48th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 58 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100305505 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - The present embodiments provide systems and methods suitable for delivering a therapeutic agent to a target site. The systems generally comprise a container for holding a therapeutic agent, and a pressure source configured to be placed in selective fluid communication with at least a portion of a reservoir of the container. In one embodiment, fluid from the pressure source is directed through a first region of the container in a direction towards a second region of the container. The fluid then is at least partially redirected to urge the therapeutic agent in a direction from the second region of the container towards the first region of the container and subsequently towards the target site. In alternative embodiments, the fluid from the pressure source may be directed through the second region of the container in a direction towards the first region of the container. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305506 | Method for Correcting Medical Fluid Injection Pressures Based on Usage - Certain embodiments of the invention are directed to a medical fluid injector of the type that uses a motor to drive fluid from a fluid container by receiving electrical energy from a power source. The medical fluid injector has a motor drive control that delivers electrical energy to the motor. The motor drive control measures electrical energy delivered to the motor and computes a pressure value of the fluid delivered based upon the measured electrical energy. This pressure value is computed utilizing a calibrated relationship between the electrical energy delivered to the motor and resulting fluid pressure from the fluid delivered. The control further tracks a time factor over an operative life of the motor and alters the calibrated relationship based upon the time factor. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305507 | Compact non-electric medicament infuser - An assembly is provided which includes an infusion device coupled to a standard medication syringe. The medication syringe may be coupled to a stopcock valve having multiple ports and to which syringes, vial adapters, infusion tubing, and multiple other items may be coupled. The infusion device includes a source of power based on a resistance force such as vacuum, spring or gas power. The infusion device converts the resistance based force to usable work in the form of a force applicator. The force applicator includes a driver section on one section of a reciprocating arm and an attachment to the power source on another section of the arm. The driver is pulled outward (excursion) to increase the size of the chamber, creating a force that tends to return the driver back inward, causing incursion. The driver can be attached removably to the syringe plunger to induce the infusion process. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305508 | INTRAVENOUS PISTON PUMP DISPOSABLE & MECHANISM - An apparatus for delivery of fluids to a patient includes an inlet tube and an outlet tube connected to each other at an angular joint. A rotary valve and a piston are fitted to the angular joint forming a chamber. The rotary valve is provided with a priming channel notch and a pumping notch. For priming operation with the fluid delivery apparatus, a user sets the rotary valve to a priming position. During pumping operation, the rotary valve rotates in coordination with the piston to transfer a quantum of fluid from the inlet tube to the outlet tube via the chamber. A second piston is optionally provided on the outlet tube for smoothing out flow rate pulsations. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305509 | VASCULAR INTRODUCER SHEATH WITH MULTIPLE PEEL LINES - A peelable vascular introducer including an elongated tubular sheath having opposed proximal and distal ends and at least three circumferentially spaced peel lines extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The peelable vascular introducer also includes spreadable handles associated with the proximal end of the sheath configured to split the sheath along the peel lines. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305510 | Method of Securing A Line To A Patient, Fasteners, and Their Use to Secure A Line To A Patient - Fastener for securing a tube to a patient having a sleeve of variable length capable when lengthened of gripping the tube. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305511 | NEEDLE SHIELD WITH SPECIFIC ROUGHNESS - The present invention relates to a shield ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100305512 | Delivery Device - The present invention relates to a delivery device for delivering predetermined amounts of fluid, comprising a body ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100305513 | SYRINGE AND SYRINGE BARREL - To provide a syringe barrel and a syringe capable of allowing an operator to feel the amount of injected medical solution or the inserting distance of a piston by a difference in sliding resistance when an injection operation is performed. A syringe | 2010-12-02 |
20100305514 | INTRAVITREAL INJECTION SYSTEM HAVING COAXIAL CANNULAE AND USE THEREOF - An ophthalmic injection system having coaxial cannulae includes a plurality of syringe bodies and a plurality of cannulae, wherein a first non-flexible cannula is configured to accommodate and guide a second cannula that moves inside the first cannula and penetrates into the internal cavity of an eye globe. The first cannula is long enough to penetrate one or more outer layers of the eye globe. A syringe body is connected to the second cannula for accommodation and infusion of a pharmaceutical composition. A plunger is inserted into an annular space of the second syringe body at its distal end for injecting the pharmaceutical composition to the surgical site. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305515 | Locking Mechanism for Drug Delivery System - The invention relates to a locking mechanism for adjustable systems for delivering a specified dosage of a substance. The delivery system can be used to deliver, for example, a drug or a nutritional supplement to a human or veterinary patient or for delivering, for example, fertilizer in agricultural use. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305516 | Methods and moulds for use in fabricating side-ported microneedles - Side-ported microneedles are produced from a suitably shaped microneedle mould ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100305517 | PUNCTURE DEVICE - A puncture device that reliably acts on the target body site is proposed. The puncture device includes a luminal puncture body | 2010-12-02 |
20100305518 | ACTIVE MICRONEEDLE ARRAY - An active microneedle array and method are provided for penetrating an outer layer of the epidermis. The active microneedle array includes a base having first and second sides. The first side of the base is engageable with the epidermis. A microneedle projects from the first side of the base. The microneedle is moveable between a first initial configuration and a second deformed configuration in response to engagement with the epidermis so as to form a passageway therein. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305519 | CANNULA HAVING AN OVERLAPPING CANNULA FEATURE AND NOTCH FEATURE - A cannula having a notch feature and a cannula feature that at least partially overlap each other is described herein. Generally, the cannula comprises a tubular shaft with a substantially constant outer diameter. The cannula feature comprises at least one surface that extends laterally past the cannula's outer diameter. For instance, the cannula feature may comprise a crimp feature or a welded ferrule feature. The cannula feature further comprises a distal end and a proximal end. Accordingly, a portion, if not all, of the notch feature is disposed between the cannula feature's distal end and proximal end. The cannula may be used in any suitable assembly, including a catheter assembly comprising a needle capture mechanism. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305520 | Biodegradable Back and Body Strap - A unitary biodegradable, absorbent flexible back and body strap for selectively applying a protective substance and a skin-protective agent to a user's body, the strap having an elongated thin parallelepiped midportion, a biconcave first gripping end, and an opposite biconcave second gripping end, each end having a tip narrower in width than the midportion. The midportion is impregnated with a protective substance, which may be a body lotion, sunscreen, insect repellant, or a combination of sunscreen and insect repellant. At least one protective agent layer may be disposed on a midportion top side, which contains a skin-protective agent. The user alternatingly pulls the first gripping end and the second end from side to side across the desired body portion to selectively apply the protective substance and the skin-protective agent discards the strap whereinafter the strap biodegrades. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305521 | FLUID MEDICATION DELIVERY DEVICE - A fluid delivery device for transdermal delivery of a fluid to a patient. The device comprises an envelope that may be applied to a patient's skin. The envelope comprises at least one diffusion layer coupled to at least one impermeable layer such that at least a chamber is defined therebetween. Other embodiments include internal diffusion layers, and thus possess additional chambers, as well. In one arrangement, an adhesive boundary layer permits the device to be removably secured to a patient and inhibits radial migration of fluid beyond the periphery of the device. In another arrangement, preferably, an anti-microbial layer is provided to inhibit the growth of microorganisms. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305522 | FLUID MEDICATION DELIVERY DEVICE - A fluid delivery device for transdermal delivery of a fluid to a patient. The device comprises an envelope that may be applied to a patient's skin. The envelope comprises at least one diffusion layer coupled to at least one impermeable layer such that at least a chamber is defined therebetween. Other embodiments include internal diffusion layers, and thus possess additional chambers, as well. In one arrangement, an adhesive boundary layer permits the device to be removably secured to a patient and inhibits radial migration of fluid beyond the periphery of the device. In another arrangement, preferably, an anti-microbial layer is provided to inhibit the growth of microorganisms. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305523 | Active Exudate Control System - A portable negative pressure wound therapy system includes a dressing assembly for positioning over a wound to apply a negative pressure to the wound and a canister assembly. The canister assembly includes a control unit having a vacuum source and a controller and a collection canister in communication with the dressing assembly operable to receive fluid from the wound. The collection canister has ports to introduce a vacuum from the vacuum source into the collection canister. A tip sensor is provided to detect a change in an orientation of the canister assembly. The canister assembly also includes valve assemblies, each valve assembly corresponds to one of the ports. The controller communicates with each valve assembly to selectively open or close the port corresponding to the valve assembly based on an output from the tip sensor. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305524 | System for Providing Continual Drainage in Negative Pressure Wound Therapy - A system for subatmospheric pressure therapy in connection with healing a wound is provided. The system includes a wound dressing cover dimensioned for positioning relative to a wound bed of a subject to establish a reservoir over the wound bed in which subatmospheric pressure may be maintained, a subatmospheric pressure mechanism including, a housing, a vacuum source disposed in the housing, and a collection canister in fluid communication with the vacuum source. The system further includes an exudate conduit in fluid communication with the wound dressing and the collection canister for collecting exudate removed from the reservoir and deposited in the collection canister under influence of the vacuum source and a vent conduit in fluid communication with the collection canister and the wound dressing for introducing air into the reservoir to facilitate flow of exudate through the exudate conduit. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305526 | REDUCED-PRESSURE TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYING HYDROGEL RESERVOIR MEMBERS - A reduced-pressure treatment system for treating a tissue site of a patient, the system includes a manifold pad for disposing proximate the tissue site. The manilfold pad includes a hydrogel reservoir member and a manifold member. The hydrogel reservoir member is adapted to receive and store fluid from the tissue site at a first pressure and adapted to release at least a portion of the fluid at a second pressure. The first pressure is greater than the second pressure on an absolute pressure scale. The system also includes a sealing drape for placing over the tissue and manifold pad. The sealing drape forms a fluid seal over the tissue and manifold pad. A reduced-pressure subsystem delivers reduced pressure to the sealing drape. Other systems, apparatuses, and methods are disclosed. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305527 | CATHETER PRODUCT PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - A catheter product package and method of forming same in which the package comprises a sheet material wrapped about the catheter product to form a package for the catheter product. The catheter product extends generally longitudinally within the package, and the sheet material extends from a point beyond the proximal end to a point beyond the distal end of the catheter product. The sheet material of the package is wrapped about the catheter product in a manner defining confronting proximal end edges, confronting distal end edges, and confronting side edges. The confronting proximal end edges, distal end edges and side edges of the sheet material are joined by a seal after the sheet material is wrapped about the catheter product to define a sealed cavity. The sheet material has a tear strip affixed to it which causes the sheet material to tear along the tear strip to thereby cause the package to open along an intended opening line. A method of forming a package for a catheter product comprises the steps of providing a sheet material for the package and placing the catheter product on the sheet material. It also includes affixing a tear strip to the sheet material and wrapping the sheet material around the catheter product. Further, the method includes the step of sealing the sheet material to form a sealed cavity with the catheter product being disposed within the sealed cavity. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305528 | DISPOSABLE ARTICLE HOT MELT ADHESIVE - A hot melt adhesive comprises an ethylene α-olefin copolymer, an acid anhydride modified polyolefin and a hydrogenated tackifying resin. The hot melt adhesive has excellent viscoelastic properties and can be used in a variety of applications. In one application, attaching an elastic band to a flexible film, the adhesive has excellent viscosity and, in a finished absorbent article, a minimal creep characteristic. Also disclosed is a disposable article using the adhesive to adhere adjacent surfaces within the disposable article including an elastic band to a polyolefin backing film, for example, in a diaper, incontinent article or other such structure. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305529 | Absorbent Article With Absorbent Polymer Material, Wetness Indicator, And Reduced Migration Of Surfactant - This disclosure provides for an absorbent article having an absorbent polymer material and a component comprising a hydrophilic surfactant-treated nonwoven material, and/or a wetness indicator. Various stabilizing components and methods are disclosed for stabilizing the surfactant-treated synthetic fibers in the nonwoven material so as to reduce surfactant loss during wetting, and enhance the performance of the absorbent article. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305530 | Tampon Saturation Monitoring System - A tampon has a combined fluid saturation sensor and signal cable that peripherally connects the sensor with a remote signal processor. The sensor provides a blood wetting response signal to a progressing blood saturation boundary in the tampon. Cable and sensor are preferably monolithically fabricated. The lengthy sensor extends spatially inside the tampon to respond to axially progressing blood saturation as well as peripheral leakage blood flow. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305531 | Hot-Melt Adhesive Substance - The invention relates to a hot-melt adhesive substance for sticking together fibrous materials such as matted nonwovens or woven textiles with smooth substrate surfaces, such as plastic or metal films, and for laminating said materials. Said substance is characterized in that it contains at least one polyolefin which has been produced by polymerization in the presence of metallocene as a catalyst and has a ring/ball softening point of between 50 and 165° C. and a melting viscosity, measured at a temperature of 170° C., of between 20 and 40,000 mPa·s. The hot-melt adhesive substance can also contain at least one adhesive component and is used in a quantity of between 3 and 6 g/m | 2010-12-02 |
