383 results about "Post surgery" patented technology

A method for producing a custom resection jig for a current patient scheduled to receive total knee arthroplasty using outcomes analysis comprising the steps of maintaining a database on a computer system of (1) prior patient bone morphology, (2) along with anatomical and mechanical bone alignment data and (3) data defining a custom resection jig design with a generally transverse resection window operable to guide a surgeon's transverse bone cut for prior patients that have received total knee arthroplasty and a post-surgery medically recognized scoring register greater or equal to a predetermined highly successful score value for a total knee arthroplasty procedure using prior success data to guide production of a current patient custom jig resection windows.

A method of locating and identifying, during surgery, target regions within a body intended for excision of suspect tissue and/or removal of diseased organs or foreign objects, resides in implantation within the body proximate the suspect tissue or object prior to surgery of one or more passive integrated transponder tags and, at the time of and/or during surgery, scanning of the body with a radio frequency scanner or reader that activates the tag or tags and provides the surgeon with one or more signals indicative of the approximate location and unique identification of each of the tags, thereby to aid the surgeon in performance of the surgery. Verification of the success of the surgical procedure is obtained following surgery by scanning the site for absence of the tag or tags and/or by scanning the excised tissue for presence of the tag or tags.

The invention belongs to the computer aided surgical technique and maxillofacial plastic medical treatment equipment field and relates to a computer simulation method for predicting soft tissue appearance change after a maxillofacial bone plastic surgery. The method comprises the following steps that: spiral CT scanning is performed on the maxillofacial of a patient before the surgery; data are led into maxillofacial surgery design simulation software, namely, CMF-pre CADS, so that a three-dimensional maxilla and skin surface model is re-constructed; a bone segment is reset/shifted to a preliminary location; and the similarity of a pre-surgery prediction model and a post-surgery true appearance is judged through comparison through Geomagic software. With the method adopted, the post-surgery appearance and stomatognathic system functions can be recovered excellently; the appearance of soft tissues are symmetrical, harmonious and beautiful; the post-surgery satisfaction degree of the patient reaches 95%; the effects of the plastic surgery are stable; and long-term satisfaction is also very high.

A threaded cap or c-clip that attaches to a spinal rod or bone screw. Such a threaded cap or c-clip prevents slippage of the spinal system assemblies along or off their rods or bone screws during intra- or post-operative periods.

An adjustable drill guide is provided that can be used to deliver a cross pin at a distance near the entrance to the femoral bone tunnel during ligament surgery. The cross pin positioned at the joint line, or tunnel opening, compresses and secures the graft within the bone tunnel, thereby preventing the graft from swaying back and forth post surgery when the joint is in motion. The adjustable drill guide assembly comprises a guide frame that includes an arm portion and a base portion that extends transversely to the arm portion. A rod member connects to the base portion for extending into the hone tunnel of the bone. Also included is a guide member configured for connection to the arm portion. The guide member is configured to be in moveable and lockable disposition along a length of the arm portion.

An expandable surgical retractor for minimally invasive surgical applications is disclosed. The expandable retractor, preferably in the form of an inflatable balloon retractor, is inserted in a surgical corridor and expanded to the desired size and shape. The retractor of the present invention is amenable to many shapes including cylindrical, conical with the base at the depth of the corridor, hourglass, and crescent and are dictated by the surgeon's needs. Cooling of the retractor allows the retractor to maintain the expanded characteristic. The expanded relatively rigid retractor provides an ideal corridor for surgical applications. In a preferred embodiment, a second retractor, of the invention, can be placed at a greater depth through the first placed retractor; the “telescoping” effect rapidly provides greater exposure with minimal manipulation. Following surgery, such retractor(s) can be removed in a manner that minimizes bleeding and tissue damage. One such method is reheating to soften and restore the retractor to its unexpanded size. Or, laterally placed perforations allow for fracturing of the retractor by bovie cautery, facilitating removal by “unzipping” the retractor.

