| 05th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
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| 20110028818 | Methods and Apparatuses for Detecting Medical Device Acceleration, Temperature, and Humidity Conditions - An ambulatory medical device for detecting acceleration, temperature, and/or humidity conditions in or around the medical device is provided. The medical device includes one or more acceleration, thermal, and/or humidity sensors which detect acceleration, temperature, and/or humidity conditions in or around the medical device. In response to detected conditions, the medical device may, among other things, alter the operation of the device, provide an alarm or warning to the user, or transmit data about the detected conditions to another device. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028819 | MEDICAL SENSOR DEVICE - Electromyographic and mechanomyographic parameters of a patient are detected accurately with few artifacts in a medical sensor device ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028820 | MONO-PHASIC ACTION POTENTIAL ELECTROGRAM RECORDING CATHETER, AND METHOD - Catheters and methods for obtaining monophasic action potential (“MAP”) electrograms include a flexible catheter body defining a longitudinal axis, and a distal assembly affixed to the catheter body distal end defining a distal tip. The distal assembly has at least three MAP recording electrodes, and at least one reference electrode for determining reference potential. The recording electrodes are each positioned a radial distance from the longitudinal axis in at least three different radial directions, defining a recording geometry substantially having radial symmetry. The reference electrode is a longitudinal distance from the recording geometry. Optional features include a steerable catheter shaft, one or more radio-frequency ablation electrodes, and a dedicated pacing electrode. Different possible embodiments include a dome housing having the recording electrodes in a fixed spatial arrangement, and a distal loop assembly having an array of electrodes on at least three flexible loop elements. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028821 | Electrocardiographic Monitoring System and Method Using Orthogonal Electrode Pattern - A system for monitoring a cardiac condition of a patient includes a diagnostic center configured to construct a 12-lead ECG of a patient using a special ECG signals numbering less than twelve by combining the special ECG signals with a transformation matrix, and a wearable device configured to generate the special ECG signals and including. The wearable device includes a belt having one or more belt electrodes, a waistband having one or more waistband electrodes, the belt and waistband electrodes configured to contact the skin of the patient and obtain electrical signals therefrom, and a host unit in electrical communication with the belt and waistband electrodes, the host unit including circuitry for generating the special ECG signals from one or more of the acquired electrical signals and circuitry for special ECG signals to a location remote from the wearable device. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028822 | MULTI-ELECTRODE SENSING PATCH FOR LONG-TERM PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING WITH SWAPPABLE ELECTRONICS, RADIO AND BATTERY, AND METHODS OF USE - Provided herein is an electrode device comprising an interface comprising at least one magnetic contact. The interface can be adaptable to be in communication with an electronic member, wherein the magnetic contact on the interface is adaptable to align and position the electronic member with respect to the interface. The interface can be further adaptable to remain affixed to a patient while an electronic member is removed and/or inserted from the interface. Further provided herein are methods of using the electrode device and kits. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028823 | Biomedical electrode configuration for suppressing movement artifact - A biomedical sensor for detecting EMG signals may include a non-conducting fixed framework supporting a symmetrical arrangement of four electrode surfaces, configured as two signal detection contacts, each with a respective associated signal reference contact. The mechanical and electrical configuration act together to suppress movement artifact. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028824 | SCANNING TERAHERTZ PROBE - A THz radiation probe ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028825 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENT IMAGING - A system and methods for more efficient review, processing, analysis and diagnoses of medical imaging data is disclosed. The system and methods include automatically segmenting and labeling imaging data by anatomical feature or structure. Additional tools that can improve the efficiency of health care providers are also disclosed. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028826 | MAPPING PROBE ASSEMBLY WITH SKIVED TUBE BODY FRAME - An embodiment of a mapping probe assembly includes a body frame with a lumen therein. The body frame includes a catheter shaft region, a loop section and a transition region between the catheter shaft region and a loop section. A plurality of mapping electrodes are attached around the loop section. Electrical conductors extend through the lumen of the body frame to the mapping electrodes. In some embodiments, the loop section is skived, where a portion of the body frame is removed toward the interior of the loop section. The loop section has a generally planar loop, and further has a loop center. In some embodiments, the catheter shaft has an alignment generally perpendicular to the loop section where the alignment of the catheter shaft is along a line that intersects the planar loop proximate to the loop center. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028827 | SPATIOTEMPORAL PATTERN CLASSIFICATION OF BRAIN STATES - A multivariate, pattern-based system and method for recognition of brain states and generation of feedback considering both the spatial and temporal pattern of network of brain activity is described. The system can be applied for enhancing a desired function or behavior, or to alleviate a behavioral or neurological problem. The system can also be used to investigate the spatiotemporal evolution of a network of brain activity corresponding to a brain function, by changing the activity as an independent variable and studying its effect on behavior. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028828 | T1 RHO MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING FOR STAGING OF HEPATIC FIBROSIS - Methods for diagnosis of fibrotic diseases, staging of fibrotic diseases and monitoring treatment of fibrosis. The presence of fibrotic tissue is detected. First, a T | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028829 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-CONTRAST ENHANCED PULMONARY VEIN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - A system and method for non-contrast enhanced pulmonary vein magnetic resonance imaging substantially suppresses the signal from cardiac tissue adjacent to the left atrium and pulmonary vein is provided. Significant conspicuity of the left atrium and pulmonary vein versus adjacent anatomical structures is produced. In this manner, more accurate measurements of pulmonary vein ostia size are facilitated, as well as more accurate registration of imaging volumes with a radiofrequency ablation catheter during pulmonary vein isolation procedures. In addition, more robust three-dimensional volume views of the left atrium and pulmonary vein are produced without the administration of contrast agents. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028830 | DEVICE FOR GUIDING AN INVASIVE MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - The present invention relates to a device ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028831 | PERMANENTLY VISIBLE IMPLANTABLE FIDUCIARY TISSUE MARKER - A fiduciary marker includes a hollow cylindrical body comprised of a bio-compatible polymer and including a first end, a second end, an inner surface extending between the first end to the second end and an outer surface extending between the first end to the second end. A plurality of apertures are formed in the body and extend from the inner surface to the outer surface. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028832 | Shock wave therapy apparatus having an integrated X-ray device - The invention relates to a combined shock wave therapy and X-ray apparatus having an oblique arrangement of a stand ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028833 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY - A method is disclosed for distending a body lumen in the performance of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). The method comprises insufflating the body lumen with contrast agent to distend the body lumen. The contrast agent includes gas. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028834 | USE OF ELECTROSPUN MICROTUBES FOR DRUG DELIVERY - Provided is a method of delivering a medicament or a diagnostic agent to a subject in need thereof by (a) introducing a microtube configured to deliver the medicament or the diagnostic agent into the subject, said microtube comprises an electrospun shell and an electrospun coat over an internal surface of said shell, and (b) administering the medicament or the diagnostic agent through said microtube, thereby delivering the medicament or the diagnostic agent to the subject. Also provided are kits for delivering a medicament or a diagnostic agent. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028835 | ULTRASONIC WAVE IRRADIATION DEVICE - Disclosed is an ultrasonic wave irradiation device usable for the application of a phase change type ultrasonic wave contrast medium, in which any interference between ultrasonic wave irradiation for the phase change application and ultrasonic wave irradiation for treatment application does not occur. An ultrasonic wave with a high frequency and a large magnitude of the maximum negative pressure is used for the phase change application, and an ultrasonic wave with a lower frequency and a large magnitude of the maximum positive pressure is used for the treatment application. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028836 | MARKER DELIVERY DEVICE FOR TISSUE MARKER PLACEMENT - A marker delivery device is configured for deploying a tissue marker. The marker delivery device includes a handle having a chamber, and a cannula. According to one aspect, the cannula has a flexible portion formed by a slot arrangement having of a plurality of spaced-apart substantially parallel peripheral slots extending through the side wall of the cannula to the lumen. A marker introducer rod is movably disposed in the lumen of the cannula for deploying the mark, and has a flexible region that corresponds to the flexible portion of the cannula. According to another aspect, a retraction mechanism is mounted to the handle and is configured to facilitate a complete retraction of both the cannula and the marker introducer rod into the chamber of the housing of the handle upon an actuation of the retraction mechanism. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028837 | Photodynamic-based myocardial mapping device and method - A photodynamic mapping device includes a shaft with a proximal end and a distal end, at least one optical electrode at the distal end of the shaft, and at least one optical fiber positioned inside the shaft. In embodiments, the at least one optical fiber extends from the distal end of the shaft and is coupled to the at least one optical electrode provided at or about an outer surface of the device. In an embodiment, at least one optical fiber is coupled, at or about the proximal end of the shaft, to a light source coupled and an optical sensor. An analyzer can be coupled to the optical sensor. Embodiments of such devices can be configured to deliver substances, such as photodynamic therapeutic substances. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028838 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring a Physical Parameter in Mammal Soft Tissues by Propagating Shear Waves - Method for measuring a physical parameter in soft tissues of a mammal, in which a mechanical shear wave is propagated through the soft tissues and observation of the propagation leads to determine values of a shear wave propagation parameter. The physical parameter is computed on the basis of these values. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028839 | Acoustic Sensor - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an acoustic sensor, that can be used to identify various fluids as well as concentrations of compounds dissolved in fluids. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028840 | HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND METHOD AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS - A medical treatment apparatus includes a high intensity focused ultrasound transducer disposable in juxtaposition to a patient, a servomechanism operatively connected to the transducer for moving the transducer along a path, a signal generator operatively connected to the transducer for energizing same to produce focused ultrasonic pressure waves in the patient continuously during motion of the transducer along the path, and a computer operatively connected to the servomechanism for determining the path and controlling the servomechanism to move the transducer along the path. The computer is operatively connected to the generator for controlling same to energize the transducer continuously during motion of the transducer along the path. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028841 | Setting a Sagittal View In an Ultrasound System - Embodiments for providing a plurality of slice images are disclosed. In one embodiment, by way of non-limiting example, an ultrasound system comprises: an ultrasound data acquisition unit configured to transmit and receive ultrasound signals to and from a target object to thereby output ultrasound data; and a processing unit configured to form volume data based on the ultrasound data, set a reference slice, a reference point and a window on the volume data based on input information of a user and set a sagittal view for measuring a thickness of a nuchal translucency (NT) of a fetus on the volume data. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028842 | Providing A Plurality Of Slice Images In An Ultrasound System - Embodiments for providing a plurality of slice images are disclosed. In one embodiment, by way of non-limiting example, an ultrasound system comprises: an ultrasound data acquisition unit configured to transmit and receive ultrasound signals to and from a target object to thereby output ultrasound data; and a processing unit configured to form volume data based on the ultrasound data, the processing unit being configured to set a reference slice, a reference point and a window on the volume data based on input information of a user, the processing unit being configured to set a sagittal view for measuring a thickness of a nuchal translucency (NT) of a fetus on the volume data and set a plurality of slices on the volume data based on the sagittal view, the processing unit being further configured to form a plurality of slice images corresponding to the plurality of slices based on the volume data. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028843 | PROVIDING A 2-DIMENSIONAL CT IMAGE CORRESPONDING TO A 2-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND IMAGE - There is disclosed a system and method for providing a 2-dimensional CT image corresponding to a 2-dimensional ultrasound image by performing an image registration between a 3-dimensional ultrasound image and a 3-dimensional CT image. The system comprises: a CT image forming unit configured to form a plurality of 3-dimensional CT images for an object of interest inside a target object; an ultrasound image forming unit configured to form at least one 3-dimensional ultrasound image for the object of interest; a processor configured to perform image registration between the 3-dimensional CT images and the at least one 3-dimensional ultrasound image to obtain a first transform function; and a user input unit configured to receive input information from a user, wherein the ultrasound image forming unit is further configured to form a 2-dimensional ultrasound image from the at least one 3-dimensional ultrasound image based on the input information, and wherein the processor is further configured to obtain a plurality of 2-dimensional CT images from the 3-dimensional CT images based on the input information and the first transform function and to detect similarities between the 2-dimensional ultrasound image and the 2-dimensional CT images to select one of the 2-dimensional CT images corresponding to the 2-dimensional ultrasound image. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028844 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING 2-DIMENSIONAL COMPUTERIZED-TOMOGRAPHY IMAGE CORRESPONDING TO 2-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND IMAGE - Embodiments for providing a 2-dimensional (D) computerized-tomography (CT) image corresponding to a 2-D ultrasound image through image registration between 3-D ultrasound and CT images are disclosed. An imaging system comprises a CT imaging unit, an ultrasound image forming unit, a storing unit, a processor and a display unit. The processor extracts the 2-D CT image from the 3-D ultrasound-CT registered image by performing a rigid-body transform upon the 3-D ultrasound image and calculating similarities between reference images and the 2-D ultrasound images, wherein the reference images are obtained through the rigid-body transform. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028845 | Reconfigurable Ultrasound Array with Low Noise CW Processing - An ultrasound transducer probe is disclosed comprising: an array of ultrasound transducer elements, each ultrasound transducer element associated with a corresponding unit transducer cell for providing transmit and receive functions, each unit transducer cell including a cell transmit/receive switch connected to a low voltage switch matrix via a low voltage transmit path; and a plurality of microelectronic cross-point switches for switching an externally generated analog transmit signal to one or more of the low voltage transmit paths. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028846 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - A 2D array transducer ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028847 | INSTRUMENT GUIDE FOR USE WITH NEEDLES AND CATHETERS - A guide is provided for use with an imaging instrument, the guide including a first portion, a second portion proximate the first portion, and a cavity at least partially formed by the first and second portions, the cavity having a cavity width and configured to retain an instrument therein. The cavity width is selectively changeable to accommodate a plurality of diameters by sliding the second portion along a path with respect to the first portion. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028848 | Methods and Apparatus for Detecting and Mapping Tissue Interfaces - A device for measuring a spatial location of a tissue surface, such as the interface between different types of tissues or between tissue and body fluids, generally includes an elongate catheter body having a distal end portion, a plurality of localization elements carried by the distal end portion, and at least one pulse-echo acoustic element carried by the distal end portion. The localization elements allow the catheter to be localized (e.g., position and/or orientation) within a localization field, while the acoustic element allows for the detection of tissue surfaces where incoming acoustic energy will reflect towards the acoustic element. A suitable controller can determine the location of the detected tissue surface from the localization of the distal end portion of the catheter body. Tissue thicknesses can be derived from the detected locations of multiple (e.g., near and far) tissue surfaces. Maps and models of tissue thickness can also be generated. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028849 | Method for biologically monitoring the environment (variants) and a system for carrying out said method - The invention relates to the field of environment conservation, in particular, to methods and means of ecological environment monitoring with the help of a non-invasive control of functional state of native animals. The invention can predominantly be used for automatic on-line estimation of environment quality on the basis of remote real-time registration of cardiac activity in invertebrates with a hard outer covering. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028850 | Process for quantitative display of blood flow - A method for the quantitative representation of the blood flow in a tissue or vascular region is based on the signal of a contrast agent injected into the blood. In the method, several individual images of the signal emitted by the tissue or vascular region are recorded at successive points in time and are stored. Based on the respective signal, a quantity characteristic for the blood flow and a quantity characteristic for the position of the blood vessels are determined for image areas of individual images. These quantities are represented superimposed for the respective image areas such that both the blood flow quantity and the position of the fine blood vessels become clearly visible in the representation and can be differentiated from the tissue. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028851 | Implantable Blood Pressure Monitor - A method for monitoring blood pressure includes sensing and storing sympathetic nerve activity data of a patient via a recording lead of an implantable medical device. Changes in sympathetic nerve activity from the nerve activity data are determined. Corresponding changes in blood pressure are determined from the changes in sympathetic nerve activity. An alert signal and/or modification of therapy can be provided. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028852 | Implantable Pressure Sensor with Membrane Bridge - An implantable pressure sensor having improved bend error performance is provided having a capsule housing a pressure sensing device, wherein the capsule includes an opening that allows the pressure sensing device to obtain pressure measurements from an environment surrounding the capsule. A rigid bridge is attached to the capsule so as to extend across the opening of the capsule. The bridge includes at least one opening that exposes the pressure sensing device to the surrounding environment. The rigidity of the bridge functions to prevent deformations from bending forces that are exerted on the sensor and also functions to divert loads from such bending forces away from the pressure sensing device to instead travel through the bridge, which in turn resists deformation. A fill material may be situated between the bridge and capsule so as to prevent bodily fluid or tissue from building up in the sensor under the bridge. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028853 | CHECK VALVE STRUCTURE, DIAPHRAGM PUMP, AND SPHYGMOMANOMETER - A check valve structure has a first space and a second space. The check valve structure is configured to allow a flow of a fluid from the first space to the second space and to inhibit flow of the fluid from the second space to the first space. The check valve structure has a partition wall arranged between the first space and the second space and provided with a communication hole providing communication between the first space and the second space, an elastic film body for covering the side of the second space of the communication hole so as to prevent a reverse flow of the fluid, an elastic member having a wall portion surrounding the communication hole for holding the elastic film body, and a nipping member for nipping the elastic member with the partition wall. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028854 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE DETERMINATION OF BLOOD PRESSURE - Methods and systems for determining blood pressure from a pressure signal are disclosed. A patient's blood pressure may be determined by analyzing features of a wavelet transformation of a pressure signal obtained during an occlusion procedure. Ridges in a scalogram of the transformed signal may be identified and used to determine an envelope of a pressure oscillation signal, to which oscillometric blood pressure determination techniques may be applied. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028855 | HEART FAILURE DETECTING MEDICAL DEVICE - An implantable medical device has an event detector that detects a predetermined cardiac event during a heart cycle of a subject. A reference time is assigned to this detected cardiac event. An onset detector detects the onset of ventricular filling of the heart during the heart cycle. The relative time of the detected filling onset is determined based on the assigned time reference. An increased risk of heart failure of the subject is automatically determined based on the determined relative time for the filling onset. Generally, a reduction in the relative time, as determined at different points in time, indicates an increased heart failure risk or the presence of a heart failure condition. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028856 | System for Heart Performance Characterization and Abnormality Detection - A system improves analysis, diagnosis and characterization of cardiac function signals (including surface ECG signals and intra-cardiac electrograms) based on cardiac electrophysiological activity momentum computation, characterization and mapping. The system calculates an electrophysiological signal momentum of different portions of cardiac signals including a timing, location and severity of cardiac pathology and improves reliability of diagnosis, detection, mapping to an identified medical condition, and characterization. The system improves identification of cardiac disorders, differentiation of cardiac arrhythmias, characterization of pathological severity, prediction of life-threatening events and supports evaluation of drug administration effects. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028857 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AN INDIVIDUAL'S STATE OF ATTENTION - The present invention relates to a method and a system designed to determine an individual's state of attention from an individual's respiratory signal. The method of the invention comprises a first learning step, wherein the characteristics of an individual's normal state are determined by selecting a respiratory signal fragment that is considered to be normal according to a pre-established criterion, and a second analysis phase, wherein the individual's state of attention is determined from parameters extracted from the respiratory signal on the basis of some pre-defined rules and the individual's normal state previously characterised. The method of the invention is implemented in two embodiments. A first embodiment is based on the identification of pre-defined patterns in the respiratory signal and, in the second embodiment, an index indicative of the variability of the respiratory signal is defined. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028858 | GAS FLOW SYSTEM, ADAPTOR, AND METHOD - An airway adaptor that measures the concentration of at least one of a specific component and the flow rate of a supply gas and a return gas. The airway adapter may include a tube having a flow path in which the supply gas and the return gas passes. The tube may include a first end having a first aperture for guiding the supply gas into the flow path, and second end having a second aperture for guiding the return gas. Further, the airway adapter may include a measurement device operable to measure at least one of the supply gas and the return gas in the air flow path and a partial shielding disposed at the first aperture and structured to shield a portion of the air flow path. The supply gas may be a respiratory gas and the return gas may be inhaled or exhaled breath of a person. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028859 | Methods, Systems and Devices for Monitoring a Target in a Neural System and Facilitating or Controlling a Cell Therapy - Methods, systems and devices for monitoring a target in a neural system involve delivering inputs to and recording output responses from the neural system and obtaining I/O characterizations of the neural system both before and during or after a change is introduced to the system, for example, a change associated with a stem cell therapy. Baseline and therapeutic I/O characterizations are compared, and interpretations of the results of the comparison may be used to adjust some aspect of the therapy to facilitate it or control it. An implantable neurostimulator with the capability of delivering electrical stimulation to an electrode and of measuring and recording responses sensed from electrodes, where the electrodes are strategically positioned at or near the target, can be used to deliver an electrical stimulation input and record the output responses for the I/O characterizations. An implantable neurostimulator also may be used to affect a cell therapy by delivering electrical stimulation to the neural system to encourage stem cell differentiation. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028860 | NEUROMONITORING SYSTEM WITH WIRELESS INSTRUMENTATION - A method and apparatus is provided that allow the surgeon and the IONM specialist to continuously get feedback on the relative proximity of instrumentation to a nerve and the health of this nerve. By using a coupling device that allows every instrument to be electrically stimulated, the surgeon, through the instruments, continuously sends a small electrical input into the patient's body. Depending on the relative proximity between this electrical stimulation and a nerve, a neuromonitoring modality is recorded through electrodes placed on the patient. This modality is read and analyzed by the IONM specialist. The characteristics of this response allow the IONM specialist to determine the health status and or location of the nerves. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028861 | Swab for Collecting Biological Specimens - The present invention relates to a swab for collecting biological specimens of the type consisting of a rod terminating in a tip covered with fibre with hydrophilic properties to allow absorption of said specimens, wherein said fibre covers said tip in the form of a layer deposited by flocking. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028862 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE EXTRACTION OF A BODY FLUID - The present invention provides a method and a device for piercing a body part and determining whether a sufficient volume of blood has been withdrawn. A lancing element is rapidly inserted into a body part in a forward phase and retracted quickly to a lesser puncturing depth. Subsequently, the lancing element is retracted slower than during the first retraction movement and the distance retracted during the second retraction is shorter than the first retraction movement. During the second retraction movement, body fluid is collected in a collection phase by a capillary structure of the lancing element. Contact between the lancing element and the body fluid is detected after the forward phase at the beginning and the end of a waiting period. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028863 | FLUID SAMPLE COLLECTION SYSTEM - A sample collection container adapted to be connected to, and disconnected from, a sample collection adapter and a sample collection container cap. The sample collection adapter has a downward sloping interior surface that provides a free-flowing path for samples provided by a subject to the sample collection container. The sample collection adapter may have a three-dimensional rim that is curved in two different non-parallel planes. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028864 | Uterine sound device - A uterine sound device includes a first component having a handle and a stem, and a slidable member positioned around the stem. An inner wall of the slidable member fits around the stem such that the slidable member remains at a fixed position on the stem unless a predetermined amount of force is applied to the slidable member longitudinally along the stem. The stem includes graduated markings to indicate units of measure that are preferably formed of a non-leachable, biocompatible ink printed on the stem. In use, the sound stem is inserted past the cervix with the slidable member remaining on the outside of the cervix with insertion pressure causing the slidable member to slide along the stem toward the handle. The position of the slidable member according to the indicia indicates a depth into the uterus that the stem has reached. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028865 | Inertial Sensor Kinematic Coupling - A method is disclosed for measuring the motion of an object, composed of multiple segments connected by joints, via the estimation of the 3D orientation of the object segments relative to one another without dependence on a magnetic field as a reference for heading. The method includes first applying a plurality of inertial sensor units to the segments of the object, e.g., a user thigh, shank, foot, etc. Next an approximation of the distance between each inertial sensor unit and at least one adjacent joint is provided and the joint is subjected to an acceleration, e.g., as the user takes a step or two. The relative orientations of the segments are calculated and the orientations are used to form an estimation of the 3D orientation of the object segments relative to one another without using the local magnetic field as a reference for heading. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028866 | Ultrasound Apparatus for Creating and Delivering Therapeutic Solutions - The present invention relates to an ultrasound device and method for treating a wound by creating a therapeutic combination of materials with ultrasonic waves and delivering that combination into the wound bed. The apparatus comprises a horn having an internal chamber including a back wall, a front wall, and at least one side wall, a radiation surface at the horn's distal end, at least one channel opening into the chamber. Within the internal chamber of the horn the healing factor to be delivered to the wound is mixed with a suitable carrying agent to create a therapeutic solution. Affixed to the distal end of the horn is a cavitation chamber capable of deforming downwards that receives the therapeutic solution. The downward deformation of the cavitation chamber applies pressure to the therapeutic solution contained within the chamber pushing the solution into the wound bed. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028867 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NON-INVASIVE DELIVERY AND TRACKING OF FOCUSED ULTRASOUND GENERATED FROM TRANSDUCER - The present invention provides an apparatus for non-invasive delivery of focused ultrasound to a targeted area of a biological tissue, and a method thereof. The apparatus comprises an ultrasound wave generator to provide an amplified modulated waveform, a resonance circuit for tuning the waveform to have a predetermined frequency, an ultrasound transducer for generating a focused beam of the tuned waveform, an applicator supporting the ultrasound transducer, and an ultrasound-tissue coupling bag detachably mounted to the ultrasound transducer. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028868 | AUTOMATIC ADJUSTABLE VOLTAGE TO STABILIZE PRESSURE FOR SHOCKWAVE MEDICALTHERAPY DEVICE - An electrohydraulic shock-wave therapy apparatus comprising a variable voltage source and a controller that controls said voltage source for accurate adjustment of the shock wave pressure. The invention, in various embodiments, also includes various methods, optionally closed loop as well as open loop based, for determining the shock pressure while compensating for burnout and or erosion that normally suppress the pressure after some thousands of sparks. This way the effective lifetime of the electrodes is dramatically extended. The control is further used for significantly increasing the effective therapeutic area of the apparatus by adjusting the shock pressure value close to the maximal safe value. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028869 | EXERCISE EQUIPMENT - An exercise equipment comprises a movable portion | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028870 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING THE FOOT - An exercise machine for strengthening the foot and for treating plantar fasciitis includes a foot pad for receiving a patient's foot and a resistance member associated with the foot pad. As the patient pivots the foot pad on a pivot pin located near the heel section of the foot pad, a resistance is applied to the toe section of the foot pad thereby providing strengthening for the plantar fasciitis band of tissue. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028871 | CURVED GUIDE MECHANISM AND WALKING ASSIST DEVICE - A guide track has a circular arc guide groove formed in a guide body. A movable body has two rows of rotating bodies that are separated in the width direction of the guide groove, and each row has a plurality of rotating bodies separated in the longitudinal direction of the guide groove. Each row of the rotating bodies is composed of an inner rotating body in rollable contact with a groove wall surface on the inner peripheral side of the guide groove and an outer rotating body in rollable contact with a groove wall surface on the outer peripheral side of the guide groove. The movable body is provided with thrust receivers making contact, in the groove width direction, with vertical wall sections of the guide body. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028872 | VESTIBULAR STIMULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A vestibular stimulation system, computer controls, methods, and doses are provided. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028873 | FLEXIBLE JOINT WRAP - A flexible joint wrap includes a heat exchange bladder, which provides fluid circulation and compression to a joint. The joint wrap includes upper and lower sections for attachment above and below a joint. The bladder has an opening at a center section which provides flexibility of the bladder. The heat exchange bladder may be enclosed in a removable cover designed to conform to the shape of the bladder. The cover and bladder are formed with an opening in alignment with the joint to provide flexibility to the wrap. The cover may be formed of a fluid repellant inner lining to prevent fluid from the joint from soiling the bladder. The cover may further comprise a nylon loop outer surface to allow the upper and lower sections to be easily attached and adjusted. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028874 | WALKING ASSIST DEVICE - An actuator ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028875 | EXPANSIBLE DEVICE OF MEDICAL USE FOR SPECIFIC COMPRESSION OF THORAX, SYSTEM COMPRISING IT AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING A THORACIC DEFORMITY IN A PATIENT - An expansible device of medical use for thorax specific compression including an applicable framework as a belt around a patient's thorax. The belt has a front arc and a back arc faced by concave inner sides and connected on both sides of the thorax by a hinge and by an adjustable side closure. The front arc includes a plate that compresses the deformity, and adjustable suspension for keeping both arcs spaced hanged from the shoulders. The belt also includes at least six joined bent plates, each arc being formed by at least three plates the ends of which overlap connecting the plates by a fixer. The compressing plate includes anchorages for associating an equipment for measuring the pressure made in adjusting the closure between the arcs. The invention includes a device, system, and method to treat a thoracic deformity. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028876 | FOOT ABDUCTION APPARATUS - An improved foot abduction apparatus allowing movement in a horizontal and vertical plane. The embodiments allow a user to more easily manipulate the apparatus in one or both planes through the use of strategically placed pivot points. The device utilizes at least one rigid member attached to coupling devices which contain at least one pivot point. The specialized coupling devices may be selectively attached to shoe receiving member or plates which are well known in the art. Additionally the shoe receiving members are able to receive an improved shoe containing a sole member contained with a silicone boot. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028877 | ORTHOTIC SYSTEM FOR AN ANKLE JOINT - The invention relates to an orthopedic brace system for bracing a joint with a dimensionally stable, flexible base body ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028878 | NON-WOVEN FIBER ASSEMBLIES - In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a non-woven fiber assembly comprising one or more fibers wherein each fiber contains: a hydrophilic component; and an elastomeric component, and wherein the non-woven fiber assembly further comprises an adhesive component. In still another embodiment, the present invention relates to a non-woven fiber assembly comprising one or more fibers wherein each fiber contains: a hydrophilic component; an elastomeric component; and an adhesive component, wherein the hydrophilic component, the elastomeric component and the adhesive component are all contained within each fiber. Also disclosed is a method of making the afore-mentioned non-woven fiber assemblies. Additionally, a medical dressing made from the non-woven fiber assemblies of the present invention is disclosed. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028879 | AMINOGLYCOSIDES AND PREGELATINIZED AMINOGLYCOSIDES COVALENTLY CONJUGATED TO COTTON - Described are cotton fibres, yarns and fabrics functionalized with aminoglycoside antibiotics and a gelatin, for the production of bandaging for skin wounds and lesions which, by allowing a lengthy period of protection from infection risk, require less frequent changing than traditional bandages, and enable a better and faster healing of the wounds or lesions. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028880 | PATCH - Provided is a patch containing a drug, a metal salt, an adsorbent and a pressure-sensitive adhesive base, where the metal salt is a salt containing a substance capable of forming a drug salt by bonding to the drug or a component thereof, a content of the metal salt is the same or less number of moles of the substance capable of forming a drug salt by bonding to the drug or a component thereof when a drug salt is formed, and the adsorbent is an adsorbent that adsorbs a polar solvent contained in the patch. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028881 | MEDICAL APPARATUS COMPRISING A MACHINE FOR TREATMENT OF FLUIDS - A medical apparatus comprises a machine for treatment of fluids provided with means ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028882 | MEDICAL APPARATUS - A medical apparatus comprises a machine ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028883 | GLAUCOMA TREATMENT DEVICE - Methods and devices are adapted for implanting into the eye. An incision is formed in the cornea of the eye and a shunt is inserted through the incision into the anterior chamber of the eye. The shunt includes a fluid passageway. The shunt is passed along a pathway from the anterior chamber through the scleral spur of the eye into the suprachoroidal space and positioned in a first position such that a first portion of the fluid passageway communicates with the anterior chamber and a second portion of the fluid passageway communicates with the suprachoroidal space to provide a fluid passageway between the suprachoroidal space and the anterior chamber. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028884 | OCULAR PRESSURE REGULATION - Disclosed are devices and methods of treating an ocular disorder including forming a self-sealing incision in a cornea into an anterior chamber of an eye; introducing through the incision a fluid drainage tube having a distal end, a proximal end and a longitudinal, internal lumen extending through the fluid drainage tube, wherein at least the proximal end passes through the anterior chamber; and implanting the distal end of the fluid drainage tube in fluid communication with the suprachoroidal space such that the proximal end of the fluid drainage tube remains in fluid communication with the anterior chamber. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028885 | METHOD OF PROVIDING CARE TO A PATIENT - The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing care to a patient, comprising a patient care device having a number of configuration databases stored in a memory in the device. Each configuration database preferably includes protocols, operating limits, rule sets and/or operating features that collectively define an operating environment, or personality, of the device. Selection of a specific configuration database preferably is based at least in part upon patient-specific information obtained from any location in a distributed hospital network. Examples of such patient-specific information include patient age or size, patient medical characteristics, a location of the patient or a location of the care device. In a preferred embodiment, programming a patient care device to deliver a drug to a patient entails activating a configuration database and scanning a machine-readable drug label identifying a particular protocol stored in the activated database. The selected protocol includes default parameters for delivering the drug, and the label optionally includes instructions for deviating from the default protocol. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028886 | Catheter - An apparatus for treatment of tissue within a body requiring thermotherapy includes a catheter to be inserted into a bodily conduit, an energy-emitting source disposed within the catheter, a compression balloon surrounding the energy-emitting source where the compression balloon has an inflated diameter that is greater than that of the bodily conduit in a relaxed state and an outside surface of the balloon is coated with one of gene modifiers and drug or medication, and means for activating the energy-emitting source to radiate energy to heat the drug-coated compression balloon and tissue to be treated whereby the heated drug-coated compression balloon effectively delivers the one of the gene modifiers and drug or medication to a target area of the diseased tissue. In addition, methods for using the above apparatus to treat diseased tissue are disclosed. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028887 | WATER JET SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A water jet surgical instrument including a supply line for supplying a cutting fluid and a discharge nozzle for forming and discharging a fluid jet, wherein the fluid jet has a predetermined spread angle and/or a predetermined emergence energy. A jet shaping device is arranged relative to the discharge nozzle such that the fluid jet is able to be adjusted by the jet shaping device with regard to the spread angle and/or emergence energy thereof. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028888 | COVER FOR GAS MIST PRESSURE BATH - The invention is to provide a cover for a gas mist pressure bath, which can cause to efficiently absorb a gas mist into a skin and mucous membrane of a living-body, exhaust air, gas or gas mist within a cover for a gas mist pressure bath, and easily control pressure inside of the cover. The cover | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028889 | GAS MIST PRESSURE BATH SYSTEM - The invention is to provide a gas mist pressure bath system, which is possible to control the amount of gas and liquid, pressure and others, and cause a gas mist to be absorbed through a skin and mucous membrane of a human living-body under an optimum condition, in which a mist is prepared by pulverizing and dissolving carbon dioxide or oxygen or a mixed gas of carbon dioxide and oxygen and a liquid at a density of not less than a predetermined value, and the thus prepared gas mist is directly contacted to the skin and mucous membrane of the living-body, the gas mist pressure bath system comprises a gas supply means | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028890 | INSUFFLATION GAS WARMER AND HUMIDIFIER - An insufflation gas warmer and humidifier apparatus and methods are provided. Insufflation gas is received from a bulky insufflation tubing. Insufflation gas received travels through, in one aspect, a channel or winding flow path, in a passage. The configuration of the passage ensures that the insufflation gas, which travels through the passage, receives sufficient heat and moisture. A humidifying reservoir humidifies the insufflation gas as the insufflation gas is passed to the passage. In one aspect, an oxygenator introduces slight amounts of oxygen into the insufflation gas. A warmer connected to the passage warms the gas in the passage. The warmer, in one aspect, contains a reactive agent that when exposed to air produces heat that is transferred to the passage to warm the insufflation gas within the passage. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028891 | Single Port Device Having Integral Filter/Vent - A laparoscopic port device includes a compliant port body having a distal and proximal end having a lumen extending therethrough. The lumen has a filtering agent configured to retain or treat particulate contaminates present in insufflation gases. The laparoscopic port device further includes a valve operatively connected with the lumen to selectively regulate flow of the insufflation gases therethrough. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028892 | PERITONEAL DIALYSIS SYSTEM HAVING CASSETTE-BASED-PRESSURE-CONTROLLED PUMPING - A peritoneal dialysis system includes a removable cassette defining a flexible pump chamber and a pressure sensing area that is fluidly connected to the pump chamber wherein, during operation of the peritoneal dialysis system, peritoneal dialysis fluid is contained in the pump chamber; and a peritoneal dialysis machine configured to secure the removable cassette, peritoneal dialysis machine including (i) a pressure sensor positioned to align with and to contact the pressure sensing area of the removable cassette when the removable cassette is secured to the peritoneal dialysis machine, and (ii) a controller connected to the pressure sensor and adapted to change the operation of the peritoneal dialysis machine in response to changes in pressure sensed by the pressure sensor, wherein the pressure sensor and the pressure sensing area are arranged so that the pressure sensor measures a pressure of fluid in a fluid passage between the pump chamber and a patient during operation of the peritoneal dialysis system. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028893 | Connector Device - An adapter for use in connecting a vacuum source with a breast shield is disclosed including a housing with at least one female coupling component formed therein, at least one male coupling component that is adapted to attach to a tube at one end for conveying pressure from the vacuum source, while the other end is sized and shaped to be received in the female coupling component. A passageway extends between the first end and the second end of the male coupling component for conveying the pressure. The female coupling component is defined therein by an interior sidewall that has a channel formed therein open to the female coupling component at least somewhere along the interior sidewall. When the male coupling component is inserted in the female coupling component, a sealing portion of the male coupling component engages the interior sidewall surface such that ambient air is prevented from entering the channel and disrupting optimal vacuum pressure. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028894 | Remotely Controlled Catheter Insertion System - A system for remotely controlling the positioning within the body of a patient of an elongated medical device optionally having a control handle, comprises a robotic system and a remote controller configured to control the robotic device. The robotic system comprises a handle controller; a sled member coupled to the handle controller, the sled member being configured to position the medical device within the body of the patient; and a sled base configured to advance the sled member towards the body of a patient, the sled bed being coupled to a sterile barrier effective to maintain sterility inside the sled base. A medical device introducer is effective to guide the elongated medical device into a patient's body. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028895 | Fluid Injectable Single Operator Exchange Catheters and Methods of Use - A single operator exchange biliary catheter having a tubular member extending proximally from the proximal guidewire port. The tubular member defines a guidewire lumen extension adapted to permit the guidewire to be retracted from guidewire lumen and re-inserted therein. By retracting the guidewire from the guidewire lumen and into the guidewire lumen extension, fluid may be readily injected via the guidewire lumen without encountering resistance to fluid flow from the guidewire. The guidewire lumen extension also maintains guidewire lumen access such that the guidewire may be easily re-inserted into the guidewire lumen. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028896 | FEEDING DEVICE INCLUDING BALLOON TIP AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A feeding tube device for delivering a substance into a stomach of a patient. The feeding tube may include an overlapping segment integrally formed with and extending from the distal end of the feeding tube, and an inflation lumen defined within the feeding tube. The overlapping segment may surround at least a portion of the distal end of the feeding tube to form a balloon structure in communication with the inflation lumen. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028897 | INFUSION PUMP - An infusion pump for administering controlled doses of a fluid comprises: a receptacle ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028898 | DISSECTION HANDPIECE AND METHOD FOR REDUCING THE APPEARANCE OF CELLULITE - A dermatological skin treatment device is provided. The device comprises a handpiece and a cutting tool, wherein the tool is inserted through the conduit and percutaneously inserted into a tissue disposed within a recessed area of the handpiece. The device and method cut the fibrous structures under the skin that cause cellulite at an angle substantially parallel to the surface of the skin and replace these structures with a non-cellulite forming structure by deploying a highly fibrous mesh through a single needle hole to create a highly fibrous layer directly or through wound healing processes. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028899 | ANTI-FREE FLOW MECHANISM FOR ENTERAL FEEDING PUMPS - An anti-free-flow mechanism includes an occluder mechanism which is disposed along a segment of tubing and a mounting structure. The occluder mechanism is normally in a biased closed position, but may be moved into an open position by placement in the mounting structure. However, unless force is applied to keep the occluder mechanism in the mounting structure, the occluder will move relative to the mounting structure and return to the first, closed position. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028900 | INFUSION DEVICE FOR INFUSING MULTIPLE MEDICAMENTS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS - An infusion device includes a pump forming front and rear chambers for receiving medicaments therein. The medicaments supplied from the two chambers are respectively transmitted into an elastic reservoir forming first and second lumens through first and second passageways. Then, the medicaments are infused into a person through a catheter which defines one passageway toward the human body. The first passageway is in fluid communication with the front chamber and second lumen. The second passageway is in fluid communication with the rear chamber, the first lumen, and the second lumen. By making the diameter of a second hole which connects the first lumen and second lumen smaller than a first hole which connects the first passageway and the first lumen, the medicament from the second chamber can be infused into patient with a low concentration. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028901 | MEDICATION DELIVERY SYSTEM AND MONITOR - Systems and methods for the delivery and monitoring of a medication, such as insulin, to a recipient are provided. An exemplary feature-rich system comprises an infusion pump with a control system for controlling medication delivery by the infusion pump and a bolus estimator for estimating an appropriate amount of medication for delivery by the control system with the infusion pump. Estimating the appropriate amount of medication for delivery is based upon one or more settings which each vary according to a setting profile. In other embodiments, the control system comprises a suspend function for temporarily suspending medication delivery by the infusion pump, an alarm profile function for programming a variable alarm volume of the alarm and a simplified menu for controlling the dual wave bolus delivery function. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028902 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PUMPING INTRAVENOUS FLUID - An intravenous fluid pump (IV) contains a disposable part including a fluid chamber having a resilient top membrane and a non-disposable part including a piston abutting a resilient membrane and a vacuum chamber fitted on top of the resilient top membrane. An external pump is used to create vacuum in the vacuum chamber, resulting in the resilient top membrane being held taut. The flow rate through the pump is relatively independent of changes in the pressure of IV fluid on the upstream and the downstream due to changes in the relative elevation of the fluid reservoir and the patient with respect to the fluid pump. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028903 | BONE VOID FILLING TUBE AND SHEAR MECHANISM - Apparatus and methods for delivering a clotted biological component (such as blood, autologous conditioned plasma (ACP), platelet-rich plasma (PRP), bone marrow aspirate (BMA), demineralized bone matrix, anticoagulants and/or clotting agents, or combination of these materials) into a tissue void (for example, a bone void such as a bone tunnel, socket, opening or cavity), and then cutting the clotted biological component with a cutting or shearing mechanism at the tissue surface. The apparatus is provided with a tube and a cutting or shearing mechanism (provided on or within the distal end of the tube) that is actuated to cut or break off the clot at the desired insertion length. The tube may then be placed over the next tissue void so that the obturator drives the next clot into the next tissue void until all tissue voids are filled. Upon insertion at the defect site, the biological component advances the healing of the damaged tissue and tissue growth. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028904 | Stylet and Catheter Set - A stylet is provided which makes it possible to improve the handling of a catheter while also facilitating insertion of the catheter. A catheter set having such a stylet is also provided. A stylet with a hole and a stylet without a hole include, respectively: a stylet main body; an engaging part; a film-like linking part for linking the stylet main body and the engaging part; and a soft tip end part which is provided at a tip end of the engaging part. The engaging part has a tapered tubular shape which can expand and contract thanks to an alternating arrangement of soft parts and rigid parts in the peripheral direction. The stylet main body is then pulled rearwards from a state in which the stylet with a hole and the stylet without a hole are assembled with a catheter, thereby enabling the engaging part, which can engage with the edge of the opening of the catheter, to contract in the radial direction and be withdrawn. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028905 | PREPARATION FOR BODY SURFACE APPLICATION AND PREPARATION FOR BODY SURFACE APPLICATION-HOLDING SHEET - It is an objective to provide a microneedle and a microneedle array formed from a self-dissolving base which can realize higher absorption efficiency and a higher pharmacological availability. A preparation | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028906 | ADMINISTRATION INSTRUMENT FOR MEDICAL USE - The present invention relates to an administration instrument for medical use that can perform injection of a drug solution with stability and with great reliability. For example, at the administration, it is possible to prevent a force that presses the injection button from acting in a direction of inserting the needle that is inserted into the skin deeper, and enables the administration under a stable state where the needle does not wobble, thereby alleviating physical and mental pain of the administration patient. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028907 | Label, use of a raised structural feature, injection device, and method for producing a label - The invention relates to a label, to the use of a raised structural feature, to an injection device, and to a method for producing a label. The label ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028908 | SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING CELLS AND CONTAINER FOR USE THEREWITH - A system for processing cells (and/or other injectate components) includes a container and a plunger adapted to be slidably positioned within the container. The system includes at least one inlet port through which a fluid can enter the system and at least one effluent port through which an effluent can exit the system. The plunger section forms a sealing engagement with the inner wall of the container such that rearward motion of the plunger is adapted to draw fluid into the system via the inlet and forward motion of the plunger is adapted to force effluent out of the system via the effluent port. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028909 | Medical Device Assembly - Medical device assemblies having a connection mechanism for securely connecting a hub to fluid storage containers in a luer slip relationship are described. An exemplary medical device includes a hub forming a cavity, a second indicating element disposed within the cavity that engages the hub. Additional features of the medical device include a second indicating element contoured to form a line contact with the hub. In a specific configuration, the hub includes a first indicating element attached to the hub and extending proximally into the cavity having a protrusion. In a more specific configuration, the medical device includes a fluid storage container that has an indication system for visually indicating optimal fluid-tight engagement of the hub and the fluid storage container. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028910 | INJECTION DEVICE - Disclosed is an injection device comprising parts, the relative movement of which causes the active substance to be injected. For this purpose, a receptacle ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028911 | PEN-TYPE INJECTOR - The present invention relates to injectors, such as pen-type injectors, that provide for administration of medicinal products from a multidose cartridge and permit a user to set the delivery dose. The injector may include a housing, a cartridge containing medicinal product, the cartridge being retained within the housing, means for selecting a dose of medicinal product to be expelled, and means for expelling the selected dose of medicinal product. The housing may be a unitary housing within which the means for selecting a dose and the means for expelling the selected dose are moveably retained. Alternatively, the injector may include a housing, a piston rod, an insert located in the housing and through which the piston may rotate, ratchet means, a dose dial sleeve, a drive sleeve, a button located on the drive sleeve and rotatable with respect to the drive sleeve, and clutch means which upon depression of the button prevents rotation between the dose dial sleeve and the drive sleeve. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028912 | Method to formulate T-cells - A method for formulating T-cells for use as a medicant comprises activating the T-cells by incubating the T-cells in a nutrient culture media with an activating agent. The T-cells together with the activating agent are suspended in a media suitable for infusion. The activated T-cells are packaged together with the activating agent in a container suitable for administration to a patient. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028913 | GASKET, AND ITS UTILIZATION - The present invention is intended to provide a gasket which is able to be mounted on a plunger with a loosening preventing mechanism and, more specifically, a gasket including loosening preventing means provided for the plunger having a mechanism configured to prevent a joint portion between the plunger and the gasket from loosening, and a prefilled syringe preparation utilizing this gasket. The gasket is mountable on the plunger having a projecting portion in a groove of a screw portion for screwing the gasket thereon including a depressed portion with which the projecting portion is engageable when being screwed on the plunger provided on an inner periphery of the gasket. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028914 | Collapsible Valve - A collapsible valve comprising a first portion with at least one dimple in a side thereof, and a second portion, the second portion being narrower than the first portion and arranged along an axial dimension of the first portion, the second portion including a cut therein. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028915 | Medical Valve with Improved Back-Pressure Sealing - A medical valve transitions between an open mode that permits fluid flow, and a closed mode that prevents fluid flow. To that end, the medical valve has a housing with an inlet and an outlet, a rigid member movably mounted within the housing, and a resilient member with a sealing portion. The housing also has at least one relief zone that is in fluid communication with the outlet when the valve is in the closed mode. The rigid member may have a proximal end, a distal end, and a flow channel. The relief zone may be radially outward from the sealing portion. The sealing portion may seal the valve and prevent fluid from passing through the valve when in the closed mode. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028916 | Huber Needle With Safety Tube - A Huber needle assembly includes a needle, a safety tube substantially around at least a portion of the needle, and a skin plate at one end of the safety tube. The safety tube is adapted to irretractably extend over the needle. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110028917 | WOUND MANAGEMENT - A method and apparatus are disclosed for delivering at least one agent to a wound site. The method includes the steps of providing a delivery tube having an outlet at a wound site, covering the wound site with a drape and introducing agent at an agent inlet port of the delivery tube. The agent passes along the delivery tube through the drape to the wound site. The agent can be a wide variety or mixture of fluids such as but not limited to pain relief medicament, anti-biotics, saline solution and/or hydrating fluid. | 2011-02-03 |
