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Nordson Corporation

The General Hospital Corporation

Noise Cancellation Technologies, Inc.

Richards Medical Company

Cxense Asa

Basis Technology Corporation

Ramp, Inc.

Scott Richard Miller

Laurence B Saidman

Frank Carter

Carl Gauger

Peter W Estelle

Paul Schmidt

Roger A Ziecker

Alan R Ramspeck

Adnan I Merchant

John M Raterman

Paul S Brusko

Robert A Dunn

Andrew W Craine

Jeffrey R Shutic

James W Schmitkons

Stephen L Merkel

Brian H Eisner

Carl C Cucuzza

Steve W Stracener

Eric K Groteke

Brean Bark

Ralph Mark Weischedel

Kevin C Becker

David Zgonc

Mark H Farley

J Clay Shipps

Larry R Fenik

Harry Chororos

Lance Arthur Ramshaw

Vann Frazier

Heidi Jennifer Fox

Tommy A Pelletier

Christian B Cook

Brian Betkowski

David Edsall

Larry R Whitfield

Systems and methods are providing for endoscopically visualizing tissue within a patient. In one aspect, an endoscope comprises an elongate shaft having a distal end and a proximal end and a visualization section at the distal end of the shaft. The visualization section includes a proximal surface and an outer surface spaced apart from the proximal surface. At least one of the proximal surface or the outer surface of the visualization section has an average surface roughness less than about 50 nanometers RMS. The endoscope allows improved remote visualization while not interfering with the autofocus feature of a video capture system and not causing increased light reflectance and glare due to improved surface finish.

Optical imaging device

Endoscopic instruments, such as endoscopes, and devices and methods for cleaning endoscopic instruments are provided. A cleaning device for use with an endoscopic instrument comprises an elongate member configured for advancement through an internal lumen within the endoscopic instrument and a cleaning member removably coupled to a portion of the elongate member. The cleaning element comprises a variable pressure region shaped and configured to increase the hydrodynamic fluid friction force and fluid pressure force of a cleaner or detergent against the wall of the internal lumen of the endoscope to more effectively clean all internal surfaces of an endoscopic instrument, including crevasses, scratches or other irregularities, without further damaging these surfaces.

Variable pressure cleaning device and method

A device having an optical element with a conductive coating. The device may include an optical element, a conductive material and at least one connector. The conductive material is disposed on at least a portion of the optical element. The optical element, for example, may be an object lens of an endoscope or an optical coupler. The connectors (acting as terminal(s)) are capable of providing energy (such as electrical energy) to the conductive material. In one aspect, the conductive material is an optically transparent material. Advantageously, the device may allow visualization of an object&#x2014;such as body tissue or other matter&#x2014;concurrent with the application of energy to the object via the conductive coating. This allows the user to observe the alteration of tissue and other matter in real time as the energy is delivered.

Conductive optical element

An optical coupler for mounting at a distal end of an optical imaging device includes a visualization section and an attachment section. At least one surface of the visualization section has a roughness that does not interfere with a video capture system of an optical imaging device. The optical coupler is sized and dimensioned for introduction into a region of the patient's heart for viewing a procedure, such as a heart valve repair or replacement procedure.

Optical coupler for optical imaging visualization device

A medical device comprising an endoscope accessory for attachment to the working end of an endoscope. The coupler device provides a flexible working channel extension from the endoscope so that instruments can exit the endoscope at various angles. The device also provides a protective cover to reduce the ingress of debris, fluid, bacteria, or other unwanted matter from the working end of the endoscope which could lead to infection.

Endoscope accessory with locking elements

Endoscope accessory with angularly adjustable exit portal

An optical coupler for mounting at a distal end of an optical imaging device includes a visualization section and an attachment section. At least one surface of the visualization section has a roughness that does not interfere with a video capture system of an optical imaging device.

The multi-material stent includes a renal portion and a bladder portion with respective, different hardness. A valve is disposed within the stent to guide liquid from the renal portion of the stent to the bladder portion of the stent. The present invention relates towards systems and method for stents. More particularly, the invention relates to a stent designed to increase patient comfort by minimizing irritation and reflux through the use of a stent that incorporates one or more flexible elements, which may involve materials with varying degrees of hardness, and a valve disposed therein.

System and method for use of flexible anti-reflux ureteral stent

The invention relates to information extraction systems having discriminative models which utilize hierarchical cluster trees and active learning to enhance training.

Methods and systems related to information extraction

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Roswell, GA, United States of America

Scott Richard Miller