公开(公告)号：US20240324867A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-03

申请号：US18738283

申请日：2024-06-10

申请人： Medtronic Xomed, Inc.

发明人： Samuel Gladstone ,  Ali Mowlai-Ashtiani

IPC分类号： A61B1/12 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/018 ,  A61B1/233 ,  G16H40/40

CPC分类号： A61B1/126 ,  A61B1/00135 ,  A61B1/00142 ,  A61B1/018 ,  A61B1/233 ,  G16H40/40

摘要： A method for cleaning an endoscope during a surgical procedure performed with a surgical instrument. The method includes: measuring with a processor module an aggregate activation time of the surgical instrument during the surgical procedure; and activating an endoscope cleaning system with the processor module to clean a lens of the surgical instrument after the processor module determines that the measured aggregate activation time of the surgical instrument has reached a target duration.

公开(公告)号：US12102293B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-01

申请号：US16943789

申请日：2020-07-30

申请人： BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.

发明人： Assaf Govari ,  Andres Claudio Altmann ,  Yehuda Algawi ,  Ilya Sitnitsky ,  Vadim Gliner ,  Yair Palti

IPC分类号： A61B1/005 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/07 ,  A61B1/227 ,  A61B1/233 ,  A61B1/273 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B90/00

CPC分类号： A61B1/005 ,  A61B1/00097 ,  A61B1/0052 ,  A61B1/07 ,  A61B1/227 ,  A61B1/233 ,  A61B1/273 ,  A61B18/1492 ,  A61B90/37 ,  A61B2018/00059 ,  A61B2018/0072 ,  A61B2018/00732 ,  A61B2018/00827 ,  A61B2018/00875 ,  A61B2018/00982 ,  A61B2018/1467 ,  A61B2090/3762

摘要： A guidewire, consisting of a flexible biocompatible tube, having a tube distal end, the tube containing an internal lumen and being configured to be inserted into an orifice of a body of a living subject. A planar resilient strip is inserted into the internal lumen, the strip having a strip proximal end and a strip distal end fixed to the tube distal end. A coil spring is fixed to the strip proximal end so that an axis of symmetry of the coil is coplanar with the strip, the coil spring containing a coil lumen. A wire is threaded through the coil lumen and has a termination fixed to the strip distal end, so that pulling on the wire causes the strip and the tube to bend.

公开(公告)号：US20240285167A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-29

申请号：US18658769

申请日：2024-05-08

申请人： Marc Richard Dean

发明人： Marc Richard Dean

IPC分类号： A61B5/00 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B1/233 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/12 ,  A61B17/16 ,  A61B17/24

CPC分类号： A61B5/0053 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B1/233 ,  A61B17/1204 ,  A61B17/12099 ,  A61B17/12136 ,  A61B17/1688 ,  A61B17/24 ,  A61B2017/00044

摘要： Generally, abnormal pressures in the sinus cavity can have physiological effects due to stimulation or injury of various nerves that are in proximity to the sinus, including increased or decreased pressure on the nerves as well as extrusion of the nerves into the sinus cavities due to bony dehiscence. Methods and devices for alleviating disorders associated with the sinus cavities are described. Embodiments herein include diagnosing these disorders by occluding or restricting the sinus ostium and assessing the physiological effects caused by the occlusion/restriction and treating these disorders by navigating/directing a dilating device to the sinus ostium and dilating the sinus ostium. Other embodiments are directed to devices for maintaining the ostial opening.

公开(公告)号：US20240268631A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-15

申请号：US18108564

申请日：2023-02-10

申请人： EvoEndo, Inc.

