09th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090054787 | IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS, PARTICULARLY FOR USE WITH MEDICAL INSTRUMENT USED IN OPEN SURGERY - Systems and methods for use in performing an open surgical procedure on a body of a patient using a working element of a surgical instrument that has a shaft connected proximally to the working element; and capturing an image of an area of the body using a camera that is connected to the shaft. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054788 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING A FIELD OF A BRAIN OF A PATIENT AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR BRAIN SURGERY - A method and an apparatus for displaying a part of a brain of a patient is described. Laser-Doppler-images are acquired before and after a stimulation. The laser-Doppler-images include information about a blood motion or about a perfusion at the acquired part. Then, the blood motion images acquired before and after the stimulation are compared to identify areas in the brain of the patient which are related to the stimulation. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054789 | Head-coupled holder for living body optical measurement - A head-coupled holder for living body optical measurement that securely brings a light irradiation module and a light detection module in close contact with a scalp, and gives the person to be examined no excessive pressure feeling. Each of the light irradiation module and the light detection module includes a contactor having a contact portion that comes in contact with a scalp of the person to be examined at a leading end thereof, and exposes a leading end of a light guide to the contact portion to form the light guide, and a package having a lower portion to which the contactor is attached. The contactor is fixed to the lower portion of the package through an elastic body, and the package is fixed to an inner upper wall of the insertion hole with a series structure of the elastic body and the viscoelastic body. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054790 | Method and Arrangement for Generating a Signal which Corresponds to the Degree of Opening of the Vocal Folds of the Larynx - The invention relates to a method for generating a signal which corresponds to the degree of opening of the vocal folds of the larynx, in which the vocal folds are illuminated by means of a light source and are optically observed by means of an endoscope and a signal which is modulated by the movement of the vocal folds, the vocal fold signal, is displayed and/or recorded, wherein the vocal folds are illuminated with light having a wavelength greater than 600 nm or with red light, and wherein the light which is modulated by the movement of the vocal folds, the vocal fold light, is received by a sensor and is detected in order to generate a vocal fold signal which can be visualised, and visible light which contains little infrared or red light is used at the same time to observe the vocal folds. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054791 | Microendoscopy With Corrective Optics - Micro-optical imaging is facilitated. According to an example embodiment, a micro-optical probe arrangement includes a GRIN-type lens probe to direct light to and from a specimen. Compensation optics tailored to the probe and aberrations introduced by the lens are located in a light path through the lens, and compensate for the introduced aberrations. A light detector detects light from the specimen, as facilitated by the compensation optics, and generates data characterizing an image of the specimen. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054792 | HEARTBEAT/RESPIRATION SENSOR AND BODY MONITOR EMPLOYING SAME - Heartbeat/respiration sensor | 2009-02-26 |
20090054793 | Cardiac pressure monitoring device - A cardiac pressure monitoring device includes a fixation member defining a central opening to facilitate slidably positioning the fixation device about a pacemaker lead wire. At least one sensor is coupled to the fixation member. The at least one sensor is configured to sense a physical, chemical, and/or physiological parameter within a cardiac chamber. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054794 | BLOOD-PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICE - A connector body includes two latch plates which detachably fix different connector bodies. The two latch plates are configured to be able to fix the one connector body to the other connector body at a step portion on the other connector body. The step portion is at a position which is different from an airtight portion of an O-ring used to establish airtightness between a fluid path of a connector chassis and a fluid path of the other connector body. Therefore, a blood-pressure measuring device is obtained in which a blood-pressure measuring device main body and a cuff are easily connected while damage of a tube or a piping component can be prevented. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054795 | METHOD FOR GENERATING THREE STANDARD SURFACE ECG LEADS DERIVED FROM THREE ELECTRODES CONTAINED IN THE MID-HORIZONTAL PLANE OF THE TORSO - A method for a 3-lead electrocardiographic (ECG) recording comprising three signal electrodes contained in the mid-horizontal plane of the human torso and the calculation of the standard leads I, II and III. Such electrodes are placed in-line as in a chest belt instead of the traditional positioning of electrodes in the upper and low parts of the frontal plane of the torso. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054796 | Patient Screening Tools for Implantable Cardiac Stimulus Systems - Tools and devices are provided for determining whether a patient is well suited to receiving an implantable cardiac stimulation device by analyzing cardiac signals captured using external or cutaneous electrodes. Some of the illustrative tools include shapes for visual comparison to printed ECG strips. Automatic devices are also disclosed which perform at least some analytical functions electronically for a user. In an example, a printed ECG strip is visually compared to a shape in order to ensure a patient is well suited to receiving a cardiac stimulation device having a particular implant location and/or cardiac signal analysis method implementation. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054797 | ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITORING ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Electronic fetal monitoring assessment tools and methods of use thereof. The electronic fetal monitoring assessment tools are useable in connection with Electronic Fetal Monitoring (“EFM”) systems, such as those EFM systems currently used by and available to medical professionals. Electronic fetal monitoring assessment tools may include an electronic measurement tool for one or more of assessing the baseline FHR, assessing variability of the baseline FHR, assessing decelerations in the FHR and/or assessing acceleration in the FHR. Electronic measurement tools may be used as electronically generated visual tools to assess one or more fetal heart rate patterns. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054798 | RESPIRATION MONITOR AND METHOD OF ITS OPERATION - An apparatus for monitoring the respiration of a subject, the apparatus comprises means for detecting the concentration of each of oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitric oxide in an inspired and/or exhaled gaseous stream of a subject; and a display for displaying the concentration of each of oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitric oxide. A method for monitoring the respiration of a subject comprises analysing the composition of the inspired and/or exhaled gas of the subject and determining the concentration of carbon dioxide, oxygen and nitric oxide in the gas; and displaying the results of the analysis on a display to provide an indication of the respiratory state of the subject. A method of determining the extent of resuscitation of a patient comprises measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide, oxygen and nitric oxide in the inspired gas stream and/or exhaled gas stream of the subject. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054799 | Biosensor system with a multifunctional portable electronic device - Some embodiments of the invention provide a biosensor system with a multifunctional portable electronic device for use by an individual. The biosensor system includes a breath delivery system with a breath sensor capable of detecting an analyte in the individual's breath. The system also includes a portable electronic device capable of receiving breath analyte data from the breath sensor and blood glucose data or other types of personal health data. The portable electronic device is capable of storing, analyzing, and/or transmitting the breath analyte data and the blood glucose data or the other types of personal health data. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054800 | Method and Device for Representing A Dynamic Functional Image of the Brain, By Locating and Discriminating Intracerebral Neuroelectric Generators and Uses Thereof - The invention relates to a method of representing a dynamic functional image of the brain. It consists in acquiring (A) for a specific duration a plurality of electrophysiological signals {es | 2009-02-26 |
