15th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210106725 | ACELLULAR SOFT TISSUE-DERIVED MATRICES AND METHODS FOR PREPARING SAME - Compositions including a first soft tissue-derived matrix and a second soft tissue-derived matrix are provided, as well as methods of making such compositions. In some embodiments, the composition comprises dilapidated, decellularized adipose tissue-derived matrix and dilapidated, decellularized fascial tissue-derived matrix, which may be combined in various proportions. Such adipose-fascia matrix compositions provide improved volume retention when implanted into a patient. The composition may further include exogenous cells or other substances, and/or a carrier. The composition is suitable for use inplastic surgery procedures, including reconstructive or cosmetic surgery procedures, as well as procedures for wound treatment and tissue regeneration. The methods for making the compositions may involve separation of first and second soft tissues from one another, followed by performing one or more treatments on the separated soft tissues, then combining the treated soft tissues and, optionally, performing one or more additional treatments on the combined soft tissues. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106726 | Hydrogels - A hydrogel comprising: water; an alginate; a glucono-delta-lactone (GDL); and microparticles comprising an inorganic calcium compound and recombinant gelatin. The hydrogels may be used for bone repair and/or regeneration. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106727 | Nanofibrous Scaffolds to Heal Chronic Skin Wounds - In some embodiments, a method of fabricating a skin wound patch includes preparing a biopolymeric solution comprising chitosan, collagen, chondroitin sulfate, elastin, hyaluronic acid, follistatin-like 1 (FSTL-1), iron oxide nanoparticles, and AC2-26 peptide, filtering the biopolymeric solutions through a filter membrane, extruding the biopolymeric solution through an extrusion device to form a nanofibrous composite, collecting the extruded nanofibrous composite on a sterilized plate, and drying the extruded nanofibrous composite into a solid patch. In some embodiments, a skin wound patch includes homogeneously distributed biomolecules, skin materials, pro-inflammatory, and antibacterial agents. In further embodiments, a method of treating a chronic skin wound in a subject in need thereof can include applying any of the patches described herein. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106728 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR REDUCING VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL PROLIFERATION - In one aspect, the disclosure relates to compositions, methods, and devices pertaining to polymeric nanoparticle compositions (pNP), pNP compositions comprising a therapeutic agent, devices comprising a drug-coated balloon comprising a disclosed pNP comprising a therapeutic agent, and methods for treating peripheral artery disease using the disclosed compositions and devices. In further aspects, the pNP comprises a poly (lactic-co-glycolic) acid possessing a positive charge for firm attachment to the balloon matrix, followed by adhesion to the negatively charged bilayer of the vascular wall. In still further aspects, the therapeutic agent comprises a resveratrol or derivative thereof, a quercetin or derivative thereof, or combinations thereof. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106729 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING RADIOPAQUE INTRALUMINAL STENTS COMPRISING COBALT-BASED ALLOYS WITH SUPERSATURATED TUNGSTEN CONTENT - Embodiments are directed to radiopaque implantable structures (e.g., stents) formed of cobalt-based alloys that comprise cobalt, chromium, tungsten, and nickel, and methods for their manufacture. Tungsten is present above its solubility limit (about 15%) at ambient temperature, but is still only present as a super-saturated, primarily single-phase material exhibiting an FCC microcrystalline structure. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106730 | UROLOGICAL CHITOSAN STENT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM - An apparatus includes a first layer, wherein the first layer comprises a scaffold structure forming an inner lumen along a length of the scaffold structure, and wherein the first layer comprises a bioresorbable material; a second layer on the first layer, wherein the second layer comprises a bioresorbable material configured to expand, wherein the second layer is positioned on the first layer such that ends of the first layer extend beyond ends of the second layer; and an expandable balloon located within a distal end of the inner lumen of the first layer. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106731 | LAYER BY LAYER COATED MESH FOR LOCAL RELEASE OF BIO-ACTIVE PROTEINS - The present invention relates to biomaterials coated with an active agent eluting coating, wherein implantation of the coated biomaterial results in reduced implant-related complications and/or improved integration of the biomaterial into the host tissue and further relates to kits containing the coated biomaterial. The present invention also relates to methods and kits for coating the biomaterial. It is based, at least in part, on the discovery that biomaterial coated with a cytokine eluting coating resulted in the shift of early stage macrophage polarization that were associated with positive long-term effects such as minimized capsule formation and improved tissue quality and composition as compared to uncoated biomaterials. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106732 | Manifold for Medical Waste Collection Device - A manifold for connection to a waste collection vacuum device. The manifold includes suction port tubes and a vacuum port that define interconnected fluid communication pathways such that no walls define proximal and distal ends of the manifold. Tabs are coupled to at least one of the interconnected fluid communication pathways. The tabs interface with keyed surfaces of the waste collection vacuum device so as to facilitate positive location and mechanical fixation with the waste collection vacuum device. The manifold may include a body, and a flow director may be disposed within the body. A filter element may also be disposed within the body and include a distal section having a cross-sectional area less than a cross-sectional area of a proximal section. Each of the distal and proximal sections may define apertures configured to trap liquid, semi-solid, or solid waste within the fluid path. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106733 | Joint pressure measurement with sensor in the drainage line - The invention relates to a device for rinsing a body cavity, wherein a pressure sensor for determining the actual pressure in the body cavity is provided, said pressure sensor being arranged in the drainage line ( | 2021-04-15 |
20210106734 | Systems and Methods for Controlling Continuous Irrigation in Surgical Systems - The present invention comprises a fluid source connected to an irrigation feed line, an aspiration line providing at least a partial vacuum at a surgical site, at least one pressure sensor in communication with the aspiration line, and at least one valve in communication with the irrigation feed line, wherein the at least one valve restricts fluid flow in the irrigation feed line in accordance with at least one measurement of aspiration pressure differential and at least one predetermined system attribute, and wherein the aspiration pressure differential may equal a first measurement of aspiration pressure minus a second measurement of aspiration pressure over a predetermined time. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106735 | POWER SOURCE CHARGING FOR NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY APPARATUS - Embodiments of negative pressure wound therapy devices, systems and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, a negative pressure wound therapy device includes a negative pressure source configured to provide negative pressure to a wound via a fluid flow path, a power source configured to power the negative pressure source, and a charging circuit configured to monitor a temperature of the power source and charge the power source. The charging circuit can be further configured to in response to a determination that the temperature of the power source is below a temperature threshold, provide a first charging power to the power source. The charging circuit can be further configured to in response to a determination that the temperature of the power source has reached or is above the temperature threshold, lower the first charging power to a second charging power. