11th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 55 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100069813 | Wound dressings - A wound dressing that provides galvanic current and has antimicrobial properties. The dressing comprises a pliable base material, along with a pattern of deposited metal flakes. The metal flakes include at least two different metal types which are deposited in patterns which touch or overlap, typically in a repeating pattern. The two metals create a galvanic current in the wound area. The metals are deposited in mounds so that the wound dressing continues to work over extended periods of time. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069814 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING MICROBUBBLES AND LIPOSOMES AS VIRAL SEQUESTERING AGENTS - A system and method of utilizing microbubbles and liposomes as viral sequestering agents. Microbubbles and liposomes having polyanions and conjugation systems are injected into the bloodstream of a subject human or animal. The microbubbles and/or liposomes attract virus particles including envelope viruses. After the microbubbles and/or liposomes have circulated in the blood for a pre-established time period, the microbubbles and/or liposomes along with attached virus particles are separated from the blood of the subject by passing the blood over or through a substrate or using a centrifuge. The substrate includes a conjugation system which has an affinity for the polyanions of the microbubbles and/or liposomes. As the microbubbles and/or liposomes and attached virus particles are removed from the blood, the viral titer of the subject is lowered. The microbubbles and/or liposomes may also be mixed with blood and filtered outside of the subject such that the microbubbles and/or liposomes are never in the bloodstream of the subject. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069815 | SUBSTRATE FOR BIOLOGICAL FLUID TREATMENT - It is an object of the present invention to provide a practically applicable substrate for blood treatment for specifically capturing a target substance such as a cell directly from the whole blood, and an inexpensively and industrially applicable substrate for biological fluid treatment which is capable of separating a target substance directly from a biological fluid. The present invention provides a substrate for biological fluid treatment in which a recognition molecule having a selective binding property for a target substance is covalently immobilized on a surface of the substrate, wherein the recognition molecule is a linear molecule comprising a ligand moiety and an association domain, and at least four or more recognition molecules form an assembly structure. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069816 | Biocompatible devices, systems, and methods for reducing levels of proinflammatory or antiinflammatory stimulators or mediators in the blood - Devices, systems, and methods reduce levels of proinflammatory or anti-inflammatory stimulators or mediators in blood by selective adsorption. The devices, systems, and methods are useful in situations where abnormal levels of or unregulated or excessive interaction among proinflammatory or anti-inflammatory stimulators or mediators occur, or during events that do induce or have the potential for inducing abnormal production of proinflammatory or anti-inflammatory stimulators or mediators. The devices, systems, and methods serve to prevent, control, reduce, or alleviate the severity of the inflammatory response and disease states that are associated with abnormal levels of or unregulated or excessive interaction among proinflammatory or anti-inflammatory stimulators or mediators. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069817 | CONTAINER, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SOLUTION - A container ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100069818 | Self-Stripping Hemodialysis Catheter - A hemodialysis catheter is provided with an exterior surface that has two or more lumens, wherein at least one large hole extends through the exterior surface for dialysis and at least one small hole extends through the exterior surface, in proximity to the large hole. A first lumen serves as a blood outflow path from the arteriovenous system and a second lumen serves as an inflow path for blood to be returned to the system. The large holes provide for blood exchange and the small holes are strategically placed in proximity to and around the large holes and may comprise an angled wall so as to allow for a jetting of blood or a sterile solution at high force over the surface of the catheter that strips off the biofilm as it is formed on the exterior surface of the catheter. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069819 | Minimally invasive gastrointestinal bypass - A solution is provided for modifying the location at which bodily fluids interact with nutrients in a gastrointestinal tract having a conduit with a first end and a second end. The first end is configured to divert bodily fluids from an entrance within a gastrointestinal tract to a location downstream from the entrance. The solution also provides for a means for attaching the second end to the entrance. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069820 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, KIT, AND METHOD FOR EPICARDIAL ACCESS - Described are equipment, a system, a kit and a method for the performance of a minimally-intensive body access, such as cardiac access. Epicardial Access Surgery (EAS) is disclosed. EAS does not need general anesthesia or extracorporeal circulation nor does it need a chest opening, which is very advantageous for various aspects. For instance an operation of a coronary artery bypass is created by creating a direct path of flow from one body artery into a coronary artery with the aid of catheter-based minimally-invasive EAS based bypass surgery. In addition, various medical devices are used, such as a special partially flexible needle, a special partially covered stent, and a special partially flexible port. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069821 | Ex vivo modifiable medicament release-sites final dosage form - Described embodiments include a final dosage form, an article of manufacture, and method. A described final dosage form includes a dosage portion having a medicament, and a site and the medicament in a first association. In the first association, the medicament has a first bioavailability. The first association of the site and the medicament is modifiable ex vivo to a second association an exposure to a stimulus, wherein the medicament has a second bioavailability. The final dosage form includes another dosage portion having another medicament, and another site and the another medicament in another first association. In the another first association, the another medicament has another first bioavailability. The another first association is modifiable ex vivo to another second association of the another site and the another medicament by an exposure to another stimulus, wherein the another medicament has another second bioavailability. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069822 | System for ex vivo modification of medicament release state - Described embodiments include a system. A described system includes a computer-readable storage medium configured to indicate a stimulus to modify ex vivo a bioavailability of a medicament carried by a final dosage form based upon a selected medicament bioavailability of the final dosage form. The system also includes a holder configured to establish ex vivo of the animal a location of the final dosage form to receive the indicated stimulus from a stimulus source. The system further includes the stimulus source operable to provide the indicated stimulus. The system also includes a stimulation controller operable to regulate an ex vivo exposure of the final dosage form to the indicated stimulus. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069823 | Iontophoresis-based medical device - An iontophoresis-based medical device includes a positive electrode section, a negative electrode section, a power source supplying an electric current to the positive electrode section and negative electrode section and a controller controlling the current value and conduction time of the electric current, wherein a writing brush is electrically connected to the positive electrode section, and a sponge is electrically connected to the negative electrode section, and the writing brush is formed of a large number of long soft hairs and a large number of short soft hairs such that the writing brush has a columnar shape at a base portion thereof and is gradually tapered toward a tip portion thereof from a middle portion thereof and the tip portion is made extremely fine to form an acute apex thus allowing the apex to touch an affected part in a pinpoint manner. