53rd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 63 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090326381 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FACILITATE HEALTH EVALUATION AND MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS OF A HUMAN SUBJECT - A method and system to facilitate health evaluation of a human subject using one or more thermal images of the human subject. The thermal images can be converted into electronic data and subjected to signal processing. Spatial distribution of the data can be calculated and determined to provide energy points that can subsequently be compared to and analyzed with pre-determined meridians and vessels to provide a medical diagnosis of the human subject. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326382 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A device for determining a concentration-related quantity of a fluorescent contrast agent applied to an object ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090326383 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING - An apparatus for analyzing a subject including a hyperspectral image module is provided. It is used to identify a suspect region of a subject by using a hyperspectral sensor (for obtaining a hyperspectral image of the subject), a control computer including a processor unit (PU) and a computer readable memory (CRM) (for controlling and is in electronic communication with the sensor), a control software module including instructions stored in the CRM and executed by the PU (for controlling said at least one operating parameter of the sensor), a spectral calibrator module including instructions stored in the CRM and executed by the PU (for applying a wavelength dependent spectral calibration standard constructed for the sensor to a hyperspectral image), and a light source for illuminating the subject. An optional contact probe module is used to collect a signal of the suspect region for medical diagnosis. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326384 | Device With Integrated Multi-Fiber Optical Probe and Methods of Use - Biopsy instruments are integrated with a multi-fiber optical probe adapted to perform diagnostic measurements. In addition to being able to analyze, treat or remove tissue, such integrated devices characterize tissue by measuring the amount of scattering and absorption of light transmitted into the tissue. Each fiberoptic probe has an illuminating fiber that provides a broadband light source for transmission into tissue, and a collecting fiber that collects the light scattered by the tissue and transmits the collected light to a spectrometer. One embodiment is an endoscope-mediated tool with a jaw-type biopsy forceps and a multi-fiber optical probe which is conveyed through a hollow central channel. Another embodiment is an endoscope-mediated tool with a jaw-type biopsy forceps and a plurality of multi-fiber optical probes. Yet another embodiment is an endoscopic polypectomy-type snare catheter with a multi-fiber optical probe located at the tip. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326385 | OBTAINING OPTICAL TISSUE PROPERTIES - This application describes a medical device ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090326386 | Systems and Methods for Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Monitoring - According to embodiments, systems and methods for non-invasive blood pressure monitoring are disclosed. A sensor or probe may be used to obtain a plethysmograph or photoplethysmograph (PPG) signal from a subject. From the signal, the time difference between two or more characteristic points in the signal may be computed. The time difference may correspond, for example, to the time for a pulse wave to travel a predetermined distance from the senor or probe to a reflection point and back to the sensor or probe. From this time difference, blood pressure measurements may be computed continuously or on a periodic basis. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326387 | Electrocardiogram and Respiration Monitoring in Animals - An ambulatory animal monitoring system includes a wearable structure constructed to be worn about a body of a non-human animal to be monitored. The system includes a plurality of electrical signal conduits each associated with the wearable structure and each connectable to a different one of a plurality of surface electrode components. The system includes processing and control device adapted to be worn with the wearable structure, the processing and control device comprising a) an ECG monitoring component and b) an impedance level monitoring component that generates data indicative of electrical impedance levels of the animal over time. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326388 | Systems And Methods For Processing Signals With Repetitive Features - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for detecting features of a signal. According to embodiments, by transposing segments of a signal, such as segments representing pulses in a PPG signal, such that they are stacked next to each other, various characteristics about the signal may be discerned such as information about repetitive features of the signal. According to an embodiment, from a PPG signal respiration information may be determined about individual breaths, blood pressure changes may be determined, and information about other physiological parameters affecting the PPG signal may be determined. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326389 | Medical Therapy Device - A system and a method for synchronizing operation between a patient monitoring device and a patient treatment device are disclosed. The patient monitoring device and the patient treatment device are operatively connected via a network, for example, a patient area network (PAN) or a local area network (LAN). A controller with a display is configured to accept user input via a graphic user interface (GUI) and display a patient's physiological data and operating parameters of both the patient monitoring device and the patient treatment device. The operation is synchronized by starting to operate the patient monitoring device at a predetermined operating state of the patient treatment device, and delaying changes in the operating state of the patient treatment device, until the operation of the monitoring device is concluded or the operating state of the patient treatment device indicates an abort condition. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326390 | Pressure and Oxygen Saturation Monitoring Devices and Systems - Pressure and oxygen saturation monitoring devices and systems are disclosed. The devices, or portions thereof, can be implanted within a subject for monitoring blood pressure and oxygen saturation. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326391 | WRIST-TYPE BLOOD PRESSURE METER - A wrist-type blood pressure meter for measuring blood pressure and heart rate of a person and displaying the measurement reading with segmented screens showing numeric figures and graphical plot. It has memory module and fingerprint module allowing more than one user to store and retrieve measurement readings according to time sequence and calculate average readings. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326392 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NON-INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE ESTIMATION - A method for non-invasively estimating blood pressure is disclosed herein. The method includes inflating a cuff and collecting first oscillation amplitude data at a first plurality of cuff pressure levels while inflating the cuff. The method includes identifying an artifact in the first oscillation amplitude data. The method includes identifying a specific cuff pressure level where the artifact occurs and deflating the cuff to the specific cuff pressure level. The method includes collecting second oscillation amplitude data at the specific cuff pressure level and estimating a blood pressure parameter based on both the first oscillation amplitude data and the second oscillation amplitude data. A non-invasive blood pressure system is also disclosed. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326393 | Systems and Methods for Non-Invasive Continuous Blood Pressure Determination - According to some embodiments, systems and methods are provided for non-invasive continuous blood pressure determination. In some embodiments, a PPG signal is received and locations of pulses within the PPG signal are identified. An area within a particular pulse is measured. The area may be of just the upstroke, downstroke or the entire pulse. The area may be measured relative to a time-domain axis or a baseline of the pulse. The pulse may be split into multiple sections and the area of each section may be measured. The area of one portion of the pulse may correspond to systolic blood pressure while the area of another portion may correspond to diastolic blood pressure. Empirical data may be used to determine blood pressure from the measured area by applying calibration data measured by a suitable device. