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| 20080200877 | Fluid Exchange Catheter System - A catheter system that can be used for concurrent fluid infusion and aspiration in humans, animals and biological material, at a wide range of flow rates, without any blockage problems. The system has devices that control the infused liquid's pressure changes accordingly to the aspirated liquid's pressure changes, in order to allow accurate and safe fluid exchange flow control and create changes of pressures at the catheter's tip that do not allow the catheter's blockage. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080208124 | METHOD OF IDENTIFYING A FLOW SET FOR USE WITH A PUMP - A disposable flow set for use with a pump includes a first administration tube, at least one tube-segment having a first end and a second end, the first end connected to the first administration tube, a second administration tube connected to the second end of the at least one tube-segment; and an identifying key member connected to the at least one tube-segment. The identifying key member includes a number of teeth that define a unique code, including a combination of location and width. The teeth fit into compatible niches located in the pump. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080243077 | Fluid dispenser with uniformly collapsible reservoir - A compact, easy-to-use dispensing device that includes a uniquely configured unitary fluid container formed by a blow-fill-seal process. The container has a collapsible, tapered sidewall of progressively varying wall thickness that, upon being acted upon by an elastic member, will deliver an injectable parenteral fluid contained within the fluid reservoir to the patient at a substantially constant flow rate. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080262426 | Controller - A controller which can be kept clean easily and has no influence on magnetism is provided. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080262427 | AUTO-INJECTOR ACTIVATION TRIGGERING ELEMENT - An injection device, e.g. an automatic injector, including a switching element that can be displaced along a longitudinal axis of the injection device from a starting position to a release position via a coupling position, and a triggering element that can be displaced transversely to the longitudinal axis, wherein the switching element includes a control surface element and the triggering element slides along the control surface element at least during the movement of the switching element from the starting position to the coupling position. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080275398 | FLUID VALVE SYSTEMS - An apparatus includes a first valve having an inlet capable of being in fluid communication with a first fluid source, an outlet capable of being in fluid communication with the inlet, and two unidirectional valves. The first valve is capable of being in a first mode in which the inlet is in fluid communication with the outlet through a first flow path, and a second mode in which the inlet is in fluid communication with the outlet through a second flow path isolated from the first flow path. The two unidirectional valves are along the second flow path. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080281271 | DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF A THERAPEUTIC AGENT - A drug delivery system includes an automatic injector that can deliver a small, precise amount of a therapeutic agent. The automatic injector includes a chamber for containing a liquid component and a thin porous member that carries thereon and/or therein the small, precise amount of therapeutic agent. Upon activation of the automatic injector, a flow path opens from the chamber through the porous member, enabling the liquid component to rapidly mix with the therapeutic agent before being injected. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080287872 | Pump Module For Use In A Medical Fluid Dispensing System - A pump module is provided for use in a medical fluid dispensing system that includes a pump body made of a non-compliant material and first and second pump chambers formed in the body. Each of the chambers has a first, open end and an opposite, closed end. The pump module further includes first and second pistons in the first and second pump chambers, respectively. At least one fluid inlet and a fluid outlet are selectively in fluid communication with the first and second pump chambers. Each of the pistons extends through the open end of a respective one of the pump chambers, with each of the pistons being operably translatable within the pump chamber toward and away from the closed end of the chamber. The pistons are translatable independently of one another. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080287873 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF A SYRINGE - A system is provided for controlling operation of a syringe. The system comprises a controller having an interface and at least one input mechanism; and a syringe gun communicably connected to the controller. The syringe gun comprises an elongated body with an open faced barrel cradle and open faced plunger bay for holding a syringe in the body, a plunger cradle moveable within the plunger bay for operating on a plunger of the syringe, and an actuating device for moving the plunger cradle according to a control signal. The controller generates the control signal for controlling the syringe gun. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080294108 | Infusion Pump System with Contamination-Resistant Features - Some embodiments of an infusion pump system may include a construction that is resistant to external contaminants, such as precipitation, water splashes, sweat and the like. In particular embodiments, the infusion pump system can include a pump device that is removably attached to a controller device to provide an electrical connection therebetween. In such circumstances, the infusion pump system can be assembled as a sealed construction that protects the electrical connection between the pump device and the removable controller device. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080300542 | Male Luer Connector - Certain embodiments of the present invention include a male luer connector having a valve arrangement for keeping a passage that extends through the male luer connector closed when the male luer connector is not attached to a corresponding female luer connector. This passage of the male luer connector may opened by connecting the male luer connector to a female luer connector. The valve arrangement of the male luer connector may include a movable sealing element arranged around a central fluid conduit. In some embodiments, the male luer connector may include a filter that is permeable to gas, but substantially impermeable to liquid, thus allowing gas to be purged from the male luer connector while substantially preventing liquid from leaking from the connector at least when the male luer connector is not connected to a female luer connector. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080306444 | INTEGRATED MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE FOR USE WITH CONTINUOUS ANALYTE SENSOR - An integrated system for the monitoring and treating diabetes is provided, including an integrated receiver/hand-held medicament injection pen, including electronics, for use with a continuous glucose sensor. In some embodiments, the receiver is configured to receive continuous glucose sensor data, to calculate a medicament therapy (e.g., via the integrated system electronics) and to automatically set a bolus dose of the integrated hand-held medicament injection pen, whereby the user can manually inject the bolus dose of medicament into the host. In some embodiments, the integrated receiver and hand-held medicament injection pen are integrally formed, while in other embodiments they are detachably connected and communicated via mutually engaging electrical contacts and/or via wireless communication. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090005735 | Medical Device with Orientation Sensitive Priming Mechanism - The present invention relates to a device for a medical device, which medical device comprises a body ( | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090018505 | Powered automatic injection device - An automatically controlled medicament delivery system having a hand-held gun-shaped device with a handgrip. The device has an internal motor that is powered by connection to a power source, such as AC current or DC battery, a pair of limit switches that control the delivery of the medicament by limiting movement of a helical gear that moves a fitting in response to being powered by the internal motor, the helical gear transferring rotational motion from the electric motor into linear motion through a coupling attached to the helical gear. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090043257 | ADAPTER FOR POWER INJECTORS - A syringe adapter includes an adapter body having a first connecting portion that may be received into a power injector unit used to deliver contrast media. The adapter also includes a second connecting portion configured to receive the rearward end of an associated syringe. The adapter includes means for encoding information about the associated syringe that may be communicated to the power injector unit through one or more sensors. The means for encoding information may include a mechanism that moves linearly laterally back and forth to activate an actuator used to convey the encoded information. In particular, the action of installing the adapter may be decoupled from the action of encoding information. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090076451 | Medical Device with Protected Transcutaneous Device - A medical device is provided comprising a first a second units, the first unit comprising a housing with a skin-mountable surface, and a transcutaneous device having a distal portion adapted to be arranged through the skin of the subject in a situation of use in which the housing has been applied on a skin surface. The second unit is adapted to be releasably coupled to the first unit thereby, in a situation of use, substantially covering an introduction site of the transcutaneous device through the skin, whereby at least partial removal of the second unit from the first unit at least partially uncovers the introduction site. In this way the transcutaneous device can be protected during use, yet it allows the user to inspect the introduction site. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090099520 | Methods of fluid flow control with robotic surgical instruments for irrigation, aspiration, and blowing - In one embodiment of the invention, a first control signal is generated to control a robotic surgical instrument. The first control signal is then coupled into the robotic surgical instrument. In response to the first control signal, a first valve in the robotic surgical instrument is opened to flow a first fluid over a surgical site. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090112161 | Medical Instrument with Injection Needles That Can Be Spread Out Sideways - A medical instrument comprises a tubular body, housing at least one injection needle with a radially outwardly directed tip portion in an axially undisplaceable manner. A control element serves for deploying the tip of the injection needle out sideways from the tubular body. It is proposed that the control element is housed in the tubular body in an axially displaceable manner, and that said element it in operative connection with the at least one injection needle in such a way that, in a first axially displaced position, the outwardly directed tip portion of the injection needle is fully retracted in the body and, in a second axially displaced position, at least the tip of the outwardly directed tip portion is pressed sideways out from the tubular body (FIG. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090112162 | Drug Delivery System with Cartridge Interlock - Described is a drug delivery system and method for priming such drug delivery system so that unwanted delivery of a drug is prevented. In one embodiment, a drug delivery system is provided that includes a drug infusion pump and a cartridge configured for insertion into the drug infusion pump. The cartridge includes a hollow barrel for receiving and storing a drug and a plunger having a first end and a second end. The first end of the plunger is slidably insertable and movable within the barrel. The second end of the plunger is slidably insertable and movable with a chamber of the drug infusion pump. The second end of the plunger also includes an interlock that is passively engaged by a piston within the drug infusion pump during priming to prevent unwanted delivery of the drug. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090124976 | DRUG SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR CED (CONVECTION-ENHANCED DELIVERY) CATHETER INFUSIONS - The invention relates to a drug supply system for CED (convection-enhanced delivery) catheter infusions, comprising:
