Seal housing having anti-inversion features

    公开(公告)号:US20060264991A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-23

    申请号:US11119189

    申请日:2005-04-29

    IPC分类号: A61B17/32

    摘要: The invention is directed to a trocar adapted to form a seal around a surgical instrument, the trocar comprising a cannula having an axis extending between a proximal end and a distal end; a housing having a proximal wall and forming with the cannula a working channel sized and configured to receive the instrument; a septum seal disposed in the housing and extending transverse to the axis of the cannula across the working channel, the septum seal having a normal state when the instrument is absent from the working channel and a stretched state when the instrument is being withdrawn from the working channel; portions of the proximal wall of the housing defining an orifice sized and configured to receive the instrument into the working channel; and an elastomeric ring-shaped projection extending axially distally between the proximal wall and the septum seal, the ring-shaped projection having an axial length adapted to deform to prevent inversion and binding of the septum seal and the orifice upon withdrawal of the surgical instrument. In particular, the septum seal is prevented from reaching the orifice in the proximal wall of the housing when the instrument is withdrawn. The projection may be bonded, insert-molded, or compressively fitted to the proximal wall of the housing. The projection may be formed of an elastomeric material such as natural or synthetic rubber. The projection may further comprise a plurality of portions or fingers extending axially distally from the proximal wall, each of the extending portions or fingers may further include a living hinge. In another aspect, the ring-shaped projection may be formed on the surface of the septum seal instead of the proximal wall of the housing. That is, the ring-shaped projection may be formed to extend axially proximally from the surface of the septum seal toward the proximal wall of the housing.

    Medical tubing having variable characteristics and method of making same
    4.
    发明申请
    Medical tubing having variable characteristics and method of making same 审中-公开
    具有可变特性的医用管及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050165366A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-07-28

    申请号:US10766138

    申请日:2004-01-28

    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.

    摘要翻译: 本发明主要针对适于插入身体组织或空腔的医用管道以及沿管道长度制造管道的不同变化的方法。 管道包括多个单独的离散的大体环形元件,其串联布置并且熔合或粘合在一起形成连续的管状结构。 环形元件可以由热塑性材料或热固性材料形成。 环形元件可以包括沿着管状结构的长度组装的塑料环,金属环,未增强塑料环和/或金属增强塑料环,以提供可变的柔性和抗扭结性。 管状结构可以具有任何几何形状的横截面,并且其可以弯曲,扭曲或弯曲而没有扭结。 环形元件可以具有不同的弯曲模量。 环形元件可以包括沿着管状结构的不同部分或部分组装的柔性和刚性环形元件的组合。 环形元件可以是金属的并且可以用弹性的柔性弹性体粘合剂粘合,其中环形元件可以具有不同的长度,并且可以根据部分或部分的特性彼此靠近或更远地彼此熔合 的管道。 在本发明的另一方面,医疗管道还可包括用于控制管状结构的次管腔和拉线。 环形元件可以被截断以提供弯曲偏压。 在本发明的另一方面,环形元件可以在管状结构的不同部分或部分中的直径和/或组成变化。 在本发明的另一方面,一些环形元件可以是不透射线的,或者环形元件可以包括不同颜色以作为沿着管状结构的指示器。

    Surface treatments and modifications using nanostructure materials
    5.
    发明申请
    Surface treatments and modifications using nanostructure materials 审中-公开
    使用纳米结构材料的表面处理和修饰

    公开(公告)号:US20050113936A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-26

    申请号:US10976506

    申请日:2004-10-29

    摘要: The invention is directed to nanostructure surface treatments, coatings or modifications formed from nanoscale building blocks. The nanostructure surface treatments, modifications or coatings have hydrophobic, hydrophilic and surface adherence properties. The nanoscale building blocks have orientation, geometry, packing density and composition that may be adjusted to control the unique surface characteristics of the desired treatment, coating or modification. Applications of this nanostructure technology include surgical clips, staples, retractors, sutures and manipulators where an improvement in traction, retention or occlusion is desired without excessive material or tissue deformation or where high compressive forces would be undesirable, dangerous or ineffective. In one aspect, a nanostructure surface treatment for a medical device having an external surface is disclosed, wherein the treatment is applied on the external surface to provide a hydrophobic or a hydrophilic surface. With this aspect, the treatment comprises titanium dioxide and provides nanoscopic structures having nearly vertical sidewalls. The treated surface of the device has contact angles greater than or equal to 150 degrees. The vertical sidewalls provide a negative capillary effect and have a width of about 200 nm. The vertical sidewalls attach to a wet surface by the negative capillary effect. The van der Waals forces of the vertical sidewalls enable the treated surface to attach to a dry surface. The treatment may be vapor deposited and cured on the device, or the treatment may be laser blasted on the device.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及纳米结构表面处理,由纳米级结构单元形成的涂层或改性。 纳米结构表面处理,改性或涂层具有疏水性,亲水性和表面附着性。 纳米级结构单元具有取向,几何形状,填充密度和组成,可以调节以控制所需处理,涂层或改性的独特表面特性。 该纳米结构技术的应用包括手术夹,钉,牵开器,缝合线和操纵器,其中希望改善牵引力,保持力或闭塞,而不会产生过多的材料或组织变形,或者高压缩力是不希望的,危险的或无效的。 一方面,公开了一种具有外表面的医疗器械的纳米结构表面处理,其中将处理施加在外表面上以提供疏水或亲水表面。 在这方面,处理包括二氧化钛并提供具有近似垂直侧壁的纳米结构。 该设备的被处理表面具有大于或等于150度的接触角。 垂直侧壁提供负毛细管效应并具有约200nm的宽度。 垂直侧壁通过负毛细管效应附着在潮湿的表面上。 垂直侧壁的范德华力使得经处理的表面附着在干燥的表面上。 处理可以在装置上气相沉积和固化,或者可以在装置上激光喷射处理。

