High-consistency nonabsorbable braided suture stock of specified size is prepared from twisted multifilament strands braided together with a tightness of weave of less than 60 picks/inch. The suture stock can be cut to provide sutures, which may be combined with needles to provide surgical sutures for wound closure.
A61B 17/06 - AiguillesSupports ou empaquetages pour aiguilles ou matériaux de suture
A61L 17/10 - Matériaux au moins partiellement résorbables contenant des matériaux macromoléculaires
D04C 1/06 - Tresses ou dentelles destinées à des usages particuliers
A61B 17/04 - Instruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux pour refermer les plaies ou les maintenir ferméesAccessoires utilisés en liaison avec ces opérations pour la suture des plaiesSupports ou emballages pour aiguilles ou matériaux de suture
A61B 17/00 - Instruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux
A retractable knife includes a blade that is mounted on a blade mounting element, where the blade mounting element is located within and is slidably engaged with a handle. The blade is moved from a retracted to an exposed position upon pushing a button of the blade mounting element, which results in a cantilever arm bending downwards into an open space, and then pushing the element forward to move the blade outside of the protection afforded by the handle. A slit in the handle guides the movement of the blade mounting element.
A nonabsorbable braided surgical suture stock of specified size with a high level of diameter consistency along its length lacking a core and comprising an elongate tubular sleeve surrounding an elongate tubular cavity is prepared from a plurality of multifilament strands twisted to specific degrees (turns per meter) and braided together at a rate and weave density that provides a specific plaits per centimeter to form a sleeve lacking any monofilament strands. The suture stock can be cut to provide sutures, which may be combined with needles to provide surgical sutures for wound closure.
A61B 17/04 - Instruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux pour refermer les plaies ou les maintenir ferméesAccessoires utilisés en liaison avec ces opérations pour la suture des plaiesSupports ou emballages pour aiguilles ou matériaux de suture
A61L 17/00 - Matériaux pour suture chirurgicale ou pour ligature des vaisseaux sanguins
A61L 17/10 - Matériaux au moins partiellement résorbables contenant des matériaux macromoléculaires
High-consistency nonabsorbable braided suture stock of specified size is prepared from twisted multifilament strands braided together with a tightness of weave of less than 60 picks/inch. The suture stock can be cut to provide sutures, which may be combined with needles to provide surgical sutures for wound closure.
A61B 17/04 - Instruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux pour refermer les plaies ou les maintenir ferméesAccessoires utilisés en liaison avec ces opérations pour la suture des plaiesSupports ou emballages pour aiguilles ou matériaux de suture
A61B 17/06 - AiguillesSupports ou empaquetages pour aiguilles ou matériaux de suture
The present disclosure is directed towards an apparatus for holding a suture. The apparatus may comprise a carrier including a base. The carrier may be configured to retain a cover over the base. The base may be configured to mount the carrier on a fixture and include a primary wrapping path disposed thereon, the wrapping path for wrapping at least a portion of a suture thread. The apparatus may include a plurality of suture retaining canopies located at an outer portion of the primary wrapping path and projecting from the base. The suture retaining canopies may be configured to facilitate retaining a suture thread within the primary suture path. The apparatus may also include a needle retainer disposed on the base. The needle retainer may include at least one slot configured to retain a needle.
A61B 17/04 - Instruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux pour refermer les plaies ou les maintenir ferméesAccessoires utilisés en liaison avec ces opérations pour la suture des plaiesSupports ou emballages pour aiguilles ou matériaux de suture
The present disclosure is directed towards an apparatus comprising a card adapted to mount on a fixture and further adapted to fold into a box-shaped package with at least one wall and an internal cavity adapted to contain a suture, the card including a base and a plurality of tabs extending from the base, wherein one of the plurality of tabs includes a needle nest and one of the plurality of tabs is adapted to unfold and open one wall for removing the suture.
A snare for snaring an article in a vessel of a vascular system or other body vessel. The snare includes a core cable having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The snare also includes first, second and third loops each having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, and a mid-portion therebetween formed by spaced apart first and second sides connected together at the distal end portion of the loop. The mid-portions of each of the loops cross over mid portions of one of the other two loops, and the loops are only connected together at their proximal end portions, where they are gathered together and attached to the distal end portion of the core cable. The loops are movable between an open position and a closed position.
