10th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 68 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090062704 | POSTURE IMPROVEMENT DEVICES AND METHODS FOR USE - A posture improvement device provides neuromuscular stimulation or proprioceptive therapy using a combination of pressure, torque and angle simultaneously applied to a user in order to train body muscles for proper posture through muscle memory. The device comprises a garment designed to be worn by the user, which is preferably configured like a short-sleeved undershirt or T-shirt. The garment may be fabricated of a stretchable, yet taut material in order to provide the desirable form-fitting feature such that pressure may be readily applied to the surface of the skin for neuromuscular stimulation. This elastomeric material is also preferably breathable and/or which has moisture wicking capabilities. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062705 | ADJUSTABLE BACK SUPPORT DEVICE - Back support devices for use in supporting a lower back region of an individual in a seated position are disclosed. The back support device can include a flexible, double-ended back support member adapted to provide lumbar support to the user's lower back, and a number of elastic knee straps extending from the ends of the back support member each forming a loop that can be attached to the user's knee when in a seated position. The back support device can be equipped with adjustment mechanisms for adjusting the length of the elastic knee straps and/or the length of the back support member. The back support member may further define an interior pouch that can be configured to receive a thermal pack, vibration element and/or other therapeutic device, and which can be used to store the back support device when not in use. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062706 | Method and apparatus for correcting head and shoulder posture - The apparatus for correcting head and shoulder posture was invented to help those individuals with the dysfunction of habitually carrying their heads and shoulders in an abnormally extended forward or off balance position. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062707 | Wrist support brace - This invention describes a novel wrist support brace for patients with carpal tunnel syndrom or injured wrists that utilizes an adjustable strap in conjunction with a hard support brace positioned around the forearm. The brace will physically contain the injured wrist in a stable position, thereby minimizing the potential of further injury. The wrist brace will allow some movement of the wrist and permit a user to continue working while the wrist heals in a normal position. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062708 | FUNCTIONAL LOW-PROFILE DYNAMIC EXTENSION SPLINT AND METHODS FOR ITS USE AND MANUFACTURE - The present invention relates to medical devices and methods useful for improving a person's ability to grasp and release an object, and more specifically, the present invention relates to a splint for causing dynamic extension of a finger and/or thumb. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062709 | Knee support - A knee support having a body, a ring, at least one fastening strap, two securing straps and a gap. The body has a fastening end, a securing end and an outer surface. The ring is mounted through the body. The at least fastening strap extends from the fastening end and has at least one fastener and is long enough to allow the fastening strap to be wrapped around a knee and cross over the ring. The at least one fastening strap helps to secure the ring and thus provides extra support and protection for a patella of the knee. The two securing straps extend from the securing end and each has at least one fastener. The gap is formed between the securing straps. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062710 | SOLID AND PAINLESS STICKING BAR - A solid and painless sticking bar includes a solid main body and an adhesive member fixed at the underside of the main body. The main body has plural cut lines respectively provided at a proper interval so that the main body can be cut into a proper length or height for use according to practical needs. Plural main bodies are protuberantly fixed at proper locations around the outer circumferential edge of a wound by means of the adhesive member. Thus, when bandaging material is covered or wound on the main bodies and positioned over the wound, it will not directly contact with the surface of the wound and adhere to the wound when the wound secretes mucus, able to prevent the wound from being injured for a second time when the bandaging material is removed from the wound. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062711 | REACTIVE HYDROPHILIC OLIGOMERS - Hydrophilic compositions are described, which are prepared from a first oligomer containing pendent polymerizable groups and pendent hydrophilic groups, crosslinked with a co-reactive second component oligomer possessing photoinitiator groups. The compositions may be used as in preparation of hydrophilic gel coatings or layers for medical devices. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062712 | MATERIAL FOR PRODUCING A SUPPORT BANDAGE - A material for producing a support bandage, which comprises a support. Said support is coated and/or impregnated with a curable plastic material and at least partially configured by a leno fabric comprising warp yarns that cross between two weft yarns running in parallel. Said leno fabric comprises at least one additional warp yarn that is located between two pairs of crossing warp yarns and does not cross any other warp yarn. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062713 | BANDAGE WITH WATER SOLUBLE ADHESIVE AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A bandage includes a wound treating section for collecting exudate from a wound, a hydrophobic layer attached to the wound treating section, and a liquid soluble adhesive positioned on the hydrophobic layer for removably adhering the bandage to a body part proximate the wound. The adhesive is dissolved upon contact with a liquid so that the bandage separates from the body part without painful sticking to the body part. The wound treating section can include a hydrocolloid or gauze pad. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062714 | BANDAGES FOR USE ON TIPS OF FINGERS AND TOES - A bandage is for use in covering a tip of a digit. The bandage includes a backing material and an absorbent material. The backing material includes a coupling mechanism, and is substantially planar. The absorbent material is coupled to the backing material and includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a first end, a second end, and a body extending therebetween. The body has a width that is narrower than a width of the digit, wherein the width of the digit is measured adjacent to the tip of the digit. When the bandage is applied to the digit, the first portion is configured to extend generally axially over a portion of the digit and the second portion is configured to extend at least partially circumferentially about a portion of the digit. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062716 | Closed-Type Blood Reservoir and Extracorporeal Blood Circulation Apparatus Using the Same - An example of the closed-type blood reservoir of the invention is furnished with an outer shell in which a space is formed within its interior, a flexible septum that is interposed between a blood storage chamber shell and a volume adjustment chamber shell and that divides the space into a blood storage chamber for storing blood and a volume adjustment chamber for storing volume adjustment liquid, a blood inlet port, a blood outlet port, and a blood storage chamber air discharge port that are provided in the blood storage chamber shell such that they are in communication with the blood storage chamber, and a volume adjustment liquid port that is provided in the volume adjustment chamber shell such that it is in communication with the volume adjustment chamber, for injecting and ejecting the volume adjustment liquid into and away from the volume adjustment chamber, wherein the blood inlet port and the blood outlet port each are provided tangentially to the inner surface of the blood storage chamber shell such that blood that flows into the blood storage chamber from the blood inlet port can swirl along the inner surface of the blood storage chamber shell, and wherein the closed-type blood reservoir has a first blood flow route, provided in the blood storage chamber, that is formed by an outward concavity of the inner surface of the blood storage chamber shell, and that is in communication with the blood outlet port and at least part of which is formed in the direction of extension of the blood outlet port. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062717 | GASTROINTESTINAL IMPLANT AND METHODS FOR USE - Methods and devices for modifying the location at which bodily fluids interact with nutrients in a gastrointestinal tract having a conduit having a first end and a second end, the first end configured to divert bodily fluids from an entrance within a gastrointestinal tract to a location downstream from the entrance, and means for attaching the second end to the entrance. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062718 | Skin Wound Treatment System, Dressing and Biochemical Activation Device for the Use of Such a System - The present invention relates to a system for treatment of skin wounds, comprising an energy source for activation of a biochemical healing effect, and at least one dressing intended to be placed on the wound before the step of activation by said energy source, characterized in that said dressing comprises an identification means interacting in a contactless manner with a sensor that triggers the function of the energy source only when the distance between the sensor and said identification means is below a threshold value. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062719 | Enhanced PhotoDynamic Therapy with Immune System Assist - A photodynamic therapy (PDT) method to treat primary sites of hyperproliferative tissue and induce long term, tumor specific immunity for regression and eradication of distant metastases is disclosed. The improved treatment regimen comprises the partial or fractional application of PDT with several applications, spaced in time, to permit a patient's immune system to react to dead tissue generated by each fractional application. Once activated, the immune system can help reduce or eliminate secondary stage tumors and metastasis stage tumors. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062720 | Transdermal Methods and Systems for the Delivery of Corticosteroid Compounds - An integrated iontophoresis skin-worn patch and method for delivering a therapeutically effective amount of a corticosteroid drug compound in a systemically-safe and skin-safe manner for site-specific treatment of inflammation pain is disclosed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062721 | IONTOPHORESIS DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An iontophoresis device including an electrode assembly which holds a drug solution containing a salt of a first drug with an acid dissolved therein and has a polarizable electrode to be in contact with the drug solution, in which the polarizable electrode to which a second drug of the same kind as that of the first drug is adsorbed. A method may include adsorbing the second drug to the polarizable electrode; and then bringing the drug solution into contact with the polarizable electrode. As a result, the iontophoresis device is capable of suppressing a change in the pH value of the drug solution in the case where the drug solution containing the salt of the first drug with the acid dissolved is held in contact with the polarizable electrode. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062722 | Drug sheet - A drug sheet includes a base fabric carrying a therapeutic agent containing an electrolytic drug component and applied to or impregnated into a skin-abutting surface of the base fabric. Small needle members carrying small needle-shaped protrusions are scattered on the skin-abutting surface so that the needle-shaped protrusions protrude from the skin-abutting surface. The needle members include a first group of needle members made of aluminum and provided on a first area of the skin-abutting surface, and a second group of needle members made of silver and provided on a second area of the skin-abutting surface. Due to a difference in standard electrode potential between the first and second groups of needle members, electric current flows between the first and second groups of needle members through skin when the needle-shaped protrusions are stuck in the skin. This improves the absorption rate of the drug component. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062723 | CURRENT PRODUCING SURFACE FOR TREATING BIOLOGIC TISSUE - In an embodiment, an article includes a primary surface, and a pattern of spaced dissimilar materials, on the primary surface. The pattern is to spontaneously produce electrical surface currents when brought into contact with an electrically conducting solution. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062724 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR SONODYNAMIC THERAPY - The present invention relates to diffuse ultrasound along with chemical agents to treat tissue, called sonodynamic therapy (SDT), and a system for treatment using SDT that comprises a whole body ensonification apparatus and control system. The whole body ensonification may reduce the chances of missing desired tissue that may not be easily detectable or may be found throughout the body. The apparatus has a plurality of diffuse ultrasound transducers for ensonifying at least part of a chamber filled with fluid and designed to accommodate a body for treatment. The person may be treated with sono-sensitive chemical agents, which may be activated when ensonified by the apparatus. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062725 | GASTRO-ESOPHAGEAL REFLUX CONTROL SYSTEM AND PUMP - An enteral feeding unit that reduces the occurrence of gastro-esophogeal-pharynegal reflux during feeding includes an automatable feeding pump with a feedback sensor for sensing a relative pressure in a patient's stomach and esophagus, and a regulator system for controlling and monitoring feeding rate to the patient as a function of the relative gastro-esophageal pressure. The system includes a stomach probe that provides a fluid-tight closure of the esophagus. The stomach probe includes a tampon-bladder for watertight closure of the esophagus, in which the tampon-bladder is formed of flexible and/or elastic material. At least an inner cavity of the bladder is provided for the reception of a fluid medium. A prescribed pressure for the medium in the tampon-bladder ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090062726 | MEDICAL IMPLANT DETACHMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An implant assembly comprises an elongated pusher member, and an implantable device (e.g., a vaso-occlusive device) mounted to the distal end of the pusher member. The implant assembly further comprises an electrolytically severable joint disposed on the pusher member, wherein the implantable device detaches from the pusher member when the severable joint is severed, and a return electrode carried by the distal end of the pusher member (e.g., a coil disposed about the pusher member) in proximity to, but electrically isolated from, the severable joint. The implant assembly further comprises a terminal carried by the proximal end of the pusher member in electrical communication with the severable joint. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062727 | Control of Body Fluid Condition Using Diuretics, Based on Weight Measurement - The system for controlling body fluids overcomes the limitations of the prior art by automatically infusing diuretic and/or other drugs into a human patient. In one approach, the rate of infusion of the diuretic is adjusted based on the measured weight of the patient. For example, this weight can be transmitted wirelessly to a portable diuretic infusion device attached to the patient. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062728 | Control of Body Fluid Condition Using Diuretics, Based on Weight Measurement - The system for controlling body fluids overcomes the limitations of the prior art by automatically infusing diuretic and/or other drugs into a human patient. In one approach, the rate of infusion of the diuretic is adjusted based on the measured weight of the patient. For example, this weight can be transmitted wirelessly to a portable diuretic infusion device attached to the patient. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062729 | CONTROLLING BODY FLUID CONDITION USING DIURETICS - The system for controlling body fluids overcomes the limitations of the prior art by automatically infusing diuretic and/or other drugs into a human patient. In one approach, the rate of infusion of the diuretic is adjusted based on the measured weight of the patient. For example, this weight can be transmitted wirelessly to a portable diuretic infusion device attached to the patient. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062730 | CONTROL OF BODY FLUID CONDITION USING DIURETICS, BASED ON BIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS - The system for controlling body fluids overcomes the limitations of the prior art by automatically infusing diuretic and/or other drugs into a human patient. In one approach, the rate of infusion of the diuretic is adjusted based on a measured biological parameter of the patient. For example, this biological parameter can be transmitted wirelessly to a portable diuretic infusion device attached to the patient. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062731 | Breast Pump - The breast pump shield assembly includes a breast shield having a parabolic shape with upper and lower apertures. A conduit in fluid communication with the lower aperture receives the expressed milk and directs it to a container. A vacuum introduces through the upper aperture creates a suction within the breast shield. A center insert fits closely within the lower aperture and has a flared end with an annular surface for contacting and applying an outward force against a circular area around the nipple. A stepped-down distal section of the center insert has an outlet end with a flap valve to prevent suction from being drawn into the breast milk container while permitting expressed milk to flow into the container. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062732 | Connectable Device and a Device Assembly for Delivering a Liquid Drug | 2009-03-05 |
