Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
604028000 |
Method
| 265 |
604029000 |
Peritoneal dialysis
| 160 |
604030000 |
Flow control
| 89 |
604035000 |
With aspirating or vacuum removing means
| 71 |
604043000 |
Body inserted conduit with separate ingress and egress passages
| 45 |
604036000 |
Means moved by person to introduce and remove material
| 10 |
604039000 |
Structure of douche nozzle having separate ingress and egress passages therein | 4 |
20140336569 | DEVICE FOR THE TRANS-ANAL DRAINAGE OF STOOL FROM THE RECTUM OF A PATIENT AND/OR FOR THE TRANS-ANAL APPLICATION OF INFLOWING LIQUID THROUGH A CATHETER-LIKE ELEMENT - A device for emptying stool from the rectum of a patient by means of a shaft body which is introduced into the bowel via the anus and is able to buckle or fold axially and radially, and which is provided with a dumbbell- or hourglass-shaped balloon body for assuring the transanal positioning of the device. The invention comprising a design of, and choice of material, for the shaft body and the balloon envelope, and by the positioning of the balloon body on the shaft body, wherein the axial deflection of the free forward end of the shaft body is limited and an uncontrolled deflection of the shaft is prevented, and the probability of perforation of the bowel wall under the effect of force acting on the shaft body from an axial direction is reduced by the intestinal tube. | 11-13-2014 |
20090187140 | Flow elements for use with flexible spinal needles, needle assemblies and methods therefor - A flow element for use with flexible needles and flexible needle assemblies to minimize flow occlusion within a flexible needle is provided. The flow element is particularly suited for uses with a flexible needle for minimizing incidence of post-dural puncture headache. The flow element includes a body having an internal flow path for conducting a fluid through a flexible needle, and an anti-restriction member. The anti-restriction member includes an elongated body, a proximal end coupled to the body within the internal flow path, and a distal end for disposing at least a portion of the elongated body within a flexible needle. A flexible spinal needle assembly for minimizing flow occlusion through an internal flow path of a flexible needle by unintended kinking that is potentially caused by ligament or muscle layer movements is also provided. In other embodiments, a flexible spinal needle assembly, a flexible spinal needle assembly kit, a method for installing a flexible spinal needle assembly, and a process for producing a flow element are provided. | 07-23-2009 |
20100331769 | NOZZLE FOR HIGH-SPEED JETTING DEVICES - A nozzle for jetting devices is described comprising e.g. one patterned silicon substrate enabling semiconductor mass production. The method of manufacturing the nozzle is characterized by using one mask layer deposited on the silicon substrate. The etching of the silicon substrate is done by means of a first isotropic etching step and a second anisotropic etching step through the mask layer, resulting in a perfectly aligned nozzle. | 12-30-2010 |
20140094741 | SYMMETRICAL TIP ACUTE CATHETER - A medical catheter assembly includes a catheter tip coupled to a distal end of an elongate catheter member and is symmetric about a plane defined by a septum of the elongate catheter member. The catheter tip defines first and second lumens, and the catheter tip defines first and second openings in the distal portion of the catheter tip. Each opening of the catheter tip is defined by a respective side surface of the catheter tip. Each opening is in fluid communication with a respective one of the first and second lumens of the catheter tip and with a respective one of a pair of lumens defined by the elongate catheter member. The distance between upper and lower surfaces of the catheter tip decreases from a distal end of the proximal portion toward a closed distal end of the catheter tip. | 04-03-2014 |
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20080214990 | Fluid Conduit Connection - A fluid conduit connector assembly includes a connector having a body with an inner surface defining a fluid channel. The connector also includes an inlet region for flow of fluid into the fluid channel, and an outlet region for flow of fluid from the fluid channel. The connector further includes an axial alignment member outward of the body, and a pair of flexible tabs arranged generally circumferentially of the alignment member and outward of the body. The connector can be configured as a day-side connector, transfer member with check valve, and/or patient-side connector. An implementation includes a day-side connector, a patient-side connector, and a transfer member, each of which has a pair of flexible tabs. The pairs of tabs are configured such that the transfer member releasably couples the day-side and patient-side connectors. A method for aseptically connecting a fluid conduit is also disclosed. | 09-04-2008 |
20080243051 | TORSION BAR-BASED CANNULA INSERTION DEVICE - A cannula insertion device for use with an insertion set includes an insertion module and a cannula insertion needle. The insertion module includes a housing with a distal end, a proximal end, and a torsion bar integrated into the proximal end. The cannula insertion needle is attached to the torsion bar. Moreover, the torsion bar is configured to releasably retain a cannula cartridge and an infuser base of the infusion set in operative alignment with the cannula insertion needle. The torsion bar is also moveable from a retracted position, wherein a cannula cartridge and an infuser base are releasably retained on the torsion bar and are completely within the housing opening, and an advanced position wherein a cannula of a cannula cartridge has been subcutaneously inserted into an infusion site by the cannula insertion needle. | 10-02-2008 |
20090043249 | Tisssue prosthesis processing technology - A heart valve prostheses crimping apparatus and method for deducing the diameter of stents containing heart valve prosthesis. A medical prosthesis catheter loading apparatus, including a crimping assembly for reducing the diameter of a prosthesis; and a catheter clamp for holding a catheter adjacent to the prosthesis. Also disclosed is an apparatus for reducing the diameter of a medical prosthesis, including a base, a crimp head connectable to the base, and an actuation mechanism connected to the base and connectable to the crimp head to actuate the crimp head. Also disclosed is a method of loading a medical prosthesis into a catheter, including the steps of reducing the diameter of a prosthesis from its normal deployed state to a diameter less than that of the lumen of the catheter; holding a catheter adjacent to the reduced diameter prosthesis; and moving the prosthesis into the catheter lumen. | 02-12-2009 |