发明人： Alejandro Espinosa

IPC分类号： A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/018 ,  A61B1/045 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B1/06 ,  A61B1/233

CPC分类号： A61B1/00096 ,  A61B1/0004 ,  A61B1/00066 ,  A61B1/018 ,  A61B1/045 ,  A61B1/051 ,  A61B1/0655 ,  A61B1/0676 ,  A61B1/0684 ,  A61B1/233 ,  A61B1/00045

摘要： Systems and methods are disclosed for an endoscope for use in a surgical procedure, e.g., a pediatric trans-nasal endoscopy procedure. The endoscope may include a handle for gripping by a user, and a shaft extending from the handle. The shaft may have a working channel extending longitudinally therethrough and a distal region configured to be inserted into a patient. The distal region of the shaft may include a printed circuit board with a perpendicular portion having an illumination source mounted thereon so as to face distally. The printed circuit board may also have an imaging device mounted thereon, and the imaging device and the illumination source may be located at the same longitudinal position of the endoscope shaft, e.g., flush-mounted. The endoscope may also include, on the handle, an electronic control module having first and second buttons that are mapped to a menu of functions, e.g., white balancing and/or image capture functions, in an external video control unit.

公开(公告)号：US11980568B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-14

申请号：US17982703

申请日：2022-11-08

申请人： LUMEN DEVICES LLC

发明人： Michael Friedman ,  John N. Irwin, III ,  William J. Gorman ,  John T. Garibotto ,  J. Christopher Flaherty

IPC分类号： A61F5/56 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/233 ,  A61B1/267 ,  A61F5/00 ,  A61M16/00 ,  A61M16/04 ,  A61M16/08 ,  A61M16/20

CPC分类号： A61F5/566 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/233 ,  A61B1/267 ,  A61F5/00 ,  A61F5/56 ,  A61M16/021 ,  A61M16/04 ,  A61M16/0461 ,  A61M16/0463 ,  A61M16/0465 ,  A61M16/0468 ,  A61M16/0488 ,  A61M16/0497 ,  A61M16/08 ,  A61M16/20

摘要： A medical appliance for the treatment of one or more sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea in a patient, the appliance comprising: a biasing member for inserting behind and exerting a force upon the patient's soft palate or tongue, wherein the biasing member is inserted in a reduced or minimized form and then expanded or firms once in place to exert the force. The appliance may be nasally inserted or be placed through the mouth. In a particular configuration, both the soft palate and tongue are biased to prevent obstruction of the flow of air in the nasopharyngeal airway.

公开(公告)号：US11980407B1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-14

申请号：US17559869

申请日：2021-12-22

申请人： Jason Rahimzadeh ,  Paul Robert Wickern

发明人： Jason Rahimzadeh ,  Paul Robert Wickern

IPC分类号： A61B18/02 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/005 ,  A61B1/015 ,  A61B1/04 ,  A61B1/06 ,  A61B1/233 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61M25/09

CPC分类号： A61B18/0218 ,  A61B1/00082 ,  A61B1/00091 ,  A61B1/00131 ,  A61B1/0057 ,  A61B1/015 ,  A61B1/046 ,  A61B1/06 ,  A61B1/233 ,  A61B2018/00041 ,  A61B2018/0022 ,  A61B2018/00488 ,  A61B2018/00982 ,  A61B2018/0212 ,  A61M25/09

摘要： An endoscopy device is configured with a flexible cannula or tube for nasal insertion and has multiple parallel and adjacent lumens that provide sub-chambers configured to provide means to diagnose and treat Barrett's esophagus, such as by spray cryo-therapy with no further insertion of tubes. The lumens are configured to impart a small diameter with sufficient flexibility for nasal insertion into a patient's esophagus and accommodate a means any treatment modality. In the case of cryo-therapy, a lumen provides gas pressure relief, and is along the tube, with separate lumens for the delivery of a liquid freezing agent and an imaging means, which includes a source of illumination. Outer lumens may support guide wires used to steer the tube tip and aim the camera to determine the where to immobilize tip before the start of the treatment and/or to correct strictures formed in prior procedures.

公开(公告)号：US20240099892A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18384442

申请日：2023-10-27

申请人： Acclarent, Inc.

