Locking mechanisms for fixation devices and methods of engaging tissue

    公开(公告)号:US20060020275A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-01-26

    申请号:US11130818

    申请日:2005-05-16

    IPC分类号: A61B17/08

    摘要: Devices, systems and methods are provided for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. In particular, fixation devices are provided comprising a pair of elements each having a first end, a free end opposite the first end, and an engagement surface therebetween for engaging the tissue, the first ends being moveable between an open position wherein the free ends are spaced apart and a closed position wherein the free ends are closer together with the engagement surfaces generally facing each other. The fixation devices also include a locking mechanism coupled to the elements for locking the elements in place. The devices, systems and methods of the invention will find use in a variety of therapeutic procedures, including endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical procedures, and can be used in various anatomical regions, including the abdomen, thorax, cardiovascular system, heart, intestinal tract, stomach, urinary tract, bladder, lung, and other organs, vessels, and tissues. The invention is particularly useful in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations, where the instruments utilized must negotiate long, narrow, and tortuous pathways to the treatment site.

    Articulated surgical probe and method for use
    18.
    发明授权
    Articulated surgical probe and method for use 有权
    铰接手术探针和使用方法

    公开(公告)号:US07976559B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-12

    申请号:US11263744

    申请日:2005-11-01

    IPC分类号: A61B17/00 A61B1/00

    摘要: A surgical probe includes an articulated digit located at a distal end of a positioning shaft having a longitudinal axis. An actuator is located at a proximal end of the positioning shaft that is operatively connected to the articulated digit so as to move it between a continuous range of positions from an extended position to a substantially curved position while maintaining a kinesthetic relationship between a surgeon's finger engaging the actuator and the articulated digit. Preferably, the surgeons finger position and shape directly correspond to the position and shape of the articulated digit. A method is provided for probing, dissecting, and retracting anatomical structures.

    摘要翻译: 手术探针包括位于具有纵向轴线的定位轴的远端处的铰接位置。 致动器位于定位轴的近端处,其可操作地连接到铰接位置,以便将其在从延伸位置到基本上弯曲的位置的连续的位置范围内移动,同时保持外科医生的手指接合之间的动觉关系 执行器和铰接数字。 优选地,外科医生的手指位置和形状直接对应于铰接数字的位置和形状。 提供一种用于探测,解剖和缩回解剖结构的方法。

    SWING PRISM ENDOSCOPE
    20.
    发明申请
    SWING PRISM ENDOSCOPE 审中-公开
    旋转内镜内窥镜

    公开(公告)号:US20100030031A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-02-04

    申请号:US12502101

    申请日:2009-07-13

    IPC分类号: A61B1/06 A61M29/02

    摘要: A variable direction of view endoscope is positionable at desired locations within the ear, nose, throat, paranasal sinuses or cranium to accomplish visualization. A method of use includes introducing the variable direction of view endoscope into a nasal cavity with the endoscope adjusted to a first direction of view between about 0 degrees and about 15 degrees relative to a longitudinal axis of the endoscope. A therapeutic device is introduced into the nasal cavity and the endoscope is adjusted to a second direction of view directed toward the sinus opening or passageway. The method also includes advancing the therapeutic device into or through the sinus opening and viewing at least one of the sinus opening or passageway or the therapeutic device using the endoscope adjusted to the second direction of view.

    摘要翻译: 可变方向内窥镜可定位在耳朵,鼻子,喉部,鼻旁窦或颅骨内的期望位置处以完成可视化。 一种使用方法包括:将内窥镜的可变方向引导到相对于内窥镜的纵向轴线在约0度至约15度之间的第一方向上被调节到内窥镜。 将治疗装置引入到鼻腔中,并且将内窥镜调节到朝向窦开口或通道的第二方向。 该方法还包括将治疗装置推入或穿过窦口,并使用调整到第二方向的内窥镜观察窦口或通道或治疗装置中的至少一个。