In the present invention, Applicants demonstrate the effect of a biomembrane sealing agent on the development of chronic pain following tissue injury as well as acute pain in a model of acute inflammation. Applicants demonstrate the ability of this class of agents referred to as “biomembrane sealing agents” to reduce the severity of hyperalgesia and allodynia following mechanical insult to the nervous system as well as their ability to reduce acute pain in a model of acute inflammation. Applicant describes the use of injectable or depot formulations of biomembrane sealing agent(s) for prophylactic treatment such as they could be administered after the insult (i.e. post-injury or post-surgery) but before the onset of acute or chronic pain. Alternatively, biomembrane sealing agents could be used to reduce the severity of acute or chronic pain after onset.

Resorbable polylactide polymer healing membranes and methods of their applications are disclosed. In a broad embodiment, the invention features methods for inducing proper tissue healing after an open heart surgery. In one embodiment, the methods includes a step of forming a patch with a healing membrane over the open pericardium to induce proper tissue healing and placement in other open heart surgery procedures to facilitate re-entry by the surgeon.

A system and method to provide patient education prior to surgery or post-surgery is disclosed. The patient education can be customized based on different factors and provided in a progressive sequence. Patients may be required to complete patient educational lessons and also provide feedback to assess how they are doing. Due to a variety of patient circumstances and the potential for abrupt changes in patient health status prior to, during, or following a health procedure, it is necessary for patient education to adapt to a patient's changing needs. The disclosure describes a technique to assign patient education materials in an adaptive and responsive manner.

A method for reducing muscle atrophy in an individual undergoing orthopedic surgery, the method comprising administering to said individual a mixture of protein and non-protein nutrients for 4-7 days pre-surgery and for 10-21 days post-surgery. The protein dosage is 15-30 g, of which 17-25% is leucine, 23-35% is 1-glutamine, 10-15% is 1-arginine and 1-2% is cysteine. The protein nutrients are derived from a combination of commercially available proteins and the appropriate free amino acid. The non-protein nutrients are a mono or disaccharide in the amount of 15-30%, N-acetyl-cysteine in the amount of 1-15% and the antioxidant Vitamin C.

A post-surgery bra includes an aperture appropriately sited to so that tubes from a boost-treatment device or drain implanted in a wearer of the bra protrude therethrough. The post-surgery bra includes a fixation element for immobilizing the tubes of the boost-treatment device that protrude through the aperture. In some embodiments, the post-surgery bra also includes a retaining ring, which is coupled to the bra below the breast cup nearest to the aperture and which is openable and closeable for engaging and securing a loop of material that extends from the collection bulb of the drain.

The invention discloses an anatomy reconstruction skull patch filling a skull defect opening part. An edge shape of the patch is identical to an edge shape of the skull defect opening; a patch stereoscopic structure is identical to a skull defect stereoscopic structure; and the patch is made of degradable biological hard material. The invention further discloses an anatomy reconstruction skull patch quick manufacturing method. The patch manufacturing method can produce patches with high accuracy, great coupling property, great repairing exactness, firmness and safety as well as reliability; great patch structure and biocompatibility can be achieved; surgery cost can be reduced and time can be shortened; and post-surgery complications can be reduced.

A sling apparatus and method of treatment for stress urinary incontinence, prolapse, and the like. The apparatus and method may comprise a support material of any construction known within the art which is temporarily held in position by at least one tension member. A tension member may be attached to an end of the support material and the remaining free end of the tension member may then be releasably fastened to a fixation device at or above the level of the skin. Both the tension member and the fixation device may have incremental and/or measurable indicia disposed thereon to provide for either incremental increases or decreases in support material tension post-surgery. Upon support material natural fixation, the tension member may be cut at or below the level of the patient's skin. The tension member may comprise either permanent or bio-absorbable material.

The present in relates to a kit for treating or relieving incision site pain. According to the present invention, there is provided a kit for treating or relieving postoperative incision site pain, which makes effective treatment possible by injecting a pain relief drug or a treatment drug into a surgical site in situ after incisional surgery during an incisional surgical procedure, and stably and slowly releasing the drug.