20090062733 | Nasal Insert Device - Inter-nasal delivery devices are disclosed. The inter-nasal delivery devices can include a first nasal element and a second nasal element that are configured to be inserted into adjacent nostrils. In one embodiment, the nasal elements can have a tubular shape. In one embodiment, a sinus relief composition that emits vapors that are to be inhaled by the user can be positioned on the inside surfaces of the nasal elements. Sinus relief composition can be applied to the inside surface without block an open passageway through each nostril. In an alternative embodiment, a pharmaceutically active compound can be applied to exterior surfaces of the nasal elements for absorption through nasal tissue. In still another embodiment, the nasal elements can have a panel-like shape as opposed to a tubular shape. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062734 | BALLOON CATHETER WITH DISTAL GUIDE WIRE LUMEN - An over-the-wire balloon dilatation catheter has a stainless steel hypotube catheter shaft having a partially collapsed distal region. The partially collapsed region has a convex radius and a concave radius with the degree of collapse increasing distally while maintaining patency. The catheter includes a tubular element which overlaps a distal portion of the partially collapsed region, said tubular element comprising a wire coil disposed about its proximal region and being sealingly bonded within the concave partially collapsed region. The bonding region of the catheter shaft and tubular element is further sealingly disposed within the proximal end of a distal tubular member having a distal inflatable region. The distal end of the tubular element is sealingly disposed within the distal end of the distal tubular member. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062735 | INTRODUCER FOR CANNULA AND METHOD - An introducer for a blood vessel cannula has a main elongate portion adapted for insertion into a blood vessel cannula. A first end of a transition portion is adjacent to and extends from the main elongate portion. The first end of the transition portion has an outside diameter larger than an outside diameter of a second end of the transition portion. A first end of an extended portion is adjacent to and extends from the second end of the transition portion and the first end of the extended portion has an outside diameter that is larger than an outside diameter of a second end of the extended portion. A distal end portion is adjacent the second end of the extended portion and has an aperture. A lumen extends through the aperture, main elongate portion, the transition portion, the extended portion, and the distal end portion. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062736 | SAFETY SYRINGE ASSEMBLY - A safety syringe assembly comprises a syringe cover including: a slot being formed at a rear end of the syringe cover; a wing extending from a periphery of the slot; a buckle section being formed at an inner side of the syringe cover; the buckle section including an annular recess; a front side of the annular recess being greater than a rear side thereof; a syringe having a needle at a front end thereof and a hole at a rear end thereof; an outer periphery of the rear end of the syringe being formed with a flange; and a guide slope is formed in an inner wall of the syringe cover near a rear opening of the syringe cover for guiding an object inserted therethrough. The buckle section includes an annular recess; and a front side of the annular recess is greater than a rear side thereof. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062737 | Ice coated hypodermic needle - An ice coating is placed on the hypodermic needle to cool the flesh during insertion. The ice coated front end is sharp, for penetration. The ice coating can be formed by cooling the needle and dipping it in water or molding ice onto the needle. A refrigeration chamber or cryogenic chamber can be used to cool the needle. The mold for forming an ice coating can be cooled by a cryogenic fluid or refrigerant being conducted into coils of the mold surrounding heat conducting mold walls that are used to form the ice coating on the needle. The water can be sterilized with disinfectant included. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062738 | RADIALLY SEALING VAVLE FOR AN INFUSION SET - A radially sealing valve for preventing free flow from an IV set has an elastomeric cup portion that covers an outlet opening and is normally closed by its resiliency. The valve can be incorporated into a cassette for an IV pump that automatically opens the valve when the cassette is loaded. Axial force on the bottom of the cupped valve provides radial contraction or expansion of the sidewall of the valve to open a fluid path. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062739 | Catheter Guidewire Tracking System and Method - Provided in certain embodiments is a tracking system, having a transformer-coupled guidewire system, having a coil comprising a primary winding, configured to enable a guidewire including a secondary winding to be inductively coupled to the primary winding, and configured to enable a catheter to be slid over the guidewire while the secondary winding is inductively coupled to the primary winding. Also provided is a tracking method, including positioning a primary winding about a first coil that is integral to a first end of a guidewire, inductively coupling the primary winding and the first coil, transferring the energy between the first coil and a second coil integral to a second end of the guidewire, passing a catheter over the guidewire, and tracking the guidewire while the catheter is slid over the guidewire. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062740 | Multi-chamber, sequentially dispensing syringe - A discharge assembly is disclosed which partitions a conventional syringe into proximal and distal chambers to provide a multi-chamber, sequentially dispensing syringe apparatus. Incorporated in the discharge assembly is a syringe stopper body and an associated valve stem which in combination form a valve. A syringe plunger communicates through fluid in the proximal chamber to force displacement of the discharge assembly. The valve is actuated by collision between a rigid member which is a part of the valve stem and the distal internal surface of the syringe. The discharge assembly may be made from two parts: (1) the stopper body (made from conventional syringe stopper material); (2) the valve (actuating) stem made from rigid material similar to material from which the syringe barrel is made. Key features of such a multi-chamber syringe apparatus are (1) fluids in the chambers are kept disparate; (2) the discharge assembly may be used in conventional syringes; (3) gas in a closed chamber, proximal to the discharge assembly, is retained in the proximal chamber while only liquid is dispensed therefrom. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062741 | Dual lumen syringe - A dual lumen syringe includes a body having a pair of elongate cavities or lumens formed therein. A directional valve is associated with each lumen. The valve is alternated between the first position wherein the lumen is communicably connected to a fluid inlet and a second position wherein the lumen is connected with a fluid outlet. There are a pair of elongate plungers, which are fixedly interconnected by a handle. Each plunger is received and longitudinally slidable in a reciprocating manner through a respective lumen. The valves are switched to a first position wherein the lumens are interconnected with the fluid inlets and the plunger is retracted to aspirate fluids through the respective inlets and into the lumens. The valves are then switched to a second position to communicably interconnect the lumens with the outlets. The plungers are then simultaneously driven inwardly through the respective lumens to drive the fluids simultaneously through the outlets to a dispensing tip permanently connected to the body and in communication with the outlets. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062742 | Blunted Safety Needle - A blunted safety needle is provided, which includes a hollow needle having a sharp distal tip and a stylus having a blunted end. The stylus is positioned within at least a portion of the needle. After the needle is used to deliver or deploy a substance and/or a device, the blunted end of the stylus is positioned to extend through the sharp distal tip of the needle and un-releaseably lock into position, thereby providing a blunted safety needle assembly. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062743 | Gastropexy Kit - A gastropexy kit includes a plurality of safety needle assemblies. Each safety needle assembly includes a needle and a stylus. A fastener is positioned in a distal end of the needle. The fastener is coupled to one end of the suture and a suture retention hub is coupled to an opposite end of the suture. The fastener is deployed in a patient's stomach via the needle and stylus which has a blunt distal end which extends through the needle to push the fastener out of the needle and to blunt the needle. The suture retention hub is positioned on a patient's skin and adjustably tensions the suture, which, desirably, is a resorbable suture. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062744 | Safety Shield for Medical Needles - A safety needle apparatus is provided. The safety needle apparatus includes a needle assembly including a needle mount and a needle cannula. The needle cannula defines a lumen and has a sharpened distal tip. The needle mount supports the proximal end of the needle cannula and is adapted to engage an intravenous line. The safety apparatus includes a shield positioned about the needle cannula. The needle cannula is movable in relation to the shield. The apparatus also includes a lock insert supported on the needle cannula and a locking member extending from an internal surface of the shield, wherein the locking insert and the locking member are configured to prevent movement of the needle cannula. Moreover, a platform including a base member, which is configured to support the needle cannula at a substantially orthogonal orientation to the plane of a top surface of the platform and supports the shield, is included. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062745 | Safety Syringe - A safety syringe includes a barrel in which a plunger with a stopper is inserted. A protrusion extends axially from the first end of the plunger and a grab member is engaged with the protrusion. A locking unit is received in the barrel and includes a first tube and a second tube. A needle unit has a needle connected to a first end thereof and a flange extending radially from a second end thereof. The flange is engaged with a groove defined in an inner periphery of the second tube. The grab member is deformed to be pushed into the first tube when the plunger is pushed toward the locking unit, and two ends of the grab member are stopped by an inner periphery of the first tube when the plunger is pulled backward to pull the needle unit, the needle and the locking unit into the barrel. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062746 | METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION OF PRE-FILLED PLASTIC SYRINGES - A novel method for the preparation of a pre-filled plastic syringe, and preferably the preparation of a plastic syringe pre-filled with a diagnostic contrast agent wherein said syringe comprises as components a barrel, a tip seal capable of sealing the nozzle of the barrel and a piston capable of sliding in the barrel and sealing the open end of the barrel opposite the nozzle, comprising the steps of:
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20090062747 | Systems and methods for metered delivery of medication using stored energy - Systems and methods for storing and dispensing a fluid on-demand includes a reservoir; an energy storage device coupled to the reservoir to store energy, wherein the energy is mechanically generated by a user's action; a cannula assembly adapted to be positioned on a patient and coupled to the reservoir prior to use; and a sequencer coupled to the reservoir and the energy storage device to allow the fluid to be dispensed upon command. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062748 | Injection Device Having a Gearing Arrangement - An injection device with a gearing arrangement providing a gearing ratio between axial movement of an injection button and axial movement of a piston rod. The injection device comprises a dose setting member being operable to set a dose by rotating the dose setting member relatively to a housing, about a rotational axis. During setting of a dose the gearing arrangement is prevented from rotating along with the dose setting member about the rotational axis. Thereby the space which it is necessary to accommodate to the gearing arrangement inside the housing is reduced. This provides the possibility of using this space for other purposes, such as additional electronic components, designing the injection device in a manner which is appropriate for other purposes, e.g. with a relatively flat cross section, or reducing the overall size of the injection device. According to one aspect of the invention, the gearing arrangement comprises at least one gear wheel having a rotational axis which is non-parallel to, e.g. substantially perpendicular to, the rotational axis of the dose setting member. According to another aspect of the invention, the gearing arrangement comprises a driving spindle being provided with a threaded portion having a first pitch, and the piston rod is provided with a threaded portion having a second pitch. The gearing is provided by the threaded portions. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062749 | DISPENSER FOR MEDICAMENTS AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING SAME - A dispenser assembly for liquid products is disclosed. Such an assembly may include an elongated barrel, and an elongated plunger having a flexible sealing lip disposed at an end thereof. The sealing lip may have an outer diameter in a relaxed state that is greater than an internal cross-sectional diameter of the barrel. When the plunger and barrel are actuated axially relative to one another, the sealing lip flexes inwardly and provides the sole contact between the plunger and the barrel. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062750 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR INJECTING A LOCAL ANESTHETIC - An improved medical device for injecting a local anesthetic into an organism. The device comprises a needle, an injection tube attached to the posterior end of the needle, a plunger attached to the posterior end of the needle, a housing dimensioned so that the plunger slides through the housing with friction, and a conduit dimensioned to allow the needle to pass through. The device allows an anesthesia provider to perform a nerve block more safely and efficiently. In one embodiment of the device, the nerve block can be performed without an assistant. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062751 | MEDICAL APPARATUS FOR SUCTION AND COMBINATION IRRIGATION AND SUCTION - A finger-controlled combination irrigation and suction device is provided. The device includes a handpiece. The handpiece includes: a shaft having a first end and a second end, and having a channel disposed from the first end of the shaft to the second end of the shaft for allowing suction through the shaft; a nozzle coupled to the first end of the shaft; an inlet disposed through an exterior surface of the shaft and in operable communication with the channel, the inlet being disposed to be manually covered and uncovered by one or more fingers of a single hand of a primary caregiver for control of suction through the shaft; and a conduit having a first end disposed to receive a volume of irrigation solution after one or more fingers of the single hand of the primary caregiver act upon an irrigation source proximate to the conduit. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062752 | Switchcable microneedle arrays and systems and methods relating to same - The microneedle devices disclosed herein in some embodiments include a substrate; one or more microneedles; and, optionally, a reservoir for delivery of drugs or collection of analyte, as well as pump(s), sensor(s), and/or microprocessor(s) to control the interaction of the foregoing. A switch or switching matrix may be connected to the microneedles to provide a switching mechanism for opening and closing a circuit coupled to the microneedle. A switch or switching matrix may be connected to the microneedle to provide a switching mechanisms for opening and closing a circuit coupled to the microneedle. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062753 | DISPOSABLE ANALGESIC AND LOCAL ANESTHETIC UNDERGARMENT - Various embodiments of this invention disclose disposable undergarments, such as women's panties or men's briefs, which are lined with local anesthetics that create an area or areas of numbness on the body. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062754 | Transdermal drug delivery systems comprising a coated release liner - The present invention refers to a transdermal delivery device comprising a backing layer, at least one adhesive layer, and a release liner coated with a UV-cured highly crosslinked silicone. The present invention also refers to a method of preparing a transdermal delivery device comprising a backing layer, at least one adhesive layer, and a release liner coated with a UV-cured silicone. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062755 | FLUID COLLECTION SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USING SAME - According to one aspect, a fluid collection bag comprises an inlet opening adapted to receive an inlet tube located on a first side of the fluid collection bag. The fluid collection bag has a length greater than the height. The first side of the fluid collection bag is generally parallel with a length of the fluid collection bag. The fluid collection bag further comprises an outlet opening located on a second side of the fluid collection bag. The fluid collection bag may be reversible such that a first surface or a second opposing surface of the fluid collection bag may face a support element. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062756 | Signaling Device For Disposable Products - A signaling device for garments is disclosed. The signaling devices, for instance, may be attached to an absorbent article containing a wetness sensing system. In particular, the signaling device may be configured to emit an audible and/or visible signal when a conductive fluid is sensed in the absorbent article. In accordance with the present disclosure, the signaling device is designed based upon anthropomorphic data so that the signaling device can fit within the small of the back of a wearer while minimizing discomfort. The signaling device can also be made from various materials that provide some protection to the internal components of the signaling device while also minimizing discomfort. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062757 | Wetness indicator with hydrophanous element for an absorbent article - An absorbent article is provided for absorbing a liquid, the absorbent article including a chassis including a liner, an outer cover, and an absorbent structure positioned between the liner and the outer cover, the chassis including a front region and a back region, the front region and the back region defining a waist region therebetween. The absorbent article also includes a wetness indicator positioned adjacent the liner or the outer cover, the wetness indicator including a hydrophanous tissue layer having an absorbent-structure-facing side and being in liquid communication with the absorbent structure or the liner, and an indicator material disposed between the absorbent-facing side of the tissue layer and the absorbent structure. The absorbent article can also include a film layer disposed adjacent the tissue layer, and the indicator material can include an active constituent adapted to wick along the tissue layer when the absorbent article is insulted. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062758 | Method and device for determining the need to replace an absorbent article - A wetness monitoring system is provided for an absorbent article, the wetness monitoring system including a signaling device including a counter to count the number of discrete insults, a timer to monitor the elapsed time that the article has been worn, and an alarm to indicate that the number of discrete insults has reached an insult limit or that the elapsed time has reached an elapsed time limit, whichever occurs first. The signaling device can be adapted to indicate one of first, second, and third conditions, the first condition being that the number of discrete insults has reached an insult limit, the second condition being that the elapsed time has reached an elapsed time limit, and the third condition being the first to occur of either of the first and second conditions, and wherein the condition to be indicated is selected by the wearer or by a caregiver. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062759 | Disposable wearing article - A disposable wearing article has its outer surface formed from a nonwoven fabric of thermoplastic synthetic fibers. A tape strip constituting each of the tape fasteners is folded in Z- or inverted Z-shape and attached in such folded state to the outer surface of the wearing article by means of first adhesive. As for a spot at which the tape strip is attached to the outer surface of the wearing article, the nonwoven fabric at least partially presents a film-like outer surface. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062760 | Absorbent Article with a Slitted Absorbent Core - The invention relates to slit absorbent articles and the use of slits in absorbent materials to provide improved liquid intake rate, flexibility and softness compared to the unmodified material. The absorbent material, including superabsorbent materials, are particularly useful as absorbent cores in disposable absorbent articles such as diapers, incontinent products, sanitary napkins and the like. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062761 | Attachment Pattern for Undergarment Attached Absorbent Articles - An adhesive pattern for use in absorbent feminine care articles is generally disclosed. The adhesive is applied in a specific pattern to removably secure the article to the crotch portion of an undergarment during use. The use of a particular adhesive pattern has been found by the present inventors to improve performance of the undergarment attached absorbent article during use. The pattern includes separating the adhesive applied to the front portion, the middle portion, and the back portion at the fold lines of the undergarment attached absorbent article that are substantially free from adhesive. This break in the machine direction (i.e., the X direction defining the length of the article) of the undergarment attached absorbent article inhibits “zippering” of the adhesive. Additionally, the middle portion of the undergarment attached absorbent article contains a specifically placed adhesive to enhance the performance and comfort of the undergarment attached absorbent article during use. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062762 | BODY ADHERING ABSORBENT ARTICLE - A feminine care absorbent article has an absorbent structure configured for disposition adjacent a female wearer's vaginal region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer, and a shell for supporting the absorbent structure at the vaginal region. The shell has a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface. The body-facing surface has an adhesive thereon for adhering the shell directly to the wearer. The shell has a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, an anterior region, a posterior region, and a central region extending longitudinally between and interconnecting the anterior and posterior regions. The anterior region of the shell includes a longitudinal edge having a longitudinal extent from the transverse axis. The longitudinal extent increases as the longitudinal edge extends transversely outward from the longitudinal axis of the shell. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062763 | Elastic Member For A Garment Having Improved Gasketing - Various garments are disclosed which include a body adhesive for attaching the garment to the skin of a wearer. More particularly, the garment can include at least one extensible portion. An adhesive member comprising an adhesive layer and a cover member may be positioned over the extensible portion. The cover member may completely cover the adhesive layer when the extensible portion is in a relaxed condition. When the extensible portion is stretched, however, the cover member may define openings that expose the adhesive layer for adhering the adhesive to a wearer. The garment may comprise, for instance, a diaper, a training pant, a swim pant, a hospital gown, an industrial garment, a glove, a feminine hygiene product, an adult incontinence product, and the like. The adhesive member can be positioned over any suitable extensible portion on the garment. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062764 | ZONED APPLICATION OF DECOLORIZING COMPOSITION FOR USE IN ABSORBENT ARTICLES - An absorbent article that contains a substrate treated with a decolorizing composition that can discharge the color of bodily exudates is provided. More specifically, a boundary zone located at the periphery of the substrate is treated with the decolorizing composition. Thus, when the substrate is incorporated into an absorbent article, the decolorizing composition may help discharge color at the edges of the article where leakage is most likely to occur. An interior zone of the substrate, however, is left substantially untreated with the decolorizing composition. This enables a user to observe and inspect the bodily exudates for infection or other health related conditions, and also allows the decolorizing composition to be applied only to those portions of the substrate needed to achieve the desired effect so that the untreated zone can continue to fulfill its other functions. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062765 | Discretion in absorbent garments - A hygiene discretion system includes at least two articles where at least one is an absorbent garment including a shell with an absorbent member attached to the shell and at least one non-absorbent garment. The shell of the disposable absorbent garment substantially matches the non-absorbent garment. In some aspects, a secondary garment is also provided which coordinates with one of the other garments. In some aspects, replacement garments are provided. Any number of the garments may be placed in the same container. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062766 | STERILITY-PROTECTING CAPS WITH FLUID RESERVOIR FOR SEPARATED CONNECTORS - A pair of nestable caps are disclosed, each of the caps being sized and shaped to provide a protective union about a separated medical connector. The pair comprises a male cap and a female cap, each of which is configured to be adjoined to a complimentary cap to form a nested pair. The nested pair is sealed until separated for use, thereby maintaining sterility of the internal surfaces of the nested pair. One of the caps may have a fluid chamber joined thereto filled with medicine or antiseptic. The cap can have a channel extending therethrough to provide fluid communication between the fluid chamber and a fluid pathway. The fluid chamber can be adapted to diffuse the fluid into the fluid pathway over time, or the fluid chamber can be adapted to dispense the fluid out of the fluid chamber without reflux. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062767 | Combined sensor and infusion set using separated sites - Embodiments of the invention provide a dual insertion set for supplying a fluid to the body of a patient and for monitoring a body characteristic of the patient. Typical embodiments of the invention include a base, an infusion portion coupled to a first piercing member and a sensor portion coupled to a second piercing member. The infusion portion includes a cannula coupled to the piercing member for supplying a fluid to a placement site. The sensor portion includes a sensor coupled to and extending from the base having at least one sensor electrode formed on a substrate and is coupled to the piercing member in a manner that allows the sensor to be inserted at the placement site. The base is arranged to secure the dual insertion set to the skin of a patient. Typically the infusion portion and sensor portion piercing members are arranged such that when they are operatively coupled to the base, they are disposed in a spatial orientation designed to inhibit sensor interference that may be caused by compounds present in fluids infused through the cannula. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062768 | Systems and methods for delivering medication - Systems and methods for delivering medication to a patient are disclosed. The system has a reservoir, a sequencer/monitor, and an insertion set which are mated during use. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062769 | RAPID EXCHANGE CATHETER CONVERTER - Designs and methods for devices that prevent accidental or inadvertent lateral removal of a guidewire from the guidewire entry tool of a rapid exchange catheter. A first device takes the form of a funnel sized and shaped to slide into the guidewire entry tool. Another illustrative device is shaped and adapted to slide into the guidewire exit slot of the guidewire entry tool, blocking the slot until the converter is removed. In further embodiments, guidewire entry tools include a guidewire exit slot allowing for selective movement of a guidewire laterally from within a catheter. The slot may be designed with structures adapted to prevent inadvertent lateral movement of a guidewire from within the slot. The slot may be formed in a zigzag shape or may include a number of protrusions. Alternatively, the guidewire entry tool may include a split ring that rotates from a first position to a second position, the first position allowing lateral removal of a guidewire and the second position preventing such removal. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062770 | SEALING STOPPER AND ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SUCH A SEALING STOPPER - In order to enlarge the uterus, inter alia for diagnostic purposes, it is proposed to seal the cervix once a liquid, such as a gel, has been introduced, by means of a sealing stopper, so that liquid does not constantly have to be supplied to the uterus. The sealing stopper is preferably coupled to a gel feed device which may comprise a simple syringe-type structure. This system comprises a non-return valve, as a result of which a gel can only be displaced in the direction of the uterus. In order to ensure that the sealing stopper can be removed, return means, such as a piece of string, are attached thereto. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062771 | BALLOON-TIPPED NASOGASTRIC FEEDING TUBE - A feeding tube for insertion into a digestive system of a subject includes a tube having a distal end and a proximal end. The tube defines a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The lumen has an inner diameter sized to accommodate the passage of alimentation to the digestive system of the subject. The distal end is arranged to be positioned through the subject's esophagus and into the digestive system of the subject. An expandable member is disposed at the distal end. The expandable member is expandable to an outer diameter that is larger than an inner diameter of the subject's respiratory tract to prevent insertion of said lumen therein. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062772 | GUIDED CATHETER WITH REMOVABLE MAGNETIC GUIDE - A feeding tube apparatus, a kit containing the feed tube apparatus and method for intubating a patient to deliver the feeding tube apparatus to the desired location for delivering nutrients and/or medication are described herein. The feeding tube apparatus ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090062773 | GUIDEWIRE HAVING LINEAR CHANGE IN STIFFNESS - The invention is directed to a guidewire having a distal section with multiple distally tapered core segments with at least two contiguous distally tapering core segments in which the most distal tapered core segment preferably has a greater degree of taper than the proximally contiguous tapered core segment. The invention is also directed to an elongated intracorporeal device, preferably a guidewire or section thereof, that has a core member or the like with a plurality of contiguous tapered segments having taper angles that are configured to produce a linear change in stiffness over a longitudinal section of the device. The device may also have a core section with a continuously changing taper angle to produce a curvilinear profile that preferably is configured to produce a linear change in stiffness of the core over a longitudinal section of the device. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062774 | Device For Introducing A Catheter By The Umbilical Route, And Kit - The invention relates to a device for introducing a silicone catheter by the umbilical route. The introducing device comprises a polyurethane catheter in which the silicone catheter can slide, and a rectilinear and rigid tube ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090062775 | CONNECTING STRUCTURE FOR A CONNECTOR - A connecting structure for a connector in which a male-side connector and a merging pipe are connected by screwing together a female screw having protrusions formed on the inner peripheral surface of a lock ring and a male screw comprising protrusions formed on the outer peripheral surface of the merging pipe is provided with engaging recess parts on the female screw and engaging projections on the outer peripheral surface of the merging pipe which are able to engage with the engaging recess parts whereby when the male screw and the female screw are screwed together to reach an appropriate screwed state, the engaging protrusions engage with the engaging recess parts. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062776 | LOCKING CONNECTOR - A locking connector consists of a male luer part, a connecting support part provided at the rear end of the male luer part of which is connected to a tube, a lock ring supported on the connecting support part in a state in which it is prevented from being withdrawn from the tip end of the male luer part, guide protrusions extending from the tip end side to the rear end side of the connecting support part while steadily curving in the axial direction of the connecting support part and formed on the outer peripheral surface of the connecting support part, and recess parts allowing the entry of the guide protrusions formed on the inner peripheral surface of the lock ring, wherein when the guide protrusions are positioned inside the recess parts, the lock ring can be moved to the tube side from the connecting support part. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062777 | 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. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062778 | Medical System Comprising Dual-Purpose Communication Means - The present invention relates to secure paring of electronically controlled devices adapted to communicate with each other. Thus, a medical system is provided comprising a first unit and a second unit, the system comprising first means of communication allowing a first group of data types to be transmitted between the first unit and the second unit, the first unit comprising an acoustic transducer having a transducer coil with a plurality of windings, the transducer coil serving as an antenna for wireless signals transmitted between the first and second units. In this way a “par-=asite” property of the acoustic transducer can be used, i.e. using the coil as a receiving means, thereby replacing a receiving structure, e.g. a separate receiver coil or an antenna, which would otherwise have to be provided, this reducing manufacturing costs. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062779 | METHODS FOR TREATING EYE CONDITIONS WITH LOW-LEVEL LIGHT THERAPY - Architectures and techniques for treating conditions of the eye, such as presbyopia, utilize sources of treatment energy, such as electromagnetic energy emitting devices, to implement non-corneal and other manipulations. According to these devices and methods, the sources of treatment energy are activated to direct energy onto parts of the eye, such as the conjunctiva and sclera, to treat presbyopia. The treatments can affect at least one property of the eye and enhance an accommodation of the eye. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062780 | METHODS FOR TREATING EYE CONDITIONS - Architectures and techniques for treating conditions of the eye, such as presbyopia, utilize sources of treatment energy, such as electromagnetic energy emitting devices, to implement non-corneal manipulations. According to these devices and methods, the sources of treatment energy are activated to direct energy onto parts of the eye, such as the conjunctiva and sclera, to treat presbyopia. The treatments can affect at least one property of the eye and enhance an accommodation of the eye. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062781 | METHOD OF USING GEL SHEETS FOR LASER TREATMENT - A method and combination for performing laser therapy, involving the steps of providing a sheet of clear film of appropriate size and thickness, and placing the sheet of clear film over an area of a skin to be treated prior to laser therapy. The method may further include steps of replacing the sheet with a new sheet of clear film, periodically during the therapy. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062782 | Laser Delivery Apparatus With Safety Feedback System - An apparatus and method for delivery of energy to a tissue within a patient includes optical or electrical feedback to detect effects of overheating and/or burning of tissues, bodily fluids, or the apparatus itself, circuitry for controlling the delivery apparatus, and/or indicators to facilitate operator control. Provision is also made for fiber position detection to facilitate manual or automatic control of fiber positioning or withdrawal relative to or through an introducer. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062783 | ICE TIP HYPODERMIC NEEDLE - An ice tip is placed on the front end of a hypodermic needle to cool the flesh during insertion. The ice tip front end is sharp, for penetration, and the rear is provided with a recess, for reception of a hypodermic needle front end. The mold for forming the ice tip can be cooled by a cryogenic fluid being conducted into a main mold surrounding a tip forming heat conducting mold that is used to form the ice tip pointed front end and the recessed rear end. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062784 | Needle electrode device for medical application - A thermocouple ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090062785 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CANCER TREATMENT USING TARGETED SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES - The present invention is a method for detecting and destroying cancer tumors. The method is based on the concept of associating a linking protein or linking peptide such as, but not limited to, annexin V or other annexins to single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) to form a protein-SWNT complex. Said linking protein or peptide can selectively bind to cancerous cells, especially tumor vasculature endothelial cells, rather than to healthy ones by binding to cancer-specific external receptors such as anionic phospholipids including phosphatidylserine expressed on the outer surfaces of cancer cells only. Irradiation of bound SWNTs with one or more specific electromagnetic wavelengths is then used to detect and destroy those cells to which the SWNTs are bound via the linking protein or peptide thereby destroying the tumor or cancer cells and preferably an immunostimulant is provided to the patient to enhance the immune response against antigens released from the tumor or cancer cells. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062786 | Tri-frequency electrosurgical instrument - An electrosurgical instrument that is capable of generating high-quality RF energy carriers at one of three different frequencies and combining any of the three carriers with any one of four electrosurgical mode waveform modulations and selectively supplying the modulated carriers to either a monopolar or a bipolar handpiece. In a preferred embodiment, the first carrier frequency is in the range of about 3.8-4.0 MHz, the second carrier frequency is in the range of about 1.7-2.0 MHz, and the third carrier frequency is in the range of about 400-600 KHz. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062787 | IRRIGATED ABLATION DEVICE ASSEMBLY - A tissue ablation device assembly ablates a region of tissue in a body of a patient. The tissue ablation device assembly comprises an elongated body having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. A tubular porous membrane having a porous wall with an inner surface that defines an inner space is located along the distal end portion of the elongated body. An ablation element is disposed over the porous membrane, with the ablation element having a fixed position with respect to the porous membrane. A fluid passageway extending through the elongated body and communicates with the inner space. The fluid passageway is adapted to be fluidly coupled to a pressurizeable fluid source for delivering a volume of pressurized fluid from the fluid source to the inner space. The porous membrane allows at least a substantial portion of the volume of pressurized fluid to pass through the porous wall for enhancing ablative coupling between the electrode and the region of tissue. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062788 | Electrical ablation surgical instruments - A surgical instrument includes an ablation device. The ablation device includes an elongated flexible member having a proximal end and a distal end. The flexible member includes first and second lumens. A first needle electrode is configured to slideably move within the first lumen. A second needle electrode is located within the second lumen. The first and second needle electrodes are adapted to couple to an electrical waveform generator and to receive an electrical waveform sufficient to electrically ablate tissue located between the first and second needle electrodes. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062789 | MAGNETICALLY STEERABLE CATHETER ASSEMBLY - A magnetically steerable catheter system and method of using the system is provided. The system comprises an outer elongated, flexible member having a proximal and distal end, an inner elongated, flexible, member having a proximal end and a distal end, the inner member slidably disposed within the outer member. The system further comprises an electromagnet disposed on the distal end of one of the outer member and inner member, and a magnetically attractive element disposed on the distal end of another of the outer member and inner member. The magnetically attractive element is configured for magnetically interacting with the electromagnet to deflect the distal end of the inner member. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062790 | DIRECT VISUALIZATION BIPOLAR ABLATION SYSTEMS - Direct visualization bipolar ablation systems are described which utilize bipolar electrode arrangements. Such assemblies are configured to facilitate the application of bipolar energy delivery, such as RF ablation, to an underlying target tissue for treatment in a controlled manner while directly visualizing the tissue during the bipolar ablation process. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062791 | Integrated smoke evacuation electrosurgical pencil and method - An electrosurgical pencil includes an adjustable-length suction tube which surrounds a stationary electrode to evacuate smoke and electrosurgical byproducts from a surgical site. An electrode anchor unit is located within the interior of the suction tube to allow relative movement of the suction tube relative to a stationarily-retained electrode, and to receive and connect to different lengths of the electrodes. Adjusting the length of the suction tube relative to the different lengths of the electrode achieves effective evacuation, among other things. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062792 | ELECTRICAL ABLATION SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - An electrical ablation device includes an elongated flexible member having a proximal end and a distal end. A clamp jaw portion is located at the distal end of the elongated flexible member. The clamp jaw portion is operatively movable from an open position to a closed position. A cutting blade is located in the clamp jaw portion. The clamp jaw portion is adapted to couple to an electrical waveform generator and to receive an electrical waveform. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062793 | CUTTING WIRE ELECTRODE - The present invention pertains to a cutting wire electrode, comprising at least one elongated shaft with a main longitudinal axis having at least one bore located at its distal portion, said bore being approximately perpendicular to said main longitudinal axis; and at least one wire loop located in the distal portion of said shaft; said loop comprising at least one continuous portion adapted to cut biological tissues, especially by electrocoagulation, and at least one abutment, wherein said abutment is adapted to be anchored within said bore and hence integrating said loop with said shaft. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062794 | Electrosurgical Instrument Which Reduces Collateral Damage to Adjacent Tissue - An electrode assembly for use in combination with an electrosurgical instrument having opposing end effectors and a handle for effecting movement of the end effectors relative to one another. The electrode assembly includes a housing having one portion which is removably engageable with the electrosurgical instrument and a pair of electrodes each having an electrically conductive sealing surface and an insulating substrate. The electrodes are removably engageable with the end effectors of the electrosurgical instrument such that the electrodes reside in opposing relation relative to one another. The dimensions of the insulating substrate are different from the dimensions of the electrically conductive sealing surface to reduce thermal spread to adjacent tissue structures. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062795 | ELECTRICAL ABLATION SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - An electrical ablation device includes an elongated flexible member having a proximal end and a distal end. A clamp jaw portion is located at the distal end of the elongated flexible member. The clamp jaw portion is operatively movable from an open position to a closed position. A blunt dissection portion is formed on the clamp jaw portion. The clamp jaw portion is adapted to couple to an electrical waveform generator and to receive an electrical waveform. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062796 | Modular, blade-rod, intramedullary fixation device - The intramedullary fixation device for use in fixing the relative position between a tubular bone and an adjoining bone has, according to the present invention, an intramedullary nail that is inserted into the medullary canal of the tubular bone whose position is to be fixed, an elongated blade for insertion into the adjoining bone whose position is to be fixed relative to that of the tubular bone, a coupling element for fixing and locking the relative position of the nail and blade after their insertion, and a means for locating and positioning within the bones to-be-treated the nail and blade. Furthermore, the blade has a cross-sectional shape that is configured in consideration of the geometry of the bone into which the blade is to-be-placed and so as to enhance the ability of the blade to stabilize the bone, and these elements are configured so that they do not have to be decouple during the process of inserting the nail and blade. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062797 | Rod-based system for bone fixation - Systems, including methods, apparatus, kits, and components for rod-based fixation and/or longitudinal compression of bones. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062798 | Internal bone transport - An internal bone transport device and method for lengthen bone that, once surgically implanted will allow for a segment of bone to be transported along the length of the rod without changing the overall length of the rod. The segment from one bone end is transported to the other in a controlled fashion allowing for complete control of the rate of bone transport and adjusting this rate to the quality of the bone formation. The segment is moved either by the application of an externally applied magnetic force or by a fluid actuator in combination with a compression spring. It applies to patients in whom a segment of bone has been removed. This fully internal bone transport allows the bone transport to occur without any external fixation, thus eliminating the problems associated with pin tract infections and pain from the pins cutting through the soft tissue. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062799 | Surgical Staple with Adjustable Width Backspan - A surgical staple comprising a first deformable leg member having at least a first portion of a staple backspan extending therefrom and a second deformable leg member having at least a second portion of the staple backspan extending therefrom. At least one of the first and second portions of the staple backspan are movable with respect to the other portion to vary the length of the staple backspan. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062800 | Clip-Like Implant for Osteosynthesis - The invention relates to a clip-like implant for osteosynthesis of at least two repositioned bone fragments, with at least two retainer web sections and with one connection web section connecting the retainer web sections, wherein the free ends of the at least two retainer web sections can be at least partially fixed in a respective one of the two repositioned bone fragments. Advantageously the clip-like implant has a C-shaped cross section, in which the first and second retainer web sections each enclose with the connection web section an angle (w, w′) between 75° and 90°, and the free ends of the at least two retainer web sections are designed as inwardly directed points. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062801 | Arrangement for securing instrument to bone - An instrument for attachment to a bone is disclosed herein. The instrument comprises a body portion providing a cutting guide. At least one hole extends through the body portion. The at least one hole includes a first portion configured to engage a handle. The at least one hole further includes a second portion configured to pass a bone engaging member having a shaft, such as a bone pin or a bone screw. The second portion of the at least one hole is not configured to pass the handle. The handle and the bone engaging member may be provided in various configurations. For example, the handle may be releasably connected to the shaft in a cannulated relationship. In another embodiment, the handle is integrally connected to the shaft. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062802 | CUTTING APPARATUS - A cutting apparatus comprises a flexible elongate cutting member, and a tensioning arrangement to maintain the flexible elongate member in a tensioned condition. The tensioning arrangement comprises a carrying arrangement on which the flexible elongate member is arranged. The cutting apparatus further includes a driving arrangement to move the carrying arrangement, thereby causing the flexible elongate member to move and effect cutting of an article. | 2009-03-05 |
20090062803 | MEDICAL CUTTING TOOL MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A medical cutting tool manufacturing apparatus, which can form cutting blades to the top face with a simple structure, and a manufacturing method for the same are provided. The medical cutting tool manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, which manufactures a medical cutting tool such as a steel bar having a plurality of cutting blades | 2009-03-05 |
20090062804 | Devices and methods for dynamic boring procedure reconfiguration - Various embodiments are directed to a method of switching horizontal directional drilling procedures during bore path turning. Such methods can include identifying a hierarchal arrangement of a plurality of different boring procedures utilizing different boring techniques, the hierarchy arrangement representing boring procedures of increasing ability to bore through harder soil while changing a trajectory of a boring tool. Such methods can further include boring a first leg of a curved bore path using a boring tool connected to a drill rig by a drill string, the first leg being bored using a first boring procedure of the plurality of different boring procedures. Such methods can further include monitoring a plurality of boring parameters during boring of the first leg, the plurality of boring parameters comprising: torsional pressure of the drill string, rotational travel of the drill string, hydraulic pressure, and axial displacement. Such methods can further include switching from boring the first leg of the curved bore path using the first boring procedure to boring a second leg using a second boring procedure of the plurality of boring procedures, the switch based on one or more of the boring parameters deviating past a threshold. | 2009-03-05 |