| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 128202160 | Means effecting nonrespiratory medical treatment | 50 |
| 20090025717 | Hand powered suction device with mucus trap and suction catheter for tracheostomy tubes - A device and method for suctioning mucus and secretions from a patient's tracheostomy tube is described. The device utilizes a reusable squeezable bulb with check valves to regulate air flow in and out of the squeezable bulb and a disposable mucus trap and suction catheter to suction a tracheostomy tube effectively and discretely without using an electrically powered suction machine. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090301480 | DIAGNOSTIC SAMPLE COLLECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A bronchoalveolar lavage instillation/aspiration system which includes (i) a needleless bronchoalveolar lavage instillation/aspiration device with a barrel member including a barrel lumen having a distal aperture and a self-sealing member configured for maintaining a fluid-disruptable, resealable barrier to the distal aperture; and (ii) a catheter assembly configured to provide a patent path of fluid communication between the instillation/aspiration device and a patient bronchial passage, where the catheter includes a wedging structure configured to engage a patient bronchial passage. In another aspect, embodiments of the present invention may include one or more methods of making and using a system or component described herein. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100024811 | Bladder Cushion, Forehead Cushion, Headgear Straps, Headgear Cap and/or Chinstrap - A cushion for a patient interface includes two or more bladders arranged in concentric relation. Each of the bladders includes a face-contacting portion adapted to engage the patient's face, and each of the bladders is adapted to be pressurized independently from one another. At least one of the bladders is an active bladder that is pressurized to at least a sealing pressure to form a continuous seal with the patient's face in use. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20110061647 | Patient Monitoring, Diagnosis, And/Or Therapy Systems and Methods - Systems and methods involve an implantable device configured to perform at least one cardiac-related function, a patient-external respiratory therapy device, and a communication channel configured to facilitate communication between the implantable device and the respiratory therapy device. The implantable and respiratory therapy devices operate cooperatively via the communication channel to provide one or more of patient monitoring, diagnosis, and therapy. The communication channel may be configured to facilitate communication between an external processing system and at least one of the implantable device and the respiratory therapy device. The processing system is communicatively coupled to at least one of the implantable and respiratory therapy devices via the communication channel to provide one or more of patient monitoring, diagnosis, and therapy. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110297147 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CARDIAC ARREST PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE - A method for treating a person experiencing a cardiac arrest is disclosed. The method may include providing a kit having four sections and a visual medium. The first section may include a ventilation system. The second section may include a drug delivery system. The third section may include one set of drugs. The fourth section may include another set of drugs. The visual medium may include a two sets of instructions. The method may also include accessing the first section of the kit to ventilate the person and the second section of the kit to provide for drug delivery to the person. The method may include determining whether the person is experiencing a first or second cardiac arrest condition. The method may additionally include accessing the third or fourth section of the kit, based upon the determination, to provide one of the sets of drugs to the person. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110303220 | BREATHING TUBE APPARATUS FOR FACIAL SKIN TREATMENT PROCEDURES - A breathing apparatus for use in facial skin treatment procedures to allow a person being treated to breath without breathing through their nose or open mouth while substantially maintaining facial tissue exposed for application of a fluid treatment material including a breathing tube having one end for insertion into a person's mouth between the lips and teeth for breathing and a second end spaced from the first for access to air substantially uncontaminated by the fluid treatment material or by fumes of the fluid treatment material. A mouth piece on the one end of the breathing tube can have first and second radially extending engagement surfaces longitudinally spaced to receive the teeth of the person's upper and lower jaws between the first and second engagement surfaces when the mouthpiece is positioned in the person's substantially closed mouth. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120017896 | METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION OF A PULMONARY SURFACTANT - The present invention concerns a method for treating a respiratory distress in a infant in need of such treatment, the method comprising intratracheal administration of a pulmonary surfactant by a thin tube. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120285448 | TUBE PLACEMENT IN NON-INVASIVE VENTILATION - A non-invasive ventilation patient interface comprises a frame, a facial skin interface, and a self-sealing tube insertion region. The frame is configured for coupling with a head strap system, where head strap system is configured for supplying a securing force to secure the patient interface in a position over a respiratory opening of a patient. The facial skin interface is coupled with the frame and configured for interfacing with facial skin of the patient and sealing the patient interface about the respiratory opening in response to the securing force. The self-sealing tube insertion region is coupled with the facial skin interface and configured for self-sealing about a tube disposed between the facial skin and the facial skin interface, such that the securing force is diverted around the tube while the tube is inserted in the self-sealing tube insertion region. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130014753 | METHOD FOR TREATING CANCER - A method for treating cancer is described using combination therapies comprising the use of hyperbaric oxygen with histone deacetylase inhibitors, with and without glycolytic therapies. The patient is subjected to a hyperbaric environment of substantially pure oxygen. A predetermined dose of one or more HDACI substances is administered to the patient. In addition, glycolitic inhibitors may also be administered. Dosages, pressures, and durations are selected as described herein to have a therapeutic effect on the patient. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130014754 | Oral Airway - An oral airway for insertion into a mouth and pharynx of a patient to provide a breathing pathway and for cooperating with either an anesthesia breathing connector, a suction tube, or a nasal cannula. The oral airway includes a first tubular member, a second tubular member disposed within the first tubular member, and a connector configured to securely attach to both the first tubular member and the second tubular member. The connector includes a first portion in fluid communication with the first tubular member and a second portion in fluid communication with the second tubular member. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130042862 | FLUID GUIDE FOR A SOOTHER - The soother ( | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130104884 | ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE COUPLING ADAPTERS | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130112196 | Disposable protective device for suction tube - The disposable protective device for suction tube includes an encapsulating bag unit and a connective tubular unit. The encapsulating bag unit has a protruding circular portion. The encapsulating bag unit has an interior space which may house a suction tube. The encapsulating bag unit has a first opening and a second opening at its two ends, with the diameter of the second opening larger than or equal to that of the first opening. The connective tubular unit has a first connector, a second connector and a third connector. The first connector may connect with the second opening. A cover may cover the first connector. The second connector may connect with a ventilator. The third connector is provided at the bottom part of the connective tubular unit and may connect with a tracheostomy tube or a tube inside the trachea. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130146051 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED ASSISTED VENTILATION - Devices and methods for allowing for improved assisted ventilation of a patient. The methods and devices provide a number of benefits over conventional approaches for assisted ventilation. For example, the methods and devices described herein permit blind insertion of a device that can allow ventilation regardless of whether the device is positioned within a trachea or an esophagus. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130152921 | SELF-CLEANING AND STERILIZING MEDICAL TUBE - The self-cleaning and sterilizing medical tube may include a combination of an endotracheal tube or a tracheostomy tube and a suction catheter that decreases the tendency of mucus and bacteria to adhere to the inner surfaces of the thereof. The medical tube may have a hydrophobic surface exhibiting the lotus effect, which may be formed either by femtosecond laser etching or by a coating of poly (ethylene oxide). Alternatively, the medical tube may be formed with a photocatalyst incorporated therein or have a lumen coated with a photocatalyst. The medical tube may also have a light source and a fiberoptic bundle mounted thereon, the optical fibers extending into the lumen to illuminate the photocatalyst. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130160763 | METHOD OF RELIEVING PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH FRACTURED RIBS - A method of relieving pain resulting from breathing in a patient with fractured ribs, wherein the breathing causes movement of the fractured portion of the ribs. A positive airway pressure machine is attached to the nose, mouth, or both of the patient. The patient turns the machine on to produce a positive airway pressure in the airway or airways of the lungs and adjusts the positive airway pressure to a level where the positive airway pressure relieves pain produced by breathing. The method allows a patient with fractured ribs to sleep comfortably without the pain associated with the breathing-related movement of the fractured portion of the ribs, and also promotes the healing and recovery of the fractured ribs. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130239959 | LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY DEVICE - The invention relates to a laryngeal mask airway device ( | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130247907 | ARTIFICIAL AIRWAY DEVICE - The invention relates to an artificial airway device ( | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130255674 | ORAL DEVICE - An oral device for use with a person in which at least one non-toxic gas pulse is delivered to a predetermined location in the mouth via a device conduit. The oral device may be provided as a kit with at least one device for measuring the subject's responses and representing them as feedback to the subject/clinician. A method of creating a gas bolus pulse train, delivering it to a predetermined mouth area, and monitoring the subject's responses to it, is also shown. The oral device and method may be used as a diagnostic tool, or a therapeutic tool, in swallowing or speech rehabilitation of children and adults who have swallowing, speech, salivary, and/or oral sensorimotor impairments. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130269691 | METHOD OF RELIEVING PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH FRACTURED RIBS - A method of relieving pain resulting from breathing in a patient with fractured ribs, wherein the pain interrupts the sleeping of the patient. A positive airway pressure machine is attached to the nose or nose and mouth of the patient. The patient turns the machine on to produce a positive airway pressure in the airways of the lungs and adjusts the positive airway pressure to a level where the patient feels that the pain is reduced or eliminated. The method allows a patient with fractured ribs to sleep comfortably without the pain associated with breathing in and out, and without interruption of sleep. The method also promotes the healing and recovery of the fractured ribs. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130306063 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE FOR AN ANESTHESIA DEVICE - A data processing device is provided for an anesthesia device for feeding an intravenously administered hypnotic, a volatile hypnotic, and an opioid such that the volume flow can be adjusted. The device determines and standardizes the effective concentrations of the anesthetics. A pharmacokinetic model adds up the standardized concentrations of the hypnotics to a total hypnotic concentration. An isobole is calculated based on a coordinate plane with a total hypnotic concentration axis and an opioid concentration axis, as a function of the currently determined concentrations. The system displays a two-dimensional action diagram with the y-axis as an indicator of the total hypnotic concentration and the x-axis as an indicator of the standardized opioid concentration. The calculated standardized total hypnotic concentration and opioid concentration and the isoboles determined are displayed. The display is adapted to changes occurring in the isoboles determined in the course of time. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130312741 | Endotracheal Tube with Subglottic Secretion Suction and Detachable Suction Connection Line - An endotracheal tube assembly is disclosed. The endotracheal tube assembly includes an elongate tube having an outer wall, and a first connector disposed on the outer wall. The outer wall defines a generally cylindrical elongate central lumen therein, an elongate suction lumen therein, and a first suction lumen aperture therethrough, the first suction lumen aperture being in fluid communication with the elongate suction lumen. The first connector includes a first annular wall disposed within a second annular wall, where the first annular wall and the second annular wall extend away from a longitudinal axis of the elongate tube in a radial direction. An internal surface of the first annular wall defines a first flow passage, and a rim of the first annular wall defines a first connection aperture. The first connection aperture is in fluid communication with the elongate suction lumen through the first flow passage. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130327326 | PORTABLE, ADJUSTABLE DISPOSABLE MEDICAL SUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A portable, adjustable disposable medical suction system and method of use is disclosed. The system includes a delivery device to provide a conduit from a surgical site on a patient to the portable, adjustable medical suction system. The suction system may be a battery powered vacuum pump with one or more different adjustments directed to a strength of the vacuum, duration of the vacuum and interval between suction. The delivery device may be an intranasal tampon device or a tube inserted into the surgical site. During surgery and recovery at a surgical center or hospital, the vacuum source attached to the delivery system may be an industrial type vacuum source. Upon discharge, the suction system can be connected to the delivery system so that bleeding can be resolved by the patient in the comfort of his/her own home. The system and method of use is safer and mitigates body fluid borne contamination. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140020682 | ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE WITH DEDICATED EVACUATION PORT - Various embodiments of a tracheal tube capable of suctioning accumulated mucus secretions from the airway of intubated patients are provided. Disclosed embodiments include a variety of endotracheal tubes with integral suction lumens terminating in ports optimally located at the distal end of the endotracheal tubes between a Murphy's Eye and a cuff. During intubation, the foregoing features, among others, of the tracheal tube may have the effect of preventing bacterial colonization of the respiratory airway and the subsequent development of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) in the lungs. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140069423 | TRACHEAL TUBE FOR SECRETION REMOVAL - A tracheal tube includes an airway tubular body, an inflatable cuff disposed on the airway tubular body, a suction conduit extending along the airway tubular body to terminate at a suction opening, and a guiding unit disposed on the airway tubular body and adjacent to the suction opening. The guiding unit includes at least one guiding member having a plurality of ribs. Each two adjacent ones of the ribs define a guiding groove that extends toward the suction opening and that terminates at a confluent region in fluid communication with the suction opening so as to guide secretions in the trachea to the suction opening. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140144432 | ORAL SUCTION DEVICE WITH VENTILATION CAPABILITY - An oral suction device for insertion into an airway of a patient including a first tube and a second tube. The first tube includes a first gas port configured to be coupled to a ventilation source. The second tube extends coaxially over at least a first section of the first tube and includes a second gas port configured to be coupled to a negative pressure source. The second tube also has an outer surface with at least one hole defined therein. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140150781 | AUTOMATED VENTILATOR WITH ASSISTED COMPRESSIONS - A system for performing simultaneous ventilation and resuscitation of a patient includes an oxygen source, at least one inspiration control valve, a breathing apparatus, at least one expiration control valve, at least one indicator, and at least one timer. The breathing apparatus is configured to form an air seal with at least a portion of the patient's respiratory tract such that a gas including oxygen can flow from the oxygen source to the lungs. The at least one expiration control valve being configured to selectively actuate an exhalation valve. The at least one indicator for indicating when a rescuer should perform a chest compression. The at least one timer for synchronizing actuation of the at least one inspiration control valve, the at least one expiration control valve, and the indicator, thereby enabling continuous compressions to be provided to the patient while the patient undergoes inspiration and expiration. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140150782 | CLOSED SUCTION CLEANING DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A closed suction system module is provided. In one embodiment, the closed suction system module comprises a coupling member configured to couple to a suction port of a multi-port manifold or endotracheal tube adapter (e.g., dual-port or tri-port adapter). In one embodiment, the closed suction system module comprises a suction catheter configured to clean the interior surfaces of body-inserted tubes or artificial airways (alone or in addition to suctioning natural airways or portions of the respiratory tract or other body lumens). The suction catheter may comprise a cleaning portion at a distal portion of the suction catheter (e.g., near the distal end or tip of the suction catheter). In some embodiments, the cleaning portion comprises at least one expandable cleaning member (e.g., balloon, sleeve, wiper). | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140166002 | JOINT OF SPUTUM SUCTION TUBE - A joint of sputum suction tube includes a patient tube ( | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140216449 | DEVICE FOR SURFACTANT ADMINISTRATION AND VENTILATION OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANTS - A fluid delivery and airway management device including a tubular member dimensioned for introducing a fluid into a trachea of a mammal, the tubular member having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a middle portion between the proximal portion and the distal portion. The tubular member is dimensioned for positioning of the proximal portion in an oral cavity of a mammal, the middle portion in an oropharynx of the mammal and the distal portion in an esophagus of the mammal. An inflatable oral cavity balloon is positioned at the proximal portion and dimensioned to occlude the oral cavity. An inflatable esophageal balloon is positioned at the distal portion and dimensioned to occlude the esophagus. Apertures may be formed within the middle portion such that a fluid introduced into the tubular member is output through the apertures to a trachea. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140246015 | BALLOONED VENTILATION TUBE CLEANING DEVICE - A cleaning device, system and method for use with an ETT or tracheostomy ventilation tube | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140261407 | ASPIRATION CATHETERS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - The aspiration catheters, systems and methods include a catheter having an elongated body with a cross-section having a flat side and a curve near the distal end. The first side of the cross-section can contact a first side of a delivery lumen in a first orientation, and a second side of the cross-section contacts the first side of the delivery lumen in a second orientation rotated 180° from the first orientation. The curve can be directed 90° relative to a normal of the flat side. The systems and methods can utilize two catheters, and a key joint formed with the two catheters which can rotationally fix the catheters with respect to each other, and the first and second catheters each include at least one pre-formed curve near the distal end. The two catheters can be moved proximally and distally for positioning in the right and left bronchi. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140290649 | MEDICAL DEVICE TUBE HAVING A SUCTION LUMEN AND AN ASSOCIATED SUCTIONING SYSTEM - Various embodiments of a tracheal tube having a suction lumen are provided. For example, the suction lumen may be associated with two spaced apart pressure transducers, whereby a pressure drop between the transducers indicates that the suction lumen is free of blockages and a characteristic lack of pressure drop and/or particular pressure curve is indicative of a blockage. In addition, embodiments may include a tracheal tube with sensors configured to sense a buildup of secretions. The sensors may be located proximate to an opening in the suction lumen. In other embodiments, a blockage-clearing system for a suction lumen may be provided that blows air into the suction lumen to clear blockages. In particular, in certain embodiments, the blockage-clearing system may operate to create its own pressurized air source by utilizing the pressure change created in the suction line by a blockage. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140305432 | LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY DEVICE - The invention relates to a laryngeal mask airway device ( | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140345605 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED ASSISTED VENTILATION - Devices and methods for allowing for improved assisted ventilation of a patient. The methods and devices provide a number of benefits over conventional approaches for assisted ventilation. For example, the methods and devices described herein permit blind insertion of a device that can allow ventilation regardless of whether the device is positioned within a trachea or an esophagus. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20150034082 | OXYGENATION-VENTILATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS - The systems and methods include providing oxygenation-ventilation of a patient being monitored or treated with a medical system. The novel systems and methods may be configured to be able to simultaneously treat and/or monitor a patient with both a ventilator and an ECGE system. The novel systems and methods may monitor the patient and/or manage the treatment of a patient with a ventilator-ECGE system. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150040895 | RESPIRATORY THERAPY CONDENSATION ADAPTOR - Systems, devices, and methods for coupling a tracheostomy tube to a source of humidified breathing gas are disclosed. An adaptor includes a housing, a tracheostomy tube connection device, and a baffle. The housing has an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a breathing gas port. The tracheostomy tube connection device is positioned within the housing and includes an input port for receiving a flow of humidified breathing gas from the breathing gas port and an output port for coupling with the tracheostomy tube. The tracheostomy tube connection device has an internal surface defining a breathing gas passage and an external surface spaced from the interior surface of the housing to create a condensation passage. The baffle may be positioned between the breathing gas port and the input port to cause controlled condensation from the flow of humidified breathing gas by disrupting the flow of humidified breathing gas. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150101598 | TRACHEAL TUBE AND SUCTION DEVICE - Tracheal tube systems may include first and second tubes and an inflatable balloon. The first tube may be flexible and hollow and have first and second open ends. The inflatable balloon may be affixed to and circumferentially surround a portion of the first tube. The inflatable balloon may include an indentation sized and positioned to accommodate a portion of a second tube positioned therein, when the inflatable balloon is inflated. The second tube may be hollow and have a multiplicity of holes along a sidewall not in contact with the balloon. The second tube may be configured to be coupled to a suction device that creates a negative pressure in the second tube. When the tracheal tube system is inserted in a patient's trachea, the negative pressure in the second tube may act to remove, or suction out, fluids and other matter from the trachea. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150297847 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED ASSISTED VENTILATION - Devices and methods for allowing for improved assisted ventilation of a patient. The methods and devices provide a number of benefits over conventional approaches for assisted ventilation. For example, the methods and devices described herein permit blind insertion of a device that can allow ventilation regardless of whether the device is positioned within a trachea or an esophagus. In addition, the methods and device allow for timed delivery of ventilations based on a condition of a thoracic cavity to increase the amount and efficiency of blood flow during a resuscitation procedure. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150306326 | PATIENT VENTILATING AND ASPIRATING SYSTEM - A patient ventilating ( | 10-29-2015 |