20100305532 | Disposable Absorbent Aritcle With Elastically Contractible Cuffs For Better Containment Of Liquid Exudates - A disposable absorbent article includes an absorbent core, a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, and a pair of elastically contractible cuffs, each of which is constructed of a continuous cuff material and has a standing cuff portion which includes one or more elastic members. Each elastically contractible cuff may be secured the topsheet about a longitudinal edge of the topsheet by an assembly bond, with a standing cuff portion laterally offset away from a longitudinal edge of the absorbent core and with one or more elastic members located outboard of the assembly bond. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305533 | Disposable Absorbent Article With Absorbent Waistcap Or Waistband And Method For Making The Same - A disposable absorbent article comprising an absorbent core having a garment surface and an opposed body surface, which surfaces meet along at least one longitudinal edge and at least one end edge; a liquid permeable topsheet positioned adjacent the body surface of the absorbent core and having a pair of opposed longitudinal edges; a liquid impermeable backsheet positioned adjacent the garment surface of the absorbent core; and a waistcap/waistband disposed adjacent to at least one projection associated with the absorbent core, wherein the waistcap/waistband is capable of absorbing moisture and subsequently deforming to fill at least a portion of space between the article and a portion of the wearer's body. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305534 | REUSABLE ONE-SIDE ABSORPTION CUSHION - A reusable one-side absorption cushion mainly includes an absorption layer made of a woven fiber, and a waterproof layer made of a waterproof material for being adhered to one side of the absorption layer. By attaching the reusable one-side absorption cushion to a conventional diaper, the urine of a baby can be absorbed by the absorption layer and stopped by the waterproof layer. If the urine doesn't permeate the circumference of the reusable one-side absorption cushion, it is only necessary to replace the reusable one-side absorption cushion with a new one, leaving the conventional diaper to be continuously uses. And, the used reusable one-side absorption cushion can be reused after being cleaned up thoroughly, so as to consume less conventional diapers to achieve purposes of energy saving and waste reduction. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305535 | IMPROVED COMPRESSION BANDAGE STRUCTURES - A multi layer compression bandage comprises an inner wound facing layer ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100305536 | ABSORBENT STRUCTURE - The invention relates to an absorbent structure ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100305537 | Better Fitting Diaper Or Pant With Absorbent Particulate Polymer Material And Preformed Crotch - A disposable absorbent article includes an absorbent core that is substantially cellulose free and a chassis that can include a topsheet and a backsheet, with the absorbent core located between the topsheet and the backsheet. The chassis may include an absorbent core which includes an absorbent particulate polymer material, the absorbent core being located between the topsheet and the backsheet, and wherein the absorbent core includes at least one strip extending through a portion of a crotch region of the article. The article can also include at least one longitudinally oriented crease passing through a portion of the crotch region, wherein a concave shape is formed within the article. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305538 | Sanitary napkin - The sanitary napkin includes an inner core of absorbent material that is spirally or helically wound along its length and tapers in diameter from a larger first end to a smaller second end. A layer of soft, pliable, liquid-pervious material encapsulates the inner core. The larger end of the napkin is configured in a thin flat profile and is provided a string or other positioning member to enhance placement and removal of the napkin. Although described above as an absorbent pad for vaginal discharge, it is recognized that the napkin could also be used to absorb rectal discharge in instances after hemorrhoid surgery and the like. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305539 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - Winkles are prevented from being generated in the flap portion to reduce an uncomfortable feeling and friction. In a sanitary napkin including an absorber interposed between a liquid-permeable top sheet and a liquid-impermeable back sheet and a flap portion surrounding the absorber without including the absorber, the flap portions at least in a front area and a back area of the sanitary napkin each have an outer shape of a wave-like line composed of convex curves and and concave curves in which the direction of a line tangent to the outline of the flap portion is continuously changed; the width of the absorber gradually narrows in each of the front side area and the back side area in such a manner that lines incline toward each other to form a convex curve; and the wave-like line is formed along each of the inclining lines. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305540 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREVENTION OF SWIMMER'S EAR - A device and method for removing residual water from the external ear canal of an individual comprise using a portion of dry, pre-compressed, absorbent sponge material that is die-cut or otherwise fashioned to have a bluntly pointed tip on at least one end. The bluntly pointed tip is placed into the external ear canal of an individual, and this bluntly pointed tip is held in place until there is visible and/or tactile evidence of water absorption by the sponge material, as indicated by swelling and/or softening of the bluntly pointed tip. These steps may be repeated as necessary to remove further residual water from the individual's ear canal. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305541 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - An absorbent article including an absorbent article main body which is extended in a longitude direction and having a front end portion and a rear end portion, and which includes an absorber of liquid-retaining, a topsheet of liquid-permeable covering a surface of the absorber, and a backsheet of liquid-nonpermeable supporting the absorber from a back surface of the absorber, the absorbent article includes: a belt-shaped member extended in the longitude direction of the absorbent article main body, including a base end portion fixed to any one of the absorber and the backsheet and a tip portion not fixed, and being stretchable in the longitude direction; and an attaching sheet provided on a back surface of the belt-shaped member and configured to be attached to clothing, wherein the attaching sheet is extended in a width direction of the belt-shaped member and both end portions of the attaching sheet are fixed to the belt-shaped member. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305542 | Diaper or Diaper Like Undergarment and Separation Device for Undergarments - An improved undergarment and a separation device for use with undergarments that are worn by persons afflicted with dual incontinence to separate urine and feces that collect in the undergarment. In one embodiment, the undergarment is provided with the separation device at or near the middle area of the inner layer of the undergarment to divide the inner layer into a front section and a back section. The separation device has a center divider that prevents migration and mixing of urine and feces. The upper surface of the center divider interconnects the undergarment and the wearer's body. The separation device can include a pair of wing members extending outward from the center divider that are configured to bend downward for positioning and to flex out against the wearer's legs to assist in holding the center divider in place. The separation device can also be utilized to retrofit existing undergarments. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305543 | NONWOVEN FABRIC AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - Nonwoven fabrics of a basis weight of 10 to 30 g/m | 2010-12-02 |