A post-surgery, high-back, compression garment is described for post-operatively immobilizing surgically corrected tissues to ensure proper healing and provide molded gluteal-shaping power-net domes that preserve desired anatomic curvature enhancements and corrections in the gluteal regions of the human body during convalescence following contouring gluteoplasty procedures.

The invention provides an instrument for placing a mitral valve artificial tendinous cord, which comprises a tendinous cord sewing machine; the tendinous cord sewing machine comprises a handle, an upper clamp, a lower clamp, a suture needle, a push rod, a suture needle fixing device, a suture needle grasping device, a lower clamp supporting rod and an upper clamp supporting rod; the upper clamp isconnected with one end of the upper clamp support rod, and the lower clamp is connected with one end of the lower clamp support rod. The handle is arranged on the other end of the upper clamp supportrod and the lower clamp support rod. One end of the push rod is connected to the suture needle fixing device, which is installed in the upper clamp. There are two suture needles. One end of the suture needle is connected to the suture needle fixing device, and the other end of the suture needle is corresponding to the groove of one end of the suture needle grasping device. The other end of the suture needle grasping device is connected to a grab handle. The instrument for placing a mitral valve artificial tendinous cord prevents the mitral valve lobe prolapse of chordae tendineae rupture fromentering the left atrium, achieves the purpose of treating the mitral valve regurgitation of chordae tendineae rupture by minimally invasive technology, and improves the reliability of minimally invasive surgery and the stability of artificial chordae tendineae after surgery.

Tunnel bone grafting according to the proposed method can be used when an individual has a facial bone defect due to periodontal disease, cleft palate or trauma. The proposed method can be utilized for implant placement, it reduces wrinkles and supports facial muscle in order to make the individual look younger. The method can also be used to create a thicker alveolar ridge in order to stabilize full dentures or partial dentures. Its advantages over conventional guided bone regeneration techniques is that the proposed method is minimally invasive and lessens trauma to patients, prevents soft tissue opening, and reduces surgery time. Specifically, it minimizes the incision size and thus reduces trauma to the patient. Further, this reduces the risk of complications, including excessive bleeding, due to the minimization of the incision size. There is also considerable reduction in post surgery swelling using the proposed method as opposed to conventional techniques.

A thermal pack holding apparatus includes a thermal pack holder including an interior cavity configured to receive a thermal pack, the interior cavity bounded by a face panel and an opposed back panel, the face panel is thermally conductive and the back panel is moisture-resistant.

The invention relates to medical injectable bonding gel and a preparation method thereof. According to the preparation method, the gel is formed in situ by mixing a properly modified dextran water solution and a multi-amino compound crosslinking agent solution. A mixed solution of the bonding gel is in a liquid state at the initial stage, seams in the wound surface can be quickly filled with the mixed solution along with a chemical crosslinking reaction, and the mixed solution is gelatinized, so that the gel which is immobile and has certain bonding strength can be formed finally. The gel causes no oppression on nerves, is free of influence of body position, and can bear pressure between tissues; the degradation time is relatively long, so that the wound part can completely keep durable bonding strength until the part is completely healed; the gel is nontoxic and non-irritant to in-vivo tissues, and thus can be degraded or absorbed in vivo finally; gel can be widely applied to postoperative bonding and sealing between body tissues as well as between implant materials and body tissues in departments of neurosurgery, brain surgery, general surgery, orthopedics, cardiothoracic surgery, urinary surgery, gynaecology and obstetrics, and the like.

This invention, which is for a disposable doggie diaper, was created from our own need in the recent past. Our little dog had surgery near his rectal area, and the small amount of continued bleeding during post surgery was causing a problem, but in searching we found there was no disposable diaper on the market made specifically for dogs. We modified a baby disposable diaper to fit by cutting a hole in the rear and adjusting the size to fit our little Shih-Tzu dog. It worked like a charm. From that experience, we created this invention of the disposable doggie diaper for dogs to provide a simple solution for other dog owners. We have discussed this invention with other dog owners and veterinarians and received very positive results, They all agree there is a definite need for the disposable doggie diaper.