A61B 17/22 - Instruments pour comprimer les ulcères ou similaires placés sur les organes internes du corpsInstruments pour curer les cavités des organes du corps, p. ex. des osInstruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux pour l'élimination ou la destruction invasives des calculs utilisant des vibrations mécaniquesInstruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux pour l'élimination non prévue ailleurs des obstructions dans les vaisseaux sanguins
A61B 17/221 - Dispositifs de préhension des calculs en forme de boucles ou de paniers
A61B 17/50 - Instruments pour retirer les corps étrangers du corps humain
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, outillage ou accessoires spécialement adaptés à la chirurgie ou au diagnostic non couverts par l'un des groupes , p. ex. pour le traitement de la luxation ou pour la protection de bords de blessures
A61F 2/01 - Filtres implantables dans les vaisseaux sanguins
A61F 2/95 - Instruments spécialement adaptés pour insérer ou retirer les stents ou les endoprothèses déployables couvertes
A drug-eluting self-retaining suture comprises a filament, a plurality of retainers, and a drug impregnated in or coated on the filament. The shape and distribution of retainers modifies the in vivo release kinetics of the drug. The drug release kinetics may be modified uniformly or region by region. The self-retaining suture may for example be used for reattaching severed nerves and release nerve growth factor or other regeneration accelerating agents into the region of the nerve injury.
A61B 17/04 - Instruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux pour refermer les plaies ou les maintenir ferméesAccessoires utilisés en liaison avec ces opérations pour la suture des plaiesSupports ou emballages pour aiguilles ou matériaux de suture
A61L 17/14 - Post-traitement afin d'améliorer les propriétés physiques
A snare for snaring an article in a vessel of a vascular system or other body vessel. The snare includes a core cable having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The snare also includes first, second and third loops each having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, and a mid-portion therebetween formed by spaced apart first and second sides connected together at the distal end portion of the loop. The mid-portions of each of the loops cross over mid portions of one of the other two loops, and the loops are only connected together at their proximal end portions, where they are gathered together and attached to the distal end portion of the core cable. The loops are movable between an open position and a closed position.
A61B 17/221 - Dispositifs de préhension des calculs en forme de boucles ou de paniers
A61B 17/22 - Instruments pour comprimer les ulcères ou similaires placés sur les organes internes du corpsInstruments pour curer les cavités des organes du corps, p. ex. des osInstruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux pour l'élimination ou la destruction invasives des calculs utilisant des vibrations mécaniquesInstruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux pour l'élimination non prévue ailleurs des obstructions dans les vaisseaux sanguins
A snare for snaring an article in a vessel of a vascular system or other body vessel. The snare includes a core cable having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The snare also includes first, second and third loops each having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, and a mid-portion therebetween formed by spaced apart first and second sides connected together at the distal end portion of the loop. The mid-portions of each of the loops cross over mid portions of one of the other two loops, and the loops are only connected together at their proximal end portions, where they are gathered together and attached to the distal end portion of the core cable. The loops are movable between an open position and a closed position.
A61B 17/22 - Instruments pour comprimer les ulcères ou similaires placés sur les organes internes du corpsInstruments pour curer les cavités des organes du corps, p. ex. des osInstruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux pour l'élimination ou la destruction invasives des calculs utilisant des vibrations mécaniquesInstruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux pour l'élimination non prévue ailleurs des obstructions dans les vaisseaux sanguins
A marked heterofunctional suture thread has two or more sections having different features. One or more sections of the suture thread are provided with laser-marked and non-laser marked indicia in order that they may be identified and differentiated from other sections. The suture thread may have retainers on the surface of one or more sections such that the suture thread can engage and retain tissue without knots. The markers may be used to indicate fixed features of a section of suture thread such as the presence and/orientation of retainers. In particular embodiments, laser-marked and non-laser marked indicia are used to identify the transition section of a bidirectional self-retaining suture.
