Cilag International Gmbh

Ethicon, Gmbh

Glenn W Ellison

Kevin L Houser

Chad Paul Boudreaux

Gregory W Johnson

Ryan M Asher

Jacob Spencer Gee

William D Dannaher

Brian D Black

Jason R Lesko

Stephen M Leuck

Frederick L Estera

Craig T Davis

Shan Wan

Eric M Roberson

Nathan T Cummings

Ion V Nicolaescu

Amy M Krumm

Candice Otrembiak

Timothy S Holland

Geni M Giannotti

Amelia Pierce

Frederick E Shelton, IV

Kevin Michael Fiebig

Tylor C Muhlenkamp

Amelia A Pierce

An apparatus includes a plurality of beads a linking assembly joining the beads together. The beads and the linking assembly are arranged in an annular arrangement and sized to form a loop around an anatomical structure in a patient. The loop may move between a contracted and expanded configuration. The loop is magnetically biased toward the contracted configuration by a magnetic bias of the beads. Each bead includes a housing having a first piece and a second piece that together define a magnetic chamber. A magnetic is within the magnetic chamber. A weld joins the first piece and the second piece while hermetically sealing the magnet chamber. The first piece of the housing includes a mounting feature integrated with a surface of the first piece. The mounting feature mates with a fixture to constrain the first piece of the housing as the weld is formed.

Implantable sphincter assistance device with holding, aligning or clamping features integrated into housing

An ultrasonic instrument includes a housing, an ultrasonic transducer support by the housing, and an integrated usage indicator. The housing is configured to removably connect to a shaft assembly. The ultrasonic transducer is configured to be acoustically connected to a waveguide and operated a predetermined number of use cycles. The integrated usage indicator is operatively connected to the housing and includes a used state indicator. The used state indicator is configured to indicate to a clinician in a used state when the ultrasonic transducer has been operated at least the predetermined number of use cycles for limiting usage of the ultrasonic transducer to the predetermined number of use cycles.

Surgical instrument use indicator

An apparatus includes at least one link and a plurality of beads. The plurality of beads is joined using the at least one link and is configured to be arranged in an annular arrangement. The annular arrangement is sized and configured to form a loop around an anatomical structure in a patient. The annular arrangement is configured to move between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration. The loop in the contracted configuration is configured to prevent fluid flow through the anatomical structure. Each bead includes a housing, a magnet contained within the housing, and a secondary element that is different from the magnet. The magnet is configured to emit a magnetic field. The magnets of the plurality of beads are configured to magnetically bias the loop toward the contracted configuration. The secondary element is contained within the housing and is configured to increase the magnetic field of the magnet.

Implantable sphincter assistance device with redirected or focused magnetic fields for interaction between adjacent beads

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Maineville, OH, United States of America

Glenn W Ellison