INTERNALLY HEATED MODULAR FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM

A modular fluid delivery assembly is provided. The modular fluid delivery assembly comprises a fluid conduit. The modular fluid delivery assembly also comprises an electrical heating element disposed within the fluid conduit. The electrical heating element is configured to provide a heat source within the fluid conduit. The modular fluid delivery assembly also comprises a connection assembly, located proximate an end of the modular fluid delivery assembly, coupled to the heating element and the fluid conduit. The connection assembly is configured to provide a hydraulic coupling to the fluid conduit, and to provide an electronic coupling to the electrical heating element. 1. A modular fluid delivery assembly comprising:a fluid conduit;an electrical heating element disposed within the fluid conduit, configured to provide a heat source within the fluid conduit; andan connection assembly, located proximate an end of the modular fluid delivery assembly, coupled to the heating element and the fluid conduit, the connection assembly configured to provide a hydraulic coupling to the fluid conduit, and to provide an electronic coupling to the electrical heating element.2. The modular fluid delivery assembly of claim 1 , wherein the connection assembly is a first connection assembly configured to couple to a second connection assembly comprising:a second fluid conduit;a second electrical heating element, disposed within the second fluid conduit; anda second connection assembly configured to receive the provided hydraulic coupling point, and to receive the provided electronic coupling, such that the fluid conduit and the second fluid conduit are connected in series.3. The modular fluid delivery assembly of claim 1 , wherein the connection assembly comprises an electronics housing section claim 1 , and a fluid housing section claim 1 , where the electronics section is configured to receive the electrical heating element from within the fluid conduit claim 1 , such that the ...

VESSEL SUPPORT DEVICE AND METHOD OF VESSEL HARVESTING

Embodiments of the invention provide a vessel support system and a method of vessel harvesting. The system can include a cutting device, a catheter adapted to be inserted into a section of the vessel in order to support the vessel as the cutting device is advanced over the vessel, and a cannula adapted to be coupled to the vessel and adapted to receive the catheter as the catheter is inserted into the section of the vessel. The method can include orienting a cutting device coaxially with the cannula and the catheter and advancing the cutting device over the cannula, the catheter, and the section of the vessel in order to core out the section of the vessel and a portion of the surrounding tissue. 1. A system for harvesting a section of a vessel from surrounding tissue , the system comprising:a cutting device adapted to surround the vessel along the section of the vessel and adapted to be moved along the section of the vessel in order to cut the surrounding tissue;a catheter adapted to be inserted into the section of the vessel in order to support the vessel as the cutting device is advanced over the vessel; anda cannula adapted to be coupled to the vessel and adapted to receive the catheter as the catheter is inserted into the section of the vessel.2. The system of wherein the catheter is a balloon catheter.3. The system of wherein the catheter is coupled to a guidewire that is inserted into the vessel before the catheter.4. The system of and further comprising a tensioning device coupled to the cannula to hold an end of the vessel in tension while the cutting device is advanced along the vessel.5. The system of wherein the catheter includes at least one lumen adapted to be coupled to at least one fluid source.6. The system of and further comprising a handle adapted to be removeably coupled to a proximal end of the catheter.7. The system of and further comprising a rod adapted to be positioned within the catheter and adapted to be attached to the handle.8. A method ...

Methods and Apparatus Providing Suction-Assisted Tissue Engagement Through a Minimally Invasive Incision

Suction-assisted tissue-engaging devices, systems, and methods are disclosed that can be employed through minimal surgical incisions to engage tissue during a medical procedure through application of suction to the tissue through a suction member applied to the tissue. A shaft is introduced into a body cavity through a first incision, and a suction head is attached to the shaft via a second incision. The suction head is applied against the tissue by manipulation of the shaft and suction is applied to engage the tissue while the medical procedure is performed through the second incision. A system coupled to the shaft and a fixed reference point stabilizes the shaft and suction head. When the medical procedure is completed, suction is discontinued, the suction head is detached from the shaft and withdrawn from the body cavity through the second incision, and the shaft is retracted through the first incision. 136-. (canceled)37. A method of performing a medical procedure on a body organ , accessed through first and second incisions into a body cavity comprising:providing a first portion, a second portion and a third portion of a suction-assisted tissue-engaging device;coupling together the third portion of the suction-assisted tissue-engaging device to the first portion of the suction-assisted tissue-engaging device;advancing the coupled together first and third portions of the suction-assisted tissue-engaging device through the first incision into the body cavity;uncoupling the third portion of the suction-assisted tissue-engaging device from the first portion of the suction-assisted tissue-engaging device via the second incision;coupling the second portion of the suction-assisted tissue-engaging device to the first portion of the suction-assisted tissue-engaging device via the second incision;positioning the second portion of the suction-assisted tissue-engaging device against the body organ;applying suction through the second portion of the suction-assisted tissue- ...

