Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Endoclear LLC

Idx Medical, Ltd.

Cartiva, Inc.

Tendon Technology, Ltd.

Biopath Automation, LLC

Cervilenz Inc.

Long-Shot Products, Ltd.

Origin Medsystems, Inc.

Nelson Medical Enterprises, LLC

Esd Medical, L.l.c.

Ortheon Medical L.l.c.

North American Rescue, LLC

Cervillenz Inc.

Craig B Berky

Warren P Williamson, Iv

Jonathan P Bauer

Thomas J Ward

Jeremy Hemingway

Arthur A Bertolero

Alan A Davidner

Brad Eugene Vazales

Ken Watson

James M Gracy

Clifton P Colwell

Gary W Knight

William D Fox

David L Hamann

David A Witt

Matthew J Huddleston

Thomas J Sierocuk

Ernest N Corrao, Jr

Letitia Tudor

Matthew R Otten

Steven P Walsh

Michael K Banbury

Steven W Hamblin

Kirk M Nicola

Mark S Ortiz

Paul A Spence

Delos M Cosgrove, Iii

Michael A Axelrod

Kenneth E Hughes

William J Christy

Michael Glenn Ross

Carl R Coleman

Lawrence M Lubbers

A Marc Gillinov

Dean R Koch

Paul E McCreadie

Joseph E Young

Jeremy David Jarrett

Stephen P Whitlatch

Mark Goldin

David C Yates

Dwight P Morejohn

Ronald John Kolata

Brian Schumacher

George T Christakis

Cecil R Robinson

Douglas P Allen

Warren P Williamson Iv

Dvora Y Nelson

E Dale VanHoose

Thomas M Kress

Perry DeFazio

Terence Lee Murphy

Nickola Symone Lewis

Delbert Ted Leimbach

Marty J Warnecke

James R Christy

John V Hunt

Joanne S Walter

John K Bauer

Darrel Saunders

Jillian E Banbury

Randall K Wolf

Dwayne Griffin

Richard Tefo

Kurt Klingenberg

Jamal H Khan

A tool configured to deliver a radially compressible hydrogel implant at a surgical site includes an introducer tube, a plunger provided inside the introducer tube and configured to travel from the proximal end of the introducer tube toward the distal end of the introducer tube urging the hydrogel implant through a sloped portion of the introducer tube radially compressing the implant before exiting through the distal end of the introducer tube, a handle connected to the introducer tube, and a clamp hingeably connected to the handle.

Implant introducer

One aspect of the present disclosure includes a system comprising prosthetic chordae, at least one attachment member including a channel, a female securing member, and a papillary penetration member configured to pass through the channel, the chordae, and the securing member when implanted in a patient's heart. The penetration member includes an axis.

Pre-sized prosthetic chordae implantation system

A method of creating a wedge-shaped recess in a bone is disclosed. The method includes creating a cylindrical recess within a bone, positioning a tool within the cylindrical recess, radially expanding an articulating cutter of the tool and rotating the tool to remove additional bone along the cylindrical recess' side walls and create a wedge-shaped recess; wherein, a diameter of the bottom surface of the wedge-shaped recess is larger than a diameter of a surface opening of the wedge-shaped recess.

Devices and methods for creating wedge-shaped recesses

According to some embodiments, a method of treating a joint of a patient comprises creating a recess in a bone located at or near a targeted joint, wherein the recess includes a generally wedge or truncated cone shape. In one embodiment, the recess in a bone comprises a surface opening along an outer surface of the bone and a bottom opening along the distal end of the recess, such that a diameter of the surface opening is generally smaller than a diameter of the bottom opening. The method additionally comprises providing a joint implant having a wedge or truncated cone shape, wherein a diameter of a top end of the joint implant is generally smaller than a diameter of a bottom end of the joint implant, inserting the joint implant within the recess.

A method of occluding an appendage of the heart with a clamp including at least first and second elongate clamping portions, the first and second elongate clamping portions including tissue engaging surfaces that promote tissue ingrowth. The method includes implanting the clamp by positioning the first and second elongate clamping portions on opposite sides of the appendage. At least one of the first or second elongate clamping portions is biased toward the other of the first and second elongate clamping portions to place the clamp into a clamping position on the appendage. Tissue ingrowth into the tissue engaging surfaces retains the clamp in place on the appendage.

Apparatus and methods for occluding a hollow anatomical structure

A training method for sclerotherapy. The method includes directing a needle tip into communication with an artificial venous structure, dispensing a fluid through the needle to force fluid from the artificial venous structure and detecting the fluid that is displaced from the artificial venous structure.

Method for injecting a fluid into an artificial venous structure

Systems, methods, and devices for facilitating insertion of an endotracheal tube and/or for verifying the position of the endotracheal tube within an airway of a patient with respect to an anatomical landmark of a patient are disclosed. Systems, methods, and devices for facilitating removal of debris from the distal airways of a patient under direct visualization are also disclosed.

Visualized endotracheal tube placement systems

Methods of repairing a joint using a wedge-shaped implant

A system includes a pre-sized prosthetic chordae, a papillary penetration member, and a female securing member. The pre-sized prosthetic chordae is directly connected to an attachment member. The papillary penetration member extends through both the chordae and the attachment member. The female securing member receives the penetration member. The penetration member is an axis about which the chordae pivot.

Methods for confirming placement of endotracheal tubes

Tapered joint implant and related tools

A device for measuring a length of a cervix includes an elongate measurement member extending along a longitudinal axis and including a measurement scale thereon, a hollow member coaxial with and disposed over the elongate measurement member, a flange offset from the longitudinal axis and attached to a distal end of the hollow member, a handle attached to a proximal end of the measurement member, and a locking mechanism on the handle. The hollow member is freely rotatable about the longitudinal axis relative to the measurement member to place the flange in a first position and in a second position perpendicular to the first position without moving the measurement scale. The locking mechanism is configured, when locked, to fix the hollow member relative to the measurement member and, when unlocked, to allow the hollow member to slide axially along the measurement member in the first and second positions.

Devices and methods for cervix measurement

A method of staging a tissue sample cassette, including a cassette body and a lid, from an upper position in a frame used during a tissue embedding process to a lower position in the frame. The method comprises coupling the cassette with the frame such that the cassette is in the upper position and positively stopped at the upper position by first structure on a wall of the frame. The cassette is moved relative to the frame to the lower position by selectively engaging the cassette with a staging mechanism. An external force is applied to the cassette with the staging mechanism in a direction to move the cassette from the upper position toward the lower position. The cassette is retained in the lower position using second structure on the wall of the frame, such that the cassette is exposed for embedding the cassette in an embedding medium and subsequently slicing the tissue sample embedded in the embedding medium.

Method of staging a tissue sample cassette

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Milford, OH, United States of America

Craig B Berky