Medtronic Xomed, Inc.

Safe Secure Sports, LLC

Robert K Vaccaro

David John Little, Ii

William Charles Brunnett

Kevin Lee McFarlin

Wenjeng Li

David C Hacker

James B Hissong

Dana A Oliver

Ali Mowlai-Ashtiani

Dwayne S Yamasaki

John Murdock Murphy

Carla A Pagotto

Maria Charles Vijay Stanislaus

Tino Schuler

Gerould W Norman

William Jeffrey Bertrand

Michael Lee Koltz, Jr

Manfred Karl Luedi

Chun Man Alan Leung

Michael S Ferrell

Matthew J Nadeau

Christopher L Fair

Laetitia Mayor

Pierre Jaquier

Charles Franklin Scott Carpenter

Andrzej Klimaszewski

Guillaume Schmit

Thomas Junker

Michael Ayoub

Benjamin Morris Rubin

Timothy M Furst

Ii Little David J

John R Prisco

David J Little

Cecil O Lewis

Dale E Slenker

Isaac C Perry

Kathleen A Tagle

Staecy Klich

Sheldon Wernow

Manfred K Luedi

Gerould Norman

Michael L Koltz

Ii David J Little

Kevin Mcfarlin

Chun Man Leung

John M Murphy

Dwayne Sonny Yamasaki

James Britton Hissong

Maria Charles Stanislaus

Charles Franklin Carpenter

Kevin L Mcfarlin

A surgical system which may include a controller, a data entry device, a powered surgical handpiece and a surgical tool adapted to couple to the surgical handpiece. The surgical handpiece can include motor direction control and feedback, safety stop features, stimulation and nerve integrity monitoring, a tool connector assembly configured to retain a variety of surgical tools and optional navigation and/or electric ratcheting features.

Surgical system including powered rotary-type handpiece

A sinus dilation instrument useful with a navigation system and including a handle, a rigid probe, a balloon, and an identifier device. The probe extends from the handle, forms a curved segment, and carries the balloon. The identifier device is programmed to generate a signal indicative of an instrument identification assigned to the instrument, and is a frontal, maxillary or sphenoid sinus instrument. The signal is formatted to be recognized by an IGS. Once connected, the IGS recognizes the instrument and can retrieve information indicative of a spatial location of the balloon, for example via an instrument tracking device. A surgeon can 'plug and play' the sinus dilation instrument with the IGS to perform a procedure.

Sinus dilation system and method

An apparatus for monitoring EMG signals of a patient's laryngeal muscles includes an endotracheal tube having an exterior surface. Conductive electrodes are formed on the endotracheal tube. The conductive electrodes are configured to receive the EMG signals from the laryngeal muscles when the endotracheal tube is placed in a trachea of the patient. At least wireless sensor is formed on the endotracheal tube, and is configured to wirelessly transmit information to a processing apparatus.

Endotracheal tube apparatus

An implantable medical device is disclosed that includes a valve seat and a valve member movable with respect to the valve seat. An adjustment circuit assembly includes a resistive element that is coupled to the valve member and operable to position the valve member relative to the valve seat so as to alter the pressure setting in response to a current applied to the resistive element.

Adjustment for hydrocephalus shunt valve

An inflation device useful for inflating a balloon provided with a surgical instrument, such as a balloon sinus dilation instrument. The inflation device includes a syringe, a connector, and mechanical pressure indicator. The syringe includes a plunger slidably disposed within a barrel. The connector is configured to fluidly connect an outlet of the syringe with a surgical instrument balloon in establishing a closed inflation system between the syringe and an interior of the balloon. The pressure indicator is associated with the syringe and is configured to transition from a non-alert state to an alert state when a pressure of the inflation system has reached a predetermined level. In some embodiments, the inflation device is characterized by the absence of a pressure gauge.

Inflation device for balloon sinus dilation

An athletic shoe including a moveably attached cleat is intended to displace relative to the sole on the shoe in certain situations. This allows the cleat to more easily disengage the turf than a convention fixed cleat. The moveably attached cleat allows the shoe to disengage from the turf when the wearer is subjected to side impact forces, thus reducing the likelihood of traumatic knee injuries for the wearer. However, when the wearer is running forward, there is a reaction force on the cleat from the turf, acting in the forward direction which does not cause the cleat to displace to the retracted position and it can remain in the extended position.

Athletic shoe with an attached moveable cleat

A guard for use with a surgical cutting system. The guard includes a housing and wiring. The housing defines a longitudinal passageway, and is configured for releasable attachment to an instrument handpiece. The wiring is coupled to the housing and includes an electrically conductive wire and an insulative material. The wire defines opposing, first and second ends, with the first end being positioned within the passageway. The insulative material covers the wire apart from the first end such that the first end of the wire is exposed within the passageway. The first end of the wire establishes an electrical connection with a cutting tool shank upon placement within the passageway.

Guard device for surgical cutting and evoked potential monitoring system

Systems and methods for removal of bacterial biofilm from a target site of a human patient includes a surgical instrument having an introducer for bodily insertion and maintaining an irrigation duct and a nozzle. A distal portion of the introducer is transitionable between a plurality of bend angles relative to a proximal portion thereof. In particular, the instrument is adapted to independently maintain the distal portion at each of the plurality of bend angles relative to the proximal portion. The nozzle is maintained relative to the distal portion of the introducer and is adapted to dispense pressurized irrigant from the irrigation duct toward a layer of bacterial biofilm.

Surgical instrument, system, and method for biofilm removal

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Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, United States of America

Robert K Vaccaro