastric balloon. The EPGB is insertable in a patient and anchored in position between the lock and a portal. A port section enables the gastric balloon to be filled with mass containing a liquid medium during treatment, resulting in a patient receiving ... 02/02/06 - 20060025798 - Method and apparatus for fecal continence Apparatus and method for adjustably restricting a selected body lumen such as an anal canal of a patient to passively treat fecal incontinence. The apparatus in various examples comprises a plurality of expandable elements. Each of the elements is comprised of a membrane of biocompatible material enclosing a volume. The ... 01/19/06 - 20060015133 - Stiffened balloon catheter for dilatation and stenting The present invention pertains to a stiffened balloon which can be used in angioplasty, endovascular, and valvuloplasty procedures or as a delivery balloon to deliver a stent or a stent-graft. Longitudinally discontinuous stiffening members connected to the expandable balloon stiffen the balloon but allow it to be navigated through curved ... 01/05/06 - 20060004400 - Method of treating a lung This invention provides methods for treating a lung, such as to treat a patient suffering from COPD. One aspect of the invention provides a method of treating a lung including the steps of: endotracheally delivering an expandable member (such as an inflatable member) to an air passageway of the lung ... 01/05/06 - 20060004399 - Methods of making balloon catheter tip A balloon catheter for medical treatment of a patient has an improved tip design and methods of making the tip. The balloon catheter has a flexible shaft with proximal and distal ends, a hub affixed to the proximal end, and a balloon affixed to the shaft near the distal end. ... 12/29/05 - 20050288702 - Intra-bronchial lung volume reduction system The invention provides devices and systems for treating lungs. One aspect of the invention provides a lung device with an expandable member having an open lumen formed therethrough, the expandable (e.g., inflatable and compliant) member having an expanded diameter adapted to contact a circumferential wall portion of a lung air ... 12/29/05 - 20050288701 - Multi-exchange catheter guide member with improved seal A catheter and a guidewire exchange system includes a catheter and a guide member. The catheter includes a lumen extending through the shaft and sized to receive the guidewire, and a longitudinal guideway enabling transverse access from the shaft exterior surface to the lumen. The guide member includes a housing, ... 12/29/05 - 20050288700 - Catheter drive A catheter for use in a blood vessel, comprising an elongate body having an axis, a lumen along said axis, a proximal opening at one end, connected to the lumen and a front tip at a distal end of the body; and an elongate hydraulic fluid column in said lumen ... 12/22/05 - 20050283180 - Fluid adjustable band A surgically implantable fluid adjustable device having an elongated flexible inflatable portion which is substantially evacuated of fluids. The device also has an elongated flexible and substantially inextensible band portion attached to the inflatable portion. The device further includes a catheter tube in fluid communication with the inflatable portion, the ... 12/22/05 - 20050283179 - Introducer sheath An introducer sheath includes an elongated hollow hypotube that is formed with a spiral cut that extends between the ends of the hypotube and extends through the hypotube from its outer surface to its inner surface. During manufacture, the spiral cut is made with a pitch angle (α) that can ... 12/08/05 - 20050273130 - Magnetically navigable balloon catheters A balloon catheter comprising an elongate tube having a proximal end and a distal end, and a lumen therebetween, and a balloon at the distal end of the tube, in fluid communication with the lumen. A magnetically responsive element at the distal end of the device sized and shaped to ... 12/01/05 - 20050267508 - Balloon catheter In a balloon catheter 1 in which a dilatable balloon portion 3 is secured to a distal end of a flexible and elongated shaft portion 2, at least two radiopaque ribbon markers M1, M2 are mutually spaced and provided on an outer surface of the elongated shaft portion 2 within ... 11/24/05 - 20050261724 - Balloon trepan The balloon trepan is used in minimal invasive surgery in order to create or maintain the area required for an operation by dilation of tissue or dissection of layers of tissue. The connection between the balloon and the sleeve of the trepan must be easily and securely produced without enlarging ... 11/24/05 - 20050261723 - Folded balloon for catheter A balloon assembly with an inner member and a balloon mounted thereon and folded in an accordion manner. The balloon comprises a plurality of pleats on either side of the inner member. The balloon can have an equal number of pleats on either side of the first inner member, or ... 11/24/05 - 20050261722 - Focalized intraluminal balloons Disclosed is a focal balloon having at least one reference zone and a focal zone. In one embodiment, the reference zone and focal zone are inflatable to a first generally cylindrical profile at a first pressure. At a second, greater pressure, the focal section expands to a second, greater diameter, ... 