| ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. Patent applications |
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| 20120083702 | Method for Locating a Catheter Tip Using Audio Detection - A method for locating a catheter tip within a human body is disclosed. An audio sensor is positioned at a site on the human body. An audio signal is detected by the audio sensor, and transmitted to an audio signal processing unit. The audio signal processing unit determines if the audio signal corresponds to a target location of the catheter tip, and transmits a notification signal to a user notification unit. An infusion of fluid or an audio emitting element can be used to generate the audio signal at the catheter tip. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120059309 | Fluid Delivery and Treatment Device and Method of Use - A medical device system is provided herein which has an elongated, flexible hollow member with an expandable infusion segment attached at the most distal end of the device. The device has a plurality of fluid infusion ports on the expandable infusion segment for delivering an intended fluid to a target site in a body lumen. Additionally, a method is provided herein for infusing an intended fluid to a target site within a body lumen. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20110245665 | BRONCHIAL CATHETER AND METHOD OF USE - A catheter assembly and method of using the catheter assembly is provided herein. The catheter assembly has a catheter shaft having an elongated body extending about a longitudinal axis, a proximal portion and a distal portion, an outer surface, and at least one lumen extending therethrough the elongated body at least one means for sealing at least a portion of the lumen of the bronchial vessel. At least a portion of the catheter assembly is configured for insertion into at least a portion of a bronchial vessel of a target lung region. The means for sealing is moveable between a collapsed state and an expanded state. At least a portion of the vessel can be sealed by inflating the means for sealing. The catheter assembly can then be used to infuse a dialysate solution into the target lung region. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110238057 | Dual Bracketed Energy Delivery Probe and Method of Use - An energy delivery probe and method of using the energy delivery probe to treat a patient is provided herein. The energy delivery probe has at least one probe body having a longitudinal axis and at least a first trocar and a second trocar. At least a portion of each trocar is disposed with the at least one probe body. The distance between the first trocar and the second trocar is adjustable between a first position and a second position. Each of the deployed electrodes has an energy delivery surface of a sufficient size to create a volumetric ablation zone between the deployed electrodes. The energy delivery probe is connected to an energy source. At least one cable couples the energy delivery probe to the energy source. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110190806 | THROMBECTOMY CATHETER AND A DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - The invention relates to a thrombectomy catheter ( | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110112527 | FLEXIBLE MEDICAL ABLATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - Disclosed herein are methods and devices involving a medical probe placeable into tissue where the probe has a high pushability yet is capable of being conformed to a patient's shape due to use of a removable stiffener and a flexible needle section allowing for placement, imaging, and treatment to be performed without removal of the probe regardless of environmental and physical restrictions related to devices used during the patient's procedure. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110040321 | Retrieval Device and Method of Use - A medical device and method for facilitating safe and effective removal of filters and other related objects from a vascular structure. The device includes a body having a lattice retrieval assembly at a distal end thereof. The lattice retrieval assembly includes an arrangement of intersecting wire members designed to securely engage the hook of a filter or other similar medical device therein. Once the hook of the filter or other similar medical device is captured by the lattice retrieval net, the device is pulled through the sheath thereby causing the retrieval net to collapse upon and completely ensnare the hook of the filter or other medical device to ensure proper removal of the filter from the vascular structure. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110034886 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE TOOL AND METHOD OF USE - A medical device tool for use in combination with an implantable medical device that is capable of being subcutaneously implanted in a patient. The tool has a unitary body having an upper portion and a lower portion and a proximal end and a distal end which has a working section having a leading peripheral edge, an intermediate section having a rounded outer edge, and a handle portion that is positioned at the proximal end of the tool and is capable of being maneuvered. The tool is configured for selective receipt of an implantable medical device. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20100204638 | IRREVERSIBLE ELECTROPORATION AND TISSUE REGENERATION - A method and device are herein described to treat a target region of tissue, using at least one energy delivery device coupled to a power source and positioned in a treatment position so as to irreversibly electroporate tissue to ablate a target region, and introduce regenerative materials into a treated region. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100191235 | THERAPEUTIC ENERGY DELIVERY DEVICE WITH ROTATIONAL MECHANISM - A device for delivering therapeutic energy to tissue is provided. The device includes a housing and a rotating device coupled to the housing. The device includes a plurality of electrodes, each electrode including: (i) a proximal section longitudinally extending from within the housing to an exterior of the housing and having a longitudinal axis; (ii) an intermediate section extending from the proximal section; and (iii) a distal section extending longitudinally from the intermediate section. The rotating device is coupled to the proximal sections of the plurality of electrodes and adapted to rotate the distal section of the electrodes so that distance between at least two electrodes changes, so that the electrodes can be placed in a compact configuration or an expanded configuration to provide for a treatment region larger than the size of the opening for insertion. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100191165 | Multilumen Catheters and Method of Manufacturing - A multilumen catheter assembly and method of making the catheter assembly is provided that involves providing a plurality of tubes, each tube having a first end, a second end, at least one lumen, and at least one surface, selectively heating at least a portion of the surface of at least a first tube of the plurality of tubes, and contacting the selectively heated portion of the tube with a portion of the surface of a second tube to form a multilumen catheter shaft that is joined together along at least a portion of the length of the catheter shaft. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100185180 | LOCKING CLAMP - A locking clamp is provided that is used for securing at least one tube. The locking clamp has a first and second end axially opposed end pieces and a plurality of locking members extending between the first and second end pieces. Living hinges connect the first and second end pieces to the locking members and allow selective movement of the locking members between an unlocked position and a locked position. In the locked position, the locking members can extend in overlying partially coextensive relation to each other, and the one set of locking members can be defined in a substantially axially opposed, coplanar parallel relationship to the second set of locking members. The clamp may be used during high pressure applications to secure one tube in relationship to another tube. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100168642 | Multilumen Venous Catheter and Method of Use - A multilumen venous access catheter and method of use and repair is provided. The catheter has a means for identifying at least one physical characteristic of an arterial tube and a means for identifying at least one physical characteristic of a venous tube. The at least one physical characteristic of the respective arterial and venous tubes are different in order to allow a user to distinguish between the arterial and venous catheter tubes during use, manufacture, and repair. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100152725 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TISSUE TREATMENT UTILIZING IRREVERSIBLE ELECTROPORATION AND THERMAL TRACK COAGULATION - A system for selectively ablating tissue is provided herein that has at least one energy source that has a non-thermal energy source and a thermal energy source, at least one probe, means for selectively coupling the probe to one desired energy source of the at least one energy source, means for selectively energizing the non-thermal energy source of the at least one energy source to apply non-thermal energy to at least a portion of the desired region to ablate at least a portion of the desired region, and means for selectively energizing the thermal energy source of the at least one energy source during the withdrawal of the at least one probe to thermally ablate tissue substantially adjacent to a probe track. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100114063 | CATHETER INJECTION MONITORING DEVICE - A catheter is provided that has at least one lumen which extends from a proximal end of the catheter to a distal end of the catheter. The catheter also has a catheter hub that has a body with a proximal end, a distal end, an exterior surface, and defining an interior cavity. The exterior surface of the body further defines at least one opening. At least one opening is defined therein the proximal end, and at least one opening is defined therein the distal end. The catheter also has a means for measuring and displaying the number of times that the catheter is injected with an infusate at a pre-determined pressure. | 05-06-2010 |
| 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. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20090318905 | Treatment Devices and Methods - A tissue treatment selection device that has at least one treatment delivery member, a delivery setting circuit that is coupled to the treatment delivery member that is adapted to be deployed into tissue to deliver therapeutic energy to a target tissue zone, and the processing circuit is operable to set treatment parameters in the delivery setting circuit that is operable to set treatment parameters in the delivery setting circuit. The processing circuit is operable to transmit a test signal through the deployed treatment delivery member and to determine deployment status. The treatment selection device has a processing circuit adapted to send a message to a display device that indicates that the deployed treatment delivery member has been determined to be compensable and contains a suggested change in the treatment parameters. Also presented herein is a method of treating a tissue of a patient using the treatment delivery device. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090306625 | TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RENAL-RELATED DISEASES - Systems and methods are provided for locally delivering specific prophylactic, regenerative, or therapeutic agents within the body of a patient. Systems and methods can involve direct delivery of prophylactic, regenerative, or therapeutic agents into branch blood vessels or body lumens from a main vessel or lumen, respectively, and in particular into renal arteries extending from an aorta in a patient. Drug infusion techniques encompass specific treatment and prevention regimes for renal diseases including, but not limited to, Acute Kidney Injury, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Polycystic Kidney Disease, and Chronic Kidney Disease. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090306606 | CATHETER HUB ASSEMBLY WITH VASCULAR ACCESS PORT - A vascular access catheter having a catheter hub assembly and a catheter shaft having a plurality of lumens is disclosed. The hub assembly has a body with an interior cavity and an exterior surface with a plurality of openings that are configured to receive the catheter shaft and a plurality of extension tubes, which are fluidly connected to lumens of the catheter shaft. A vascular access port having a housing, at least one reservoir and a self-sealing septum having an outer surface, is positioned partially therein the interior cavity of the body. A portion of the housing defines a reservoir outlet stem that is in fluid communication with the reservoir. At least a portion of the outer surface of the septum is defined therein a port opening that is defined therein the body and is circumferentially surrounded by portions of the exterior surface of the hub body. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090299338 | LOCKING CLAMP - A locking clamp is provided that is used for securing at least one tube. The locking clamp has a first and second end axially opposed end pieces and a plurality of locking members extending between the first and second end pieces. Living hinges connect the first and second end pieces to the locking members and allow selective movement of the locking members between an unlocked position and a locked position. In the locked position, the locking members can extend in overlying partially coextensive relation to each other, and the one set of locking members can be defined in a substantially axially opposed, coplanar parallel relationship to the second set of locking members. The clamp may be used during high pressure applications to secure one tube in relationship to another tube. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090281477 | ELECTROPORATION DEVICE AND METHOD - Disclosed herein are methods and devices configured for pulsed voltage ablation that have two or more voltage delivery regions separated along a probe by electrically insulating regions. The electrically insulating regions are of sufficient lengths to allow the voltage delivery regions to be oppositely energized for delivering voltage pulses to treat cells within a predetermined ablation volume that can be delineated through representations indicating pulsed voltage ablation thresholds for cells. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090259220 | Treatment Devices and Methods - Systems disclosed herein contain a source for providing one or more energy sources as well as substances singly or in combination, and a kit containing a delivery device. The delivery device is configured to be releasably coupled to the source for delivering the energy as well as the substances to a location remote from the source which may include delivery for a patient. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20080294188 | Implant Holder and Method of Deploying the Implant - An implant holder for use with a delivery catheter to deploy an implant, such as a filter, in a tubular body part is provided. The holder includes a cartridge body having a lumen extending between two ends and holding a collapsed implant, and an implant image disposed on the cartridge body. The implant image has an axial orientation corresponding to the axial orientation of the implant held in the cartridge body lumen. The axial orientation of the implant image helps to guide a physician in correctly orienting the implant regardless of which access point is used, thereby reducing the chance of deploying the implant in the wrong axial direction. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080287944 | TISSUE ABLATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method and apparatus for carrying our thermal ablation of target tissue is disclosed. The apparatus includes an RF ablation device having a multi-electrode electrode assembly designed to be deployed in target tissue, defining a selected-volume tissue region to be ablated, and having infusion channels for infusing a liquid into the target tissue during the ablation process. A control unit in the apparatus is operably connected to an RF energy source, for controlling the RF power level supplied to the electrodes, and to an infusion device, for controlling the rate of infusion of a liquid through the device into the tissue. During both electrode deployment and tissue ablation, impedance and or temperature measurements made within the tissue are used to control the RF source and infusion device, for optimizing the time and extent of tissue ablation. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080281314 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR TISSUE TREATMENT - Disclosed in the present application are devices for localized delivery of energy and methods of using such devices, particularly for therapeutic treatment of biological tissues. The disclosed devices may contain one or more energy delivery members. The disclosed methods may involve positioning and deploying the energy delivery members in a target site, and delivering energy through the energy delivery members. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080208236 | DERMAL MARKING FOR USE WITH A MEDICAL DEVICE - A dermal marking and a method of identifying the characteristics of an implanted medical device using the dermal marking. The method involves providing an implantable medical device, implanting a medical device in a patient, providing at least one dermal marking that contains information disclosing at least one characteristic of the implanted medical device, applying the at least one dermal marking to the skin of the patient, perceiving the dermal marking on the patient's skin, and identifying at least one characteristic of the implantable medical device based on the dermal marking. | 08-28-2008 |