A61B 17/04 - Instruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux pour refermer les plaies ou les maintenir ferméesAccessoires utilisés en liaison avec ces opérations pour la suture des plaiesSupports ou emballages pour aiguilles ou matériaux de suture
D02G 3/34 - Filés ou fils comportant des boutons, des grosseurs, des spirales, des boucles, des flammes et autres effets irréguliers ou décoratifs, c.-à-d. filés ou fils à effet
A self-retaining braided suture comprises a braided suture with tissue retainers formed on the surface such that the suture can engage and retain tissue without knots. The suture includes a plurality of braided fibers which may be covered by a non-braided sheath of a material which enhances the formation, elevation and/or deployment of the retainers. The retainers can be formed so as not to disrupt the braided fibers. The self-retaining braided suture has properties which enhance the tensile strength of the suture while preserving flexibility and durability. Methods for manufacturing and using self-retaining braided suture are also described.
A61B 17/04 - Instruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux pour refermer les plaies ou les maintenir ferméesAccessoires utilisés en liaison avec ces opérations pour la suture des plaiesSupports ou emballages pour aiguilles ou matériaux de suture
A biopsy device handle for use with a biopsy device needle set, comprising a housing, a throw depth selection assembly, a cocking assembly, a carriage assembly, a needle set driver assembly, and an actuating assembly. A safety feature may be incorporated into the device to reduce or eliminate the chance of unintentional firing of the biopsy device.
A needle set for use in a biopsy device, where the needle set includes a plurality of annularly nested cannulae. Each of the cannulae have a distal end, a proximal end, a lumen, and a cannula body. At least two of the cannulae are joined at their proximal ends. The distal ends of the two joined cannulae are mountable in a biopsy device. At least one of the two joined cannulae further have at least two flexible linkages joining the cannula body to its proximal end. Upon rotating the cannula body around its longitudinal axis while fixing the proximal end, the linkages present therebetween will contact one another, effectively cutting the luminal space between the cannula body and the proximal end of the cannula, thereby also cutting any material, for example biopsy material, present in the lumen.
A61M 25/01 - Introduction, guidage, avance, mise en place ou maintien en position des cathéters
A61M 25/088 - Introduction, guidage, avance, mise en place ou maintien en position des cathéters utilisant un cathéter supplémentaire, p. ex. pour atteindre des endroits relativement inaccessibles
33.
LENGTH OF SELF-RETAINING SUTURE AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR USING THE SAME
A method and device for anchoring a length of self-retaining suture. The method of anchoring includes providing for an assembly having a length of self-retaining suture and a suture insertion device. The length of suture includes at least a portion of the length having a plurality of retainers thereon extending in a first direction. The insertion device has a length and a recess to receive a portion of the suture length. The method further includes placing a portion of the suture length in the recess and inserting the device into the body of a mammal until the recess reaches a predetermined location thereby forming an insertion pathway. The method further includes retrieving the insertion device from the body by moving the insertion device in a direction substantially opposed to the insertion pathway.
A61B 17/04 - Instruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux pour refermer les plaies ou les maintenir ferméesAccessoires utilisés en liaison avec ces opérations pour la suture des plaiesSupports ou emballages pour aiguilles ou matériaux de suture
A61B 17/06 - AiguillesSupports ou empaquetages pour aiguilles ou matériaux de suture
A61B 17/03 - Instruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux pour refermer les plaies ou les maintenir ferméesAccessoires utilisés en liaison avec ces opérations
A marked heterofunctional surgical filament. The filament comprises two or more sections having different features, and the different sections of the filament are provided with markers in order that they may be identified and differentiated. The filament may have retainers on the surface of one or more sections such that the filament can engage and retain tissue without knots. The markers may be used to indicate fixed features of a section of filament such as the presence and/orientation of retainers. The markers may be utilized to indicate conditions of the filament such as tension. The markers may be directly readable or be machine-readable. The surgical filament is thin and flexible and may be used for suturing.
A self-retaining suture comprises a filament. The filament has retainers on the surface such that the filament can engage and retain tissue without knots. The filament comprises one or more materials at least one of which is a shape-memory polymer or shape-memory alloy. The shape-memory material is used to cause the shape of the retainers and or the filament to transition from a first configuration to a second configuration in response to a transition stimulus. The transition stimulus may be applied before, during, or after deployment of the suture in tissue. In particular, the shape-memory material may be used to enhance the formation, elevation and/or deployment of the retainers. Methods for manufacturing the filament and retainers are also described.
