公开(公告)号：US08696639B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-15

申请号：US13311145

申请日：2011-12-05

申请人： Kevin W. Smith ,  Derek Dee Deville ,  Korey Kline ,  Matthew A. Palmer

发明人： Kevin W. Smith ,  Derek Dee Deville ,  Korey Kline ,  Matthew A. Palmer

IPC分类号： A61M5/178

CPC分类号： A61M29/00 ,  A61B1/00078 ,  A61B1/005 ,  A61B1/0055

摘要： A variably flexible insertion device includes a hollow body having a proximal end with an entrance for receiving an instrument and a distal end with a tip for protrusion of the instrument. A device transitions the hollow body between a relatively flexible condition and a relatively stiff condition. Tendons within the hollow body maintain the hollow body in the relatively flexible and relatively stiff conditions. A method for variably flexing an insertion device for receiving an instrument, includes providing a hollow body having inner and outer sleeves defining a space therebetween in which tendons are disposed. Suction is applied to create a vacuum in the space for frictionally locking the tendons in place between the sleeves in a relatively stiff condition of the hollow body. The vacuum is relieved to release the tendons in a relatively flexible condition of the hollow body.

摘要翻译： 可变弹性插入装置包括具有近端的中空本体，其具有用于容纳器械的入口和具有用于突出仪器的尖端的远端。 一种装置在相对柔性的状态和较硬的状态之间转变中空体。 中空体内的肌腱将中空体保持在相对柔韧和相对僵硬的状态。 一种用于可变地弯曲用于接收器械的插入装置的方法，包括提供具有限定其间布置有腱的空间的内部和外部套筒的中空本体。 施加抽吸以在空间中产生真空，以在中空体的相对刚硬的状态下将钢筋摩擦锁定在套筒之间的适当位置。 真空被释放以在中空体的相对柔性的状态下释放腱。

公开(公告)号：US08679156B2

公开(公告)日：2014-03-25

申请号：US13222758

申请日：2011-08-31

申请人： Kevin W. Smith ,  Matthew A. Palmer ,  Korey Kline ,  Derek Dee Deville

发明人： Kevin W. Smith ,  Matthew A. Palmer ,  Korey Kline ,  Derek Dee Deville

IPC分类号： A61B17/08 ,  A61B17/04

CPC分类号： A61B17/0644 ,  A61B17/064 ,  F16B15/0015

摘要： A method for applying and maintaining optimal tissue compression with a staple includes piercing tissue with deformable distal ends of staple legs, each distal end defining a stapling point shaped to pierce material, the two staple legs coupled to each other at base ends thereof by a bridge and together forming a substantially U-shaped staple body. The two staple legs enter the tissue until the tissue applies a compressive force to a compression device disposed at least partly between the two staple legs. The compression device has a compression surface movably disposed between the two staple legs and a compression resistor that is connected to the bridge and to the compression surface and operable to resist movement of the compression surface towards the bridge with a force. The two staple legs are deformed to maintain the compressive force between the tissue and the compression device.

摘要翻译： 一种用于用钉子施加和保持最佳组织压缩的方法包括用可变形的钉腿的远端刺穿组织，每个远端限定成形为刺穿材料的吻合点，两个钉腿在其基端通过桥接件相互连接 并且一起形成基本上U形的钉体。 两个钉腿进入组织，直到组织对至少部分地设置在两个钉腿之间的压缩装置施加压缩力。 压缩装置具有可移动地设置在两个钉腿之间的压缩表面和压缩电阻器，压缩电阻器连接到桥接器和压缩表面并且可操作以抵抗压缩表面朝向桥梁的力的作用。 两个钉腿变形以保持组织和压缩装置之间的压缩力。

公开(公告)号：US08479632B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-09

申请号：US13438345

申请日：2012-04-03

申请人： Korey Kline ,  Cole Lyons Crockwell ,  Kevin W. Smith ,  Matthew A. Palmer

发明人： Korey Kline ,  Cole Lyons Crockwell ,  Kevin W. Smith ,  Matthew A. Palmer

IPC分类号： F41A21/00

CPC分类号： F41A21/30

摘要： A firearm suppressor includes a hollow outer can having an interior-threaded proximal end and a radially closed distal end with a bore, a barrel nut having a barrel bore and an outer-threaded distal threading to the can, and a baffle. The baffle has an intermediate wall with a bore and extends outward to the can interior to prevent fluid passing across other than through the bore. A proximal baffle wall has a bore aligned with the other bores and is shaped to secure to the barrel and extends outward not as far as the outer can interior to permit fluid passage. The baffle is shorter than the can's interior length to have the can, the nut, and the baffle define a plenum extending from the proximal end portion to the nut so that the proximal baffle wall directs fluid from the barrel backwards as a muzzle brake.

