Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
604539000 | Providing docking element, port or seal | 20 |
20080208170 | Devices for Connecting Catheter Assembly to Collection Receptacle - A device for connecting a catheter assembly to a collection receptacle is disclosed. The device is situated at a distal portion of the catheter assembly and the connection made may be either temporary or permanent using snap-fit, pressure-fit or other similar mechanism. | 08-28-2008 |
20080249509 | Stabilized elongate implantable vascular access device - A vascular access port is described that is elongate in form. A distal end is coupled to a tube which leads into a body lumen. A proximal end has a head thereon with a septum which can be repeatedly penetrated by a needle and reseal, for repeated administration of medications or other compositions through the port and into the body of the patient. A wing is attached to the body that has two positions including a streamlined first position for implantation and a wider second position for stabilization of the port after implantation. A stay is preferably also provided to abut the wing when in the second position to keep the wing in the second position when fully deployed. | 10-09-2008 |
20090062775 | CONNECTING STRUCTURE FOR A CONNECTOR - A connecting structure for a connector in which a male-side connector and a merging pipe are connected by screwing together a female screw having protrusions formed on the inner peripheral surface of a lock ring and a male screw comprising protrusions formed on the outer peripheral surface of the merging pipe is provided with engaging recess parts on the female screw and engaging projections on the outer peripheral surface of the merging pipe which are able to engage with the engaging recess parts whereby when the male screw and the female screw are screwed together to reach an appropriate screwed state, the engaging protrusions engage with the engaging recess parts. | 03-05-2009 |
20090062776 | LOCKING CONNECTOR - A locking connector consists of a male luer part, a connecting support part provided at the rear end of the male luer part of which is connected to a tube, a lock ring supported on the connecting support part in a state in which it is prevented from being withdrawn from the tip end of the male luer part, guide protrusions extending from the tip end side to the rear end side of the connecting support part while steadily curving in the axial direction of the connecting support part and formed on the outer peripheral surface of the connecting support part, and recess parts allowing the entry of the guide protrusions formed on the inner peripheral surface of the lock ring, wherein when the guide protrusions are positioned inside the recess parts, the lock ring can be moved to the tube side from the connecting support part. | 03-05-2009 |
20090118708 | Apparatus and method for sterile docking of male medical line connectors - A docking station for male medical line connectors, including a base housing securable to a stationary surface and having a plurality of docking bays, each of which is dimensioned and contoured for respectively receiving and temporarily retaining ampules containing sterilization fluid. Each of the ampules has a chamber therein containing the sterilization fluid and an access mouth exteriorly exposed when the ampule is secured in one of the bays, and each mouth has a female medical line connection dimensioned and contoured for temporarily receiving and securing a male medical line connector thereto with the tubular tip of the male connector immersed in sterilization fluid during the period of time that the infusion tubing is disconnected from the patient. | 05-07-2009 |
20090306628 | STERILE DOCKING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention provides an inventive apparatus and method for docking of a male luer connector fluidly interconnected or interconnectable to a medical liquid source during one or repeated periods. As such, the invention has particular application to multiple-dose medication therapy procedures. The docking apparatus comprises a holding receptacle having a single access opening and a depressible member disposed in the holding receptacle. The holding receptacle is adapted for retentive engagement with a male luer connector (e.g. via complementary threading), wherein upon docking a nozzle of the male luer connector is isolated within the holding receptacle. An anti-bacterial material may be readily applied to a top surface of the depressible member prior to docking so that the forward edge of the nozzle of the male luer connector contacts the anti-bacterial material when docked. The docking apparatus may be provided with lateral and rearward handling members to facilitate docking procedures. Additionally, slots may be provided for interconnecting the docking apparatus to a tubing line at a patient site. | 12-10-2009 |
20100042073 | CATHETER PORT - The invention relates to a catheter port for supplying an active substance to an active site which is distant from the port. According to the invention, the housing ( | 02-18-2010 |
20100049170 | STERILIZATION CAPS AND SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Caps can be used to cover and sterilize the male luer of a medical connector. Some caps can create a seal with the male luer to prevent antiseptic from entering a lumen of the male luer. A biasing element can aid in creating or maintaining the seal. | 02-25-2010 |
20100057054 | Apparatus and method for sterile docking of male medical line connectors - A docking station for maintaining sterilization of temporarily disconnected male medical line connectors. The docking station has a plurality of docking bays, each of which retain an ampule therein containing sterilization fluid and have an access mouth exteriorly exposed when the ampule is secured in its respective bay. The mouth of the ampule is provided with a female medical line connection for temporarily receiving and securing a male line connector temporarily disconnected from the patient. The tubular tip and the concentric connection collar of the male connector is thereby immersed in the sterilization fluid for sterilization while docked. Each of the ampules is secured against rotation in the clockwise direction in their respective docking station bays to facilitate threadable connection of a male medical line connector. However, the ampules are permitted to freely rotate in the counterclockwise direction in their respective bays to prevent disconnection of a male medical line therefrom while the connected ampule is retained in its respective bay. This prevents accidental reuse of an ampule. The ampules are provided with laterally extending wings which are received in recesses in the respective bays. The recesses have inclined ramp surfaces for engaging the bottom of the wings and thereby ejecting the ampules out of the bays when rotated in the counterclockwise direction. | 03-04-2010 |