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069824 | Photodynamic hyperthermic chemotherapy of cancer and therapeutic system therefor - A photodynamic hyperthermic chemotherapy of cancer comprising topically injecting a photosensitive dye agent, specifically indocyanine green, in the form of an acidic liquid formulation to a tumor or cancer tissue, or a surgically removed site thereof of a patient, and irradiating the tissue or site with light having such an output wavelength that the photosensitive dye agent absorbs the light and generates heat; and an apparatus and a system for photodynamic hyperthermic chemotherapy of cancer comprising a light source and a probe having a light introducing portion capable of topically irradiating a tumor or cancer tissue or a surgically removed site thereof of a patient with light derived from the light source by a continuous wave or a pulse wave at an output wavelength of 600 to 1600 nm and an output of 5000 mW or more. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069825 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TRANSVERSE PHACOEMULSIFICATION SYSTEM USING SENSED DATA - A method and system for use in an ocular surgical procedure is provided. The design includes a handpiece having an ultrasonically vibrating tip operational within a plurality of operating modes including a first operating mode and a sensing device, such as a vacuum pressure sensor. A controller is connected to the handpiece and sensing device and is configured to receive data from the sensing device and adjust at least one operational parameter (time/duty cycle of operation, power during operation) associated with the first operating mode and adjust at least one parameter associated with another operating mode based on the data received from the sensing device. Operational modes may include multiple longitudinal or non-longitudinal modes (torsional, transversal, etc.) or combinations of longitudinal and/or non-longitudinal modes. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069826 | PLAQUE LIBERATING DEVICE - A device and method for liberating plaque from a lumen after a medical procedure has been formed. The device includes a catheter having a first expandable member and a second expandable member. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069827 | Pre-Surgical Prophylactic Administration of Antibiotics and Therapeutic Agents - Antibiotics are administered in a surgical site subcutaneously via a small or stab incision in the surgical field. Transcutaneous ultrasonic vibrations are applied across the surgical field, which is then opened in the usual manner, to thereby provide a surgical field which contains a vastly higher and more effective level of antibiotic. At the same time the underlying tissue is hydrated. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069828 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSVERSE PHACOEMULSIFICATION - The invention is generally directed to phacoemulsification handpiece for providing transverse phacoemulsification. In accordance with one embodiment, a phacoemulsification handpiece is provided having a needle, wherein the handpiece is configured to vibrate the distal end of the needle in a transverse direction power is applied to the handpiece. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069829 | THERAPY DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Fluid removal systems and methods for removing fluid from a tissue site are presented. The system includes a semi-permeable inbound conduit, which is fluidly coupled to a treatment-fluid delivery unit, for placement proximate to a tissue site, and a semi-permeable outbound conduit, which is fluidly coupled to the inbound conduit and to a treatment-fluid collector, for placement proximate to the tissue site on the patient. The treatment-fluid collector receives the treatment fluid and a recruited fluid from the tissue site. A recruited-fluid determination unit may be coupled to the treatment-fluid collector to determine a volume of fluid recruited from the patient. The treatment fluid is any fluid (including a gas) that pulls fluid from the interstitial and intracellular space. A reduced-pressure treatment subsystem may also be included, among other things, for removing ascites and other fluids from a body cavity. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069830 | Methods and Devices for Programmable Delivery of Microdoses of Liquid Drugs and Other Fluids - Methods and compact automatic devices are provided for delivery of micro doses of liquid drugs to a patient. Devices have a fluid supply reservoir comprising an expandable indicator supplied with a sensor, a mechanism forcing the fluid to squeeze predetermined dose out, and a processor treating sensor's signals accordingly to preprogrammed algorithm. The method comprises steps: (a) initiating the delivery cycle, (b) acquiring sensor's signals, (c) treating signals in order to integrate an intensity of output flow and to determine when the squeezing-out force must be terminated, (d) terminating the cycle accordingly to processor's command. Self-testing of devices occurs while each fluid delivery cycle. Their high dosing precision exceeds that of known analogs about two orders of magnitude. A possibility to use low cost disposable exit port assembly and/or easy replaceable factory pre-filled cartridges is an additional advantage eliminating risks of overdosing, air bubbles, and/or compromised sterility. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069831 | NEEDLE-FREE INJECTION SYSTEM - A needle-free injection device in which a gas cartridge or other source of pressurized gas is used to advance a piston and forcibly expel injectable fluid out through an injection orifice. When a gas cartridge is used, the gas cartridge may be moveable from an initial position to an actuating position in which gas is released to drive the injection, and a recoil inhibitor may be employed to prevent the gas cartridge from moving back to the initial position. A gas cartridge seal may be disposed on the gas cartridge and moveable with the gas cartridge to seal the gas cartridge against an interior wall of a gas cartridge housing. The needle-free injection device may also be configured so that sealing is compromised upon full advancement of the piston, so as to de-pressurize the device after delivery of an injection. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069832 | Intelligent medical device system dynamics for biological network regulation - The intelligent medical device (iMD) system coordinates the dynamics of hardware and software components in a self-organizing autonomous system. The iMD system uses advanced modeling and metaheuristics to solve complex optimization problems involving the customization of medical therapies. The system uses evolvable hardware and reprogrammable features to coordinate the diagnostic and therapeutic functions of the iMDs. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069833 | CATHETER SYSTEM - A robotic catheter system is provided. The robotic catheter system includes a housing and a drive assembly coupled to the housing. The drive assembly is configured to impart movement to a catheter device. The catheter system includes a release structure permitting the drive assembly to be decoupled and removed from the housing without removing the catheter device from a patient. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069834 | CATHETER WITH ADJUSTABLE DEFLECTION SENSITIVITY - A catheter that provides bi-directional steering and allows for deflection sensitivity adjustment includes a catheter body, a deflectable tip section and a control handle, wherein the control handle has a deflection member adapted for user manipulation, a deflection assembly responsive to the deflection member to draw on a tensile puller member for deflecting the tip section, and an adjustment mechanism adapted to adjust sensitivity of the deflection member. The adjustment mechanism also correspondingly adjusts a maximum degree of deflection of the tip section. The deflection assembly includes a rotatable pulley arm and two pulleys, and a deflection sensitivity adjustment mechanism with a cam device that varies a separation distance between the pulleys. The cam device is internally located in the pulley arm and is rotatable via deflection sensitivity knob by the user to increase the separation distance for greater deflection sensitivity in a deflection member user interface, or to decrease the separation distance for greater maximum degree of tip deflection. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069835 | KNITTED CATHETER - A medical device, comprising: an elongate tubular knitted catheter comprising at least one biocompatible, electrically non-conductive filament arranged in longitudinally adjacent substantially parallel rows each stitched to an adjacent row. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069836 | RADIOFREQUENCY HOT BALLOON CATHETER - A novel radiofrequency hot balloon catheter capable of exactly cauterizing a target site around the mitral annulus. The radiofrequency hot balloon catheter includes a catheter shaft comprising an outer cylinder shaft and an inner cylinder shaft which are mutually slidable, a balloon provided between vicinities of a distal end of the outer cylinder shaft and a distal end of the inner cylinder shaft, a liquid sending pathway formed between the outer cylinder shaft and the inner cylinder shaft to communicate with an inside of the balloon, a coil-shaped electrode provided inside the balloon and through which a radiofrequency current conducts for heating the inside of the balloon. On the catheter shaft in the vicinity of the balloon, the radiofrequency hot balloon catheter includes an intracardiac potential detection electrode | 2010-03-18 |
