Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

Devicor Medical Products, Inc.

Other

Ethicon, Gmbh

Michele D'Arcangelo

Federico Bilotti

Jesse J Kuhns

Alessandro Pastorelli

John A Hibner

Wells D Haberstich

Trevor W V Speeg

Kenneth E Hogue

Roberto Tacchino

Brian James Thompson

Jason L Harris

Mark S Ortiz

Chester O Baxter, Iii

Mark S Zeiner

Andrew T Beckman

Patrick J Minnelli

William Bruce Weisenburgh, Ii

Christopher J Hess

Michael J Stokes

Gregory W Johnson

Shailendra Kumar Parihar

James Walden Voegele

Gavin Martin Monson

Kyle P Moore

William D Dannaher

Edward A Rhad

Andrew Paul Nock

Antonio Longo

Anthony T Nguyen

Kevin D Felder

Michael F Clem

Rocco Crivelli

Thomas Edward Albrecht

Michael J Andreyko

Robert F Weikel

Toralf Bork

Paul G Ritchie

Martin Pfleiderer

Laszlo Csiky

John R Andrisek

Yanik Tardy

Mathilde Miguras

Michael E Johnson

Tacchino Roberto

Drago Popovic

Trevor WV Speeg

Iii Chester O Baxter

David Deupree

Robert F Weikel Jr

Fabrizio Bazzurri

Stephen Balek

William Bruce Ii Weisenburgh

Jesse James Kuhns

A biopsy device may be used to obtain and store multiple tissue samples. The device permits the tissue samples to be stored in a sequenced fashion within a generally transparent tissue storage chamber disposed at a proximal end of the biopsy device. The tissue samples can be stored on flexible tissue sample strips arranged around the circumference of a rotating vacuum manifold disposed within the chamber.

Biopsy sample storage

An endoluminal sleeve device for internally lining a section of the GI tract, comprises a sleeve configured for deployment inside a duodenum, the sleeve having walls of a flexible material defining a sleeve lumen, a proximal end defining a proximal lumen opening, and a distal end defining a distal lumen opening, an anchoring component having a slender transport configuration and a bulky deployed configuration, wherein the anchoring component is locatable at a distance from the proximal sleeve end and connected thereto by an elongated tether.

Devices and methods for anchoring an endoluminal sleeve in the GI tract

Provided herein are medical apparatuses and methods and more particularly devices and methods for positioning and anchoring a lining to a hollow body organ, such as a stomach, intestine or gastrointestinal tract. For example, in one embodiment, an endoluminal applier includes a fastening assembly configured to receive tissue and lining, a suction device configured to acquire tissue and lining, and a stitching mechanism configured to stitch into the fastening cavity and to apply a running suture to the tissue portion and lining.

Applier for anchoring a lining to a hollow organ

An implantable system for stimulating the release of satiety hormone in a subject comprises a stimulus device which is implantable in the subject and adapted to apply an electrical stimulus to a tissue of a gastrointestinal system of said subject, and a detection device which is implantable in the subject and adapted to continuously monitoring at least one of a mechanical characteristic and an electrical characteristic of the subject to detect an ingestion of food by said subject, wherein the detection device cooperates with the stimulus device such that the stimulus device applies said electrical stimulus in response to a detected ingestion of food.

Devices and methods for the treatment of metabolic disorders

A diagnostic device () for pathologies of tubular anatomical structures comprises a tubular elongated structure () developing between a proximal end and a distal end and is adapted to be inserted in the tubular anatomical structure, means () for locally dilating the walls of the tubular anatomical structure being associated with the distal end of said elongated structure, said means for locally dilating being movable between a closed position for introducing the device and at least one open position for viewing and evaluating the pathology, and control means being associated with the proximal end of the elongated structure, said control means being operatively connected to said means for locally dilating, in order to move them between the closed position and the open position, and vice versa.

Diagnostic device for tubular anatomical structures

An anastomotic device, particularly a positioning device () extending along a longitudinal axis () comprises a first component, or proximal component () and a second component, or distal component (). The proximal and distal components are suitable to lock an elastic ring () in a deformed configuration therebetween. The proximal component () has a substantially cylindrical outer structure with a cavity () for receiving a proximal end () of the elastic ring (). The distal component () comprises a head () and a stem () developing along the longitudinal axis (). The head () has a cone or truncated-cone shape.