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106736 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING BLOCKAGES IN A NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY SYSTEM - A negative pressure wound therapy device can include a negative pressure source and a controller configured to activate the negative pressure source for a first duration of time to attempt to reduce pressure under the wound dressing to approximately a negative pressure set point, subsequent to expiration of the first duration of time, deactivate the negative pressure source after pressure under the wound dressing is reduced to approximately the negative pressure set point, activate the negative pressure source for a second duration of time to attempt to reduce pressure in the fluid flow path, the second duration of time subsequent to the first duration of time, determine a pressure change in a fluid flow path over the second duration of time, and, in response to determining that the pressure change in the fluid flow path over the second duration of time indicates reduction in pressure, provide indication of a blockage. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106737 | OPEN WOUND NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY PROTECTION SYSTEM - A NPWT wound care device for treatment of large wounds with negative pressure that includes an open-cell porous foam layer, a skin-safe fluid-permeable contact layer on a bottom surface of the foam layer that is configured to be placed in direct contact with an open wound of a patient, and a top air-sealed layer on an upper surface of foam opposite of the fluid-permeable contact layer. The wound care device defines an outer perimeter along an edge of the foam layer that includes a skin-safe adhesive and is configured to form an air-tight seal in conjunction with the air-sealed layer against a patient's skin. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106738 | APPARATUS FOR EXTRACORPOREAL TREATMENT OF BLOOD INCLUDING CALCULATION OF PRE-BLOOD PUMP INFUSION FLOW RATE - An apparatus for extracorporeal treatment of fluid and a process of setting up a medical apparatus for the delivery or collection of fluids are disclosed. According to the apparatus and the process, a control unit ( | 2021-04-15 |
20210106739 | IMPLANTABLE FLUID CONDUIT - A fluid conduit includes a first portion having a first porosity, a second portion disposed immediately adjacent to the first portion, the second portion having a second porosity that is greater than the first porosity, and a third portion of the fluid conduit disposed immediately adjacent to the second portion, the third portion having a third porosity that is less than the second porosity. Each of the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion may be integrally formed as a single, continuous piece defining the fluid conduit. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106740 | Holder For Medical Treatment Apparatuses, Module and Treatment Apparatus - The present disclosure relates to a holder for releasably coupling at least one external medical module, for example a blood filter, to a medical treatment apparatus, wherein the holder comprises at least a first reception unit and a second reception unit. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106741 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING FLUID VOLUMES DURING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS - Techniques for monitoring fluid volumes during peritoneal analysis include: computing lower abdominal fluid volumes, continuously during a dwell time of a peritoneal dialysis treatment, based at least on bioimpedance data from electrodes positioned on a patient's upper thighs; and computing intraperitoneal volumes, continuously during the dwell time of the peritoneal dialysis treatment, based at least on bioimpedance data from the electrodes positioned on the patient's upper thighs and electrodes positioned on the patient's torso. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106742 | NON-HEMOLYTIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE FOR RECOVERING DISEASE CAUSING TOXIC CONSTITUENTS IN THE BLOOD - The present disclosure relates to non-hemolytic adsorbent compositions useful for isolating, enumerating, accounting, and removing the disease-causing toxic constituents in the blood. The said compositions are useful in identifying the disease, disease status, and validating the efficacy of the therapeutic treatment being administered for the treatment of the disease. Methods for isolating, enumerating, accounting, and removing disease-causing toxic constituents in the blood as well as monitoring the disease status and validating the efficacy of the therapeutic treatment being administered for the treatment of the disease are disclosed. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106743 | METHODS FOR REMOVAL OF TOXINS FROM BLOOD USING AN EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCUIT COMPRISED OF A HOLLOW-FIBER FILTER MODULE AND POLYMER SORBENT IN COMBINATION - This invention discloses methods for reducing physiologic molecules in abnormal levels and/or exogenous toxins in blood from blood by way of an extracorporeal circuit comprising a hollow-fiber filter module and polymer sorbent in combination. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106744 | Medical Device and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A medical device includes a case obtained by mating a liquid-phase-portion case and a gas-phase-portion case to each other, a membrane member as an elastic member with which a liquid-phase portion covered by the liquid-phase-portion case and a gas-phase portion covered by the gas-phase-portion case are separated from each other, fixing parts and at which the liquid-phase-portion case and the gas-phase-portion case that are mated to each other are fixed to each other, holding surfaces and between which a peripheral edge of the membrane member is held, and a sealing part that seals the entirety of the peripheral edge of the membrane member held between the holding surfaces and. The medical device has a releasing part that releases the pressure in an air gap produced between the sealing part and the fixing parts. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106745 | BLOOD-DEGASSING APPARATUS AND BLOOD-TREATMENT SYSTEM - The invention relates to a degassing devive ( | 2021-04-15 |
20210106746 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CARDIORESPIRATORY SUPPORT - A method of circulating a flow of blood within a circulatory system of a body includes applying an extrathoracic pressure to the body with a fluid. An intrathoracic pressure is applied to the body with the fluid. The application of the extrathoracic pressure relative to the application of the intrathoracic pressure is varied, so as to circulate a flow of blood within the circulatory system of the body. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106747 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED RECOVERY OF WHITE BLOOD CELLS AFTER PRODUCING A LEUKO-REDUCED BLOOD PRODUCT - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for the separation of blood into blood products and, more particularly, to systems and methods that permit automated recovery of white blood cells after producing a leukocyte-reduced blood product. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106748 | MULTI-LAYER ASPIRATION TUBING DESIGN FOR REDUCED POST OCCLUSION SURGE AND PUMP PULSATION - Multilayer tubing balances the property of improved kink resistance, reduces post occlusion surge, and reduces pump pulsations after surge. A multilayer construction is provided for tubing for phacoemulsification systems. Multilayer tubing includes multiple layers having an inner layer and an outer layer, wherein the material of the inner layer is harder or stiffer than the material of the outer layer. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106749 | Nest for Supporting a Plurality of Medical Containers, a Medical Container Pack Comprising this Nest, and a Method for Manufacturing a Medical Container - This nest comprises a plurality of breakable connecting bridges, a plurality of flanges arranged in a predetermined pattern and configured to form the flanges of the medical containers, the flanges being connected to the breakable connecting bridges, and a supporting structure attached to the breakable connecting bridges so as to support the flanges. The flanges are integrally formed with the breakable connecting bridges and the supporting structure. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106750 | INFUSION SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS THEREOF - Multi-medicament infusion systems prevent cross-channeling of medicaments. A system may include one or more of an infusion pump, medicament reservoirs, a multi-channel fluid conduit, and an infusion set. Medicament reservoirs and/or collars may be sized and shaped differently such that the medicament reservoirs can only be inserted into the system under selected configurations. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106751 | ADJUSTABLE INSERTION DEVICE - Disclosed herein is an insertion device for installation of a medical device comprising a transcutaneous element. The insertion device includes a device holder for holding the medical device. The insertion device also includes an installation surface configured to contact the medical device so as to deploy the transcutaneous element of the medical device. The insertion device also includes an elastic installation element configured to apply a force to the installation surface so as to bring the installation surface into contact with the medical device. The insertion device also includes a tensioner configured to adjust the force applied by the elastic installation element to the installation surface. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106752 | FLUID DELIVERY APPARATUS HAVING A GAS EXTRACTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - A gas extraction device for a fluid delivery apparatus includes a first layer and a vent membrane coupled to the first layer. The vent membrane enables a gas to pass through the vent membrane and prevents a fluid from passing through the vent membrane. The gas extraction device also includes a second layer coupled to the vent membrane opposite the first layer. The second layer has a first channel formed therethrough. In addition, the gas extraction device includes an impermeable membrane coupled to the second layer opposite the vent membrane. The first channel is configured to receive a fluid having a gas dispersed therein. The fluid is pressurized to move the fluid through the first channel against the vent membrane and to move the gas through the vent membrane. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106753 | FLUID INJECTION SYSTEM HAVING VARIOUS SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING AN INJECTION PROCEDURE - A fluid injection system that includes an injector head having a syringe for delivering a fluid to a patient; a mounting structure pivotally connected to the injector head and configured to support the injector head above a surface; and a control system operationally coupled to the injector head for controlling an injection procedure is disclosed. The fluid injection system is provided with various sensors to control various aspects of the fluid injection system, such as the establishment of a reference plane, the determination of a tilt angle of the injector head, and the determination of a temperature of an actuation system of the injector head. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106754 | SENSOR FOR DETECTING TISSUE INFILTRATION - A sensor for detecting infiltration at a catheter infusion site may include a first elongate sensor member couplable to a first location proximate the catheter infusion site, and a second elongate sensor member couplable to a second location proximate the catheter infusion site. The first elongate sensor member may include a first marking and the second elongate sensor member may include a second marking. The first elongate sensor member may slidably couple with and translate relative to the second elongate sensor. The first and second markings may indicate a range of relative positions between the first and second elongate sensor members as the first and second elongate sensor members translate relative to each other. At least one relative position within a range of relative positions between the first and second elongate sensor members may be indicative of infiltration at the catheter infusion site. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106755 | GLUCOSE CONTROL SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC ADAPTATION OF GLUCOSE TARGET - A glucose control system employs adaptation of a glucose target (set-point) control variable in controlling delivery of insulin to a subject to maintain euglycemia. The glucose target adapts based on trends in actual glucose level (e.g., measured blood glucose in the subject), and/or computed doses of a counter-regulatory agent such as glucagon. An adaptation region with upper and lower bounds for the glucose target may be imposed. Generally the disclosed techniques can provide for robust and safe glucose level control. Adaptation may be based on computed doses of a counter-regulatory agent whether or not such agent is actually delivered to the subject, and may be used for example to adjust operation in a bihormonal system during periods in which the counter-regulatory agent is not available for delivery. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106756 | Administration Assembly for a Medicament Delivery Device - The present disclosure relates to a administration assembly for a medicament delivery device, comprising: an elongated tubular delivery member cover ( | 2021-04-15 |
20210106757 | AUTOINJECTION DEVICE HAVING A MEMORY ELEMENT - An autoinjection device ( | 2021-04-15 |
20210106758 | MEDICAMENT CONTAINER HOLDER - A medicament container holder is presented having a body designed to accommodate at least a part of a medicament container and is arranged with a medicament delivery member surrounded by a needle shield; a holding element arranged at a proximal end of the body for holding a neck portion of the medicament container. The holding element being flexible in generally radial directions and support elements provided between the holding element and the body, where the support elements allow generally outwardly movement of the holding element from a first initial position during passing of the needle shield when the medicament container is placed in the medicament container holder, ensuring inwardly movement of the holding element after passing of the needle shield, returning the holding element towards the first initial position to a second position, and promoting generally inwardly action of the holding element to a third position during attachment of a needle shield remover to the needle shield. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106759 | Syringe for Direct Use with Medical Ampoules and Vials - A kit for the direct use of a variety of medical ampoules of differing sizes, with a syringe, the kit having: a syringe body; a syringe plunger having a hollow interior volume; and a plurality of ampoule interface elements, each one being interchangeably received within the hollow interior volume and configured for deployment between an outer surface of the medical ampoule and a surface of the hollow interior volume so as to hold the medical ampoule therein, each of the plurality of ampoule interface elements having an outside diameter sized to fit an inside diameter of the hollow interior volume, wherein a first of the ampoule interface elements has an inside diameter for receiving a medical ampoule of a first size, and a second of the ampoule interface elements has an inside diameter different from the first inside diameter for receiving a medical ampoule of a second size. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106760 | SYRINGE - The present invention improves the feeling in use when a finger is hooked on a finger grip. This syringe is provided with a cylinder | 2021-04-15 |
20210106761 | A Device for Attachment to an Injection Device - A supplementary device configured to be attached to a drug delivery device, the supplementary device including: first means being adapted to mechanically couple the supplementary device to a dosage selector of the drug delivery device; second means being adapted to select a dosage to be delivered by the drug delivery device; third means being adapted to mechanically couple the second means to the first means such that a dosage selection made with the second means generates a torque being transferred via the third means to the first means; a sensor configured to output signals indicative of the generated torque; and electronics configured to receive the signals output from the sensor and to determine based on the signals the selected dosage. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106762 | PREFILLABLE SAFETY SYRINGE - The present invention relates to a prefillable syringe with safety features that renders it auto-disable with user-controlled needle retraction after use. These features prevent re-use and greatly minimise the risk of needle stick injuries. The prefillable syringe has simple mechanisms that are devoid of any spring components and enables efficient administration of medicine without any possibility of leakage. The autodisable mechanism occurs via a locking arrangement between the needle holder and plunger, while needle retraction is facilitated via a locking arrangement between the plunger and plunger extension. Tamper prevention of the auto-disable mechanism occurs through a uniquely designed finger flange extension and/or barrel design modification. The unique design of the barrel tip allows for the needle cap to securely form a seal over the needle (if staked) to prevent any leakage prior to use. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106763 | DOSE CLIP ASSEMBLY FOR SYRINGE - An apparatus includes a first member and a second member. The first member is configured to receive a portion of a syringe barrel and includes a first stop surface. The second member includes a second stop surface. Each stop surface is configured to engage the portion of a plunger to thereby arrest longitudinal movement of the plunger relative to the syringe barrel. The second member is operable to move relative to the first member from a first position to a second position. The second member remains coupled with the first member while in both the first position and the second position. The second stop surface engages the portion of the plunger when the second member is in the first position. The second stop surface does not prevent the portion of the plunger from reaching the first stop surface when the second member is in the second position. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106764 | TOUCH SENSITIVE LABEL FOR AN INJECTION DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a touch sensitive label for an injection device, the label comprising: —a flexible substrate ( | 2021-04-15 |