11/24/05 - 20050261721 - Medical device systems Medical device systems and related methods are disclosed. ... 11/10/05 - 20050251195 - Balloon catheter with a molded stepped balloon A balloon catheter suitable for deploying a stent utilizes a balloon molded with a stepped diameter profile. ... 11/10/05 - 20050251194 - Curved wing balloon and manufacture thereof A curved-wing balloon is provided herein. A medical device embodying the invention may include an expandable balloon and an inner shaft positioned within the expandable balloon wherein the expandable balloon may be coupled to an inflation lumen, expandable from a first position to a second position, and having non-parallel sides ... 11/10/05 - 20050251193 - Combination catheter and stent system A combination catheter system for improving flow in an occluded body passageway includes a guide wire for proper placement of a catheter. The catheter has radial blades mounted on a component shaped to expand the occlusion. A stent is removably mounted on a second component which places and expands the ... 11/03/05 - 20050245961 - Method and apparatus for combined dissection and retraction A method and apparatus for dissecting a first layer of tissue from a second layer of tissue and thereafter holding open an anatomic space for the performance of a surgical procedure. The method includes steps of making an incision in a body, introducing a deflated balloon dissector into the incision, ... 11/03/05 - 20050245960 - Surgical expansion device A surgical device for application in a treatment performed on the human or animal body with the aim of providing access to a surgical site in the body includes expansion element (1) suitable for exerting a force on the organs and/or tissues at the surgical site, e.g. for mobilising and/or ... 10/27/05 - 20050240210 - Catheter apparatus for percutaneous coronary intervention capable of accurately positioning stent and balloon in a desired position A catheter apparatus for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) capable of accurately positioning the balloon and stent in a desired position includes an introducer set fixed to an opening of the human artery, a guiding catheter secured to the introducer set and introduced into the artery, a Y-connector coupled with the ... 10/20/05 - 20050234500 - Dimensionally stable balloons A medical balloon composed of a micro-composite material which provides for radial expansion of a balloon to a predetermined extent, but which has minimal longitudinal growth during balloon inflation. The micro-composite material includes a fibril component, a matrix component, and optionally, a compatibilizer. The fibril component may preferably be liquid ... 10/20/05 - 20050234499 - Multi-lumen balloon catheter including manifold Alternative designs, materials, and methods of making and using catheter manifolds. Some embodiments are related to a balloon catheter including a catheter shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The shaft includes an outer tubular member defining a lumen and having a proximal end and a distal end. ... 10/20/05 - 20050234498 - Dilatable balloon implant The invention relates to a dilatable balloon implant, which is configured with a limited permeability to liquid. The invention also relates to a vertebroplasty device comprising a balloon implant with a limited permeability to liquid, which is connected to the distal end of an introduction sleeve in such a way ... 10/13/05 - 20050228427 - Method of making a catheter balloon by laser fusing wrapped material A method of making a catheter balloon or other expandable medical device, and a balloon or other device formed thereby, in which at least a portion of a tubular, wrapped sheet of polymeric material is heated with laser radiation to form a fused seam extending along at least a section ... 10/13/05 - 20050228426 - Surgical device A surgical device is disclosed which is advantageously for use in orthopaedic hand surgery where there exists the requirement to dilate a tendon sheath in order to pass a retrieved or harvested tendon through the dilated sheath. In a disclosed embodiment the device comprises an elongated body having a central ... 10/06/05 - 20050222602 - Bipolar coagulation electrodes A bipolar coagulation forceps (1) with a fixed forceps leg (2), a pivot support (3), and a pivoting forceps leg (4), which can pivot relative to the fixed forceps leg via a pivot element (6, 11, 12) and which is electrically insulated from the fixed forceps leg is provided, with ... 09/22/05 - 20050209630 - Control device for a balloon catheter A control device serves to operate a balloon catheter. To improve such a control device, it comprises a housing (6) and a piston-in-cylinder unit (16) releasably connectable to the housing (6). ... 09/22/05 - 20050209629 - Resorbable containment device and process for making and using same The present invention is directed to a resorbable containment device for use in treating voids in bone and restoring the anatomy of diseased or fractured bone. The resorbable containment device may be a balloon of varied size or shape to conform to the bone to be treated and may be ... 