Insufflating optical surgical instrument
    3.
    发明申请
    Insufflating optical surgical instrument 有权
    吸入光学手术器械

    公开(公告)号:US20050288622A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-12-29

    申请号:US11170567

    申请日:2005-06-29

    IPC分类号: A61B17/34 A61B19/00 A61M37/00

    摘要: An insufflating surgical instrument adapted for movement across an abdominal wall to insufflate an abdominal region of a patient is disclosed comprising a shaft having an insufflation channel extending along an axis between a proximal end and a distal end, the insufflation channel being adapted for connection to a source of fluid under pressure at the proximal end, a tip at the distal end of the shaft, and at least one vent hole formed at the tip or the shaft being in connection with the insufflation channel and being adapted to expel the fluid under pressure to insufflate the abdominal region. At least one of the tip and the shaft is formed of a translucent or transparent material such as polycarbonate to facilitate visualization of the abdominal wall and the abdominal region. The shaft includes a lumen extending along the axis between the proximal end and the distal end to enable insertion of a laparoscope. The lumen and insufflation channel may be formed as separate channels or as one shared channel. The tip may be blunt, the shaft and the tip may be integrally formed, and the vent hole may be of any geometric shape including round, oval, square and rectangular. The blunt tip may further comprise a marker to indicate penetration of the abdominal wall. In another aspect, the tip may be sharp, pointed or bladed to facilitate penetration of body tissue.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种适于穿过腹壁移动以吹入患者腹部区域的吹入式手术器械,包括具有沿近端和远端之间的轴延伸的吹入通道的轴,所述吹入通道适于连接到 在近端处于压力下的流体源,在轴的远端处的尖端,以及形成在尖端处的至少一个通气孔或与吹气通道连接的至少一个通气孔,并且适于在压力下将流体排出 灌注腹部区域。 至少前端和轴中的一个被一半透明或透明的材料形成,诸如聚碳酸酯,以便于腹壁和腹部区域的可视化。 轴包括沿近端和远端之间的轴线延伸的腔,以能够插入腹腔镜。 管腔和吹气通道可以形成为单独通道或一个共享通道。 尖端可以是钝的,在轴和尖端可以一体地形成,并且所述通风孔可以是任何几何形状,包括圆形,椭圆形,方形和矩形的。 钝尖可以进一步包括指示腹壁穿透的标记。 在另一方面,尖端可以是尖锐的,尖的或叶片的,以便于穿透身体组织。

    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
    5.
    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
    6.
    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。

    STEERABLE KINK-RESISTANT SHEATH
    7.
    发明申请
    STEERABLE KINK-RESISTANT SHEATH 有权
    可转换的耐酸洗

    公开(公告)号:US20070277921A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-12-06

    申请号:US11695449

    申请日:2007-04-02

    IPC分类号: B29D23/18

    摘要: A steerable kink resistant access device is provided having an elongated body and a steerable portion. The access sheath has an outside diameter sufficiently small so that it may be inserted into a body cavity or conduit. The access sheath typically has two internal lumen, a first lumen sized and configured as an access to a surgical site and a second lumen sized and configured to contain a tensioning device that, when acted upon, will deflect the steerable portion. The tensioning device may be directly or remotely attached to an actuation device that operates to control the tensioning and loosening of the tensioning device.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种具有细长主体和可转向部分的可转向扭结接近装置。 进入护套具有足够小的外径,使得其可以插入体腔或管道中。 进入护套通常具有两个内腔,第一腔的尺寸和构造为进入手术部位,第二腔具有尺寸和构造成容纳张紧装置,所述张紧装置在作用时将使可转向部分偏转。 张紧装置可以直接或远程地附接到操作以控制张紧装置的张紧和松动的致动装置。

    Kink-resistant access sheath and method of making same
    9.
    发明申请
    Kink-resistant access sheath and method of making same 有权
    抗折接线护套及其制作方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060144501A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-07-06