20090192445 | Microdialysis Probe - The invention relates to an improved linear microdialysis probe comprising a continuous length of flexible tubing ( | 07-30-2009 |
20090270795 | METHOD FOR WELDING A BARRIER IN AN IMPLANTABLE DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - A method including laser welding a barrier to a sleeve and at least one of a housing or coil cup to enclose a solenoid in a solenoid-driven piston pump. The solenoid driven piston pump may comprise a portion of an implantable drug delivery device. | 10-29-2009 |
20090318854 | GASTRIC PORT SYSTEM - A gastric port system for transport of materials to the interior of a body cavity that may include a port configured to be disposed between a first body cavity and an area adjacent to the first body cavity. The gastric port system may further include a first bolster disposed on the port where the first bolster includes a magnet, and a second bolster disposed on the port where the second bolster includes a magnet, and the magnets are attracted to each other. | 12-24-2009 |
20100179471 | INGROWTH PREVENTING INDWELLING CATHETER ASSEMBLY - A surgically implantable delivery or drainage catheter assembly includes a porous fiber membrane that is permeable to the intended drainage or delivery fluid, yet has an outer surface morphology and porosity that prevents the ingrowth of tissue. The porous fiber membrane is created using a phase-inversion process which is controlled to select a desired porosity. A reinforcement member is also disposed within the porous fiber membrane. | 07-15-2010 |
20120041362 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER AND FLOW RATE CONTROL - The invention is generally directed to systems and methods for fluid control, and more particularly to systems and methods for power and flow rate control for aspiration. In accordance with one embodiment, an aspiration system includes an aspiration line having distal and proximal ends and an aspiration port defined in the distal end; a fluid transport device operatively coupled to the proximal end of the aspiration line; and a flow restrictor operatively coupled to the aspiration line in between the fluid transport device and the aspiration port. To measure occlusion within the line, first and second pressure sensors are utilized, the first sensor being operatively coupled to the aspiration line between the port and the restrictor and the second sensor being operatively coupled to the aspiration line between the restrictor and the fluid transport device. The pressure differential between the two sensors can provide an indication of the onset, presence, and/or elimination of an occlusion. | 02-16-2012 |
20130158467 | Handle for a Medical Instrument - A handle for a medical instrument having a handle housing and a connection adapter for hose and/or tube connections, which can be inserted into the handle housing. The connection adapter can be inserted fluid-tight into a corresponding support recess of the handle housing by at least one connection support and such that a surrounding ring groove for inserting a sealing element is positioned on the at least one connection support. It is proposed that at least two surrounding ring grooves, mounted one behind the other, should be configured on the connection support in the axial direction of the at least one connection support, such that the connection support has a constant outer diameter in the area of the at least two ring grooves and such that a sealing element, is positioned at least in the first ring groove, looking from the free end of the connection support. | 06-20-2013 |
20130158468 | DELIVERING AND/OR RECEIVING MATERIAL WITH RESPECT TO A SUBJECT SURFACE - The present invention generally relates to receiving bodily fluid through a device opening. In one aspect, the device includes a flow activator arranged to cause fluid to be released from a subject. The flow activator may be actuated in a deployment direction by a deployment actuator, which may in turn cause fluid release from a subject. The flow activator may also be moved in a retraction direction by a retraction actuator. In one aspect, the device may include a vacuum source that may help facilitate fluid flow into the opening of the device and/or may help facilitate fluid flow from the opening to a storage chamber. In one aspect, an effector may enable fluid communication between the opening and the vacuum source and may do so in response to actuation of the flow activator. | 06-20-2013 |
20140155815 | RECOVERY CATHETER ASSEMBLY - An example of recovery catheter assembly comprises an actuator element and a mechanically radially expandable and contractible recovery device operably connected to the actuator element. The recovery device has proximal and distal blocking portions and a central portion therebetween. The recovery device is at least partially placeable in a first, radially collapsed configuration and in a second, radially expanded configuration by manipulation of the actuator element. When in the second, radially expanded configuration, the proximal and distal blocking portions have radial dimensions greater than the radial dimension of the central portion thereby at least partially defining a collection chamber at the central portion. | 06-05-2014 |
20160374854 | SURGICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An irrigation and aspiration apparatus suited for irrigation and aspiration during an eye surgery procedure includes a hollow aspiration cannula having proximal and distal ends. An outer, aspiration tip is positioned on at least the distal end of the aspiration cannula, and includes a generally spherical body portion defining an aspiration port in fluid communication with an interior passage defined by the aspiration cannula. The aspiration cannula defines an annular retention step at an outer surface thereof spaced from the distal end, with the aspiration tip defining an internal, annular abutment surface for engagement with the annular retention step to maintain the aspiration tip on the cannula in substantially fluid-tight relationship therewith. | 12-29-2016 |