20210106765 | SYRINGE WITH SELECTABLE METERING - A needle syringe has a plunger and a needle for filling and dispensing liquid from the cavity. The cavity has finger clip with movable locking pins. The plunger has at least one set of grooves corresponding to a specific dosage for the needle syringe, the specific dosage of the groove being demarked by a marking ledge that indicates a change to a deeper depth section of the groove. The locking pins are configured to rest in the at least one set of grooves, such that when the plunger is removed, the locking pins pass within a first shallow section of the groove, pass over the ledge, and continue to pass in the deeper depth section of the groove. When the plunger is depressed in a first partial dispensing movement, the locking pins pass in the deeper depth section of the groove until the plunger depression is temporarily locked when the locking pins reach the ledge, where the dose remaining in the cavity is the specific dosage. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106766 | DRIVE MECHANISM AND MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - A drive mechanism for a medicament delivery device is presented having an activation rod provided with external activation rod threads having a first thread helix angle, an activation knob rotationally locked with the activation rod, wherein the activation knob is configured to be moved between a first axial position relative to the activation rod in which the activation knob is prevented from rotation and a second axial position in which the activation knob is allowed to rotate in a first direction, an axially slidable drum which is rotationally locked, a dose drum rotationally locked relative to the activation rod, wherein the dose drum is configured to rotate relative to the slidable drum, an indicator drum provided with external indicator drum threads having a second thread helix angle, wherein rotation of the activation knob in the first direction causes concurrent first rotation of the activation rod and the dose drum in accordance with the first thread helix angle. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106767 | HYPODERMIC NEEDLE PROTECTIVE COVER - Described herein is a needle protective cover having a cylindrical barrel, a funnel, and a support mechanism. The cylindrical barrel has a proximal end and a distal end and is operable to receive a hypodermic needle or hypodermic needle sheath. The funnel is at the proximal end of the cylindrical barrel. The support mechanism surrounds the cylindrical barrel and funnel, such that the support mechanism is operable to prevent the needle protective cover from rolling on a surface and increases a distance from the funnel to the surface. The support mechanism may be a triangular body and/or one or more fins. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106768 | SYRINGE DEVICE - A syringe device includes a barrel and a compressible portion is connected to one end of the barrel. A positioning board is located between the barrel and the compressible portion. The positioning board has a hole defined therethrough. A seat is formed to the underside of the positioning board and has a recess and multiple guide grooves which communicate with the recess. A hold part is connected to the distal end of the compressible portion and has a penetrating face. Two flanges respectively extend diametrically from the hold part. A needle is connected to the positioning board and communicates with the recess. The tip of the needle is located within the compressible portion and beneath the penetrating face. By axially compressing the compressible portion and the barrel, the needle penetrates through the penetrating face and extends beyond the hole to eject medicine to the patient. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106769 | Gas Removal Systems and Methods - An air removal device for an intravenous fluid system includes a housing with an inlet for fluid communication with a fluid source, a fluid outlet for fluid communication with a blood vessel of a patient, and an air outlet. The air removal device further includes a disrupting element disposed within the housing in a flow path between the inlet and the fluid outlet, and an air chamber in fluid communication with the air outlet. The disrupting element includes a protrusion extending across the flow path. The flow path includes a first cross-sectional flow area at the inlet, and a second cross-sectional flow area at the protrusion. The second cross-sectional flow area is smaller than the first cross-sectional flow area. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106770 | GAS REMOVAL APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS - An apparatus having an outer wall that encompasses an interior chamber that holds a predetermined volume of fluid and gas where the gas rises to one end of the interior chamber and the fluid flows to the other end of the interior chamber. The apparatus also has an inlet port that allows for fluid to ingress into the interior chamber and an outlet port that allows for fluid to egress out of the interior chamber. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106771 | PRIMING DEVICE AND SYSTEM - The present disclosure provides a priming device, the priming device including: a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, the housing defining an axial direction extending substantially from the proximal end to the distal end; and a membrane disposed at the proximal end, wherein the housing defines a fluid communication channel extending substantially axially from an interior surface of the membrane towards the distal end and a filter disposed at the distal end of the housing, the filter being configured to allow a passage of air. In another aspect, there is provided a priming device having an adapter. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106772 | HANDHELD DIGITAL NEBULIZER DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE - A handheld digital nebulizer device and related methods for delivering precise and repeatable dosages to a subject for pulmonary use is disclosed. The handheld digital nebulizer device includes a housing having an exhalation valve, a reservoir, an ejector mechanism, and at least one differential pressure sensor. The handheld digital nebulizer device is automatically breath actuated by the user when the differential pressure sensor senses a predetermined pressure change within housing. The handheld digital nebulizer device is then actuated to generate a plume of droplets having an average ejected particle diameter within the respirable size range, e.g, less than about 5-6 μm, so as to target the pulmonary system of the user. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106773 | FLEXIBLE PUMPING CHAMBER - The invention relates to the field of inhalation devices for liquids. In particular, the invention relates to a pumping chamber for such an inhalation device. A pumping unit for an inhalation device for medically active liquids for generation of an aerosol comprises a tubular member ( | 2021-04-15 |
