United States Surgical Corporation

Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company

Baxter International Inc.

Other

Allergan, Inc.

Vir Engineering, Inc.

Allergan Sales, Inc.

Endosystems LLC

Covidien LP

Tyco Healthcare Group LP

Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc.

B. Braun Medical Inc.

Biosurgical Corporation

Strato/infusaid, Inc.

Russell J. Redmond

Alan Kirby Plyley

Claude A Vidal

Russell J Redmond

John Michael Barker

Michael Collinson

Gordon Howard Epstein

Roger Lagerquist

Russell James Redmond

Floyd L Foslien

John L Minck, Jr

Daniel G Brady

Arlene E Gwon

Alan J Solyntjes

Robert W Petrich

Geoffrey Hamilton White

John M Barker

J Christopher Flaherty

Sangeeta N Bhatia

Joshua Makower

Russel James Redmond

David L Robbins

Gerald L Metcalf

Robert M Eyerly

David McDonald

Russell Heinrich J Redmond

Gregory H Lambrecht

Ashish Khera

Jr Minck John L

John L Minck

A stent has a plurality of cells disposed about the circumference of the stent, with at least one cell having a plurality of struts that are connected together to form the cell. At least one strut has a portion that compensates for foreshortening of the struts during expansion of the stent.

Non-foreshortening intraluminal prosthesis

A surgical instrument with articulated jaw structure includes a frame and two jaws. The jaws have proximal portions that are mounted to each other for movement in a substantially parallel relation between a fully open position wherein the jaws are separated for receiving tissue therebetween and an approximated position wherein the jaws are closer together. Preferably, the jaws are in the fully open position when the distal portion of at least of the jaws is located in an extended position and are in the approximated position when the distal portion of the extended jaw or jaws is located in a retracted position. The surgical instrument may further include a detachable knife assembly and knife actuating mechanism.

Surgical instrument having an articulated jaw structure and a detachable knife

The invention provides a handheld, manually operable fluid applicator, particularly suited to the needs of surgeons, for dispensing a multi-component fluid applicator, for example fibrin and thrombin components of a tissue adhesive. A preferred applicator has a body containing reservoirs for the sealants and a detachable dispensing head which can be removed to refill the reservoirs. In the mixing head, the sealant components undergo turbulent mixing, for mixing efficacy, in a mixing chamber provided in a one-piece flexible and resilient manifold have 'self-sealing' inlet and outlet ports. To enhance mixing, the mixing chamber has an increased cross-sectional area over the combined areas of the component supply passages and the fluid flows are directly opposed to impinge on each other in the mixing chamber. The applicator body and mixing head each have a housing with an ergonomic, streamlined or otherwise smoothly contoured shape and esthetic appearance.

Dispensing head for a tissue sealant applicator and process of use

A method and apparatus for filling a syringe-type applicator having multiple material reservoirs are disclosed. The method and apparatus permits the individual component reservoirs to be simultaneously filled without risk of contamination or unintentional component mixing. The method and apparatus are particularly useful in the preparation and delivery of multiple component tissue sealants such a fibrinogen adhesive compositions.

Direct dual filling device for sealing agents

Pistol grip manually operable irrigation surgical instrument

Apparatus for holding intraocular lenses and apparatus for holding intraocular lens injectors are provided which provide convenient and effective packaging systems for intraocular lenses and allow convenient and effective transfer of an intraocular lens to an injector in preparation for insertion of the intraocular lens into an eye.

Apparatus for holding intraocular lenses and injectors, and methods for using same

Manually operable irrigation surgical instrument

Apparatus for inserting intraocular lenses (IOLs) into eyes include a tube, an elongated member having a tip secured to its distal end, and a rod having a distal end portion. Methods for inserting an IOL into an eye using such apparatus are within the scope of the present invention.

Apparatus and methods for IOL insertion

A medical fluid applicator for dispensing a fluid onto biological tissues in tissue adhesive or sealant applications includes a dispensing pathway with an audible loudness indicator that signals the cumulative amount of fluid delivered by varying the pitch or tone of audible signals emitted at discrete volumetric increments. A suction pathway is also included for applying vacuum pressure to the applicator tip contemporaneous with the fluid application. The medical fluid applicator further includes a clearing pathway for retrogradedly withdrawing coagulated mixed fluids, such as mixed two-part tissue adhesives, from the applicator tip. A valve manifold and a shuttle valve are actuated to adjust the operation of vacuum pressure in the device between the various suctioning, clearing, and venting conduits of the device. The valve manifold is also adapted to couple a vent pathway and the suction pathway simultaneously to the vacuum conduit adapted for connection to a vacuum source. The coupling of vacuum to these pathways may be selectively adjusted by use of inversely and reciprocally shaped valving apertures on the valve manifold, such that preselected levels of applied suction at the suction pathway may be achieved. The device also includes a supply device portion and an applicator portion removably coupled thereto. The supply device portion includes the proximal portions of the dispensing assembly including the audible loudness indicator and the fluid reservoirs. The applicator portion includes the suction conduit, the clearing conduit, and a mixing conduit for mixing the components of the fluid reservoirs immediately prior to fluid delivery. A filling dispenser is further provided which is keyed to engage the supply device portion of the device in a predetermined orientation such that each fluid reservoir of the supply device is coupled for filling from a specified, predetermined filling reservoir.

Applicator for dispensing measured quantities with use of controlled suction

Apparatus for holding intraocular lenses and injectors, and methods for

The invention provides a handheld, manually operable fluid applicator, particularly suited to the needs of surgeons, for dispensing a multi-component fluid applicator, for example fibrin and thrombin components of a tissue adhesive. The sealant components undergo turbulent mixing in a mixing chamber which causes a sharp change of at least 60 degrees in the direction of flow of each sealant component, to provide effective mixing and a quality sealant product. The mixing chamber has an increased cross-sectional area over the combined areas of the component supply passages and the fluid flows are directly opposed to impinge on each other in the mixing chamber. The mixing chamber is incorporated in a novel one-piece flexible and resilient manifold. Dual nozzle spray applicators with poppet valves are also disclosed.

Turbulence mixing head for a tissue sealant applicator and spray head

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Goleta, CA, United States of America

Alan Kirby Plyley