发明人： Peter F. Campbell ,  Daniel T. Harfe ,  Hung V. Ha ,  Ketan P. Muni ,  Andy Nguyen ,  Sivette Lam ,  John Y. Chang ,  Eric Goldfarb

IPC分类号： A61F11/20 ,  A61B1/07 ,  A61B1/227 ,  A61B1/233 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/03 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/12 ,  A61M25/00 ,  A61M25/09 ,  A61M25/10 ,  A61M29/02 ,  A61M31/00 ,  A61N7/02

CPC分类号： A61F11/202 ,  A61B1/07 ,  A61B1/227 ,  A61B1/233 ,  A61B5/036 ,  A61B5/411 ,  A61B5/415 ,  A61B5/6852 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B17/00234 ,  A61B17/12104 ,  A61B17/12131 ,  A61M25/0041 ,  A61M25/0068 ,  A61M25/09 ,  A61M25/10 ,  A61M29/02 ,  A61M31/00 ,  A61M31/002 ,  A61N7/02 ,  A61B2017/00296 ,  A61B2017/00787 ,  A61B18/20 ,  A61F2250/0067 ,  A61M25/0032 ,  A61M2025/09183

摘要： An apparatus includes a shaft, an expandable dilator, and at least one ventilation pathway. The shaft defines a longitudinal axis and includes a distal and proximal ends with at least one shaft lumen. The expandable dilator includes body with its own proximal and distal ends. The body is configured to transition between a contracted state and an expanded state. The body is configured to dilate a Eustachian tube of a patient in the expanded state. The at least one ventilation pathway is configured to provide ventilation from the distal end of the body to the proximal end of the body when the body is in the expanded state. In some examples, the ventilation pathway includes a set of transversely oriented vent openings formed through the shaft. In some other examples, the ventilation pathway includes a space defined between one or more radially outwardly protruding features of the expandable dilator.

公开(公告)号：US11911010B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US17308537

申请日：2021-05-05

申请人： THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN, INC.

发明人： B. Tucker Woodson ,  David M. Poetker ,  Guilherme Garcia ,  Bonnie Patricia Freudinger ,  David R. Friedland ,  Todd A. Loehrl

IPC分类号： A61M39/04 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/233 ,  A41D13/11 ,  A61B90/00

CPC分类号： A61B1/233 ,  A41D13/11 ,  A61B1/00147 ,  A61B90/05 ,  A61M39/04

摘要： A medical instrument port is described for use with a surgical mask or other protective face covering. The medical instrument port provides a sealed pathway through which a medical instrument can be passed without exposing the clinician to aerosolized droplets expelled from the patient's respiratory system when the medical instrument is introduced into the patient's nasal and/or oral passages.

公开(公告)号：US11806043B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US16985200

申请日：2020-08-04

申请人： Medos International Sarl

发明人： Michael White ,  Joern Richter ,  Jan Klett ,  Stephane Gully ,  Veronique Christine Zollmann ,  Richard Kocharian

IPC分类号： A61B17/34 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B90/50 ,  A61B90/57 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/012 ,  A61B1/018 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B1/055 ,  A61B1/07 ,  A61B1/12 ,  A61B1/233 ,  A61B1/267 ,  A61B1/313 ,  A61B1/317 ,  A61B1/32 ,  A61B5/06 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/02 ,  A61B17/32 ,  A61B17/60 ,  A61B17/70 ,  A61B18/18 ,  A61F2/44 ,  A61F2/46 ,  A61B5/24 ,  A61B34/20 ,  A61B34/00 ,  A61B90/30 ,  A61B17/16 ,  A61B17/17 ,  A61B17/56 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61B34/30