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326394 | BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - A pressure cuff is disclosed herein. The pressure cuff includes a sleeve and a cuff bladder. The cuff bladder defines a bladder length of 9.2+/−2.1 centimeters and a bladder width of 24.6+/−4.2 centimeters. The bladder length and bladder width dimensions provide precise non-invasive blood pressure measurements when the pressure cuff is applied to a forearm having a circumference in the range of 27 to 37 centimeters. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326395 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING PULSES - According to embodiments, systems and methods are provided for detecting pulses in a PPG signal. Local minima and maxima points may be identified in the PPG signal. Each minimum may be paired with an adjacent maximum forming an upstroke segment. Noise may be removed by comparing adjacent segments and ignoring segments that are too long or too large. Notches in the pulse may be identified and ignored by analyzing adjacent segments. Adjacent upstroke segments may be combined as a single upstroke if the lengths of adjacent upstroke segments are about the same, have similar slopes, and the end point of one segment is close to the start point of an adjacent segment. Segments having small temporal or amplitude difference relative to adjacent segments may be disregarded. The remaining segments may represent the pulse upticks. A sliding time window may be used instead to detect pulses in the PPG signal. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326396 | DUAL BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR MEASURING BLOOD FLOW BETWEEN THE THORAX AND ABDOMEN (THE TRUNK) AND THE BODY PERIPHERY - An apparatus is described ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090326397 | CLINICAL APPLICATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL TOMOGRAPHY DERIVED METRICS - Clinical applications for electrical tomography derived metrics are disclosed. One aspect of the present invention pertains to a method for generating clinical data by processing one or more metrics obtained via an electrical tomography. The method comprises receiving one or more metrics of an electrode stably associated with a tissue site of a subject, where the metrics are based on an induced signal of the electrode generated in response to one or more continuous electrical fields applied to the subject during an electrical tomography process. In addition, the method comprises generating clinical data of the internal organ of the subject based on the metrics. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326398 | SENSING BIOLOGICAL DATA - A system is provided for obtaining and analyzing biological data of a subject. The system includes a biological data recording device that can sense biological signals of a subject over time and record the sensed biological signals as biological data. The system also includes an event time recording device that is physically separate from, and does not communicate with, the biological data recording device. The event time recording device includes a user actuatable component, and also includes a recording component that records user actuation data, which includes a time stamp indication as to when any instances of user actuation occurred. The system also includes equipment that can periodically receive the recorded biological data from the biological data recording device and the user actuation data from the event time recording device, and can correlate the biological data and the user actuation data to generate correlated biological data. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326399 | MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE HEART BEAT RATE OF A PERSON IN A VEHICLE, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FATIGUE - A system for detecting the heart beat rate of a person in a vehicle, comprising: at least one magnetic field sensor ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090326400 | ECG ELECTRODE AND ELECTRODE SUPPORT - An electrically non-conductive back plate for supporting the back of a patient in a supine position comprises on its front face facing the back of the patient a pair or more of ECG electrodes capable of maintaining electrically conductive skin contact with the patient's back. The pair of ECG electrodes is disposed at a sharp angle with the mean heart vector, in particular so as to form an angle β of about 45°±25° with the projection S of the patient's spine on the back plate. Also disclosed is an ECG electrode for mounting in a recess of the back plate and an apparatus for treating cardiac arrest by compression of the sternum comprising the back plate. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326401 | Method and System for Dynamical Systems Modeling of Electrocardiogram Data - Electrocardiogram data is received in association with a subject, the electrocardiogram data comprising a series of RR intervals and a series of QT intervals. A first value which indicates an amount by which uncertainty associated with the QT intervals is reduced given the RR intervals is generated. A second value which indicates an amount by which uncertainty associated with the RR intervals is reduced given the QT intervals is generated. The subject is determined to be associated with a low risk of cardiac dysfunction responsive to the first value exceeding the second value and a result of the determination is provided. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326402 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING EFFORT - According to embodiments, methods and systems for determining effort is disclosed. Effort may relate to a measure of strength of at least one repetitive feature in a signal. Effort may also relate to physical effort or work of a process (e.g., respiratory effort) that may affect the signal (e.g., a PPG signal). Effort may be determined through feature analysis of a transformed signal that has been transformed via a continuous wavelet transform. For example, respiratory effort may be determined using a scalogram generated based at least in part on a wavelet transform of a physiological signal and analyzing features of the scalogram. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326403 | DISTINGUISHING CLOSED AND OPEN RESPIRATORY AIRWAY APNEAS BY COMPLEX ADMITTANCE VALUES - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for determining the occurrence of a closed or open apnea. Respiratory air flow from a patient is measured to give an air flow signal. The determination of an apnea is performed by applying an oscillatory pressure waveform of known frequency to a patient's airway, calculating a complex quantity representing a patient admittance ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090326404 | Single trial detection in encephalography - An EEG cap ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090326405 | TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINING HEARING THRESHOLD - A computerized method for determining a test subject's (TS) hearing threshold (HT). An acoustic stimulus (AS, | 2009-12-31 |
20090326406 | WEARABLE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY-BASED CONTROLLERS FOR HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERFACE - A “Wearable Electromyography-Based Controller” includes a plurality of Electromyography (EMG) sensors and provides a wired or wireless human-computer interface (HCl) for interacting with computing systems and attached devices via electrical signals generated by specific movement of the user's muscles. Following initial automated self-calibration and positional localization processes, measurement and interpretation of muscle generated electrical signals is accomplished by sampling signals from the EMG sensors of the Wearable Electromyography-Based Controller. In operation, the Wearable Electromyography-Based Controller is donned by the user and placed into a coarsely approximate position on the surface of the user's skin. Automated cues or instructions are then provided to the user for fine-tuning placement of the Wearable Electromyography-Based Controller. Examples of Wearable Electromyography-Based Controllers include articles of manufacture, such as an armband, wristwatch, or article of clothing having a plurality of integrated EMG-based sensor nodes and associated electronics. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326407 | Electrophysiological Analysis System and Method - The invention relates to an electrophysiological analysis system which comprises a plurality of electrodes (E | 2009-12-31 |