20100069837 | Balloon Assembly and Method for Therapeutic Agent Delivery - A balloon assembly includes an elongated balloon, one or more cutting elements engaged to the balloon, and one or more therapeutic agents disposed within an opening defined by the cutting blades. The balloon assembly converts energy into heat to enhance elution of the therapeutic agent at the treatment site | 2010-03-18 |
20100069838 | DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS TO BODY LUMENS - In accordance with one aspect, the invention provides medical devices that comprise an elongated drug delivery member, which is adapted to take on a radially expanded configuration upon actuation in vivo. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069839 | Catheter with Removable Balloon Protector and Stent Delivery System With Removable Stent Protector - A balloon catheter is provided having an expandable distal portion and balloon protector means comprising a first removable sleeve having a variable inner diameter to ease sliding the first sleeve over the balloon, and an optional second removable (outer) sleeve positioned over the inner sleeve, the second (outer) sleeve having a constrictive relationship with the first (inner) sleeve, said first and second sleeves being removed prior to use of the catheter. A stent delivery system is provided to facilitate introduction and placement of a stent, and includes a catheter having an expandable distal portion constructed and arranged for expanding the outer diameter of the catheter from a contracted state to an expanded state, said distal portion further comprising a balloon and at least one dam over which the balloon extends, and a stent positioned around the distal portion of the catheter around the balloon or gripper linear control device, said stent having a contracted condition, being sized in the contracted condition to closely surround the balloon in the contracted state, and being expandable to an expanded condition; a first removable (inner) sleeve in the region of the distal portion of the catheter positioned around the stent (and between the dams where the device comprises two dams), said first sleeve comprising a first end, a second end and a variable inner diameter to ease sliding the sleeve over the balloon and stent; an optional second removable (outer) sleeve positioned over the stent, first sleeve and at least one dam, said second (outer) sleeve having a constrictive relationship with the first (inner) sleeve, whereby when compressed by the outer sleeve, the inner sleeve will have an inner diameter approximately equal to or less than the outer profile of the collapsed balloon over the at least one dam, said first and second sleeves being removed prior to use of the stent delivery system and release of the stent by expansion of the balloon. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069840 | Syringe Assembly Having Disabling Mechanism - A syringe assembly having passive disabling structure includes a barrel and a plunger rod assembly. The plunger rod assembly includes a plunger rod and a stopper connected by an indexing locking element. The number of strokes of the syringe plunger before the stopper is locked into the barrel rendering the syringe assembly unusable is determined by the number of detents on the plunger rod and stopper which engage the locking mechanism. Upon completion of the final delivery stroke, any attempt to withdraw the plunger rod from the barrel will cause the locking element to engage the barrel and trap the stopper in the barrel preventing further use of the syringe. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069841 | DETERMINING CATHETER STATUS - A method for determining the status of a catheter of an implanted infusion system, where the catheter is intended to deliver a fluid composition to CSF of a patient, includes monitoring catheter pressure, developing a pressure modulation profile based on the monitored pressure, and comparing the developed pressure modulation profile to a predetermined pressure profile. The predetermined pressure profile may be a profile of cerebrospinal fluid or a bolus infusion or withdrawal profile for the catheter. A determination of catheter status, such as properly functioning, occluded or leaky, can be made based on the comparison. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069842 | Ceramic Chamber With Integrated Temperature Control Device For Ophthalmic Medical Device - A dispensing assembly includes a dispensing chamber housing, a needle with a needle hub, and a temperature control device. The dispensing chamber housing has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface partially defines a dispensing chamber for receiving a quantity of a substance. The dispensing chamber housing is made of a sintered ceramic. The needle is fluidly coupled to the dispensing chamber. The temperature control device is encapsulated in the dispensing chamber housing during a sintering process. The temperature control device is configured to alter a temperature of a substance in the dispensing chamber. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069843 | BONE MARROW ASPIRATION NEEDLE - An aspiration assembly including an outer cannulated needle having a tip, a threaded collar, and an inner aspiration needle. The threaded collar is mounted to an end of the outer cannulated needle opposite to the tip. The inner aspiration needle has a tip at a first end and a threaded portion proximate to a second end. The inner aspiration needle is inserted within the outer cannulated needle such that the tip of the inner aspiration needle extends beyond the tip of the outer cannulated needle and the threaded portion of the inner aspiration needle threadably engages the threaded collar. The distance that the tip of the inner aspiration needle extends from the tip of the outer cannulated needle increases when the inner aspiration needle is rotated in a first direction relative to the outer cannulated needle. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069844 | Devices and Methods for Interstitial Injection of Biologic Agents into Tissue - Apparatus and methods for injecting biological agents into tissue. Devices are provided having elongate shafts and distal injection heads for driving needles into tissue and injecting medical agents into the tissue through the needles. A longitudinal force directed along the shaft can be translated to a needle driving force. Some devices provide controllably variable needle penetration depth. Devices include mechanical needle drivers utilizing four link pantographs, rack and pinions, and drive yokes for driving a first needle bearing body toward a second tissue contacting body. Other devices include inflatable members for driving and retracting needles. Still other devices include magnets for biasing the needles in extended and/or retracted positions. The invention includes minimally invasive methods for epicardially injecting cardiocyte precursor cells into infarct myocardial tissue. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069845 | INJECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A pen-type injector for receiving a medication containing member. The injector comprises a housing | 2010-03-18 |
