04th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170021063 | ODOR NEUTRALIZING MASK INSERT - An air-permeable guard adapted to attach to a covering, the air permeable guard comprising a plurality of layers attached together to create one or more compartments. The guard further comprises at least one agent stored in the one or more compartments wherein the at least one agent may be a counteracting agent, a masking agent or a disinfectant agent. The masking agent may be coffee, oil and self encapsulated oil beadlet. The counteracting agent may be activated charcoal, sodium bicarbonate, zeolite, diatomaceous earth, silica gel and bentonite clay. The disinfectant agent may be a water based coating containing a cationic siloxane. In another embodiment of the invention the compartments may store the agents in a portion of the guard that is adapted to come in contact with the wearer's nostrils. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021064 | BIOERODABLE METALLIC STENT WITH BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER COATING - A device and a method of manufacturing an implantable medical device, such as a stent, are described herein. The device includes a metallic region composed of a bioerodable metal and a polymer region composed of a biodegradable polymer contacting the metallic region. The metallic region may erode at a different rate when exposed to bodily fluids than the polymer region when exposed to bodily fluids. In certain embodiments, the polymer region is an outer layer and the metallic region is an inner layer of the device. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021065 | Rapamycin 40-O-Cyclic Hydrocarbon Esters, Compositions and Methods - A new class of rapamycin 40-O-cyclic hydrocarbon esters is disclosed. The 40-O position of the rapamycin ester has the form 40-O—R, where R is C(O)—(CH | 2017-01-26 |
20170021066 | HARVESTING CANNULA - A harvesting cannula, including a plurality of ports configured and positioned to improve performance as compared to existing harvesting devices, according to various embodiments, is described herein. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021067 | FLUID EXTRACTION DEVICE, APPLICATOR DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A device for removing fluid from a body, the device comprising an array of microneedles and a housing; the array of microneedles being disposed within the housing and the housing defining a chamber. The microneedles are moveable between a disengaged position and an engaged position where, in use in the engaged position, the microneedles penetrate the surface of a body. The chamber is adapted to surround the surface of the body through which the microneedles penetrate when in the engaged position. The chamber is configured for connection to a vacuum device such that negative pressure can be applied to the chamber. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021068 | FLUID MEASURING RESERVOIR FOR BREAST PUMPS - Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for containing and measuring a fluid in a reservoir. A sensing reservoir comprises a reservoir comprising an opening and a wall, the opening configured to allow passage of the fluid in and out of the reservoir, and the wall defining a chamber configured to contain the fluid. The sensing reservoir further comprises a fluid sensing unit coupled to the sensing reservoir, the fluid sensing unit configured to generate measurement data indicative of a volume of the fluid contained in the reservoir. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021069 | CANTILEVERED ROTOR PUMP AND METHODS FOR AXIAL FLOW BLOOD PUMPING - Blood pump devices having improved rotor design are provided herein. Such blood pump devices include rotors having cantilevered support through a sealed mechanical bearing disposed outside a blood flow path of the device so as to avoid thrombus formation caused by blood contact with the bearing. The bearing means can be rotatably coupled with a proximal portion of the rotor shaft extending outside the fluid path, while a stator drives rotation of the rotor shaft so that one or more rotor blades on a distal portion of the rotor force blood flow through the device. The bearing means may include one or more radial bearings on a proximal portion of the rotor shaft that are isolated from the blood flow path by one or more rotary seals. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021070 | STRAIN GAUGE FOR FLOW ESTIMATION - A pressure differential across a blood pump and/or a flow rate of blood pumped by the blood pump is estimated based at least in part on impeller thrust load. A blood pump for a circulation assist system includes a housing forming a blood flow channel, an impeller, one or more support members coupled to the housing, a sensor, and a controller operatively coupled with the sensor. At least one of the one or more support members react a thrust load applied to the impeller by blood impelled through the blood flow channel by the impeller. The sensor generates output indicative of the magnitude of the thrust load. The controller is configured to process the sensor output to estimate at least one of a pressure differential across the blood pump and a flow rate of blood pumped by the blood pump. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021071 | FLOW ESTIMATION USING HALL-EFFECT SENSORS - Methods for estimating flow rate in a blood circulation assist system employ impeller eccentricity. A method includes magnetically rotating an impeller within a blood flow channel of a blood pump. The impeller is levitated within the blood flow channel transverse to the impeller axis of rotation. A rotational speed for the impeller is determined. At least one impeller transverse position parameter is determined. The at least one impeller transverse position parameter is based on at least one of (1) an amount of a bearing current that is used to levitate the impeller transverse to the impeller axis of rotation, and (2) a position of the impeller within the blood flow channel transverse to the impeller axis of rotation. A flow rate of blood pumped by the blood pump is estimated based on the impeller rotational speed and the at least one impeller transverse position parameter. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021072 | Blood clot removal device, system, and method - A blood clot removal device for removing blood clots from the vascular system of a patient is implantable in the patient's body. The blood clot removal device comprises a blood flow passageway to be connected to the patient's vascular system to allow circulation of the patient's blood through the blood flow passageway, a filter provided in the blood flow passageway for collecting blood clots occurring in the blood flowing through the blood flow passageway, and a cleaning device for moving blood clots collected by the filter out of the blood flow passageway. By means of such blood clot removal device, the risk of blood clots reaching sensitive areas of the patient's body, such as the brain, is reduced. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021073 | HEART HELP DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - An implantable device for improving the pump function of the heart of a human patient by applying an external force on the heart muscle is provided. The device comprises at least one pump device having a pump. The pump comprising: a piston adapted for reciprocating movement, an operating device for operating the piston, a heart contacting organ. The movement of the piston assists the pump function of the heart through said heart contacting organ. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021074 | Implantable pump system, as well as a mehod for bringing a pump system to a location application - The invention relates to an implantable pump system for delivering blood within the body of a patient, with a blood pump which delivers a fluid in an axial direction and comprises a rotatingly drivable rotor as well as a pump casing surrounding the rotor, as well as a support tube, in which the pump casing is arranged and held, wherein an annular gap is formed between the support tube and the pump casing. An almost physiological blood flow is rendered possible in this manner, by way of the combination of a flow through the pump casing on the one hand, and the annular gap on the other hand. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021075 | MID-DILUTION HEMODIAFILTRATION WITH MULTI-LINE DIALYSATE SUPPLY - A hemodiafiltration system in accordance with an embodiment of the described system at least two dialyzers for hemodiafiltration, at least one dialysate supply, a sterility filter for generating a sterile substitution fluid, and a control unit which controls fluid (e.g., dialysate, substitution fluid, and blood) inputs and outputs to and from each of the at least two dialyzers, the at least one sterility filter, and the dialysis machine. The hemodiafiltration system described herein is capable of executing blood processing with enhanced clearance of small, middle, and large molecules using features that include independently supplying dialysate to multiple dialyzers. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021076 | FLUID CONNECTORS AND FLUID FLOW PATHS FOR AN INFUSATE CADDY - The invention relates to fluid flow paths and fluid connectors for use with detachable containers that can be seated in an infusate caddy for use in a dialysis machine. The detachable containers can contain infusates or other solutes or materials such as disinfectants or cleaners, and can be conveniently seated in the infusate caddy. The detachable containers can be removed from the infusate caddy for restocking, cleaning, or resupply, as needed. The infusate caddy can be positioned or seated in a receiving compartment of a dialysis machine, and can also be removed, as needed. The fluid path and fluid connectors of the present invention provide the required fluid fittings, valve arrangements, pumps, and paddle assemblies for using the infusate caddy. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021077 | HOLLOW MOLDED ARTICLE - Disclosed is a hollow molded article which has an opening portion communicating with a flow channel and which can be manufactured simply. The hollow molded article includes a panel and flow channels. The panel includes a first resin sheet and a second resin sheet partly welded with the first resin sheet. The flow channels are disposed between the first resin sheet and the second resin sheet, and include connection portions for external connection which are disposed on a peripheral edge of the panel. The connection portions are formed by the first resin sheet and the second resin sheet. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021078 | CONTAINER - The present invention relates to a combination of a container comprising a connecting portion and of a fluid preparation device, in particular a dialysis machine, which fluid preparation device is suitable for mounting and connecting the connecting portion of the container, wherein the fluid preparation device comprises at least one line which is in fluid communication with the interior of the container at least in the connected position of the container, the container being filled with a first medium, wherein the combination and preferably container comprises a reservoir containing a second medium, wherein the fluid preparation device comprises means for opening the reservoir so that the first and second medium are mixed with each other. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021079 | INFUSATE CADDY FOR A DIALYSIS SYSTEM - The invention relates to an infusate caddy for carrying, organizing, and operating infusate containers containing solutes for preparing dialysate and related fluids for use in dialysis. The infusate containers can be seated in the infusate caddy, and the infusate containers removed from the infusate caddy for restocking, cleaning, or resupply, as needed. The infusate caddy can be positioned or seated in a receiving compartment of a dialysis machine, and can also be removed, as needed, from the dialysis machine. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021080 | MOBILE EXTRACORPOREAL LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS - Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) systems, devices and methods wherein a portable ECLS device is used to deliver cardiovascular support to a humans or animal patient (or harvested organ(s)) during pre-hospital or inter-hospital transport. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021081 | INTEGRATED CENTRIFUGAL BLOOD PUMP-OXYGENATOR, AN EXTRACORPOREAL LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF DE-BUBBLING AND PRIMING AN EXTRACORPOREAL LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM - A method for pumping and oxygenating blood includes receiving a flow of gas including oxygen into a gas inlet manifold via a gas inlet. The flow of gas is passed through the hollow fibers from the gas inlet manifold to a gas outlet manifold. The flow of gas is output from the gas outlet manifold via a gas outlet. An impeller is rotated to generate a flow of blood that flows over the hollow fibers. Oxygen from the flow of gas is transferred to the flow of blood through the hollow fibers. Carbon dioxide is transferred from the flow of blood to the flow of gas through the hollow fibers. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021082 | Compact Pulmonary Assist Device for Destination Therapy - The present invention relates generally to a pulmonary assist device comprising a housing having tapered inlets and outlets to distribute blood evenly over a fiber bundle. The fiber bundle has a relatively low packing density to prevent the formation of clots. The invention is adapted to be used with a pump or without a pump, in which the heart supplies the necessary blood flow. Moreover, the device can be used as a single module or as multiple modules arranged in parallel. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021083 | APHERESIS SYSTEM - A therapeutic apheresis system including a tube set and a panel is presented. The tube set includes an in-line pressure sensor in fluid connection with tubing. The panel includes apertures that are aligned with electrical connectors through which a rigid plug portion of an in-line pressure sensors extends and makes electrical connection with at least one electrical connector. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021084 | MEDICO-TECHNICAL MEASURING DEVICE AND MEASURING METHOD - The invention relates to a medico-technical measuring device ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170021085 | Priming System and Method for Dialysis Systems - The application is directed to an extracorporeal blood processing system capable of using dialysate to prime the system. A plastic molded compact manifold supports molded blood and dialysate fluidic pathways along with relevant sensors, valves and pumps. The compact manifold is also disposable in one embodiment and can be detachably installed in the dialysis machine. A two-way valve in the manifold is used to direct the dialysate flow through the blood circuit to prime the circuit for use in treatment. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021086 | DIALYSIS PRIMING STEPS USING AN INFUSATE CADDY - The invention relates to devices, systems, and methods for priming, disinfecting, and preparing dialysate and related fluids for use in dialysis. The dialysate and related fluids can be prepared from solutes obtained from infusate containers seated in an infusate caddy. The infusate caddy can be removably positioned in a receiving compartment of a dialysis machine. Similarly, the infusate containers containing the necessary solutes for preparing the dialysate and related fluids can also be removably positioned in the infusate caddy. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021087 | HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS SYSTEM - A medical blood access system used for hemodialysis treatment to enable blood withdrawal for processing of blood by an external apparatus and return the same blood to a patient, comprising an interfacial fluid conduit between the machine and patient's blood supply which is repeatedly connectable along a guided pathway passing through epidermis and subcutaneous tissue via a naturally formed tissue tract to enter blood space, providing improved patient safely, convenience, effective prophylaxis, without bleeding or tissue trauma or pain, and is executable by the patient to precisely connect and disconnect with minimal disfigurement or life restrictions, and is useable on virtually all patients soon after placement and is robust and safe to high blood flow. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021088 | Manifold Diaphragms - The specification discloses a portable dialysis machine having a detachable controller unit and base unit. The controller unit includes a door having an interior face, a housing with a panel, where the housing and panel define a recessed region configured to receive the interior face of the door, and a manifold receiver fixedly attached to the panel. The manifold includes diaphragms adapted to minimize the dead space between the dialysis machine pins and improve responsivity. The base unit has a planar surface for receiving a container of fluid, a scale integrated with the planar surface and a heater in thermal communication with the container. Embodiments of the disclosed portable dialysis system have improved structural and functional features, including improved modularity, ease of use, and safety features. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021089 | CANNULA INGRESS SYSTEM - A cannula ingress system may include a tip stabilization mechanism having a tip stabilization mechanism distal end and a tip stabilization mechanism proximal end, a fixation mechanism, a hypodermic tube having a hypodermic tube distal end and a hypodermic tube proximal end, and a tip having a tip distal end and a tip proximal end. The tip may be disposed within the hypodermic tube wherein the tip distal end extends from the hypodermic tube distal end. The fixation mechanism may be disposed within a fixation mechanism channel of the tip stabilization mechanism. The tip stabilization mechanism may be disposed over the tip and the hypodermic tube distal end. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021090 | MEDICAL INFUSION DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE - A medical infusion device including a chamber characterized by an upper body joined to a lower body via a reversibly collapsible sidewall. The upper body has a first channel fluidly coupled to a needle and a second channel fluidly coupled to an interior of the chamber. The chamber transitions from a collapsed state to the expanded state to retract the needle by introducing fluid into the interior of the chamber through the second channel | 2017-01-26 |