20090326408 | Providing Impedance Plethysmography Electrodes - A method of measuring lung impedance of a subject can include positioning current-injection electrodes on or within the subject in a configuration such that a current injected between the current-injection electrodes propagates substantially through a first lung of the subject, and not through a heart and a second lung of the subject; positioning voltage-measurement electrodes on or within the subject in a configuration such that voltage measuring fields propagate substantially through the first lung and the second lung of the subject, but not through the heart of the subject; and injecting a current between the current-injection electrodes, as positioned, and measuring a resulting voltage between the voltage-measurement electrodes, as positioned, to obtain an impedance measure across lung tissue. The method can further include injecting current and measuring the resulting voltage multiple times over a time period to monitor respiration of the subject over the time period. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326409 | Clothing sufficiency indicator - A clothing sufficiency indication system is presented for use in conjunction with a disposable absorbent article. The system includes a microclimate sensor adapted to be disposed on the disposable absorbent article, the microclimate sensor including a microclimate temperature sensing portion adapted to sense a microclimate temperature, wherein the clothing sufficiency indication system is adapted to generate a clothing sufficiency indication based on the microclimate temperature. Also presented is a method for determining the clothing sufficiency of a subject including providing a clothing sufficiency indication system including a microclimate sensor for measuring a microclimate temperature within clothing of the subject, translating the microclimate temperature into a clothing sufficiency recommendation, and communicating the clothing sufficiency recommendation to a caregiver. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326410 | Method of Detecting and Predicting Ovulation and the Period of Fertility - A method of providing information relating to the fertility of a female mammal comprising the steps of: (i) taking multiple temperature readings from the female mammal during an extended period; (ii) identifying and disregarding temperature readings having one or more characteristics of irrelevant or faulty data; (iii) obtaining one or several representative temperature values for the extended period; (iv) repeating steps (i) to (iii) over multiple extended periods; (v) analysing the representative temperature values obtained over multiple extended periods for one or more patterns in the representative temperature values indicative or predictive of ovulation in order to provide information relating to the fertility of the female mammal to a user, wherein the representative temperature values are not the maximum or minimum temperature readings obtained for the extended period; and related uses and apparatus. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326411 | METHOD FOR ANALYSING PRESSURE SIGNALS DERIVABLE FROM A BODY CAVITY - A method for analysing pressure-signals derivable from pressure measurements on or in a body of a human being or animal, includes the steps of sampling said signals and converting the signals to pressure-related digital data with a time reference, wherein the method comprises the further steps of: identifying from said digital data features related to absolute pressures relative to atmospheric pressure, recording repeatedly at specific time intervals, intermittently, in any reiterated manner, or continuously absolute pressure data to create a pressure trend plot against time, determining from said recording either a) a plurality of different pressure levels and duration thereof, or b) a plurality of different pressure changes of different levels and duration thereof, and presenting a) numbers of different pressure levels of various time durations in format of a matrix, or b) presenting numbers of different pressure change levels of various time durations in format of a matrix. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326412 | Biopsy Device with Rotating Needle - A biopsy device configured to rotate a needle about a longitudinal axis when resecting tissue, and a method of performing a biopsy using the same. Also disclosed is a needle configured to resect tissue by a rotational motion, for example, when operating in conjunction with the device herein. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326413 | Single-Handed Biopsy System - An automatic tissue sampling apparatus for use with a biopsy needle set includes a housing defining a cavity and a forward end opening for passage of an inner needle and outer cannula. Two carriers are slidably disposed within the cavity and are configured to support one of the inner needle and the outer cannula. Springs operably engage each carrier and have a cocked position to store potential energy and a firing position to releases the potential energy and drive the corresponding carrier toward the forward end of the housing. A single-handed cocking mechanism, operable to sequentially move the each driving mechanism to its respective cocked position, includes a manually operated cocking lever positioned outside the housing. A force transmission mechanism operably coupled between the cocking lever and the carriers is configured so that the force required to manually depress the cocking lever does not increase as the springs are compressed. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326414 | CYTOLOGICAL SAMPLING BRUSH - A cytological sampling brush includes a manipulation handle ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090326415 | MICRONEEDLES AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING MICRONEEDLES - A plastic microneedle comprising: a body portion tapering from a larger end of the body portion towards a tip portion of the body portion; at least one side port; and a lumen extending from the larger end of the body portion and within the body portion of the microneedle, wherein the side port extends into the lumen such that the side port and the lumen are in fluid communication with each other. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326416 | DETECTING INFECTION IN REDUCED PRESSURE WOUND TREATMENT - Provided is a method of detecting infection in a wound caused by an infecting organism at a wound site. Also provided is a system for detecting an infection in a wound at a wound site. Additionally, a porous pad comprising luciferase is provided. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326417 | Multifunctional Monitoring Device for Absorbent Articles - Monitoring the status of an absorbent article can be desirable to various users in various situations. A monitoring device for use with an absorbent article is provided. The monitoring device includes a sensing device and a signaling device. The sensing device is configured to sense a physiological indication related to the absorbent article wearer. The functionality of the monitoring device may be updateable, for instance, by utilizing firmware updates, hardware or user interface changes, software installations, etc. Thus, the monitoring device of the present invention may be utilized over an entire lifespan from infants to elderly without the need for costly replacement or installation of an entirely new monitoring system. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326418 | MICROPHONE MATRIX FOR RECORDING BODY SOUNDS - The invention provides a microphone matrix for recording body sounds, such as respiratory tract sounds. The matrix has a frame having one or more recesses or openings on one of its surfaces. A microphone assembly is disposed in each recess or opening in the frame. When a body portion is applied to the matrix, each microphone assembly moves from an extended, spring biased position in which at least a portion of the microphone assembly protrudes beyond the surface of the frame towards a retracted position in which the microphone assembly is deeper inside the recess. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326419 | Methods for a Movement and Vibration Analyzer - The present patent describes a method for a Movement and Vibration Analyzer (MVA) based on Fast Fourier Transform spectral analysis, and empirical mode decomposition (EMD) for Hilbert transform of a timeseries recorded with an accelerometer attached to a human being or an object. The medical application is the detection of Parkinson's disease (PD) and other neurological motor disorders (Dystonias, Dyskinesias, Huntington's disease, Essential Tremor, Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), etc), which affects worldwide more than 5 million persons, where the highest percentage is in the ageing population. The industrial application is the study of vibration and maintenance of rotational devices (motors, turbines, and others which have an intrinsic sinusoidal likewise movement). An EMD is carried out on the acceleration signal which produces a collection of intrinsic mode functions (IMF), on which the Hilbert transform is carried out. A set of parameters extracted from the Hilbert Transformed signal gives information of the deviation of the discontinuities. (1) Number of peaks of the derivative of the Hilbert phase higher than a threshold and normalized to time length of the signal and sampling frequency. (2) Variance or standard deviation of the derivative of the Hubert phase, φ′ | 2009-12-31 |