摘要翻译： 火器抑制器包括具有内螺纹近端和具有孔的径向封闭远端的中空外罐，具有筒孔的桶螺母和到罐的外螺纹远端螺纹以及挡板。 挡板具有带有孔的中间壁，并向外延伸到罐内部，以防止流体穿过不同于孔的流体。 近侧挡板壁具有与另一个孔对准的孔，并且被成形为固定到筒体并且向外延伸而不是外部罐体内部的距离以允许流体通过。 挡板比罐的内部长度短，以具有罐，螺母和挡板限定从近端部分延伸到螺母的气室，使得近侧挡板壁将流体从筒向后引导为枪口制动器。

公开(公告)号：US20120279798A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-08

申请号：US13438345

申请日：2012-04-03

申请人： Korey Kline ,  Cole Lyons Crockwell ,  Kevin W. Smith ,  Matthew A. Palmer

发明人： Korey Kline ,  Cole Lyons Crockwell ,  Kevin W. Smith ,  Matthew A. Palmer

IPC分类号： F41A21/30

CPC分类号： F41A21/30

摘要： A firearm suppressor includes a hollow outer can having an interior-threaded proximal end and a radially closed distal end with a bore, a barrel nut having a barrel bore and an outer-threaded distal threading to the can, and a baffle. The baffle has an intermediate wall with a bore and extends outward to the can interior to prevent fluid passing across other than through the bore. A proximal baffle wall has a bore aligned with the other bores and is shaped to secure to the barrel and extends outward not as far as the outer can interior to permit fluid passage. The baffle is shorter than the can's interior length to have the can, the nut, and the baffle define a plenum extending from the proximal end portion to the nut so that the proximal baffle wall directs fluid from the barrel backwards as a muzzle brake.

摘要翻译： 火器抑制器包括具有内螺纹近端和具有孔的径向封闭远端的中空外罐，具有筒孔的桶螺母和到罐的外螺纹远端螺纹以及挡板。 挡板具有带有孔的中间壁，并向外延伸到罐内部，以防止流体穿过不同于孔的流体。 近侧挡板壁具有与另一个孔对准的孔，并且被成形为固定到筒体并且向外延伸而不是外部罐体内部的距离以允许流体通过。 挡板比罐的内部长度短，以具有罐，螺母和挡板限定从近端部分延伸到螺母的气室，使得近侧挡板壁将流体从筒向后引导为枪口制动器。

公开(公告)号：US08298137B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-30

申请号：US13006760

申请日：2011-01-14

申请人： Kevin W. Smith ,  Derek Dee Deville ,  Korey Kline ,  Matthew A. Palmer

发明人： Kevin W. Smith ,  Derek Dee Deville ,  Korey Kline ,  Matthew A. Palmer

IPC分类号： A61B1/01

CPC分类号： A61B1/0055

摘要： A method for transmitting torque and variably flexing an insertion device for receiving an instrument includes the steps of providing a hollow body, transmitting torque along the hollow body with a corrugated tube, applying suction to create a vacuum in the hollow body for placing the hollow body in a relatively stiff condition, relieving the vacuum for placing the hollow body in a relatively flexible condition, maintaining the hollow body in the relatively flexible and relatively stiff conditions with tendons disposed within the hollow body, and individually adjusting at least some of the tendons in length for steering a distal end of the hollow body.

摘要翻译： 用于传递扭矩并可变地弯曲用于接纳仪器的插入装置的方法包括以下步骤：提供中空体，沿着中空体传递扭矩波纹管，施加抽吸以在中空体中产生真空以将中空体 在相对较硬的条件下，释放用于将中空体放置在相对柔软的状态的真空，将中空体保持在相对柔性和相对刚性的状态下，其中腱设置在中空体内，并且分别调整至少一些腱 用于转向中空体的远端的长度。