    Split hoop wound retractor
    6.
    发明申请
    Split hoop wound retractor 有权
    分割箍缠绕牵开器

    公开(公告)号:US20070149859A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-28

    申请号:US11548765

    申请日:2006-10-12

    IPC分类号: A61B1/32

    摘要: An incrementally adjustable wound retractor, which provides access to a body cavity, includes an inner ring having a diameter greater than the desired diameter of the wound incision, an outer ring having an annular axis and a diameter greater than the desired diameter of the wound incision, and a flexible sleeve disposed in a generally cylindrical form between the inner and outer rings. The outer ring includes first and second circular tubes spaced apart axially with each including a lumen having a rigid, noncompliant split hoop placed therein. The outer ring may be rolled over itself and around the annular axis to retract the sleeve with sufficient force to stretch the incision to the desired diameter. A gel cap seal may be coupled to the outer ring outside of the biological body to seal the opening produced by the wound retractor between the body cavity and outside the body cavity.

    摘要翻译: 提供进入体腔的增量可调的伤口牵开器包括直径大于所述伤口切口所需直径的内环,具有环形轴线的外环和直径大于伤口切口的期望直径的内环 以及在内环和外环之间以大致圆柱形的形式设置的柔性套管。 外环包括轴向间隔开的第一和第二圆形管,每个包括内腔,其具有放置在其中的刚性,不一致的分割箍。 外环可以自身滚动并围绕环形轴线以足够的力使套筒缩回以将切口拉伸到期望的直径。 凝胶帽密封件可以联接到生物体外部的外环,以密封由卷绕牵开器在体腔和体腔外部产生的开口。

    Trocars with advanced fixation
    7.
    发明申请
    Trocars with advanced fixation 有权
    Trocars与先进的固定

    公开(公告)号:US20070106319A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-10

    申请号:US11270181

    申请日:2005-11-09

    IPC分类号: A61M29/00 A61M5/178

    摘要: A trocar fixation device includes a cannula and an elongate tube mounted onto and coupled to the exterior surface of the cannula with the distal end of the cannula extending distally beyond the distal end of the elongate tube. The elongate tube includes a plurality of slits cut at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the elongate tube. The trocar fixation device is activated by rotating the proximal-end region of the elongate tube in a first direction and is deactivated by rotating the proximal-end region of the elongate tube in a second direction, opposite to the first direction. Activation of the trocar fixation device compresses the material positioned between adjacent slits and forces the material radially outwardly, away from the exterior surface of the cannula, thereby forming ridges. Deactivation of the trocar fixation device returns the exterior surface of the elongate tube to a substantially smooth condition.

    摘要翻译: 套管针固定装置包括插管和安装到套管的外表面上并连接到套管的外表面的细长管,套管的远端向远侧延伸超过细长管的远端。 细长管包括与细长管的纵向轴线成一定角度切割的多个切口。 套管针固定装置通过沿着第一方向旋转细长管的近端区域而被激活,并且通过沿与第一方向相反的第二方向旋转细长管的近端区域来停用。 套针针固定装置的激活压缩位于相邻狭缝之间的材料,并迫使材料径向向外,远离插管的外表面,从而形成脊。 套针针固定装置的停用将细长管的外表面返回到基本平滑的状态。

    Wound retractor with gel cap
    9.
    发明申请
    Wound retractor with gel cap 有权
    带有胶帽的伤口牵开器

    公开(公告)号:US20070088204A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-19

    申请号:US11548781

    申请日:2006-10-12

    IPC分类号: A61B1/32

    摘要: An incrementally adjustable wound retractor, which provides access to a body cavity, includes an inner ring having a diameter greater than the desired diameter of the wound incision, an outer ring having an annular axis and a diameter greater than the desired diameter of the wound incision, and a flexible sleeve disposed in a generally cylindrical form between the inner and outer rings. The outer ring includes first and second circular tubes spaced apart axially with each including a lumen having a rigid, noncompliant split hoop positioned therein. The outer ring may be rolled over itself and around the annular axis to retract the sleeve with sufficient force to stretch the incision to the desired diameter. A gel cap seal may be coupled to the outer ring outside of the biological body to seal the opening produced by the wound retractor between the body cavity and outside the body cavity.

    摘要翻译: 提供进入体腔的增量可调的伤口牵开器包括直径大于所述伤口切口所需直径的内环,具有环形轴线的外环和直径大于伤口切口的期望直径的内环 以及在内环和外环之间以大致圆柱形的形式设置的柔性套管。 外环包括轴向间隔开的第一和第二圆形管,每个管包括具有定位在其中的刚性的,不一致的分割箍的内腔。 外环可以自身滚动并围绕环形轴线以足够的力使套筒缩回以将切口拉伸到期望的直径。 凝胶帽密封件可以联接到生物体外部的外环,以密封由卷绕牵开器在体腔和体腔外部产生的开口。