| 20160038621 | OPTICAL FIBER BASED ANTIMICROBIAL ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEM - An ultraviolet irradiation system includes a medical device having a central lumen, an optical fiber having a longitudinal length, and an ultraviolet wave generator, wherein ultraviolet waves generated by the wave generator are dispersed along the longitudinal length of the optical fiber to disinfect the central lumen of the medical device. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160082212 | ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE WITH DEDICATED EVACUATION PORT - Various embodiments of a tracheal tube capable of suctioning accumulated mucus secretions from the airway of intubated patients are provided. Disclosed embodiments include a variety of endotracheal tubes with integral suction lumens terminating in ports optimally located at the distal end of the endotracheal tubes between a Murphy's Eye and a cuff. During intubation, the foregoing features, among others, of the tracheal tube may have the effect of preventing bacterial colonization of the respiratory airway and the subsequent development of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) in the lungs. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160101881 | THERAPEUTIC FOAM - A therapeutic foam for the treatment of, inter alia, varicose veins comprises a sclerosing solution foamed with a physiological gas such as carbon dioxide, oxygen or a mixture thereof. The foam has a nitrogen content of less than 0.8%. It may be generated using a pressurised canister system incorporating a fine mesh of micron dimensions through which the gas and sclerosing liquid are passed to make the foam. Alternatively, the foam may be generated by passing gas and solution between two syringes through a fine mesh. Techniques are described for minimising the amount of nitrogen in a canister or syringe based product. A technique for generating and delivering foam simultaneously using a syringe based device is also disclosed. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160175550 | FACE SOAKING DEVICE | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160184159 | TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY TREATMENT AND PREVENTION USING CYCLIC PRESSURE THERAPY - Methods for administering pressure changes to a patient for the treatment and prevention of a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methods of administering Cyclic Variations in Altitude Conditioning (CVAC) Sessions in a patient prior to or subsequent to a traumatic brain injury (TBI) event for the treatment of: blood production (erythropoiesis); stem cell therapy; inflammation or swelling; ischemia; or Alzheimer's disease. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160193436 | RESPIRATORY THERAPY APPARATUS, SENSORS AND METHODS | 07-07-2016 |
| 128202170 | Device usable either as inhaler or means for rubbing medicament on body surface | 4 |
| 20110209701 | Nose pad cushion and applicator for respiratory mask - A removable nose pad cushion adherable to a medical face mask and more particularly to a positive pressure ventilation mask approximately where the mask rests on the upper nose area of a wearer's face providing a cushioning seal between the mask and wearer's nose. The nose pad cushion can be impregnated with medication to be adsorbed by the skin of the patient. The surface of the nose pad cushion which contacts the skin of the user is soft and pliable and selected to removably adhere only to dry skin and is incapable of sticking to a moist wound bed or sores formed on the bridge of the nose. The area covered by the cushion primarily covers the upper nose area but could cover the entire interface between the mask and the face of a user. The cushion can be pre-shaped to be applied to the desired area of the mask. The adhesive which holds the cushion to the mask is of a type such that the cushion can be removed cleanly and replaced with another cushion periodically. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20120318262 | Pyrvinium Wound Treatment Methods and Devices - The present invention concerns a pyrvinium compound or salt or an analog thereof for the treatment of wounds. The present invention also concerns devices for delivering a pyrvinium compound or salt or an analog thereof for a wound. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130269692 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING OUTCOME OF CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA - A system for improving outcome following cerebral ischemia is provided. The system includes a source of nitric oxide and an elongate tubular member for insertion into a nose including at least one orifice thereon. The tubular member is coupled to the source of nitric oxide and the elongate tubular member configured for delivering the nitric oxide into a nasal cavity through the at least one orifice for absorption into a cerebral vasculature through a nasal vasculature. A means for controlling flow of the gas, a concentration of the nitric oxide in the gas, or both, is also provided. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20140283822 | MASK FOR DELIVERY OF RESPIRATORY THERAPY TO A PATIENT - A mask for delivery of respiratory therapy to a patient may include one or more of the following improvements: rigidizer provided to headgear strap, locking clip/clip receptacle headgear connection, keyed headgear buckles, lotion dispenser on frame, rotatable prongs to adjust orientation, alignment indicators provided to prong, cushion and/or frame, chin flap with bellows arrangement, vent holes positioned away from gas entry port, and vent holes to direct washout gas at an angle. | 09-25-2014 |