公开(公告)号：US08292802B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-23

申请号：US13006745

申请日：2011-01-14

申请人： Kevin W. Smith ,  Derek Dee Deville ,  Korey Kline ,  Matthew A. Palmer

发明人： Kevin W. Smith ,  Derek Dee Deville ,  Korey Kline ,  Matthew A. Palmer

IPC分类号： A61B1/01 ,  A61B1/00

CPC分类号： A61B1/0055

摘要： A method for transmitting torque and variably flexing an insertion device for receiving an instrument includes the steps of providing a hollow body having a proximal end with an entrance for receiving an instrument, a distal end with a tip for protrusion of the instrument, an outer jacket and an inner sleeve, maintaining the hollow body in relatively flexible and relatively stiff conditions with wires disposed at least partly between the outer jacket and the inner sleeve and being free of at least one of the outer jacket and the inner sleeve, transmitting torque along the hollow body with a corrugated tube disposed between the outer jacket and the inner sleeve, and applying suction to create a vacuum between the outer jacket and the inner sleeve for placing the hollow body in the relatively stiff condition and relieving the vacuum for placing the hollow body in the relatively stiff condition, with a transitioning device for frictionally locking the wires and the corrugated tube in place.

摘要翻译： 用于传递扭矩并可变地弯曲用于接纳器械的插入装置的方法包括以下步骤：提供具有近端的中空本体，其具有用于接收器械的入口，具有用于突出仪器的尖端的远端，外护套 和内套筒，其将中空体保持在相对柔性和相对刚性的状态，其中丝线至少部分地设置在外护套和内套筒之间，并且不具有外护套和内套筒中的至少一个，沿着 中空体，其具有布置在外护套和内套筒之间的波纹管，并且在外护套和内套筒之间施加吸力以产生真空，用于将中空体放置在相对较硬的状态，并释放用于放置中空体的真空 在相对僵硬的条件下，具有用于摩擦地锁定电线和波纹管的过渡装置 e。

公开(公告)号：US20110186377A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-04

申请号：US12389984

申请日：2009-02-20

申请人： Korey Kline ,  Cole Lyons Crockwell ,  Kevin W. Smith ,  Matthew A. Palmer

发明人： Korey Kline ,  Cole Lyons Crockwell ,  Kevin W. Smith ,  Matthew A. Palmer

IPC分类号： F41A21/30

CPC分类号： F41A21/30

摘要： A firearm suppressor includes a unitary, hollow outer can and a monolithic extruded baffle. The outer can has an interior-threaded proximal end and a radially closed distal end with a longitudinal bore opening the interior of the can to the environment. The monolithic extruded baffle has a proximal end having outer circumferential threads shaped to secure removably inside the proximal end of the outer can and defines a proximal longitudinal bore shaped to receive at least a portion of the firearm barrel and removably secure thereto a distal end defining a distal longitudinal bore with a diameter sufficient to permit a projectile to pass therethrough. The baffle has central baffle walls disposed between the proximal end and the distal end. Each baffle wall has a longitudinal bore axially aligned with the proximal longitudinal bore and the distal longitudinal bore.

摘要翻译： 火器抑制器包括一体的中空外罐和整体式挤压挡板。 外壳具有内螺纹近端和径向封闭的远端，其具有将罐的内部打开到环境的纵向孔。 整体式挤压挡板具有近端，该近端具有外圆周螺纹，该外周螺纹被成形为可移除地固定在外罐的近端内部并且限定近似纵向孔，该近端纵向孔成形为容纳枪械筒的至少一部分并且可移除地固定到其远端， 远端纵向孔具有足以允许射弹通过的直径。 挡板具有设置在近端和远端之间的中心挡板壁。 每个挡板壁具有与近侧纵向孔和远侧纵向孔轴向对准的纵向孔。

公开(公告)号：US07914445B2

公开(公告)日：2011-03-29

申请号：US12432351

申请日：2009-04-29

申请人： Kevin Smith ,  Derek Deville ,  Korey Kline ,  Matthew Palmer

发明人： Kevin Smith ,  Derek Deville ,  Korey Kline ,  Matthew Palmer

IPC分类号： A61B1/01 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61M25/092

CPC分类号： A61B1/0055

摘要： A torque-transmitting, variably-flexible, corrugated insertion device includes a hollow body having a proximal end with an entrance for receiving an instrument and a distal end with a tip for protrusion of the instrument. A vacuum-activated device transitions the hollow body between a relatively flexible condition and a relatively stiff condition. A corrugated tube transmits torque from the proximal end toward the distal end. A method for transmitting torque and variably flexing an insertion device for receiving an instrument includes providing a hollow body, transmitting torque along the hollow body with a corrugated tube, applying suction to create a vacuum in the hollow body for placing the hollow body in a relatively stiff condition, and relieving the vacuum for placing the hollow body in a relatively flexible condition.