CPC分类号： A61B17/3421 ,  A61B1/00045 ,  A61B1/00089 ,  A61B1/00091 ,  A61B1/00094 ,  A61B1/00096 ,  A61B1/00103 ,  A61B1/00128 ,  A61B1/00133 ,  A61B1/00135 ,  A61B1/00154 ,  A61B1/012 ,  A61B1/018 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B1/051 ,  A61B1/055 ,  A61B1/07 ,  A61B1/126 ,  A61B1/233 ,  A61B1/2676 ,  A61B1/317 ,  A61B1/3132 ,  A61B1/3135 ,  A61B1/32 ,  A61B5/068 ,  A61B5/24 ,  A61B5/407 ,  A61B5/4041 ,  A61B17/00234 ,  A61B17/025 ,  A61B17/0218 ,  A61B17/0293 ,  A61B17/320068 ,  A61B17/3423 ,  A61B17/3462 ,  A61B17/60 ,  A61B17/708 ,  A61B17/7032 ,  A61B17/7074 ,  A61B18/1815 ,  A61B90/03 ,  A61B90/361 ,  A61B90/50 ,  A61B90/57 ,  A61F2/4455 ,  A61F2/4611 ,  A61B1/00149 ,  A61B17/0206 ,  A61B17/1637 ,  A61B17/1671 ,  A61B17/1703 ,  A61B17/1757 ,  A61B17/3403 ,  A61B17/3439 ,  A61B17/70 ,  A61B17/7083 ,  A61B34/30 ,  A61B34/70 ,  A61B90/30 ,  A61B2017/0034 ,  A61B2017/00261 ,  A61B2017/00314 ,  A61B2017/00345 ,  A61B2017/00407 ,  A61B2017/00477 ,  A61B2017/00557 ,  A61B2017/00738 ,  A61B2017/00831 ,  A61B2017/00858 ,  A61B2017/00871 ,  A61B2017/00946 ,  A61B2017/00991 ,  A61B2017/0256 ,  A61B2017/0262 ,  A61B2017/320075 ,  A61B2017/345 ,  A61B2017/347 ,  A61B2017/3443 ,  A61B2017/3445 ,  A61B2017/3447 ,  A61B2017/3454 ,  A61B2017/3484 ,  A61B2017/564 ,  A61B2018/00339 ,  A61B2018/00565 ,  A61B2018/00577 ,  A61B2018/1861 ,  A61B2018/1869 ,  A61B2034/2055 ,  A61B2090/034 ,  A61B2090/036 ,  A61B2090/08021 ,  A61B2090/306 ,  A61B2090/371 ,  A61B2090/3983 ,  A61B2218/002 ,  A61B2218/007 ,  A61F2002/4635

摘要： Adjustable-length surgical access devices are disclosed herein, which can advantageously allow an overall length of the access device to be quickly and easily changed by the user. The access devices herein can reduce or eliminate the need to maintain an inventory of many different length access devices. In some embodiments, the length of the access device can be adjusted while the access device is inserted into the patient. This can reduce or eliminate the need to swap in and out several different access devices before arriving at an optimal length access device. This can also reduce or eliminate the need to change the access device that is inserted into a patient as the depth at which a surgical step is performed changes over the course of a procedure. Rather, the length of the access device can be adjusted in situ and on-the-fly as needed or desired to accommodate different surgical depths.

公开(公告)号：US20230346222A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-02

申请号：US18301918

申请日：2023-04-17

申请人： Marc Richard Dean

发明人： Marc Richard Dean

IPC分类号： A61B5/00 ,  A61B1/233 ,  A61B17/24 ,  A61B17/12 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B17/16

CPC分类号： A61B5/0053 ,  A61B1/233 ,  A61B17/24 ,  A61B17/12136 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B17/1204 ,  A61B17/12099 ,  A61B17/1688 ,  A61B2017/00044

摘要： Generally, abnormal pressures in the sinus cavity can have physiological effects due to stimulation or injury of various nerves that are in proximity to the sinus, including increased or decreased pressure on the nerves as well as extrusion of the nerves into the sinus cavities due to bony dehiscence. Methods and devices for alleviating disorders associated with the sinus cavities are described. Embodiments herein include diagnosing these disorders by occluding or restricting the sinus ostium and assessing the physiological effects caused by the occlusion/restriction and treating these disorders by navigating/directing a dilating device to the sinus ostium and dilating the sinus ostium. Other embodiments are directed to devices for maintaining the ostial opening.