Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090124996 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INJECTING HIGH VISCOSITY DERMAL FILLERS - A method includes inserting a distal end portion of a needle of a medical injector into a skin of a body. An energy source operatively coupled to the medical injector is actuated such that a dermal filler is conveyed from the medical injector into the skin through the distal end portion of the needle. The distal end portion of the needle is moved within the skin during the actuating. | 05-14-2009 |
20090177158 | SELF-CONTAINED PRESSURIZED INJECTION DEVICE - An apparatus includes a medicament container and an actuator assembly coupled to a proximal end portion of the medicament container. A distal end portion of the medicament container is configured to be coupled to a needle. A piston is movably disposed within the medicament container such that the medicament container is divided into a first internal portion and a second internal portion, the first internal portion containing a medicament. The actuator assembly has a pressurized fluid container, a regulator and a bias member. The pressurized fluid container is configured to move relative to the medicament container between a first position and a second position. The regulator is configured to fluidically couple the pressurized fluid container and the second internal portion of the medicament container when the pressurized fluid container is in the second position. The bias member is configured to bias the pressurized fluid container in the first position. | 07-09-2009 |
20090198183 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INJECTING DERMAL FILLERS - An apparatus includes a tubular member and a spherical piston disposed within a lumen defined by the tubular member. The tubular member includes a distal end portion and a central portion. The distal end portion is configured to be coupled to a needle. At least the central portion of the tubular member is curved. The spherical piston is movably disposed with the lumen such that the lumen is divided into a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the lumen configured to contain a medicament. | 08-06-2009 |
20090240200 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INJECTING HIGH VISCOSITY DERMAL FILLERS - A method includes inserting a distal end portion of a needle of a medical injector into a skin of a body. An energy source operatively coupled to the medical injector is actuated such that a dermal filler is conveyed from the medical injector into the skin through the distal end portion of the needle. The distal end portion of the needle is moved within the skin during the actuating. | 09-24-2009 |
20100016829 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RETAINING A NEEDLE ON A MEDICAL INJECTOR - Medical injectors are described herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a medicament container, a needle assembly, a coupler, and a retainer. The medicament container has a distal end and a proximal end and is configured to contain a medicament. The coupler is configured to couple the needle assembly, which includes a needle and a hub, to the distal end of the medicament container. The retainer is configured to be coupled to the needle assembly and the medicament container. The retainer is configured to limit the movement of the needle assembly when the coupler fails to maintain the position of the needle assembly relative to the distal end of the medicament container. | 01-21-2010 |
20100324531 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INJECTING HIGH VISCOSITY DERMAL FILLERS - A method includes inserting a distal end portion of a needle of a medical injector into a skin of a body. An energy source operatively coupled to the medical injector is actuated such that a dermal filler is conveyed from the medical injector into the skin through the distal end portion of the needle. The distal end portion of the needle is moved within the skin during the actuating. | 12-23-2010 |
20110270186 | SELF-CONTAINED PRESSURIZED INJECTION DEVICE - An apparatus includes a medicament container and an actuator assembly coupled to a proximal end portion of the medicament container. A distal end portion of the medicament container is configured to be coupled to a needle. A piston is movably disposed within the medicament container such that the medicament container is divided into a first internal portion and a second internal portion, the first internal portion containing a medicament. The actuator assembly has a pressurized fluid container, a regulator and a bias member. The pressurized fluid container is configured to move relative to the medicament container between a first position and a second position. The regulator is configured to fluidically couple the pressurized fluid container and the second internal portion of the medicament container when the pressurized fluid container is in the second position. The bias member is configured to bias the pressurized fluid container in the first position. | 11-03-2011 |
20110295257 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STERNUM REPAIR - The invention provides systems and methods for sternum repair. A sternum repair device may include a central body, which may include a plurality of bands and buckles, such that a band extends from the central body and is received by a buckle component. The band may wrap around the sternum and the device may be tightened to keep the separate sternum pieces together. | 12-01-2011 |
20120259313 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR LIMITING PRESSURE AND FLOW WITHIN A MEDICAL INJECTOR - A medical injector ( | 10-11-2012 |
20120323241 | STERNUM BAND TENSIONER DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention provides systems and methods for sternum repair. A sternum repair device may include a central body, which may include a plurality of bands and buckles, such that a band extends from the central body and is received by a buckle component. The band may wrap around the sternum and the device may be tightened to keep the separate sternum pieces together. Various band tensioning devices, systems and methods are disclosed. | 12-20-2012 |
20140125943 | EYEGLASSES - Eyeglass assemblies including an eyeglass lens having an engaging portion. Under typical conditions of use, the engaging portion is maintained in contact with an eyeglass frame member by means of a removable bonding member (RBM). Under selected atypical ambient conditions, the RBM changes so that the engaging portion and the frame member can be separated. The engaging portion can extend from the lens, or can be a recess in the lens. The RBM can be a suitable adhesive (RBA), or a component composed of a shape memory metal (RBSMA) or a material which softens when subjected to heat or other atypical condition. The engaging portion can be shaped and treated to reduce stresses therein. Similarly, the open ends of an eyeglass rim can be maintained in contact with each other under typical conditions of use by an RBA or an RBSMA so that the rim is positioned around an eyeglass lens, but can be released under selected atypical ambient conditions. | 05-08-2014 |
20140150173 | Pool Covers - A device for covering a pool, for example a swimming pool, has an upper component composed of a closed cell polymeric foam and a lower component composed of an open cell polymeric foam. The device can have, or can acquire in use, a convex upper surface which reduces the danger that it will be blown off the pool by wind. | 06-05-2014 |
20140316443 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PASSING SUTURE - A device is disclosed that can pierce and hold tissue and then pass suture through tissue. The device can have a shuttle that can removably attach to a suture and jaws that can be rotatably opened and closed with respect to each other. A method for using the device to repeatedly pass the suture through the tissue without removing the suture or device from the target site is also disclosed. | 10-23-2014 |