Medos International Sarl

Ethicon, Gmbh

Richard Kocharian

Joern Richter

Daniel Thommen

Michael White

Piet Hinoul

Richard G Fessler

Eric Buehlmann

Peter Senn

Salman Chegini

Richard Assaker

Veronique Christine Zollmann

Michael Y Wang

William Taylor

Christoph Mehren

Stephane Gully

Jan Klett

Seang Beng Tan

Jessica Liberatore

Marc Feinberg

Bruce E Zaborowski

Adjustable-length surgical access devices are disclosed herein, which can advantageously allow an overall length of the access device to be quickly and easily changed by the user. The access devices herein can reduce or eliminate the need to maintain an inventory of many different length access devices. In some embodiments, the length of the access device can be adjusted while the access device is inserted into the patient. This can reduce or eliminate the need to swap in and out several different access devices before arriving at an optimal length access device. This can also reduce or eliminate the need to change the access device that is inserted into a patient as the depth at which a surgical step is performed changes over the course of a procedure. Rather, the length of the access device can be adjusted in situ and on-the-fly as needed or desired to accommodate different surgical depths.

Devices and methods for providing surgical access

An access device for accessing an intervertebral disc having an outer shield comprising an access shield with a larger diameter (&#x2dc;16-30 mm) that reaches from the skin down to the facet line, with an inner shield having a second smaller diameter (&#x2dc;5-12 mm) extending past the access shield and reaches down to the disc level. This combines the benefits of the direct visual microsurgical/mini open approaches and the percutaneous, 'ultra-MIS' techniques.

Multi-shield spinal access system

The present invention is directed at minimally invasive systems in which the proximal end portion of the working channel has either zero or a limited range of movement in the lateral direction. A first embodiment has a slidable collar attached to a pair of flanges, wherein movement of the collar is bounded by an annular frame. A second embodiment has a substantially spherical element attached to the tube. A third embodiment has a plurality of caps. A fourth embodiment is adapted for a larger working channel.

Proximal-end securement of a minimally invasive working channel

A laparoscopic medical fluid delivery device includes a catheter having an articulating tip formed with shape memory properties and thus having a pre-shaped curvature. A tubular member is reciprocatingly slidable axially on the catheter to selectively cover and uncover portions of the articulating tip to thereby selectively vary the degree of curvature of the articulating tip. An actuator operatively linked to the tubular member selectively moves the tubular member reciprocatingly on the catheter. The pre-shaped articulating tip of the catheter is constrained by the tubular member from articulating to the pre-shaped curvature when the tubular member covers the articulating tip, and bends to a selected degree of curvature when the articulating tip is at least partially uncovered by the tubular member.

Articulating laparoscopic device and method for delivery of medical fluid

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Princeton, NJ, United States of America

Richard Kocharian