09/22/05 - 20050209628 - System and method for fluid dynamics in a medical procedure A prostatic treatment system is provided for applying a transurethral therapy to an organ of a living body with a pressure-pulse-massage via a treatment fluid. The treatment system includes a treatment device to apply therapeutic treatment through pressure-pulse variables including at least one of fluid pressure pulse, pulse amplitude, pulse ... 09/15/05 - 20050203563 - Catheter balloon with advantageous cone design The present invention provides a catheter balloon having an advantageous cone design. In particular, the catheter balloon has at least one cone section with a volume in mm3 such that, when the ratio of one cone volume to the transverse cross-sectional area in mm2 of the inflated median section is ... 09/01/05 - 20050192615 - Method and device for use in minimally invasive placement of intragastric devices A space occupying device for deployment within a patient's stomach and methods of deploying and removing the device. The device includes an expandable member and fasteners, such as sutures, that extend to least partially through the patient's stomach wall, and that anchor the device with the patient's stomach. The device ... 08/18/05 - 20050182436 - Apparatus and method for creating working channel through tissue A minimally invasive medical device is provided. The device comprises an elongated member with proximal and distal ends, an inner radially expandable body surrounding the distal end of the elongated member, a stent surrounding the inner body, and an outer radially expandable body surrounding the stent. Optionally, the medical device ... 07/21/05 - 20050159769 - Balloon system and methods for treating obesity A medical system (100) for the treatment of morbid obesity comprising an inflatable balloon (110) implanted in a gastric cavity, a percutaneous fillant delivery tube (120) and a control module (130) connected to the tube for regulating the inflation and deflation of the balloon. The balloon may be individually contoured ... 07/14/05 - 20050154415 - Methods and devices for blood vessel harvesting Methods and devices for harvesting veins from the body. The methods and devices allow vein harvesting using laparoscopic procedures. A working space is created over the vein using standard laparoscopic procedures and a side-hooked wire is inserted into the working space and twisted to insert the side-hook under the vein. ... 07/14/05 - 20050154414 - Catheter shaft having distal support A catheter comprising an inflatable balloon having a proximal end, a distal end, and an inflation cavity therebetween, a catheter shaft having the inflatable balloon affixed proximate a distal end thereof, the catheter shaft having an inflation lumen fluidly connected to the balloon inflation cavity. A guidewire lumen extends through ... 07/07/05 - 20050149100 - Cervical canal dilator A cervical canal dilating assembly and method of use are shown. The dilator assembly includes a plastic shaft, a first inflatable member, and a second inflatable member. The shaft can range from being rigid to being highly flexible. The second inflatable member is fabricated of a non-elastic material and is ... 07/07/05 - 20050149099 - Submucosal layer dissection instrument, submucosal layer dissection system, and submucosal layer dissection method A submucosal layer dissection instrument of the present invention includes an instrument body that is inserted into a submucosal layer, a line formed between the proximal end side and the distal end side of the instrument body; and an expanding section provided on the distal end side of the instrument ... 06/23/05 - 20050137619 - Molds and related methods and articles Low polymer stress balloons are made by expanding a tube radially while allowing the ends of the tube to move axially in response to the radial expansion. ... 06/23/05 - 20050137618 - Balloon refolding device A device for folding a balloon of a balloon catheter onto a catheter tube during a balloon deflation includes a first band positioned on the catheter tube distal to the balloon and a second band positioned on the catheter tube proximal to the balloon. One or more elastic member(s) are ... 06/16/05 - 20050131444 - Stent delivery system and method of use A balloon dilation catheter comprising a tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end. An inflatable balloon is disposed at the distal end of the tubular member. A first lumen is disposed in the tubular member and in is communication with an interior of the inflatable balloon. A ... 06/09/05 - 20050125021 - Expandable percutaneous sheath Disclosed is an expandable percutaneous sheath, for introduction into the body while in a first, low cross-sectional area configuration, and subsequent expansion to a second, enlarged cross-sectional configuration. The sheath is maintained in the first, low cross-sectional configuration by a tubular restraint. In one application, the sheath is utilized to ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |