04th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110021943 | NEURAL INTERFACE - This invention relates to the neural interface comprising one or more electrode-coupled microchannels. Each electrode-coupled microchannel comprises a microchannel for accommodating regenerating nerve axons; and one or more electrodes exposed to the interior of said microchannel. The one or more electrodes may comprise (i) a stimulation array suitable for generating an extracellular stimulus current which induces an action potential in an axon in the microchannel; and/or (ii) a recording array which detects an extracellular signal in the microchannel indicative of an action potential in an axon in the microchannel. Interfaces as described may be useful in blocking pain, treating misrouted motor nerves; repair or treating nerve injury; or controlling or providing sensation and/or proprioception from a prosthesis. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021944 | METHOD APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING THERMAL IMAGES - A method of identifying a thermally distinguishable region in a living body is disclosed. The method comprises determining transient thermal history of a surface of the living body, and estimating a location or presence of the thermally distinguishable region in the living body based on the transient thermal history. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021945 | REMOTE THUMBWHEEL FOR A SURGICAL BIOPSY DEVICE - The present application is directed to an image-guided, vacuum assisted, percutaneous, coring, cable driven breast biopsy instrument which may be conveniently mounted to an x-ray machine wherein the biopsy instrument incorporates a rotation knob at the proximal end of the instrument to manually rotate the distal end of the probe, thus allowing the clinician to conveniently position the tissue port next to the tissue to be sampled. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021946 | BIOPSY NEEDLE SYSTEM HAVING A PRESSURE GENERATING UNIT - A biopsy needle system includes a cylinder with an open end and a cylinder wall. A piston is inserted in the open end such that a cylinder interior volume is defined between the piston and the cylinder, the piston being movable in the cylinder. A biopsy needle is connected to the cylinder. A ventilation groove is established in the cylinder wall only to a depth of a portion of a thickness of the cylinder wall. The ventilation groove is positioned such that the cylinder interior volume of the cylinder communicates with the ambient atmosphere when the piston is displaced to a position in the cylinder so as to establish an airflow through the ventilation groove past the piston. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021947 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - In a radiographic image capturing apparatus, an object to be examined is compressed and secured between a compression plate and an image capturing base, at a position off-center from a central position of the image capturing base near a subject in a direction along the subject. An opening is defined in the compression plate so as to confront the object to be examined in the off-center position. The radiation source irradiates the object to be examined as well as the opening with radiation from a central angle of the radiation source, which is aligned with a vertical axis of the image capturing base, and which passes through the central position from a predetermined angle that is angularly spaced from the central angle about the central position. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021948 | EXCISIONAL BIOPSY DEVICES AND METHODS - An excisional biopsy device includes a tubular member having a window near a distal tip thereof; a cutting tool, a distal end of the cutting tool being attached near the distal tip of the tubular member, at least a distal portion of the cutting tool being configured to selectively bow out of the window and to retract within the window; and a tissue collection device externally attached at least to the tubular member, the tissue collection device collecting tissue excised by the cutting tool as the biopsy device is rotated and the cutting tool is bowed. An excisional biopsy method for soft tissue includes the steps of inserting a generally tubular member into the tissue, the tubular member including a cutting tool adapted to selectively bow away from the tubular member and an external tissue collection device near a distal tip of the tubular member; rotating the tubular member; selectively varying a degree of bowing of the cutting tool; collecting tissue severed by the cutting tool in the tissue collection device; and retracting the tubular member from the soft tissue. The tubular member may include an imaging transducer and the method may include the step of displaying information received from the transducer on a display device and the step of varying the degree of bowing of the cutting tool based upon the displayed information from the imaging transducer. Alternatively, the imaging transducer may be disposed within a removable transducer core adapted to fit within the tubular member. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021949 | Multiple Biopsy Apparatus and Related Method of Use - An endoluminal biopsy device is provided with a proximal actuation mechanism attached to a distal sampler by at least one elongate member. The distal sampler includes a distal inner portion defining a plurality of chambers, each configured to receive a tissue sample, and a distal outer portion defining a cutting mechanism opening having a cutting edge adjacent the cutting mechanism opening. The distal outer portion is configured so that, when the cutting mechanism opening aligns with one of the plurality of chambers, the distal outer portion covers the remaining chambers. A related method for the use of such an endoluminal biopsy device also is provided. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021950 | CELL COLLECTOR - A medical device includes a sheath defining at least one lumen and a probe movably disposed within the lumen. The probe includes a removable handle at a proximal end thereof, a collector at a distal end thereof, and a stop disposed between the proximal end and the distal end. The medical device also includes a preservative disposed within the lumen. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021951 | Guide Wire with Marking Pattern - A guide wire for a medical instrument, such as an endoscope, has a marking pattern, which extends at least across part of the axial length of the guide wire and includes markings of different marking types that can be sensed. On the guide wire, markings of first and second marking types are formed by marking surfaces, of which the marking surfaces of at least the first marking type each extend across only part of the circumferential surface of the guide wire and across only part of the axial length of the marking pattern, and in the axial direction of the guide wire follow each other at a distance by at least one interposed marking surface of the second marking type. At least one longitudinal marking strip is formed as a marking of a third marking type, which extends continuously across the axial length of the marking pattern. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021952 | EVENT-BASED HEALTH ACTIVITY TRACKING WITH ICON-BASED USER INTERFACE - A health activity plan may be prescribed for an individual comprising a set of health activity instances (e.g., physical therapy exercises, an exercise regimen, or a wound management program.) The performed health activity instances of the individual may be tracked by a device, and may be presented to a user of the device in correlation with the health activity plan (e.g., to demonstrate compliance of the individual with the health activity plan.) The health activity information may be presented using a set of icons that depict the health activity information, which may improve an easier understanding and a more consistent communication of health activity information among the individual and healthcare providers. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021953 | PASSIVE EXERCISE APPARATUS - Exercise apparatus is configured to cause a human body to exercise by adding an external force generated through a drive means to the human body to cause the human body to exert a force counteracting the external force. The apparatus includes: a timer means | 2011-01-27 |
20110021954 | EXERCISE SYSTEM - A program selecting means | 2011-01-27 |
20110021955 | Training Device - This invention relates to a device for controlling of movement of limbs of a user in a substantially mirror symmetrical manner, a user's limb or limbs being held in position via support arms, said device comprising a bar (or bars) adapted to move about a point of rotation, said bar (or bars) having a first end and a second end, said ends separated by the point of rotation, a first support arm(s) operatively coupled at or towards one end of said bar and a second support arm(s) operatively coupled at or towards a different end of the bar wherein the first and second support arms are adapted to substantially support and/or hold the limbs of a user of said device, the first and second support arms and the bar (or bars) configured such that, in use, as the bar (or bars) rotate(s) the supports arms move in a substantially tandem synchronised manner with respect to each other. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021956 | EXERCISE ASSISTING DEVICE - An exercise assisting device comprises steps, a step driving means, and a movable range variation means. The steps are provided for bearing the user's feet, respectively. The step driving means is configured to move the steps so as to provide the exercise to the feet on the steps. The movable range variation means is configured to expand a movable range of the steps according to weight applied to the steps, whereby an additional movable range is added to the movable range, said movable range is determined by the step driving means. The movable range variation means is configured to generate resistive force when the steps are located in the additional movable range. The movable range variation means is configured to apply the resistive force to the steps such that the resistive force cancels the weight applied to the steps. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021957 | EXERCISE ASSISTING DEVICE - An exercise assisting device comprising a left step and a right step for bearing user's feet, respectively, a step driving means configured to provide a reciprocating slide motion of reciprocating and sliding the steps forward-rearward and leftward-rightward, the step driving means configured to vary a height of a front end of each the steps relative to a height of a rear end of each the steps in synchronization with the reciprocating slide motion, the step driving means configured to provide the reciprocating slide motion to each the step such that the steps travel along paths, respectively, the paths extend in non-parallel relation with each other such that the paths are laterally spaced by a distance which is different from one end to the other end of the path which gives a reciprocating slide stroke of the steps. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021958 | Therapeutic Devices And Methods Of Using The Same - Therapeutic devices and methods for reducing the incidence and severity of symptoms related to abnormal neurologic activity within a body part are disclosed. The therapeutic device includes at least one holding implement configured to position the therapeutic device on the body part and at least one therapeutic implement connected to the holding implement and configured to provide light tactile stimulation to a region of the body part that is in the vicinity of the holding implement. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021959 | WALL MOUNTABLE BACK MASSAGER - A wall-mounted or wall-mountable back massager adapted to allow a user to self-administer a massage is disclosed. The inventive wall-mounted back massager comprises: an elongated wall mount track vertically positioned on a wall; a vertically adjustable elongated base member slidably engaged to the wall mount track; a plurality of paired wheel assemblies attached in series along the elongated base member. In this configuration, vertical movement of a person's back due to bending and straightening of their knees effects movement of the attached wheels relative to the person's back, thereby allowing the person to enjoy a self-administered massage. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021960 | DEVICE FOR APPLYING A PULSATING PRESSURE TO A LOCAL REGION OF THE BODY AND THE APPLICATIONS THEREOF - The present invention generally relates to a device for applying a pulsating pressure to a local region of the body and applications thereof. The device may be used to increase the blood flow in a local region of the body, and in preferred embodiments provides a device for regulating the core body temperature of a patient. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021961 | Lumbar Traction Device - The present invention relates to a lumbar traction device that can alleviate lower back pain. The device comprises a harness or girdle that is fitted about the torso region of a patient and an adjustable support assembly in the form of adjustable legs that allow the degree of traction to be adjusted by the patient. The device is safe and easy to use by a patient without constant medical supervision and is particularly suitable for use in domestic or office environments. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021962 | SHOULDER BRACE - A shoulder brace for supporting a person's injured or post-operated shoulder, the brace comprising: a support for the person to wear; and an arm connected to the support, the arm being adapted for supporting the person's arm in a raised position, wherein the arm is movable with respect to the support and is resiliently biased against downward movement with respect to the support. A method of treating a person's injured or post-operated shoulder, the method comprising the steps of: (a) wearing the shoulder brace described above; and (b) having the person use their arm, which has the injured or post-operated shoulder, to apply a force against the resilient bias of the arm of the shoulder brace. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021963 | ANKLE BRACE AND METHOD OF USING SAME - An ankle brace includes a foot plate comprising a heel portion having means for tilting the ankle brace to adjust a hindfoot varus or valgus position; at least one upright support connected to the foot plate; and an arch support attachable to a top surface of the foot plate. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021964 | Device for Promotion of Hemostasis and/or Wound Healing - The present invention relates to a matrix material comprising a pharmaceutical composition such as a matrix material with a pharmaceutical composition printed on the surface. In one embodiment the pharmaceutical composition comprises thrombin. The invention further describes a method for making the matrix material with a pharmaceutical composition printed on the surface. In one specific embodiment the invention also relates to the use of said matrix material for promotion of hemostasis and/or wound healing. The invention also relates to a kit-of-parts comprising a matrix with a pharmaceutical composition and a container with a peelable lid. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021965 | ADHESIVE ARTICLES - An adhesive article includes a biocompatible and at least partially biodegradable substrate having a surface; and a plurality of protrusions extending from the surface. The protrusions include a biocompatible and at least partially biodegradable material, and have an average height of less than approximately 1,000 micrometers. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021966 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR BLOOD TREATMENT - A blood treatment device provides a photopheresis treatment using a microfluidic separation channel to separate blood components into layers The layering caused by laminar flow in the microfluidic separation channel allows light to be projected through plasma onto leukocytes without hindrance by erythrocytes | 2011-01-27 |
