Tissue welding and cutting apparatus and method
    7.
    发明授权
    Tissue welding and cutting apparatus and method 有权
    组织焊接和切割设备及方法

    公开(公告)号:US08197472B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-12

    申请号:US11090750

    申请日:2005-03-25

    IPC分类号: A61B18/04

    摘要: A surgical apparatus and methods for severing and welding tissue, in particular blood vessels. The apparatus includes an elongated shaft having a pair of relatively movable jaws at a distal end thereof. A first heating element on one of the jaws is adapted to heat up to a first temperature and form a welded region within the tissue, while a second heating element on one of the jaws is adapted to heat up to a second temperature and sever the tissue within the welded region. The first and second heating elements may be provided on the same or opposite jaws. A control handle provided on the proximal end of the elongated shaft includes controls for opening and closing the jaws, and may include an actuator for sending current through the first and second heating elements. The first and second heating elements may be electrically connected in series, and the first heating element may be bifurcated such that it conducts about one half of the current as the second heating element. A force-limiting mechanism provided either within the control handle, in the elongated shaft, or at the jaws limits the pressure applied to the tissue by the jaws to ensure that the tissue is severed and the ends effectively welded within a short amount of time.

    摘要翻译: 用于切断和焊接组织,特别是血管的手术设备和方法。 该装置包括细长轴,其在其远端具有一对相对可动的钳口。 其中一个钳口上的第一加热元件适于加热至第一温度并在组织内形成焊接区域,而其中一个钳口上的第二加热元件适于加热至第二温度并切断组织 在焊接区域内。 第一和第二加热元件可以设置在相同或相对的夹爪上。 设置在细长轴的近端的控制手柄包括用于打开和关闭钳口的控制器,并且可以包括用于通过第一和第二加热元件发送电流的致动器。 第一和第二加热元件可以串联电连接,并且第一加热元件可以分叉,使得其作为第二加热元件传导大约电流的一半。 设置在控制手柄,细长轴或钳口内的力限制机构限制由钳口施加到组织上的压力,以确保组织被切断并且端部在短时间内有效地焊接。

    Endovascular graft for providing a seal with vasculature
    8.
    发明授权
    Endovascular graft for providing a seal with vasculature 失效
    血管内移植物用于提供脉管系统的密封

    公开(公告)号:US07481822B1

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-27

    申请号:US10796543

    申请日:2004-03-08

    IPC分类号: A61M29/00

    摘要: A graft provided with a flexible sealing member to substantially prevent blood from leaking between the graft a lumen into which the graft is placed. In one embodiment, the flexible sealing member may be pressed against the vascular wall by an outwardly biased spring means attached to the sealing member. In other embodiments, the sealing member may be self-positioning upon deployment of the graft. The sealing member also may be formed into the shape of a toroid, which may be filled with thrombogenic material causing blood permeating into the toroid-shaped space to coagulate therein and hold the sealing member in place. It is also contemplated that the sealing member be formed from tufts of frayed yarn protruding circumferentially from the outer surface of the graft. A method of manufacturing such tufted yarn sealing members is also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 移植物设置有柔性密封构件,以基本上防止血液在移植物之间泄漏,移植物被置于其中。 在一个实施例中,柔性密封构件可以通过附接到密封构件的向外偏置的弹簧装置压靠在血管壁上。 在其它实施例中,密封构件可以在移植物展开时自我定位。 密封构件也可以形成为环形的形状,其可以填充血栓形成材料,导致血液渗透到环形空间中以凝结在其中并将密封构件保持在适当位置。 还可以设想,密封构件由从移植物的外表面周向突出的磨粒纱线形成。 还公开了这种簇绒纱线密封件的制造方法。

    Nitinol frame heating and setting mandrel
    9.
    发明授权
    Nitinol frame heating and setting mandrel 有权
    镍钛诺框架加热和定型心轴

    公开(公告)号:US06279368B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-08-28

    申请号:US09589670

    申请日:2000-06-07

    IPC分类号: B21D3716

    CPC分类号: A61F2/90

    摘要: An apparatus for heating and setting a stent having curved limb elements. The apparatus is a mandrel having a restraining mechanism such as pins placed on the outer surface of the mandrel or shallow grooves machined in the outer surface of the mandrel to hold and mold the stent. The mandrel helps alleviate stresses induced upon stent elements during the heating and setting process and produces a more exact stent according to the desired stent design.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于加热和固定具有弯曲肢体元件的支架的装置。 该装置是具有限制机构的心轴,例如放置在心轴的外表面上的销或在心轴的外表面中加工的浅槽以保持和模制支架。 心轴有助于减轻在加热和凝固过程中由支架元件引起的应力,并根据所需的支架设计产生更精确的支架。

    Endovascular graft for providing a seal with vasculature
    10.
    发明授权
    Endovascular graft for providing a seal with vasculature 失效
    血管内移植物用于提供脉管系统的密封

    公开(公告)号:US08211139B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-03

    申请号:US12339166

    申请日:2008-12-19

    IPC分类号: A61M29/00

    摘要: A graft provided with a flexible sealing member to substantially prevent blood from leaking between the graft a lumen into which the graft is placed. In one embodiment, the flexible sealing member may be pressed against the vascular wall by an outwardly biased spring means attached to the sealing member. In other embodiments, the sealing member may be self-positioning upon deployment of the graft. The sealing member also may be formed into the shape of a toroid, which may be filled with thrombogenic material causing blood permeating into the toroid-shaped space to coagulate therein and hold the sealing member in place. It is also contemplated that the sealing member be formed from tufts of frayed yarn protruding circumferentially from the outer surface of the graft. A method of manufacturing such tufted yarn sealing members is also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 移植物设置有柔性密封构件,以基本上防止血液在移植物之间泄漏,移植物被置于其中。 在一个实施例中,柔性密封构件可以通过附接到密封构件的向外偏置的弹簧装置压靠在血管壁上。 在其它实施例中,密封构件可以在移植物展开时自我定位。 密封构件也可以形成为环形的形状,其可以填充血栓形成材料,导致血液渗透到环形空间中以凝结在其中并将密封构件保持在适当位置。 还可以设想,密封构件由从移植物的外表面周向突出的磨粒纱线形成。 还公开了这种簇绒纱线密封件的制造方法。