| Medical Components, Inc. Patent applications |
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| 20120071861 | SECURITY TIP FOR VASCULAR CATHETER AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A method of maintaining a locking fluid in an implanted catheter including positioning a catheter assembly in a patient, the catheter assembly including a first lumen having a closed first distal end and a first proximal end, and a second lumen having a closed second distal end and a second proximal end and injecting the locking fluid into the first and second proximal ends at a low pressure such that the locking fluid enters each lumen without opening the respective closed distal end. A method of withdrawing the locking fluid is also provided. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120041426 | Collet Lock - A locking apparatus for connecting a catheter to a stem. The locking apparatus comprises a collet sleeve, which includes an annular wall defining a center channel and a plurality of resilient prongs protruding inwardly into a portion of the center channel. The locking apparatus also comprises a lockable insert, which includes an annular wall defining a center channel. The center channel of the lockable insert is coaxial with the center channel of the collet sleeve. The lockable insert is configured to be placed at a first locking position in which the annular wall of the lockable insert asserts no or minimal radial compression against the plurality of the resilient prongs of the collet sleeve, and the lockable insert is further configured to be moved to a second locking position in which the annular wall of the lockable insert radially compresses the plurality of the resilient prongs of the collet sleeve. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120016317 | GUARD FOR FLEXIBLE TUBING CLAMP AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A clamp guard for securing to flexible tubing such as catheters and their extension tubes and about a clamp therealong for housing the clamp at least when the clamp is in a tubing-clamping state, to prevent inadvertent contact of the clamp by a foreign body and undesirable unclamping of the clamp. The clamp guard is removable from around the clamp when desired. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120016313 | Syringe for Sequential Expression of Different Liquids | 01-19-2012 |
| 20110314619 | Cleaner for Medical Device - A cleaner assembly ( | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110301545 | Method of Using a Syringe | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110295208 | Sealing Valve - A vascular guidewire introducer device ( | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110289759 | Method for Centering a Valve - A vascular guidewire introducer device ( | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110271856 | Method and Apparatus for Printing Radiopaque Indicia - A method of printing radiopaque indicia on a medical device. The method includes applying radiopaque marking fluid to a surface of a plate comprising one or more etchings having a depth of at least 0.0001 inches, exposing the radiopaque marking fluid on the surface of the plate to air to allow the radiopaque marking fluid to achieve a sufficient level of tackiness, and transferring the radiopaque marking fluid to a medical device. The radiopaque marking fluid comprises a clear ink and tungsten particulates having a particulate size of more than one micron. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110264058 | Implantable Dual Reservoir Access Port - A dual reservoir access port includes a base having proximal and distal fluid reservoirs. The fluid reservoirs each comprise a bottom and a side wall. A dual prong outlet stem projects from a distal end of the base and comprises a first prong and a second prong. A first fluid channel extends through the first prong to the distal reservoir, and a second fluid channel extends through the second prong to the proximal fluid reservoir. A puncture shield is disposed between at least a portion of the second fluid channel and the bottom of the distal fluid reservoir. A needle-penetrable septum is disposed atop of each of the fluid reservoirs. A cap is placed over and around the port base compressing and sealing the septa against the base. A locking collar may be placed over a dual lumen catheter to lock the catheter to the dual prong outlet stem. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110257609 | Venous Access Port Assembly with X-Ray Discernable Indicia - A venous access port assembly having a housing base with a discharge port, a septum, and a cap, with an interior reservoir. The housing base is provided with X-ray discernable indicia to identify an attribute of the assembly after its implantation and clearly appear on an X-ray of the patient in a manner informing the radiologist or technologist and the medical practitioner of that particular attribute. Such indicia can be depicted as cutouts through a disc of radiopaque material where the cutouts are in the form of alphabetical letters such as “CT”, or can be a set of discrete elements of radiopaque material, that are affixed along the bottom surface of the housing base or embedded within the thickness of the bottom housing wall. