Target Therapeutics, Inc.

Scimed Life Systems, Inc.

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Aesculap Ag

Aragon Surgical, Inc.

Stryker Corporation

Other

Stryker European Holdings I LLC

The University of Texas System

Stryker Nv Operations Limited

Joseph Charles Eder

Clifford Teoh

Erik T Engelson

Benjamin Theodore Nordell, Ii

Camran Nezhat

Mehran Bashiri

Peter Seth Edelstein

Robert M Abrams

Paul C Slaikeu

Michael P Wallace

Son M Gia

Hong Doan

Uriel Hiram Chee

Robert Hergenrother

James J Barry

Lex Philip Jansen

David J Kupiecki

Pete Phong Pham

Mark Kane

Chad C Roue

Erik Kristian Walberg

Christopher G M Ken

Hanh Ho

Christopher G Ken

Cong Thach

Kenneth W Quan, Jr

Ivan Sepetka

Brent C Gerberding

Kamal Ramzipoor

David Barry

Stephen Christopher Porter

Guido Guglielmi

Miriam H Taimisto

Phillip D Purdy

Stanley W Olson, Jr

Alejandro Berenstein

Roger Farnholtz

Edward J Snyder

Cheng Ji

Ajit Nair

Stephen Van Lue

Stanley W Olsen, Jr

Amol Parkar

Wendy J Zenzon

Erik Walberg

Peter Edelstein

Peter Seth M D Edelstein

An electrode structure and a mechanism for automated or user-selected operation or compensation of the electrodes, for example to determine tissue coverage and/or prevent arcing between bottom electrodes during electrocautery is disclosed.

Electrocautery method and apparatus

The present invention is directed to systems for occluding an aneurysm having an aneurysmal neck and an aneurysmal inner wall. Generally, a device in accordance with the present invention includes a mesh-like structure that is integrally composed of a shape-memory alloy such as NiTi. The device is deployed within the aneurysm through the aneurysmal neck. The device is configured to be in a deployed state and an undeployed state, and is configured to transition from the undeployed state to the deployed state by exposure to a higher temperature and/or by being unconstrained. The device may function to retain finer vaso-occlusive devices such as vaso-occlusive coils and/or embolic liquids. Furthermore, the device itself may function as a vaso-occlusive device.

System and method for retaining vaso-occlusive devices within an aneurysm

Embodiments of the disclosed technology provide systems, devices, and methods of creating an electrosurgical tissue seal that is augmented with a seal-enhancing composition. One embodiment of a device includes a set of opposing electrosurgical jaws configured to be able to close on a targeted tissue-sealing site; the jaws have a reservoir configured to hold a tissue seal-enhancing composition. The reservoir is in communication with a surface of the tissue-sealing site when the jaws are closed on the site, and the electrosurgical device is configured to deliver the tissue seal-enhancing composition to the site during an electrosurgical procedure. The device is further configured to deliver sufficient radiofrequency energy to the site such that the targeted tissue and the tissue seal-enhancing composition at the tissue-sealing site are processed to form a high integrity sealed tissue site.

Electrosurgical tissue sealing augmented with a seal-enhancing composition

The present invention is a method for treating aneurysms of various shapes and sizes.

Expandable body cavity liner device

The invention is concerned with cauterizing and resecting tissue. A pair of electrodes are placed on opposed tissue surfaces, and radio frequency power is applied through the electrodes to cauterizing a tissue mass therebetween. After cauterization has been effected, the tissue may be resected along a plane within the cauterized region with minimum or no bleeding. The tissue mass may then be removed.

Apparatus for tissue cauterization

Surgical tool

A hybrid microguide catheter and method for making and using the same. The catheter may include a first tubular member and a second tubular member. The tubular members may be arranged so that the second tubular member extends distally beyond the first tubular member. Alternatively, the catheter may include a tubular body having a first opening and a second opening. The first opening may be positioned along the tubular body a distance from the second opening.

Hybrid micro guide catheter

A vaso-occlusive device is disclosed. The device includes a vaso-occlusive member having a coating disposed thereon. In accordance with one embodiment, the coating comprises a polyacrylic material. In accordance with another embodiment, the coating comprises a polyvinyl alcohol-based material. In accordance with other embodiments, various other materials and coatings are applied to at least a portion of a vaso-occlusive device.

Bioactive components for incorporation with vaso-occlusive members

Method for tissue cauterization

The invention provides a surgical electrocautery method and apparatus that achieves sealing along the entire tissue length, and that also is able to deliver adequate force to produce an effective electrocautery seal. This problem is solved by using an incompressible fluid contained in a sac or sacs positioned to support the one or more electrodes used for electrocauterization. The profile of the electrodes thus conforms to the tissue surface and thickness variations, while exerting an optimized pressure along the entire length of the surface.

Method and apparatus for surgical electrocautery

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Joseph Charles Eder