    申请号:US11319870

    申请日:2005-12-28

    IPC分类号: B65H81/00

    摘要: A releasable mechanism such as a cap is adapted for use with an access sheath having an elongate tube and a handle structure disposed at a proximal end of the tube. The releasable mechanism is sized and configured to fit the handle structure, which is shaped like the bell of a horn, to further facilitate use with surgical instrumentation. The releasable mechanism may operate as a separate cap that snaps onto the handle structure to provide access pathways to the sheath. The releasable mechanism may also be disposed at a proximal end of a surgical instrument to be introduced into the access sheath such that it may be interlocked with the sheath. In a method of manufacturing a kink-resistant sheath, a wire is initially coated with a plastic material, the coated wire is then wrapped around a mandrel forming a plurality of windings, and the wound coated wire is heated until the plastic material melts and bonds the windings to form a wire-reinforced sheath. The plastic material is preferably polyurethane but may be a thermoplastic, a thermoset or any plastic material having hard and/or soft durometer. The wound coated wire may be heated by capturing the windings within a shrink tube or compressing the windings in a mold and heating the windings until the sheath is formed. In another aspect of the invention, a mandrel is used as part of an extrusion process. In another aspect of the invention, another coating or outside layer could be formed over the spring reinforcement by dipping in a solvent based solution. In yet another embodiment of the invention, a braid such as a polyester braid may be used instead of or in addition to the coil spring to form a kink-resistant sheath.

    摘要翻译: 诸如盖的可释放机构适于与具有设置在管的近端处的细长管和手柄结构的进入护套一起使用。 所述可释放机构的尺寸和构造适合于将手柄结构(其形状像喇叭的钟形)配合,以进一步便于手术器械的使用。 可释放机构可以作为单独的盖子操作,该盖子卡扣在手柄结构上以提供到护套的通路。 可释放机构还可以设置在外科器械的近端处以被引入入口护套中,使得其可以与护套互锁。 在制造耐扭结护套的方法中,最初用塑料材料涂覆线,然后将涂覆的线缠绕在形成多个绕组的心轴上,并且加热伤口涂覆的线,直到塑料材料熔化并结合 绕组形成电线增强护套。 塑料材料优选为聚氨酯,但可以是热塑性塑料,热固性材料或具有硬和/或软硬度的任何塑料材料。 可以通过将收缩管内的绕组捕获或压缩模具中的绕组并加热绕组直到形成护套来加热伤口涂覆的线。 在本发明的另一方面,使用心轴作为挤出工艺的一部分。 在本发明的另一方面,可以通过浸渍在基于溶剂的溶液中在弹簧加强件上形成另一涂层或外层。 在本发明的另一个实施例中,可以使用诸如聚酯编织物的编织物代替螺旋弹簧或除了螺旋弹簧以外以形成扭结护套。

    Steerable kink resistant sheath
    10.
    发明申请
    Steerable kink resistant sheath 审中-公开
    可转向扭结护套

    公开(公告)号:US20050004515A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-01-06

    申请号:US10832867

    申请日:2004-04-26

    IPC分类号: A61M31/00

    摘要: A steerable kink resistant access device is provided having an elongated body and a steerable portion. The access sheath has an outside diameter sufficiently small so that it may be inserted into a body cavity or conduit. The access sheath typically has two internal lumen, a first lumen sized and configured as an access to a surgical site and a second lumen sized and configured to contain a tensioning device that, when acted upon, will deflect the steerable portion. The tensioning device may be directly or remotely attached to an actuation device that operates to control the tensioning and loosening of the tensioning device.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种具有细长主体和可转向部分的可转向扭结接近装置。 进入护套具有足够小的外径,使得其可以插入体腔或导管中。 进入护套通常具有两个内腔,第一腔的尺寸和构造为进入手术部位,第二腔具有尺寸和构造成容纳张紧装置,所述张紧装置在作用时将使可转向部分偏转。 张紧装置可以直接或远程地附接到操作以控制张紧装置的张紧和松动的致动装置。