Plural component spray gun system

A spray gun for a plural component system is provided. The spray gun includes a first component delivery line and a second component delivery line. The spray gun also includes a nozzle, configured to receive and mix a first component received from the first component delivery line with a second component received from the second component delivery line. The spray gun also includes an air purge system configured to, when the spray gun is in a non-actuated position, purge the nozzle of the first and second components and, when the spray gun is in an actuated position, aid in atomization of the mixture of the first and second components.

Internally heated modular fluid delivery system

A method of using a modular hose assembly is presented. The method includes positioning a first fluid module at a coupling point, The method also includes electrically coupling a first electronic element, of the first fluid module, to a second electronic element, of a second fluid module, The method also includes hydraulically coupling a first fluid conduit, of the first fluid module, to a second fluid conduit, of the second fluid module. The method also includes coupling the first fluid module to a pump assembly, and coupling the second fluid module to an applicator.

Cutting device and method of vessel harvesting

Embodiments of the invention provide a cutting device and method of vessel harvesting. The cutting device can include at least one tubular member, a cutting element, and a centering member. The cutting device can include at least one tubular member with a flexible section and a cutting element. The method of vessel harvesting can include spacing a cutting element of the cutting device from the vessel as the cutting element is advanced over the vessel.

Suction-assisted tissue engagement through a minimally invasive incision

Cutting device and method of vessel harvesting

Cutting device and method of vessel harvesting

Embodiments of the invention provide a cutting device and method of vessel harvesting. The cutting device can include at least one tubular member, a cutting element, and a centering member. The cutting device can include at least one tubular member with a flexible section and a cutting element. The method of vessel harvesting can include spacing a cutting element of the cutting device from the vessel as the cutting element is advanced over the vessel.

Plural component spray gun system

A spray gun (100) for a plural component system is provided. The spray gun (100) includes a first component delivery line (102) and a second component delivery line (104). The spray gun (100) also includes a nozzle (108), configured to receive and mix a first component received from the first component delivery line (102) with a second component received from the second component delivery line (104). The spray gun (100) also includes an air purge system configured to, when the spray gun (100) is in a non-actuated position, purge the nozzle (108) of the first and second components and, when the spray gun (100) is in an actuated position, aid in atomization of the mixture of the first and second components.

Plural component spray gun system

Plural component spray gun system

A spray gun (100) for a plural component system is provided. The spray gun (100) includes a first component delivery line (102) and a second component delivery line (104). The spray gun (100) also includes a nozzle (108), configured to receive and mix a first component received from the first component delivery line (102) with a second component received from the second component delivery line (104). The spray gun (100) also includes an air purge system configured to, when the spray gun (100) is in a non-actuated position, purge the nozzle (108) of the first and second components and, when the spray gun (100) is in an actuated position, aid in atomization of the mixture of the first and second components.

Surgical suture holding device

A device for holding a surgical suture including a base, a guide body, a cam body, a bearing member, and a spring member. The base has a top side, a front edge, and a back edge. The guide body projects from the top side of the base and defines a guide face having an entrance side and an exit side. The entrance side is adjacent the front edge and the exit side is adjacent the back edge. The cam body is pivotally mounted to the top side and forms a toothed surface positioned to selectively secure a surgical suture against the guide face. The spring member is positioned between the cam body and the bearing member, biasing the toothed surface toward the guide face.

Plural component spray gun system

A spray gun for a plural component system is provided. The spray gun includes a first component delivery line and a second component delivery line. The spray gun also includes a nozzle, configured to receive and mix a first component received from the first component delivery line with a second component received from the second component delivery line. The spray gun also includes an air purge system configured to, when the spray gun is in a non-actuated position, purge the nozzle of the first and second components and, when the spray gun is in an actuated position, aid in atomization of the mixture of the first and second components.