20110021967 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AN ACCESS TO A PATIENT - The present invention relates to a device and a method for monitoring a patient access, particularly for monitoring the venous vascular access in extracorporeal blood treatment where blood is withdrawn from the patient via a flexible arterial line which has an arterial needle or cannula, and provided to the patient via a flexible venous line which has a venous needle or cannula. The needle or cannula of the present invention is so designed that, due to the liquid flowing through the needle or cannula, air is drawn in if the needle or cannula is out of the vascular access, whereby sound is generated. A vascular access which is not in proper order is detected with great certainty and reliability by monitoring the surrounding environment for the occurrence of sound, particularly for the occurrence of the solid-borne sound which propagates along the flexible venous line of the extracorporeal blood circuit. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021968 | PANCREATIC EXOCRINE SECRETION DIVERSION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method and apparatus for treating a patient's health condition by diverting pancreatic exocrine secretions include a flow diverter of material compatible with chronic residence within a small intestine of the patient. The flow diverter has a cover end and a discharge end. The flow diverter is sized to be placed within the small intestine with the discharge end placed distally from said cover end and with said flow diverter further sized so permit passage of chyme through the small intestine and past the flow diverter. The cover end is sized to cover a discharge papilla of the pancreatic duct. The diverter is adapted to divert at least a portion of pancreatic exocrine secretion from the papilla to the distal discharge end. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021969 | PROSTHETIC DEVICE FOR CREATING A VASCULAR BYPASS, WITHOUT CLAMPING, FROM A BLOOD VESSEL - Prosthetic device for creating a vascular bypass from an arterial vessel, in particular from the aorta, which can have substantial collateral branches, characterized in that the device includes one or more prosthetic tubes of which one of the ends is joined to a flexible fixing collar with an outer face and an inner face which is configured to be applied to the outer wall of the arterial vessel. The collar has one or more orifices arranged in a central or orifice zone, and which communicate with the prosthetic tube or tubes. The collar has a connection zone arranged around the orifice zone at a distance from the edge of the orifice or orifices, and which is configured to be fixed to the outer wall of an arterial vessel. The inner face of this connection zone having at least one feature for creating an annular sealing zone around the orifice zone. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021970 | NON-INVASIVE ENERGY UPCONVERSION METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IN-SITU PHOTOBIOMODULATION - Products, compositions, systems, and methods for modifying a target structure which mediates or is associated with a biological activity, including treatment of conditions, disorders, or diseases mediated by or associated with a target structure, such as a virus, cell, subcellular structure or extracellular structure. The methods may be performed in situ in a non-invasive manner by placing a nanoparticle having a metallic shell on at least a fraction of a surface in a vicinity of a target structure in a subject and applying an initiation energy to a subject thus producing an effect on or change to the target structure directly or via a modulation agent. The nanoparticle is configured, upon exposure to a first wavelength λ | 2011-01-27 |
20110021971 | SELECTIVE TREATMENTS FOR CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS - Method for treating chronic rhinosinusitis in a human patient. In the method a photosensitizing agent such as indocyanine green can be applied to color a nasal or sinal treatment site harboring infectious microorganisms. The photosensitizing agent can have an energy absorption peak in a near infrared wavelength region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The method can also include applying light energy from a laser source at a near infrared red wavelength or wavelengths to the colored treatment site, for a duration sufficient to control the microorganisms. Apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021972 | Composition and Device Structure For Iontophoresis - Device structure | 2011-01-27 |