20090326420 | DEVICE FOR THE VOLUME TREATMENT OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUE - The invention relates to a device for the heat treatment of a target region of a biological tissue, comprising: energy generator means for delivering energy to a focal point (P) in the target region; means for measuring the spatial temperature distribution in said region; a control unit comprising means for controlling the displacement of the focal point (P) towards successive treatment points and means for controlling the energy to be delivered by the generator means to the successive treatment points, characterized in that the control unit further includes means for determining a spatial and energy distribution of the treatment points where treatment is to be carried out, each successive treatment point having a position and a treatment energy that are determined according to the positions and spatial and energy distributions of the previous treatment points. The invention also relates to the associated heat treatment method. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326421 | Device for Producing Shock Waves - The invention relates to a device ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090326422 | TWO DEGREE OF FREEDOM POWERED ORTHOSIS - Weakened and restricted limb movement is aided by powered orthosis having one or more independent dimensions of controlled movement and a control system. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326423 | STIMULATION OF CARTILAGE FORMATION USING REDUCED PRESSURE TREATMENT - Provided is a method of stimulating cartilage formation at a tissue site in a mammal. Also provided is a biocompatible scaffold. Additionally, a system for stimulating cartilage formation at a tissue site is provided. Further provided is the use of a manifold, a chondrocyte, and a reduced-pressure source to stimulate cartilage formation at a tissue site of a mammal. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326424 | SINGING BOWL SOUND AND VIBRATION HEALING TABLE - Systems and methods (“utility”) for providing sound healing to person are provided herein. The utility may include a table sized to support a person undergoing the sound healing session. The utility may also include a plurality of auxiliary support structures or platforms sized to support one or more sound generating devices (such as singing bowls or speakers). The auxiliary platforms may be adjustable in one or more directions, and may be selectively removable from the table. The utility may also include an electronic device operative to drive the sound generating devices to implement a sound healing session. Further, the utility may include a mat that includes a plurality of sound generating devices located in positions designed to coincide with chakras of a person lying on the mat. In addition other support structures (e.g., a chair) may be provided to facilitate sound healing sessions. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326425 | Medical Device For Treatment Of The Human Or Animal Body By Mechanical Pressure Waves Or Shock Waves - A medical device for treatment of the human or animal body by mechanical pressure waves or shock waves comprises a device which generates the pressure waves or shock waves and which has at least one percussion part that can be moved to and fro, a pneumatic drive for the at least one percussion part, for applying pressure to the at least one percussion part, and at least one impact body against which the at least one percussion part strikes in order to generate the pressure waves or shock waves in the impact body, and a control system for the pneumatic drive. The control system controls the pneumatic drive during operation in such a way that the pressure during at least two successive strikes of the at least one percussion part against the impact body is applied continuously to the at least one percussion part, with the result that the at least one percussion part executes these at least two successive strikes in a time interval within a range of 2 ms to 30 ms. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326426 | Orthotic device for a pivoting joint of the human body - An orthotic device for a joint of the human body, at which a body part pivots, includes first, second and third members. A first connection joins the first member and the second member and defines a first axis about which the first member and the second member pivot through an adjustable range of angular motion. A second connection joins the second member and the third member, defines a second axis substantially parallel to the first axis about which the second member and the third member pivot through a second range of angular motion, and includes a limit to plantar flexion about the second axis. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326427 | Waist Belt - To provide a waist belt having an improved constitution by considering the structure of members that compress the posterior superior and inferior iliac spines and the direction of the compression so as to stabilize and correct the sacroiliac joint based on the pelvic structure. A waist belt having concave parts at the parts to be in contact with the posterior superior and inferior iliac spines ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090326428 | DYNAMIC HAND SPLINT - A dynamic splint for the positioning and functional exercise of a neurologically impaired upper extremity, including the wrist, hand and fingers, made up of a forearm support and hand support linked by a first connector. Fingertip caps are connected to finger tension leads that extend rearwardly to connect to a finger tensioner attached to the forearm support. The hand support includes adjustable tension lead guides for directing the finger tension leads to the fingertip caps. The dynamic splint also includes a thumb splint assembly made up of a thumb-tip cap connected to a thumb tension lead that extends rearwardly to a thumb tensioner attached to the forearm support. The thumb splint assembly further includes a thumb tension lead guide for directing the thumb tension lead to the thumb-tip cap. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326429 | Custom Patterned Wound Dressings Having Patterned Fluid Flow Barriers and Methods of Manufacturing and Using Same - A custom fabricated (e.g. custom shaped and dimensioned) wound dressing that matches a corresponding, pre-mapped integumentary wound includes one or more liquid flow barriers composed for example of a hydrophobic and high viscosity liquid embedded in a layer of the dressing. One such embedded hydrophobic liquid barrier covers a skin section immediately adjacent to the wound opening so as to protect the skin section from harmful liquids such as exudates or water. In one embodiment, the skin protecting barrier is substantially comprised of a silicone oil having a viscosity in the range of about 100 cSt to 1000 cSt. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326430 | Film dressing - The invention provides a film dressing made of a flexible film with opposite inner and outer surfaces. The inner surface is adhesive and can be applied e.g. to cover a wound. The flexible film is supported by a removable support layer which is bonded to the outer surface of the flexible film. To facilitate separation of the support layer from the flexible film, a tap is attached to the support layer in a non-linear interface zone. The non-linearity supports easy separation and thereby reduces the risk of separation of the flexible film from the wound during separation of the support layer from the flexible film. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326431 | TUBULAR VASCULAR TRANSPLANT - A tubular vascular transplant ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090326432 | OCULAR IMPLANT - The present invention relates to an ocular implant, particularly a glaucoma stent. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326433 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY - A method for placing an implant within a hollow body organ by providing a member with distal and proximal ends. The member has at least one tensioning tether with a first end attached to at least one of the distal and proximal end and a second ends attached to the member between the distal and proximal ends. The step includes moving the member towards the deployed shape by applying tension to the tether. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326434 | Anti-Microbial Photodynamic Therapy - Antimicrobial molecular conjugates for the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms in human and animals are provided. The key to these conjugates is a special spacer connecting at least one photosensitizer to a microorganism receptor (vector) which in turn binds selectively to the surface of a microorganism bringing about photo-destruction upon irradiation. Spacers having hydrophilic structure such as ethylene glycol units and amino carboxyl end capped ethylene glycol units must be used for linking the vector to the photosensitizer. In a preferred embodiment a spacer would have at least 3 ethylene glycol units and be end capped with a carboxyl group on one end and a amino group at the other end. The present invention effectively works to combat bacterial infection in the real patient-related environments where blood, serum and other body fluids are always present or at least nearby. Spacers of selected length and structure, in preferred embodiments, are used for linking the vector to the photosensitizer. These conjugate are found to be very effective in combating bacterial infection in the real patient-related environments where blood, serum and other body fluids are always present or a least nearby. A method of use is also provided. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326435 | Systems and methods for treating superficial venous malformations like varicose or spider veins - Systems and methods treat superficial venous malformations, such as varicose or spider veins. The systems and methods distribute a reactive agent, e.g., a light-reactive agent such as talaporfin sodium or verteporfin, at or near an inner wall of a superficial feeder vein leading to the varicose or spider veins. The systems and methods activate the reactive agent by applying energy, e.g. non-thermal light energy at a wavelength that activates the reactive agent to cause localized injury to the inner wall of the superficial feeder vein to close the feeder vein to interrupt blood flow to the varicose or spider veins, which consequently shrink. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326436 | ELECTROPORATION TO DELIVER CHEMOTHERAPEUTICS AND ENHANCE TUMOR REGRESSION - A method is disclosed for disrupting capillary blood flow and trapping materials such as chemotherapeutic agents in undesirable tissue, including cells of a cancerous or non-cancerous tumor. The method involves the placement of electrodes into or near the vicinity of capillary vessels supplying blood to capillaries in the undesirable tissue, and application of electrical pulses causing capillary blood flow disruption. In some cases, the electric pulses irreversibly permeate the cell membranes, thereby invoking cell death. The irreversibly permeabilized cells are left in situ and are removed by the body's immune system. The process may further comprise monitoring blood flow and/or infusion of a material such as a chemotherapeutic agent or marker into the blood. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326437 | DEVICE FOR TREATING THE SKIN - A device for treating the skin, for instance for removing body hair. The device includes a working head, which includes an irradiating device for irradiating the skin surface to be treated, preferably by means of light; a contact surface surrounding the irradiating device for supporting the working head on the skin surface; and a safety device for controlling the irradiation and/or for providing a safety signal. The safety device includes a recording device for recording the support of the working head on the skin surface. The contact surface defines a bell-like pressure and/or sound chamber and the recording device encompasses an impermeability sensor device for determining the over-pressure and/or sound impermeability of the pressure and/or sound chamber. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326438 | Method for sterilizing and disinfecting body tissues by ising iontophoresis and the medical device - An iontophoresis-based medical device comprising a positive electrode section, a negative electrode section, a power source supplying an electric current to the positive electrode section and negative electrode section and a controller controlling the current value and conduction time of the electric current, the iontrophoresis-based medical device for allowing the drug solution to permeate into a lesion based on ionphoresis obtained by conducting current between the positive electrode section and negative electrode section, wherein the positive and negative electrode section are respectively given a handleable stick shape, the positive electrode section is provided with a drug solution retainer which retains the drug solution and contacts with a lesion, and the negative electrode section is provided with a solution retainer which retains the solution and contacts with a part of the body in the vicinity of the lesion. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326439 | HIGH PRESSURE PRE-BURST FOR IMPROVED FLUID DELIVERY - A needle with multiple injection ports is used in connection with a high-pressure injection system to infuse a treatment solution into a treatment area below the dermis of the skin. The needle has multiple tines that extend outwardly from the injection ports while inside the treatment area to disrupt tissue in the treatment area and to create multiple pathways of infusion. The tines are withdrawn and the needle is partially withdrawn, and solution is injected from the needle into the treatment area at high pressure to infuse the tissue within the treatment area. The burst, infusion, and a treatment such as an energy or third solution may be interleaved and repeated multiple times. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326440 | Piezotome for maxillary sinus operation - A piezotome operation unit for lifting a maxillary sinus at a position of placement of an implant upon lifting the maxillary sinus, which forms and enlarges the vertical hole with ease in a remaining bone of the maxillary sinus though vertical approaching, and upon forming a lateral window below a malar bone through lateral approaching, prevents a maxillary membrane from becoming damaged, thereby ensuring continuous, safe lifting so that the operating time is shortened and the efficiency of the operation is maximized. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326441 | Ultrasonic Enhanced Microneedles - The invention provides an injection device for injecting a substance into a subject. The device comprises an injector and an enhancer for enhancing the rate of penetration of the substance into the subject. The injector comprises a microneedle support and at least one microneedle extending from a first surface of said support. The or each microneedle has a fluid channel extending through the microneedle and through the support. The fluid channel of the or each microneedle has an inlet aperture in a second surface of the support and an outlet aperture in the microneedle. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326442 | DOSAGE DISPENSING CANISTER - A one dose at a time, non-pressurised fluid dispensing canister from which the or each dose is dispensed as a result of two surfaces ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090326443 | Preparatory dispensation systems and methods - Methods and systems are described for receiving wireless control signal content into a module containing one or more active ingredients and causing one or more dispensations from the module according to a programmatic dispensation profile partly dependent on the wireless control signal content and partly dependent on an attribute of the module; or for obtaining data indicating a future event time intended by an individual, and causing a bioactive material administration to the individual in response to the data to occur about or before the future event time. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326444 | DOUBLE-SIDED ADHESIVE SHEET - The double-sided adhesive sheet ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090326445 | User Interface for Delivery System Comprising Diary Function - The invention provides a device for displaying information, comprising storage means for storing data, display means adapted to display data to a user, and user input means. The data is organized as data units, each data unit comprising time data, type data and information data, and the display means is adapted to graphically display an aggregate period view comprising at least two period views, graphically display a single period view, graphically display a symbol corresponding to a given data type, graphically display at least one data type symbol for every period view, and display a card view comprising information data corresponding to a selected symbol. The user input means allows the user to select a desired period view from an aggregate period view, the display thereby displaying the selected period view, and select a desired symbol, the display thereby displaying a card view showing at least a portion of the corresponding information data. By this arrangement a data display user interface is created providing the user with both an overview of stored data, yet allows the user to easily navigate to retrieve more detailed data information as desired. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326446 | NEEDLELESS INJECTION DEVICE WITH DOUBLE STOPPER WITH LOW PRESSURE PROFILES - The present invention relates to a needleless injection device ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090326447 | Transdermal Delivery Apparatus and Method - An apparatus and method for applying a beneficial agent to the skin is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including first and second chemical reactants, each being compatible with the skin. The first and second chemical reactants react with one another to generate a beneficial agent and enhance the permeability of the skin (e.g., by generating heat). The beneficial agent may then be applied to the skin while the permeability of the skin is enhanced. In selected embodiments, the first chemical reactant includes one or more metals, or alloys thereof, that are compatible (i.e., not harmful) with the skin. Similarly, in selected embodiments, the second chemical reactant may include water. In certain embodiments, the beneficial agent generated by the first and second chemical reactants includes an antioxidant such as hydrogen. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326448 | Sterile Drug-Mixing Syringe - The invention is directed to a menstruum prepositioned type sterile drug-mixing syringe and a menstruum separately positioned type sterile drug-mixing syringe including a shell, a needle, a piston and a push-pull rod assembly. The syringe further includes a menstruum bottle, a solute bottle, a sliding sleeve and a needle loading assembly. The menstruum bottle may be fixed to the inner wall of a sliding sheath, and the solute bottle may be fixed to the inner of the shell. Piston may be disposed within the solute bottle. The sliding sleeve may be socketed to the front end of the shell in advance or disposed by other ways. The mouth of the menstruum bottle may be opposite to the mouth of the solute bottle and may be connected by a needle, which has two piercing tips, wherein the needle punctures and is securely connected to the needle loading assembly. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326449 | Control apparatus of catheter feeder - The invention is disclosed to a control apparatus of catheter feeder. It comprises two rotatable mechanisms and a transmittal device that can propel the guidewire into continuous motion comprising moving forward, moving backward, moving clockwise, and moving counter-clockwise. The invention comprises of a square frame and three gears that are meshed together and are referred to the first, second, and third gear, respectively. At the front of the third gear are the first and second sets of the idle wheels that can hold the guidewire tightly. The invention employs the mechanical gears to control movement of the guidewire. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326450 | STEERABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - A steerable medical device is used to controllably introduce a guidewire or other medical instrument into a body of a patient and direct placement of the guidewire or other medical instrument in the body of the patient. The steerable medical device can include an elongated member, a steering mechanism, and an attachment member. The elongated member extends along a longitudinal axis and comprises a deflectable distal portion that is deflectable off of the longitudinal axis. The steering mechanism is adapted to control longitudinal and rotational movement of the elongated member and to control off-axis deflection of its deflectable portion. The attachment member is removably couplable to another medical device. The attachment member is moveably coupled to the steering mechanism and the elongated member. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326451 | Passive Reuse Prevention Syringe That Uses A Retaining Ring Lock - A syringe assembly includes a syringe barrel having an inside surface defining a chamber and an outlet. A plunger assembly is disposed within the syringe barrel and includes an elongate plunger rod having a distal end surface, a plunger head having a distal sealing surface and a proximal end surface having a continuous perimeter, and a breakable neck portion integrally connecting the plunger rod and the plunger head. A retaining ring lock is disposed on the inside surface of the barrel and defines an engagement surface about a perimeter of the chamber. The retaining ring lock is adapted to engage and retain the plunger head in a locked position within the chamber. The engagement surface of the retaining ring lock engages the continuous perimeter of the proximal end surface of the plunger head in a perimetrical engagement when the plunger head is in the locked position. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326452 | Intradermal needle - An intradermal needle assembly that is attachable to a prefillable container intended for intradermally injecting substances into an animal includes a needle cannula supported by a hub portion. The hub portion is adapted to receive the prefillable container just prior to administering the intradermal injection. A limiter portion surrounds the needle cannula and extends away from the hub portion toward a forward tip of the needle cannula, and includes a skin engaging surface with the needle cannula having a fixed angle of orientation, preferably generally perpendicular, relative to the plane of the skin engaging surface. The skin engaging surface is received against the skin of an animal to administer an intradermal injection. The forward tip extends beyond the skin engaging surface a distance enabling penetration of the needle cannula into the dermis layer of the skin of the animal enabling injection of the substance into the dermis layer. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326453 | DISPOSABLE INFUSION DEVICE WITH REDUNDANT VALVED SAFETY - A wearable infusion device comprises a reservoir that holds a liquid medicament, an outlet port that delivers the liquid medicament to a patient, a pump that holds a volume of the liquid medicament received from the reservoir and displaces substantially all of the volume of the liquid medicament when actuated, and at least a first valve, a second valve, and a third valve. The valves establish fluid connection between the reservoir and the pump when in a first valve configuration and establish fluid connection between the pump and the outlet when in a second valve configuration. At least two of the valves isolate the outlet from the reservoir when the valves are in the first valve configuration. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326454 | DISPOSABLE INFUSION DEVICE WITH CANNULA PORT COVER - A disposable wearable infusion device comprises a body arranged to be adhered to a patient's skin and to receive a cannula to extend from the infusion device to beneath the patient's skin, a reservoir for holding a liquid medicament to be infused into the patient, and a pump that displaces a volume of the liquid medicament from the reservoir to the cannula for delivery to the patient. The body has a port aligned with the cannula that permits the cannula to assume a deployed position to extend from the infusion device to beneath the patient's skin. The device further comprises a cover that blocks the port to preclude direct access to the cannula through the port after deployment. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326455 | DISPOSABLE INFUSION DEVICE WITH OCCLUSION DETECTOR - A disposable wearable infusion device comprises a reservoir that holds a liquid medicament and a cannula having a distal end that delivers the liquid medicament to a patient The device further comprises a pump that displaces a volume of the liquid medicament along a path to the cannula when actuated and a lock-out that precludes actuation of the pump when an occlusion occurs within the path to the distal end of the cannula. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326456 | DISPOSABLE INFUSION DEVICE WITH PRIME INDICATOR - A disposable wearable infusion device comprises a base that is arranged to adhere to the surface of a patient, a source arranged to provide a liquid medicament to be delivered to a patient, an outlet through which the medicament is delivered to the patient, a pump that pumps the medicament, and a conduit that conducts the pumped medicament to the outlet. The device further comprises a prime indicator that provides a visible indication that the conduit is substantially full with medicament from the reservoir to the outlet | 2009-12-31 |