Device and method for the therapy of obesity

The present invention relates to an anastomotic device () comprising a first ring () having a first contact surface () and a second ring () having a second contact surface (). The rings () are suitable to be approached in the axial direction (X) such as to move said contact surfaces () towards each other. The anastomotic device is characterized in that the contact surfaces () have an undulated shape relative to a plane (&#x3c0;) perpendicular to the axis (X) of the rings (). According to another aspect thereof, the invention also relates to an apparatus () for the implantation of the anastomotic device (). According to a further aspect thereof, the invention relates to a kit comprising an anastomotic device () and an apparatus () for the implantation of the same.

Anastomotic device

An instrumentation for performing an endoluminal or transluminal anastomosis, comprises an anastomotic ring device including a proximal ring () having two guide wire seats () adapted to slidably receive two guide wires () and a distal ring () having two guide wire seats () adapted to slidably receive the two guide wires (), the proximal ringand the distal ringbeing snap-connectable to each other, a surgical probe () comprising an elongate insertion shaft () and a probe head () adapted to be endoluminally advanced to a proximal tissue portion (), the insertion shaft () defining guide wire canals () extending into two guide wire exit openings () defined in the probe head () and adapted to deliver the distal ends (&#x2033;) of said guide wires () to said proximal tissue portion (). The distance between the two guide wire exit openings () of the probe () is substantially equal to the distance between the two guide wire seats () of the proximal ring () and to the distance between the two guide wire seats () of the distal ring ().

Surgical instrumentation for performing endoluminal and/or transluminal anastomosis

An anastomotic device () is suitable for approximating and keeping close to each other a first tissue portion () and a second tissue portion () intended to form an anastomosis. The anastomotic device () comprises an abutment portion () suitable for the abutment against a surface of the first tissue portion () and a locking portion () suitable for being placed opposite the abutment portion () with respect to the first and second tissue portion (). The locking portion () and the abutment portion () are mutually connectable through the first and second tissue portions approximated, to keep them connected. The anastomotic device () is suitable for being connected to a guide means comprising at least one guide wire (A, B).

A surgical instrument, such as a surgical stapling instrument (), comprises a tissue manipulating portion () which is intended to be introduced in the body of a patient, a handle portion () with an actuating mechanism () adapted to generate actuating movements for the actuation of the tissue manipulating portion () and comprising at least a pair of rotary output members () and an actuating transmission device () connecting the actuating mechanism () of the handle portion () to the tissue manipulating portion () and comprising at least one pair of rotary rods () for transmitting rotational actuating movements from the pair of rotary output members () to the tissue manipulating portion (). The actuating mechanism () comprises synchronization means () which link the movements of the two rotary output members () of the pair of rotary output members such that they counter-rotate at substantially the same speed.

Surgical instrument and actuating movement transmitting device therefore

A positioning device for deploying at least one locking portion () of an anastomotic device () for drawing together a first tissue portion () and a second tissue portion () to be connected by means of anastomosis is suitable for sliding along a guide means comprising at least one guide wire (A, B) and comprises an elongated structure (). A head () of the positioning device is suitable to be interference-inserted on a distal end of the elongated structure (). The head () comprises elastic tabs () extending from a proximal end of the head and at least one channel () suitable for receiving a guide wire. The head () comprises a distal end defining a thrust surface () for a locking portion () of the anastomotic device ().

Positioning device for deploying at least one locking portion of an anastomotic device and method for carrying out anastomosis in tracts of the digestive tube

A surgical instrument () for performing controlled myotomies, particularly for performing internal anal sphincterotomies, comprises a proximal handle portion (), an elongate insertion shaft () connected with the handle portion () and extending distally therefrom, a distal incision tip () arranged at a distal end of the insertion shaft () and adapted to incise tissue distally to the insertion shaft (), a lateral incision member () arranged at the insertion shaft () and adapted to incise tissue laterally to the insertion shaft (), wherein the lateral incision member () is movable from a rest position, in which it is retracted towards or inside the insertion shaft () and an operational position in which it protrudes laterally from the insertion shaft ().

Surgical instrument for performing controlled myotomies

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Rome, Italy

Michele D'Arcangelo