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110144621 | Method for Using a Guidewire Locking Device - A guidewire locking device assembly ( | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110098663 | IMPLANTABLE PORT WITH A PIVOTABLY COUPLED STEM - An implantable port includes a body with a reservoir in the body, a tunnel extending from the reservoir to an outer surface of the body, a pivoting coupling connected to the body near the tunnel on the outer surface, and a stem connected to the pivoting coupling. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110098662 | Multi-Port Assembly - A multi-port assembly includes a base with a surface, a port receiving area on the surface, and a port coupling connected to the base. The port receiving area is adapted to receive a mating surface of a port, and the port coupling is adapted to mate the port to the port receiving area. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110098649 | Introducer Sheath Assembly with Hub - A tearaway introducer sheath assembly ( | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110034875 | Methods for Inserting a Catheter - Catheter assembly ( | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110028916 | Huber Needle With Safety Tube - A Huber needle assembly includes a needle, a safety tube substantially around at least a portion of the needle, and a skin plate at one end of the safety tube. The safety tube is adapted to irretractably extend over the needle. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110015617 | Guidewire And Method Of Insertion Of Same - This invention provides a guidewire adapted for the catheterization of very small vasculature of the neonates, infants and children. In one embodiment of the invention, a guidewire of 0.010 inch diameter is described. The present invention also provides an alignment adaptor that facilitates catheterization of small vasculature utilizing said guidewire, and method of using the same. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20100331784 | Tearaway Introducer Sheath with Hemostasis Valve - A tearaway introducer sheath assembly ( | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100331732 | Guide Wire Advancer Assembly and Methods for Advancing a Guide Wire - A guide wire advancer ( | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100292647 | Valve-Retaining Cap for Tearaway Sheath Assembly and Method of Assembly - A tearaway sheath assembly ( | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100292646 | Tearaway Sheath Assembly with Split Hemostasis Valve Seal - A tearaway sheath assembly ( | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100241148 | Method for Expanding a Vessel - A cutting balloon catheter assembly ( | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100241083 | HUB FOR TEARAWAY SHEATH ASSEMBLY - A tearaway sheath assembly ( | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100234807 | HEMOSTASIS VALVE - A tearaway sheath assembly ( | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100228230 | Shielded Tip Catheter - A multilumen catheter assembly including an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end and a first lumen having a sidewall extending between the proximal end and the distal end, a first distal opening disposed at the distal end, and a first guide wire opening disposed proximally of the distal end and co-planar with the sidewall. The assembly also includes a second lumen connected to the sidewall and extending from the proximal end toward the distal end, proximally of the distal end. The second lumen includes a second opening extending obliquely away from the sidewall distally toward the first distal opening and a second guide wire opening disposed proximally of the second opening and in a plane generally parallel to the sidewall. A method of inserting the catheter into a vessel is also disclosed. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100192975 | Scrubber for Medical Device Cleaner - A luer cleaner ( | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100152668 | Method of Using a Syringe | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100106101 | CLAMP FOR FLEXIBLE TUBING - A clamp assembly ( | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100106094 | VENOUS ACCESS PORT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - An implantable port assembly ( | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100076406 | CO-AXIAL CATHETER AND METHOD OF IMPLANTING SAME - A co-axial catheter assembly ( | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100043196 | METHOD OF MAKING A CO-AXIAL CATHETER - A co-axial catheter assembly ( | 02-25-2010 |
