Ethicon, Gmbh

Prana Thoracic, Inc.

Biosense Webster, Inc.

Fergus Wong

William E Cohn

Terry Daglow

Roman Lomeli

Matthew Thomas Kuhn

Megan Greenwood

Ravi Patel

Joseph Labdik

Byron Smith

Colin Brahmstedt

William Ettlinger Cohn

Steven Nguyen

An inflatable central distractor is inserted in to a disc space between two vertebral endplates. A perimeter balloon is inserted into the disc space in such a manner as to surround the central inflatable distractor. The perimeter balloon and the central inflatable distractor are simultaneously expanded such that as the central inflatable distractor expands the perimeter balloon surrounds the central inflatable distractor and such that the central inflatable distractor and the perimeter balloon, when expanded, contribute to forcing adjacent vertebral endplates apart.

Cortical rim-supporting interbody device and method

A method for removing a tissue lesion where an anchor is established with the lesion. A channel is created in the tissue leading to the anchored lesion. A tissue core is created which includes the lesion. The tissue core is ligated, amputated and removed from the channel.

Method for removing a tissue lesion

The present invention is directed to systems, devices and methods for trans-septally delivering carbon dioxide through a minimally invasive catheter to create a gaseous pocket or emphysema between the posterior wall of the left atrium and the esophagus during cardiac ablation of the left atrium. This pocket of gas expanded tissue serves to thermally insulate and separate the esophagus from the left atrium during ablation to prevent the formation of an atrial-esophageal fistula. The system comprises a control system to precisely deliver the gas to a desired location through a needle-based catheter assembly.

System(s), method(s) and device(s) for the prevention of esophageal fistula during catheter ablation

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Houston, TX, United States of America

Fergus Wong