Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Wilson Greatbatch Ltd.

Navilyst Medical, Inc.

Richard M Garlapow

Colin P Hart

Norbert W Frenz, Jr

Thomas Deyette, Jr

Mark H Van Diver

Jack A Belstadt

Scott A Diamond

Robert C Jackson

Thomas W Klementowski

James Mitchell

William A Wetherbee

A number of devices are illustrated for providing a manifold that can simply and selectively couple a number of different therapeutic and diagnostic elements to a catheter or other medical device. Some examples include devices having sliding actuators, rotary actuators, button actuators, or combinations thereof, for easily changing the valve scheme and fluid pathways within a manifold.

Manifold system for a medical device

A medical grasper device (10) that is useful for grasping and manipulating a body organ is described. The grasper device is partially inserted into a body cavity and comprises a flexible strap (16) having a distal section (18) that is deployed from a tube (12) to form a partially closed loop (22). A terminal end of the strap has an attachment means, such as aperture (32), that is manipulated by a separate forceps-type device to mate the attachment aperture with a connection means (34) to complete the loop. The closed loop is then adjustable in size to provide for positioning the loop at a desired location around the target body organ to grasp and manipulate the body organ. Various embodiments show the connection means provided on either the tube, a drive rod (406) disposed in a movable relationship inside the tube and on the strap itself, and connectable to the strap attachment means to close the loop.

Laparoscopic surgical grasper having a detachable strap

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Grand Island, NY, United States of America

Richard M Garlapow