44 results about "Liver resections" patented technology

Herein disclosed are dual-mode electrosurgical devices designed to function in a first mode in which high-density RF energy is used to cut or vaporize tissue, and then a second mode in which lower-density RF energy desiccates tissue to produce hemostasis, as well as methods of performing electrosurgery using same. Devices formed in accordance with the principles of this invention may be used for any surgical procedure in which highly vascular tissue is cut electrosurgically in a dry or semi-dry field, examples of which include tonsillectomy, liver resection, and cosmetic procedures such as breast augmentation, breast reduction, breast mastopexy, and abdominoplasty.

Provided herein are methods and compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, for stimulating liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy, massive liver resection and toxic injury, or following liver transplantation, including small-for-size liver transplantation, by inhibiting activation of complement.

The present invention relates to a method for treating recurrent tumor metastases following liver resection that includes administration of an effective amount of an agonist of A2A adenosine receptors (ARs).

The present invention relates to a method for treating recurrent tumor metastases following liver resection that includes administration of an effective amount of an agonist of A2A adenosine receptors (ARs).

The invention discloses a cannula puncture needle for laparoscopic liver resection. The cannula puncture needle comprises a main body, a handle, a sleeve cylinder, a gas valve, a sleeve pipe, a thread, an outlet, a puncture needle, a supporting mechanism and a connecting mechanism. The thread is formed at the rear end of the outer diameter surface of the sleeve pipe, and the supporting mechanism is mounted on the outer diameter of the thread. After the puncture needle is inserted into the body of a patient, a knob is rotated and thus a ball bearing inside a through hole moves on the thread, then the supporting mechanism can move downward, the skin of the patient is pressed down by a fixing cylinder at the lower end of a connecting rod, a silicone layer is arranged at the bottom of the fixing cylinder, provides stable support after being contacted and is not easy to slip, a ventilation effect is achieved through a gas port and a venting hole, the fixing effect is good, the connecting mechanism is arranged at a position where the lower end of the handle and the puncture needle are connected, an insertion rod in the middle of a rod body is pushed out, and insertion blocks in two setsof fixing rods can be separated from insertion slots, and thus a convenient and quick effect is achieved; during installation, the two sets of fixing rods are connected and the insertion rod is inserted directly simply to facilitate the reuse of the handle.

The invention relates to an in vitro method of determining a subjects risk of liver dysfunction, specifically after partial liver resection, said method comprising the steps of providing a sample from said subject, determining in said sample the expression level of at least one miRNA, selected from the group consisting of miR-151a, miR-192 and miR-122, and comparing these expression level(s) with at least one reference expression level, or identifying the ratios of the expression levels of miR-15 la to miR-192 and / or of miR-122 to miR-151a and comparing said expression level ratios with reference expression level ratios, and classifying the sample from the outcome of the comparison into one of at least two classes, wherein each class is one of the at least two categories “high-risk” and “low-risk”.