| 20090292253 | Vascular Guide Wire Introducer Assembly and Valve Therefor - A vascular guidewire introducer device ( | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090292248 | Method for Inserting a Catheter - A method for inserting a multiple catheter assembly into a patient. The assembly ( | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090264867 | Method for Securing a Luer Clip to a Conduit Connection - A method for retaining a first conduit ( | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090247868 | Triple Lumen Catheter - A multi-lumen catheter comprising a longitudinally extending elongated body portion, with at least two septa extending longitudinally therethrough the entire body portion, defining a central lumen and two side lumens. The central lumen is of oblong shape in cross section, and is positioned between the side lumens. The septa that form the central lumen are configured to be capable of flexing outwards when the central lumen is under pressure, such as when used in procedures that require power injection, whereby a cross sectional area of the central lumen resultantly increases to increase flow capacity through the central lumen. In some embodiments, the central lumen has a defining inner surface such that a radius of curvature of the central lumen inner surface is, in all locations, equal to or greater than a radius of curvature of an outer surface of a guide wire used for insertion of the multi-lumen catheter. The septa are each configured to fail under pressure before failure of the outer wall. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090221976 | Venous Access Port Assembly with Push Surfaces - A venous access port assembly ( | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090205151 | Luer Cleaner with Self-Puncturing Reservoir - A luer cleaner assembly ( | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090198261 | Gastric Inflation Band with Integrated Infusion Catheter - An inflatable gastric band incorporates a fluid channel within an outer surface of the band and an inflatable bladder on a stomach-facing side of the band. The gastric band attaches to a double lumen catheter, which communicates with a dual infusion port. One lumen communicates with the fluid channel and one port, while the other lumen communicates with the inflatable bladder and a second port. Injection of fluid into one chamber of the infusion port expands inflatable bladder, allowing adjustment to the diameter of the stoma. Injection of drugs or therapeutic agents into the second chamber allows the infusion of drugs or agents directly into the abdominal cavity of a gastric band recipient. The inflatable bladder can be continuous or segmented. A segmented bladder reduces pinching and/or folding of the inner surface of the gastric band during expansion/contraction, thereby lessening stomach pinching and/or irritation. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090192463 | Introducer Sheath Assembly with Hub and Method of Joining a Hub to a Sheath Tube - A tearaway introducer sheath assembly ( | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090157052 | Catheter-to-Extension Tube Assembly and Method of Making Same - A catheter assembly ( | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090157006 | Introducer Assembly with Cap and Method of using Same - An introducer sheath assembly ( | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090143739 | Tearaway sheath assembly with split hemostasis valve - A tearaway sheath assembly ( | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090118707 | Method for Using a Guidewire Straightener - A guidewire straightener assembly ( | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090118706 | Locking Guidewire Straightener - A guidewire straightener assembly ( | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090030426 | Catheter Tunneler and Method of Using Same - A tunneler/casing assembly ( | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090024098 | Venous Access Port Assembly with X-Ray Discernable Indicia - A venous access port assembly ( | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090018508 | Tearaway Sheath Assembly with Hemostasis Valve - A tearaway sheath assembly ( | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090005741 | Closable and Openable Catheter Assembly and Method of Using Same - A catheter assembly ( | 01-01-2009 |
| 20080319421 | Catheter-to-Device Locking System - A locking component ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319405 | Low Profile Venous Access Port Assembly - A venous access port assembly ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319399 | VENOUS ACCESS PORT WITH MOLDED AND/OR RADIOPAQUE INDICIA - A venous access port assembly having a housing base with a discharge port, a septum and a cap. An interior reservoir is defined by a well in the housing base and a bottom of the septum, and a passageway extends from the reservoir through the discharge port. The housing base includes a base flange having integrally molded therein indicia identifying an attribute of the assembly. The indicia could be formed of base flange material, or could be formed by voids in the base flange material. If of plastic material, the molded indicia could be applied with a radiopaque agent, thereby allowing the indicia (“CT”) to appear on an X-ray of the patient in a manner informing a practitioner of a particular attribute of the assembly. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319398 | Catheter-to-Device Locking System - A locking component ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080300538 | Releasably Locking Dilator and Sheath Assembly - A releasably locking dilator and sheath assembly ( | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080294122 | Guard for Flexible Tubing Clamp and Method of Using Same - A clamp guard ( | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080294091 | Small Diameter Dual Lumen Catheter - A multiple lumen catheter ( | 11-27-2008 |