20090326457 | Volumetric Micropump - The invention relates to a drug infusion device which may include a remote control unit and/or remote control unit capable of sampling and analyzing blood and interstitial bodily fluids. More particularly, the invention also describes a mechanism for delivering a fluid medication from a reservoir to a patient using a flexible reservoir and a stepped piston pump. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326458 | RESERVOIR PLUNGER HEAD SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A plunger head moveable in an axial direction within a reservoir having an interior volume for containing fluidic media may have a first portion in contact with fluidic media when fluidic media is in the interior volume of the reservoir, the first portion comprising a first material compatible with fluidic media in the interior volume of the reservoir, a second portion located on an opposite side of the plunger head from the interior volume of the reservoir, the second portion connectable to a plunger arm, and a third portion located between the first portion and the second portion of the plunger head, at least one of the first portion, second portion, and the third portion is made of a material that comprises one of a cyclic olefin copolymer and a cyclic olefin polymer. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326459 | Drive Mechanism and Method of Use - Described is a drive mechanism for a drug infusion pump. In one embodiment, an in-line drive mechanism is provided that includes a motor operatively coupled to a lead screw, which is configured to engage a piston. The piston includes a cavity to receive the motor and the lead screw such that the lead screw and at least a portion of the motor are substantially contained within the piston cavity when the piston is in a retracted position. In one embodiment, at least a portion of the motor is also substantially contained within a cavity of the lead screw regardless of whether the piston is in the retracted or extended position. The configuration of the piston, the lead screw and the motor results in a more compact drug delivery device. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326460 | ACCESS CANNULA WITH HINGE RESTRICTOR - A cannula assembly adapted to facilitate the percutaneous introduction of surgical instrumentation. In particular, the cannula assembly includes a cannula housing and a cannula member incorporating an restrictor hinge. The restrictor hinge is configured and dimensioned to transition from a first, initial stage in which an initial internal dimension is defined, to a second, expanded stage, such that the proper orientation of any surgical instrument inserted into the cannula may be achieved and a substantially fluid-tight seal may be formed therewith. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326461 | LOW PROFILE INSTRUMENT ACCESS DEVICE - A low profile surgical access device includes an elongated cannula having an opening defined at a proximal end thereof including an inner peripheral surface dimensioned to facilitate passage of instrumentation therethrough and an outer peripheral surface configured to operatively engage and removably secure to tissue via, e.g., fixation ribs, adhesive, anchors, clips, suction elements, expandable materials and/or combinations thereof. A valve is operatively coupled to the elongated cannula and provides a substantially fluid tight seal when instrumentation is inserted through the cannula. A seal housing is included which is positionable relative to the cannula and which is configured to operatively engage and removably secure to tissue. The instrument seal in the seal housing is positioned in vertical registry with the valve in the elongated cannula. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326462 | MULTI-LUMEN ACCESS PORT - An access device includes a body, a first tube, a second tube, and a mechanism. The first and second tubes extend through the body. The mechanism operably couples the first and second tubes such that at least one tube is pivotable about an axis with respect to the other tube. The body may form a substantially fluid-tight seal at the incision. In another embodiment, the access device further includes a third tube extending through the body and the mechanism operably couples the tubes together such that at least two tubes are pivotable about the axis with respect to the remaining tube. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326463 | IRIS SEAL FOR SINGLE INCISION SURGERY - The present disclosure is directed to a surgical portal apparatus for use during a minimally invasive procedure. In one aspect, the apparatus includes a housing and a portal member extending distally from the housing, defining a longitudinal axis. The apparatus also has an iris seal including a plurality of leaf members, disposed within the housing. The leaf members are adapted for pivoting relative to the housing, to control the dimensioning of a passage in response to the insertion of a surgical object. The leaf members are not directly linked to each other to provide for off-axis movement of the surgical object. The apparatus further includes an actuation mechanism, including a motor and a sensor, operatively connected to the leaf members and adopted for movement upon the introduction of the surgical object. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326464 | TROCAR ASSEMBLY WITH RADIALLY MOVEABLE HOUSING - A surgical access assembly includes a cannula, a housing mounted to the cannula, and a seal disposed within the cannula. The cannula is adapted for insertion through tissue to permit access to an underlying tissue site. The cannula defines a longitudinal axis and has a longitudinal passageway for passage of a surgical object for positioning with respect to the tissue site. The housing is adapted for movement relative to the cannula in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis. The seal has a passage for reception of the surgical object in substantial sealed relation therewith. The access assembly may further include a support member mounted to the cannula. The support member adapted to maintain a predetermined distance between the housing and the tissue. The support member may be securely affixed to, or selectively positionable along, the cannula with respect to the longitudinal axis. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326465 | ACCESS ASSEMBLY - A surgical access assembly includes a base defining a central axis and having an opening for receipt of a surgical instrument and an elongated member extending from the base. The elongated member may define a passage for passage of the surgical instrument. The elongated member is adapted to assume a substantial rolled configuration in a normal unstressed condition thereof. The elongated member may be adapted to substantially seal the passage when in the rolled configuration thereof. As a further feature, the elongated member may be adapted to establish a substantial sealed relation with the surgical instrument received within the passage. In one embodiment, the elongated member may include an elastomeric material which is adapted to permit angulated movement of the surgical instrument relative to the central axis. The elongated member may include a leading end portion which is substantially closed in the absence of the surgical instrument to substantially seal the passage. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326466 | SURGICAL PORTAL ASSEMBLY - A surgical portal assembly includes a portal member adapted for positioning within tissue. The portal member defines a central longitudinal axis and has a longitudinal passageway for permitting passage of a surgical object. In addition, the portal member includes a seal mount. A seal member is mounted within the seal mount of the portal member. Further, the seal member has inner surface portions defining a passage for receiving the surgical object. Aside from the seal member, the surgical portal assembly contains a plurality of seal magnets mounted to the seal member. The seal magnets are arranged with respect to the passage of the seal member whereby respective poles of the seal magnets generate an attractive force to draw the inner surface portions of the seal member about the surgical object to facilitate establishing a substantial sealing relation therewith. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326467 | SURGICAL PORTAL APPARATUS WITH WAFFLE SEAL - A surgical portal apparatus includes a portal housing, an elongated portal member connected to the portal housing and depending therefrom, and a seal member comprising a resilient material and being mounted to the portal housing. The portal housing and the portal member have an axial bore for reception and passage of a surgical object. The seal member includes leading and trailing faces and has inner portions defining a passage to permit passage of a surgical object. One of the leading and trailing faces defines a plurality of recessed cells formed within interconnected struts. The interconnected struts are relatively flexible to flex upon radial offset manipulation of the object to permit corresponding movement of the passage while substantially maintaining a seal about the surgical object. At least some of the recessed cells define a generally rectangular arrangement. Preferably, the leading end face of the seal member has the recessed cells. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326468 | PRESSURIZED SURGICAL VALVE - A surgical access assembly for use during the course of a minimally invasive procedure includes a pump assembly to selectively communicate to and from the seal member such that the seal may transition from a first condition to at least one subsequent condition. In the first condition, the seal member is configured to allow a surgical object to pass therethrough with little resistance, and in the at least one subsequent condition, the seal member forms a substantially fluid tight seal with the surgical object. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326469 | SURGICAL ACCESS INSTRUMENT INCLUDING A VALVE WITH DYNAMIC FLUID - A surgical access instrument for use during the course of a minimally invasive surgical procedure, includes an access member defining a longitudinal axis and having a longitudinal opening for reception and passage of a surgical object, a valve membrane mounted to the access member defining at least one internal cavity and permitting passage of the surgical object and a dynamic fluid disposed within the internal cavity. The dynamic fluid is adapted to transition from a first state to a second state upon exposure thereof to a stimulus to assist in stabilizing the surgical object relative to the access member. In its first state, the fluid defines a first set of physical attributes, including but not being limited to viscosity and density, that allow for the displacement of the fluid, whereas in the second state, the fluid defines a second, dissimilar set of physical attributes, e.g., a greater viscosity and a greater density, that substantially limit displacement of the fluid. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326470 | Anchor Device and Method - Some embodiments of an anchor device may include bendable anchor mechanism that is deployable in a subcutaneous layer to releasably secure the anchor device to a patient's body. Certain embodiments of the anchor mechanism may include one or more barbs that flexibly bend in response to an insertion or removal force. As such, the anchor mechanism may be inserted into a subcutaneous layer, and removed from the subcutaneous layer, without the need for a separate actuation device to extend or retract the barbs. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326471 | ANCHORING SCREW DEVICE - The present invention, the ASD, is a mechanical device for anchoring hollow tube-like structures in the human body, such as blood vessels and ureters. It facilates positioning needles or catheters in blood vessels and it prevents those from dropping out of the vessel or from “wandering off” in the vessel. The ASD can be used in every interventional medical situation for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. The ASD is very easy to fix onto the vessel wall. Screwing is a fast technique saving operating time and requiring only basic microsurgical skills. The manufacturing is easy. It should be understood that the foregoing is illustrative and nor limiting, and that modifications may be made by those skilled in the art, without departing from the scope of the invention. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326472 | DISPOSABLE INFUSION DEVICE WITH AUTOMATICALLY RELEASABLE CANNULA DRIVER - An infusion system comprises a disposable wearable infusion device having a body arranged to be adhered to a patient's skin and a reservoir for holding a liquid medicament to be infused into the patient through a cannula extending from the device body to beneath the patient's skin. The system further includes a cannula driver arranged to be detachably joined with the infusion device and including a cannula. The cannula driver is arranged to drive the cannula into a deployed position extending from the device body to beneath the patient's skin. The cannula driver includes a release mechanism that separates the cannula driver from the infusion device after the cannula is in the deployed position. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326473 | SYSTEM FOR ANCHORING MEDICAL DEVICES - Some embodiments of a medical device anchor system include an anchor device that receives a catheter (or other medical instrument) and secures the catheter in place relative to a skin penetration point. In some embodiments, the anchor device can secure the catheter in an operative position relative to the skin without the use of sutures or skin tapes. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326474 | UNIVERSAL STRAP DEVICE - An anchoring system secures a medical article to the body of a patient and arrests movement of the catheter. The anchoring system includes an anchor pad that adheres to the patient's skin, a retainer supported by the anchor pad, and a strap attached to the retainer. The anchoring system can move between an open and a closed position. When in the open position, the retainer can receive a portion of the medical article and can be subsequently moved to the closed position. Advantageously, the anchoring system can receive medical articles of various sizes. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326475 | Syringe Assembly with Plunger Having a Secondary Dispensing Reservoir - A syringe assembly is disclosed which includes a syringe body defining a first fluid reservoir and a fluid outlet. A plunger assembly includes a plunger rod and a plunger. The plunger is supported on a distal end of the plunger rod and defines a second fluid reservoir. The plunger is movable within the syringe body from a retracted position to an advanced position to eject fluid from the first fluid reservoir. A piercing member is supported on a distal end of the plunger rod within the second fluid reservoir. The piercing member is movable to pierce the plunger to eject fluid from the second fluid reservoir when a predetermined force is applied to the plunger in the advanced position. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326476 | Safety Device Actuation System - The present disclosure relates to a safety needle assembly that includes a syringe and a safety mechanism. The safety mechanism includes a housing defining an internal cavity, a shield member at least partially disposed within the internal cavity, and first and second locking members that are configured to selectively engage and maintain the shield member in one or more predetermined positions. The locking members are movable between a locked position, in which the locking members are in engagement with the shield member to substantially prevent axial movement thereof, and a release position, in which the locking members are disengaged from the shield member to permit axial movement thereof. The first and second locking members each include biasing members. The biasing member of the each locking member is positioned to cooperate with the other locking member to normally bias the locking members towards the locked position. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326477 | Medical Needle Safety Devices - A safety device for shielding the sharp tip of a medical needle has a needle mount which either directly supports a medical needle, or indirectly supports the needle for instance where the needle is provided as a part of a syringe. A sleeve is carried directly or indirectly on the needle mount and is slidably movable to a needle shielding position where the sleeve surrounds the needle sharp tip. A spring including forwardly projecting spring blades when sufficiently loaded acts on an internal conical surface of the sleeve to drive the sleeve to its shielding position and a locking mechanism then locks the sleeve in that position. A camming mechanism serves to load the spring blades in the course of the use of the safety device such that thereafter the interaction of the blades with the conical surface urges the sleeve to its shielding position, the camming mechanism being activated by movement of the sleeve to expose the needle for use. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326478 | Syringe-attached topical anesthetic dispenser - A topical anesthetic dispenser is releasably attachable to a pre-filled disposable syringe. A clip receives the barrel of the syringe. The clip includes a receptacle portion receiving a pre-filled cannister of a topical numbing agent and includes a generally cylindrical chamber portion receivable within the receptacle portion of the clip and a distal neck portion having an outlet allowing the contents of the cannister to be dispensed. A dispenser attached to the distal neck portion of the cannister includes an elongated flexible tube surrounded by a rigid tube for at least a portion of its length. A pivotable lever carries a tube compressor including a pinching member extending through an opening in the rigid tube and spring biased to a position at which it pinches closed the elongated passageway through the flexible tube. The elongated actuating lever is spring biased to a position at which the flexible tube is pinched closed and is pivoted against the spring bias to open the tube and dispense the anesthetic. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326479 | Syringe With Adjustable Two Piece Plunger Rod - Medical devices comprising a syringe barrel and a two-piece plunger rod are provided. According to one or more embodiments, the two-piece plunger rod includes a distal portion and proximal portion slidably mounted to the distal portion. The distal and proximal portions include a tab and plurality of grooves which engage to adjust the overall length of the plunger rod to a plurality of locked lengths. The locked lengths of the plunger rod permit varying amount of fluid to be expelled from the barrel. | 2009-12-31 |
20090326480 | CONTROLLED FLOW ADMINISTRATION SET - A flow control device ( | 2009-12-31 |