20100069846 | INJECTION DEVICE - An injection device comprising an outer housing inside which is located a medicament-holding barrel with a needle at one end thereof, at least part of the needle being moveable in and out of the outer housing, a plunger moveable within the barrel, an inner housing intermediate the outer housing and the barrel and plunger and an energy source in communication with said inner housing. The inner housing is moveable by the energy source between a first position in which the plunger and barrel are movable axially so as to move at least part of said needle out of the outer housing; a second position in which the plunger is movable axially into said barrel so as to expel medicament through the needle; and a third position in which the plunger and barrel are able to retract in order to retract the needle into the outer housing. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069847 | Axial Flow-Pump With Multi-Grooved Rotor - An axial-flow blood pump for pumping blood includes a substantially cylindrical outer enclosure. A tubular housing concentric with and located within the outer enclosure has at one end an inlet and at an opposite end an outlet. A motor stator is concentric with and located between the outer enclosure and the tubular housing. An impeller is concentric with and located within the tubular housing. The impeller is suspended in operation by a combination of passive magnetic forces between magnets within the impeller or magnetized regions of the impeller and the motor stator and hydrodynamic thrust forces generated as blood flows between the tubular housing and a plurality of hydrodynamic thrust bearing surfaces located on the impeller. A volute may be in fluid-tight connection with the outlet of the tubular housing for receiving blood in the axial direction and directing blood in a direction normal to the axial direction. The volute has a flow-improving member extending axially from the volute and into and coaxially with the tubular housing. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069848 | WEARABLE INFUSION ASSEMBLY - A wearable liquid medicament delivery assembly comprises a band arranged to at least partially encircle and be secured to a body extremity of a wearer and a liquid medicament delivery device carried by the band. The device includes a reservoir arranged to hold the liquid medicament, a piercing member arranged to penetrate the skin of the wearer to deliver the liquid medicament, and a pump that pumps the liquid medicament from the reservoir to the piercing member to thereby cause the liquid medicament to be delivered to the wearer | 2010-03-18 |
20100069849 | PERCUTANEOUS INTRAVASCULAR ACCESS TO CARDIAC TISSUE - Devices, systems, and methods for accessing the internal and external tissues of the heart are disclosed. At least some of the embodiments disclosed herein provide access to the external surface of the heart through the pericardial space for localized delivery of substances to the heart tissue. In addition, various disclosed embodiments provide access to the internal surface of the heart for aspiration and delivery of substances to a targeted region without disturbing or interfering with nearby structures or surfaces. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069850 | WOUND DRESSING HAVING PRESSURE-DISTRIBUTING TUBE INLET - A wound dressing includes a tube ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100069851 | Method And Apparatus For Pressure Detection - A device may include a first locking mechanism configured to connect a first end of the device to a needle, a second locking mechanism configured to connect a second end of the device to a syringe, a pressure transducer, a microprocessor and a light emitting diode. The pressure transducer may be configured to measure a first pressure at a first time and a second pressure at a second time. The microprocessor may be configured to receive the first pressure and the second pressure from the pressure transducer, determine a pressure difference between the first pressure and the second pressure, and determine a time difference between the first time and the second time. The light emitting diode may be configured to signal when the needle is properly situated based on the pressure difference and the time difference. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069852 | DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR DEPLOYMENT OF MEDICAL DEVICES - A catheter that comprises a sheath that is connected at opposing ends to concentric tubes that move relative to each other in a manner that alternatively covers and exposes a medical device loaded onto the catheter. A portion of the sheath is arranged so as to invert upon itself so that axial movement of one tube relative to the other simultaneously moves the inversion point over or away from the device, alternatively covering or exposing the device. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069853 | Branched Stent Delivery System - An interventional delivery system with a first catheter having at its distal end a side branch vessel segment; a second catheter attached around the first catheter and having at its distal end a main vessel segment; a side branch vessel device attached to side branch vessel segment of the first catheter; and main vessel device attached to the main vessel segment of the second catheter. The main vessel device and the side branch vessel device are able to be simultaneously delivered to a treatment site. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069854 | Elastomeric Devices Containing Chlorhexidine/Fatty Acid Salts Made From Fatty Acids of 12 to 18 Carbons - In a medical device, an antimicrobial agent is combined with an elastomeric polymer material. The antimicrobial agent includes at least one chlorhexidine/fatty acid salt which is a neutralization product of chlorhexidine base and a fatty acid having between 12 and 18 carbon atoms. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069855 | CLOG-PREVENTING VALVED CATHETER AND METHOD OF USING THE CATHETER - An anti-clogging catheter includes a tubular cannula defining a fluid passageway and shaped and tipped to removably insert within and be removed from a human body, where the cannula has a proximal end with a first interior surface defining a first interior diameter and a distal end with a second interior surface defining a second interior diameter that is smaller than the first interior diameter. A stylet is movable within the fluid passageway between the proximal end and the distal end and has an outer diameter substantially equal to the second interior diameter. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069856 | Structure for Connecting between a Medical Needle and Medical Tubing - A connecting structure is provided which includes a medical needle with a connector provided with a joining groove formed on its rear-end portion, an inner tube that joins to the joining groove, and medical tubing that has one end secured to the outer peripheral surface of the inner tube by welding or adhesive. Moreover, the connector and the inner tube are shaped so as to form a cylinder when the inner tube is fit to the joining groove of the connector. In addition, a portion that is not covered by the inner tube is provided at the base-end portion of the connector, thus providing a gap between the base-end portion of the connector and the medical tubing. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069857 | Ring Shaped Contoured Collagen Shield For Ophthalmic Drug Delivery - A collagen corneal shield for placement on the outer surface of the eye for protection of the eye, for delivery of drugs to the eye, or for both protection and drug delivery to the eye, functions without obstructing vision. The shield has a first, central portion comprising non-crosslinked collagen capable of rapid decomposition in the presence of enzymes in the tears, and a second portion comprising crosslinked collagen which decomposes slowly in the presence of enzymes in the tears so that it remains on the eye for a period of time longer than the first portion. The first portion of the shield covers the central portion of the cornea and the second portion of the shield extends outward from the first portion. As a result of decomposition of the first portion the corneal shield becomes a ring or washer shape around the central portion and at least a portion of the cornea is no longer covered by the shield so that vision is not obstructed. The corneal shield can also be contoured so that it has one or more base curve radii selected to provide retention of the shield on the eye. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069858 | LAMINAR DRESSINGS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR APPLYING REDUCED PRESSURE AT A TISSUE SITE - A system for applying a reduced pressure at a tissue site includes a reduced pressure source, a porous pad in fluid communication with the reduced pressure source, and a drape positionable over the porous pad to seal the porous pad at the tissue site. The porous pad includes a plurality of channel walls to form a plurality of channels between the channel walls. The channel walls are substantially liquid impermeable to prevent movement of a liquid through the channel walls but are gas permeable to allow movement of a gas through the channel walls as reduced pressure is applied at the tissue site. The liquid impermeability of the channel walls and the application of reduced pressure causes flow of the liquid to occur through the plurality of channels. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069859 | SEAL FOR AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE - An ostomy appliance is disclosed with an inflatable seal for sealing against the stoma. The inflatable seal has a first inflatable chamber portion for fitting inside the stoma to seal against the internal tissue. The inflatable seal also has a second inflatable chamber portion for sealing externally against the stoma and peristomal skin. In one embodiment, a tube extends through the inflatable seal to provide a communication passage for discharge of body waste without removing the inflatable seal. The tube floats with respect to an adhesive mounting member to allow a waist between the first and second inflatable chamber portions to self-locate in the stoma. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069860 | AGENT - A novel strain of | 2010-03-18 |