Disclosed are hydrogel compositions formed by the mixture of a tetramethylmethane substituted with one or more polyethylene glycols, and wherein each polyethylene glycol substituent is independently further substituted with one or more electrophilic groups, and a tetramethylmethane substituted with one or more polyethylene glycols, and wherein each polyethylene glycol substituent is independently further substituted with one or more nucleophilic groups. Disclosed are also methods of preparing the above hydrogels. The hydrogel compositions can further comprise pharmaceuticals, such as analgesics or local anesthetics. Disclosed are also methods of sealing a wound, preventing post-surgical adhesion, and reducing post-surgical pain using the disclosed hydrogels.
C08G 65/00 - Composés macromoléculaires obtenus par des réactions créant une liaison éther dans la chaîne principale de la macromolécule
A61K 47/48 - Préparations médicinales caractérisées par les ingrédients non actifs utilisés, p.ex. supports, additifs inertes l'ingrédient non actif étant chimiquement lié à l'ingrédient actif, p.ex. conjugués polymère-médicament
37.
SELF-RETAINING SUTURES WITH BI-DIRECTIONAL RETAINERS OR UNI-DIRECTIONAL RETAINERS
Provided herein are sutures for use in a procedure applied to tissue, and methods for forming such sutures. Some sutures include bi-directional retainers, each of which can be deployed in two directions, but once deployed in one direction, resist motion in the opposite direction. Other sutures include uni-directional retainers that are conical in shape, and include tissue engaging protrusions that extend from edges and/or angled walls of the conical retainers.
Anti-infective catheters are provided. Such catheters comprise a composition that comprises a pyrimidine analog, polyurethane, and cellulose or a cellulose-derived polymer, for example, in form of a coating. In addition, anti-infective compositions and methods of making and using anti-infective catheters are provided.
A method and device to elevate retainers on a suture thread to a desired angle such that the retainers can retain the desired elevation. The retainers can be elevated using an apparatus having at least one roller and at least one bending bar, wherein the bending bar contacts the retainers adjacent to the at least one roller to apply a force to the retainers. The retainers can also be elevated using a tube-shaped apparatus which allows the retainers on a suture thread to be bent by the inner surface of the tube-shaped apparatus. In various embodiments of the invention, a suture can be made up of an inner core and a coating that upon a stimuli increases the protrusion of the retainers away from the suture core thereby ensuring that the suture is held securely in place, preventing wound separation and dehiscence. In an embodiment of the invention, the application of the coating to the outer face of the retainer and attractive forces between the coating at different points results in the distension of the retainers away from the suture core. In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the coating inserts into the cut associated with the retainer and repulsive or expansive forces result in a pushing out of the cut and thereby the distending of the retainers away from the suture core.
A61B 17/03 - Instruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux pour refermer les plaies ou les maintenir ferméesAccessoires utilisés en liaison avec ces opérations
A61B 17/06 - AiguillesSupports ou empaquetages pour aiguilles ou matériaux de suture
40.
APPARTAUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING SELF-RETAINING SUTURES
An apparatus and method for cutting retainers on a continuous strand is provided. The apparatus may include a rotary head member configured to be rotatably driven about a longitudinal axis. The rotary head member may include a center hole substantially coincident with the longitudinal axis and configured to receive the strand. A retainer forming member may be supported on the rotary head member and may include a cutting edge directed substantially inward toward the longitudinal axis. When the rotary head member rotates about the longitudinal axis and the strand is continuously pulled through the center hole along the longitudinal axis, the cutting edge may intermittently or continuously cuts retainers about an outer surface of the strand.
A61B 17/04 - Instruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux pour refermer les plaies ou les maintenir ferméesAccessoires utilisés en liaison avec ces opérations pour la suture des plaiesSupports ou emballages pour aiguilles ou matériaux de suture
A61B 17/03 - Instruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux pour refermer les plaies ou les maintenir ferméesAccessoires utilisés en liaison avec ces opérations
41.
