Coloplast A/s

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.

Nicholas Ellering

Allen Gaynor

Joseph P Higgins

Matthew V Leyden

Christian Richard Trifilio

Timothy A Bachman

Steven McClurg

Christopher Anthony Thierfelder

Donald Wolf

Michael K Luk

James Leigh Lindenberg

Pornpimon Ongmorakot

Matthew Wayne Tilstra

Benjamin D Haselman

Michael B Hektner

Victor R Blackledge

Steve Knop

Pornpimon Narthasilpa

Joseph Bahoora

Tim Crabtree

Jacob P Draxler

Christopher Deegan

Mitiku Buie

Timothy A Bachmann

Steven Mcclurg

The present invention comprises at least sensing, monitoring, and display of motor current which is then used in various embodiments of a rotational atherectomy device to determine and/or predict, among other things, treatment progression, treatment completion, optimal rotational speed, optimal advancement or traversal speed during treatment, whether stall appears imminent, and/or reacting to stop motor rotation before a stall occurs. In some embodiments, the determination or prediction results in an automatic, or preprogrammed adjustment by the control unit of the rotational speed of the rotating drive shaft and associated tool.

Atherectomy system current sensing, processing and display

An incontinence treatment device and method of treating urinary incontinence in a person includes fabricating an artificial urethra to have a flow diameter formed inside of a circumferential wall and a closure device attached directly to a portion of an outer surface of the circumferential wall of the artificial urethra. The artificial urethra is sized to be spliced to a natural urethra for alignment of the flow diameter of the artificial urethra with a lumen of the natural urethra. A pump is provided for moving liquid out of a reservoir and into the closure device to push the outer surface of the circumferential wall into the flow diameter of the artificial urethra, which operates to close the flow diameter of the artificial urethra.

Incontinence treatment device and method of treating urinary incontinence

An atherectomy device may include an elongated, flexible drive shaft having a distal end for insertion into a vasculature of a patient and having a proximal end opposite the distal end remaining outside the vasculature of the patient, a handle coupled to the proximal end of the drive shaft for controlling the drive shaft, and a head arranged proximate the distal end of the drive shaft wherein the head may include a middle portion having a substantially uninterrupted outer surface and substantially conically-shaped first and second end portions, wherein the middle portion and substantially conically-shaped end portions all have a bore extending therethrough adapted to frictionally engage a drive shaft.

Atherectomy device with eccentric crown

Eccentric crown

A reservoir is described that is adapted to hold a liquid for transfer to and inflation of an implantable penile prosthetic. The reservoir includes opposed end walls, opposed side walls, and an opening that communicates with the implantable penile prosthetic through tubing. The reservoir has a first major surface formed between the opposed end walls and the opposed side walls that is located opposite from a second major surface formed between the opposed end walls and the opposed side walls. The first major surface and the second major surface are both concave. The first major surface is less concave than the second major surface.

Reservoir for use with an implantable penile prosthetic

An incontinence treatment device includes a section of synthetic urethra and a closure device attached to the section of synthetic urethra. The section of synthetic urethra provides a flow diameter and is configured to be spliced into a natural urethra such that the flow diameter is aligned with a lumen of the natural urethra for passage of urine. The closure device is attached to the section of synthetic urethra and operable to coapt the flow diameter to allow a user to impede the passage of urine and be continent.

Synthetic urethra with closure device

An empty reservoir empty of liquid is useful with an implantable penile prosthetic. The empty reservoir includes a first major surface separated from a second major surface by a side wall. The first major surface and the second major surface each include a depression having a complex concave curvature with a lateral concave curvature formed between opposed sides of the side wall and a longitudinal concave curvature formed between an end and a neck of the empty reservoir.

Empty reservoir empty of liquid and configured for use with an implantable penile prosthetic

Piloting tip

A body implantable penile prosthetic assembly offering a user a one touch to erection (OTTER) capability and a penile implant deflation capability is described. The assembly includes a pump and a release mechanism. The pump is connectable to a pressure reservoir and a penile implant. The pump is operable to pressurize liquid in the pressure reservoir and the pressure reservoir is operable to store the pressurized liquid at a first pressure between 20-50 PSIg that is configured to inflate the penile implant to an erect state. The release mechanism is connectable between the pressure reservoir and the penile implant. The release mechanism is operable to inflate the penile implant with one-touch input from the user where the release mechanism is configured to release the stored pressurized liquid from the pressure reservoir to inflate the penile implant at a second pressure between 10-20 PSIg.

Body implantable penile prosthetic assembly with one touch to erection (OTTER) capability and penile implant deflation capability

An implant includes a support body defining a longitudinal axis, two transverse arms, two pubic arms, and a pubic arm attachment mechanism. The two transverse arms are aligned on a common transverse axis of the implant. The two pubic arms include a first pubic arm spaced a distance apart from a second pubic arm and both the first and second pubic arms are parallel to the longitudinal axis. The pubic arm attachment mechanism is attached to an end of each of the first and second pubic arms. Each of the first and second pubic arms has an arm length that is less than a body length of the support body.

Incontinence treatment device with pubic arm attachment mechanism

A suturing assembly is provided that is configured to pull a capsule attached to a suture through tissue. The suturing assembly includes a shaft aligned on a longitudinal axis of the suturing assembly, and a head coupled to the shaft. The head includes a proximal portion and a distal end spaced apart from the proximal portion by a throat. The proximal portion houses a needle that is movable through a needle exit port. The proximal portion of the head and the needle exit port are both aligned on the longitudinal axis. A proximal side of the distal end of the head defines a cavity adapted to receive the capsule and a distal side of the distal end of the head defines a slot adapted to allow the suture to pass through the distal end of the head and into the cavity.

Suturing system and assembly

An implantable penile prosthetic includes a pump attachable between a body implantable reservoir and a cylinder that is implantable into a corpora cavernosum of a penis. The body implantable reservoir is substantially empty of liquid prior to implantation and includes a first end portion including a neck having an opening that is adapted to communicate with the pump and an end wall on an end of the reservoir that is opposite of the neck. The end wall extends between a first surface of the reservoir and a second surface of the reservoir. The reservoir includes a first substantially planar edge surrounding a periphery of the first surface of the reservoir and a second substantially planar edge surrounding a periphery of the second surface of the reservoir. The first surface is concave relative to the first edge and the second surface is concave relative to the second edge.

Penile prosthetic reservoir

A method of implanting a penile prosthetic in a man includes providing a reservoir having a first major surface separated from to a second major surface by a side wall, the first major surface and the second major surface are both concave and form opposed depressions in the reservoir when the reservoir is empty of liquid. The method additionally includes connecting the reservoir to a pump that is connected to a cylinder, implanting the pump in the scrotum, implanting the cylinder in a corpora cavernosum of the penis, and implanting the reservoir in the man.

Method of implanting a penile prosthetic reservoir with concave major surfaces

A body implantable penile prosthetic assembly includes a pump and a release mechanism. The pump is connectable to a pressure reservoir and a penile implant, where the pressure reservoir contains a pressurized liquid at a first pressure when implanted. The release mechanism is connectable between the pressure reservoir and the penile implant and is configured to release the pressurized liquid from the pressure reservoir to inflate the penile implant to a second pressure that is less than the first pressure. The pump is operable to transfer the pressurized liquid from the penile implant to the pressure reservoir to deflate the penile implant, and pressurize the pressurized liquid in the pressure reservoir from the second pressure to at least the first pressure.

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Crystal, MN, United States of America

Nicholas Ellering