Depuy Mitek, Inc.

Integra Lifescience Switzerland Sàrl

Integra Lifesciences Corporation

Integra Lifesciences Switzerland Sarl

Michael Defusco

Benjamin Cleveland

John R Cournoyer

Donald Barry

Marc R Helmick

Stephen Ferrer Wilson

Lev Ludin

Alyssa R Trigger

Brian Soares

Gregory M Schorn

Alyssa Trigger

A catheter system with integral sensing and clearing of occlusions is described. The system can include a catheter in fluid communication with a shunt for transporting a bodily fluid within, or out of, a patient's body. The catheter and/or the shunt can include one or more detection wires and one or more transmission wires. The detection wires can be in electrical communication with the fluid and can enable the detection of changes in electrical properties of the fluid indicating an occlusion, or other anomaly, in the catheter. The transmission wires can be in electrical communication with the fluid and can enable the application of electromagnetic energy to the occlusion to facilitate its removal. The detection wires and the transmission wires can be the same or different wires. The system can include a probe that can be externally connected to the wires to provide detection and or transmission signals.

Detection and clearing of occlusions in catheters

Various exemplary methods and devices are provided for removing abnormalities from bone. In general, the methods and devices can be used to allow excess bone to be scraped from a bone surface. In an exemplary embodiment, a scraper tool is provided that includes an elongate shaft having a plurality of blades movably disposed therein. The blades can be configured to move as a unit between a retracted configuration, in which the blades can be entirely disposed within the elongate shaft, and an advanced configuration, in which at least a portion of the blades can extend distally from the elongate shaft and/or flare away from one another. A distal portion of each of the blades can have a radius of curvature corresponding to a radius of curvature of the bone to be scraped.

Methods and devices for removing abnormalities from bone

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North Attleboro, MA, United States of America

Michael Defusco