Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

C. R. Bard, Inc.

Other

Teleflex Medical, Inc.

Bolder Surgical, LLC

Davol Inc.

Just Right Surgical, LLC

Covidien LP

Becton Dickinson and Company Limited

Virtual Incision Corporation

Professional Disposables International, Inc.

University of Nebraska

Synthes Usa, LLC

Origin Medsystems, Inc.

Omeros Corporation

Alan Bachman

William J Allen

Scott W Reed

Leland Ray Adams

Ray Adams

Augustus Felix

Kevin J Ranucci

Vincent Mata

Adam I Lehman

Richard N Granger

Robert R Steckel

Nathan Stewart Cauldwell

Derek J Leatzow

Tomas Matusaitis

Derek Affonce

Joseph Grayzel

Allison B Lyle

Jeffrey Grayzel

Salvatore Castro

Shane Farritor

Todd M Chelak

Kenneth Blier

Joseph M Paul

Peter M Wilson

Gregory A Demopulos

Saurav V Gupta

Curtis W Thornton

Jonathan B Gabel

Roger E Darois

Robert E West

Mark A Follman

G Lawrence Thatcher

Amir Ali Sharifi-Mehr

Jeffrey A Stein

Andrew H Hancock

Daniel Joseph Greene

Gerald L Wheeler

Fred Karl

Paul E Whiting

Lynn Willett

Philip Schmidt

Dan Monahan

Jeff Shasho

Jeff Stein

John K Edoga

Jeffrey E Ransden

Thierry Richard

Frederick Timothy Karl

Michael Dell Ramsey

Barry J Smith

Anthony Colesanti

John Tanayan

Steven Morris

Bradley J Labarbera

Ed Chester

Daniel Rathbone

John Conidi

Steven B Choi

Joel Helfer

Camran Nezhat

Margarita Bastos

Scott R Arp

Ernest Corrao

Marcus Stephen Papadopoulos

Eric Butt

Jeremy Griffin

Stuart Weikel

Jeff Ransden

Dan Mazzucco

Chris Bowley

Robert J Chapolini

Christian Martin

Michael Di Biasi

Parviz K Amid

Gnanasekar Velusamy

Joe Paul

Gus Felix

Brian Dec

Frederick T Karl

Eric Rugart

Mark Nicosia

Bob Cargill

Bradley Labarbera

Jeffrey Stein

The various embodiments disclosed herein relate to arms or forearms of medical devices that are configured to couple with quick-release end effectors, quick-release end effectors for use with such medical devices, and arms or forearms coupled to such quick-release end effectors. Certain forearms and end effectors have magnetic couplings, while others have mechanical couplings, and further implementations have both magnetic and mechanical couplings.

Quick-release end effectors and related systems and methods

Articulating surgical instruments are disclosed. In one embodiment, a surgical instrument may include an elongated shaft assembly including an articulable portion moveable between a non-articulated configuration and an articulated configuration. First and second articulating shafts of the elongated shaft assembly may be coaxially arranged and axially fixed at an attachment point located distally from the articulable portion. Proximal portions of the first and second articulating shafts may be displaceable in opposing directions to articulate the articulable portion from the non-articulated configuration to the articulated configuration. In another embodiment, an articulation control may be movable from a first position to a second position to move an articulation lock from a locked configuration to an unlocked configuration to selectively permit articulation of a surgical instrument. The articulation lock also may be movable from the second position to a third position to articulate the surgical instrument.

Articulating surgical instruments

A device for use in laparoscopic surgery is provided. The device has a plurality of telescoping sections positioned in and movable relative to a protective sheath between an extended configuration, wherein a body section of a first one of the telescoping sections is spaced apart from a body section of a second one of the telescoping sections, and a retracted configuration wherein the body section of the first one of the telescoping sections is in contact with the body section of the second one of the telescoping sections. A tissue interaction portion is configured to interact with tissue in response to the manipulation of a device actuator.

Device for use in laparoscopic surgery and method of use

A fluid delivery device () comprising a housing () having a proximal end, a distal end, and a length therebetween, an activation device () disposed within the housing (), a bottle () at least partially receivable in the proximal end of the housing (), the bottle () containing a fluid medium therein and sealed by a laminate seal element, wherein the laminate seal element is proximate the activation device () and disposed a predetermined distance dimension therefrom, and a foam pad () coupled to a distal end of the housing (), wherein the bottle () is axially movable with respect to the housing () at least the predetermined distance dimension to engage the laminate seal element with the activation device () to dispense the fluid medium from the bottle () through the foam pad. A method of using such a delivery device is provided.

Antiseptic delivery device and method of use

A fluid delivery device and method is provided, comprising a handle, a plate, a foam applicator coupled to a bottom surface of the plate and impregnated with an antiseptic solution. A lid member protects the foam applicator from an external environment and defines at least one aperture therein, wherein the lid member is coupled to the plate to form a breakable seal between the plate and the lid member. A tray member, having a bottom surface and at least one sidewall to define a volume therein, contains the foam applicator. The foam applicator is hermetically sealed from the external environment by the lid member, plate and tray member. The lid member is detachable from both the plate and the tray to release the foam applicator from the fluid delivery device and is in a ready-to-use condition without further activation.

A medical device and related methods are disclosed. The device has a plurality of telescoping sections and an outer sheath at least partially encapsulating the plurality of telescoping sections. The outer sheath is configured to prevent buckling of the plurality of telescoping sections. A first one of the plurality of telescoping sections has a first notch. A second one of the plurality of telescoping sections has a head portion. The first notch of the first one of the plurality of telescoping sections is configured to slidably receive at least a portion of the head portion of the second one of the plurality of telescoping sections. The first one and the second one of the plurality of telescoping sections are slidable relative to each other between and extended setting and a retracted setting.

A deployment device for positioning a soft tissue repair prosthesis includes a self-expanding support body releasably attachable to the prosthesis. The support body may be removably insertable into a pocket of the prosthesis. A handle coupled to the support body facilitates positioning the patch and/or removal of the support body from the pocket. The support body may substantially occupy the pocket in an expanded configuration. The handle may be arranged to direct a pulling force to the outer peripheral edge of the support body and/or cause a portion thereof to be pulled downward and below the body during withdrawal of the deployment device from the prosthesis. The support body may include support segments pivotally coupled together and foldable to collapse the support body for insertion into and removal from the pocket. One or more resilient support members may be provided for collapsing and expanding the support body and the prosthesis.

Deployment device for a soft tissue repair prosthesis

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Milford, CT, United States of America

Alan Bachman