20170021091 | BAG BALANCER DEVICE AND SYSTEM - Systems and devices for maintaining a consistent input fluid height as fluid is consumed during infusion pump testing including a first hook disposed on an end of a first balancer arm; a second hook disposed on an end of a second balancer arm; and an aperture disposed in a connecting member; where the aperture is configured to be a pivot point for the device; and where the device is rotatable between a deployed position and a stored position. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021092 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPORT OF PATIENTS AND MEDICAL FLUID LINES - The invention provides a medical intravenous support apparatus that facilitates patient mobility while reducing the likelihood of an accidental fall. The design incorporates improved features for bag support, tube management, cord management, patient steadiness, user-friendly braking, and electric power supply. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021093 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH SELF-SUSTAINING POWER SOURCE - A medical device with a self-sustaining power source is disclosed herein. The medical device includes a pump and at least one mechanical activation mechanism for engaging the pump to cause a dose event. An energy generator coupled to the activation mechanism generates energy each time the activation mechanism is actuated. The generated energy is supplied to a dose counter of the infusion device. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021094 | Infusion Pump Apparatus, Method and System - An infusion pump system is disclosed. The system includes a syringe having a plunger within the syringe barrel, the syringe having an exit end, at least one temperature determination device adjacent to the syringe, at least one device to determine the distance the plunger has moved with respect to the syringe barrel, and a pump processor in communication with the at least one temperature determination device and the at least one optical sensor, wherein when the controller determines a change in temperature and a corresponding plunger movement, the controller increases or decreases a preprogrammed basal rate of the infusion pump by a predetermined amount for a predetermined time. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021095 | ILLUMINATED MEDICAL INFUSION WITH INLINE COMPONENTS - A medical infusion system including an illuminating infusion line, wherein the illuminating infusion line has at least one inline component, the inline component causing an interruption in a light transmission channel of the illuminating infusion line; and a first and second source of illumination residing on either side of the inline component. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021096 | Cannula Insertion and Retraction Device for Infusion Device - An insulin infusion device ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170021097 | Needle Device Having Slideable Member Providing Enhanced Safety - A medical device, such as a Huber-type device, includes a structure that enhances operator safety by reducing the likelihood that a needle will accidentally injure an operator. In one embodiment, the device includes a collapsible structure that can move from a use position to a non-use position. The device includes first and second wing portions and a channel for covering the needle as it is extracted from the patient. The structure enables the operator to leverage applied pressure for a smooth removal of the needle into the device for safe disposal. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021098 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC TERMINATION OF FLOW DUE TO NEEDLE DISLODGEMENT - Systems and methods for automatic flow termination for fluid delivery, including a housing configured for coupling a fluid delivery tube to a needle configured for subcutaneous delivery of fluid within a tissue of a patient and a spring-loaded activation mechanism having a first orientation corresponding to a condition where the housing is disposed substantially adjacent to the tissue and the needle lodged within the tissue and a second orientation corresponding to a condition where the housing is disposed away from the tissue or the needle being dislodged from the tissue. A flow termination mechanism is coupled to the activation mechanism and having an open configuration allowing flow from the fluid delivery tube to the needle when the activation mechanism is in the first orientation and a closed configuration substantially terminating flow from the fluid delivery tube to the needle when the activation mechanism is in the second orientation. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021099 | HEMOGLOBIN DISPLAY AND PATIENT TREATMENT - The present disclosure describes embodiments of a patient monitoring system and methods that include the measure and display of hemoglobin statistics. In an embodiment, total hemoglobin trending is displayed over a period of time. Statistics can include frequency domain analysis, which may be unique for each patient monitored. The total hemoglobin trending and/or statistics can further be used to help control the treatment of a patient, such as being used to control IV administration. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021100 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CLOSED LOOP INFUSION FORMULATION DELIVERY - A system and method for providing closed loop infusion formulation delivery which accurately calculates a delivery amount based on a sensed biological state by adjusting an algorithm's programmable control parameters. The algorithm calculates a delivery amount having proportional, derivative, and basal rate components. The control parameters may be adjusted in real time to compensate for changes in a sensed biological state that may result from daily events. Safety limits on the delivery amount may be included in the algorithm. The algorithm may be executed by a computing element within a process controller for controlling closed loop infusion formulation delivery. The biological state is sensed by a sensing device which provides a signal to the controller. The controller calculates an infusion formulation delivery amount based on the signal and sends commands to an infusion formulation delivery device which delivers an amount of infusion formulation determined by the commands. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021101 | Activity Sensing Techniques for an Infusion Pump System - Some embodiments of a wearable infusion pump system can include a pump device having a drive system to dispense a medicine to a user, an activity sensor that detects a possible change in an activity level of the user, and a controller to activate the drive system to dispense the medicine to the user. The controller device can query the user to indicate whether a detected activity level of the user represents an actual change in the activity level of the user. The controller device can alter the medicine dispensing schedule based on the user indicated changes in activity level. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021102 | Medicament Delivery Device - A medicament delivery device includes a generally elongated tubular housing having opposite proximal and distal parts; a needle shield sleeve slidably and coaxially arranged inside the housing with a proximal part of the sleeve protruding a distance outside the proximal part of the housing; a syringe carrier mechanism having a syringe carrier slidably and coaxially arranged within the needle shield sleeve, a syringe having a stopper, a medicament, and a needle, the syringe being coaxially arranged within the syringe carrier; and a holding member connected to the syringe carrier; a first activator member an a second activator member; a drive mechanism adapted to accumulate a drive force for moving the syringe carrier mechanism in a first step and a second step. The second activator member is arranged within an information device for producing audible, visual, and/or tactile feedback to a user about a completed injection. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021103 | AUTOINJECTOR TRIGGERED BY SKIN CONTACT - An autoinjector includes a case adapted to hold a medicament container having a needle telescopically coupled to the case and movable between a first extended position relative to the case in which the needle is covered and a retracted position relative to the case in which the needle is exposed. The autoinjector includes a plunger rotationally and slidably disposed in the case rotatable relative to the case between a first rotational position in which the plunger is engaged to the case and a second rotational position in which the plunger disengages the case engages the plunger to rotate the plunger from the first rotational position to the second rotational position when the needle shroud translates from the first extended position to the retracted position. The autoinjector includes a cap removably coupled to the case includes at least one compliant case beam adapted to releasably engage at least one aperture in the case. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021104 | WEARABLE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION DEVICE - A medication administration device is provided. The device has a flexible tube having an administration end, an activation end and a lumen between the ends. An administration assembly is attached to the administration end. An activation assembly is attached to the activation end. A syringe is disposed within the lumen. The syringe contains the medication and has a first end and an opposite second end. A plunger is disposed within the lumen and operatively connected to the first end of the syringe. A rupturable seal is provided to the second end of the syringe, which end is approximate to the administration end. The activation assembly activates the plunger to break the rupturable seal to establish a fluid communication between the second end of the syringe and the administration assembly. Accordingly, transportation of the medication from the syringe to the medication administration assembly through the medication administration end is allowed. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021105 | Medicament Delivery Device - A medicament delivery device includes a generally elongated tubular housing having opposite proximal and distal parts; a needle shield sleeve slidably and coaxially arranged inside the housing with a proximal part of the sleeve protruding a distance outside the proximal part of the housing; a syringe carrier mechanism having a syringe carrier slidably and coaxially arranged within the needle shield sleeve, a syringe having a stopper, a medicament, and a needle, the syringe being coaxially arranged within the syringe carrier; and a holding member connected to the syringe carrier; a first activator member an a second activator member; a drive mechanism adapted to accumulate a drive force for moving the syringe carrier mechanism in a first step and a second step. The second activator member is arranged within an information device for producing audible, visual, and/or tactile feedback to a user about a completed injection. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021106 | EXTENDED FINGER FLANGE FOR SYRINGE SYSTEMS - The present disclosure describes an extended finger flange that facilitate use of syringe systems. The extended finger flange increases the surface area available for an end user's fingers thereby allowing a more secure grip on the device and providing greater control during administrations of the medication. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021107 | MEDICAL SYRINGE, GASKET FOR USE IN THE SYRINGE, AND GASKET PRODUCTION METHOD | 2017-01-26 |
20170021108 | ANTI-REFLUX SYRINGE ASSEMBLY - An anti-reflux syringe assembly having a reservoir for containing a fluid, the reservoir having a cylindrical side wall, an open distal end, and a proximal end having a proximal end wall provided at its axial center with a through opening; a piston slidable in leaktight manner in the reservoir, the piston having a distal end adapted to connect to a plunger passing through the open distal end of the reservoir, and a proximal end having a proximal end wall. The proximal end walls of the reservoir and of the piston are conical, and the proximal end wall of the reservoir forms an angle α and the proximal end wall of the piston forming an angle β, with 3°<α−β<5°. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021109 | DISPOSABLE PRE-FILLED SYRINGE - A disposable pre-filled syringe has a protecting tube, a medication filling tube, a separating plug, a pushing module, and a needle module. The medication filling tube is made of chemically inert material and is mounted in the protecting tube. The separating plug is mounted in an end of the medication filling tube. The pushing module is slidably inserted into the medication filling tube opposite to the separating plug. The needle module is mounted on an end of the protecting tube. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021110 | Pen Needle Attachment Mechanisms - User-friendly attachment mechanisms for pen needles provide improved handling and ease of use, including locking installation and removal features and sensory feedback when a needle-bearing hub is seated on a pen. Embodiments include a needle-bearing hub includes a circumferentially oriented flexible tab that engages a radially inward rib on an outer cover to assist in attaching a pen device to the pen needle. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021111 | Needle Based Helical Coil Safety Device - The present disclosure describes anti-needle stick safety mechanism that is passively activated during the normal course of giving an injection. In one embodiment, the device includes a spring member coupled at a proximal end to a needle member and at a distal end to a needle cover. The passive activation of the device is triggered when the needle is inserted to a minimum depth into the patient's tissue to unleash the force of a compressed spring to urge a needle cover towards the distal end of the needle. As the needle is withdrawn from the tissue, the needle cover advances to the end of the needle and as it partially clears the end of the needle, it adopts an orientation that prevents the needle tip from re-emerging from the needle cover. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021112 | PUNCTURE INJECTION INSTRUMENT - A puncture injection instrument including a hollow needle body including a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the hollow needle body having one or more projections which are formed on the first surface and each have a through hole penetrating from a distal end of the projection to the second surface of the substrate, and one or more probes positioned outside a region where the one or more projections are formed. The one or more probes include an ultrasound probe or an optical coherence tomography probe. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021113 | IMPROVED INSTRUMENT, ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING PAIN - An instrument is described for minimizing pain during administration by injection of a liquid, such as, an anesthetic. The instrument includes a main body having a rod mounted freely for vibration and a single use tip removably mounted on the forward end of the main body by a first type of motion and removable by a second and different type of motion. The tip is held on the instrument by an elastic overmold. A vibration unit imparts vibrations to the tip. Demounting of the single use tip will rupture the overmold and render the single use unfit for further use. A method of operating the instrument is described and a single use tip is described. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021114 | NEBULIZATION OF IMMUNOGLOBULIN - The invention relates to methods for generating an aerosol by nebulization of a composition comprising polyclonal immunoglobulin (Ig). The selection of an efficient membrane nebulizer and a composition optimized for nebulization with such membrane nebulizer results in a particularly efficient method of generating an aerosol for administration of Ig to the respiratory tract. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021115 | PORTABLE MEDICAL GAS DELIVERY SYSTEM - An apparatus for producing gas for use in medical applications. The apparatus includes a compressed gas unit having at least one container of compressed gas and a solenoid valve. An adjustable pressure regulator communicably connected to the gas container, separate and distinct from the solenoid valve, is adjusted to control the pressure of the gas provided from the container to the solenoid valve. An electrical power source is connected to the solenoid valve. A pressure activated electronic switch connected to the power source is responsive to a selected amount of voluntary fingertip, pressure for opening the solenoid valve to transmit the gas therethrough to a conduit, which further transmits the gas to a destination for use or storage. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021116 | INHALER - An inhaler, particularly for a horse, having a reservoir for dispensing a medicament preparation held under excess pressure, with a discharge nozzle for forming an aerosol of the medicament preparation and with a chamber for holding and temporarily storing the aerosol, which is located on the outlet side, a respiratory orifice adapter for a respiratory orifice, particularly a nostril, while according to a first aspect the reservoir is secured in position, at least in the axial direction, according to a second aspect the discharge nozzle has a direction of discharge which is inclined by more than 5° and less than 50° relative to a central axis of the reservoir or a direction of actuation for dispensing the aerosol, and according to a third aspect, the reservoir has a dispensing valve which is arranged at the top in the position of use of the inhaler. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021117 | Dose Counter for Metered Dose Inhaler - The present disclosure relates to a dose indicator comprising, a chassis comprising a chassis frame and a displacement portion comprising a drive part to engage an indexable first display unit indexable about a first display axis, the indexable first display unit comprising a drive tooth to drive an indexable second display unit indexable about a second display axis, the second display axis being non-coaxial with the first display axis, the indexable second display unit comprising two or more second display unit indexing teeth, wherein the drive tooth and each of the second display unit indexing teeth comprise lips on their respective engagement surfaces, the drive tooth lip and second display unit indexing tooth lip each being adapted to engage at an engagement angle that produces a resultant force acting to pull the first display unit and second display unit together. The present disclosure further relates to an actuator for an inhaler, wherein the actuator comprises a dose indicator as described above. The present disclosure is also directed to an inhaler comprising such actuator. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021118 | INHALATION DEVICES AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCLUDING THE SAME - A collapsible inhalation device for use with a metered dose inhaler (MDI) dispenser includes an outlet end member, an inlet end member and a tubular, pliable, collapsible sleeve member attached at either end to the inlet and outlet members. The outlet end member includes a mouthpiece. The inlet end member includes an inlet port and an MDI dispenser mount structure configured to receive and engage the MDI dispenser. The inhalation device is positionable in each of an open position, wherein the sleeve member defines a chamber, and a closed position, wherein the sleeve member is collapsed and enveloped by the outlet end member and the inlet end member. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021119 | DRY POWDER INHALATION APPARATUS - A dry powder inhalation apparatus includes a housing, a reservoir for medicament located within the housing, a mouthpiece disposed on the housing for insertion in the mouth of a user for inhalation of a predetermined dose of medicament, a delivery channel between a discharge outlet of the reservoir and the mouthpiece for delivering the predetermined dose of medicament, a device positioned within the housing and normally held adjacent the reservoir for receiving the predetermined dose of medicament from the discharge outlet and transferring it to the delivery channel, and a release mechanism adapted to release the device and permit controlled movement thereof to the delivery channel for the delivery, the release mechanism being located at least partially outside of the housing for manual operation by the user. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021120 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED ENDOTRACHEAL SUCTIONING - The present disclosure provides systems, devices and methods for automated endotracheal suctioning The device comprises an adaptor, which in some embodiments retrofits into existing suctioning equipment. The system includes the adaptor as well as suctioning tube, componentry for automatically deploying and retracting the suctioning tube, suctioning device, and processor to manage automation of deployment/retraction of the tube and suctioning of fluid. The method includes use of the device to automatically suction fluids and may also include programming the device to take into consideration safety concerns such as overuse or suction tube placement. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021121 | PATIENT INTERFACE - A patient interface for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a nasal prong assembly including a pair of nasal prongs structured to sealingly communicate with nasal passages of a patient's nose in use and headgear to maintain the nasal prong assembly in a desired position on the patient's face. The headgear includes side straps and rigidizers provided to respective side straps. Each rigidizer includes a first end portion that provides a connector structured to engage a respective end of the nasal prong assembly and an inwardly curved protrusion in the form of a cheek support that curves inwardly of the connector. The cheek support is adapted to follow the contour of the patient's cheek and guide a respective end portion of the side strap into engagement with the patient's cheek to provide a stable cheek support. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021122 | FILTER HEAT AND MOISTURE EXCHANGE DEVICE - Filtered heat and moisture exchange device for a breathing system comprises a housing ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170021123 | Respiratory Mask - A respiratory mask includes a support frame, a mask pad, and an air duct. The support frame includes a base portion, an insert portion defining an air channel, a positioning pin having a hooked end, and two wing portions respectively disposed at lateral sides of the base portion. The mask pad has a main body, a through hole, and a face pad mounted on the main body. The main body has an open end portion abutting separably against the base portion and defining an opening for extension of the insert portion thereinto, and is clamped separably between the wing portions. The positioning pin engages removably the through hole. The air duct is connected to the support frame and communicates with the air channel. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021124 | Systems And Methods for Compensating Long Term Sensitivity Drift Of Electrochemical Gas Sensors Exposed to Nitric Oxide - Described are systems and methods for compensating long term sensitivity drift of catalytic type electrochemical gas sensors used in systems for delivering therapeutic nitric oxide (NO) gas to a patient by compensating for drift that may be specific to the sensors atypical use in systems for delivering therapeutic nitric oxide gas to a patient. In at least some instances, the long term sensitivity drift of catalytic type electrochemical gas sensors can be addressed using calibration schedules, which can factor in the absolute change in set dose of NO being delivered to the patient that can drive one or more baseline calibrations. The calibration schedules can be used reduce the amount of times the sensor goes offline. Systems and methods described may factor in in actions occurring at the delivery system and/or aspects of the surrounding environment, prior to performing a baseline calibration, and may postpone the calibration and/or rejected using the sensor's output for the calibration. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021125 | HIGH FLOW NASAL THERAPY SYSTEM - A high flow nasal therapy system ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170021126 | REDUCING VENTILATOR-INDUCED LUNG INJURY - Methods are provided for protecting against ventilation-induced lung injury by promoting equitable liquid distribution in a lung with alveolar flooding, in which flooded and aerated alveoli are interspersed. Since ventilation injuriously over-expands aerated alveoli adjacent to flooded alveoli and a pressure barrier is responsible for trapping liquid in discrete alveoli, the present invention provides various means for overcoming the pressure barrier to, in turn, promote equitable redistribution of flooding liquid amongst alveoli, reduce the number of aerated alveoli located adjacent to flooded alveoli and reduce ventilation injury of the lung. These means of overcoming the pressure barrier include: (i) use of accelerated deflation during mechanical ventilation; and ii) high frequency (>50 Hz) vibration of the lung. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021127 | SPRING CANNULAE - Disclosed herein are embodiments of spring cannulae, including one or more holes in the sidewall of the cannula. Some disclosed cannulae include a wire, helically wound to form coils, and at least one hole in the cannula that interrupts one or more of the coils. Some embodiments further include a fused region of the coils through which the hole passes. Some embodiments include a ring attached to ends of the interrupted coils, where the hole is surrounded by the ring. Some embodiments include a sheath that is attached to a radial surface of the interrupted coils, where the hole passes radially though the sheath. Some embodiments include an elongated coil with a hole passing between the elongated coil and an adjacent coil. Further embodiments disclose cannulae that include a wire helically wound to form coils, and an insert having a porous section with at least one hole. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021128 | Ureteral and Bladder Catheters and Methods of Inducing Negative Pressure to Increase Renal Perfusion - Ureteral catheters and assemblies are provided including: a drainage lumen including a proximal portion configured to be positioned in at least a portion of a patient's urethra and a distal portion configured to be positioned in a patient's ureter and/or kidney, the distal portion including a coiled retention portion including at least a first coil having a first diameter and a second coil having a second diameter, the first diameter being less than the second diameter; or wherein the retention portion extends radially outwardly from a portion of the distal end of the drainage lumen portion, the retention portion including a proximal end having a first diameter, a distal end having a second diameter, and a wall and/or surface extending therebetween, the retention portion having a second diameter is greater than the first diameter when deployed; or wherein the retention portion includes a plurality of drainage tubes. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021129 | Ureteral and Bladder Catheters and Methods of Inducing Negative Pressure to Increase Renal Perfusion - Ureteral catheters and assemblies are provided including: a drainage lumen including a proximal portion configured to be positioned in at least a portion of a patient's urethra and a distal portion configured to be positioned in a patient's ureter and/or kidney, the distal portion including a coiled retention portion including at least a first coil having a first diameter and a second coil having a second diameter, the first diameter being less than the second diameter; or wherein the retention portion extends radially outwardly from a portion of the distal end of the drainage lumen portion, the retention portion including a proximal end having a first diameter, a distal end having a second diameter, and a wall and/or surface extending therebetween, the retention portion having a second diameter is greater than the first diameter when deployed; or wherein the retention portion includes a plurality of drainage tubes. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021131 | Method and System of Utilizing ECG Signal for Central Venous Catheter Tip Positioning - Disclosed herein are a method and a medical system for utilizing of an intravascular ECG signal for central venous catheter placement. The medical system is capable of detecting the position of a catheter tip and assessing its location relative to the cavoatrial junction. The detection and assessment are performed by a multiscale analysis of the complexity of the intravascular signal data points. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021132 | Fluid Drive System for Catheter Articulation and Other Uses - Fluid control devices, systems, and methods are useful for articulating catheters and other elongate flexible structures. A modular manifold architecture includes plate-mounted valves to facilitate fluid communication along a plurality of fluid channels included in one or more multi-lumen shafts for articulating actuators comprising balloons within a balloon array, with the balloons often mounted on two or more extruded multi-lumen shafts. Valve/plate modules can be assembled in an array, and a proximal interface of the shaft(s) may have ports for accessing the balloon channels distributed along an axis of the interface. By aligning and engaging the proximal interface with a receptacle that traverses the plates of the manifold assembly, the ports can be quickly and easily sealed to associated channels of the various valve/plate modules using a quick-disconnect fitting. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021133 | INTEGRATED VASCULAR DELIVERY SYSTEM - An integrated vascular delivery system having a frame configured to receive a catheter insertable in a patient to deliver fluid at an insertion site. The frame includes a first hub, a second hub, and a pair of flexible lateral members extending between the hubs and including a tubular lateral member. The system also includes a fluidic channel that fluidically communicates with the catheter, wherein the fluidic channel passes through the tubular lateral member and at least one of the hubs, and includes a fixed turnabout portion in which fluid flows in a direction different from that within the catheter. The first and second hubs provide anchoring points on the patient distributed around the insertion site and on opposite ends of the catheter, thereby anchoring the frame to the patient and stabilizing the catheter. A method is provided for using an integrated vascular delivery system. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021134 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING UMBILICAL STUMPS - A device for protecting an umbilical stump-catheter interface, includes: a shield having a wall that defines a cavity for accommodating an umbilical stump, wherein the shield further includes a base for attachment to a patient; and an opening at the shield for allowing an umbilical catheter to extend therethrough. A method for protecting an umbilical stump-catheter interface, includes: providing a device having a shield with a wall that defines a cavity for accommodating an umbilical stump, wherein the shield further includes a base for attachment to a patient, and wherein the device further includes an opening at the shield; shielding the umbilical stump from an environment using the shield; and accommodating an umbilical catheter using the opening at the shield. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021135 | MEDICAL TUBING AND CATHETER CONTROL - One embodiment is an improved method for providing a tube for attachment to a medical device such as a catheter that provides for intermittent changes in tube path length as a result of body movement thereby reducing the stress and pain caused by pulling on the device, as well as the optional provision to provide a very low, controlled tension that provides improved stability of the medical device without damage to the surrounding body tissues. This controlled tension can be applied or removed intermittently by a medical practitioner or the patient. The tubal devices shown in Fig and Fig both provide for extension in tubal path length while simultaneously providing for intermittent or continuous low tension pull on the catheter. Provision is also made for a continuous smooth fluid path with no moving internal parts. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021136 | SECUREMENT DEVICE FOR MEDICAL FIXTURES - A securement device for retaining medical tubing, catheters, and other medical fixtures proximal a patient's skin. The device has a base, at least one channel formed in the base, a flexible strap for overlying the base, and a coupling assembly for coupling the strap to the base. Embodiments for use with Foley catheters include a plurality of channels of differing diameters. Embodiments for use with a peripheral catheter include a single channel for retaining a spin nut. The coupling assembly includes left and right tracks in left and right sides of the base, and left and right rails on an underside of the flexible strap at left and right ends of a body of the strap. The left rail is removably coupled and held within the left track on the base, and the right rail is removably coupled and held within the right track on the base. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021137 | CATHETER INSERTION MECHANISM FOR A PATCH PUMP - Manual insertion device has retraction spring ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170021138 | NEEDLE ASSEMBLIES WITH PASSIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS - Safety needle assemblies that include a needle having a sharp distal tip and a needle tip cover mounted on the needle are disclosed. The needle tip cover includes a proximal wall having an opening for the needle to pass therethrough. The needle tip cover urges against the needle in a ready to use position and shields the sharp distal tip in the secured position. The needle tip cover is moved proximally by a spring after the needle has been inserted into a patient a predetermined depth. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021139 | CATHETER STRUCTURES FOR REDUCING FLUOROSCOPY USAGE DURING ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES - A catheter structure, such as a balloon catheter ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170021140 | ATRAUMATIC MICROPUNCTURE GUIDEWIRE AND GUIDEWIRE EXTENSION - A guidewire introducable into a bodily lumen having an obstruction therein is provided. An introducer needle is advanced through tissue and into the bodily lumen. A guidewire is advanced through the introducer and into the lumen. The guidewire is advanced further through the lumen until an atraumatic distal tip of the guidewire encounters an obstruction the distal tip cannot pass in a straight forward manner. The distal tip is pressed against the obstruction such that a flexible segment proximal of the distal tip forms a loop distal of the distal tip. The guidewire is advanced further through the lumen such that the loop of the flexible segment is pushed past the obstruction and the distal tip is pulled distally past the obstruction. A greater diameter guidewire extension can be coupled to the back end of the guidewire, providing function as a larger diameter guidewire. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021141 | VARIABLE DIAMETER WOVEN MEDICAL TUBE TEXTILES AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A textile greige includes a plurality of woven medical tube textiles in a series that share a set of warp yarns and a first weft yarn. The medical tube textiles have different diameter segments such that less than all of the warp yarns are included in a small diameter segment of the medical tube textile. A diameter control weave of a second weft yarn is woven with segments of the warp yarns that are outside of the woven medical tube textiles. Later processing includes cutting the diameter control weave from the medical tube textile. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021142 | POSITIONING METHOD FOR BALLOON COATING - A positioning method for balloon coating by which the thickness and morphological form of a drug in a coating formed on a balloon can be suitably set. This method is a positioning method for balloon coating for forming a coating layer containing a water-insoluble drug on an outer surface of a balloon of a balloon catheter. The positioning method includes a positioning step in which a dispensing tube is moved, from a state of non-contact with the balloon, in a direction intersecting the extending direction of the dispensing tube, and an opening portion-formed end portion side of the dispensing tube formed at its end portion with an opening portion for discharging a coating solution is thereby placed in contact with the outer surface of the balloon. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021143 | Fluid-Expandable Body Articulation of Catheters and Other Flexible Structures - Articulation devices, systems, methods for articulation, and methods for fabricating articulation structures will often include simple balloon arrays, with inflation of the balloons interacting with elongate skeletal support structures so as to locally alter articulation of the skeleton. The balloons can be mounted to a substrate of the array, with the substrate having channels that can direct inflation fluid to a subset of the balloons. The articulation array structure may be formed using simple planar 3-D printing, extrusion, and/or micromachining techniques. The skeleton may comprise a simple helical coil, and the array can be used to locally deflect or elongate an axis of the coil under control of a processor. Inflation fluid may be directed to the balloons from an inflation fluid reservoir of an inflation system, with the inflation system preferably including valves controlled by the processor. The articulation structures can be employed in minimally invasive medical catheter systems, and also for industrial robotics, for supporting imaging systems, for entertainment and consumer products, and the like. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021144 | PRESSURE LIMITING MECHANISM FOR FLUID DISPLACEMENT AND PRESSURIZING SYRINGE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - A syringe which has an intended pressure limit. The syringe includes a syringe body, and a pressure-limiting mechanism is disposed inside the syringe body. The pressure-limiting mechanism may comprise a valve body which is spring biased in the syringe body. In one embodiment, the pressure-limiting mechanism is provided in the form the valve assembly having a valve seal which moves into sealing engagement with an internal wall of a valve bore in the syringe housing once the intended pressure limit is reached. In another embodiment, the pressure-limiting mechanism is provided in the form of the valve assembly having a valve seat which moves into sealing or plugged engagement with a valve plug once the intended pressure limit is reached. Regardless of the exact configuration, preferably the syringe is simple, reliable, easy to assembly, and easy to sterilize given its low number of parts. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021145 | PROGRAMMABLE CSF METERING SHUNT - An implantable body fluid drainage system includes a metering shunt having a housing with an internal chamber. A movable barrier divides the chamber into a first section and a second section, and the barrier can be displaced by a differential pressure. A first powered inlet valve providing a fill path to the first section of the chamber, and a first powered drain valve providing a drain path from the first section of the chamber. A CSF inlet conduit connects a CSF space to the first powered inlet valve. A CSF outlet conduit connects the first powered outlet valve to a discharge location. A controller opens the first powered inlet valve and close the first powered drain valve to fill the first section to a volume defined by the barrier and chamber geometry and closes the first powered inlet valve and opens the first powered drain valve to discharge the filled volume from the first section through the outlet conduit. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021146 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATING HYDROCEPHALUS - Methods for treating hydrocephalus using a shunt, the shunt having one or more CSF intake openings in a distal portion, a valve disposed in a proximal portion of the shunt, and a lumen extending between the one or more CSF intake openings and the valve, the method comprises deploying the shunt in a body of a patient so that the distal portion of the shunt is at least partially disposed within a CP angle cistern, a body of the shunt is at least partially disposed within an IPS of the patient, and the proximal portion of the shunt is at least partially disposed within or proximate to a JV of the patient, wherein, after deployment of the shunt, CSF flows from the CP angle cistern to the JV via the shunt lumen at a flow rate in a range of 5 ml per hour to 15 ml per hour. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021147 | DIRECTIONAL SEQUENTIAL DILATION SYSTEM WITH NEURO MONITORING - A system for providing access to a surgical site includes a first dilator; a second dilator slidably couplable to a first side of the first dilator and including a first interface portion; a plurality of additional dilators slidably couplable to a second side of the first dilator in a nested manner; and at least one retractor member including a second interface portion removably couplable to the first interface portion. When the first interface portion is coupled to the second interface portion, and the second dilator and the plurality of additional dilators are coupled to the first dilator, the second dilator and the at least one retractor member form a retractor wall extending about the first dilator and the plurality of additional dilators. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021148 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TOXIN DELIVERY TO THE NASAL CAVITY - Methods and systems for delivering toxin and toxin fragments to a patient's nasal cavity provide for both release of the toxin and delivery of energy which selectively porates target cells to enhance uptake of the toxin. The use of energy-mediated delivery is particularly advantageous with light chain fragment toxins which lack cell binding capacity. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021149 | BIOLOGICAL SAMPLING PLATFORM AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - A biological sampling platform includes a substrate and a first through hole disposed in the substrate to receive a first sample and to provide the first sample to a biological system in response to the biological sampling platform being disposed in the biological system, the substrate being cleavable to provide a discrete layer having a thickness effective for analysis of the discreet layer by transmission microscopy. A process for collecting a biological sample includes disposing a first through hole in a substrate; disposing a first sample in the first through hole to form a biological sampling platform; disposing the biological sampling platform in a biological system; providing the first sample to the biological system in response to the biological sampling platform being disposed in the biological system; and receiving a first biological sample from the biological system in the first through hole to collect the first biological sample. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021150 | FAT REMOVAL DEVICE AND OBESITY TREATMENT - A medical device for treatment for overweight or obesity is presented. The medical device is attached or implanted in patient's target body organs, wherein in each one of the device attachments, or daily in the case of long continuous attachment, the device removes up to 100 grams of energy containing materials from the body. The medical device optionally contains needles or alternatively contains crawling worm-like arm. The energy containing materials may be fat cells, fatty acid molecules driven out from the fat cells or lipids or carbohydrates molecules such as glucose from the blood stream. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021151 | FRICTIONAL TRANS-EPITHELIAL TISSUE DISRUPTION AND COLLECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF INDUCING OR AUGMENTING AN IMMUNE RESPONSE - The invention relates to trans-epithelial frictionally abrasive tissue sampling devices for performing biopsies and methods of inducing an immune response against a pathogen, wherein epithelial cells containing the pathogen are disrupted with the frictionally abrasive tissue sampling device to introduce the pathogen into the bloodstream of a patient. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021152 | INJECTION INSTRUMENT - An injection instrument including a hollow needle body including a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the hollow needle body having at least one projection which is formed on the first surface and has a through hole penetrating from a distal end of the projection to the second surface of the substrate, a deforming member positioned outside a region where the at least one projection is formed, the deforming member being deformable to bulge in a bulging direction along a projecting direction of the projection beyond a plane flush with the first surface, and a pressure channel through which a fluid is supplied such that a fluid pressure is applied to the deforming member. The deforming member is deformable in the bulging direction in response to the fluid pressure. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021153 | HIP JOINT DEVICE AND METHOD - An implantable medical device for lubrication of a synovial joint having a joint cavity is provided. The implantable device comprises a solid lubricant and a feeding device, wherein said feeding device is adapted to feed said solid lubricant into the joint cavity for lubricating the synovial joint. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021154 | TATTOO MACHINE POWER SUPPLY - A method of controlling a tattoo machine power supply ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170021155 | Infusion Tube System and Method for Manufacture - An infusion tube system and a method for manufacture are provided, An infusion tube system including an infusion tube and a connector attached to the infusion tube at an end of the infusion tube is disclosed. The connector has a proximal end and includes a connector body extending from a distal end to a proximal end along a center axis and defining a cavity. The connector body includes an end wall with an inner surface, and at least one vent opening, and a sidewall extending from the end wall along the center axis with an inner and outer surface. The connector includes a membrane covering the at least one vent opening, the membrane being welded to the inner surface of the end wall along at least one welding seam including a first welding seam such that the membrane covers and seals the at least one vent opening. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021156 | SAFETY DRUG HANDLING DEVICE - A drug mixing system including at least one receptacle port adaptor adapted to be inserted into a port of a fluid receptacle, at least one syringe adaptor adapted to be attached to a syringe and to the at least one receptacle port adaptor and at least one vial adaptor adapted for connection to a vial containing a drug and adapted for connection to the at least one syringe adaptor, the system being characterized in that at least one of the receptacle port adaptor, the at least one syringe adaptor and the at least one vial adaptor being vented to the atmosphere in a manner which prevents release to the atmosphere of possibly harmful contents of the vial in a liquid, solid or gaseous form. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021157 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NONINVASIVE INHIBITION OF DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS - System, device and method for providing neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) to muscles of foot. The device includes an electrical signal generator for producing a wave pattern of variable frequency, duration, intensity, ramp time and on-off cycle. The device further includes surface electrodes for being positioned over the foot muscles or around ankles and attached to the signal generator. The device includes a wearable device for positioning a first electrode adjacent a heel of the wearer's foot and a second electrode adjacent an arch of the foot. The signal generator is programmed to stimulate the foot muscles and nerves. Location of the electrodes and the programming are adjusted to reduce pooling of the blood in the soleal veins of the calf and enhance venous blood flow to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT); to enhance venous blood flow for the post-thrombotic syndrome patient; to expedite wound healing; to reduce neuropathic pain of the foot and ankle, chronic musculoskeletal pain of the ankle and foot, and acute post-operative foot and ankle pain; and to prevent muscular atrophy of the foot muscles. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021158 | ELECTRODE SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION - A system for electrically stimulating a user comprising: a first housing portion defining an array of openings; an array of permeable bodies with portions exposed through the array of openings and wetted with a solution that facilitates electrical coupling between the system and a body region of the user, wherein each permeable body has a cavity at a proximal portion and a distal portion and is configured to transmit the solution to the body region of the user; a substrate region defining an array of protrusions configured to support the array of permeable bodies and composed of a conductive polymer; and a set of conductors in communication with the substrate region and including a first conductor that provides a first subset of the array of permeable bodies with a first polarity and a second conductor that provides a second subset of the array of permeable bodies with a second polarity. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021159 | SUBSTERNAL PLACEMENT OF A PACING AND/OR DEFIBRILLATING ELECTRODE - New methods for implanting a cardiac therapy system include implanting a lead of the system substernally anterior of the heart without attaching to the myocardium or pericardium. An illustration includes placement of an anchor beneath the sternum in the vicinity of one of the sternal angle, a location superior of the ventricles, the area bounded by the 2nd or 3rd ribs, and level with the aortic arch. A tension element or tether is attached to the anchor and a lead is introduced over the tension element or tether and secured in a desired position relative to the anchor. Other examples also include implantation, substernally, of a lead without the use of a pre-tunneling tool or sheath over the lead itself, for example by using an advancing tool for pushing the lead into position. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021160 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD WITH BIOSTABLE PVDF-BASED MATERIALS - A medical electrical lead includes an insulative lead body extending from a distal region to a proximal region, a conductor disposed within the insulative lead body and extending from the proximal region to the distal region, an electrode disposed on the insulative lead body and in electrical contact with the conductor, and a fibrous matrix disposed on at least part of the electrode. The fibrous matrix includes fibers. The fibers include a polyvinylidene fluoride-based (PVDF-based) polymer and a crystal-modifying additive. The PVDF-based polymer includes an amorphous PVDF phase and a crystalline PVDF phase. The crystalline PVDF phase includes a beta form crystalline structure in an amount exceeding any other crystalline structure form in the crystalline PVDF phase. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021161 | Electrical Stimulation System and Method for Stimulating Tissue in the Brain to Treat a Neurological Condition - According to one aspect, a stimulation system is provided for electrically stimulating a predetermined site to treat a neurological condition. The system includes an electrical stimulation lead adapted for implantation in communication with a predetermined site, wherein the site is brain tissue site. The stimulation lead includes one or more stimulation electrodes adapted to be positioned in the predetermined site. The system also includes a stimulation source that generates the stimulation pulses for transmission to the one or more stimulation electrodes of the stimulation lead to deliver the stimulation pulses to the predetermined site to treat a neurological disorder or condition. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021162 | BURR HOLE PLUGS FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING - A burr hole plug includes a first plug base defining a burr hole aperture and including first grooves; a second plug base to be disposed around the first plug base and including second grooves to receive a portion of an electrical stimulation lead; a cover to be disposed on the second plug base; a cap to be disposed over the burr hole aperture and coupled to the first plug base; and an extension coupled to, and extending away from, the cover. The extension includes conductors and the second plug base and the cover include conductive elements to electrically couple the terminals of the electrical stimulation lead, when disposed in the second grooves, to the conductors of the extension. An alternative burr hole plug includes a lead connector disposed on the cap and having a connector aperture to receive the proximal end of the electrical stimulation lead. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021163 | MEDICAL LEAD WITH PREFORMED BIAS - A medical electrical lead and methods of implanting medical electrical leads in lumens. Leads in accordance with the invention employ preformed biases to stabilize the lead within a lumen and to orient electrodes in a preferred orientation. | 2017-01-26 |