Tyco Healthcare Group LP

Covidien LP

Tim Nolan

Ernie Aranyi

Keith Ratcliff

John C Robertson

John Klinger

Russell S Heinrich

Scott Cunningham

Patrick Helfrich

An anvil adapter for facilitating connection of a detachable anvil rod to a circular anastomosis instrument, comprising an anvil adapter member defining a longitudinal axis and having first and second ends, the first end configured for releasable attachment to a circular anastomosis instrument, the second end having an interior surface portion defining a longitudinal bore for releasably engaging an end of an anvil rod, the interior surface portion of the second end being dimensioned to releasably engage the end of the anvil rod in locking arrangement therewith to connect second end of the anvil adapter to the anvil rod such that the detachable anvil rod is releasably connected in spaced relation to the circular anastomosis instrument.

Apparatus and method for performing a bypass procedure in a digestive system

Surgical instrumentation and methods for performing a bypass procedure in a digestive system incorporate laparoscopic techniques to minimize surgical trauma to the patient. The instrumentation includes an outer guide member dimensioned for insertion and passage through an esophagus of a patient and defining an opening therein extending at least along a portion of the length of the outer guide member, an elongate anvil delivery member at least partially disposed within the opening of the outer guide member and being adapted for longitudinal movement within the outer guide member between an initial position and an actuated position and an anvil operatively engageable with the delivery member. The anvil includes an anvil rod defining a longitudinal axis and an anvil head connected to the anvil rod. The anvil head is at least partially disposed within the opening of the outer guide member when in the initial position of the delivery member and is fully exposed from the distal end of the outer guide member upon movement of the delivery member to the actuated position.

An energy based partial circumferential hemorrhoid repair device including an actuator assembly, and an energy based partial circumferential hemorrhoid repair device head assembly operatively connected to the actuator assembly, wherein the head assembly includes a proximal electrode assembly and a distal electrode assembly, and further wherein at least one of the electrode assemblies includes an electrode mounted thereon to facilitate sealing of hemorrhoid tissue as the two electrode assemblies are approximated.

Energy based partial circumferential hemorrhoid repair device

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South Salem, NY, United States of America

Tim Nolan