VIDACARE CORPORATION Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140343454 | Assembly for Coupling Powered Driver With Intraosseous Device - Apparatus and methods are provided to remove biopsy specimens from a bone and/or associated bone marrow using a powered drive and an intraosseous (IO) needle set. The powered driver may rotate the IO needle set at an optimum speed to obtain a biopsy sample of bone and/or bone marrow. Apparatus and methods may also be provided for aspiration of bone marrow and/or stem cell transplant procedures. The apparatus may include a powered driver, a coupler assembly, a containment bag or sterile sleeve and various IO needles and IO needle sets with associated hubs and/or hub assemblies. Each IO needle set may include a cannula or catheter and an associated trocar stylet with respective tips operable to penetrate a bone and/or bone marrow with minimum trauma to a patient. Each hub assembly may be used to releasably dispose a respective stylet within an associated generally hollow cannula. Some coupler assemblies and/or hub assemblies may also be used with manual drivers. | 11-20-2014 |
20140288499 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY ACCESS TO BONE MARROW - An apparatus and method for penetrating the bone marrow is provided. The apparatus includes a housing, a penetrator assembly, operable to penetrate the bone marrow, a connector operable to releasably attach the penetrator assembly to a drill shaft, the drill shaft operable to connect the penetrator assembly to a gear assembly, a gear assembly operable to engage and rotate the drill shaft, a motor operable to engage the reduction gear assembly and drive the penetrator into the bone marrow by rotation of the drill shaft, and a power supply and associated circuitry operable to power the motor. The apparatus and method may be adapted to insert a probe through the skull and into the brain. | 09-25-2014 |
20140276839 | Driver Assemblies, Drivers, Intraosseous Devices, and Methods for Determining Voltages and/or Impedances in Biological Material - Driver assemblies, drivers, drill bits, and methods for determining information (such as impedances, voltages, voltage differences, and changes in such information) about biological material during a medical procedure. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276206 | Intraosseous Device Couplers, Drivers, Kits, and Methods - This disclosure includes various embodiments of couplers for coupling intraosseous (IO) devices and drivers, and various embodiments of drivers and kits. | 09-18-2014 |
20140262880 | Containment Assemblies, Methods, and Kits - Containment assemblies and methods and kits comprising containment assemblies, such as those configured to receive and/or seal a driver, such as a manual driver or a powered driver, for use in a medical procedure, such as a biopsy. | 09-18-2014 |
20140262408 | Drivers and Drive System - Drivers and drive systems (e.g., off-axis drive systems, pneumatic motors, multi-gear drive systems, and/or the like), and kits comprising drivers with drive systems, such as those, for example, configured to move a drive shaft. | 09-18-2014 |
20140188001 | Medical procedures trays and related methods - Medical procedure trays and related methods are provided to accommodate joining a first non-sterile medical device with a second sterile medical device and maintaining required sterilization of the second sterile medical device to perform an associated medical procedure. One example of such medical procedures includes biopsy of a bone and/or associated bone marrow using a non-sterile powered drive and a sterile biopsy needle or biopsy needle set. Medical procedure trays and related methods may also be provided for use during aspiration of bone marrow and/or stem cell transplant procedures. Each medical procedure tray may include a containment bag or sterile sleeve. A coupler assembly, one or more sharps protectors, a biopsy sample ejector and/or associated ejector funnel may also be included. Some medical procedure trays may allow engaging a non-sterile powered driver with one end of a coupler assembly and sealing the non-sterile powered driver in a sterile sleeve or containment bag without compromising sterility of other components in the medical procedure tray. | 07-03-2014 |
20140142577 | Apparatus and Method to Access Bone Marrow - An apparatus and method for penetrating bone marrow is provided. The apparatus may include a housing such as a handheld body, a penetrator assembly, a connector that releasably attaches the penetrator assembly to a drill shaft, a gear mechanism, a motor and a power supply and associated circuitry operable to power the motor. The penetrator assembly may include a removable inner trocar and an outer penetrator or needle. It may also include a grooved trocar that allows bone chips to be expelled as the apparatus is inserted into bone marrow. Various connectors are provided to attach the penetrator assembly to the drill shaft. | 05-22-2014 |
20100204649 | High Pressure Intraosseous Bag and Method - Fluid communication devices may be provided for use with intraosseous devices. Apparatus and methods may also be provided to communicate fluids with an intraosseous device. | 08-12-2010 |
20100160868 | Apparatus and Method to Inject Fluids into Bone Marrow and Other Target Sites - Apparatus for delivering a quantity of fluid to bone marrow of a bone or providing access to remove fluids from a target site is provided. The apparatus may include a driver, a plunger operating and cartridge assembly mechanism, a cartridge assembly having a fluid reservoir and a bone penetrating needle. | 06-24-2010 |
20100160867 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO INJECT FLUIDS INTO BONE MARROW AND OTHER TARGET SITES - Apparatus for delivering a quantity of fluid to bone marrow of a bone or providing access to remove fluids from a target site is provided. The apparatus may include a driver, a plunger operating and cartridge assembly mechanism, a cartridge assembly having a fluid reservoir and a bone penetrating needle. | 06-24-2010 |
20100137740 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO ACCESS THE BONE MARROW FOR ONCOLOGY AND STEM CELL APPLICATIONS - An apparatus for removing portions of bone marrow from a bone is provided. The apparatus includes a housing and a hollow drive shaft operable to engage a gear assembly. The hollow drive shaft includes a first end operable to penetrate the bone and a second end operable to allow retrieval of portions of bone and bone marrow. The apparatus also includes a removable trocar. The removable trocar includes an inner channel operable to convey portions of bone and bone marrow. The gear assembly is able to engage and rotate the hollow drive shaft. A motor operable to drive the hollow drive shaft into the bone marrow by rotation of the hollow drive shaft and a power supply and associated circuitry operable to power the motor are also included. | 06-03-2010 |