20100069861 | Absorbent Articles Having Antimicrobial Properties And Methods of Manufacturing The Same - According to one embodiment, an absorbent article includes a moisture-impervious outer layer, an inner layer substantially co-extensive with the outer layer, and an absorbent layer interposed between the outer layer and the inner layer. The inner layer is treated with at least one antimicrobial booster. The absorbent layer is treated with at least one antimicrobial agent. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069862 | ABSORPTIVE ARTICLE - An absorptive article in which a terminal section of a sensor is less likely to be damaged in production, packaging, and transportation. An output terminal ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100069863 | MULTI-LAYER DRESSINGS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR APPLYING REDUCED PRESSURE AT A TISSUE SITE - The illustrative systems, methods, and dressings for applying reduced pressure to a tissue site are presented that involve quickly removing fluids from the tissue site to reduce or avoid maceration of the epidermis. One dressing includes a dressing material for transferring the reduced pressure to the tissue site and a drape covering at least a portion of the dressing material. The dressing material includes a hydrophobic tissue-interface layer adapted to contact the tissue site. The dressing material also includes a manifold adapted to distribute reduced pressure. The manifold may be a hydrophobic layer. The dressing material also includes one or more absorbent layers adapted to absorb liquid from the tissue site via the tissue-interface layer and the manifold. Other aspects are disclosed. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069864 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH A STRONGLY HYDROPHOBIC LAYER - An absorbent article such as a diaper, panty diaper, panty liner, a sanitary napkin, an incontinence device or the like, includes at least a liquid-permeable topsheet made from at least one layer of web, foam or film material and a backsheet made from at least one layer of web, foam or film material, and optionally at least one further layer of web, foam or film material. At least one of the layers includes a coating of a hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer having an irregular surface and shows a contact angle of a sessile water drop of more than 110°. Depending on the location and the arrangement of this highly hydrophobic coating, beneficial effects in terms of the control of body liquids arise. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069865 | DRAPEABLE SANITARY ABSORBENT NAPKIN - An absorbent article including a cover layer, a barrier layer and an absorbent layer arranged between the cover layer and the barrier layer, the absorbent article being drapeable and possessing the absorbency attributes required of a sanitary napkin. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069866 | Intravaginal Device with Fluid Transport Plates And Methods of Making - An intravaginal device has a fluid storage element and at least one fluid transport element in fluid communication with the fluid storage element. The at least one fluid transport element has a first plate and a second plate coupled to the first plate. The second plate is capable of separating from the first plate sufficiently to provide inter-plate capillary action. The at least one fluid transport element is bendable about an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fluid storage element. The invention also includes methods and apparatus useful in the production of an intravaginal device. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069867 | COMPOSITE SHEET AND ABSORBENT ARTICLE USING THE COMPOSITE SHEET - It is intended to provide an absorbent article provided with a composite sheet which comprises a film sheet and a fiber mass and is excellent in the ability to draw in a liquid and the ability to prevent the backward flow. Namely, an absorbent article provided with a composite sheet comprising a film sheet having multiple pores formed therein and a fiber mass laminated on one side of the film sheet, wherein the fiber mass has a projected section in which a part of the fiber mass projects through the multiple pores toward the other side of the film sheet. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069868 | ABSORPTIVE ARTICLE - An absorptive article has an absorption body provided with a bending section formed at its predetermined position, and this allows the absorptive article to deform along the shape of an object to which the article is attached. A sanitary napkin, as the absorptive article has a liquid permeable front side sheet, a liquid impermeable rear side sheet, and the absorption body placed between the front side sheet and the rear side sheet and having the bending section formed at the predetermined position. When applied to the human body, the sanitary napkin deforms along its shape. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069869 | Bra Pad and Method of Relieving Breast Engorgement - A pad for relieving breast engorgement includes a material comprising absorbent fibers and an acidic agent. The pad is configured to insert within the cup of a bra. A bra pad has a layer of absorbent fiber material with a front surface and a back surface. A liquid barrier layer has a first side interfacing the back surface of the absorbent fiber material and an opposing second side. An acidic agent is disposed within the absorbent fiber material. A method of relieving breast engorgement includes providing an absorbent pad including absorbent fibers and an acidic agent shaped to insert within a cup of a bra and disposing the pad between the cup of the bra and an engorged breast to be relieved. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069870 | ABSORBENT PAD - An absorbent pad including: a main body having a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, including: a liquid pervious topsheet; a liquid impervious backsheet; an absorbent layer disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; a central adhesive element disposed on the backsheet and extending along a longitudinal centerline of the absorbent pad; and an elastic element disposed along each of the first and second longitudinal edges of the main body and attached to at least one of the topsheet and the backsheet; a first wing element extending from the backsheet and laterally beyond the first longitudinal edge of the main body; and a second wing element extending from the backsheet and laterally beyond the second longitudinal edge of the main body, the first and second wing elements being releasably attachable to an undergarment. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069871 | DISPOSABLE DIAPER - A disposable diaper is provided with a skin-contactable sheet piece above a liquid-pervious topsheet. The skin-contactable sheet piece is formed with openings extending in a back-and-forth direction through which body waste is guided toward the topsheet and both lateral zones of the sheet piece on both sides of these openings as viewed in a transverse direction are provided with elastic members attached under tension. Outside the skin-contactable sheet piece as viewed in the transverse direction, leak-barriers are provided and the lateral zones of the skin-contactable sheet piece are bonded to the leak-barriers along regions defined between proximal edges and free edges of the respective leak-barriers. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069872 | ELASTIC ABSORBENT ARTICLE AND A METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - An absorbent article includes an elastic web material having an aperture formed therein, and an absorbent unit attached to a wearer facing side of the elastic web material so as to cover the aperture. The elastic web material surrounds the absorbent unit on all sides thereof. The absorbent unit is attached to the elastic web material with the elastic web material being in an extended state of at least 30% in both the longitudinal and transverse directions of the article. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069873 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - Absorbent article, in particular a diaper or an incontinence product, includes an absorbent structure ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100069874 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - An absorbent article comprising an absorbent body, wherein the absorbent body has multiple linear or curved fold regions with a flexural rigidity lower than average flexural rigidity and with a flexural rigidity lower than that in adjacent regions. Accordingly, there is provided an absorbent article that can change its morphology along the configuration of wear object. Absorbent article has multiple linear or curved first fold regions with a flexural rigidity lower than the average flexural rigidity of the absorbent article and with a flexural rigidity lower than that in adjacent regions, which multiple first fold regions are provided in approximately symmetric relationship with respect to the center line in the direction of width. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069875 | Diapers Having a Zoned Non-Attachable Back Sheet and Methods of Manufacturing Same - According to one embodiment, an absorbent article to be worn about a wearer has a front portion and a back portion. The absorbent article includes an outer layer, an inner layer that is substantially co-extensive with the outer layer, an absorbent layer and one or more fasteners, which are located on the back portion of the absorbent article. The absorbent layer is interposed between the outer layer and the inner layer to form the absorbent article. The outer layer has a central portion between two side portions. The central portion of the outer layer is treated with a chemical to substantially inhibit attachment of the one or more fasteners to the central portion of the outer layer. The one or more fasteners secure the back portion to the outer layer of the front portion. Specifically, the one or more fasteners are configured to secure the back portion to a region of the outer layer which is not treated with the chemical. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069876 | Baby Napkin Aid | 2010-03-18 |
20100069877 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO DISPENSE HPC-BASED VISCOUS LIQUIDS INTO POROUS SUBSTRATES, E.G., CONTINUOUS WEB-BASED PROCESS - Systems and methods are provided for dispensing compositions comprising sols, sol-forming compounds, or highly viscous compositions into porous substrates. In some embodiments, the porous substrates are elements of transdermal delivery devices. In some embodiments, the highly viscous compositions comprise alkylcellulose ethers, or derivatives thereof, in particular, hydroxypropyl cellulose. Such may be useful in continuous web-based manufacturing processes. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069878 | Intracavitary Radiation System - A system is provided for use in brachytherapy where a central tube permits passage of a radioactive source therethrough to deliver a prescribed dosage of radiation. One or more balloons are coaxially positioned around the central tube. At least one balloon includes one or more peripheral tubes extending along at least a portion of the balloon. The peripheral tube is also attached to the high dose rate brachytherapy unit in order to permit passage of a radioactive source therethrough. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069879 | LOCAL DELIVERY OF WATER-SOLUBLE OR WATER-INSOLUBLE THERAPEUTIC AGENTS TO THE SURFACE OF BODY LUMENS - A method and device for local delivery of water-soluble or water-insoluble therapeutic agents to the surface of a normal or diseased body lumen is disclosed. An expandable structure of a medical disposable device, such as a balloon of a balloon catheter, is coated with an amphiphilic polymer coating comprising a therapeutic agent and an amphiphilic polymer or co-polymer. The medical disposable device is inserted into a body lumen, and expanded to contact the amphiphilic polymer coating against the body lumen. The total solubility of the polymer or co-polymer in vivo prevents any embolic hazard associated with the amphiphilic polymer coating. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069880 | MEDICAL GUIDE ELEMENT WITH DIAMETER TRANSITION - Improved medical filaments for use with dilators to be inserted into a patient, for example into the vascular lumen, are provided, as well as combinations of filaments and dilators. Methods for use of such filaments and filament-dilator combinations are also described. The filament includes a proximal segment and a distal segment. The diameter of the distal segment is greater than the diameter of the proximal segment. The change in diameter is abrupt, providing a discrete step transition at a point along the filament which presents a proximally-facing surface on the distal segment. When the proximal segment of the filament is fully inserted into a dilator having a distal tip adapted for insertion into a patient, the dilator distal tip firmly abuts the proximally-facing end surface of the distal segment. The relative dimensions of the dilator tip and the discrete stepped transition of the filament provides full shielding or over shielding of the dilator tip, thereby facilitating passage of the dilator tip along the tissue track, through the puncture hole and into the orifice. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069881 | ASSIST DEVICE FOR SCLEROSING TREATMENT OF VARICOSE VEINS - An assist device ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100069882 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH PREFERENTIAL BENDING - Medical devices such as catheters may provide advantages in flexibility, strength and other desired properties. Some medical devices may include a hypotube that has a plurality of slots disposed therein. The hypotube or another portion of the medical device may cause or permit the medical device to exhibit preferential bending in a single direction. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069883 | VARIABLE CHARACTERISTIC VENOUS ACCESS CATHETER SHAFT - A central venous catheter is provided having a proximal tube segment, a distal tube segment and a transition tube segment interposed between the proximal and distal tube segments which are preferably formed as a single integrated tube containing polymer material of different durometer and varying amounts of radiopaque filler material. The polymer durometer of the proximal segment is higher than the polymer durometer of the distal segment. By contrast, the percentage by weight of the filler material contained in the distal segment is higher than that of the proximal segment. The variation in the polymer durometer and the filler amount along the length of the tube provide the desired tensile strength, hardness, chemical resistance and fatigue resistance at the proximal segment and at the same time provide the desired flexibility and radiopacity at the distal segment. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069884 | Multi-Shape Catheter Assembly - A catheter assembly configurable to multiple shapes is provided. The catheter assembly comprises a detachable, interchangeable and configurable outer catheter and a detachable, interchangeable and flexible inner catheter. The shape of the outer catheter is configured to facilitate guiding of the inner catheter into an inner cavity of a patient's anatomy. The inner catheter is generally coaxial with the outer catheter. The second flexible distal end of the inner catheter enables the inner catheter to engage the inner cavity of the patient's anatomy. A locking element is provided for securing the inner catheter to the outer catheter, when the second flexible distal end of the inner catheter engages the inner cavity of the patient's anatomy to allow equipment or material to be introduced into the inner cavity. The catheter assembly is configured and manipulated to fit inner cavities of multiple anatomies for enabling a medical practitioner to perform medical procedures. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069885 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE - A method and system for controlling inflammatory response at an internal tissue site of a patient utilizes a reduced-pressure treatment device. Controlling the inflammatory response may be accomplished in a number of ways that involve treating the inflammatory milieu. Treating the inflammatory milieu may include removing or moderating pro-inflammatory stimuli, e.g., fluids, enhancing perfusion of the tissue at or near the internal tissue site, or providing reduced-pressure therapy. The reduced-pressure treatment device is placed at or near the internal tissue site and is fluidly coupled to an external reduced-pressure source. The reduced-pressure treatment device provides reduced pressure proximate the tissue site and treats the inflammatory milieu. The reduced-pressure treatment device for controlling inflammatory response may be a minimally-invasive treatment device. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069886 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING REDUCED PRESSURE TO SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE - A reduced pressure treatment system includes a first fluid pathway in communication with a reduced pressure source and a second fluid pathway. The system includes a reduced pressure manifold having a substantially gas impermeable barrier and at least one outer conduit defining a lateral edge of an interior region. The outer conduit and the substantially gas impermeable barrier enclose a portion of the interior region. The outer conduit is in fluid communication with one of the first and second fluid pathways. The outer conduit has at least one opening in fluid communication with the interior region. An inner conduit is at least partially disposed within the interior region and is in fluid communication with another of the first and second fluid pathways. The inner conduit has at least one opening in fluid communication with the interior region | 2010-03-18 |
20100069887 | Multiple chamber ex vivo adjustable-release final dosage form - Described embodiments include a final dosage form, an article of manufacture, and method. A described final dosage form includes a dosage portion having a chamber carrying a medicament. The dosage portion also has a release element in a first medicament-release state wherein the medicament has a first bioavailability to the animal. The release element is modifiable ex vivo to a second medicament-release state by an exposure to a stimulus, wherein the medicament has a second bioavailability to the animal. The final dosage form includes another dosage portion having another chamber carrying another medicament. The another dosage portion also has another release element in another first medicament-release state wherein the another medicament has another first bioavailability to the animal. The another release element is modifiable ex vivo to another second medicament-release state by an exposure to another stimulus, wherein the another medicament has another second bioavailability to the animal. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069888 | Intelligent medical device system for personalized medicine applications - The system presents applications of personalized medicine with intelligent medical devices (iMDs) and customizes therapies to complex problems involving neurological, cardiovascular, cancer, immunological and endocrinological diseases. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069889 | Intelligent medical device system for integrated diagnostics and therapeutics - The system integrates medical diagnostics with therapeutics in an intelligent medical device (iMD) system. Solution options are generated and evaluated by the iMD's diagnostic module, which forwards a custom solution to the therapeutics module. The therapeutics module administers a customized combination of drugs to solve a specific set of pathologies on demand. The system automatically monitors the therapeutic operation, assesses and analyzes the biological system feedback, refines the drug combination, and delivers the refined drugs to the patient. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069890 | USER INTERFACE FOR MEDICAL SYSTEM COMPRISING DIARY FUNCTION WITH TIME CHANGE FEATURE - The invention provides a device for displaying information, comprising display means adapted to graphically display information as a function of time for a given period of time, and input means for changing the time from a first time setting to a second time setting, thereby generating an end of time value for the first setting and a start of time value for the second time setting. The display means is controlled to display a first and a second view, the first view displaying, for the given period of time, information corresponding to the first time setting until the end of time value, the second view displaying, for the given period of time, information corresponding to the second time setting from the start of time value. In the first view the period between the end of time value and the end of the given period is indicated as not comprising information as a function of time, and in the second view the period between the beginning of the given period and the start of time value is indicated as not comprising information as a function of time. By this arrangement a user interface is provided reducing the likelihood that graphically displayed information is misinterpreted in case of a time change event. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069891 | Implantable Pump With Integrated Refill Detection - A refill port for an implantable device with integral refill instrument placement detection includes a pierceable septum and a detector. The pierceable septum is disposed on the refill port for admitting a refill instrument has a first outer surface at least a portion of which is exposed outside the refill port and a second inner surface at least a portion of which is exposed inside the refill port. The detector is disposed inside the refill port with respect to the second inner surface of the pierceable septum for determining the placement of a refill instrument within the refill port. The refill port can be provided on a refillable implantable drug delivery pump having control electronics so that the detector can trigger pump test features of the control electronics upon placement or removal of a refill instrument from the port. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069892 | VARIABLE FLOW INFUSION PUMP SYSTEM - An implantable infusion pump system is disclosed. The pump system preferably includes an implantable pump and a removable module. The module may provide for varying flow rates of fluid being dispensed from the pump or may provide for a constant flow rate of such fluid. In the case of varying flow rate capabilities, the module preferably includes one or more sensors to determine information relating to the flow rate, electronics for analyzing the flow rate information, and a mechanism for physically altering the flow rate. Methods of dispensing a medicament to a patient are also disclosed, as are variations of the pump system. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069893 | Technique to enhance voice with Laser beam - By tightening string of a musical instrument musician can change the tone and pitch of sound. The more tightening is the sting the stronger is the sound. The more tightening are our vocal cords the high tone and pitch of our voice will be. With the state of art of medical technology laryngologist can burn vocal cords with Laser beam or other heating source to created minimum scars to tighten vocal cords to enhance voice. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069894 | RADIATION SYSTEM FOR OPTHALMOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS - An irradiation system for opthalmological applications includes: a radiation source ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100069895 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING A PART OF A HUMAN OR ANIMAL BODY IMPLEMENTING TREATMENT DOSE DELIVERY MEANS AND DOSIMETRY CONTROL MEANS - Device for treatment of a part of a human or animal body, including:
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20100069896 | APPARATUS FOR PHOTOTHERAPY OF THE SKIN - An apparatus for phototherapy of the skin exhibits a light-source ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100069897 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING A LASER BEAM, A LASER TREATMENT DEVICE AND A LASER DETECTION DEVICE - The invention relates to a laser device, comprising a laser material ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100069898 | Acne Treatment Method, System and Device - An acne treatment system, device and method includes optical visualization means for identifying areas of skin colonized by the | 2010-03-18 |