20210106774 | ELECTRONIC AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM - There is provided a connector configured to be retrofitted to an electronic aerosol provision system including a first connecting interface connectable to a vaporizer for vaporizing liquid for inhalation by a user; a second connecting interface connectable to a power supply for supplying power to the vaporizer; a sensor for sensing a parameter indicative of a change in the electronic aerosol provision system; and a control unit connected to the sensor and configured to output a signal based on the information from the sensor, wherein the connector, when connected to a vaporizer and to a power supply, forms an electronic aerosol provision system. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106775 | ELECTRICAL CONDENSATION AEROSOL DEVICE - The present invention provides a method for producing condensation aerosols for the treatment of disease and/or chronic, intermittent or acute conditions. These condensation aerosols are produced from drugs including temperature sensitive drugs and small molecule drugs that are coated onto a foil substrate which is heated via electrical resistance heating at precisely controlled temperature profiles with controllable ramp-up and heating rates to vaporize the coated drug which subsequently condenses to form aerosol particles. These condensation aerosols have little or no degradation products. Kits comprising a drug and a device for producing a condensation aerosol are also provided. Also disclosed, are methods for using these aerosols and kits and methods of making the aerosols. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106776 | INHALER SYSTEM - Provided is a system for determining a probability of a respiratory disease exacerbation in a subject. The system comprises an inhaler arrangement for delivering a medicament to the subject. The medicament may be a rescue medicament and/or a maintenance medicament. The inhaler arrangement has a use-detection system configured to determine an inhalation performed by the subject using the inhaler arrangement. A sensor system is configured to measure a parameter relating to airflow during the inhalation. A user interface enables user-input of an indication of a status of the respiratory disease being experienced by the subject. A processor is configured to determine the probability of the respiratory disease exacerbation based on the recorded inhalation(s) from the use-detection system, the parameter(s) received from the sensor system, and the indication received from the user interface. Further provided is a method for determining the probability of a respiratory disease exacerbation in a subject. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106777 | Device For Assisting With The Use Of A Device For Dispensing A Liquid Product - The invention relates to an assistance device ( | 2021-04-15 |
20210106778 | Collapsible Spacer for Metered-Dose Inhalers - An improved spacer connects at one end to metered-dose inhalers with a connector configured to accept the mouth of the inhaler. Additionally, the spacer has a mouthpiece at its opposite end and a collapsible body made of a nonrigid material that maintains it shape with a resilient frame. The mouthpiece and body compress and nest within a cavity of the connector when the spacer is not in use. The spacer can further include a cover, a case, a vent to improve airflow, and/or a valve to cover the spacer to a valved holding chamber. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106779 | RESPIRATORY THERAPY APPARATUS CONTROL - A respiratory device includes a blower having an inlet and an outlet, a patient interface, and a valve including a valve member that is rotatable through a first angular displacement in a first direction from a first position to a second position. The outlet of the blower is coupled to the patient interface so that positive pressure is provided to a patient's airway via the patient interface when the valve member is in the first position. The inlet of the blower is coupled to the patient interface so that negative pressure is provided to the patient's airway via the patient interface when the valve member is in the second position. The valve member is rotatably oscillated back and forth when the valve member is in the first position and when the valve member is in the second position so that oscillations in the positive pressure and negative pressure, respectively, are provided to the patient's airway. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106780 | RESPIRATORY MASK SYSTEM - A respiratory mask includes a housing and a cushion or seal that seals on a user's face in use. An upper portion of the seal that is disposed on a user's nasal bridge in use can roll toward and/or over the outer surface of the housing to form a rolling bridge feature that adjusts to different nose sizes. As the rolling bridge rolls, an apex of the seal moves away from the user's face to adjust to larger nose sizes. The apex does not move downward and can move upward relative to a location of the apex in a neutral position of the seal. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106781 | MOISTURE REMOVAL AND CONDENSATION AND HUMIDITY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS FOR A BREATHING CIRCUIT - A moisture removal apparatus for a breathing circuit may include a breathing gas conduit configured to receive a flow of breathing gas having a first humidity level. The apparatus may include a dry gas conduit adjacent to at least a portion of the breathing gas conduit, the dry gas conduit configured to receive a flow of dry gas having a second humidity level lower than the first humidity level. The apparatus may also include a feeding conduit extending through at least a portion of the dry gas conduit, the feeding conduit configured to introduce the dry gas into the dry gas conduit. The apparatus may further include a moisture transmission pathway configured to enable transfer of moisture from the breathing gas to the dry gas based on the humidity differential. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106782 | COMPONENTS FOR MEDICAL CIRCUITS - Breathable medical circuit components and materials and methods for forming these components incorporate breathable foamed materials that are permeable to water vapor and substantially impermeable to liquid water and the bulk flow of gases. The materials and methods can be incorporated into a variety of components, including tubes, Y-connectors, catheter mounts, and patient interfaces and are suitable for use in a variety of medical circuits, including insufflation, anesthesia, and breathing circuits. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106783 | HUMIDIFIER FOR BREATHING GAS HEATING AND HUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM - A humidification canister for humidifying a breathing gas, the humidification canister includes a fluid supply configured to supply a fluid and a first gas flow path in fluid communication with the fluid supply. A first gas flow path is configured to humidify the breathing gas with the fluid. A second gas flow path at least partially surrounds the first gas flow path. A method of insulating a breathing gas in a humidification canister using a gas is also disclosed. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106784 | Face Cradle Cover with Immediate Essential Oil Decongestant Element - The present invention relates to a cover for a massage table face cradle. Specifically, the invention is a fitted face cover for a massage table that further adds an immediate essential oil decongestant element for its user, providing a protective sanitary barrier, and an easy essential oil breathing experience while said user is in a prone (lying face down) position while receiving massage. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106785 | CONTROL APPARATUS - A control apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configure to acquire first information from a first sensor, the first information including biological information of a user of a bed, the bed including a back section, and a controller configured to determine a timing when the user is to wake up based on the first information. If the user is to wake up, the controller performs at least one of an operation of increasing lightness at the location of the bed and an operation of sending wind toward the bed after increasing an angle of the back section. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106786 | INTEGRATED VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICE AND ANCHOR PAD - An anchor system for securing a vascular access device to a patient may include an anchor pad, which may include a lower surface, an upper surface, and a window extending through the anchor pad. The system may also include the vascular access device, which may include a body and a stabilization platform extending from the body. The anchor pad may be coupled to and extend distally from the stabilization platform. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106788 | DELIVERY DEVICES FOR DELIVERING AND METHODS OF DELIVERING COMPOSITIONS - Disclosed embodiments relate to devices and related methods for delivering a composition to a subject. In some embodiments, a device may include a catheter coupled to a handle. The handle may include proximal and distal handle portions that are moveable relative to one another to selectively expose a needle at a distal end of the catheter. The proximal handle portion may include a container coupling and a grip extending proximally from the container coupling. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106789 | ANCHORING DEVICES FOR IMPLANTED TUBES AND RELATED METHODS - A device includes a base and a tube clamp. The tube clamp is coupled to an upper surface of the base. The assembled tube clamp and base are positioned around a tube and moved into engagement with a surface of a patient, at which point a lower surface of the base is adhered to the surface of the patient to anchor the tube relative to the surface of the patient. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106790 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURING CATHETERS - A catheter interface protection device can include a shield. The shield can include an open bottom, a transparent upper surface, sidewalls, and a cavity at least partially defined by the bottom, the upper surface, and the sidewalls. The device can include a vent. The device can include a clip, a tether, and a latch. A non-therapeutic method of protecting a catheter interface can include extending a catheter in the subject through a slot in a catheter interface protection device, wrapping the catheter at least partially around a clip of the catheter interface protection device, and securing a latch of the catheter interface protection device around the clip. A device for positioning a subject in a prone position can include a padded area including an opening configured to accommodate a catheter interface protection device. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106791 | Guide Wire for Medical Magnetic Resonance Applications - A guide wire configured for use in medical magnetic resonance applications includes a multi-lumen wire composed of an electrically nonconductive plastic material. The wire extends continuously from a proximal end region to a distal end region of the guide wire and has at least two separate, axially extending hollow channels, and/or at least two coaxial wires arranged coaxially one inside another and extending continuously from a proximal end region to a distal end region of the guide wire. An axially alternating sequence of rod-shaped, elastic stiffening pieces composed of an electrically conductive, nonmagnetic material having higher bending stiffness than the plastic material of the multi-lumen wire, and electrically nonconductive spacer pieces, is arranged in at least one of the hollow channels. At least one of the coaxial wires is constructed from an axially alternating sequence of rod-shaped, elastic stiffening pieces composed of an electrically conductive, nonmagnetic material and electrically nonconductive spacer pieces. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106792 | GUIDEWIRES AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS - In accordance with some implementations, various embodiments of a guidewire or catheter having an elongate core wire are provided. The guidewire includes a core wire having a proximal end, a distal end and is defined by an outer surface between the proximal end and the distal end of the core wire. The core wire has a centerline that traverses the length of the core wire from the proximal end to the distal end of the core wire. The core wire includes a proximal region having a first cross sectional dimension and a distal region having a plurality of sections of different cross-sectional dimension that are smaller than the first cross-sectional dimension. The guidewire further includes a coil wrapped around a distal end portion of the core wire. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106793 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT AND MEDICAL METHOD FOR LOCALIZED DRUG DELIVERY - Disclosed herein are medical instrument and medical method for localized drug delivery. The medical instrument can comprise a catheter shaft assembly, a hub coupled to the proximal end of the catheter shaft assembly, an inflatable component at the distal end of the catheter shaft assembly, a tissue penetrating member coupled to the inflatable component in an orientation transverse to the longitudinal axis of the catheter shaft assembly, and at least one protective element coupled to the inflatable component in proximity to the tissue penetrating member. The protective element can be configured to prevent any damage of the inflatable body during a placement of the medical instrument and an actuation of the inflatable component. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106794 | Variable Free Tip Dialysis Catheter - A dialysis catheter includes a first tubular member having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and an inflation lumen extending at least partially through the first tubular member. The catheter has a balloon at the distal portion of the first tubular member, the balloon being in fluid communication with the inflation lumen. A second tubular member has a proximal portion connected to an outer surface of the first tubular member. The second tubular member has a second lumen extending therethrough, with a second opening connected to the second lumen. A third tubular member has a proximal portion connected to the outer surface of the first tubular member and a distal portion partially detached from the rest of the catheter (e.g., a catheter body) over a first detachment length. The third tubular member has a third lumen extending therethrough with a third opening connected to the third lumen. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106795 | ADJUSTABLE-LENGTH DRUG DELIVERY BALLOON - A drug or agent coated balloon having a length which is adjustable in vivo is described herein. The balloon is configured to be coated or coatable with one or more drugs where the coating may be applied prior to advancement into a patient body or prior to balloon expansion within the patient body. The length of the expandable portion of the balloon is adjustable to approximate a length of the tissue region to be treated. Moreover, the drug-coated balloon may be used alone or it may be utilized to deploy luminal prostheses having one or more linked or otherwise coupled segments. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106796 | VARIABLE DIAMETER MEDICAL BALLOON - An apparatus for performing a medical procedure includes a balloon comprising an inflatable body. A first releasable or frangible connection is provided to maintain the body at a first diameter up to a first inflation pressure, and to release, such as by disconnecting, and thus allow the body to assume a second diameter, such as at a second inflation pressure greater than the first inflation pressure or upon a manual release of the connection by a clinician. Multiple releasable or frangible connections may be provided, including between portions (folds) of the inflatable body of the balloon. This disclosure also pertains to a non-compliant or semi-compliant balloon having a first inflation diameter corresponding to a first range of inflation pressures and a second inflation diameter corresponding to a second inflation pressure greater than the first range of inflation pressures. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106797 | Methods and Devices for Paranasal Sinus Drug Delivery - Described herein are methods and devices for delivering a drug to the frontal sinus system. An inflatable implant is positioned within the frontal sinus system using an anchoring means secured within the frontal sinus cavity. A drug-containing fluid is released directly into the frontal sinus drainage system. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106798 | BALLOON DESIGN TO REDUCE DISTAL LENGTH - A device and system for thermally affecting tissue that includes a balloon catheter with a reduced distal length for ease of navigation and that also includes a balloon that is more resistant to bursting and delamination. The balloon may include a proximal neck generally attached to an elongate body and a distal neck generally attached to a shaft disposed within the elongate body. The distal neck is turned inward to extend within the balloon chamber and the proximal neck may either extend within the chamber or extend proximally away from the balloon chamber. Alternatively, the device may include an inner balloon and an outer balloon, the distal necks of both being turned inward and extending within the inner balloon chamber. The proximal necks may both also be turned inward to extend within the chamber or the proximal neck of the outer balloon may extend away from the balloon chamber. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106799 | GASTRORETENTIVE DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE HAVING EXPANDABLE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - The present disclosure provides a gastroretentive drug delivery device having an expandable structure. The drug delivery device includes: a capsule body; an arm moving part movable within the capsule body; an elastic body positioned between one end of the capsule body and the arm moving part and acting to move the arm moving part toward the other end of the capsule body; an arm support part movable within the capsule body; a capsule cap configured to engage the other end of the capsule body; a rail formed within the capsule body; and an arm configured to be unfolded by longitudinal movement of the arm moving part and move along the rail. A disintegrable immediate-release formulation is positioned between the arm moving part and the arm support part. A disintegrable sustained-release formulation is positioned between the arm support part and the capsule cap. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106800 | MICRONEEDLE ARRAY FOR LIPS - The invention provides a composition that more effectively and simply realizes lightening and plumping of lips. Provided is a microneedle array for lips applied locally to lips in order to lighten and/or plump the lips, the microneedle array including a water-soluble polymer, in which a microneedle has a height of 50 μm to 300 μm, and a tip of the microneedle is a circle having a diameter of 5 to 150 μm or a plane having the same area. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106801 | TATTOO MACHINE - A tattoo machine is disclosed herein. The tattoo machine comprises at least one brace for supporting the machine on a body part. A base carriage is supported on the brace and is displaceable along a length of the brace. A top carrier is hingeably coupled to the base carriage. A holder plate is displaceably coupled to the top carrier, wherein the displacement of the holder plate within the top carriage is facilitated in a direction along the length of the holder plate. A tattoo applicator is supported at a free end of the holder plate, wherein the tattoo applicator comprises a ball for housing a tip of a needle. One aspect of the tattoo machine is that the depth at which the tattoo applicator operated on a body part is manually adjustable. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106802 | NIPPLE AREOLA COMPLEX STENCIL - Embodiments of the invention include a breast nipple areola complex tattoo stencil comprising first, second and third stencil sections. The first stencil section defines an areola area. The second stencil section defines a nipple area and tubercle areas. One or more registration elements on the first and/or second stencil sections enable registration of the second stencil section to the first stencil section. The third stencil section defines one or both of a nipple shading area and a nipple highlight area. One or more registration elements on the third and/or second stencil sections enable registration of the third stencil section to the second stencil section. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106803 | SUBCUTANEOUS INFUSION CANNULAS HAVING A PLURALITY OF APERTURES FOR DOSAGE DISTRIBUTION OVER A WIDE AREA OF SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE - A cannula tubing having a series of apertures at its distal end, so that the end of the tube is not the only egress point for the payload of the cannula. The cannula tubing is affixed to a base, which is configured to accept an input connector on the end opposing the cannula. The base is configured so that input medication from the connector flows down the cannula. The base is affixed to the patient via adhesive. The perforated cannula distributes the dose of the medication across a wider area. This has been demonstrated to increase uptake rate of some medications (reducing the time to peak absorption rate). Administering medication (such as insulin) over a greater area may lessen unwanted side effects of subcutaneous injecting, such as lipohypertrophy, scarring, or localized drug resistance. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106804 | KEYED FLUID LINE CONNECTORS AND METHODS - Medical connectors, including connectors for fluidly coupling fluid lines are disclosed. Some connectors may be configured for coupling fluid lines together including keying features to enable coupling of connector pairs having corresponding keying features and prevent coupling of connector pairs having non-corresponding keying features. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106805 | SYSTEM FOR STERILIZING INTRAVENOUS CONNECTORS AND TUBING - A therapeutic delivery device for medical connectors and tubing can be used to perform an antimicrobial lock procedure. The therapeutic delivery device can include a head portion configured to attach to a medical fluid connector and a distally extending projection configured to be inserted into the medical fluid connector. At least a portion of the projection or an entire surface of the therapeutic delivery device can be coated with antimicrobial material(s), such as chlorhexidine gluconate, and can be in contact with a fluid in a catheter coupled to the medical fluid connector to form an antimicrobial locking solution. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106806 | FLOW STOP DEVICE - Flow stop assemblies are described herein. A flow stop assembly configured to control flow through a tubing includes a flow stop base and a pincher. The flow stop base includes a base wall, at least one pincher guard, a tubing guide, a pincher recess, a pincher protrusion, and a base extension. The pincher is movable relative to the base extension and is configured to move between a flow position and an occlusion position, wherein in the flow position the pincher surface is spaced apart from the pincher protrusion and in the occlusion position, the pincher surface is disposed adjacent to the pincher protrusion and is configured to obstruct flow through the tubing. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106807 | TREATING CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE - This document relates to materials and methods for circulatory bypass of a ventricle in the heart of a mammal. For example, materials and methods for bypassing a permanently or temporarily impaired left ventricle in the heart of a mammal (e.g., a human) are provided. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106808 | CATHETER-BASED HEART SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IMPLANTING THEREOF - A device for circulatory support of the heart with holding means implanted intracardially in the left or right ventricular outflow of the hea by catheter, using an endovascular method, through a femoral access or a percutaneous transventricular, transseptal, transapical or transvenous access, the holding means comprises anchoring means fixed in the subcommissural triangle underneath the aortic valve and the pulmonary valve, in the flow direction of the blood on the ventricular side of the aortic valve and the pulmonary valve, a pump fixed in the holding means by a catheter, using an endovascular method, through a femoral access or a percutaneous transventricular, transseptal, trrulsapical or transvenous access, the pump crulbe inserted releasably into the holding means after the holding means has been fixed by the anchoring means in the subcommissural triangles underneath the aortic valve and the pulmonary valve, or is connected to the collapsible and expandable anchoring means. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106809 | Device And A Method For Augmenting Heart Function - A device, a kit and a method are presented for permanently augmenting the pump function of the left heart. The basis for the presented innovation is an augmentation of the physiologically up and down movement of the mitral valve during each heart cycle. By means of catheter technique, minimal surgery, or open-heart surgery implants are inserted into the left ventricle, the mitral valve annulus, the left atrium and adjacent tissue in order to augment the natural up and down movement of the mitral valve and thereby increasing the left ventricular diastolic filling and the piston effect of the closed mitral valve when moving towards the apex of said heart in systole and/or away from said apex in diastole. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106810 | CATHETER DEVICE - The catheter device comprises a drive shaft connected to a motor, and a rotor mounted on the drive shaft at the distal end section. The rotor has a frame structure which is formed by a screw-like boundary frame and rotor struts extending radially inwards from the boundary frame. The rotor struts are fastened to the drive shaft by their ends opposite the boundary frame. Between the boundary frame and the drive shaft extends an elastic covering. The frame structure is made of an elastic material such that, after forced compression, the rotor unfolds automatically. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106811 | MODULAR ELECTRICAL THERAPY DEVICE - A therapeutic electrode component includes a base plate having a first side and a second side having a conductive surface. A repository having an internal volume to releasably retain a conductive fluid is disposed on the first side of the base plate. A rupturable membrane is disposed between the internal volume of the repository and the conductive surface of the base plate. A coupling is disposed on the base plate that is configured to detachably engage a gas charge, whereby the gas charge is detachable from the coupling without causing destruction of the gas charge, to provide a hermetic seal with an outlet of the gas charge, and to provide fluid communication between the internal volume of the repository and the outlet of gas charge when the gas charge is engaged by the coupling. A retainer is configured to detachably secure the gas charge to the base plate. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106812 | METHOD FOR USING BEAUTY INSTRUMENT WITH MASK - A method for using beauty instrument with mask is provided. The method comprises providing a beauty instrument with mask, the beauty instrument with mask comprises a flexible mask and a controller, the flexible mask includes a plurality of functional layers, each of the plurality of functional layers includes a graphene layer. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106813 | SOFT PHYSIOTHERAPY INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A soft physiotherapy instrument includes a flexible sheet and a controller. The flexible sheet includes a first flexible layer, a second flexible layer, a plurality of functional layers located between the first flexible layer and the second flexible layer, and a plurality of electrodes electrically connected with the plurality of functional layers. The functional layer includes a carbon nanotube layer including a plurality of carbon nanotubes uniformly distributed. The flexible sheet is electrically coupled with the controller via the plurality of electrodes. A method for using the soft physiotherapy instrument is further provided. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106814 | Implantable Electrode Arrangement And Method Of Manufacture - An implantable electrode arrangement includes an electrically insulating carrier structure and an electrically conductive layer including an electrically conductive thin film layer. The electrically conductive thin film layer is structured to form at least one implantable electrode. The at least one implantable electrode has a local fractalization through a self-similar structuring chosen such that a mechanical resonance of the electrode in response to electric excitation with an excitation voltage is minimized. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106815 | COCHLEAR IMPLANTS, MAGNETS FOR USE WITH SAME AND MAGNET RETROFIT METHODS - A cochlear implant exomagnet that includes a magnet apparatus and a magnet mount configured to secure the magnet apparatus to a cochlear implant in such a manner that the magnet apparatus is not located within the internal magnet pocket of the cochlear implant. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106816 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MAKING COCHLEAR IMPLANT ELECTRODE ARRAYS - A method of forming an electrode array from an electrode array blank that includes a flexible body and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts. The method includes the steps of forming a first window in the flexible body that extends through the exterior of the flexible body to a first one of the electrically conductive contacts, the first window defining a first window perimetric center, and forming a second window in the flexible body that extends through the exterior of the flexible body to a second one of the electrically conductive contacts, the second window defining a second window perimetric center that is perimetrically offset from the first window perimetric center when the flexible body is straight and not twisted around the longitudinal axis of the flexible body. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106817 | MRI-SAFE IMPLANTABLE LEADS WITH HIGH-DIELECTRIC COATING - A conductive lead apparatus for an implantable medical device includes a first conductor having a first outer diameter and a length, a high-dielectric constant layer having a second outer diameter and disposed around the first outer diameter of the first conductor, and a second conductor disposed around the second outer diameter of the high dielectric constant layer. The first conductor, high dielectric constant layer and the second conductor form a distributed capacitance along the length of the first conductor. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106818 | LEAD FOR AN ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH DECOY | 2021-04-15 |
20210106819 | Combination Therapy of Electric Fields and an Additional Treatment for Cancer and Imaging - A method of treating cancer is disclosed. The method involves applying one or more direct current electric fields (DC-EFs) to a subject and administering to the subject an additional treatment selected from the group consisting of radiation, an effective amount of one or more chemotherapy agents, SapC-DOPS, anti-phosphatidylserine targeted drugs, and combinations thereof | 2021-04-15 |
20210106820 | ELECTROOSMOTIC TISSUE TREATMENT - Apparatus for driving fluid between first and second anatomical sites of a subject is provided, comprising (1) a first electrode, configured to be coupled to the first anatomical site of the subject; (2) a second electrode, configured to be coupled to the second anatomical site of the subject; and (3) a control unit, configured to (i) detect a pressure difference between the first and second anatomical sites, and (ii) in response to the detected pressure difference, drive fluid between the first and second anatomical sites by applying a treatment voltage between the first and second electrodes. Other embodiments are also described. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106821 | METHOD FOR USING BEAUTY INSTRUMENT WITH MASK - A method for using beauty instrument with mask is provided. The method comprises providing a beauty instrument with mask comprising a flexible mask and a controller, applying the flexible mask of on a user's face, and turning on the controller and selecting a function button on the controller, inputting a current to a plurality of functional layers in the flexible mask, and stimulating face skin with the current. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106822 | BEAUTY INSTRUMENT WITH MASK - A beauty instrument with mask includes a flexible mask and a controller. The flexible mask includes a first flexible layer, a second flexible layer, a plurality of functional layers located between the first flexible layer and the second flexible layer, and a plurality of electrodes electrically connected with the plurality of functional layers. The functional layer includes a carbon nanotube layer including a plurality of carbon nanotubes uniformly distributed. The flexible mask is electrically coupled with the controller via the plurality of electrodes. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106823 | A Method for Stimulating a Tssue Structure by Means of an Electric Field Strength, a System for Stimulating a Tissue Structure and a Magnetic Structure for Implantation on a Tissue Structure - The subject matter of the application comprises a method for stimulating a tissue structure by means of an electric field strength. According to the method, an electromagnetic alternating field is generated in an environment of the tissue structure and the electromagnetic alternating field in the tissue structure is concentrated by means of an implanted magnetic structure within the environment. Further examples relate to a system for stimulating a tissue structure by means of an electric field strength with a portable coil device and a magnetic structure implantable on the tissue structure, and a magnetic structure made of a ferrite material for implantation on a tissue structure. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106824 | BIASED NEUROMODULATION LEAD AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A neuromodulation lead that is biased towards a substantially omega shape when fully deployed is provided. The neuromodulation lead includes a left set of electrodes disposed on a left portion of the lead body of the neuromodulation lead and a right set of electrodes disposed on a right portion of the lead body of the neuromodulation lead. The neuromodulation lead can be positioned in the plane between the genioglossus muscle and the geniohyoid muscle. | 2021-04-15 |
20210106825 | ELECTRODE SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION - A system for electrically stimulating a user comprising: a first housing portion defining an array of openings; an array of permeable bodies with portions exposed through the array of openings and wetted with a solution that facilitates electrical coupling between the system and a body region of the user, wherein each permeable body has a cavity at a proximal portion and a distal portion and is configured to transmit the solution to the body region of the user; a substrate region defining an array of protrusions configured to support the array of permeable bodies and composed of a conductive polymer; and a set of conductors in communication with the substrate region and including a first conductor that provides a first subset of the array of permeable bodies with a first polarity and a second conductor that provides a second subset of the array of permeable bodies with a second polarity. | 2021-04-15 |