20090054801 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS BY MEASURING BIOELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNALS OF THE BRAIN - The present invention provides a method and device for determining depressive disorders or other mental disorders related to similar brain imbalances when the combination of powers of specific frequency bands in quantitative EEG has a certain positive or negative value. The present invention performs a signal-processing task to resting EEG recording, calculates the power of two specific frequency bands, finds the combination of the powers and evaluates the result. The method can be used as quick and easy noninvasive tool for diagnosing depression related problems in different patients as separate algorithm, as a part of an EEG recording and analysis device and as a separate device. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054802 | SUNGLASS TYPE SLEEP DETECTING AND PREVENTING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a sunglasses type device for detecting and preventing sleep and a method for detecting and preventing sleep. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054803 | ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY MAPPING AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEM - Electrophysiology mapping and visualization systems are described herein where such devices may be used to visualize tissue regions as well as map the electrophysiological activity of the tissue. Such a system may include a deployment catheter and an attached hood deployable into an expanded configuration. In use, the imaging hood is placed against or adjacent to a region of tissue to be imaged in a body lumen that is normally filled with an opaque bodily fluid such as blood. A translucent or transparent fluid, such as saline, can be pumped into the imaging hood until the fluid displaces any blood, thereby leaving a clear region of tissue to be imaged via an imaging element in the deployment catheter. A position of the catheter and/or hood may be tracked and the hood may also be used to detect the electrophysiological activity of the visualized tissue for mapping. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054804 | Neurophysiologic monitoring system - The present invention relates to a system and methods generally aimed at surgery. More particularly, the present invention is directed at a system and related methods for performing surgical procedures and assessments involving the use of neurophysiology. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054805 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE METHODS AND APPARATUS - Methods and apparatus are provided to facilitate the minimally invasive removal of tissue biopsies and to facilitate the direct approach to anesthetizing the chest wall, in accordance with embodiments of the present invention. A pull-type cutting device | 2009-02-26 |
20090054806 | MARKING BIOPSY SITES - A needle biopsy system for marking a sampling site is described. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054807 | Targeted biopsy delivery system - This invention relates generally to the targeting and biopsy of tissue for medical purposes, and more particularly to a targeted biopsy system which allows planning of tissue to be sampled, targeting of specific areas of tissue in reference to the plan, capturing the tissue sample and recording the source location of the tissue sample, particularly for use in collecting tissue samples from the prostate gland. A further purpose of this invention is to provide a targeted treatment system which allows planning of tissue to be treated, targeting of specific areas of tissue in reference to the plan, and delivering the treatment to the targeted tissue. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054808 | Apparatus and Methods to Harvest Bone and Bone Marrow - An apparatus and method for harvesting bone and bone marrow are provided. The apparatus may include a driver operable to be releasably engaged with an intraosseous device. The intraosseous device may include a cannula having a first end operable to penetrate bone and bone marrow and to allow retrieval of portions of bone and/or bone marrow. The cannula may have a second end operable to be releasably engaged with bone marrow sampling equipment. The apparatus may include a removable trocar. The removable trocar may have an inner channel operable to convey portions of bone and/or bone marrow. The removable trocar may have an inner channel and a side port communicating with the inner channel. The removable trocar may have a first end operable to penetrate bone and bone marrow. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054809 | Sampling Device for Viscous Sample, Homogenization Method for Sputum and Method of Detecting Microbe - It is intended to provide: a sampling device for quantitatively sampling a liquid sample having a high viscosity such as sputum; an auxiliary jig therefor; an agent for homogenizing sputum by which sputum can be quickly treated under mild conditions and a microbe contained in the sputum can be detected at an improved stability; a homogenization device; a homogenization method; a method of detecting a microbe by using the above method; a separation device for conveniently, quickly and efficiently collecting a microbe contained in sputum; a method of collecting a microbe; and a method of detecting a microbe by using the above method. A sampling device for a viscous sample includes: a tubular body; a gasket; a long rod-like plunger; a plate-shaped nozzle that has substantially the same diameter as that of a straight section of the tubular body and is adapted to close a distal end of the tubular body; and a slit formed in the plate-like nozzle, the slit having a predetermined shape adapted to serve as an aspiration and discharge port for aspirating and discharging the viscous sample. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054810 | Analyte concentration detection devices and methods - Arrangements for the detection of the presence and/or concentration of an analyte in a sample of bodily fluid include diffuse transmission, diffuse reflection and edge or waveguide illumination arrangements. A vertical flow assay arrangement and/or technique is also disclosed, and includes a detection component that can be in the form of an array of optical detection elements. A number of assay pad constructions are described which may include at least one or more of the following components: a prefilter component, a reflective component, a membrane component, a reagent component, a mesh component, and a component to prevent lateral spreading. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054811 | Method and apparatus for analyte measurement test time - A method is provided for the analyte measurement by a user using an analyte measurement device. A penetrating member and unused analyte detecting member of the analyte measurement device are presented into an active position. The penetrating member is fired to prick the skin and bring a fluid sample to the analyte detecting member. The analyte level is measured. These three steps occur in less than 10 seconds. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054812 | LANCING DEVICE - A lancing device is adapted for use in firing a lancet into the skin of a patient to acquire a blood sample and, subsequent thereto, calculating and displaying the concentration of glucose in the acquired sample. In one embodiment, the device comprises a lancet and a torsion spring coupled to the lancet through a lancet holder. The torsion spring includes inner, middle and outer rings which are concentrically configured, a plurality of activation spring arms which connect the middle and outer rings and a plurality of return spring arms which connect the inner and middle rings. In use, the plurality of activation and return spring arms can be independently transformed between energized and de-energized states using a single, button-shaped mechanism. Rotation of the mechanism is used to energize the activation and return spring arms. With the return spring arms maintained in their energized state, depression of the mechanism transforms the activation spring arms from their energized state to their de-energized state which drives the lancet from a retracted position to an extended position. Once the activation spring arms reach their de-energized state, the return spring arms transform from their energized state to their de-energized state which pulls the lancet back from its extended position to its retracted position. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054813 | Method and apparatus for body fluid sampling and analyte sensing - A body fluid sampling system is provided for use on a tissue site. In one embodiment, the system comprises a cartridge; a penetrating member driver; a plurality of penetrating members arranged in a radial configuration on the cartridge wherein sharpened distal tips of the penetrating members point radially outward; wherein an active one of the penetrating members may be operatively coupled to the penetrating member driver, the penetrating member driver moving the active one along a path out of a housing having a penetrating member exit, into the tissue site, stopping in the tissue site, and withdrawing out of the tissue site; and a plurality of analyte detecting members, wherein at least one of the analyte detecting members is positioned to receive fluid from a wound created by the active one of the penetrating members, wherein the detecting members are not pierced by the active one of the penetrating members. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054814 | POSTURE MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The present claimed subject matter teaches a posture monitoring device. The device includes a tilt sensor, an alarm, and a recording device to track changes in posture. The device has been designed to overcome the currently existing problems associated with other devices that detect poor postures. The device also includes the ability to easily modify the target posture angle and the amount of time during which poor posture is detected prior to activation of the alarm. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054815 | Aided intervertebral muscle strenghthener - A portable back strengthening device | 2009-02-26 |
20090054816 | MASSAGE METHODS - The present invention provides a method of massage wherein a massage practitioner works with a person and a ball. Using the ball enables the massage practitioner to work two areas of the persons body at the same time. The ball also creates leverage that allows easier elongation of muscle and release of bone out of the person's joints. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054817 | LOW DENSITY MEDICAL BANDAGE SUBSTRATE, MEDICAL BANDAGE, AND MEDICAL BANDAGING PRODUCT - A low density fabric substrate for a medical bandaging product. The substrate has a plurality of longitudinally-extending voids formed in the fabric for permitting water penetration through the fabric thickness from one of the major faces to the other major faces. A reactive system is impregnated into or coated onto the substrate and remains stable when maintained in substantially moisture-free conditions and hardens upon exposure to sufficient moisture to form a rigid, self supporting structure. A soft, flexible protective material covers at least one of the major faces of the substrate along its length to provide a cushioning barrier between the substrate and the skin of a patient when the material is in use. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054818 | SPINAL ORTHOSES - A thoracolumbosacral and a lumbosacral orthosis with sagittal-coronal control are disclosed. The orthoses have two rigid anterior and posterior plastic shells. The anterior shell extends from the pelvis to the sternum. The posterior shell extends from the pelvis and terminates just inferior to the scapular spine. An interior surface of the anterior shell has pressure pads that apply pressure to locations on the patient's anterior torso and the interior surface of the posterior shell has pressure pads that apply pressure to locations on the patient's posterior torso when the anterior shell and the posterior shell are secured to the patient's torso. The pressure pads may be inflatable air bladders. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054819 | Orthopedic or Prosthetic Support Device - An orthopedic or prosthetic support device is arranged to conform and secure to a limb of a wearer. The device includes a resilient support member adapted to extend about a limb, and a tensioning element associated with the support member. An adjustment system is connected to the support member and engages the tensioning element. The adjustment system is arranged to incrementally adjust and retain the tensioning element relative to the support member. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054820 | STATIC PROGRESSIVE PRONATION SUPINATION SPLINT - A patient care system for providing static progressive positioning of body members in pronation or supination, the system includes a positioning assembly that rotatably positions a first body engaging assembly relative to a second body engaging assembly for static progressive positioning of a body joint in pronation or supination. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054821 | MEDICAL SHEET BASE AND MEDICAL SHEET INCLUDING THE SAME - A medical sheet base includes a polyurethane nonwoven fabric and a polyurethane film combined with each other, and is improved in stretchability, air permeability, moisture permeability, water resistance and flexibility over prior-art medical sheet bases as required of the medical sheet base. The polyurethane nonwoven fabric includes continuous filaments each having an average filament diameter of not greater than 50 μm, the filaments being deposited in a substantially unbound state and partly bonded to each other. The polyurethane film has minute pores present in opposite surfaces thereof and each having a diameter of not greater than 10 μm, and minute pores communicating with each other along the thickness thereof. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054822 | BLOOD PURIFICATION APPARATUS - A blood purification apparatus that can make the specific peak to be imparted to the blood more distinct, and therefore can detect blood recirculation reliably and precisely, is presented. It contains a blood circuit route, a blood pump, a dialyzer, dialysate introduction and discharge lines, a duplex pump, a pressurizing pump, a blood concentration means, and detection means that detect the specific peak imparted by the blood concentration means. The blood concentration means is configured to have an atmosphere release line, the tip of which is open to the atmosphere, that extends from between the pressurizing pump and the duplex pump in the dialysate discharge line, and to have an electromagnetic valve that can open or close the atmosphere release line. The electromagnetic valve opens the atmosphere release line to impart the specific peak by rapidly concentrating the blood flowing in the dialyzer for a short period of time. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054823 | Perfusion circuit and use therein in targeted delivery of macromolecules - A perfusion circuit and a use thereof for delivering a substance to a subject's heart in situ during cardiopulmonary bypass surgery are provided. The perfusion circuit defines a path for re-circulating a solution containing a macromolecular complex through a coronary circulation circuit ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090054824 | MULTI-LUMEN CATHETER ASSEMBLY - A multi-lumen catheter assembly for use in the extracorporeal treatment of a body fluid of a patient. The catheter assembly includes an elongated catheter body having a pair of lumens extending therethrough, and a septum separating the lumens. The catheter body has an aspiration port in communication with a first lumen for transporting fluid withdrawn from a body vessel to a treatment unit, and an infusion port in communication with a second lumen for return of treated fluid to the vessel. The infusion port is positioned distal of the aspiration port along a length of the catheter body. A flexible member is provided, wherein the flexible member has an end receivable in the first lumen and another end engaged with the catheter body distal of the aspiration port. The flexible member is structured and arranged to maintain a spacing between the aspiration port and a wall of the vessel. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054825 | WINGED CATHETER ASSEMBLY - A catheter assembly for use in extracorporeal treatment of a body fluid comprises a catheter body having a plurality of lumens extending therein. The catheter body has an aspiration port in communication with a first lumen for transporting fluid withdrawn from a body vessel to a treatment instrument, such as a dialyzer, and an infusion port in communication with a second lumen for return of treated fluid to the vessel. The catheter body includes a wing-like flap portion extending radially from the catheter body and defining the aspiration port. The flap portion is configured and arranged to space the aspiration port from a wall of the body vessel. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054826 | MULTI-LUMEN CATHETER - A catheter for use in extracorporeal treatment of a bodily fluid includes an elongated tubular member having a pair of lumens extending therein, and a septum separating the lumens. A first lumen comprises a withdrawal lumen, and a second lumen comprises an infusion lumen. A withdrawal port disposed along a length of the tubular member communicates with the withdrawal lumen for receiving fluid from a body vessel for transport to a treatment unit, such as a dialyzer. An infusion port disposed along a length of the tubular member communicates with the infusion lumen for returning treated fluid to the vessel. A passageway is formed in an outer wall of the tubular member adjacent the infusion lumen and extends through the septum. A generally tubular conduit extends through the passageway such that the withdrawal lumen communicates with an environment exterior of the tubular member outer wall. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054827 | SYSTEM FOR USE IN DRAINING FLUID FROM A BRAIN OR SPINAL FLUID CAVITY UNTO ANOTHER BODY CAVITY OF A HUMAN BEING - This invention describes a method for processing pressure signals derivable from locations inside or outside a human or animal body or body cavity. Different aspects of the invention relate to a method for optimal differentiating between cardiac beat- and artifact-induced pressure waves and a method for obtaining new and improved information from said pressure signals. In particular, this invention describes a system for draining fluid from a brain or spinal fluid cavity according to the inventive method of processing pressure signals. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054828 | Systems for transient conduction control - The invention provides a system coupled to a heart having a right atrium (RA) and an atrioventricular (AV) node, which includes an implantable gene regulatory signal delivery device configured to deliver a light to a target site in the heart to transiently control an aberrant cardiac electrical conduction, the light having characteristics suitable for regulating a transcription control element; and an implantable medical device communicatively coupled to the implantable gene regulatory signal delivery device, the implantable medical device including: an atrial fibrillation (AF) detector configured to detect AF; and a control circuit configured to initiate an emission of the light from the implantable gene regulatory signal delivery device in response to the detection of AF. Also provided are methods to transiently control aberrant AV conduction or transiently control cardiac arrhythmias, which employ expression cassettes. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054829 | Electrogenic pump molecule control - Activation of electrogenic pump molecules can be realized by a dynamic entrainment procedure which includes two steps: synchronization of individual pump molecules to work at the same pumping pace, and gradual modulation of the synchronization frequency. We studied synchronization of the Na/K pump molecules in a physiological running mode by applying the concept of an electronic synchrotron to the biological system. Both theoretical analysis and experimental results showed that individual Na/K pump molecules can be synchronized by a well designed oscillating electric field. The synchronized pump currents show separated inward and outward pump currents and a magnitude ratio of 3:2 reflecting stoichiometric number of the pump molecules. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054830 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE INFUSION OF MEDICAL-GRADE CARBON DIOXIDE GAS - The present invention relates to an electronic device for controlling the infusion of medical-grade carbon device gas, comprising a gas infusion-control arrangement, formed by a supporting box. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054831 | Electrostatic Transcutaneous Hypodermic Spray (Electrostatic Hypospray) - A method and apparatus for delivering therapeutic or diagnostic agents as a low pressure high velocity spray into tissue. According to the particular desired spray characteristics, the spray may be generated via the combined use of pressure atomization and electrostatic spray charging, or via the combined use of pressure atomization and electrostatic atomization. Particle velocity, spray flow-rate, and spray dispersion are further controlled via electrostatic means. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054832 | ADMINISTRATION APPARATUS FOR MEDICAL USE - An expansion/compression mechanism of a piston rod assembly is composed of a bush shaft, a first cylindrical piston rod that is screwed with the bush shaft, a second cylindrical piston rod that is screwed with the first piston rod, and a piston rod holding member for housing the bush shaft and these piston rods. Therefore, the piston rods move linearly in multiple stages. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054833 | Portable power neti sinus irrigator - A power neti pot has a mini pump, batteries, a detachable electric cord and plug, an AC/DC switch in the bottom of the base and an on/off switch on the side of the base. There is a cup with a lid seated on top of the base. An outlet tube connected to the pump is connected to a tapered spout on top of the cup. The pump delivers the liquid in the cup through the tube, exiting the spout into the sinus cavities to promote healing of sinus problems. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054834 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR IN SITU LIQUID DRUG RECONSTITUTION IN MEDICINAL VESSELS - Medical device for in situ liquid drug reconstitution in medicinal vessels containing drug contents. The medical device includes a body member having a vessel port for insertion into a medicinal vessel containing drug contents, and a syringe port for receiving a syringe containing a diluent for reconstituting the drug contents into a reconstituted liquid drug. The medical device includes a one-way flow restriction mechanism between the two ports for positively restricting injection of diluent into a medicinal vessel and only slightly restricting aspiration of reconstituted liquid drug therefrom, if at all. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054835 | CATHETER CONTROL - A catheter control assembly | 2009-02-26 |
20090054836 | Method and Apparatus for Treating Stenoses at Bifurcated Regions - A bifurcated catheter includes a first catheter branch having a first distal portion and a second catheter branch having a second distal portion. The first and second distal portions are linked together by a pocket disposed on the first distal portion of the first branch catheter. The pocket includes a proximal opening, a distal opening, and a slit. The pocket is sized and shaped to receive the second distal portion. When the second distal portion is inserted into the pocket, the first and second catheter branches are linked together for delivery to the bifurcated region over a first guidewire. Upon delivery to the bifurcated region, a guidewire is advanced through the second catheter branch and into a branch vessel. As first and second catheter branches are advanced over the first and second guidewires, respectively, a force pulling the catheter branches apart pulls the second distal portion through the slit of the pocket, thereby releasing the first and second catheter branches from each other. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054837 | Coating Method for a Folded Balloon - The present invention relates to compositions which are suitable for selective filling or selective coating of folds of a folded balloon, and especially relates to compositions of a contrast agent and an active agent in a solvent for filling of folds of a folded catheter balloon as well as to methods for selective filling or selective coating of folds of a folded catheter balloon and to filled or coated folded catheter balloons which can be obtained according to one of these methods. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054838 | INJECTION DEVICE - The invention concerns an injection device with a housing adapted to receive a syringe having a discharge nozzle and a plunger. There is a trigger and a drive arranged to act upon the plunger on actuation of the trigger to advance the syringe from a retracted position to an extended position through an opening in the housing. A locking mechanism is arranged in and moveable relative to the housing. The locking mechanism is engaged with the plunger when the syringe is not in its extended position and disengaged from the plunger when the syringe is in its extended position. This means that movement of the plunger relative to the syringe is prevented when, in use, the syringe is advanced from a retracted position to an extended position. Hence the contents of the syringe are not expelled from the syringe during advancement from the retracted position to the extended position. The contents are only expelled when the syringe reaches the extended position. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054839 | Injection device with torsion spring and rotatable display - The present invention relates to an injection device comprising a torsion spring operatively connected to a dose setting member being adapted to set a dose to be ejected from the injection device. A rotatably mounted display member adapted to display the dose to be ejected in accordance with a setting of the dose setting member is also provided. The rotatably mounted display member is adapted to be rotated over an angle corresponding to at least one revolution of the display member. The display member may be implemented as a dose indicator barrel having numerals arranged along a helical path on an outer surface thereof, or alternatively, as a counting device having two or more display wheels having numerals arranged on an outer surface thereof. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054840 | SLITTER WITH MECHANICAL HOLDING FINGER - A slitter for slitting a guide catheter is assembled from a handle, a blade assembly coupled to the handle, and a holding mechanism coupled to the handle. The blade assembly includes a shroud for receiving an elongated body of a medical device and a slitting blade having an exposed cutting edge to slit the guide catheter. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054841 | System and Method for Providing an Obturator for Enhanced Directional Capabilities in a Vascular Environment - An apparatus for assisting in a vascular procedure includes an obturator operable to be mounted on a medical device to guide the medical device into a targeted region, whereby the obturator is substantially blunt such that it exhibits a snag-resistant property. In alternative embodiments, the apparatus includes an interface element operable to be used in conjunction with the obturator and to engage an interface of the targeted region such that pressure is maintained within the targeted region. The interface element includes a convex portion that operates to seat the interface element at a selected location. The interface element is substantially transparent and includes a magnification element that magnifies materials underlying the interface element. In other embodiments, the apparatus includes a tray operable to provide a mold for forming the obturator, which may comprise a gas, water, sugar, clotted blood, a gelatinous material, a protein, a saline solution, or dry-ice. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054842 | Enhanced penetration system and method for sliding microneedles - A microneedle device for transporting fluid through a surface of a biological barrier, the device including a fluid transport configuration, an abutment member and a displacement device. The fluid transport configuration includes a substrate having a substantially planar surface having a plurality of microneedles projecting therefrom. The abutment member has an abutment surface for abutting the biological barrier. The displacement device is configured for generating a relative lateral sliding movement between the surface of the biological barrier and the fluid transport configuration in a sliding direction of the microneedles The microneedles are arranged so that a leading microneedle defines an effective area which is effective void of another microneedle. The effective area is defined as an area marked out by translating the base area of the leading microneedle, by the height of the leading microneedle, in a direction opposite to the sliding direction. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054843 | Attachment Device and Method - An attachment device for anchoring a medical device to a patient has, in one aspect, an anchoring portion for attachment to the tissue of a patient by operation of at least one piercing member which in use is deployed for anchoring the device to the tissue of a patient. Alternatively, or additionally, in a further aspect an attachment device comprises a holding part, for holding an elongate object, which is operable between an open position which allows removal of the elongate object and a closed position adapted to securely retain the elongate object. The holding part may include first and second holding portions, for respectively engaging first and second surface parts of the elongate object. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054844 | MEDICAL GARMENT WRAP - A medical garment wrap for safely holding lines or tubing implanted in a human or animal patient for medical purposes. The garment has a wrap portion for passing around a patient's body. The wrap portion has a pouch for holding multiple incoming lines. The pouch is closed by fasteners to hold the lines. The hub of the line into the patient's body is received and held in a hub holder. Typically several lines divide from the hub holder into ports, and the ports are held by one or more holders for lines and clamps. The pouch, the hub holder and the line holders are attached to the wrap portion. One end of the wrap has fingers with hook-and-loop fasteners that define an opening for passage of the line from the hub holder into the patient's body, through the wrap portion when the fingers are fastened to the opposite end of the wrap portion. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054845 | CATHETER TUBING, CATHETER, AND CATHETER ASSEMBLY - A catheter tubing ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090054846 | INJECTION DEVICE WITH SECURED DOSING BUTTON - An injection device including an accommodating device for a substance to be delivered, e.g. a vial or ampoule holder, which is insertable into and can be displaced relative to the injection device or a part thereof; an adjusting element for adjusting a dose to be administered from the injection device, which element is inserted in the injection device; and a coupling element for coupling the accommodating device to the adjusting element so that the adjusting element is at least partially moved out from the injection device when the accommodating device is inserted. A method for preparing an injection device using a dual chamber vial or ampoule to administer a substance, wherein the method involves using an adjusting device which is released, extended or pushed out from the injection device not before or after the substance to be administered from dual chamber vial or ampoule is mixed. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054847 | Film-Based Protective Mechanism - The invention relates to a method for producing a device containing a needle that poses an injury risk, which is equipped with a protective mechanism. The method comprises the following steps, which may be carried out in any order: a) provision of at least one film, b) connection of the film to a protective device to form a protective mechanism, and c) fixing of the protective mechanism to the device, whereby at least part of the surface of the film can be fixed directly or indirectly to the device. The invention also relates to a protective mechanism for a device containing a needle that poses an injury risk, the device comprising at least one film, in addition to an assembly of protective mechanisms, in which the protective mechanisms are directly or indirectly connected. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054848 | NEEDLE DEVICE HAVING SLIDEABLE MEMBER PROVIDING ENHANCED SAFETY - A medical device, such as a Huber-type device, includes a structure that enhances operator safety by reducing the likelihood that a needle will accidentally injure an operator. In one embodiment, the device includes a collapsible structure that can move from a use position to a non-use position. The device includes first and second wing portions and a channel for covering the needle as it is extracted from the patient. The structure enables the operator to leverage applied pressure for a smooth removal of the needle into the device for safe disposal. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054849 | INJECTION DEVICE - An injection device | 2009-02-26 |
20090054850 | PUSHER WITH A COUPLING ELEMENT - An injection device including a pusher, a dosing element and a coupling element, the pusher being displaceable in an injection direction and having at least one holding or detent area, e.g. a toothed area, for detachably holding the pusher relative to the injection device, wherein the coupling element positions the pusher relative to the dosing element for fixing the axial position of the pusher relative to the dosing element. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054851 | DOSE SETTING ELEMENT FOR AN INJECTION DEVICE AND HAVING A DOSE SETTING LIMITING MECHANISM - A dose setting element for an injection device, comprising a first part being adapted to rotate during setting of a dose, and a second part being adapted to engage with the first part. Each time the first part has been rotated through a first specific angle the second part is caused to rotate through a second specific angle being smaller than the first specific angle. Keeps track of the total dose set since a cartridge was inserted. When the second part has been rotated a predefined number of times is abuts a stop, thereby preventing further dose setting. Prevents setting of a dose beyond an amount remaining in the cartridge. It is not necessary that part of the limiting mechanism travels a distance corresponding to the total dose due to the two separate parts. This allows the dose setting element and injection device to be small as compared to prior art dose limiting mechanisms. Further, an injection device comprising the dose setting element. Suitable for self-injection, e.g. of insulin. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054852 | PROTECTOR - A protector is attached for use to a needle body having a main needle body and an enlarged-diameter section having an outer diameter greater than that of the main needle body. The protector includes a platelike protector body made of a metal material. The protector body includes a first section formed with a first hole adapted to receive the needle body when the needle body is passed therethrough, a second section formed with a second hole, and a third section adapted to connect the first section and the second section. The second hole of the second section is provided with a tubular portion that permits the main needle body to pass therethrough, but prohibits the enlarged-diameter section from passing through the tubular portion. In a state in which the protector covers the needle tip, the tubular portion comes into abutment against the enlarged-diameter section, thus prohibiting the needle body from moving toward the proximal side. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054853 | SURGICAL TOOL SYSTEM THAT FORMS A STERILE GAS BARRIER AT THE SITE AT WHICH THE TOOL OF THE SYSTEM IS USED AND THAT ACTIVATES ENERGY-ACTIVATED AGENTS DISCHARGED AT THE SITE - A surgical tool system including a tool such as a retractor, forceps or a power activated tool. The system also includes a source of gas and a means for inducing the flow of a agent that has a therapeutic effect into the gas stream. The tool has a bore into which the gas stream is introduced. The tool also has a discharged port from which the gas stream is discharged toward the site to which the tool is applied. The gas plume that is discharged from the tool forms a barrier that prevents airborne contaminates from reaching the site to which the tool is applied. The tool also has a device for emitting energy separate from any energy the tool emits to perform its function. This energy emitter emits energy that activates the therapeutic agent discharge from with the gas. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054854 | MICRODIALYSIS CATHETER AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURE - A microdialysis catheter for partial implantation is used to supply a perfusion fluid and remove a dialysate, such as glucose, and comprises a carrier, at least one opening in the carrier, and a non-porous coating over the opening. The carrier contains at least one channel for supplying a perfusion fluid and for removing a dialysate and an area intended for implantation. The opening on the carrier has a connection with the channel for the passage of fluid. The non-porous coating is externally bonded to the carrier. The non-poroous coating is diffusion-permeable to an analyte and covers the area intended for implantation and the opening. A process for manufacturing the microdialysis catheter is also disclosed. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054855 | APPARATUS FOR ASPIRATING, IRRIGATING AND/OR CLEANSING OF WOUNDS - An apparatus ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090054856 | REDUCED-PRESSURE SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING A GASKET - A reduced-pressure treatment system for treating a tissue site on a patient includes a gasket releasably attached around a perimeter of the tissue site that may remain in place for an extended time and allows an over-drape to be attached to it. The system and method further may include a manifold sized and configured to be placed in contact with the tissue site; the over-drape positioned over the manifold and sealed to the gasket to create a sealed space between the over-drape and the tissue site; and a reduced-pressure source fluidly coupled to the sealed space to deliver reduced pressure to the tissue site. A method is also presented. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054857 | AUTOMATED BODY FLUID DRAIN CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - Described herein is an automated fluid drain control apparatus and method which comprises a first collection chamber which is connected to a drain that has been inserted into the subarachnoid area in lumbar region of the body. The volume of fluid into the first collection chamber is controlled as a function of time by being constantly measured such that too much fluid will not be drained from the body. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054858 | Layered sanitary tissue product having trichomes - A layered fibrous structure having a machine direction, cross machine direction, and Z-direction. The fibrous structure also has a consumer side and first and second layers in the Z-direction where the first layer has a plurality of trichomes. The trichomes make up greater than about 0.1%, by weight, of the fibrous structure. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054859 | Method for Reducing Odor Using Metal-Modified Silica Particles - A method for reducing odor is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises modifying the surface of silica particles with a transition metal so that the silica particles are bonded to the transition metal through a covalent or coordinate bond. The method further comprises contacting the modified silica particles with an odorous compound, the transition metal facilitating the capture of the odorous compound. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054860 | Composite Fabric Panel For Use In Disposable Absorbent Articles - A composite fabric panel comprising a substrate and a plurality of elongate operative members engaged directly with the substrate, wherein the elongate operative members perform a serviceable operation in response to a stimulus. In one embodiment, the substrate comprises a nonwoven and the elongate operative members include multifilament yarns. The serviceable operation performed by the elongate operative members may comprise a transformation and/or a selective dispersion of active agents in response to such stimuli as wetting, temperature change, change in pH or affects of concentrated chemical environment. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054861 | ADHESION PROMOTERS FOR MULTISTRUCTURAL LAMINATES - Compositions and methods for improving the adhesion of a film to a nonwoven, a film to another film, or a nonwoven to another nonwoven are disclosed. Depending on the laminate or multilaminate structure, the improvement can be achieved by using low viscosity, low density ethylene- or propylene-based polymers, which physically anchor to the substrate, such as a porous nonwoven, or by using a similar polymer in a blend with one of the substrate film polymers to improve flow and adhesion. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054862 | Absorbent product - An absorbent product ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090054863 | Chemical activation and refining of southern pine kraft fibers - A method for alteration of the morphology of cellulose fibers, particularly softwood fibers, by (a) subjecting the fibers to a metal ion-activated peroxide treatment carried out at a pH of between about I and about 9, preferably between 3 and 7, and (b) subjecting the treated fibers to a refining treatment thereby converts SW fibers to HW-like fibers in many respects. The metal ion-activated peroxide treatment has been noted to act on pulp cellulose and hemi-cellulose, causing oxidation and oxidative degradation of cellulose fibers. The chemical treatment of the pulp, taken alone, is not sufficient to attain the desired modification of the morphology of the fibers, however, subsequent refining or like mechanical treatment of the chemically-treated fibers to achieve a given degree of refinement of the fibers requires dramatically less refining energy to achieve a desired end point of refinement and to impart other desirable properties to the pulp. A pulp of modified SW fibers and a mixture of HW fibers and modified HW fibers are disclosed. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054864 | PACKAGED BODY ADHERING ABSORBENT ARTICLE AND METHOD OF APPLYING SUCH ARTICLE TO A WEARER - In a packaged feminine care absorbent article and method of applying such an article to a wearer, an absorbent article includes an absorbent structure and a shell, with the absorbent structure configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region. The shell is configured for supporting the absorbent structure and has adhesive on a body-facing surface thereof for adhering the shell directly to the wearer. The absorbent article has a packaged configuration and a use configuration, at least a portion of the absorbent article being in overlapping relationship with another portion of the absorbent article in the packaged configuration, and with these respective portions being free from overlapping relationship in the use configuration. The article may be adhered to the wearer while in its packaged configuration and then converted to its use configuration. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054865 | Closing cap for containers filled with medical liquids - The invention relates to a closing cap for containers that are filled with medical liquids. The closing cap includes removal and injection sites. The removal site has a first opening for removing the medical liquid and is obturated by a first pierceable self-sealing membrane. The injection site includes a second opening for injecting an additive and is obturated by a second pierceable self-sealing membrane. The first and second membranes are configured differently. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054866 | Transcutaneous Device Assembly - A medical device is provided comprising a cannula having a distal portion adapted to be arranged through the skin of the subject, and an outer needle arranged coaxially with and being axially moveable relative to the cannula, the needle comprising a pointed distal end, wherein the device is adapted for advancing the cannula with the distal end of the needle projecting there from through the dermis of the subject, and subsequently retract the needle. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054867 | Device for Administering of Medication in Fluid Form - An infusion device for continuously infusion of medication is disclosed, in which infusion is controlled over two separate fluid communications. The infusion is in each fluid communication controlled by restricting means and valve means, and one of the fluid communications further contains a holding device for bolus rate of infusion for a short period. The device comprises a flow regulating device comprising a passage defined by at least a fact element is a primary deformable element adapted to be elastically deformed so as to change the cross sectional area of the passage. Furthermore the device comprises a container for storage and supply of a medication in fluid form, said container comprising a first and a second chamber being arranged relatively to each other so that when volume of the first chamber increases the volume of the second chamber decreases. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054868 | Uterine Therapy Device and Method - A method and system of providing therapy to a patient's uterus. The method includes the steps of inserting an access tool through a cervix and a cervical canal into the uterus; actively cooling the cervical canal; delivering vapor through the access tool lumen into the uterus; and condensing the vapor on tissue within the uterus. The system has an access tool with a lumen, the access tool being adapted to be inserted through a human cervical canal to place an opening of the lumen within a uterus when the access tool is inserted through the cervical canal; an active cooling mechanism adapted to cool the cervical canal, the active cooling mechanism having a coolant source; and a vapor delivery mechanism adapted to deliver condensable vapor through the access tool to the uterus, the condensable vapor being adapted to condense within the uterus. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054869 | Uterine Therapy Device and Method - A method and system of providing therapy to a patient's uterus. In some embodiments the method includes the steps of: inserting an access tool through a cervix and a cervical canal into the uterus; placing an expansion mechanism in contact with tissue within the uterus to move uterine tissue surfaces away from an opening in an access tool lumen; delivering vapor through the vapor delivery tool into the uterus; and condensing the vapor on tissue within the uterus. The system has an access tool adapted to be inserted through a human cervical canal to place an opening of an access tool lumen within a uterus when the access tool is inserted through the cervical canal; an expansion mechanism adapted to be advanced into the uterus to move uterine tissue surfaces away from the opening in the access tool lumen; and a vapor delivery mechanism adapted to deliver condensable vapor through the access tool to the uterus, the condensable vapor being adapted to condense within the uterus. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054870 | Uterine Therapy Device and Method - A method and system of providing therapy to a patient's uterus. The method include the following steps: inserting an access tool through a cervix and a cervical canal into the uterus; after inserting the access tool into the uterus, inserting a vapor delivery tool through an access tool lumen; delivering vapor through the vapor delivery tool into the uterus; and condensing the vapor on tissue within the uterus. The system has an access tool, the access tool being adapted to be inserted through a human cervical canal to place an opening of the access tool lumen within a uterus when the access tool is inserted through the cervical canal; and a vapor delivery mechanism, the vapor delivery mechanism having a vapor delivery tool and a vapor source, the vapor delivery tool being adapted to be inserted through the access tool to deliver condensable vapor from the vapor source to the uterus, the condensable vapor being adapted to condense within the uterus. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054871 | Uterine Therapy Device and Method - A method and system of providing therapy to a patient's uterus. The method includes the following steps: inserting an access tool through a cervix and a cervical canal into the uterus; after inserting the access tool into the uterus, creating a seal between an exterior surface of the access tool and an interior cervical os; providing an indication to a user that the seal has been created; delivering vapor through the access tool lumen into the uterus; and condensing the vapor on tissue within the uterus. The system has an access tool with a lumen, the access tool being adapted to be inserted through a human cervical canal to place an opening of the lumen within a uterus when the access tool is inserted through the cervical canal; a seal disposed at a distal region of the access tool and adapted to seal the access tool against an interior cervical os; a sealing indicator adapted to provide a user with an indication that the seal has sealed the access tool with the interior cervical os; and a vapor delivery mechanism adapted to deliver condensable vapor through the access tool to the uterus, the condensable vapor being adapted to condense within the uterus. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054872 | Endovascular Device Tip Assembly - An endovascular device tip assembly and method of making the same, incorporating a tip device with a first and second flange, usable with catheters and other suitable endovascular devices is provided. The tip assembly incorporates a tip device by providing a counterbore within a primary bore of a tubular end portion of an endovascular device. The tip device is fitted securely within the counterbore by placing the first flange within the counterbore and the second flange on the outside of the end portion. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054873 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING FLEXIBLE TUBING - A laser strikes and aseptically heats or sterilizes the end of two flexible tube ends for connection. Tube holders are pushed toward each other to bring the tube ends into contact. A weld detector checks the characteristics of the weld. A laser optics assembly may be used to chance the direction of the lacer and focus the laser at the tube ends. In addition, a crimping device is used to compress a single flexible tube for disconnection. The laser strikes the compressed area. The crimping device continues to pinch the area and forms a seal in the tube. The tube is separated into two tube segments, each segment has a sealed end. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054874 | MULTI-LUMEN CATHETER INCLUDING A LUMEN HAVING A VARIABLE CROSS SECTIONAL AREA - A multi-lumen catheter configured for insertion into the vasculature of a patient for fluid infusion into or fluid aspiration from the patient is disclosed. The multi-lumen catheter includes one or more cross sectionally variable lumens, wherein the cross sectional area of the lumen(s) may be selectively increased, particularly during fluid infusion, in order to enable relatively greater fluid flow rate therethrough. In one embodiment, the multi-lumen catheter includes a deformable first septum for providing an increased cross sectional area for a lumen under high flow rate pressurization, such as power injection. A deformable second septum also deforms to allow for first septum deformation and additionally provides an urging force to restore the first septum to an un-deformed state once lumen pressurization has ceased. In another embodiment, a bi-positional septum is used to selectively increase the cross sectional area of a lumen of the catheter during power injection. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054875 | GUIDE-WIRE SLEEVE FOR FACILITATION OF LESION CROSSING - Flexible sleeve having a leading (distal) edge that can be advanced over a conventional angioplasty guide-wire to facilitate balloon angioplasty catheter and stent catheter crossing complex coronary lesions such as chronic total occlusions or heavily calcified, non-compliant lesions. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054876 | Compact ready-to-use urethral catheter assembly with means for injecting therapeutic liquid into urethral channel - A catheter assembly suitable for intermittent catheterization comprising a cylindrical casing composed of two telescopically moveable parts one of which is connectable to and moveable with a piston which is rigidly connected to a urinary catheter. The interior of the cylindrical casing is filled with a lubricating, anesthetic, antiseptic liquid, or the like, which during catheterization is injected into the urethra and urinary bladder through the catheter under the effect of movement of the piston simultaneously with the insertion of the catheter into the urethra. The device is provided with an anti-infective cap which is inserted into the first third of the urethra and is used as a guide for inserting the catheter into the urethra without physical contact with the part if the urethra which is a harbor of infections. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054877 | Acoustically controlled substance delivery device - Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled substance delivery device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to some embodiments, a delivery device or related device may be placed in an environment in order to pump a material into the environment or into an additional fluid handling structure within the device. Exemplary environments include a body of an organism, a body of water, or an enclosed volume of a fluid. The concentration of a substance in the fluid to be delivered may be modified by a remote control signal. In selected embodiments, an acoustic control signal may be used. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054878 | Introduction device for a medical instrument - The invention relates to a device for introducing a medical instrument into a closed container ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090054879 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEFINING AND CONTROLLING LTK AND OTHER SURGICAL EYE PROCEDURES TO PRODUCE LITTLE OR NO STROMAL COLLAGEN SHRINKAGE - One or more treatment parameters are determined for a cornea reshaping procedure. The one or more treatment parameters are selected so as to reduce an amount of collagen shrinkage in a cornea of a patient's eye caused by the cornea reshaping procedure. For example, the one or more treatment parameters could be selected so as to minimize an amount of stromal collagen shrinkage in the cornea of the patient's eye caused by the cornea reshaping procedure. As another example, the cornea reshaping procedure could include irradiating multiple spots on the cornea of the patient's eye, where each spot is associated with an amount of stromal collagen. The one or more treatment parameters could be selected so that no more than 1% or 5% of the stromal collagen in the irradiated spots undergoes clinically significant shrinkage as a result of the cornea reshaping procedure. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054880 | Aesthetic Treatment Device - An aesthetic treatment device and method for treating the skin of a patient, the device comprising at least one of a plurality of arc lamps, each arc lamp provided with a reflector for obtaining a substantially collimated beam; a pulse generator for generating a train of pulses of electrical energy for energizing said at least one of a plurality of arc lamps; a control unit for controlling pulse shape, amplitude, width, frequency and timing, for obtaining controllable spectral output and energy of the collimated beam through an application end of the device to a designated area of skin of the patient. The device can further comprise secondary light sources with different spectrum characteristics than the arc lamp as well as various attachments including a position feedback, material dispenser, skin cooler, and docking station for optical fiber. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054881 | MAMMALIAN BIOFILM TREATMENT PROCESSES AND INSTRUMENTS - A process for treatment of biofilm resident or present at a mammalian treatment site applies shockwaves to remove, disrupt, disperse, dislodge, destroy or attenuate the biofilm. The shockwaves can be generated in a handheld instrument by impinging a laser on a suitable target material. Removal of biofilm from implantable surgical devices is also described. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054882 | SKIN COOLING FOR A DERMATOLOGIC TREATMENT PROCEDURE - A skin cooling method for a dermatologic treatment procedure, by which a skin target region is exposed for a specified duration to irradiation with electromagnetic energy emitted from an electromagnetic energy exit opening of a skin treatment applicator and the target region is cooled at least during part of the duration of the exposure to electromagnetic energy irradiation, wherein a cooling procedure is performed including an air cooling step comprising ejection of a directional flow of cooling air towards the skin treatment region, said directional cooling air flow having a temperature T in the interval 0° C.2009-02-26 | |
20090054883 | Systems and devices for photoablation - The invention provides a catheter for optical ablation of tissue in a living body, the catheter including: a distal end; a proximal end; an elongate catheter body coupled between the distal end and the proximal end; a light emission device at the distal end and configured to emit an ablation light having characteristics selected to regulate an optically regulatable transcription control element operably linked to a nucleic acid sequence for a gene product, the expression of which gene product in cells directly or indirectly kills cells; and a projection control mechanism coupled to the light emission device and configured to control an effectively illuminated area where the optically regulatable transcription control element is effectively regulatable by the ablation light projected from the light emission device. Also provided is a system which includes the catheter, and methods to prevent, inhibit or treat AF which employ an expression cassette and/or one or more selected wavelengths of light. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054884 | METHOD OF LIGATING HOLLOW ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES - A catheter includes a plurality of expandable primary leads to deliver energy to a fallopian tube, a vein such as a hemorrhoid or an esophageal varix, or another hollow anatomical structure requiring ligation or occlusion. Each of the primary leads includes an electrode located at the working end of the catheter. Separation is maintained between the primary leads such that the leads can receive power of selected polarity. The primary leads are constructed to expand outwardly to place the electrodes into apposition with a hollow anatomical structure. High frequency energy can be applied from the leads to create a heating effect in the surrounding tissue of the anatomical structure. The diameter of the hollow anatomical structure is reduced by the heating effect, and the electrodes of the primary leads are moved closer to one another. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054885 | BIOLOGICAL PHOTOMETRIC DEVICE - A biological photometric device includes a light irradiating unit for irradiating an object to be examined with light having a predetermined wavelength and sympathizing with oxygenated hemoglobin and deoxygenated hemoglobin through an optical fiber, a light detecting unit for detecting and amplifying light passing through a detecting optical fiber and the object as detected signals, a signal processing unit adapted for computing hemoglobin time change information based on oxygenated hemoglobin, deoxygenated hemoglobin and total hemoglobin in the object from the detected signals light detecting unit, and including a noise detector for arithmetically processing the detected signals and determining/detecting whether the time change information is noise attributed to the presence of obstacles to passing of light between the object and the end face of the optical fiber or noise attributed to the damage to the light irradiating unit, and a display unit for displaying the noise signals. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054886 | SURGICAL OPERATING APPARATUS - A surgical operating apparatus which includes a sheath with a distal end and a proximal end, an apparatus main body to be coupled to the proximal end of the sheath, a probe which is inserted through the sheath and which transmits ultrasonic waves, a probe distal end provided at the distal end of the probe, a jaw which is pivotally supported at the distal end of the sheath and which is geared with the distal end of the probe, a fixed handle provided in the apparatus main body, and a movable handle which is swingable with respect to the fixed handle and which operates the jaw in a direction to be in and out of contact with the distal end of the probe by a swing operation, the surgical operating apparatus includes a switch portion which is provided in the fixed handle and which controls a treatment of a living tissue, a switch holding portion which is provided in the fixed handle and which holds the switch, and a pressing member which fixes the switch portion in a state pressed against the switch holding portion. | 2009-02-26 |