公开(公告)号：US20090138003A1

公开(公告)日：2009-05-28

申请号：US12270111

申请日：2008-11-13

申请人： Derek Dee Deville ,  Matthew A. Palmer ,  Thomas O. Bales ,  Korey Kline ,  Sean McBrayer

发明人： Derek Dee Deville ,  Matthew A. Palmer ,  Thomas O. Bales ,  Korey Kline ,  Sean McBrayer

IPC分类号： A61B18/18

CPC分类号： A61B18/1445 ,  A61B2017/00734 ,  A61B2018/00404 ,  A61B2018/00595 ,  A61B2018/00601 ,  A61B2018/0063 ,  A61B2018/126 ,  A61B2018/1412 ,  A61B2018/1455

摘要： A cordless cautery and cutting surgical device includes a modular battery and a surgical handle. The battery has a cordless radio-frequency-signal-generation assembly generating an output radio-frequency signal and a first selectively removable connector part. The surgical handle has a first handle body portion with a bipolar cautery and cutting end effector. The end effector has jaws with bipolar contacts and a cutting blade disposed between the jaws. The handle has a second body portion connected to the first body portion, defines therein an aseptically sealable battery-holding compartment selectively exposed to the environment and removably holding therein the battery, and a second selectively removable connector part operable to removably hold the first connector part thereto. The second connector part has conductors electrically connecting the RF assembly to the bipolar contacts for supplying the radio-frequency signal to the bipolar contacts when the first and second connector parts are removably secured together.

摘要翻译： 无绳电烙和切割手术装置包括模块电池和手术手柄。 电池具有产生输出射频信号的无绳射频信号发生组件和第一选择性可移除的连接器部分。 手术手柄具有第一把手主体部分，其具有双极烧灼和切割末端执行器。 末端执行器具有双极触点的夹爪和设置在钳口之间的切割刀片。 手柄具有连接到第一主体部分的第二主体部分，其中限定有选择性地暴露于环境并可移除地保持在其中的电池的无菌密封电池容纳室，以及可操作地可移除地将第一连接器部分 到此。 第二连接器部分具有将RF组件电连接到双极触点的导体，用于当第一和第二连接器部件可拆卸地固定在一起时将射频信号提供给双极触点。

公开(公告)号：US20070187453A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-16

申请号：US11540255

申请日：2006-09-29

申请人： Kevin Smith ,  Matthew Palmer ,  Korey Kline ,  Derek Deville

发明人： Kevin Smith ,  Matthew Palmer ,  Korey Kline ,  Derek Deville

IPC分类号： A61B17/10

CPC分类号： A61B17/068 ,  A61B17/00234 ,  A61B17/072 ,  A61B17/07207 ,  A61B17/115 ,  A61B2017/003 ,  A61B2017/00389 ,  A61B2017/07214 ,  A61B2017/07271 ,  A61B2017/07285 ,  A61B2017/2927 ,  A61B2017/2931 ,  A61B2017/320052

摘要： A medical device includes a control handle, an end effector, and a passive articulating joint connecting the end effector to the handle. The handle has a stapling actuator, an articulation joint actuator different from the stapling actuator, and a body through which the stapling and articulation joint actuators traverse. The end effector has an anvil, a stapler cartridge with staples, and an anvil-cartridge control device connected thereto and to the stapling actuator and staples when the stapling actuator is actuated. The stapling actuator passes through the articulating joint and flexes correspondingly to articulation of the articulating joint. The articulation joint actuator, when unactuated, holds the articulation joint and, thereby, the end effector, in a substantially fixed articulation position, and, when actuated, releases the articulation joint into its freely articulating state to permit free articulation of the end effector dependent upon external forces acting upon the end effector.

摘要翻译： 医疗装置包括控制手柄，末端执行器和将端部执行器连接到手柄的被动铰接接头。 手柄具有装订致动器，与装订致动器不同的关节运动执行器，以及装订和关节运动关节致动器穿过的主体。 末端执行器具有砧座，具有订书钉的订书机盒和连接到其上的砧座控制装置，并且当装订致动器被致动时，钉砧致动器和订书钉。 缝合致动器穿过铰接接头并相应于铰接接头的铰接而弯曲。 当未致动时，关节运动关节致动器将关节运动关节保持在基本上固定的关节位置，并且在致动时将关节运动关节释放到其自由关节状态，以允许末端执行器依赖的自由关节 外力作用在末端执行器上。