MEDICAL TUBING HAVING VARIABLE CHARACTERISTICS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
    2.
    发明公开
    MEDICAL TUBING HAVING VARIABLE CHARACTERISTICS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME 审中-公开
    根据上述制造变性能和工艺医疗管

    公开(公告)号:EP1708776A2

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-11

    申请号:EP05705664.0

    申请日:2005-01-12

    IPC分类号: A61M25/00

    摘要: The invention primarily is directed to a medical tubing adapted for insertion into a body tissue or cavity and method of manufacturing different variations of the tubing along a length of the tubing. The tubing comprises a plurality of individual, discrete, generally ring-shaped elements arranged in series and fused or bonded together forming a continuous tubular structure. The ring-shaped elements may be formed of a thermoplastic or a thermoset material. The ring-shaped elements may include plastic rings, metallic rings, un-reinforced plastic rings and/or metal reinforced plastic rings assembled along the length of the tubular structure to provide variable flexibility and kink-resistance. The tubular structure may have a cross-section of any geometric shape and it may be bent, twisted or curved without kinking. The ring-shaped elements may have different flexural modulus. The ring-shaped elements may include a combination of flexible and rigid ring-shaped elements assembled along different portions or sections of the tubular structure. The ring-shaped elements may be metallic and may be bonded with a resilient, flexible elastomeric adhesive, wherein the ring-shaped elements may have different lengths and may be fused closer or further apart to one another depending on the characteristics of a portion or section of the tubing. In another aspect of the invention, the medical tubing may further comprise a secondary lumen and a pull wire to control the tubular structure. The ring-shaped elements may be truncated to provide a bending bias. In another aspect of the invention, the ring-shaped elements may vary in diameter and/or composition in different portions or sections of the tubular structure. In yet another aspect of the invention, some of the ring-shaped elements may be radiopaque, or the ring-shaped elements may comprise of different colors to operate as indicators along the tubular structure.

    SUTURE SECURING DEVICE AND METHOD
    3.
    发明公开
    SUTURE SECURING DEVICE AND METHOD 审中-公开
    焊接安装装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:EP1691691A2

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-23

    申请号:EP04796407.7

    申请日:2004-10-26

    IPC分类号: A61B17/04

    摘要: The invention is directed to a device and method for securing a passed surgical suture (60, 70) in a manner similar to a tied knot. The suture securing device comprises a male piece (300) having a top portion (310), a center shaft (340) having one end connected to the top portion, and an end member having a capturing feature (375) connected to another end of the center shaft; and a female piece (400) having a top end and a bottom end comprising a column being generally cylindrical in shape and forming a hollow opening (450) along its length, wherein the opening slidingly receives the center shaft and a suture to be captured and held by the capturing feature, the suture being secured in place between the column and the center shaft.

    WOUND RETRACTION APPARATUS
    5.
    发明授权
    WOUND RETRACTION APPARATUS 有权
    创伤回缩装置

    公开(公告)号:EP1441648B1

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-14

    申请号:EP01985170.8

    申请日:2001-10-20

    IPC分类号: A61B17/00

    摘要: A surgical wound retractor (12) is adapted to dilate a wound (10) stretchable to a desired diameter, the retractor includes a first ring (14) having a diameter greater than that desired for the wound and being adapted for disposition interiorly of the wound. A second ring (16) has a diameter greater than that desired for the wound and is adapted for disposition exteriorly of the wound. A plurality of retraction elements (36) are disposed in a generally cylindrical relationship to each other, between the first ring (14) and the second ring (16). These elements extend through the wound to exert a radial retraction force on the wound which is dependent on the distance separating the first ring and the second ring. Retraction elements, both distensible and non-distensible are contemplated with appropriate attachment means at the rings to provide for variations in the retraction force. Rings can also be made inflatable or self-expanding to vary the retraction force. An associated method includes the step of rolling the second ring circumferentially of the third ring (83) to form the circumferential retainer.

    摘要翻译: 外科伤口牵开器(12)适于扩张可拉伸至期望直径的伤口(10),牵开器包括第一环(14),该第一环的直径大于伤口所需的直径并且适于在伤口内部布置 。 第二环(16)的直径大于伤口所需的直径并且适于在伤口外部布置。 多个回缩元件(36)在第一环(14)和第二环(16)之间以大致圆柱形的关系设置。 这些元件延伸穿过伤口以在伤口上施加径向回缩力,这取决于分隔第一环和第二环的距离。 预期收缩元件和可扩张元件均具有在环上的适当附接装置以提供收缩力的变化。 戒指也可以做成可充气或自我膨胀来改变收缩力。 相关联的方法包括沿第三环(83)的周向滚动第二环以形成周向保持器的步骤。

    SURGICAL DEVICE WITH TACK-FREE GEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
    9.
    发明公开
    SURGICAL DEVICE WITH TACK-FREE GEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE 审中-公开
    CHIRRIGGISCHE VORRICHTUNG MIT NICHTKLEBRIGEM GEL UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN

    公开(公告)号:EP1651094A2

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-03

    申请号:EP04780360.6

    申请日:2004-08-05

    IPC分类号: A61B1/00

    摘要: A process of making a tack-free gel is disclosed comprising the steps of providing a mold defining a mold cavity, the mold cavity comprising a plastic material; pouring or injecting a molten gel having a high molding temperature into the mold cavity; and forming the tack-free gel as a thin layer of plastic of the mold cavity is melted over the gel. The forming step further comprises cooling the gel from the molten state to a solidified state. The melting temperature of the plastic material is lower than the molding temperature of the gel; and the higher the temperature differential, the greater the melting of the plastic material and the thicker the layer of the plastic material on the surface of the gel. The mold may be formed of low-density polyethylene (LDPE). With the process of the invention, the heat of the molten gel at its molding temperature is transferred to the surface of the LDPE mold so as to melt a thin layer of the LDPE. The mold may comprise a mold base having a plurality of mold holes forming a plurality of mold cavities, each of the mold holes comprising an axial pin to mold an axial hole through a center of the gel, an LDPE cylinder providing a predetermined inside diameter for the mold, and an LDPE disc mounted on the axial pin and disposed at the bottom of each mold cavity in the mold base. The process may further comprise the step of dabbing the gel in a low-friction powder such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and a lubricant. The mold may further comprise a mold top disposed axially of the mold base and comprises a plurality of holes forming a plurality of cavities, each of the mold top holes is adapted to receive the LDPE cylinder, and a second LDPE disc disposed at the top of each mold cavity of the mold top.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种制造无粘性凝胶的方法,包括以下步骤:提供限定模腔的模具,模腔包括塑料材料; 将具有高成型温度的熔融凝胶注入或注入模腔中; 并且将形成无粘性凝胶作为模腔的塑料薄层在凝胶上熔化。 形成步骤还包括将凝胶从熔融状态冷却至固化状态。 塑料材料的熔化温度低于凝胶的成型温度; 并且温差越高,塑料材料的熔化越大,并且在凝胶表面上的塑料材料层越厚。 模具可以由低密度聚乙烯(LDPE)形成。