SELF-RETAINING SUTURES WITH HEAT-CONTACT MEDIATED RETAINERS
Provided herein are sutures to be used in a procedure applied to tissue, and methods for forming such sutures. A suture can include an elongated suture body and a plurality of heat-contact mediated retainers extending from and along the elongated suture body. The heat-contact mediated retainers can be formed by temporarily contacting the elongated suture body with one or more heated element.
A61B 17/04 - Instruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux pour refermer les plaies ou les maintenir ferméesAccessoires utilisés en liaison avec ces opérations pour la suture des plaiesSupports ou emballages pour aiguilles ou matériaux de suture
The present invention combines synthetic, natural and recombinant polymers for making a self-retaining suture. In an embodiment of the present invention recombinant polyhydroxyalkanoate (rPHA) polymers and/or polyglycolic acid polymers are incorporated into the suture. In various embodiments of the invention, materials are incorporated into the suture to illicit a tissue response reaction. The tissue response reaction results in deposition of collagen around the tissue retainer in the tissue thereby increasing the retention of the tissue retainer in the tissue. In various embodiments of the invention, the core of the suture is made from a material that does not illicit a tissue response reaction. In various embodiments of the invention, the core can be chose to enhance elasticity and strength of the suture.
An embodiment of a suture for use in a surgical procedure applied to tissue comprises an elongated body having a first end and a second end, and a plurality of retainers arranged along a portion of the elongated body. The retainers substantially yield to motion of the elongated body within the tissue when the elongated body is drawn at the first end and resist motion of the elongated within the tissue when the elongated body is drawn at the second end. The retainers include an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface extending from a periphery of the elongated body and the lower surface having at least two facets.
A61B 17/04 - Instruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux pour refermer les plaies ou les maintenir ferméesAccessoires utilisés en liaison avec ces opérations pour la suture des plaiesSupports ou emballages pour aiguilles ou matériaux de suture
Suture packaging and methods of use related thereto, wherein sutures are stored in suture packaging (100) having a panel (102) with apertures (104), needle parks (106, 500) removably or fixedly and selectively inserted into the apertures, and wrapping pegs (108, 400) removably or fixedly and selectively inserted into the apertures. The suture package can further comprise a tab (716) and a tab slot (718) for closing the package.
The present invention relates generally to self-retaining systems for surgical procedures, methods of manufacturing self-retaining systems for surgical procedures, and their uses.
A61B 17/06 - AiguillesSupports ou empaquetages pour aiguilles ou matériaux de suture
A61B 17/04 - Instruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux pour refermer les plaies ou les maintenir ferméesAccessoires utilisés en liaison avec ces opérations pour la suture des plaiesSupports ou emballages pour aiguilles ou matériaux de suture
A medical device includes a polymer composition on a surface. The polymer composition is bonded to a surface of the medical device using an adhesion promoter.
B05D 3/00 - Traitement préalable des surfaces sur lesquelles des liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides doivent être appliquésTraitement ultérieur des revêtements appliqués, p. ex. traitement intermédiaire d'un revêtement déjà appliqué, pour préparer les applications ultérieures de liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides
Surgical, medical and veterinary apparatus and instruments;
devices for administering medicines; medical devices;
sutures; surgical suture kits consisting of sutures and
needles.
Implants are associated with a combination of paclitaxel or derivatives and dipyridamole or derivatives in order to inhibit fibrosis that may otherwise occur when the implant is placed within an animal. Exemplary implants include intravascular implants (e.g., coronary and peripheral vascular stents, catheters, balloons), non-vascular stents, pumps and sensors, vascular grafts, perivascular devices, implants for hemodialysis access, vena cava filters, implants for providing an anastomotic connection, electrical devices, intraocular implants, and soft tissue implants and fillers.