20100305544 | Intradermal Syringe and Needle Assembly - A device and method for making an injection with a short needle, which includes a needle cannula and a limiter surrounding the needle cannula and includes a skin engaging surface on the limiter. The limiter is moveable from a first position in which an elongate portion of the needle cannula is exposed for access to a medication vial, to a locked second position in which the limiter is not movable from the second position to the first position. In the second position, the needle tip extends beyond the skin engaging surface a distance which is ordinarily unable to access the vial. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305545 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INSULIN INFUSION WITH STATE VARIABLE FEEDBACK - An infusion system, which may be a closed loop, or “semi-closed-loop”, infusion system, uses state variable feedback to control the rate at which fluid is infused into a user's body. The closed loop system includes a sensor system, a controller, and a delivery system. The “semi-closed-loop” system further includes prompts that provide indications to the user prior to fluid delivery. The sensor system includes a sensor for monitoring a condition of the user and produces a sensor signal which is representative of the user's condition. The delivery system infuses a fluid into the user at a rate dictated by the commands from the controller. The system may use three state variables, e.g., subcutaneous insulin concentration, plasma insulin concentration, and insulin effect, and corresponding gains, to calculate an additional amount of fluid to be infused with a bolus and to be removed from the basal delivery of the fluid. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305546 | METHODS AND KITS FOR VOLUMETRIC DISTRIBUTION OF PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS VIA THE VASCULAR ADVENTITIA AND MICROCIRCULATION - Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents to the adventitia and other regions outside the external elastic lamina (EEL) surrounding a blood vessel utilize a catheter having a needle. The needle is positioned in up to 5 mm beyond the EEL and delivers an amount of pharmaceutical agent sufficient to circumferentially permeate around the blood vessel and, in many cases, extend longitudinally and radially along the blood vessel. Confirmation that a delivery aperture of the needle lies beyond the EEL may be required before delivering the pharmaceutical agent. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305547 | Method of use of fibroblast growth factor, vascular endothelial growth factor and related proteins in the treatment of acute and chronic heart disease - Disclosed herein is a rational, multi-tier approach to the administration of growth factor proteins in the treatment of heart disease. Also disclosed is a method to evaluate the effectiveness of the administration of growth factor proteins comprising the clinical assay of CPK-MB levels in a patient undergoing treatment with growth factor proteins. In addition, there is disclosed a method for treatment of heart disease comprising administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a growth factor protein by oral inhalation therapy. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305548 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF RECONSTITUTED MEDICAMENT - A body portion of the apparatus comprises an interior cavity and a plurality of fluid lumens extending from the cavity to a periphery of the body portion. The apparatus further comprises a first fluid port in fluid communication with a first one of the fluid lumens. The first fluid port is configured to receive a syringe for injecting a liquid diluent and withdrawing a reconstituted liquid medicament. The apparatus further comprises a second fluid port in fluid communication with a second one of the fluid lumens. The second fluid port is configured to receive a medicament vial. The apparatus further comprises a third fluid port at an end of a third one of the fluid lumens for expelling the reconstituted liquid medicament. The apparatus further comprises a stopcock received within the body portion interior cavity and configured to regulate fluid communication between the fluid lumens. The stopcock has a first position in which fluid communication between the fluid lumens is blocked, a second position in which fluid communication is open between the first and second fluid lumens and a third position in which fluid communication is open between the first and third fluid lumens. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305549 | REDUCED PRESSURE WOUND TREATMENT SYSTEM - A reduced pressure treatment appliance is provided for treating a wound on the body of a patient. In some embodiments, the appliance comprises an overlay, which is further comprised of cup members that may be detached or cut away from the overlay so that the overlay can be adjusted in size and shape. Also, in some embodiments, the overlay is further comprised of a pressure venting valve to maintain a predetermined level of reduced pressure at the site of the wound. In other embodiments, the wound treatment appliance also includes a vacuum system to supply reduced pressure to the site of the wound in the volume under the overlay. In yet other embodiments, the treatment appliance also includes wound packing means to prevent overgrowth of the wound or to encourage growth of wound tissue into an absorbable matrix comprising the wound packing means. In still other embodiments, a suction bulb may be used to provide a source of reduced pressure to an overlay that covers the wound. Finally, methods are provided for using various embodiments of the treatment appliance. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305550 | MEMS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - Embodiments of an implantable device for delivering a therapeutic agent to a patient include a reservoir configured to contain a liquid comprising the therapeutic agent, and a cannula in fluid communication with the reservoir. The cannula is shaped to facilitate insertion thereof into a patient's eyeball. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305551 | Valveless Impedance Pump Drug Delivery Systems - A drug-delivery unit suitable for implantation into a patient body may include a valveless impedance pump. In some implementations the unit may include an actuator, control electronics and a battery, and may communicate with an external patient interface unit. The patient interface unit can be used to control operation of the implant and to download data from the implant. The patient interface unit can also be used to charge the implant and/or a separate charger can be used. In other implementations, a drug-delivery implant unit may lack internal electronics and instead rely on an externally-supplied magnetic field to actuate the pump. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305552 | ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH A HANDLE THAT CAN ARTICULATE WITH RESPECT TO THE SHAFT - A surgical instrument particular suited to endoscopic use is disclosed. Various embodiments include an end effector that is sized to be inserted through a trocar. An elongated shaft assembly is coupled to the end effector and a control handle. The elongated shaft assembly has a distal portion that is adjacent to said the effector for insertion into the trocar. The elongated shaft assembly further has a proximal portion that is remote from the distal portion such that the proximal portion protrudes from the trocar when the end effector and distal portion are inserted therethrough. The control handle is articulatably coupled to the proximal portion of said elongated shaft assembly to enable the surgeon to move the handle portion to a more ergonomically comfortable position while carrying out the endoscopic procedure. Various articulation joint embodiments and locking arrangements are disclosed. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305553 | System for Ophthalmic Laser Surgery - The invention relates to a system for ophthalmic laser surgery, comprising a source ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100305554 | LASER BEAM DERMATALOGICAL HEAT TREATMENT DEVICE - A device for dermatological treatment, includes an energy source, the energy source generating a quasi-Gaussian laser beam, characterised in that it includes an element for shaping the beam between the energy source and a source to be treated, the shaping element being adapted for converting the beam into a beam having a power distributed homogenously on a given surface, and in that the device further includes a removable and replaceable optical unit. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305555 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INFRARED TISSUE ABLATION - A method and apparatus for ablating material. The material is preferably a heterogenous or composite material, such as animal tissue. A table top laser system can be employed in the invention. Alternatively, a larger laser, such as a free electron laser can be employed. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305556 | System and Method for Detection of Foreign Substances - A cryosurgical instrument, in which a separator is installed in a central feeding lumen and/or in a cryotip to separate gaseous and liquid components of a cryogen. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305557 | HTA Sheath with Removable Scope - An ablation device comprises an elongated introducer sized for insertion into a hollow organ via a natural opening, the introducer extending to a distal end which, when in an operative position, is within the hollow organ, the introducer including and a delivery lumen extending from a proximal end connectable to a source of ablation fluid to a distal delivery opening at the distal end in combination with a working channel extending to a working channel distal opening at the distal end, the working channel being sized and shaped so that, when a flexible instrument to be inserted into the hollow organ is received therein, a space between an outer surface of the flexible instrument and an inner wall of the working channel forms a return lumen extending from the working channel distal opening to a proximal return port and a fluid supply unit coupled to the introducer supplying ablation fluid to the delivery lumen. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305558 | OPERATIVE INSTRUMENT - An operative instrument includes forceps having a treating section for treating an anatomy at an extremity and being provided with a heat-generating body for generating heat to be provided to the anatomy and a power supply unit for supplying electric power to the heat-generating body of the forceps. The operative instrument raises the temperature of the heat-generating body by supplying substantially constant electric power to the heat-generating body. Therefore, coagulation and incision of the anatomy can be performed satisfactorily. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305559 | Narrow Gauge High Strength Choked Wet Tip Microwave Ablation Antenna - An electromagnetic surgical ablation probe having a coaxial feedline and cooling chamber is disclosed. The disclosed probe includes a dipole antenna arrangement having a radiating section, a distal tip coupled to a distal end of the radiating section, and a ring-like balun short) or choke, which may control a radiation pattern of the probe. A conductive tube disposed coaxially around the balun short includes at least one fluid conduit which provides coolant, such as dionized water, to a cooling chamber defined within the probe. A radiofrequency transparent catheter forms an outer surface of the probe and may include a lubricious coating. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305560 | Microwave Ablation Safety Pad, Microwave Safety Pad System and Method of Use - A microwave ablation safety pad includes a base layer, an electromagnetic shielding layer and a physical protection layer. The base layer is configured to support a cooling medium designed to absorb thermal energy. The electromagnetic shielding layer, adjacent the base layer, includes a faraday shield configured to prevent the generation of electromagnetic fields. The physical protection layer, adjacent the electromagnetic shielding layer, is configured to resist penetration therethrough. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305561 | Electrosurgical Devices with Directional Radiation Pattern - A device for directing energy to a target volume of tissue includes an antenna assembly and an elongated body member. The elongated body member includes a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, wherein the proximal and distal end portions define a longitudinal axis. The elongated body member has a chamber defined therein that extends along the longitudinal axis, and a body wall surrounding the chamber. An antenna assembly is disposed in the chamber. The elongated body member also includes an opening in the body wall to allow energy radiated from the antenna assembly to transfer into the target volume of tissue. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305562 | Ablation Device With Cooled Electrodes And Methods of Use - An electrosurgical end effector for ablating tissue is provided that comprises at least one electrically-conductive ablation member adapted to be connected to a source of RF energy, with the ablation member having a tissue engaging surface and an internal fluid passageway. Preferably, the end effector includes two electrically conductive ablation members that are electrically isolated from one another. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305563 | ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEM - An electrosurgical system includes a first component ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100305564 | SURGICAL JAWS FOR SEALING TISSUE - A surgical tool assembly for use in electrosurgery includes an elongated sheath movable in a longitudinal direction. The assembly includes a pair of jaws, with each jaw having a plurality of teeth for grasping tissue and a support element supporting the plurality of teeth. The support element is disposed partially within the sheath and extends to a distal end disposed outside of the sheath. The support element includes a first portion extending from the distal end and delineating a first region. The support element further includes a second portion extending from the first portion and delineating a second region. The second portion is curved to engage with the sheath such that the jaws move towards one another as the elongated sheath moves towards the distal end. The teeth extend from the first region into the second region. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305565 | VOLTAGE THRESHOLD ABLATION APPARATUS - The present invention relates to the field of electrosurgery, and more particularly to systems and methods for ablating, cauterizing and/or coagulating body tissue using radio frequency energy. More in particular, the systems utilize voltage threshold means for controlling the voltage applied to tissue in a cycle-to-cycle manner. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305566 | TRANSCERVICAL EXCISION AND REMOVAL OF TISSUE - A hysterectomy method may include: severing a patient's uterus from the patient's cervix; then coring the cervix; and then morcellating the severed uterus using a morcellator inserted through the cored cervix. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305567 | APPARATUS FOR SECURING AN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY PROBE TO A CLAMP - An apparatus for use with a clamp including a base member configured to be secured to the clamp and at least one energy transmission device carried by the base member. An apparatus for use with a clamp and a probe that carries at least one energy transmission device including a base member configured to be secured to the clamp and an engagement device associated with the base member and configured to engage the probe. A clamp including first and second clamp members, at least one of which is malleable, and a movement apparatus that moves at least one of the first and second clamp members relative to the other. A surgical system including a clamp with first and second clamp members and a device that removably mounts at least one electrode on at least one of the first and second clamp members. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305568 | EXTERNAL FIXATOR RING - The present disclosure includes an external fixator ring that includes a central opening, inner and outer ring surfaces and upper and lower ring surfaces. In some embodiments, one or more apertures are defined in the inner or outer surface for receiving securing devices. The apertures in the inner or outer surface are adapted to provide rigid attachment for connection struts while allowing for a range of motion between the interconnected rings. In some other embodiments, the external fixator ring further comprises angled flanges extending radially from the inner or outer surface. The angle flanges each include a mounting surface, apertures are defined in the mounting surface of the angle flanges for receiving securing devices. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305569 | RECONSTRUCTION DEVICE - A bone reconstruction device ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100305570 | BONE PLATES AND BONE PLATE ASSEMBLIES - The invention relates to a bone plate assembly comprising a bone plate and a plurality of bone screws for compressing and locking fractured bone fragments to bone plate. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305571 | SURGICAL CABLE TENSIONING SYSTEM - A cable tensioning system includes a reaction frame which contains a sliding platform arranged to move linearly within the frame, and a clam-type cleat attached to the sliding platform. The cleat features one or more grooves, each of which comprises two arrays of opposing ridges that converge to form a V-shape groove adapted to receive a length of cable. The ridges of each groove are tilted relative to an axis perpendicular to the groove's longitudinal axis, such that the cable is progressively captured between the ridges of the opposing arrays as it settles into the crotch of the groove when moved in a first direction, and can be disengaged from the cleat by relaxing the axial force on the cable and moving it in the opposite direction. A linear actuator mechanism may be coupled to the sliding platform to move the platform with respect to the reaction frame. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305572 | ANKLE PROSTHESIS METHODS - Methods of implanting an ankle prosthesis in a subject having an ankle joint in need of replacement. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305573 | Patient Selectable Joint Arthroplasty Devices and Surgical Tools - A patellar 3-D guidance tool includes a template. The template includes at least one contact surface for engaging a surface of the patella. The at least one contact surface substantially conforms with the surface associated with the patellar. At least one guide aperture directs movement of a surgical instrument, wherein the shape and/or position of the guide aperture is based, at least in part, on three or more anatomic reference points associated with the patellar. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305574 | Patient Selectable Joint Arthroplasty Devices and Surgical Tools - A patellar 3-D guidance tool includes a template. The template includes at least one contact surface for engaging a surface of the patella. The at least one contact surface substantially conforms with the surface associated with the patellar. At least one guide aperture directs movement of a surgical instrument, wherein the shape and/or position of the guide aperture is based, at least in part, on three or more anatomic reference points associated with the patellar. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305575 | Methods and Apparatus for Performing Knee Arthroplasty - Methods and apparatus for performing knee arthroplasty, including, but not limited to, bicruciate retaining knee arthroplasty, are described herein. Methods and apparatus for preparing a distal femur for a femoral implant as well as methods and apparatus for preparing a proximal tibia for a tibial implant are described. These methods and apparatus, in at least some embodiments and uses, facilitate decreasing the complexity of knee arthroplasty procedures such as bicruciate retaining procedures, while maintaining, if not improving on, the safety, accuracy and/or effectiveness of such procedures. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305576 | SUTURE ANCHORING INSTRUMENT - An installation tool is provided for producing a threaded hole and deploying an anchoring device into the threaded hole, while retaining control over associated sutures. The tool comprises a handle, a longitudinally-extending shaft removably engaged with the handle, an anchor removably engaged with the shaft, at least one suture threaded through the anchor and engaged with the handle, and a tap sleeve removably engaged with the shaft and which accommodates the anchor, at least a portion of the shaft, and at least a portion of the at least one suture. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305577 | INTRAOCULAR LENS DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH A DISPOSABLE PLUNGER SEGMENT AND METHOD OF USE THEREFOR - The present invention is directed to an intraocular lens delivery system with a multi-segment plunger. More particularly, the present invention relates to an intraocular lens delivery device that includes a disposable plunger tip segment that can be attached and removed from a reusable plunger base segment. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305578 | Uterine Manipulators and Related Components and Methods - A uterine manipulator tip includes a finger and an expandable member. The finger is configured to be confined within a cervix. The expandable member is carried by the finger and is configured to engage a cervical canal between an internal cervical os and an external cervical os of the cervix. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305579 | DELIVERY CATHETER - A catheter used to deliver a medical electrical lead to a right atrium of a heart in close proximity to a His bundle. The catheter is adapted such that the distal tip confronts the His bundle generally perpendicularly. The catheter includes a proximal portion and a generally hook-shaped distal portion. The distal portion may include curves that direct the distal tip at an angle of over 180 degrees from the direction of the proximal portion. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305580 | Instrument Guide System - A system is provided to align a surgical guide instrument over a burr hole in a patient's body. Adjustments of a surgical instrument can be made in x, y, z, and angular directions using the system. An instrument guide unit can include an instrument guide for guiding a surgical instrument into the body of a patient and a base unit operative to be secured to the body near an area in which surgery is to occur. The base unit is coupled to the instrument guide. An adjustment mechanism, coupled to the base unit and the instrument guide, is operative to adjust the instrument guide in lateral directions with respect the surface of the area. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305581 | Suture Passing Instrument - A method for passing suture through tissue and a suture passing instrument having a first jaw coupled to an end of an elongated shaft, a second jaw coupled to the first jaw, and formed with a holder for supporting a suture, and a needle slidably disposed within the first jaw, having a hook on a side for releasably capturing a portion of a suture, is provided. The first jaw defines a channel for receiving the needle and a ramp for deflecting the needle transversely of the shaft when advanced to an extended position. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305582 | APPARATUS FOR PLACING STITCH TURNS RESULTING FROM A SHAPE-MEMORY METAL THREAD - The device comes in the form of a gun with a body, a grip handle and a control component. The body has coaxially a hollow protruding aiming rod equipped, at its free end, with a cylinder containing the threads. The rod is capable, under the action of the control component, of allowing a thread ejection needle to move so that a loop is formed on emergence from the cylinder. The cylinder is mounted at the end of a fixed translation axis and engaged inside the rod; the other end of said axis engaging with a mechanism capable of partially rotating it and the cylinder, when said control component is released, in order to position another thread opposite said ejection needle. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305583 | MENISCAL REPAIR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A device for repairing a tear in a portion of tissue comprises a proximal actuator portion, a transfer needle extending distally from the proximal actuator portion and a catch needle extending distally from the proximal actuator portion. A suture needle is disposed in the transfer needle, and is extendable from the transfer needle toward the catch needle and retractable from the catch needle toward the transfer needle. An extendable catch plunger is disposed in the catch needle for capturing suture therein when it is transferred from the transfer needle. A retractable insertion sheath is provided for covering the transfer needle and the catch needle when the device is inserted into a procedural site. A depth limiting apparatus limits the depth of insertion of the needle into the procedural site. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305584 | Suture-Based Systems and Methods for Treating Septal Defects - A system for treating a septal defect having a suture-like implantable treatment apparatus and devices for delivering the implantable treatment apparatus and methods for treating a septal defect are provided. The suture-like apparatus is preferably implantable through a septal wall or portion thereof. The treatment system can include a flexible elongate body member, a delivery device configured to deliver the suture-like apparatus, a stabilization device configured to stabilize the delivery device and a positioning device configured to position the delivery device in a desired location. The suture-like device can include a suture body coupled with one or more lock devices or anchor devices. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305585 | LINE LOCK THREADING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A line lock includes a body at least partially bounding a plurality of passageways such that a suture can only be drawn through the passageways along one direction. The suture may be inserted through the passageways through the use of a cartridge designed to contain the line lock. Threaders may pass through the line lock within the cartridge. Each threader may have a leading end and a trailing end that can be coupled to a suture end. Thus, two suture ends may be drawn through the passageways by coupling them to the threaders and drawing the leading ends of the threaders to cause the suture ends to pass through the passageways according to the desired pattern. The cartridge may then be opened to permit easy removal of the suture and the line lock. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305586 | Medical Suturing Device - The present invention provides a medical suturing device structured with a retrieval puncturing needle formed with through-hole; a retrieval member able to be inserted through through-hole; an insertion puncture needle formed with through-hole; a hollow tube that can be inserted through insertion through-hole, and the distal tip of which is formed into a deformable bent portion; and a suture that can be inserted through the inside of hollow tube. The retrieval member is structured with an annular engagement member that can be deformed into a straight shape, a rod member that is connected to annular engagement member, and a grip that is provided with a mark. The mark is furnished on hollow tube, such that when retrieval puncturing needle and insertion puncture needle are in a condition where mark and mark are facing each other, the upper supporter and lower supporter can be detachably attached. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305587 | INCISION CLOSURE DEVICE AND METHOD - A surgical incision closure device and method for using the same, having first and second elements adapted for positioning on first and second sides of the incision respectively. The first element is substantially flat and includes a first longitudinal portion extending in a longitudinal direction, and at least first and second arm portions each extending substantially perpendicularly outward from the first portion and spaced apart from one another. The second element is substantially flat and includes a second longitudinal portion extending in the longitudinal direction, and at least third and fourth arm portions extending substantially perpendicularly outward from the second portion and spaced apart from one another. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305588 | Vascular hole closure device - A device for closing an aperture in a vessel wall comprising an elongated member having a longitudinal axis and positionable inside the vessel against the internal opening of the aperture. The elongated member has a dimension to prevent egress of fluid through the aperture. A material forms two curved legs having ends positionable external of the vessel. The legs curve in different directions and a retention portion is formed in the material to retain the legs during placement of the elongated member inside the vessel. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305589 | TEXTILE IMPLANT, IN PARTICULAR FOR REPAIRING HERNIAS - The present invention relates to a textile implant, in particular for repairing hernias, the implant comprising a textile piece having a first face completely or partially covered in a bio-adhesive composition that is hydrosoluble and absorbable and that comprises at least one bio-adhesive polymer that is hydrosoluble and absorbable, with the adhesive function thereof being activatable in a moist or wet medium. In characteristic manner, said bio-adhesive composition includes less than 4% by weight of plasticizer. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305590 | Transpyloric Anchoring - Gastrointestinal implants can be used to secure thin-walled sleeves, restrictor plates, and other devices within the gastrointestinal tract. An example implant includes three elements: a stomach anchor to resist distally oriented forces; a duodenal anchor to resist proximally oriented forces; and a connector element to keep the stomach anchor fixed relative to the stomach anchor. The implant is inserted into the gastrointestinal tract with a delivery device that holds the implant in a compressed state for minimally invasive delivery until the implant is positioned properly. Upon releasing from the delivery device, the implant expands to a relaxed state across the pylorus, allowing prongs that extending outward from the stomach and duodenal anchors to engage tissue in the gastrointestinal tract. The deployed implant may also include a thin-walled sleeve that extends into the intestine from the stomach anchor, duodenal anchor, or connector element. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305591 | TACKING DEVICE AND METHODS OF DEPLOYMENT - The present embodiments provide apparatus and methods suitable for coupling a graft member to tissue, closing a bodily opening, and the like. In one embodiment, a tacking device comprises a wire having first and second ends, and further having delivery and deployed states. In the contracted state, the wire comprises an elongated configuration that is substantially parallel to a central longitudinal axis. In the expanded state, the wire comprises a head region and a body region, the head region comprising at least one full turn having a first diameter, and the body region comprising at least two full turns having a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is greater than the second diameter. One or more of the tacking devices may be delivered using a laparoscopic, endoscopic or percutaneous approach. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305592 | Rotational Thrombectomy Wire - A rotatable thrombectomy wire for breaking up thrombus or other obstructive material comprising an inner core composed of a flexible material and an outer wire surrounding at least a portion of the inner core. The outer wire has a sinuous shaped portion at a distal region. The inner core limits the compressibility of the outer wire. The outer wire is operatively connectable at a proximal end to a motor for rotating the wire to macerate thrombus. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305593 | SAFETY SCALPEL - The present invention provides an independent activation mechanism on both sides of a plastic sheath of a safety scalpel. Activation of either one of the mechanisms on the sides will cause the sheath to slide back along the handle neck and lock in place at the locking port thereby exposing the blade for use. The activation mechanisms are thumb activated on the side of the sheath, which results in a more natural motion as well as keeping other fingers out of the way of the unsheathed blade. After use, pushing forward with the thumb on either of the activation mechanisms on the sides of the plastic sheath will cause the sheath to slide forward and lock in place. Placement of the activation mechanisms on the sides of the sheath enable the top of the sheath to be flat and smooth which provides a comfortable surface for the practitioner. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305594 | PERCUTANEOUS VEIN HARVESTER WITH SHIELDED BLADE - A percutaneous harvesting device for the harvesting of tubular body members from a body is disclosed. The percutaneous harvesting device includes an endovascular guide for sufficiently straightening the tubular vessel to be removed and a perivascular cutting tool that is inserted over the endovascular guide. The cutting tool is advanced along the length of the tubular body member to be removed and it cuts body tissue (wherein the tubular body member is positioned inside the body tissue) as it is advanced. The body tissue is thus dissected from the body and can then be extracted percutaneously and rapidly from the body by pulling the endovascular guide, and the tubular body member and surrounding body tissue, from the body. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305595 | Surgical instrument - A surgical instrument is suggested with a proximal and a distal end section, comprising an elongated, hollow outer shaft which extends from the proximal to the distal end section, a hollow cylindrical drive element rotatably mounted in the outer shaft as well as a cutting, abrading or milling tool which is arranged at the distal end section of the instrument and coupled to the drive element, wherein the drive element has a flexible section which is arranged between the proximal and distal end sections and comprises a plurality of ring segments which each have, in an axial direction, a first and a second end region, wherein the first end region comprises two or more projections protruding in an axial direction and the second end region comprises two or more recesses accommodating the projections and the ring segments engage in one another in a joint-like manner via the projections and recesses, characterized in that the ring segments are connected to one another in a form locking manner in an axial and/or radial direction via the projections and recesses. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305596 | NON-LINEAR CUT-RATE MULTIPLIER FOR VITREOUS CUTTER - A non-linear cut-rate multiplier for a vitreous cutter is provided whereby a signal from a host drive system may be multiplied in non-linear fashion to achieve significantly higher cut-rates for the vitreous cutter. Depending upon the cut-rate received from the host drive system, the multiplier may be configured to generate a subsequent cut-rate which is, potentially, linear for lower cut-rates of the host drive system and variably non-linear for higher cut-rates of the host drive system. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305597 | LANCET DEVICE AND PUNCTURE DEVICE - The present invention relates to a lancet device | 2010-12-02 |
20100305598 | SINGLE USE LANCET ASSEMBLY - A single use lancet device having a housing, with an open interior and an access opening defined therein, a lancet, with a body and a piercing tip, and disposed in the open interior of the housing so as to move between a cocked orientation and a piercing orientation, a driving assembly structured to move the lancet into the piercing orientation, and a restrictor assembly having a shoulder element and a restrictor panel operatively associated with the lancet and the housing and structured to pass over the restrictor panel upon the lancet moving from its cocked orientation to its piercing orientation, and to abut the restrictor panel upon attempted movement of the lancet back into its cocked orientation after movement into the piercing orientation, thereby preventing the lancet from moving back into the cocked orientation and preventing re-use of a contaminated piercing tip. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305599 | Contact Activated Lancet Device - A lancet device including a housing and a lancet structure having a puncturing element. The lancet structure disposed within the housing and adapted for movement between a retaining or pre-actuated position wherein the puncturing element is retained within the housing, and a puncturing position wherein the puncturing element extends through a forward end of the housing. The lancet device includes a drive spring disposed within the housing for biasing the lancet structure toward the puncturing position, and a retaining hub retaining the lancet structure in the retracted position against the bias of the drive spring. The retaining hub includes a pivotal lever in interference engagement with the lancet structure. An actuator within the housing pivots the lever, thereby moving the lancet structure toward the rearward end of the housing to at least partially compress the drive spring, and releasing the lever from interference engagement with the lancet structure. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305600 | Contact Activated Lancet Device - A lancet device including a housing and a lancet structure having a puncturing element. The lancet structure disposed within the housing and adapted for movement between a retaining or pre-actuated position wherein the puncturing element is retained within the housing, and a puncturing position wherein the puncturing element extends through a forward end of the housing. The lancet device includes a drive spring disposed within the housing for biasing the lancet structure toward the puncturing position, and a retaining hub retaining the lancet structure in the retracted position against the bias of the drive spring. The retaining hub includes a pivotal lever in interference engagement with the lancet structure. An actuator within the housing pivots the lever, thereby moving the lancet structure toward the rearward end of the housing to at least partially compress the drive spring, and releasing the lever from interference engagement with the lancet structure. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305601 | Contact Activated Lancet Device - A lancet device including a housing and a lancet structure having a puncturing element. The lancet structure disposed within the housing and adapted for movement between a retaining or pre-actuated position wherein the puncturing element is retained within the housing, and a puncturing position wherein the puncturing element extends through a forward end of the housing. The lancet device includes a drive spring disposed within the housing for biasing the lancet structure toward the puncturing position, and a retaining hub retaining the lancet structure in the retracted position against the bias of the drive spring. The retaining hub includes a pivotal lever in interference engagement with the lancet structure. An actuator within the housing pivots the lever, thereby moving the lancet structure toward the rearward end of the housing to at least partially compress the drive spring, and releasing the lever from interference engagement with the lancet structure. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305602 | BALLOON DISSECTING INSTRUMENTS - Balloon loaded dissection devices and methods for using such devices are disclosed. One such device includes an elongate shaft having sufficient rigidity to push through body tissue free of naturally occurring openings in the body tissue alongside an elongate structure, a handle operably mounted on an end of the elongate shaft, an elongate balloon capable of assuming deflated and inflated states on the elongate shaft, and a fluid passageway in communication with the inflatable interior space in the elongate balloon for communicating an inflation fluid to the elongate balloon. The handle includes a receptacle configured to releasably receive an instrument. The receptacle defines an elongated slot laterally spaced from the elongated shaft. The elongate balloon includes an axial length substantially greater than a transverse diameter of the elongate balloon when the elongate balloon is in the inflated state. The balloon defines an inflatable interior space into which a fluid is introduced to inflate the balloon. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305603 | Shape-Changing Medical Device, Kit, Method Of Production, And Method Of Use - The present disclosure relates to treatment of disorders in the heart rhythm regulation system and, more particularly, to a medical device for tissue cutting and/or migrating wherein the cutting and/or migrating is at least partly actuated by the swelling of a swellable material. The disclosure furthermore relates to a method of producing such a medical device, a kit of such medical devices, and a method for treating such disorders. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305604 | Device for Filtering Blood - The device for the filtering of blood comprises a filter catheter with a filter at its distal end for filtering the blood branching downstream behind the heart valve into the arteries to supply the brain and the arms, wherein the filter may be pushed out of a catheter tube in the distal direction. The filter is tubular or designed to taper from the distal to the proximal end. The filter is designed to fit tightly, at least at its distal end section, against the ascending aorta in the area upstream of the arteries which supply the brain and the arms. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305605 | APPARATUS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF MICRO-COIL USING A CATHETER - The apparatus for deployment of a therapeutic device such as a micro-coil detachably mounts the therapeutic device to a distal portion of a pusher member. In one embodiment, the therapeutic device is detachably mounted to the distal portion of the pusher member by a tubular collar that can be heated by a heater such as an electrical resistance coil to expand the collar and release and deploy the therapeutic device. The apparatus for deployment of a therapeutic device such as a micro-coil may also provide for a pusher member and a connector fiber for securing the therapeutic device to the pusher member. The connector fiber passes through a heater within the distal portion of the pusher member, for heating and breaking the connector fiber to release the therapeutic device when a desired placement of the therapeutic device within the vasculature is achieved. | 2010-12-02 |