20100069899 | KIT OF OPTICAL FIBERS FOR PERCUTANEOUS ABLATIVE TREATMENT - The kit of optical fibers for percutaneous ablative treatment, comprises at least two optical fibers ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100069900 | DUAL BALLOON CATHETER ASSEMBLY - A dual balloon catheter assembly and method of use thereof are provided. The dual balloon catheter assembly may be used in a cryoplasty treatment that is provided in combination with eluting an antiproliferative to reduce and/or eliminate vessel fractures, thereby inhibiting proliferative response after angioplasty. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069901 | LIQUID NITROGEN CRYOSURGICAL APPARATUS WITH A SET OF SUWALSKI CARDIAC SURGERY CRYOPROBES - The liquid nitrogen cryosurgical apparatus with a set of Suwalski cardiac surgery cryoprobes comprises of the liquid nitrogen container ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100069902 | Self Contained, Gas-Enhanced Surgical Instrument - An electrosurgical apparatus for coagulating tissue includes an elongated housing and an electrode located adjacent the distal end of the housing. The electrode can be connected to a source of electrosurgical energy. At least one actuator is included which electrosurgically energizes the electrode. The apparatus also includes a relatively small gas cylinder which contains a pressurized gas consisting of inert gas and which is selectively seated in the housing. Upon actuation of the actuator, gas is dispersed under pressure from the gas cylinder to the electrode and is ionized prior to the distribution of the gas into the operating field. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069903 | Vessel Sealing Instrument With Cutting Mechanism - An end effector assembly for use with an instrument for sealing and cutting tissue includes a pair of opposing first and second jaw members movable relative to the to grasp tissue therebetween. Each jaw member including a jaw housing and an electrically conductive surface adapted to connect to a source of electrosurgical energy such that the electrically conductive surfaces are capable of conducting electrosurgical energy through tissue held therebetween to effect a tissue seal. One of the electrically conductive surfaces including a channel defined therein and extending along a length thereof that communicates with a nozzle disposed in the jaw housing. The nozzle is configured to direct high pressure fluid from a fluid source into the channel for cutting tissue grasped between the jaw members. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069904 | Electrosurgical Instrument Having a Coated Electrode Utilizing an Atomic Layer Deposition Technique - An electrosurgical instrument includes a support member and an electrode. The electrode is disposed on the support member and has a coating disposed thereon. The coating includes a seed layer and an atomic-layer-deposition (“ALD”) layer. The ALD layer is hydrophobic or hydrophilic. The seed layer may be conductive or insulative. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069905 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE OSTEOSYNTHESIS ASSEMBLY - A minimally-invasive osteosynthesis assembly includes bone-screwable members, interlocking bridging members, and locking elements. The bone-screwable members are screwed into the tissue a bone fragment constituting an anchoring point to the bone fragment and the interlocking bridging members are applied to different bone-screwable members so as when the locking elements are tighten the bone-screwable members and the interlocking bridging members are frictionally engaged to each other and form rigid structural framework implemented for osteosynthesis. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069906 | Osteosynthesis plate - An osteosynthesis plate includes at least two drilled holes arranged adjacent to one another. A notch is arranged on the convex side of the osteosynthesis plate, between the at least two drilled holes arranged adjacent to one another. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069907 | Modular tapered hollow reamer for medical applications - An easy-to-assemble reamer for medical applications includes a shaft portion, a disposable tapered hollow reamer sleeve and a modular pilot. The shaft portion has a proximal end for attachment to a drill, a central cone element with one or more slots and a distal threaded end. The tapered hollow reamer sleeve has integrally attached one or more torque transmitting tabs at the larger end and a collet taper at the smaller end and slides over the shaft distal end engaging tabs with the slots. The modular pilot has a threaded central aperture engaging shaft thread and a collet taper mating with the collet taper of the reamer sleeve substantially coinciding their centerlines. The disposable hollow cutter sleeve has a plurality of cutting elements and apertures that discharge bone and bone cement debris into the space between the reamer and the shaft. With this construction, the reamer transmits reliable, wobble free, reaming torque in a highly efficient manner. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069908 | Modular spherical hollow reamer assembly for medical applications - A low cost disposable spherical hollow reamer for medical applications includes a reusable shaft and a disposable spherical hollow reamer. The hollow reamer is thin sheet metal with 0.125 mm to 0.812 mm thickness and has plurality of cutters and apertures that extend through its thickness. The shaft has a proximal end for attachment to a drill and a distal precision threaded screw end. The spherical hollow reamer has welded first plate in its interior with a precision threaded aperture engaging with the threaded end of the reusable shaft. The spherical hollow reamer has a welded second plate with a central precision aperture that slides over the shaft external surface. The threaded attachment and sliding fit attachment provides wobble free reaming action. The welded second plate in combination with the interior surface of the spherical hollow reamer forms enclosed space for capturing bone fragment and bone cement debris. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069909 | TOOL - In a saw for the removal of a prosthesis which is integrated with a bone, a blade is connected to a handle wherein the distal end of the blade includes a shaped nib. The shaped nib has teeth, with at least some of the teeth being angled to cut as the saw is moved in a backward direction. The nib additionally includes means for allowing the nib to be reversibly deformed such that in use its maximum width can be temporarily reduced. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069910 | Osteotomy Guide and Method of Cutting the Medial Distal Tibia Employing the Same - An osteotomy guide is provided for cutting a bone, such as the medial distal tibia, to facilitate an ankle replacement. The osteotomy guide includes a positioning device having a number of fixation points, a first guide member structured to align with a first portion of the bone, in order to perform a first procedure, thereon, and a second guide member structured to align with a second portion of the bone, in order to perform a second procedure thereon. The fixation points engage the bone and maintain alignment of the first guide member with respect to the first portion during the first procedure, and maintain alignment of the second guide member with respect to the second portion during the second procedure, in order that the first procedure and the second procedure are substantially reproducible. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069911 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR JOINT REPLACEMENT - Systems and methods for joint replacement are provided. The systems and methods include a surgical orientation device and at least one orthopedic fixture. The surgical orientation device and orthopedic fixtures can be used to locate the orientation of an axis in the body, to adjust an orientation of a cutting plane or planes along a bony surface, to distract a joint, or to otherwise assist in an orthopedic procedure or procedures. | 2010-03-18 |
20100069912 | CERVICAL DISTRACTION/IMPLANT DELIVERY DEVICE - Systems for distracting a facet joint and positioning a permanent implant in the joint are disclosed. The implants serve to retain a distracted position of the facet joint which is achieved with positioning of the leading end of a distraction tool in the facet joint and then distracting or enlarging the joint a desired amount. The permanent implant could be part of the distraction mechanism which can be separated from the delivery tool once the joint has been distracted or an auxiliary implant may be positioned before the distraction mechanism is removed from the distracted joint. The permanent implants can be solid, mechanical devices that may have fixation means thereon to hold them in place or injected fluids such as hydrogels or fluids confined within balloons. | 2010-03-18 |