A61K 31/519 - PyrimidinesPyrimidines hydrogénées, p. ex. triméthoprime condensées en ortho ou en péri avec des hétérocycles
A61K 31/337 - Composés hétérocycliques ayant l'oxygène comme seul hétéro-atome d'un cycle, p. ex. fungichromine ayant des cycles à quatre chaînons, p. ex. taxol
A61K 47/30 - Composés macromoléculaires organiques ou inorganiques, p. ex. polyphosphates inorganiques
A61K 9/00 - Préparations médicinales caractérisées par un aspect particulier
A present invention provides composite drug delivery systems and methods for maintaining or improving a integrity of body passageways (i.e., for example, blood vessels) following surgery, such as at a graft site, or injury. Delivery systems including one or more bioactive agents and a polymer matrix, reinforced by a fibrous construct are described. The fibrous constructs provide a predictable rate of degradation and therapeutic agent release based upon surface area and density relationships. Representative examples of bioactive agents include microtubule stabilizing agents (i.e., for example, paclitaxel), anti-angiogenic factors, inhibitors of smooth muscle cell growth or proliferation, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and some factors useful preventing and/or reducing a proliferative biological response that may obstruct or hinder a optimal functioning of a passageway or cavity.
Medical devices and methods are provided for a minimally-invasive cosmetic breast lift and/or nipple lift procedure. In the procedure, barbed sutures are used to accomplish the cosmetic breast lift and/or nipple lift through small punctures by deploying the sutures caudally from stable anatomical features into the breast tissue.
05 - Produits pharmaceutiques, vétérinaires et hygièniques
10 - Appareils et instruments médicaux
Produits et services
(1) Wound closure devices, namely, sutures and surgical needles; wound closure materials, namely natural and synthetic polymers for use in wound closure; suture kits comprised of sutures and needles.
(1) Intravascular and vascular retrieval system, namely, a surgical and interventional device for the retrieval of matter and objects from human and animal vascular systems.
Surgical, medical, odontological and veterinary apparatus and instruments, including knives, blades and hooks for medical use and surgical purposes, needles and suture material for medical use and surgical purposes; members, eyes and artificial teeth, orthopaedic articles; all the afore mentioned goods included in class 10.
Sutures are used in combination with anti-scarring agents to inhibit fibrosis between the sutures and the host tissues into which the sutures are inserted. Compositions and methods are described for use in reducing excessive scarring, surgical adhesion, and other disorders.
Sutures are used in combination with fibrosing agents to induce or stimulate fibrosis that between the sutures and the host tissues into which the sutures are inserted. Compositions and methods are described for use in lifting tissue, closing wound, and other applications.
Medical apparatus and instruments; surgical apparatus and instruments, in particular surgical blades and knives for surgical purposes; surgical tools for use in ophthalmic surgery.
05 - Produits pharmaceutiques, vétérinaires et hygièniques
10 - Appareils et instruments médicaux
Produits et services
Pharmaceutical compositions. Surgical, medical and veterinary apparatus and instruments; drug delivery devices; medical devices; sutures; suture kits comprised of sutures and needles.
The present invention provides devices or implants that comprise anti- scarring drug combinations, methods or making such devices or implants, and methods of inhibiting fibrosis between the devices or implants and tissue surrounding the devices or implants. The present invention also provides compositions that comprise anti-fÊbrotic drug combinations, and their uses in various medical applications including the prevention of surgical adhesions, treatment of inflammatory arthritis, treatment of scars and keloids, the treatment of vascular disease, and the prevention of cartilage loss.
Electrical devices (e.g., cardiac rhythm management and neurostimulation devices) for contact with tissue are used in combination with an anti- scarring drug combination or a composition that comprises an anti-scarring drug combination to inhibit scarring that may otherwise occur when the devices are implanted within an animal.
Pumps and sensors for contact with tissue are used in combination with an anti-scarring agent or a composition that comprises an anti-scarring agent to inhibit scarring that may otherwise occur when the pumps and sensors are implanted within an animal.
Soft tissue implants (e.g., breast, pectoral, chin, facial, lip, and nasal implants) are used in combination with an anti-scarring drug combination in order to inhibit scarring that may otherwise occur when the implant is placed within an animal.
A61F 2/00 - Filtres implantables dans les vaisseaux sanguinsProthèses, c.-à-d. éléments de substitution ou de remplacement pour des parties du corpsAppareils pour les assujettir au corpsDispositifs maintenant le passage ou évitant l'affaissement de structures corporelles tubulaires, p. ex. stents
The present invention describes compositions, devices, and methods for the production, use and administration of the composition having a non-thermoreversible block copolymer composition.