20100063482 | CLOSED MALE LUER DEVICE FOR MINIMIZING LEAKAGE DURING CONNECTION AND DISCONNECTION - A medical connector for minimizing leakage of fluids during connection and disconnection is described. The medical connector includes a body having an inlet port, at least one outlet port adjacent to a male luer portion of the body, and a fluid path between the inlet port and the at least one outlet ports. A retractable seal adjacent to the male luer portion of the body and blocks the outlet ports of the body when the male luer portion of the medical connect is in a disconnected state. The retractable seal is positioned on the body such that it is moved away from the outlet ports upon insertion of the male luer portion of the medical connector into a medical access device thereby unblocking the outlet ports and creating a fluid path through the medical connector. | 03-11-2010 |
20110190733 | Through-The-Peg Jejunal Feeding Tube - A device for providing access to a living body, comprises a hub including first and second ports configured to couple to external medical devices, the first port including a first lumen extending therethrough along a first axis between a proximal opening at the first port and a distal opening at a distal end of the hub, the second port including a second lumen extending therethrough along a second axis non-parallel to the first axis and intersecting the first axis at a distal end of the second lumen, the distal end of the second lumen being open to the first lumen and an inner sleeve defining a third lumen therethrough from a proximal opening at a proximal end thereof to a distal opening at a distal end thereof in combination with a first connector securing the proximal end of the inner sleeve to the hub at a desired position in the first lumen proximal of the distal end of the second lumen, the first connector being shaped to force an outer surface of the inner sleeve into frictional engagement with an inner surface of the first lumen. | 08-04-2011 |
20120083766 | Catheter Assembly Including Sealing Member - A catheter assembly includes a catheter, a hub, and a sealing member. The catheter defines one or more lumens. The hub includes one or more hub extensions dimensioned to be received within the one or more lumens of the catheter. The sealing member is positioned adjacent the interface of the catheter and the hub. The sealing member includes an expandable material which increases in volume upon exposure to moisture. | 04-05-2012 |
20140107625 | IRRIGATING CANNULA SYSTEM AND METHODS - An irrigating cannula includes a hub having an inner passage and a side port extending through the hub and connecting to the inner passage. The inner passage is configured to receive an instrument, and a fluid passage is defined between the hub and the instrument. The fluid passage is configured to deliver a fluid through an incision in a body. | 04-17-2014 |
20140188089 | SINTERED POROUS POLYMERIC CAPS AND VENTS FOR COMPONENTS OF MEDICAL DEVICES - The present application provides a device and methods of making and using these devices. The devices comprise porous caps and porous vents made from sintered porous polymeric media comprising plastic particles, elastomeric particles or a combination thereof. These devices are used with medical devices or components thereof to provide ease of use, resistance to infection, sterilization and venting. | 07-03-2014 |
20140200557 | INJECTION SITE FOR TUBULAR MEDICAL CONNECTORS - An injection site for tubular medical connectors, includes a perforable body inserted in a seat of a connector delimited by an annular wall having a retention edge turned in against the outer end of the perforable body. The outer end is formed with a peripheral annular step and with an exposed portion with reduced cross section projecting axially. The peripheral step is defined by an annular groove having a shape complementary to that of the turned-in retention edge of the connector, and the portion with reduced cross section of the perforable body connects up to the groove through an annular surface projecting radially above at least part of the turned-in retention edge and resting against it. | 07-17-2014 |
20140378950 | ROTATABLE CONNECTOR FOR MEDICAL USE - A rotatable connector for medical use is provided, applicable to connecting infusion tubings or serving as part of infusion tubing, including a first tube, a second tube, a casing cover, and an elastic sealing member; the first tube having a coupling end, the coupling end having an outer wall disposed with a stopper; the second tube having a docking member; the casing cover having one end sheathing outside of stopper and the other end fixed to docking member; a housing space being formed by inner wall of casing cover and outer wall of coupling end; the elastic sealing member being disposed inside housing space, tightly adhered to outer wall of coupling end as well as diving housing space into two disconnected spaces. As such, when applied to infusion tubings, the first tube of the connector of the present invention can rotate to resolve a blockage and free of leakage. | 12-25-2014 |
20150119863 | RETENTION FEATURE FOR SOFT INTERFACE CONNECTION - A retention feature configured to provide interference between a threaded connection of a Luer access device and a separate device, wherein the Luer access device further comprises a septum that provides a soft interfaced between the two threadedly connected devices. The retention features of the instant invention are designed to provide the user with a tactile sensation of a tightening threaded connection, despite a soft interface between the interconnected devices. The retention features of the instant invention further prevent “spring back” and unintentional disengagement of the interconnected devices. | 04-30-2015 |
20150306369 | ANTIMICROBIAL CAPS FOR MEDICAL CONNECTORS - The present invention relates to a cap for a medical connector. More specifically, the present invention related to an antimicrobial cap for placement over a connector, wherein various features of the antimicrobial cap maintain the connector in an antiseptic state. | 10-29-2015 |
20170232230 | CATHETER HUB WITH SEALED ACCESS PORT | 08-17-2017 |
20170232231 | DRAINAGE CATHETER HUB WITH A SEMI-COMPRESSED SUTURE SEAL | 08-17-2017 |