52nd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110319785 | Implantable Systems and Methods for Identifying a Contra-ictal Condition in a Subject - Systems and methods of monitoring a subject's neurological condition are provided. In some embodiments, the method includes the steps of analyzing a physiological signal (such as an EEG) from a subject to determine if the subject is in a contra-ictal condition; and if the subject is in a contra-ictal condition, providing an indication (e.g., to the subject and/or to a caregiver) that the subject is in the contra-ictal condition. The systems and methods may utilize a minimally invasive, leadless device to monitor the subject's condition. In some embodiments, if the subject is in a pro-ictal condition, the method includes the step of providing an indication (such as a red light) that the subject is in the pro-ictal condition. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319786 | Apparatus and Method for Measuring Physiological Functions - A sensor for monitoring a physiological function such as hydration including microelectrode arrays and electronics operatively connected and placed on an elastic strip, the assembled sensor being attached to a person in such a manner as to pinch and raise the skin under the elastic strip. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319787 | INTERFACE PRESSURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - The subject matter of the present invention is a system for measuring interface pressure exerted on the skin, that is in particular of use in compression therapy, characterized in that it comprises:—a supporting member bearing sensors, including at least two pressure sensors spaced out on the supporting member in order to make it possible to measure the pressure exerted at two predetermined positions;—an electronic system connected to the sensors and capable of acquiring the values simultaneously measured by these sensors; and in that each pressure sensor comprises a transducer element, which is preferably substantially flat, said transducer element having a surface intended to come into contact with the skin in the operating position, either directly or by means of a layer of a material covering said surface of the transducer, the elastic modulus of compression of said transducer or of said intermediate layer, measured at the surface intended to come into contact with the skin, being between 30 and 500 kPa, preferably between 80 and 400 kPa and more preferably between 200 and 400 kPa. Use: compression therapy. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319788 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE REMOVAL DEVICE WITH BREAKAWAY SHEATH - A tissue removal device is disclosed which includes an elongate shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the elongate shaft defines a longitudinal axis, a bag support defining an opening, the bag support being collapsible and expandable to open and close the opening, a bag operatively attached to the bag support, the bag having an open first end operatively secured to the bag support and a closed end, the first end being connected to the support so that when the bag support is in the collapsed position the bag opening is substantially closed, the bag having folds including at least one transverse fold. The tissue removal device may further include a tube for receiving the shaft, bag support and bag. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319789 | EYE SAMPLING DEVICE - The eye sampling device ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110319790 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION AND SYSTEM FOR PERMEABILIZING FETAL MEMBRANES - Provided is a pharmaceutical composition for permeabilizing fetal membranes including an active ingredient having a log K in the range of 2 to 4, where K is the octanol/water partition coefficient. The active ingredient may be, for example, bupivacaine, sodium lauryl sulfate or oleic acid. Further provided is a system for transfetal membrane transport. The system includes a probe unit adapted for insertion into a female reproductive tract and releasing a substance onto fetal membranes that permeabilizes the membranes. The system is also configured to apply ultrasound radiation to the fetal membranes to further increase the membrane permeability. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319791 | Systems and Methods for Measuring Mechanical Properties of Deformable Materials - Systems and methods deform the surface of the material with a probe, such as a mechanical device or a gas/liquid jet, while optically recording in detail the three-dimensional (3D) topography of the resulting surface deformation. The probe effectively applies a forcing function to the material, the attributes of which are known by performing calibrations prior to use or by direct measurement while it is applied. The topography is effectively the system output that is measured as indicative of the underlying mechanical properties of the material. In one application, systems and methods that apply a pressure in-vivo to human tissue and analyze a three-dimensional topography of the resulting surface deformation to identify localized inhomogeneities and anomalies in the human tissue. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319792 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING IN VIVO BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SKIN - An assembly for measuring in vivo biomechanical properties of skin, comprising a testing device, said testing device comprising; a first pad attachable to the skin a second pad attachable to the skin, at a known distance from the first pad; said attachability of the pads to the skin to prevent relative movement between the respective pad and the skin to which it is attached; a forcing means for applying a force to the first pad, whilst said pads are attached to the skin, along a first axis connecting the first and second pad, to induce a corresponding relative movement between the pads due to deformation of the skin between said pads; a force measurement device for measuring the applied force, and; a displacement measurement device for measuring the corresponding induced movement. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319793 | THERMAL THERAPY APPARATUS AND METHOD USING FOCUSED ULTRASONIC SOUND FIELDS - Apparatus and method for delivering increased amounts of energy to localized treatment zones in a target tissue volume are provided. In some instances the non-linear wave propagation and other properties of the treatment apparatus and propagation medium as well as novel beam forming and control of the treatment apparatus are employed to generate extended focal zones for efficient treatment of a condition in a patient. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319794 | Convective Energy Transfer into the Eye - Methods and devices are described which allow heat to safely be applied to the eyelid of an eye utilizing ultrasound passed through the eyelid. One device preferentially reflects ultrasound at its surface to direct the heat to the inner portion of the eyelid while substantially preventing the heat from contacting the eye. Another device retracts the eyelid from the surface of the eye while applying the heat. Another device applies a cavitating form of ultrasound through the eyelid to enhance opening of the glands within the eyelid. One method further enhances opening of the glands within the eyelid by combining the therapy with bioactive materials on the inside of the gland. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319795 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING LOCAL HEAT - A system for generating heat at a target location is disclosed. The system comprises a fiber device having a distal end and a proximal end, an acoustic wave generator for generating acoustic waves, and an acoustic coupler for coupling acoustic energy carried by the acoustic waves into the distal end such that heat is generated at the distal end. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319796 | DUAL THERAPY EXERCISE DEVICE WITH TETHERED CONTROL PANEL - A device having a number of exercise therapy systems contained within a single housing is capable of providing multiple exercise therapies to a predetermined position of a user's body and thus efficiently exercising those portions of the user's body. To provide additional convenience, the device includes a user control panel that is movably coupled to the housing, thereby allowing removal in a manner which allow for easy user access. The multiple therapies can include both a vibration therapy and an electrical stimulation therapy, thus providing for more efficient exercising of the user's muscle tissue adjacent the housing. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319797 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE - The present invention relates generally to a support structure for fixating a patient to a treatment unit, and especially to a support structure for fixating the patient to a cardiopulmonary resuscitation unit. An embodiment of the support structure comprises a back plate for positioning behind said patient's back posterior to said patient's heart and a front part for positioning around said patient's chest anterior to said patient's heart. Further, the front part can comprise two legs, each leg having a first end pivotably connected to at least one hinge and a second end removably attachable to said back plate. Said front part can further be devised for comprising a compression/decompression unit arranged to automatically compress or decompress said patient's chest when said front part is attached to said back plate. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319798 | WOUND AND BANDAGE PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - This invention concerns wound/bandage protectors. In particular, the invention relates to a wound/bandage protector configured as a wrap, a sock/mitten, or a bandage, which may be made out of stretchable material. The wrap may have one or more fastening straps as well as possibly a first catch fastening surface. The sock/mitten may have a fastening strap and a sheath. The wrap, the sock/mitten, and the bandages may have apertures and aperture covers. In addition, the bandages may have diamond or triangular gauze configurations. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319799 | Ankle Foot Orthosis - An ankle foot orthosis to be worn inside a common shoe that corrects ankle pronation by gently axially rotating and rolling the foot in the corrective direction by pulling from the shin assembly while further enhancing the corrective rolling with strategically placed posts on the medial edge of the sole. Rigidity of the foot assembly is paired with the flexibility of the shin assembly for donning a foot into the device when combined with a wide variety of common shoes. Features are also provided to A) support the longitudal, transverse, metatarsal, and peroneal arches, thus enhancing the stability of the foot; and B) to support the plantar vault, thus enhancing the stability of the foot. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319800 | KNEE BRACE - The invention provides a knee stabilizing brace which is usable regardless of a damaged portion of a ligament of a knee joint. The knee stabilizing brace includes a brace body which has a back-side body portion applied to a back side of a thigh, a poples, and a back side of a crus, and right and left front-side body portions, which are applied to a front side of the thigh, a kneecap, and a front side of the crus, right and left support stays for reinforcement, and upper and lower fastening bands for fastening the brace body 1 around a thigh portion, wherein the brace body is fitted around a knee portion by overlapping and engaging surface fasteners of the right and left front-side body portions, four ring-like fasteners are provided on upper, lower, right, and left sides of the back side of the back-side body portion, four engaging regions are set to upper, lower, right, and left sides of the right and left front-side body portions, and first and second fastening bands for patella which are detachably engaged into one of the four ring-like fasteners and one of the four engaging regions are provided. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319801 | SUPPORTING DEVICE - The invention relates to a supporting device for a support ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110319802 | FOOT CORRECTION DEVICE - A foot correction device to aid and improve the step pressure points in a humans foot, wherein the device comprises a first element containing a plurality of separating means, wherein said first element is connected to a second element comprising fixing and adjusting means of said foot correction device to the user's foot, having said second element a plurality of backing supplements. A method to reeducate the global posture of a human's foot using a foot correction device, the method comprises the steps of inserting the toes between the gaps defined in the separating means; sliding the device until the separating means tops with the toe's joints; adjusting the separating means using the adjustable means; proceeding with the adjustment by means of the fixing and adjusting means of the second element and optionally performing several specific routines | 2011-12-29 |
20110319803 | BANDAGING SYSTEM - A bandage includes a body portion and a gauze pad, the body portion being shaped, sized and configured depending upon the wound covering application, the gauze pad having three or four primary corners, the primary corners of the gauze pad in most instances being oriented towards edges of the body portion or length or width tangents of the body portion, preferably mid-points or mid-sections of the length or width tangents or body portion edges. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319804 | WOUND PACKING - The present invention relates to a wound packing material, suitable for use in negative pressure wound therapy, comprising a body of a porous material, the body comprising frangible regions defining a plurality of portions, the frangible regions allowing the portions to be selectively removed from the body. The invention further relates to methods of manufacturing the wound packing material, and to methods of its use. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319805 | Topical composition for treating the skin - The present invention relates to a topical composition for the treatment of mammals suffering from a condition of the skin such as a skin lesion, a wound, a cut, an abrasion, a hot spot, a sore foot pad, inflamed skin or dry skin; wherein the composition contains a blend of four separate creams, a steroidal material, a normally injectable vitamin A and vitamin D composition, an antibiotic material and, optionally, ingredients such as aloe vera, an antifungal agent, an anti-parasitic agent, DMSO and a topical anaesthetic. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319806 | Ocular Implants Deployed in Schlemm's Canal of the Eye - An ocular implant is provided that is adapted to reside at least partially in a portion of Schlemm's canal of an eye. The implant includes an implant body having plurality of filars extending along a longitudinal axis of the implant. The implant is configured to move between a radially collapsed state and a radially expanded state. In some embodiments, the implant is configured to assume the radially expanded state when no external forces are acting thereon. Methods of delivering and using the ocular implant are also provided. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319807 | Rejuvenation or preservation of germ cells - Certain embodiments disclosed herein include, but are not limited to, at least one of compositions, methods, devices, systems, kits, or products regarding rejuvenation or preservation of germ cells or gametes. Certain embodiments disclosed herein include, but are not limited to, methods of modifying germ cells or gametes, or methods of administering modified germ cells or gametes to at least one biological tissue. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319808 | ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITION - A composition for use on skin and wounds, comprising a photo-catalyst which is capable of preferentially staining biofilms the composition being for use in the diagnosis and treatment of biofilms in wounds. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319809 | CATHETER DEVICE FOR DELIVERY ENERGY TO A VEIN - The present disclosure relates to devices, systems, and methods associated with a catheter device for delivering energy to a vein. One or more catheter devices include a cooling device, an infusion device, and an energy delivery device for delivering energy to a vein to treat incompetent valves. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319810 | Curved Infusion Sleeve - An infusion sleeve, infusion sleeve assembly, and method of making the same are disclosed. An exemplary infusion sleeve assembly may include a tubular body and a tip inserted into the body. The tubular body may include an insertion end and an attachment end. The insertion end may define a tip aperture and a first fluid aperture adjacent the tip aperture, while the attachment end may be configured to be secured to a surgical tool for fluid exchange therewith. The tubular body includes a curved portion between the insertion end and attachment end such that a first axis of the insertion end is angled relative to a second axis of the attachment end. Further, the tubular body may define a substantially smooth surface throughout the curved portion. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319811 | COMBINATION THERAPY WITH CRYOSURGERY AND LOW DOSAGE STRENGTH IMIQUIMOD TO TREAT ACTINIC KERATOSIS - The present invention is directed to the use of complementary or combination lesion-directed therapy, such as cryosurgery, and field-directed therapy, such as low dose imiquimod topical therapy with short durations, in combination to treat actinic keratosis (“AK”). In carrying out the present invention, the lesion-directed and field-directed therapies may be applied sequentially or concomitantly, in accordance with the present invention. The novel complementary or combination AK therapy contemplated by the present invention: (1) significantly improves clearance of cryosurgery-treated Aks; (2) treats subclinical AK lesions; (3) treats those visible AK lesions in excess of that cryosurgery can actually treat in a single treatment due to, e.g., patient tolerance, provider treatment limits and/or cryosurgery cost to the patient; and (4) enhances sustained clearance overall, as compared to mono AK lesion-directed therapy. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319812 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PAIN REDUCTION DURING SKIN PUNCTURE AND BREAKABLE TIP THEREFOR - An instrument, article and method are provided for minimizing pain during administration by injection of a liquid, such as, an anesthetic. The instrument has a forward end. A lightpipe mounted freely for vibration projects out of the forward end. The article, a single use tip, is composed of a tip sleeve removably mounted on the forward end of the instrument and a tip member removably mounted on the projecting lightpipe to vibrate a preselected injection site on a human or animal. The tip sleeve and tip member are covered by an elastic overmold that enables the tip member to vibrate freely with respect to the tip sleeve and light from the lightpipe to illuminate the injection site. The overmold of the single use tip is torn during removal of the single use tip from the instrument. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319813 | INFUSION PUMP APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM - An infusion pump system is disclosed. The infusion pump system includes an infusion pump and a controller device in wireless communication with the infusion pump, wherein the controller including instructions for controlling the infusion pump, wherein the instructions may be synchronized with a secure web portal. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319814 | Reconstituting Infusion Device - A system and method for a patch-like, self-contained multi-component substance infusion device which provides one or more substantially hidden patient needles which can be placed in fluid communication with a fluid reservoir assembly that includes a rigid bladder portion used in conjunction with a non-distensible bladder film, such as a metallized film. The device can be attached to a skin surface via an adhesive contact and a pressurization system provides a pressure to the contents of a fluid reservoir assembly. Improvements to dry powdered formulations for reconstitution for preferred use in the device are also disclosed. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319815 | FIBER OPTIC INSTRUMENT SENSING SYSTEM - Systems are described herein that improve control of a shapeable or steerable instrument using shape data. Additional systems use such shape data for improved mapping or adjusting models of the instrument. Such systems include robotic medical systems for controlling a shapeable instrument within an anatomical region having a controller, one or more actuators, and a localization system for guiding one or more shapeable instruments. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319816 | High Performance Cannulas - A cannula having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends is provided. The diameter of the lumen of the cannula can be varied to take into account differences in the diameter of access and target vessels during cannulation. The cannula is further characterized by at least one mechanism that, upon actuation, serves to alter the conformation of the cannula between a normal profile conformation and a low profile conformation. The normal profile conformation is characterized by the cannula having a lumen diameter at the point of insertion, which is smaller than the lumen diameter both proximal and distal to the point of insertion, with the lumen diameter distal to the point of insertion also expandable to the diameter of the cannulated vessel of the patient. The low profile conformation is characterized by the cannula having a lumen diameter at the point of insertion that is greater than the lumen diameter distal to the point of insertion. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319817 | AUTOMATIC-LOCKING SAFETY NEEDLE COVERS AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE - A single-use needle cover configured to obscure, protect, or hide at least a portion of a needle from view before, during, and/or after an injection and/or aspiration procedure is disclosed. In some embodiments, the cover includes a housing at least partially containing the needle and configured to couple to a syringe, wherein the housing includes an axis and a guide member. In some embodiments, a sleeve has a plurality of tracks configured to slidingly receive the guide member, wherein the sleeve is configured to retract, extend, and rotate with respect to the housing. In some embodiments, after the sleeve has been retracted and extended one time, a first locking member inhibits further retraction of the sleeve and a second locking member inhibits rotation of the sleeve. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319818 | ELECTRIC MOXIBUSTION DEVICE | 2011-12-29 |
20110319819 | TROCAR ENTRY INCORPORATING AN AIRBAG - A safety trocar assembly incorporating an airbag is provided to prevent overpenetration of the safety trocar assembly through an abdominal wall and into a body cavity. The safety trocar assembly includes an airbag cannula having an expandable airbag proximal of the distal end of the cannula. A sensing device is located at a distal end of the cannula for detecting changes in conditions at the distal end of the cannula. A trigger mechanism is provided on the cannula and operates to inflate the airbag in response to a change in condition detected by the sensing device. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319820 | RETENTION MEMBER AND APPLICATION THEREOF - An IV catheter introducer assembly including a catheter hub defining a chamber; a tubular member extending distally from the catheter hub having a length and defining a lumen, the lumen being in fluid communication with the chamber and configured to removably receive an introducer needle. The device also including a retention member disposed within the chamber having a body having a central lumen having a longitudinal length extending along a lengthwise direction to the length of the tubular member and sized to seal against an introducer needle. The retention member including a venting channel having at least a portion formed as a conic helix traversing a surface of the retention member along a radial path to the lengthwise direction. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319821 | Male Luer Connector - Certain embodiments of the present invention include a male luer connector having a valve arrangement for keeping a passage that extends through the male luer connector closed when the male luer connector is not attached to a corresponding female luer connector. This passage of the male luer connector may be opened by connecting the male luer connector to a female luer connector. The valve arrangement of the male luer connector may include a movable sealing element arranged around a central fluid conduit. In some embodiments, the male luer connector may include a filter that is permeable to gas, but substantially impermeable to liquid, thus allowing gas to be purged from the male luer connector while substantially preventing liquid from leaking from the connector at least when the male luer connector is not connected to a female luer connector. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319822 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAMENT DELIVERY - An apparatus includes a housing, a medicament container and an actuator. The actuator includes a release member and an energy storage member having a first position and a second position. In the first position, the energy storage member has a first potential energy. In the second position the energy storage member has a second potential energy. The energy storage member is configured to convert a portion of the first potential energy into kinetic energy when moved from the first position to the second position to move the medicament container within the housing. The energy storage member has a longitudinal axis offset from a longitudinal axis of the medicament container. The release member is configured to selectively deploy the energy storage member from its first position to its second position. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319823 | TUBE MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE USING LINEAR ACTUATOR AND PRESSURE SENSOR - An infusion pump uses sensors, movable members and a control unit to determine tubing thickness in a tube-loading section of the pump. The infusion pump utilizes sensors, such as a pressure sensor, to record forces imparted by a tube undergoing no pressure, a single pressure, or a pressure sweep, to determine thickness. Using these values, the tubing wall thickness can be determined. The infusion pump can also compress a tube using a movable member of the pump and records the distance traveled by the movable member to compress fully the tube. Using this distance, the tubing wall thickness can be determined. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319824 | INTRATHECAL CATHETER HAVING A STYLET WITH A CURVED TIP - An apparatus includes a catheter for an intrathecal drug delivery system and a stylet having a curved forward end. Preferably, the curved forward end has a shape in the form of a “J” or a “C.” Also preferably, the catheter has a distal end that conforms to the curved forward end of the stylet. Thus, the present invention provides a catheter having a blunt forward end that minimizes the risk of penetrating the substance of the spinal cord. Additionally, the curved forward end of the stylet can be formed of a springy material so that it straightens out during the processes of insertion through a guide needle and retraction from the needle. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319825 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY WITH SEAL MEMBER - A catheter assembly includes a catheter hub defining an interior cavity and a catheter tube extending distally thereof. A rigid actuator extends proximally in the interior cavity and supports a seal member thereon. The seal member includes a central membrane, a distal portion, and a proximal portion. An hourglass shaped actuator cavity is formed in the distal portion and receives a barbed end of the actuator. The outer surface of the seal member is in partial circumferential engagement with the catheter hub to define an air path that allows fluid communication between areas of the interior cavity distal and proximal of the seal member. A punch tool is provided to form a tri-slit in the membrane of the seal member. The seal member may be configured for multi-use and include a biasing member that moves the seal member to force the membrane back over the actuator to close the membrane. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319826 | Device For Anchoring a Trocar - A device for anchoring a trocar is disclosed. The device may include a spacer and a device having a main body and a device sleeve. A device tip may be hingedly connected to a distal end of the device sleeve. The spacer and the device may be configured to be assembled together with a trocar and an obturator. The spacer may provide distance between the device tip and an open distal end of the trocar sleeve when the obturator, trocar, spacer, and device are assembled together. Once the assembled parts are inserted into a body cavity the obturator, trocar, and spacer may be removed. Inside the body cavity, the device sleeve may receive the trocar sleeve. As the trocar sleeve progresses through the device sleeve, the open distal end of the trocar sleeve may push the device tip from a first position to a second position, anchoring the device. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319827 | SAFETY CATHETER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A catheter integral with a valved needle-free connector provides a safety catheter device configured to receive a blunt cannula and sharp needle forming an insertion mechanism. The sharp needle is mounted within a needle tube and a control handle is used to slide the sharp needle out of and into the protective needle tube. When the insertion mechanism is mounted to the connector and the control handle is used to slide the sharp needle out of the tube, a blunt cannula first moves into contact with and enters the bore of the valve mechanism of the connector opening it and protecting it from damage that may be caused by the sharp needle. The sharp needle is then extended through the connector and extends out the distal end of the catheter so that a venipuncture procedure may be performed to properly locate the catheter in the patient's circulatory system. Once located, the needle may be retracted into the insertion mechanism, the insertion mechanism disconnected from the connector, and discarded. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319828 | Feeding tube pouch - Unfortunately, the medical profession may have given little thought to resolving the discomfort, irritation; infection and emotional stress that exists for patients that must have feeding tubes to stay alive. The feeding tube pouch appears to be a welcomed medical aid, which will provide both comfort and peace of mind to those without much hope for a better quality of life. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319829 | Patient-Wearable System, Twist Isolating Device, And Method - A patient-wearable system includes a drainage/supply mechanism having a proximal and distal tube, and a twist isolation mechanism defining a twisting force diffusion path for limiting transmitting twisting force between the proximal and distal tubes during passing fluids between an intraluminal device and a fluid reservoir. The twist isolation mechanism includes a mounting component, a control component, and a conduit component, the control component including first and second load reacting outboard body edges and the conduit component defining a middle lumen configured to fluidly connect with each of the proximal and distal tubes via proximal and distal couplings, and being mounted to the control component. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319830 | CATHETER SECUREMENT DEVICE - A securement system ( | 2011-12-29 |
20110319831 | PROTECTION ASSEMBLY - A protection assembly is disclosed that combines a cover to preserve sterility of a sharp instrument with a trap to prevent accidental sticks where in one embodiment the cover is detached from the protection assembly and disposed and in another embodiment the cover is permanently attached to the protection assembly. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319832 | PROTECTIVE GUARD FOR NEEDLES OF INJECTION DEVICES HAVING REMOVABLE NEEDLE ASSEMBLIES - Protection for the otherwise exposed sharp point of a needle of an injection device. A two part cover for the needle comprises a stationary base which engages the injection device, and a relatively movable cover. The cover is guided to slide longitudinally along the base by a groove-and-projection system. The projection is held in an initial position, and slides along the groove during injection. At the end of the injection, the projection is immobilized in the groove at a final position, and immobilizes the moveable cover in a deployed position covering the needle. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319833 | PROTECTIVE GUARD FOR NEEDLES OF INJECTION DEVICES - A self-deploying cover for protection against unintended pricks from injection devices. The cover comprises a base which engages the injection device, and a protective sleeve which covers the sharp point and moves relative to the base to expose and cover the sharp point. The sleeve is guided by a projection which rides within a generally V-shaped groove formed in the base. The groove comprises deflectable arms which deflect to pass the projection, but which oppose return of the projection after passing. The sleeve is spring urged to the extended position and is automatically withdrawn during injections. After an injection, the sleeve is locked into the extended position by the last deflectable arm. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319834 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - A novel device and method for intradermal delivery of an active agent is provided. The device comprises a housing which contains a reservoir chamber. A flexible reservoir containing the active agent is placed in the chamber. Upon pressure on an actuator the active agents is delivered via a hollow needle to the skin. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319835 | DOSE SETTING DEVICE FOR AN INJECTION DEVICE - A dosing device for an injection device, the dosing device including an actuating element for adjusting and/or dispensing a dose from the injection device, a thrust element for generating a forward movement for discharging a dose and a coupling to which the actuating element and the thrust element are coupled such that a rotational movement of the actuating element is transmitted directly to the thrust element and an axial movement of the actuating element is different than an axial movement of the thrust element. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319836 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ADMINISTRATION RATE OF MEDICAL FLUID - The present invention provides an apparatus for controlling an administration rate of medical fluid. The apparatus is configured such that medical fluid supplied into a single inlet tube is divided by a plurality of capillary tubes into several streams of medical fluid which have different flow rates, and the tubes through which the streams of medical fluid flow are switched by a multi-valve to select one of various flow pathways. Therefore, the flow rate of medical fluid can be quantitatively selected so that an appropriate amount of medical fluid is administered to an administration target, such as a patient, along the selected flow pathway. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319837 | TUBE AND MEDICAL DEVICE USING SAME - Provided are a tube which has good transparency, flexibility, and solvent adhesion, and also has excellent clamp resistance, anti-conglutination property, and kink resistance, and a medical device using the tube. Specifically provided are a tube produced by forming a resin composition into a tube shape, which contains a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer (a) and a polypropylene-based resin (b) and does not contain a softening agent, in which: the elastomer (a) is a product prepared by hydrogenating a block copolymer including at least a polymer block (A) formed of an aromatic vinyl compound and a polymer block (B) formed of isoprene and/or 1,3-butadiene; the content of the polymer block (A) is 5 to 40 mass % before hydrogenation, the polymer block (B) has a hydrogenation ratio of 70% or more, and the polymer block (B) includes a 1,2-bond and a 3,4-bond at a content of 30 to 85 mol %; the mass ratio of the styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer (a) to the polypropylene-based resin (b) [(a)/(b)] is 90/10 to 40/60; and the tube has a ratio of a diffraction peak intensity [I(14)] at a scattering angle of 14° to a diffraction peak intensity [I(15)] at a scattering angle of 15° [I(14)/I(15)] of 1.4 or more in X-ray diffraction, and a medical device including the tube. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319838 | Catheter Assembly with Seal Member - A catheter assembly includes a catheter hub defining an interior cavity and a catheter tube extending distally thereof. A rigid actuator extends proximally in the interior cavity and supports a seal member thereon. The seal member includes a central membrane, a distal portion, and a proximal portion. An hourglass shaped actuator cavity is formed in the distal portion and receives a barbed end of the actuator. The outer surface of the seal member is in partial circumferential engagement with the catheter hub to define an air path that allows fluid communication between areas of the interior cavity distal and proximal of the seal member. A punch tool is provided to form a tri-slit in the membrane of the seal member. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319839 | DISPOSABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - Various disposable cannulas and retractable cutting instruments are disclosed for use in cosmetic surgical procedures and the like. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319840 | FACETED NASAL SEAL - A nozzle for a nasal rinse device includes a collar that forms a conduit. The collar is configured to attach the nozzle to the nasal rinse device. An outlet aperture defined by the collar is on a top portion of the nozzle. The nozzle also includes a skirt extending outwards and downwards from the collar, and an outer surface of the skirt is faceted. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319841 | Device for reducing wound trauma with an absorbent pad housing - The device is provided to reduce trauma caused by childbirth or other traumas and absorb such fluids which would be expelled after such a trauma. In particular the device is said to reduce the trauma of the wound in the perineal region or other regions, and absorb blood and other discharges after such a trauma. The device is comprised of a cotton maternity sanitary napkin which is an absorbent housing for the instant cooling ice pack which is cooled prior to application to the perineal region. To activate the ice pack one must squeeze it and wait to hear a pop sound which allows the chemical to mix creating the cooling sensation. The said device contains an adhesive strip which can be activated by pulling off the plastic tape cover. The adhesive strip then can be placed in the woman's underwear to ensure a secure placement of the device. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319842 | ANTISEPTIC APPLICATOR - An applicator assembly includes a body having a proximal and a distal end, a container slidably coupled to the body, a valve cap coupled to the container, and an application member attached to the distal end, wherein an interior of the container is placed in fluid communication with the application member by way of a fluid conduit that is only accessible when one of the body and the container are axially translated in an opposite direction away from each other. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319843 | OSTOMY APPLIANCE - An ostomy receiving bag includes front and rear walls sealed along a rim of the bag and a cover sheet attached to the bag. The bag has a lateral midline located between an upper end of the bag and a bottom end of the bag, with an inlet opening nearer to the upper end than to the bottom end of the bag. The cover sheet is attached to the upper end of the bag at the rim and covers at least part of one of the walls to form a pocket and an unattached edge between the upper end of the bag and the bottom end of the bag. A collecting volume of the bag is reduced by at least 25% when the bottom end of the bag is placed under the cover sheet to a position between the lateral midline and the upper end of the bag. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319844 | Fluid Containment Pouch - A fluid containment pouch is provided that includes a first layer of material having a first thermal characteristic and a second layer of material having a second thermal characteristic. The first layer of material is thermally compatible with a patient covering upon which it is to be thermally bonded. Thermal bonds between the fluid containment pouch and the patient covering form fluid containment channels that retain expelled body fluids during a patient's operation to help maintain a sterile operating environment. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319845 | Diaper structure with urine sensor - The present invention is to provide a diaper structure including two electrode strips, wherein the two electrode strips are disposed inside the diaper at a bottom position thereof and electrically connected to each other when both in contact with urine, and two metal button seats are disposed inside the diaper and are electrically connected to the two electrode strips respectively. Each of the two metal button seats has a first fastening portion disposed on the outside surface of the diaper and fastened with an electrical detection device, so that the two metal button seats are electrically connected to the electrical detection device via the two first fastening portions respectively for enabling the electrical detection device to send out a wetness signal when the two electrode strips are electrically connected to each other due to in contact with urine, thereby urging the caregiver to change the diaper structure immediately. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319846 | Disposable Diapers - A disposable diaper is disclosed. The diaper includes a colored topsheet. The topsheet has a basis weight of from 12 to 18 gsm and comprises a plurality of bonded points. Each of the bonded points has a surface area of from 2 mm | 2011-12-29 |