05 - Produits pharmaceutiques, vétérinaires et hygièniques
10 - Appareils et instruments médicaux
Produits et services
(1) Sutures; catheters; infusion catheters; central venous catheters; medical devices for use in administering fluids and drugs, namely, cardiovascular infusion lines and cardiovascular ports; biopsy instruments; breast biopsy site markers, for use in medical procedures; medical guidewires; scalpels; punctual occlusion products for medical use, namely, medical introducers and punctal plugs; surgical and ophthalmic blades; surgical blades, namely, scalpel blades, trephines and donor tissue punches, and related instruments for corneal transplant surgery; needles for medical use, namely, suture needles; medical and surgical needles; wound dressings, namely, non-invasive topical hemostasis pads, hemostats and sealants, bonewax mechanical hemostatic sealant; and all of the aforementioned goods having lubricious polymer coatings.
05 - Produits pharmaceutiques, vétérinaires et hygièniques
10 - Appareils et instruments médicaux
Produits et services
(1) Sutures; scalpels; punctual occlusion products for medical use, namely, medical introducers and punctal plugs; surgical and ophthalmic blades; surgical blades, namely, scalpel blades, trephines and donor tissue punches, and related instruments for corneal transplant surgery; wound dressings, namely, non-invasive topical hemostasis pads, hemostats and sealants, bonewax mechanical hemostatic sealant; and all of the aforementioned goods having lubricious polymer coatings.
05 - Produits pharmaceutiques, vétérinaires et hygièniques
10 - Appareils et instruments médicaux
Produits et services
(1) Sutures; catheters; infusion catheters; central venous catheters; medical devices for use in administering fluids and drugs, namely, cardiovascular infusion lines and cardiovascular ports; biopsy instruments; breast biopsy site markers, for use in medical procedures; medical guidewires; scalpels; punctual occlusion products for medical use, namely, medical introducers and punctal plugs; surgical and ophthalmic blades; surgical blades, namely, scalpel blades, trephines and donor tissue punches, and related instruments for corneal transplant surgery; needles for medical use, namely, suture needles; medical and surgical needles; wound dressings, namely, non-invasive topical hemostasis pads, hemostats and sealants, bonewax mechanical hemostatic sealant; and all of the aforementioned goods having lubricious polymer coatings.
Crosslinkable compositions are provided that readily crosslink in situ to provide crosslinked biomaterials. The composition contains at least two biocompatible, non-immunogenic components having reactive groups thereon, with the functional groups selected so as to enable inter-reaction between the components, i.e., crosslinking. In one embodiment, a first component has nucleophilic groups and a second component has electrophilic groups. Additional components may have nucleophilic or electrophilic groups. Methods for preparing and using the compositions are also provided as are kits for delivery of the compositions. Exemplary uses for the crosslinked compositions include tissue augmentation, biologically active agent delivery, bioadhesion, and prevention of adhesions following surgery or injury.
MEDICAL DEVICES, NAMELY, SUTURES [ AND LIGATURES ] FOR USE IN WOUND CLOSURE, TISSUE RE-ORIENTATION AND ORGAN RE-ORIENTATION DURING SURGICAL PROCEDURES, FOR USE IN MEDICAL, SURGICAL AND VETERINARY SETTINGS
OPHTHALMIC AND OTHER SURGICAL DEVICES AND INSTRUMENTS, NAMELY, [ CYSTOTOMES, RETROBULBARS, IRRIGATING AND ASPIRATING CANNULAS, HYPODERMIC SYRINGES, CORTEX EXTRACTORS, IRIS RETRACTORS, LENS LOOPS, VECTIS, CAPSULE POLISHERS, SCRAPERS, FLUID ADMINISTRATION SETS, CAPSULOTOMY KITS AND SYRINGES, ] UMBILICAL TAPE, [ I.V. SETS ] AND COLLAGEN IMPLANTS, DENTAL, MEDICAL, [ AND VETERINARY ] SURGICAL SUTURES, WITH AND WITHOUT NEEDLES; [ AND HYPODERMIC NEEDLES FOR USE BY VETERINARIANS ]