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| 20090143730 | LEAD SCREW DELIVERY DEVICE USING REUSABLE SHAPE MEMORY ACTUATOR DEVICE - A drug delivery device drive that includes a single shape memory alloy wire actuator to advance a lead screw via a ratcheting mechanism and method thereof are disclosed. In one embodiment, a shape memory alloy wire is operably connected to one of a pair of ratchet wheels and configured to drive incrementally the rotation of the connected ratchet wheel via a contraction, which in turn drives the rotation of the other ratchet wheel about a rotational axis which moves a lead screw and advances a plunger to dispense a liquid drug from a drug container. A drug delivery device using the shape memory alloy wire actuator in combination with the ratcheting mechanism to incrementally rotate a shaft, a lead screw or a sleeve provides for a more compact an less complicated design. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090157002 | CATHETER HAVING COMMUNICATING LUMENS - A catheter having a plurality of longitudinal lumens for removing biological, natural and/or man-made materials from cavities, ducts, vessels, or other locations in a patient's body. The multi-lumen catheter comprises a longitudinally-extending suction lumen with suction holes through which materials pass into the lumen in response to suction forces generated by a source of negative pressure coupled to a proximal end of the lumen. A longitudinally-extending vent lumen coupled to a source of at least neutral vent pressure through, for example, an opening to ambient air at the proximal end of the lumen, and preferably, through vent holes disposed along a length of the catheter. A dividing septum between the adjacent lumens has one or more ports fluidically coupling the lumens. The ratio of the area of the suction holes and ports is such that the suction force at unobstructed suction holes is maintained below a desired maximum force for a given negative pressure when none or more of the suctions holes are obstructed. When a suction hole obstruction occurs, fluid is drawn into the suction lumen through the communication port(s). This compensating fluid flow prevents the suction forces from exceeding a predetermined maximum value during use even when one or more suction holes become obstructed. This maximum force may be set, for example, to avoid hematoma, to permit repositioning of the catheter during use, etc. thereby allowing for continuous suction. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090157003 | Method And Apparatus For Occlusion Prevention And Remediation - A catheter occlusion prevention or remediation system for use with catheter-based therapeutic or medical liquid delivery to a patient. The system is an adjunct to a catheter liquid delivery arrangement that typically includes an infusion pump hooked to the patient. The system includes a drive that displaces a pulse effector against liquid in a pulse chamber in fluid-flow communication with liquid in the catheter to create a pressure pulse that opens occlusions, breaks away occlusions being formed, and prevents occlusion formation. In one embodiment, the drive charges an accumulator that displaces the pulse effector during a period of low pump motor activity maximizing onboard battery life. In another embodiment, the drive is an actuator with an armature that displaces a plunger into the pulse chamber to form the pulse. The resultant pulses are of sufficient duration and pressure above working pressure to achieve occlusion prevention and remediation. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090171289 | USER INTERFACE IMPROVEMENTS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES - A method and system is disclosed for operating a medical device with or without a cassette in place. A method is disclosed for adding additional VTBI to an ongoing infusion without stopping the infusion and with maintaining the infusion parameters. A method and system is disclosed for changing the CCA without having to interrupt or completely stop an ongoing infusion. Quick titration buttons are provided to allow improved navigation between various delivery display screens. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090177154 | INSULIN PUMP WITH CONVENIENCE FEATURES - This document discusses, among other things, an apparatus comprising a pump configured to deliver insulin, a user interface including a display, and a controller communicatively coupled to the pump and the user interface. The controller includes a site display module configured to display a next suggested location of the body for the user to use in treating diabetes from a series of suggested body locations. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090177155 | FLUID INJECTION SYSTEM AND PRESSURE JACKET ASSEMBLY WITH SYRINGE ILLUMINATION - The fluid injection apparatus for use with a syringe includes an injector and a pressure jacket assembly associated with the injector. The injector includes a housing defining a central opening and a drive piston extendable through the central opening for imparting motive forces to a syringe plunger disposed within the syringe. The pressure jacket assembly includes a pressure jacket and at least one support arm associated with and extending outward from the housing. A syringe retaining member is attached to the at least one support arm. The syringe-retaining member defines a syringe receiving slot for receiving at least a portion of the syringe. A light source is located on the support arm and faces the pressure jacket for illuminating the syringe. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090198182 | Member For Catheter's Position Verification Having Color Change Indicator And Catheter Having The Member For Catheter's Position Verification - The present invention provides a member ( | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090204074 | METHODS OF POWER INJECTING A FLUID THROUGH AN ACCESS PORT - Methods of power injecting a fluid through an access port are described. One method includes implanting in a patient an access port suitable for passing fluid therethrough at a rate of at least about 1 milliliter per second, the access port including a body defining a cavity, a septum, and an outlet in fluid communication with the cavity, and flowing a fluid through an infusion set into the access port at a rate of at least about 1 milliliter per second, the infusion set including a needle in fluid communication with a tubing, the tubing in fluid communication with a connector, each of the needle, tubing, and connector constructed to have a burst pressure of at least about 100 psi. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090216191 | Injection Device With Haptic Feedback - A device for driving a surgical apparatus and being configured in a master-slave setup and comprising a slave component comprising a drive unit apt to actuate a surgical apparatus connected to it; and a sensor apt to emit sensor information related to the resistance opposing the actuation of the drive unit; and a master component allowing a haptic feedback related to the resistance detected by the sensor. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090216192 | FLUID INJECTION APPARATUS HAVING ANTI-ROTATION ELEMENTS TO LIMIT SYRINGE PLUNGER ROTATION - The fluid injection apparatus is adapted for use with a syringe and includes an injector and a pressure jacket associated with the injector. The injector includes a drive piston having a plunger engaging end. The syringe includes a body and a plunger movably disposed within the body, the plunger having a proximal end adapted for engagement by the plunger engaging end of the drive piston. An anti-rotation connection is formed by complementary anti-rotation elements associated with the proximal end of the plunger and the plunger engaging end of the drive piston to limit rotation of the plunger within the syringe body. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090216193 | FLUID INJECTION APPARATUS HAVING A SYRINGE PRESENCE SENSOR - The fluid injection apparatus is adapted for use with a syringe and includes an injector and a pressure jacket associated with the injector. The injector includes a housing defining an opening for a drive piston extendable from the housing. The pressure jacket secures the syringe during an injection procedure. The pressure jacket has a distal end defining a syringe receiving opening for receiving the syringe, and a proximal end associated with the housing and generally aligned with the opening. The apparatus includes a syringe sensor adapted for engagement by the syringe when loaded into the pressure jacket. The housing may have an engagement tab adapted to engage an engagement recess in the pressure jacket to removably engage the pressure jacket with the housing. The apparatus may have one or more light sources associated with the housing for illuminating the syringe received in the pressure jacket. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090292246 | CASSETTE FOR A HIDDEN INJECTION NEEDLE - A system for injecting a fluid medicament into a patient includes a drive mechanism, and a cassette loaded with a pre-filled hypodermic syringe. When the cassette is loaded, the syringe is held firmly inside and the cassette can be selectively engaged with the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism has two motors. A first motor initially moves the hypodermic syringe from a position inside the cassette where its needle is concealed, to a position where the needle extends from the cassette for insertion into a patient for an injection. With the needle inserted, a second motor pushes the syringe stopper to expel a fluid medicament from the syringe. After an injection, the first motor withdraws the syringe back into concealment inside the cassette, to again firmly hold the syringe on the cassette. The cassette and syringe, in combination, can then be removed from the drive mechanism and discarded. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090306592 | INFUSION PUMP - An infusion pump is provided with a slide clamp mechanism having a clamp member for closing or opening an infusion tube and a valve mechanism for pressing the infusion tube to stop flow of a solution in the infusion tube and has a structure where an interlocking mechanism for interlocking the slide clamp mechanism with the valve mechanism only by manipulation of a handle is disposed. During a series of manipulations of the handle, the infusion tube is always closed by one or both of the slide clamp and valves 14A and 14B, so that free flow of a solution in the infusion tube 40 can be entirely prevented. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100004596 | EXTRA-CORPOREALLY PORTABLE INFUSION DEVICE - A portable medical apparatus for administering a fluid drug in doses, including a first housing including a reservoir unit with an outlet into a fluid path for conducting the drug, a second housing including a conveying unit for dispensing the drug from the reservoir unit in doses and a suitable controller for controlling the conveying unit, an adaptor including a coupling structure for receiving the first housing and the second housing and an attaching structure for extra-corporeally carrying the adaptor on a patient, wherein the conveying unit and the reservoir unit can be joined together to form an integrated mechanical and fluidic unit, and coupled to and decoupled from at least two differently configured adaptors, wherein at least one of the adaptors is configured to be directly attached to the surface of the skin and at least one of the adaptors is configured to be worn on or carried by an article of clothing or a wearing system (e.g., a belt). | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100030152 | Multi Injection Microneedle Therapy System - The present invention relates to a microneedle therapy system for skin care, hair loss treatment, obesity treatment, and the like. Provided is a multi-injection microneedle therapy system which implements a new treatment device and method capable of inserting a number of needles to create holes on the human skin and simultaneously inject drugs by using a gun, thereby significantly reducing a procedure time, minimizing pain, and increasing drug absorption efficiency to maximize treatment effectiveness. In addition, the multi injection microneedle therapy system can perform microneedle therapy or mesotherapy treatment according to types of injected drugs and effectively perform the mesotherapy treatment by performing a number of injections for a short procedure time. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100036317 | HANDHELD DEVICE FOR THE LOCAL PUNCTURING OF A HUMAN OR AN ANIMAL SKIN, DRIVE UNIT, NEEDLE UNIT AND METHOD FOR COUPLING - The invention relates to a handheld device for the local puncturing of a human or an animal skin, in particular for the introduction of an active substance or for the application of a tattoo or a permanent make-up, comprising a drive unit which is configured so as to produce a repetitive drive movement, and a needle unit which comprises a needle device and is configured so as to couple to the drive unit in such a manner that the repetitive drive movement for the extension and retraction of the needle device can be coupled into the latter, said drive unit having formed on it a displaceable actuating element which is functionally coupled to a needle connection device, and said needle unit having formed on it a functional member which is assigned to the actuating element, said actuating element and said functional member being configured so as to move the actuating element from a first displacement position to a second displacement position by means of the assigned functional member when coupling the needle unit to the drive unit, thus moving the needle connection device to a coupling position in which the needle device can be coupled to the needle connection device for purposes of operation. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for coupling a needle unit to a drive unit on a handheld device, a drive unit for a handheld device as well as a needle unit for a handheld device. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100049127 | DOSING DEVICE FOR AN INFUSION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A dosing device for an infusion system comprises a dosing unit having a variable volume and at least one opening in fluid connection with the variable volume, through which opening the variable volume can be filled with a substance or the substance can be dispensed from the variable volume. The dosing device is operable in a first state for filling the substance from a supply conduit, in a second state for preventing filling and dispensing, or in a third state for dispensing through a dispensing conduit. No direct fluid connection exists between the supply conduit and the dispensing conduit at any time. Methods for dosing a substance with the dosing device. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100114024 | PINCH VALVE MECHANISM FOR A MEDICAL FLUID INJECTION DEVICE - In general, this disclosure relates to techniques for sealing, or pinching, high-pressure fluid tubing (e.g., braided tubing) that may be used to deliver medical fluid from a powered medical fluid injection device, such as an injector that delivers contrast media and/or saline during angiographic or computed tomography (CT) procedures. In some cases, one or more low-friction, solenoid-based pinch valve mechanisms may be used. One example powered medical fluid injection device comprises an injector head and at least one pinch valve mechanism that is coupled to the injector head. The at least one pinch valve mechanism comprises a plunger, a reciprocating arm driven by the plunger, and a tube pinching area. The at least one pinch valve mechanism, when deactivated by the injector head, is configured to cause the reciprocating arm to pinch fluid tubing that runs through the tube pinching area. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100152657 | Medical Delivery System Comprising a Coding Mechanism - A medical delivery system comprising a container ( | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100160860 | Apparatus and method for remotely controlling an ambulatory medical device - An electronic device may remotely control a medical device. The electronic device may include a wireless communication circuit configured to wirelessly communicate with the medical device, and a processor that receives from the medical device via the wireless communication circuit screen data generated by the medical device for display on a display device thereof and to control a display device of the electronic device according to the received screen data to display on the electronic device display the screen data generated by the medical device, to emulate at least some of a plurality of user keys of the medical device with selected ones of a plurality of user buttons of the electronic device, and to control the display device of the electronic device to display a map that relates emulated ones of the plurality of user keys to selected ones of the user buttons. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100160861 | Control Tabs for Infusion Devices and Methods of Using the Same - An external infusion device that infuses a fluid into an individual's body includes a housing, a reservoir, a drive system, a power supply, electrical elements, and a tab. The reservoir contains the fluid, and the drive system forces the fluid from the reservoir. The electrical elements control the power to the drive system to regulate the rate that fluid is forced from the reservoir. The tab mates with the housing, and contains at least one electrical element. The tab is removable, and may be replaced with a different tab. The different tab may change the rate fluid is forced from the reservoir. A tab may be removed from one external infusion device and installed in a different external infusion device. The tab may be limited to use in a predetermined number of external infusion devices and may include a power supply. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100174238 | INFUSION AND SUCTION CONFIGURATION IN AN ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM - A method for expelling blood and preventing blood from entering portions of an atherectomy system that includes the passage of infusion fluid through a passageway configured in the atherectomy system so as to provide a flow of infusion fluid through an operational mechanism of the atherectomy system and exit the atherectomy system at a higher pressure and higher velocity than that of the blood flow within the blood vessel in which the atherectomy system is operating. The method includes lubricating portions of the atherectomy system by bringing infusion fluid into contact with components of the operational mechanism of the atherectomy system, wherein a relative position of the two components one to another varies during operation. The atherectomy system includes a control system that monitors and regulates the amount of fluid infused into, and the fluid leaving, the artery by a weight comparison method in which the relative weight difference between the infusion bag and the effluent collecting bottle is compared. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100179476 | CONVEYING DEVICE IN OR FOR AN APPARATUS FOR ADMINISTERING A DRUG - A conveying device in or for an apparatus for administering a product, including a base, a first conveying member which can be moved relative to the base and includes a first thread, a second conveying member which can be moved relative to the base and includes a second thread for a threaded engagement with the first thread, wherein the second thread extends over an axial portion of the second conveying member which is radially flexible in relation to its threaded axis, such that one of the conveying members can be axially inserted into the other in an overlap of the threads, and a blocking member which can be moved relative to the base, wherein one of the blocking member and the second conveying member can be moved relative to the other into a blocking position in which the blocking member radially stiffens the second thread in the threaded engagement in the region of the flexible axial portion and thus secures the threaded engagement. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100179477 | System for Protecting Circuitry in High-Temperature Environments - An electrical device for performing a particular function includes a system circuit for performing the function, and a dedicated power supply for providing power to the circuit. Both the system circuit and the power supply are hermetically sealed within a housing. The device within the housing is intended to be sterilized using high temperature, reaching a sterilization temperature. According to the invention, the device includes a thermal switch which is electrically connected between the system circuit and the power supply. The thermal switch is switchable between an open position wherein the system circuit is electrically isolated from the power supply and receives no power therefrom and a closed position wherein the system circuit is electrically connected to the power supply and receives power therefrom. The thermal switch switches from its closed position to its open position in response to the temperature within the housing rising to a predetermined switch-open temperature value. The thermal switch thereafter switches from its open position to its closed position in response to the temperature within the housing cooling to a switch-closed temperature value. With the present invention, the electrical components of a device are automatically protected from thermal damage during sterilization. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100228195 | Needle puncture device for medical equipment - The present invention relates to a needle puncture device ( | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100312186 | SOFT TISSUE DISSECTOR - A system for the dissection of soft tissue is provided, the system comprising: a dissection tip, the tip having a rigid, non-absorptive, end shell; the rigid end shell having a textured exterior surface configured to purchase soft tissue and having at least one porosity; and the dissection tip being configured to be coupled to a suction source. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110004158 | DEVICE FOR INCREASING CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW - A device for regulating cerebrospinal fluid in a cerebrospinal fluid space includes a cerebrospinal conduit having a distal end for insertion into the cerebrospinal fluid space in fluid communication with the cerebrospinal fluid. An actively oscillatably changeable sealed fluid volume can be in fluid communication with the cerebrospinal conduit. The changeable sealed fluid volume can be in a sealed fluid path extending to the distal end of the cerebrospinal conduit and is capable of actively oscillating in a changing fluid volume size for oscillating the cerebrospinal fluid in and out of the distal end of the cerebrospinal conduit and cerebrospinal fluid space. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110054399 | INSERTION DEVICE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A first device housing may be configured to be operatively engaged with and disengaged from a base carried by a user and may include a first carrier body arranged for movement at least between a refracted position and an advanced position. The first carrier body may support a piercing member for insertion through skin of the patient. A second device housing may be configured to be operatively engaged with and disengaged from the first device housing and may include a second carrier body operatively connectable with the first carrier body and arranged for movement at least between a retracted position and an advanced position. A driver in the second device housing may be arranged to move the first carrier body toward the advanced position to insert at least a portion of the piercing member through skin of the patient. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110054400 | INSERTION DEVICE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A piercing member for piercing a membrane may be arranged within a housing and supported by a compliant that may be for allowing articulation of the piercing member relative to the housing in a case where the piercing member is in the membrane and moved relative to the housing. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110054401 | DEVICE FOR INJECTING VETERINARY PRODUCTS TO POULTRY INCLUDING A CONTENTION MEMBER HAVING AN ANATOMIC FORM WITH MEANS FOR BRACING A DETECTABLE BONE - The invention relates to a device for injecting veterinary products to at least one bird by intramuscular injection, wherein said injection(s) can be carried out in the area of at least one muscle in the vicinity of a bone having a detectable shape in the body of said poultry, said device comprising: a retention member with means for bracing said detectable bone, at least one hole being formed in said retention member; at least one injection needle, said needle(s) being movable across said opening(s); characterized in that the retention member has: an anatomic shape that conforms to a portion of the body of said poultry and inside which is provided said means or bracing the detectable bone, said anatomic shape including a bearing surface for said body at said muscle; at least two contact sensors to be actuated by said poultry and provided on the anatomic shape with at least one on the bearing surface, said opening(s) being provided between said sensors. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110092904 | Fluid dispensing device - A compact fluid dispenser for use in controllably dispensing fluid medicaments, such as antibiotics, blood clotting agents, analgesics, and like medicinal agents from collapsible containers at a uniform rate. The dispenser includes a novel stored energy source that is provided in the form of a compressible-expandable member that functions to continuously and uniformly expel fluid from the device reservoir. The apparatus further includes a novel fluid flow control assembly that precisely controls the flow of the medicament solutions from the device reservoir to the patient. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110098643 | ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTUATOR - The present invention provides systems, devices, and related methods, involving electrochemical actuation. In some cases, application of a voltage or current to a system or device of the invention may generate a volumetric or dimensional change, which may produce mechanical work. For example, at least a portion of the system may be constructed and arranged to be displaced from a first orientation to a second orientation. Systems such as these may be useful in various applications, including pumps (e.g., infusion pumps) and drug delivery devices, for example. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110098644 | Covered Suction Device - A suction device which can protected before and after use. The suction device includes an elongated suction tube having a suction tip at one end. A retractable, protective sheath is connected to the tube and extends over the exposed length of the suction tube. A tip protector extends from the free end of the sheath, and includes an interference structure in the form of a plurality of spaced ribs protruding inwardly to engage and grip the suction tip. A hollow sheath housing is secured to the free end and a sheath inserter is secured to the suction tube proximate the connection end, with the sheath housing and the sheath inserter being shaped to insert the retractable sheath in the hollow sheath housing when the sheath is in a retracted position. The tip protector and the sheath housing can be portions of a unitary structure. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110118666 | Pressure infusion device with flexible window - The window material is made of two layers of material that have different elongation properties. The layers are bonded together to produce a multi-layer laminate that has sufficient optical clarity to easily read or scan the printed matter on the I.V. bag, has sufficient flexibility to provide maximum contact with the I.V. bag, but has little or no stretch to provide uniform pressure on the I.V. bag at typical utilization pressures. The preferred embodiment is a 10 mil, matte finished, high Durometer polyurethane film laminated to a 92 gauge (0.00092″) polyester film. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110130720 | Power Injector Syringe Clamp Assembly with RFID Antenna - A power injector syringe clamp assembly ( | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110160665 | Ambulatory Infusion Device With Advanced Battery Testing And Method For Testing A Battery - Included are embodiments of an ambulatory infusion device. Some embodiments include a battery receiving portion that receives a user-replaceable battery of variable individual characteristics. The user-replaceable battery may serve as a primary power source of the ambulatory infusion device and being successively depleted during application. Similarly, some embodiments include a dosing unit with an electrically powered actuator and an electronic controller that controls operation of the ambulatory infusion device. Still some embodiments include a testing unit that is operatively coupled to the electronic controller, the testing unit being designed to carry out a battery test, the battery test including determining an off-circuit voltage and an internal resistance of the user-replaceable battery. Still some embodiments include an alerting unit that is operatively coupled to the testing unit and/or the electronic controller to provide an alert to a device user in dependence of a battery test result. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110172601 | Bladder Arrangement For Microneedle-Based Drug Delivery Device - A bladder arrangement is provided for a microneedle-based drug delivery device. The bladder arrangement includes a flexible membrane having an inner surface, an outer surface and an outer periphery. A bladder member, having a rigidity greater than the flexible membrane, includes an inner surface, an outer surface and an outer periphery. The inner surface of the flexible membrane and the inner surface of the bladder member define a chamber for receiving a drug therein. At least one microneedle is operatively connected to the bladder member. The at least one microneedle has an input and an output receivable within the individual. A valve operatively connects the input of the at least one microneedle and the chamber. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110178460 | DEVICE FOR INJECTING A LIQUID INTO A BODY OF A PATIENT - The invention relates to a device ( | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110184348 | DUAL CHAMBER AND GEAR PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR A HIGH PRESSURE DELIVERY SYSTEM - A high pressure delivery device for delivering a medicament includes a first chamber for storing a supply of the medicament and a second chamber in fluid communication with the first chamber. A fluid connection path is in fluid communication with the second chamber for administering the medicament. A valving system is in fluid communication with the first chamber, the second chamber and the fluid connection path. The valving system allows a dose of the medicament to be injected from the first chamber into the second chamber while substantially preventing backflow of the dose into the first chamber and substantially preventing leakage through the fluid connection path. The valving system also allows the dose in the second chamber to be administered through the fluid connection path while substantially preventing the dose from flowing back into the first chamber. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110190701 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR RECORDING DATA - Methods, systems and devices for recording data are described herein. In one embodiment a method for recording data for keeping a diary may include: storing primary data indicative of a measured blood glucose level and/or an administrated dose of insulin in a memory of an electronic diary device; receiving a spoken voice message with a microphone, wherein the spoken voice message is indicative of supplementary data directly related to the primary data; and storing the supplementary data in the memory of the electronic diary device, wherein the primary data is stored with a primary time stamp and the supplementary data is stored with the primary data, the primary time stamp or a supplementary time stamp. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110208122 | SLOW RELEASE LIQUID DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - A drug delivery device is formed from an elastomeric element, including an inflatable drug reservoir and a flexible sleeve, and an insert inserted within the flexible sleeve. The insert cooperates with the flexible sleeve to form an at least partially pressure compensated flow regulating mechanism. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110224613 | HYPODERMIC INJECTION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a hypodermic injection system having a direct-drive motor for moving a ram towards an injectate chamber for discharging injectate therein through a discharge orifice. The system can have an injection head attached to a housing having an injectate chamber for holding injectate to be injected, a remote discharge device with a control apparatus or the structure for holding a cartridge containing injectate. The injectate supply could be a bottle, a remote reservoir or a cartridge. An injection head can have a nose actuator for enabling an injection only if the nose actuator has engaged the body to be injected. A clamping device clamps the body to be injected. Control is effected through a microprocessor to which the electrically-operated parts of the invention are attached. Control and output signals are readable through an electronic display. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110270184 | Pressure/Vacuum Actuated Catheter Drug Delivery Probe - A delivery probe for delivering a therapeutic agent to tissue is described including at least one delivery capsule for accommodating the agent, at least one delivery device in fluid communication with the capsule, an actuation mechanism for moving the capsule between an activated position and an inactivated position by providing at least one of a fluid and a vacuum, and a delivery mechanism for forcing the agent out of the capsule. A method of delivering a therapeutic agent to tissue is also described including providing a catheter with a delivery probe at a distal end, positioning the delivery probe next to the tissue, supplying fluid to an actuation chamber to position the probe into an activated position, supplying fluid to a delivery chamber to force the agent out of the probe, and establishing a vacuum in the actuation chamber to position the probe into an inactivated position. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110275995 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING A THERAPEUTIC AGENT USING MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE - Devices and methods for delivering a therapeutic agent to a patient are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a delivery system includes a reservoir configured to contain a fluid, a first actuator coupled to the reservoir, a second actuator coupled to the first actuator, and an adaptor at least partially disposed between the first actuator and the second actuator. The first actuator and the second actuator are configured to collectively exert a force on the reservoir such that at least a portion of the fluid within the reservoir is communicated out of the reservoir. The adaptor is configured to couple the first actuator and the second actuator. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110275996 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING A THERAPEUTIC AGENT USING MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE - Devices and methods for delivering a therapeutic agent to a patient are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a delivery system includes a reservoir containing a fluid and a fluid communicator in fluid communication with the reservoir. An actuator is coupled to the reservoir and configured to displace and exert a force on the reservoir for a time period upon actuation such that fluid within the reservoir is communicated through the fluid communicator. An amplification mechanism is coupled to the actuator. The amplification mechanism is configured to increase at least one of the force, the displacement, or the time period the force is exerted by the actuator on the reservoir. In some embodiments, a transfer structure is disposed between the amplification mechanism and the reservoir. The transfer structure is configured to contact the reservoir upon actuation of the actuator. In some embodiments, the actuator can be an electrochemical actuator. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110282282 | RESERVOIR PRESSURE EQUALIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to equalizing pressure in a reservoir containing fluidic media, possibly due to imperfect installation of the reservoir or an external influence such as an altitude or a temperature change. In various embodiments, fluidic media may be expelled from the reservoir through a needle and contained in an interior volume of a pierceable member before the needle pierces the pierceable member to establish a flow path to a user. In other embodiments, fluidic media may be expelled through a port of the reservoir into a chamber or to the outside environment. In further embodiments, fluidic media may be expelled through a channel in a plunger head and out a passage in the reservoir when the channel and passage are aligned. In other embodiments, fluidic media may be expelled through a valve, and the valve may be pierceable by a needle to establish a flow path to the user. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110288481 | MODULAR INJECTION DEVICE - A modular injection device for administration of dermal filler compositions is provided. The injection device may include a handheld injector unit including a drive unit, the drive unit configured to apply an extrusion force to a fluid; a control unit remote from the injector unit, the control unit configured to control the drive unit; and a cable configured to connect the control unit to the injector unit. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110319821 | Male Luer Connector - Certain embodiments of the present invention include a male luer connector having a valve arrangement for keeping a passage that extends through the male luer connector closed when the male luer connector is not attached to a corresponding female luer connector. This passage of the male luer connector may be opened by connecting the male luer connector to a female luer connector. The valve arrangement of the male luer connector may include a movable sealing element arranged around a central fluid conduit. In some embodiments, the male luer connector may include a filter that is permeable to gas, but substantially impermeable to liquid, thus allowing gas to be purged from the male luer connector while substantially preventing liquid from leaking from the connector at least when the male luer connector is not connected to a female luer connector. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120016303 | SYRINGE DRIVE DEVICE - A syringe drive device drives a syringe including a cylindrical cylinder and a piston. The cylinder includes a solution supply port at one end, and an opening at the other end. The piston is inserted into the cylinder through the opening. The syringe drive device includes a cylinder holder to rotatably hold the cylinder of the syringe, and a piston driver to drive the piston in its axial direction with respect to the cylinder held in the cylinder holder. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120029428 | Vacuum Asisst Syringe Filling - A multi-dose injection system ( | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120059319 | MEDICAMENT DISPENSING DEVICE - A portable medicament dispensing device having a mechanism which is not susceptible to jamming for dispensing the medication to a user. The device employs a coupling for coupling the relative motion between reciprocating body members housing the ancillary components and a barrel plunger associated with the syringe. One embodiment provides a pivoting coupling whereas an alternate uses a rack and pinion system. The advantage of simplifying such mechanisms results in a structure which has smooth unencumbered motion with fewer parts to avoid mechanical jamming during use. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120071828 | SYRINGE DRIVE DEVICE AND MEDICATION DISPENSING DEVICE - A syringe drive device | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120078180 | SYRINGE DRIVE DEVICE - A syringe drive device | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120089090 | FLUID EJECTION DEVICE AND MEDICAL DEVICE - A fluid ejection device includes: a pressure chamber; an actuator having a displacement plane that varies the volume of the pressure chamber; a delivery channel pipe communicating with the pressure chamber; a first reflection surface of pressure wave formed as part of a paraboloid of revolution that reflects a plane pressure wave by displacement of the actuator, the plane pressure wave propagating through the pressure chamber; and a second reflection surface of pressure wave formed as part of a paraboloid of revolution or an ellipsoid of revolution which is disposed so as to face the first reflection surface of pressure wave, wherein the first reflection surface of pressure wave and the second reflection surface of pressure wave have a common first focus, and a pressure wave reflected from the second reflection surface of pressure wave propagates through the delivery channel pipe and ejects fluid. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120116307 | DIFFUSION DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF FABRICATION - The invention generally relates to diffusion delivery systems and more particularly to high precision nanoengineered devices for therapeutic applications. The device contains diffusion areas that may be fabricated between bonded substrates, and the device can possess high mechanical strength. The invention further relates to capsules containing a diffusion delivery system. The present invention also relates to methods of fabricating the diffusion delivery systems. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120116308 | TRANSDERMAL PATCH WITH PLURAL ON-BOARD ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES - A transdermal patch can include a drug source, a porator, and an energy storage device on-board the patch. Conductive contact terminals can extend from the energy storage device for connection to an external source of power. The porator operates free of any concurrent connection to any external source of power. A switch can be used to make the selective electrical connection between the porator and the energy storage device. The switch can be arranged to respond to a manual user action after the patch has been adhered to skin, including separation of the porator from a remainder of the patch. Optionally, a series of switches can make electrical connections between the porator and respective individual energy storage devices. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120123335 | TRANSDERMAL PATCH WITH ON-BOARD ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - A transdermal patch can include a drug source, a porator, and an energy storage device on-board the patch. Conductive contact terminals can extend from the energy storage device for connection to an external source of power. The porator operates free of any concurrent connection to any external source of power. A switch can be used to make the selective electrical connection between the porator and the energy storage device. The switch can be arranged to respond to a manual user action after the patch has been adhered to skin, including separation of the porator from a remainder of the patch. Optionally, a series of switches can make electrical connections between the porator and respective individual energy storage devices. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120136302 | Intelligent Close Loop Recognition Restoring Feedback Device - The invention provides an intelligent close loop recognition restoring feedback device including a back plate, a casing is disposed at a side of the back plate, and a covering plate is disposed on the casing. A rotating pivot is protruded from the middle of the covering plate and the middle of the casing. Two transverse rotating handles are disposed at an end of the rotating pivot, and the rotating handles are fixed by a plug cover. Two moving-sliding blocks are disposed in the casing, and the two moving-sliding blocks are connected to each other via tensile elastic elements. A cam is disposed between the two moving-sliding blocks, and each moving-sliding block is provided with a cylindrical pin. The two cylindrical pins are located at the same position on the moving-sliding blocks and abut against the edge of the cam. In the invention, the structure of the device is concise, and the device may easily detect the real-time operation conditions and reflect the message about whether the operation is right to the operator, and may prevent the operator from continuing operating the infusion transferring system under improper conditions. As a result, the safety of the device is guaranteed. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120143133 | DEVICE FOR DRUG INFUSION - A portable device for infusion of liquid drugs contained in a pair of syringes into a patient's body is disclosed. Said device includes a body housing a driving system and arranged to receive a pair of interchangeable syringes, and said driving system includes a single electric motor and a first and a second mechanical assembly, or a single mechanical assembly, each assembly being associated with one of the syringes or with both syringes, respectively, and being arranged to convert the rotary motion of the motor into a linear motion and to apply said linear motion to a pusher associated with the plunger of the respective syringe, both mechanical assemblies, or the single mechanical assembly, being operated for simultaneously causing the forward motion of the plunger in one syringe and the backward motion of the plunger in a second syringe. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120165733 | MONITORING THE SEATING STATUS OF A FLUID RESERVOIR IN A FLUID INFUSION DEVICE - A device for delivering fluid to a user includes a housing, a drive motor assembly in the housing, a force sensor, and an electronics module. The drive motor assembly regulates delivery of fluid by actuating a piston of a fluid reservoir, and the force sensor generates output levels in response to force imparted thereto during, for example, fluid delivery operations. The electronics module processes the output levels of the force sensor to assess the operating health of the force sensor, to check for occlusions in the fluid delivery path, and to monitor the seating status of the fluid reservoir. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120184904 | ELECTRO MECHANICAL PRESSER WITH RIBBED BOTTLE FOR INFUSION OF LIQUIDS - The present invention relates to an ELECTRO MECHANICAL PRESSER WITH RIBBED BOTTLE FOR INFUSION OF LIQUIDS. The invention comprises a presser holder through which a mechanism connected to an electric motor presses a ribbed bottle containing liquid to be administered to a patient, thereby providing a continuous infusion of the same. The invention solves the problem of disruption of liquid infusion attributable to the creation of a vacuum in the bottle. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120209179 | PATCH-SIZED FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A patch-sized fluid delivery device may include a reusable portion and a disposable portion. The disposable portion may include components that come into contact with the fluid, while the reusable portion may include only components that do not come into contact with the fluid. Redundant systems, such as redundant controllers, power sources, motor actuators, and alarms, may be provided. Alternatively or additionally, certain components can be multi-functional, such a microphones and loudspeakers that may be used for both acoustic volume sensing and for other functions and a coil that may be used as both an inductive coupler for a battery recharger and an antenna for a wireless transceiver. Various types of network interfaces may be provided in order to allow for remote control and monitoring of the device. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120209180 | PATCH-SIZED FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A patch-sized fluid delivery device may include a reusable portion and a disposable portion. The disposable portion may include components that come into contact with the fluid, while the reusable portion may include only components that do not come into contact with the fluid. Redundant systems, such as redundant controllers, power sources, motor actuators, and alarms, may be provided. Alternatively or additionally, certain components can be multi-functional, such a microphones and loudspeakers that may be used for both acoustic volume sensing and for other functions and a coil that may be used as both an inductive coupler for a battery recharger and an antenna for a wireless transceiver. Various types of network interfaces may be provided in order to allow for remote control and monitoring of the device. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120209181 | ADHESIVE AND PERIPHERAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES - A repeater system may control a pump by using a repeater and a user interface. An adhesive patch system may be used for affixing a pump or other object to a human body. Such an adhesive patch system may include two sets of adhesive members, each member including an adhesive material on at least one side so as to attach to the body. The members of the first set are spaced to allow the members of the second set to attach to the body in spaces provided between the members of the first set, and the members of the second set are spaced to allow members of the first set to detach from the body without detaching the members of the second set. Also, fill stations and base stations are provided for personal pump systems. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120209182 | PATCH-SIZED FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A patch-sized fluid delivery device may include a reusable portion and a disposable portion. The disposable portion may include components that come into contact with the fluid, while the reusable portion may include only components that do not come into contact with the fluid. Redundant systems, such as redundant controllers, power sources, motor actuators, and alarms, may be provided. Alternatively or additionally, certain components can be multi-functional, such a microphones and loudspeakers that may be used for both acoustic volume sensing and for other functions and a coil that may be used as both an inductive coupler for a battery recharger and an antenna for a wireless transceiver. Various types of network interfaces may be provided in order to allow for remote control and monitoring of the device. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120209183 | ADHESIVE AND PERIPHERAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES - A repeater system may control a pump by using a repeater and a user interface. An adhesive patch system may be used for affixing a pump or other object to a human body. Such an adhesive patch system may include two sets of adhesive members, each member including an adhesive material on at least one side so as to attach to the body. The members of the first set are spaced to allow the members of the second set to attach to the body in spaces provided between the members of the first set, and the members of the second set are spaced to allow members of the first set to detach from the body without detaching the members of the second set. Also, fill stations and base stations are provided for personal pump systems. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120209184 | PATCH-SIZED FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A patch-sized fluid delivery device may include a reusable portion and a disposable portion. The disposable portion may include components that come into contact with the fluid, while the reusable portion may include only components that do not come into contact with the fluid. Redundant systems, such as redundant controllers, power sources, motor actuators, and alarms, may be provided. Alternatively or additionally, certain components can be multi-functional, such a microphones and loudspeakers that may be used for both acoustic volume sensing and for other functions and a coil that may be used as both an inductive coupler for a battery recharger and an antenna for a wireless transceiver. Various types of network interfaces may be provided in order to allow for remote control and monitoring of the device. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120259282 | FLUID RESERVOIR SEATING PROCEDURE FOR A FLUID INFUSION DEVICE - A method of seating a fluid reservoir in a housing of a fluid infusion device is presented here. The method is performed prior to establishing an outgoing fluid flow path from the fluid reservoir. The method begins by detecting insertion of the fluid reservoir into the housing of the fluid infusion device. In response to detecting the insertion, the method determines whether the fluid reservoir is in need of depressurization. When the fluid reservoir is in need of depressurization, the drive motor assembly of the fluid infusion device is rewound to depressurize the fluid reservoir. After depressurizing the fluid reservoir, an equalization state for the fluid reservoir is achieved. After achieving the equilibrium state, the drive motor assembly is advanced to obtain an initial seated state for the fluid reservoir. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120265141 | DETECTING A FULL RESERVOIR OF AN IMPLANTABLE INFUSION DEVICE - An implantable infusion device includes a housing and a collapsible member and an interference member disposed within the housing. The collapsible member defines a reservoir for containing fluid and has an outer surface that moves between an empty position and a full position in response to a change in volume of fluid contained in the reservoir. The interference member is configured to engage the outer surface of the collapsible member as the reservoir approaches the full position and to cause pressure in the reservoir to increase following engagement with the surface of the collapsible member and concomitant fluid introduction into the reservoir. The infusion device further includes a pressure sensor in communication with the reservoir, which can be used to determine whether the reservoir is full by measuring characteristic pressures associated with the interference member engaging the outer surface of the collapsible member and concomitant fluid introduction into the reservoir. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120265142 | CASSETTE FOR A HIDDEN INJECTION NEEDLE - A system for injecting a fluid medicament into a patient includes a drive mechanism, and a cassette loaded with a pre-filled hypodermic syringe. When the cassette is loaded, the syringe is held firmly inside and the cassette can be selectively engaged with the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism has two motors. A first motor initially moves the hypodermic syringe from a position inside the cassette where its needle is concealed, to a position where the needle extends from the cassette for insertion into a patient for an injection. With the needle inserted, a second motor pushes the syringe stopper to expel a fluid medicament from the syringe. After an injection, the first motor withdraws the syringe back into concealment inside the cassette, to again firmly hold the syringe on the cassette. The cassette and syringe, in combination, can then be removed from the drive mechanism and discarded. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120265143 | MEDICAL INJECTOR AND ADAPTER FOR COUPLING A MEDICAMENT CONTAINER AND AN ACTUATOR - A medical injector ( | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120271233 | Latching and Control Unit for Integration in a Medical Device - Latching and control unit ( | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120310161 | Fluid Management System - A fluid management system with a detection circuit for detecting whether an attached surgical device is operational. The fluid management system changes at least one operation mode when the surgical device is detected as being operational. The fluid management system may include inflow, outflow, or inflow/outflow capabilities, and monitors at least one signal characteristic of an AC power signal provided to the surgical device. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120323176 | PHARMACEUTICAL INJECTION DEVICE - The pharmaceutical injection device of the present invention comprises an inner case ( | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120330235 | Drug Delivery Device Including a Dynamic Drug Reservoir and Ergonomic User Interface - A drug delivery device includes a housing with a base and a cover that define an enclosure. A drug container disposed within the enclosure includes a drug reservoir configured to retain the drug therein. The drug container includes external features formed on an exterior of the drug container configured to interface with the housing so as to allow for dynamic movement relative to the housing to relieve stress on the rigid or flexible drug container when the needle assembly is actuated between the engaged and unengaged configurations. The drug delivery device includes a needle assembly with a needle and a drug channel connected between the drug container and needle assembly. A needle actuation mechanism is coupled to the needle assembly and actuatable between an engaged configuration and an unengaged configuration. The needle is extended from the housing in the engaged configuration and retracted in the housing in the unengaged configuration. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20120330236 | SINGLE-DOSE SYRINGE DRIVER - Various methods and devices for driving fluid from a syringe are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a luer fitting for connecting a syringe barrel to a syringe driver is provided that includes a proximal female end including a socket adapted to be removably mated to a male luer fitting on the syringe barrel. The luer fitting further includes a distal end including a nozzle adapted to receive a fluid conduit. The distal end has a non-threaded axially-oriented annular socket formed therein for removably receiving a protrusion on the syringe driver. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20120330237 | SYRINGE DRIVE DEVICE - A syringe drive device | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130006180 | Nanoporous Membrane Responsive to Electrical Stimulation and Method for Manufacturing the Same - The present invention relates to a nanoporous membrane for flux control in response to electrical stimulation. The nanoporous membrane includes a supporting layer with a plurality of pores; and an electrically responsive layer that is connected to around the entrances of the pores and undergoes a volume change by oxidation or reduction caused by electrical stimulation to thereby lead to a change in pore size. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130018313 | INJECTION DEVICE WITH CAMMED RAM ASSEMBLYAANM Kramer; ThomasAACI MinneapolisAAST MNAACO USAAGP Kramer; Thomas Minneapolis MN USAANM Rust; Matthew HowardAACI HudsonAAST WIAACO USAAGP Rust; Matthew Howard Hudson WI USAANM Goudreau; Paul MichaelAACI MinneapolisAAST MNAACO USAAGP Goudreau; Paul Michael Minneapolis MN USAANM Hoeft; Peter AnthonyAACI MinneapolisAAST MNAACO USAAGP Hoeft; Peter Anthony Minneapolis MN USAANM Sund; Julius CraigAACI PlymouthAAST MNAACO USAAGP Sund; Julius Craig Plymouth MN USAANM Sadowski; Peter L.AACI MinneapolisAAST MNAACO USAAGP Sadowski; Peter L. Minneapolis MN US - An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure can provide an injector including a trigger mechanism, an energy source, and a user-operable firing-initiation member. The trigger member can include a trigger member having a retainer portion, and a ram assembly having a ram configured to pressurize a medicament container for expelling a medicament therefrom and a trigger engagement member configured to engage the retainer portion of the trigger member in a pre-firing condition. The energy source can be associated with the ram for powering the ram to expel the medicament, and the user-operable firing-initiation member can be operable for causing an axial rotation between the trigger engagement member and the retainer portion from the pre-firing condition to a firing condition in which the trigger engagement member is released from the retainer portion to allow the energy source to fire the ram. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130030366 | Miniature Ingestible Device - The present invention discloses multiple approaches to preventing the capsule walls and other material from interfering with the performance of an electronic device once the device is activated by surrounding fluid. In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a miniature ingestible device (MID) may be created using excipients and films. The MID, in accordance with various aspects of the present invention, will have a coating or laminating surrounding an electronic device and separating and isolating the device from the pharmaceutical product or drug within the capsule once the capsule is ingested as well as from the capsule itself as the capsule walls begin to collapse during the disintegration process. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130072872 | Manually Operable Portable Infusion Device - A portable therapeutic fluid delivery device and a method for delivering a therapeutic fluid into a body of a patient are provided. In one aspect the therapeutic fluid delivery device and the method can be implemented using at least one housing securable to the body of the patient, a reservoir coupled to the at least one housing, a therapeutic fluid dispensing mechanism, a memory component, a controller, at least one bolus delivery button configured to signal the controller to initiate the delivery of the therapeutic fluid into the body of the patient; and, an inadvertent initiation prevention mechanism adapted for preventing the patient from activating the at least one bolus delivery button. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130079718 | AUTOMATIC INJECTION DEVICE - Automatic injection device includes a housing, a syringe, a plunger, and a syringe carrier. The housing includes a barrel. The barrel includes an elongated window to allow viewing of contents inside the housing. The syringe is disposed within the housing and has a reservoir. The plunger is at least partially disposed within the syringe and includes a visual indicator. The syringe carrier is disposed within the housing and configured to contain the syringe and displace the syringe within the housing between a first position and a second position. The syringe carrier has a first opening and a second opening. The first opening is configured to align with the window and the reservoir when the syringe carrier is in the first position, and the second opening is configured to align with the window and the visual indicator when the syringe carrier is in the second position. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130090600 | Device, System and Method of automatic vessel access based on real time volumetric ultrasound - An automatic vessel access device based on real time volumetric ultrasound is provided. The automatic vessel access device comprises a probe configured to generate a VOI image of a candidate vessel in a real time volume ultrasound scan mode, a control device coupled to the probe, and at least one motor coupled to the control device. The control device comprises at least one processing module configured to determine at least one control parameter based on the VOI image, and a driver module coupled with the at least one processing module and configured to drive the at least one motor to automatically access the candidate vessel according to the at least one control parameter. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130116621 | BACTERIUM-BASED MICROROBOT INCLUDING MAGNETIC PARTICLES - Provided is a bacterium-based microrobot, wherein bacteria are attached to a part of a surface of a microstructure including at least one or more magnetic particle, for actuating a bacterium-based microrobot more effectively. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130116622 | MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical device includes a catheter having an opening formed in a side portion of the catheter, an infusion tubing extending within the catheter along an axial direction of the catheter; an infusion needle disposed at a distal portion of the infusion tubing, a connecting part which bendably connects the infusion needle to the distal portion of the infusion tubing, and a bending unit by which the infusion needle located inside the catheter so as to face the opening is bent at the connecting part at essentially a right angle with respect to the distal portion of the infusion tubing. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130144211 | ADAPTER FOR DRILL DRIVE AND LAVAGE SYSTEM - Adapter for drill driven lavage system with first fastener for connecting the adapter to a drill drive, and second fastener for connecting the lavage system to the adapter. A shaft supported to rotate in axial direction and to connect to the drill drive that the shaft can be rotated by the drill drive. The adapter comprises a disc which is connected to the shaft in such manner that the disc rotates along when the shaft rotates. The disc comprises an attachment in an eccentric arrangement or the disc is inclined towards the rotation axis of the shaft. The adapter is connected to the lavage system by second fastener so that the rotating disc drives the lavage system. The adapter is connected to the lavage system by means of the second fastening facility in such manner that the pestle drives the lavage system and hits periodically onto a membrane of the lavage system. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130144212 | DEVICE FOR RADIATION-ACTIVATED LOCALIZED DELIVERY OF TREATMENT AGENTS - The present invention provides for a biocompatible drug delivery device for the targeted treatment of cancer that is implantable within the tumorous mass of a patient. In one embodiment, the device comprises two polarizable elements mechanically coupled by a connecting element. The device also comprises one or more cancer treatment agents. When the polarizable elements are depolarized, such as by the application of ionizing radiation, the two polarizable elements are repelled from each other and release the cancer treatment agent. In another embodiment, one or more treatment agents are expelled from a miniaturized syringe when internal pressure of the device is increased by the production of gas bubbles in response to the application of ionizing radiation. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130150789 | IMMOBILIZING OBJECTS IN THE BODY - Stabilizing an object in the body of a patient involves the injection of a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) material or other flowable material into the body of the patient so that the material contacts the object. The LCST material or other flowable material then forms a gel in the body such that the object is contained at least partially within the gel and thereby stabilized by the gel such that the object can then be easily fragmented within the body and/or retrieved from the body. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130197440 | MEDICINE RESERVOIR FOR DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - A medicine reservoir ( | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130197441 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING DELIVERY DEVICES FOR ORAL INTAKE OF AN AGENT - Provided are methods, systems and apparatuses for producing delivery devices, for example, for oral intake of an agent. The method can include assembling one or more layers including one or more materials with an agent or an agent-releasing formulation to form an intergraded device; folding the intergrated delivery device to form a folded integrated delivery device; and at least partially enclosing the folded delivery device to a form suitable for oral delivery. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130197442 | INJECTION DEVICES - An injection device includes an elongate housing ( | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130226090 | INJECTOR SYSTEM FOR ENCODING AND SENSING OF SYRINGE INFORMATION - A syringe for use with a powered injector to inject a fluid into a patient includes at least a first indicator positioned on the syringe at a predetermined axial position. The distance between a rearward surface of the first indicator and a predetermined position on the powered injector provides information about the syringe configuration. The first indicator can, for example, be a rear surface of the attachment flange. An injector system includes a powered injector having a drive member and at least one sensor for detecting energy. The injector system also includes a syringe having at least a first indicator positioned on the syringe at a predetermined axial position. The energy detected by the sensor is determined by the axial position of the indicator when the syringe is attached to the powered injector. The axial position of the indicator thereby provides information about the syringe configuration. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130226091 | DRIVE MECHANISM FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - The drive mechanism comprises a piston rod, a dose member with a thread engaging a corresponding thread of the body to allow a helical movement of the dose member with respect to the body, a drive sleeve rotationally coupled to the dose member, and stop means provided to restrict or inhibit a movement of the drive sleeve in the proximal direction and in the distal direction with respect to the body, the drive sleeve and the piston rod being unidirectionally coupled. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130237913 | AUTOMATIC INJECTION DEVICE WITH TEMPORIZING MEANS - The present invention relates to an injection device including a container, intended for receiving a product and provided with an injection needle and a housing receiving the container. The container is movable relative to the housing between an initial position, an insertion position, and a final position. A collapsible chamber is defined within the housing outside of the container. The chamber is collapsible with the container in the insertion position. The chamber is at least partially defined by a proximal wall and a seal element, wherein, with the container in the initial position, the proximal wall is spaced proximally from the seal element, wherein, with the container in the insertion position, the proximal wall is caused to engage the seal element, and, wherein, with the proximal wall engaging the seal element, the container is caused to move from the insertion position to the final position. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130267897 | Back-End Device for an Auto-Injector and Auto-Injector - According to the invention, a back-end device of an auto-injector adapted to be attached to a packaged syringe comprises
| 10-10-2013 |
| 20130310745 | AUTOINJECTORS - An autoinjector includes a body ( | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130310746 | AUTOINJECTORS - An autoinjector includes a rear body assembly ( | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130317431 | NEEDLE ASSISTED JET INJECTION DEVICE HAVING REDUCED TRIGGER FORCE - An exemplary embodiment of an injector includes a trigger mechanism, an energy source, and a user-operable firing-initiation member. The trigger mechanism can include a floating trigger member having a retaining portion, a ram assembly having a ram configured to pressurize a medicament container for expelling a medicament therefrom, the ram assembly further having a floating trigger engagement member configured to engage the retaining portion of the floating trigger member when the floating trigger member is in a pre-firing condition. The energy source can be associated with the ram for powering the ram to expel the medicament, and the user-operable firing-initiation member can be operable for causing an axial rotation of the floating trigger member from the pre-firing condition to a firing condition in which the floating trigger engagement member is released from the retaining portion to allow the energy source to fire the ram. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130317432 | AUTOINJECTOR - An autoinjector having a lower body ( | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130317433 | AUTOINJECTOR - An autoinjector having a body ( | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130317434 | AUTOINJECTEUR - An autoinjector having a lower body ( | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130331788 | INJECTION DEVICE WITH CAMMED RAM ASSEMBLY - An exemplary embodiment of injector includes a trigger mechanism, an energy source, and a user-operable firing-initiation member. The trigger member can include a trigger member having a retainer portion, and a ram assembly having a ram configured to pressurize a medicament container for expelling a medicament therefrom and a trigger engagement member configured to engage the retainer portion of the trigger member in a pre-firing condition. The energy source can be associated with the ram for powering the ram to expel the medicament, and the user-operable firing-initiation member can be operable for causing an axial rotation between the trigger engagement member and the retainer portion from the pre-firing condition to a firing condition in which the trigger engagement member is released from the retainer portion to allow the energy source to fire the ram. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130338589 | Patch-Like Infusion Device - A system and method for a patch-like, self-contained substance infusion device which can be attached to a skin surface via an adhesive contact surface. A push button activation assembly can then be used to remove an interlock, allowing a disk or Belleville spring assembly to apply an essentially even and constant pressure to the contents of a fluid reservoir assembly. This allows the release of one or more spring-loaded patient needles into the skin surface, and establishes a fluid communication path between the patient needles and the pressurized fluid reservoir contents thereby delivering an infusion into the skin. The push button activation assembly further allows the release of one or more improved safety mechanisms after use. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130338590 | DRIVE MECHANISM FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - The drive mechanism is suitable for a permanent delivery of a drug from a compact drug delivery device, which may be carried on the body. The drive mechanism comprises a flexible advance cable bearing a coupling feature of longitudinal extension. The advance cable is guided by a guide means. A drive means engages the coupling feature and thus enables an advancement of the advance cable according to the guide means. An end piece is provided to push a plug or bung of a cartridge containing a drug, and the end piece is driven by the advance cable. The drive means is permanently engaged with the coupling feature. This allows a permanent advancement of the plug or bung by means of the drive mechanism. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140005605 | USE OF QUORUM SENSING INHIBITORS AND BIOFILM DISPERSING AGENTS FOR CONTROLLING BIOFILM-ASSOCIATED IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE RELATED INFECTIONS | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140012200 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH AN ENERGY SUPPLY CARRYING A RESERVOIR - According to one embodiment, a medical device may include an energy supply. The energy supply includes at least two battery stacks, a control unit and a reservoir. The at least two battery stacks include a backup energy source. The control unit may monitor and control the energy supply such that when the control unit detects a fault in the at least two battery stacks, the control unit disconnects a faulty battery stack. The reservoir may be carried by the energy supply. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140025007 | MULTIMATERIAL THERMALLY DRAWN PIEZOELECTRIC FIBERS - Disclosed are fibers that include a composite of at least three different materials, where the at least three different materials include a conductor, an insulator, and a non-centrosymmetric material, and where each material is disposed in one or more different cross-sectional regions of the fiber, with each region extending along a common length of the fiber. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140031750 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR IN VIVO DELIVERY USING REMOTE ACTUATION OF IMPLANTABLE HYDROGEL MEMS DEVICES - MicroElectroMechanical System (MEMS) devices can be fabricated completely of hydrogel materials. Such hydrogels can include polyethylene glycol with diacrylate functional groups (e.g., PEGDA), which are photopolymerizable in the presence of crosslinkers and photoinitiators. By using PEGDA monomers of different molecular weights and at different percentages, the mechanical properties of the polymerized gels and their respective permeabilities can be tuned. This spatial variation in properties and permeabilities can lead to different functionalities between different portions of the hydrogel MEMS device. Portions of the hydrogel device may be remotely actuated by applying wave energy, for example, a magnetic field, high intensity focused ultrasound, and/or infrared radiation. The remote actuation can allow the device to be actuated in vivo, for example, to allow the device to deliver a drug or other substance at a desired time and/or desired location within a patient. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140031751 | SYSTEM FOR INJECTING FLUIDS IN A SUBJECT - Devices and systems for injecting fluids and/or other materials into a targeted anatomical location, in particular, a joint or intra-articular space, include a handpiece assembly having a needle extending from its distal end, a fluid delivery module comprising a cassette and a fluid transfer device. A conduit is generally configured to place the fluid delivery module in fluid communication with the handpiece assembly. Medicaments, formulations and/or other fluids or materials contained within vials that are secured to a cassette or other portion of the fluid delivery module can be selectively delivered into an anatomy through a needle located at the distal end of the handpiece assembly. In some embodiments, ultrasound or other imaging technologies can be used to locate a joint or other targeted anatomical location. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140088504 | HANDHELD MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE WITH DOSE BUTTON - The invention resides in a hand-held medicament delivery device having a housing in which is mounted, a switch, an electro-mechanical drug delivery mechanism activatable by the switch and a dose button associated with the switch. When the dose button is pressed by a user, the switch is activated. Furthermore, the dose button is hinged along one edge thereof. The dose button may be hinged about a support element of the housing or integrally formed with at least a part of the housing, a line of weakness such as a thin walled region being provided between the housing and the dose button to serve as the hinge. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140135698 | Swallowable Medication Capsule - The invention relates to a swallowable medication capsule capable 200 of dispensing fluid medicine stored in a medication compartment 211 through a valveless exit holt 207. A vent hole 206 enables ventilation of an actuator cavity 212 which houses an actuator used for displacing a surface 205 which separates the medication cavity 211 and the actuator cavity 212. By locating the vent and exit holes close to each other so that contact with contracting parts of the gastrointestinal tract and the exterior surface 221 is not able to prohibit a pressure passageway between the vent and exit holes, creation of a pressure difference of pressures in the medication and actuator cavity is prohibited. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140155829 | DISPOSABLE AMBULATORY INFUSION PUMP HAVING TELESCOPIC HOUSING - A disposable ambulatory infuser apparatus provides an elastomeric balloon within a telescopic housing. One end of the balloon may be attached to an upper housing portion and the other end of the balloon may be attached to a bottom housing portion. As the balloon is charged with a drug, it may expand primarily radially first and then axially. The balloon may be configured to have the majority of displacement occur in the axial direction, which enables the two housing portions to expand away from each other and shrink toward one another in the axial direction as the balloon is filled with the drug and the drug is subsequently infused in a patient. The balloon may expand axially naturally within the housing to eliminate possible pressure change due to constraints by the housing or clamps, which enables more constant flow rate of the drug being dispensed. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140213973 | SYSTEM COMPRISING A SECONDARY DEVICE WITH A PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR WIRELESSLY SUPPLIED AND CONTROLLED BY A PRIMARY DEVICE - A system for contactless transmission of energy and control signals between a primary device and a secondary device. The primary device has a primary set with at least one primary coil and an electronic supply driver for supplying primary signals to the primary set of primary coils. A secondary device has a secondary set with at least one secondary coil, at least one piezoelectric actuator, and electronic components including a resonant circuit powered by the secondary set. The piezoelectric actuator is powered and controlled through the secondary set of secondary coils and the electronic components. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140221927 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR THE ORAL DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC COMPOUNDS - Embodiments of the invention provide swallowable devices, preparations and methods for delivering drugs and other therapeutic agents within the GI tract. Particular embodiments provide a swallowable device such as a capsule for delivering drugs into the intestinal wall or other GI lumen. Embodiments also provide various drug preparations that are configured to be contained within the capsule, advanced from the capsule into the intestinal wall and degrade within the wall to release the drug to produce a therapeutic effect. The preparation can be coupled to a delivery mechanism having one or more balloons or other expandable devices which are expandable responsive to a condition in the small intestine or other GI lumen to advance the preparation out of the capsule into the intestinal wall. Embodiments of the invention are particularly useful for the delivery of drugs which are poorly absorbed, tolerated and/or degraded within the GI tract. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140276412 | CATHETER HAVING MOVABLE TUBULAR STRUCTURE - Catheter including an inner tubular member having a proximal end portion, a distal end portion and an exterior surface. The inner tubular member further has a guidewire lumen defined therein. An outer tubular member is movable relative to the inner tubular member, the outer tubular member has a proximal end, a distal end and an interior surface directed toward the exterior surface of the inner tubular member. A movable tubular structure is disposed between the outer tubular member and the inner tubular member. The movable tubular structure includes a body member having an outer surface with a recess defined therein. The outer tubular member is received within the recess to form a trough along a portion of an exterior surface of the outer tubular member. The trough has a filler disposed therein to couple the outer tubular member to the body member of the movable tubular structure. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140276413 | MEDICAMENT DELIVERY AND SIMULATION SYSTEM WITH A REMOVABLE DISPOSABLE CONTAINER FOR MEDICAMENT AND A ROTATABLE ACTUATION COMPONENT - In one embodiment of the invention, a container for storing a medicament prior to use is provided. The container includes a first housing for containing a medicament, a second housing, wherein the first housing is movable relative to the second housing, and an injection member associated with a lower portion of the first housing, wherein when the first housing moves relative to the second housing in a first direction to deliver the medicament, the injection member extends from the second housing traversing a first contaminant barrier disposed at a lower portion of the second housing. The first housing moves relative to the second housing in a second direction wherein the injection member is retracted into the second housing to prevent an unintentional contact with the injection member. In a further embodiment, an actuation mechanism for actuation of an injection includes a rotatable member. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140288499 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY ACCESS TO BONE MARROW - An apparatus and method for penetrating the bone marrow is provided. The apparatus includes a housing, a penetrator assembly, operable to penetrate the bone marrow, a connector operable to releasably attach the penetrator assembly to a drill shaft, the drill shaft operable to connect the penetrator assembly to a gear assembly, a gear assembly operable to engage and rotate the drill shaft, a motor operable to engage the reduction gear assembly and drive the penetrator into the bone marrow by rotation of the drill shaft, and a power supply and associated circuitry operable to power the motor. The apparatus and method may be adapted to insert a probe through the skull and into the brain. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140330203 | AUTO-INJECTOR - Provided is a cassette unit suitable for use with an auto-injector having an electrically powered drive unit. The cassette unit has a housing defining a cassette unit housing cavity and a needle projection aperture. The cassette unit housing cavity is arranged for receipt of a syringe. The syringe has a barrel for containing a volume of a liquid drug formulation, the barrel defining a flange at the rear end thereof and a forward shoulder at the forward end thereof; a hollow needle at a front end of the barrel, the hollow needle defining a needle tip; and a plunger that is axially movable within the barrel. The cassette unit includes, in contact with the plunger and axially movable within the barrel, a plunger slaving part arranged such that when a drive load is applied to a rear drive-receiving face thereof the drive load is evenly transmitted to the plunger. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140350467 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING A THERAPEUTIC AGENT USING MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE - Devices and methods for delivering a therapeutic agent to a patient are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a delivery system includes a reservoir containing a fluid and a fluid communicator in fluid communication with the reservoir. An actuator is coupled to the reservoir and configured to displace and exert a force on the reservoir for a time period upon actuation such that fluid within the reservoir is communicated through the fluid communicator. An amplification mechanism is coupled to the actuator. The amplification mechanism is configured to increase at least one of the force, the displacement, or the time period the force is exerted by the actuator on the reservoir. In some embodiments, a transfer structure is disposed between the amplification mechanism and the reservoir. The transfer structure is configured to contact the reservoir upon actuation of the actuator. In some embodiments, the actuator can be an electrochemical actuator. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140350468 | BLINDING KIT FOR CLINICAL TRIALS - A blinding device for administering a substance to a patient in a clinical trial is presented where the blinding device has an opaque housing to receive at least two delivery devices adapted to dispense a substance provided therein, an outlet being in fluid communication with at least one delivery device for administering the substance to a patient, and at least one actuating member mechanically engageable with at least one delivery device and being actuatable from outside the housing. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140350469 | UNIVERSAL DIAGNOSTIC PLATFORM - A portable medical analyzer comprising a sampling module with a sample port for receiving body fluid, an assay sensor module for analysis of the body fluid, an analytical detector module with detection of information from the assay, and a communications module for transferring the information to a remote location via a wired or wireless network. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20150057612 | DUAL CHAMBER AND GEAR PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR A HIGH PRESSURE DELIVERY SYSTEM - A high pressure delivery device for delivering a medicament includes a first chamber for storing a supply of the medicament and a second chamber in fluid communication with the first chamber. A fluid connection path is in fluid communication with the second chamber for administering the medicament. A valving system is in fluid communication with the first chamber, the second chamber and the fluid connection path. The valving system allows a dose of the medicament to be injected from the first chamber into the second chamber while substantially preventing backflow of the dose into the first chamber and substantially preventing leakage through the fluid connection path. The valving system also allows the dose in the second chamber to be administered through the fluid connection path while substantially preventing the dose from flowing back into the first chamber. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150094663 | Medicine Dispensing Device - Some embodiments of a wearable, disposable medicine dispensing device may include a piston rod that is advanced to dispense medicine from the device. A rotational motor may be coupled to a drive mechanism so as to carry out a certain number of revolutions and thereby displace the piston rod by a desired distance. Such a device can be used in a method of dispensing liquid medicine. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150306304 | Device and Method for Determining Information Related to a Medical Device - The invention relates to an apparatus ( | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150320932 | Drug Delivery Device - The invention relates to a drug delivery device for administering a drug, comprising: a body adapted to retain a cartridge containing a drug, at least one electrical unit (EU) and a port for electrically contacting the electrical unit (EU), an adapter for attaching an injection needle to the drug delivery device, a safety mechanism (S | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150343140 | COMPACT FLOW REGULATING DEVICE - There is provided a compact flow restriction device having a housing and tubing, the housing holding the tubing within it, the tubing reducing liquid pressure from a higher pressure at a first tubing end to a second pressure at a second tubing end, the housing adapted to be worn by a patient and the liquid delivered to said patient at the second end at the second pressure. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150352343 | INGESTIBLE DEVICE WITH PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT - A device for placement within a capsule. The device includes a unit to encode information in a current signature, the unit including a partial power source. The device further including a flexible membrane secured to the unit. The membrane engages the wall of the capsule and holds the device in place within the capsule. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160067403 | INFUSION DEVICE WITH BASE PORTION AND DURABLE PORTION - A delivery device includes a durable housing portion and a separable disposable portion that selectively engage and disengage from each other. The disposable housing portion secures to the patient and may be disposed of after it has been in use for a prescribed period. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160136104 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM INTEGRATING ELECTRONICS INTO ORALLY INGESTIBLE PRODUCTS FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE OF ACTIVE INGREDIENTS - Various embodiments of the present disclosure include a consumable capsule containing an active ingredient in at least one compartment movably sealed by a stimuli responsive actuator, and an activation device configured to communicate with the consumable capsule. The activation device is configured to emit a wireless signal to activate the stimuli responsive actuator of the consumable capsule, and the consumable capsule is configured to release the active ingredient into an external environment based on the activation of the stimuli responsive actuator. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160136349 | IRRIGATOR FOR WASHING WHILE SURGERY OPERATION - A surgical irrigator is disclosed. The surgical irrigator includes a body unit including an engagement module, a spray unit engaged with the body unit, and a control module mounted to the body unit and configured to control an amount of a cleansing solution sprayed through the spray unit. The engagement module includes a ring-type body, and an engagement unit formed on an inner circumferential surface of the body and configured to fix the spray unit in engagement with the spray unit. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160166765 | INJECTOR AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY | 06-16-2016 |
| 20190143039 | INFUSION DEVICE WITH BASE PORTION AND DURABLE PORTION | 05-16-2019 |
| 20190143041 | INJECTION DEVICES | 05-16-2019 |