20110319847 | Superabsorbent Polymer Particles Coated With A Hydrophilic Elastomer And Absorbent Article Comprising Such Particles - Superabsorbent polymer particles, coated with a block copolymer comprising at least four blocks being at least two hard blocks, one soft block and one hydrophilic block, wherein a the soft block is sandwiched between the hard blocks. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319848 | Substrate Coated With A Hydrophilic Elastomer - Substrates, coated with a block copolymer comprising at least four blocks being at least two hard blocks, one soft block and one hydrophilic block, wherein a the soft block is sandwiched between the hard blocks. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319849 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE COMPRISING A SYNTHETIC POLYMER DERIVED FROM A RENEWABLE RESOURCE AND METHODS OF PRODUCING SAID ARTICLE - An element of an absorbent article is provided. The element has a bio-based content of at least about 50% based on the total weight of the element, and comprises a synthetic polymer derived from a renewable resource via a first intermediate compound selected from the group consisting of crotonic acid, propiolactone, ethylene oxide, i-propanol, butanol, butyric acid, propionic acid, 2-acetoxypropanoic acid, methyl 2-acetoxypropanoate, methyl lactate, ethyl lactate, polyhydroxybutyrate, and a polyhydroxyalkanoate comprising 3-hydroxypropionate monomers. An absorbent article comprising the element and a method of making an element for an absorbent article also are provided. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319850 | Refastenable Absorbent Article and a Method of Applying Thereof - Absorbent articles such as disposable diapers, incontinent briefs, diaper holders, training pants and the like, having elastomeric ear panels and a fastening system that provides the user with different options as to how the absorbent article may be fitted to and removed from the wearer. The absorbent articles allow the wearer to choose between conventional and pull-on diaper configurations, or combinations thereof, and properly and comfortably fit a large range of wearer sizes. Further, the absorbent articles can be pulled on and/or off as a pant. This feature is provided by the ear panels which maintain sufficient tension to hold the diaper on the wearer throughout the period of use without harming the wearer's skin, while providing enough stretch to allow the diaper to be pulled up or down over the wearer's hips. The fastening system is refastenable for convenience yet strong enough to maintain the diaper in a fastened configuration without becoming detached if the diaper is pulled on or off the wearer. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319851 | THIN ABSORPTIVE ARTICLE - To provide an absorbent article which is a relatively thin absorbent article and which is hardly twisted while fitting to the body and exhibits excellent absorptivity. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319852 | Reusable Diapers - A reusable diaper includes a forward waist portion, a rearward waist portion, and a crotch portion between the forward waist portion and the rearward waist portion. The diaper also includes first and second liquid-absorbent flaps. Each flap may have a fixed end portion coupled to the diaper and a free end portion opposite the fixed end portion, which is not coupled to the reusable diaper. The first and second liquid-absorbent flaps may be positionable in an overlapping manner along the crotch portion with one of the first and second liquid-absorbent flaps overlapped by the other one of said first and second liquid-absorbent flaps and slidable relative to each other when overlapped. In some embodiments, the first and second liquid-absorbent flaps may each include an at least partially hollow interior and an opening for allowing airflow into the hollow interior to facilitate drying. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319853 | DISPOSABLE DIAPER - A disposable diaper free from a possibility that the diaper might be significantly displaced and assuring the improved breathability. At least one of front and rear waist regions of the diaper is elastic and is divided into a first elastic zone extending in a transverse direction along a waist-opening's periphery and a second elastic zone defined between the first elastic zone and an inner end of the waist region and extending in the transverse direction. The second elastic zone is provided with waist elastics and consequently the second elastic zone has a tensile stress higher than that of the first elastic zone. The waist region is formed with a plurality of breathing pathways extending in a longitudinal direction and the breathing pathways in the second elastic zone respectively have a width dimension smaller than that in the first elastic zone. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319854 | DISPOSABLE BODILY FLUID HANDLING COMPOSITE PAD - The present invention aims to provide a disposable bodily fluid handling composite pad improved so that, when it is desired to peel off each of component pads from the composite pad, an appropriate position of the composite pad to be pinched by the finger can be easily recognized. A menstruation napkin | 2011-12-29 |
20110319855 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING AN IMPROVED LEG CUFF - An absorbent article having improved leg cuffs. The absorbent article includes a topsheet, a backsheet joined to the topsheet; and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent core can have longitudinal edges and end edges, and the absorbent article can have a leg cuff extending along each longitudinal edge of the absorbent core. The leg cuff can have a lifted position and a flat position, a height, a width, a length, a volume, an upper surface, an inner barrier, an outer barrier, a lower surface, and a cross-sectional area that is a generally quadrilateral shape in the lifted position. The cross-sectional area is defined by the upper surface, the inner barrier, the outer barrier, and the lower surface. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319856 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE COMPRISING A DETACHABLE STIFFENING ELEMENT - An absorbent article having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, a front portion, a rear portion and a crotch portion located between the front portion and the rear portion. The article includes an absorption member having an upper side intended to face a wearer during use of the article and a lower side intended to face away from the wearer during use of the article, and a stiffening element that, at least during use of the article, provides the article with a predetermined shape that enhances the fit of the article to the wearer's body. The stiffening element is secured to the upper side of the absorption member such that an outer side of the stiffening element faces away from the absorption member. The stiffening element includes a material exhibiting mechanical fastening properties on its outer side. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319857 | STIFFENING ELEMENT AND ABSORBENT ARTICLE COMPRISING SUCH AN ELEMENT - A stiffening element for an absorbent article designed to, at least during use of the article, provide the article with a predetermined shape that enhances the fit of the article to a wearer's body. The stiffening element has a length in a longitudinal direction and a width in a transverse direction, an upper side intended to face towards a wearer during use of the article, and a lower side intended to face away from the wearer during use of the article. The stiffening element extends in the longitudinal direction over at least a part of both a front portion and a crotch portion. The stiffening element has a width at a transition between the front and crotch portions that is less than the width in the front portion. At least a part of both the upper side and the lower side of the stiffening element exhibit mechanical fastening properties. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319858 | METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF A HEAT STABLE OXYGEN CARRIER-CONTAINING PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND THE USE THEREOF - A highly purified and heat stable α-α cross-linked tetrameric hemoglobin suitable for use in mammals without causing renal injury and vasoconstriction is provided. A high temperature and short time (HTST) heat processing step is performed to remove undesired dimeric form of hemoglobin and the plasma proteins impurities effectively. Addition of N-acetyl cysteine to the heat stable a-a cross-linked tetrameric hemoglobin maintains a low level of met-hemoglobin. The heat stable a-a cross-linked tetrameric hemoglobin can improve and prolong oxygenation in normal and hypoxic tissue. In another aspect, the product is used in the treatment of various types of cancer such as leukemia, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, liver cancer, nasopharyngeal carcinoma and esophageal cancer. Another application is heart preservation in situations where there is a lack of oxygen supply in vivo, such as in heart transplant or oxygen-deprived heart. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319859 | Medical Valve with Fluid Volume Alteration - A medical valve has an open mode that permits fluid flow, and a closed mode that prevents fluid flow. To that end, the medical valve has a housing having an inlet and an outlet, and a resilient member within the housing. The resilient member has a body portion with a free state when undeformed by external mechanical forces and a deformed state when the valve is in the closed mode. The body portion is formed to return toward the free state as the valve transitions from the closed mode to the open mode and defining at least part of a fluid path through the valve. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319860 | INTRADERMAL INJECTION DEVICE - Embodiments herein relate to the field of injections, for instance needle-free injections, and more specifically, to methods and apparatus for spring-driven intramuscular and intradermal injections. Provided in some embodiments are needle-free injectors adapted to deliver intradermal injections, as well as vial adaptors that are adapted to function as spacers when used with a needle-free injection device. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319861 | MEDICAL DEVICE MECHANICAL PUMP - A medical device pump with a housing with a compartment for removably receiving a cartridge containing a therapeutic agent, a conduit configured to operatively provide a fluid flow path for therapeutic agent to exit from the cartridge, a user activated delivery button, a trigger mechanism, and a mechanical pump mechanism. The trigger mechanism, user activated delivery button and mechanical pump mechanism of the medical device pump are configured such that the trigger mechanism is activated by a user fully activating the user activated delivery button. Moreover, such full activation generates mechanical power employed by, and sufficient for, the mechanical pump mechanism to pump a predetermined volume of therapeutic agent from the cartridge and through the fluid flow path. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319862 | DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD - A device for automatically delivering a basal flow of a medication to a patient while also permitting manual control over bolus delivery of the medication is disclosed. The device is configured to permit bolus delivery to occur precedent, concurrent with, or subsequent to the basal delivery. A method for performing the same is also disclosed. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319863 | MULTI-RESERVOIR IMPLANTABLE PUMP WITH VARIABLE FLOW RATE CAPABILITIES - A multiple reservoir or chambered implantable pumps is disclosed. The pump according to the present invention is particularly useful in allowing for multiple constant flow rates to be provided from an otherwise constant flow implantable pump. The pump is also useful in allowing for housing of multiple active substances. A multiple reservoir implantable pump is also disclosed, which has at least one chamber capable of providing a constant flow rate and at least one chamber capable of being utilized for patient controlled injections. Methods of providing active substances to patients utilizing such pumps are also disclosed. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319864 | INJECTOR FOR AUTO-INJECTION OF MEDICATION AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF USE - A key-shaped portable injector for delivering a dose of medication, the injector preferably including a cap, a body having an internal cavity, a syringe or cartridge with an attached needle within the internal cavity, a protective sleeve, an activation mechanism and a safety mechanism wherein the injector is reconfigurable from a first, non-deployed configuration where the activation mechanism, syringe or cartridge and a safety mechanism are all in a first position with respect to the body to a second, deployed configuration where the safety mechanism, activation mechanism, and syringe or cartridge are all in a second position with respect to the body and to a third, depleted configuration where the activation mechanism is back to its first position and a protective sleeve is in its second position. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319865 | MICRONEEDLE ROLLER (MNR) INFUSION SYSTEM - A micro-needle roller (MNR) infusion system for transdermal delivery of active agents, skin-care products, and other topical formulations is described herein. The infusion system of the instant invention comprises a needle roller assembly with 0.25 mm needles enclosed in a housing with a vacuum line and a disposable cartridge having the active agent, the skin-care product or the topical formulation. The vacuum delivers the fluid and ensures that the skin is being pulled against the needle wheel surface to ensure that penetration of the needles is complete into the skin, simultaneously the fluid is flowing to the wheel and to skin as it rolls along with the outer housing of the tip cap assembly being occluded to the skin surface. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319866 | METHODS AND DEVICE FOR SYNERGISTIC MITIGATION OF REPERFUSION INJURY AFTER AN ISCHEMIC EVENT - A method for synergistic mitigation of reperfusion injury after an ischemia event in a subject. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319867 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ORAL APPLICATION OF A COMPOSITION - The invention relates to a device for oral application of a composition. The device comprises recess having an outer rim encompassing the recess. Within the recess, a composition is arranged. The composition comprises a gelling agent and an active agent. A cover member is attached to the rim and completely covers the recess. Thus, the cover member, together with the recess, retains the composition within the recess. The cover member has an outer surface opposed to an inner surface adjoining the recess. In order to allow preparation of the composition by adding water without the risk of losing some of the composition during preparation, the cover member comprises one or more openings for providing fluidic connection between the inner surface and the outer surface. Through this opening, water can enter for preparing the composition meanwhile the cover retains all composition within the recess. The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing the device. The solid composition is introduced into the recess and the cover member is attached to the rim. The method further comprises to provide the cover member with one or more openings. The openings are adapted for providing fluidic connection between the inner surface and the outer surface of the cover member. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319868 | METHODS, SUBSTRATES, AND SYSTEMS USEFUL FOR CELL SEEDING OF MEDICAL GRAFTS - Described are methods, cell growth substrates, and devices that are useful in preparing cell-containing graft materials for administration to patients. Tubular passages can be defined in cell growth substrates to promote distribution of cells into the substrates. Also described are methods and devices for preparing cell-seeded graft compositions, methods and devices for preconditioning cell growth substrates prior to application of cells, and cell seeded grafts having novel substrates, and uses thereof. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319869 | HUMAN CYTOTOXIC T-LYMPHOCYTE EPITOPE AND ITS AGONIST EPITOPE FROM THE NON-VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCE OF MUC-1 - Novel MUC-1 epitopes outside the VNTR region are identified. In addition, the first agonist epitope of MUC-1 is described. The employment of agonist epitopes in peptide, protein and vector-based vaccine may well aid in the development of effective vaccines for a range of human cancers. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319870 | METHOD FOR INCREASING THE POOL OF NGN3+ ENDOCRINE PROGENITOR CELLS AND PANCREATIC ENDOCRINE CELL MASS - The present invention discloses a method for increasing the pool of Ngn3+ endocrine progenitor cells obtained from stem cells, by contacting said stem cells with a SUR1/Kir6.2 channel inhibitor. The invention also relates to a method for increasing the mass of pancreatic endocrine cells, in particular of β cells. The invention further concerns a method for treating diabetes. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319871 | INFECTIOUS DISEASE CELLULAR IMMUNOTHERAPY - Methods for treating infectious diseases in persons are provided. A person having an infectious disease may be vaccinated with a vaccine designed to induce an immune response against an infectious agent causing the infectious disease. Primed T-lymphocytes are removed from the person and the primed T-lymphocytes are stimulated to differentiate into effector T-lymphocytes in vitro. The effector T-lymphocytes are stimulated to proliferate, in vitro, and the effector T-lymphocytes are infused back into the person. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319872 | MEDICAL GUIDE WIRE - A medical guide wire which has a core wire having a distal end-side small-diameter portion and a proximal end-side large-diameter portion having a larger outside diameter than the outside diameter of the distal end-side small-diameter portion, and a coil spring installed on an outer periphery of the distal end-side small-diameter portion of the core wire along an axial direction and fixed to the core wire at least the front end portion and rear end portion thereof. The outside diameter of the proximal end-side large-diameter portion of the core wire and the outside diameter of coil of the coil spring are each at most 0.012 inch. The front end portion of the coil spring is fixed to the core wire by gold-containing solder. The length of a distal end portion stiffened by the gold-containing solder is 0.1 to 0.5 mm. The medical guide wire is high in fixing strength of the coil spring to the core wire and can shorten a shaping length compared with a conventional medical guide wire. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319873 | Adaptive Patient Interface - A patient interface for an ophthalmic system can include an attachment module, attachable to the ophthalmic system, and a contact module, configured to accommodate a viscoelastic substance between the patient interface and a procedure eye. The viscoelastic substance can include a fluid, a liquid, a gel, a cream, an artificial tear, a film, an elastic material, or a viscous material. The refractive index of the viscoelastic substance can be within a range of approximately 1.24-1.52 at an operating wavelength of the ophthalmic system. The patient interface can further include input ports, output ports, and a suction system. It can be an integrated design or a multi-piece patient interface. The viscoelastic substance can be provided by injection, on the cornea, at the contact module, or in a space bounded by soft elastic films or membranes, such as in a bag. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319874 | COHERENT FIBER BUNDLE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPHTHALMIC INTERVENTION - Systems and processes are described relating to laser-based ophthalmic intervention technologies, and, more specifically, to techniques for creating lesions on an eye using a modular system featuring one or more coherent fiber bundles configured to deliver laser energy to the eye from a separate housing wherein a laser source is located. The subject technology may be utilized to not only separate a patient from certain portions of the hardware, but also to facilitate patterned lesion creation using mobile devices such as LIO and laser endoprobe devices. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319875 | Apparatus and Method for Morphing a Three-Dimensional Target Surface into a Two-Dimensional Image for Use in Guiding a Laser Beam in Ocular Surgery - An apparatus and method for ocular surgery includes a delivery system for generating and guiding a surgical laser beam to a focal point on a target surface in a treatment area of an eye. A detector is coupled to the beam path of the surgical laser to create a three-dimensional image of the target surface, and a computer morphs this three-dimensional image into a two-dimensional image. Operationally, the computer then uses the two-dimensional image to position and move the focal point in the treatment area for surgery. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319876 | Method for Laser Cutting a Corneal Pocket - A method for using a laser to create a pocket in a patient's cornea is provided. The pocket is created using a femtosecond or a nanosecond laser. The laser ablates tissue within the cornea in a specific shape. The shape of the pocket can be determined by software to custom program a three-dimensional path of the laser. A variety of corneal pocket configurations or computer programmed shapes can be used accommodate various corneal lens shapes and sizes. An intracorneal lens can then be inserted into the pocket, in order to correct the patient's vision. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319877 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LASER TREATMENT WITH SPECTROSCOPIC FEEDBACK - A platform Smart Scalpel system using rapid real-time feedback for effecting laser treatment. The platform system includes an imaging system for rapid real-time detection of tissue characteristics, a processing system for processing the detected characteristics, and a treatment system for effecting treatment in accordance with results of the processing. The platform system provides for preprogramming and real-time inputting conditions and parameters for diagnosis using the imaging system and/or treatment using the treatment system. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319878 | Red Light Implants for Treating Postpartum Depression - Irradiating an orbitofrontal cortex of a patient having postpartum depression with red/near infrared light in order to increase metabolism, bcl-2 and BDNF in the patient's orbitofrontal cortex. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319879 | BONE CUTTING DEVICE - To provide a bone cutting device capable of selectively cutting only a bone easily and quickly, the device of the present invention is adapted to cut a bone by irradiating with a laser beam and includes a light source for emitting a laser beam of 1000 to 1500 nm with a peak output of 10 to 70 W/cm | 2011-12-29 |
20110319880 | Microwave Ground Plane Antenna Probe - An ablation probe having a ground plane is disclosed. The disclosed probe includes an inner conductor coaxially disposed within an outer shield. One or more ground plane(s) oriented substantially transversely to a longitudinal axis of the probe are joined to the outer shield. One or more dielectric(s) may be disposed around the inner conductor or upon a surface of a ground plane. The probe may include a rigid or flexible catheter disposed around the outer shield to define a conduit therebetween to enable the delivery of pressurized fluid to an inflatable balloon disposed around a ground plane. A semicylindrical housing having a circumferential surface and a distal surface may be included. A proximal edge of the circumferential surface of the semicylindrical housing may be joined to a circumferential edge of a ground plane. An opening may be defined in the distal surface of the semicylindrical housing, through which the inner conductor may extend distally. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319881 | Current-Fed Push-Pull Converter with Passive Voltage Clamp - An electrosurgical generator configured to output radio frequency (RF) energy having a current-source type behavior is provided. The generator has a buck converter having a voltage source, at least one switch and an inductor. The generator also has an RF stage configured to output the RF energy. A sensor circuit configured to measure at least one parameter of the RF energy and a controller configured to receive the measured parameter from the sensor circuit and control the output of the electrosurgical generator based on the measured parameter may also be provided in the electrosurgical generator. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319882 | Low Power Tissue Sealing Device and Method - A surgical system and associated method for sealing the passageway of a fluid-carrying vessel with a diameter up to 5 millimeters comprises an electrosurgical generator capable of delivering electrosurgical power, a surgical instrument electrically connected to the electrosurgical generator and adapted to transfer electrosurgical power from the electrosurgical generator to a pair of end effectors disposed at a distal end of the surgical instrument. The system also includes a power control circuit for controlling the delivery of radio frequency energy to the vessel through the end effectors, wherein the delivery of the radio frequency energy to the vessel comprises, raising the output current to a range below 1.75 Amperes RMS and the output voltage to a range below 135 Volts RMS. Radio frequency energy is applied to the vessel for a period of time while the power is held approximately constant. The flow of radio frequency energy is terminated when the impedance of the vessel being sealed reaches a predetermined level. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319883 | Method And Device For Operating An RF Surgical Assembly - A method and device for operating an RF surgical assembly for the RF surgical removal of pathological tissue in hollow organs of a patient wherein the RF surgical assembly includes an RF surgical device having an RF generator for generating an RF current and a bipolar loop having two mutually insulated loop sections which can be brought electrically in contact with the tissue and wherein the RF generator has a first and an antipolar second output. | 2011-12-29 |
20110319884 | ABNORMALITY ERADICATION THROUGH RESONANCE - A medical device to eradicate abnormality is provided. In one embodiment, the medical device includes a needle and an electrode. The medical device further includes a processor to automatically determine a portion of a biological tissue is associated with an abnormality when a sample density of an immediate area surrounding the needle in the biological tissue matches a target density as determined based on one or more of a chemical composition and a pigmentation of the abnormality. The processor calculates a resonant frequency to eradicate a presence of the abnormality based on the chemical composition and/or the pigmentation of the abnormality as determined through one or more of a conductivity, a capacitance, and an inductance of the abnormality. The medical device also includes a signal source to electrically couple the needle with the electrode to form a closed circuit when the needle and electrode contact the biological tissue. | 2011-12-29 |