20110021973 | FORMULATIONS FOR COSMETIC AND WOUND CARE TREATMENTS WITH PHOTOSENSITIZERS AS FLUORESCENT MARKERS - Photoactive materials, such as photosensitizers, are used as fluorescent markers for in vivo detection of the distribution of the injected filler material during cosmetic treatments. In one preferred embodiment, liposomal formulated temoporfin is used, as the photoactive component, in very small concentrations along with fillers for cosmetic and wound healing applications. Fillers, which can be used in the invention, include collagen, hyaluronic acids and other synthetic or natural products which are generally used in wound healing, scar reduction and other such medical applications. In a preferred embodiment, the formulated photosensitizer is coupled to the filler so that tracking is possible over longer periods of time A liposomal formulated photosensitizer is injected with the fillers into the treatment area, and is irradiated with laser light shortly after injection. The emitted fluorescence is measured by a special non-invasive device. Thereby it is possible to monitor the injection site and the distribution of the injected solution around the injection site. When irradiated with laser or other light source, the fluorescence of the photosensitizer is detected using a fluorescence detector, which permits tracking the filler at injection site and in the injection volume. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021974 | RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA TREATMENT AND PROPHALAXIS - The invention relates to a method of instilling insulin ophthalmic drops in the conjunctival sac for treating retinitis pigmentosa due to any etiological factors both genetic and non genetic. The retinitis pigmentosa is treated with Insulin and/or IGF-I with or without known anti-retinitis pigmentosa therapeutic, pharmaceutical, biochemical, and biological agents or compounds. The invention furthermore uses this method as prophylactic on patients where the patients are predisposed to develop retinitis pigmentosa. The invention additionally treats other oculopathies associated with and/or contributing to retinitis pigmentosa. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021975 | Devices and methods for minimally invasive access to sinuses and treatment of sinusitis - The present invention provides minimally invasive devices and methods for accessing the sinuses and their surrounding structures for surgery and other treatments. The anterior ethmoid and maxillary sinuses are accessed and treated under minimal anesthesia with little or no postoperative limitation of activity or adverse symptoms. Direct visual verification of the sinuses and their natural ostia is utilized. Other paranasal sinuses may be treated by this method as well. The sinuses, in particular the maxillary and anterior ethmoid, are accessed via a direct anterior to posterior axis and the natural ostia of those sinuses is directly visualized for placement of a guide-free dilator, in the desired location within the natural ostia. That access to the maxillary ostium is accomplished by the anterior transuncinate “keyhole” approach in which a hole is punched in the uncinate process with the described devices according to the described methods. The properly placed dilator is expanded to allow drainage of the inflamed sinus and then withdrawn. An analogous ethmoid bulla “keyhole” approach and subsequent dilation are used for the anterior ethmoid sinus ostia. Pharmaceutical agents may be placed at desired locations in the sinuses using the same access technique. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021976 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TISSUE REMOVAL AND FOR DELIVERY OF A THERAPEUTIC AGENT OR BULKING AGENT - According to an aspect of the present invention, a medical device is provided, which comprises the following: (a) a hollow elongate body (e.g., a elongate cylinder, such as a needle) having distal and proximal ends; and (b) a rotatable member comprising a tissue morselizer and an elongate shaft (e.g., an auger-like tissue-drilling bit). In the devices of the present invention, the elongate shaft is disposed within the hollow elongate body and cooperates with the hollow elongate body to (i) advance material (e.g., morselated tissue) toward the proximal end of the hollow elongate body when the shaft is rotated in a first direction, and (ii) advance material (e.g., a therapeutic agent and/or a bulking agent) toward the distal end of the hollow elongate body when the shaft is rotated in a second direction that is opposite the first direction. According to another aspect of the invention a method of treatment is provided that comprises: (a) inserting the a medical device like that above into the tissue of a patient; (b) morselizing and removing tissue from within the patient while rotating the shaft in a first direction, thereby creating a void within the patient; and (c) introducing a therapeutic agent and/or a bulking agent into the void. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021977 | VALVE ASSEMBLY - A valve assembly for the sealed reception of an elongated object is provided. The assembly includes a valve body defining at least one opening configured and dimensioned to permit entry of an elongated object and defining a central longitudinal axis, and an elongated seal member having a resilient sealing structure and defining an aperture in general alignment with the opening of the valve body whereby the aperture is configured and dimensioned such that upon insertion of the object into the aperture, the resilient sealing structure resiliently engages the outer surface of the object in a tight manner. The sealing structure includes a plurality of elongated bristle members attached to the seal member. The bristle members are positioned to engage the elongated object upon at least partial insertion of the elongated object into the valve body. Each bristle member is adapted to be displaced relative to the longitudinal axis to facilitate expansion of the aperture of the seal member upon entry of the elongated object therein. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021978 | DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM INCLUDING A DRUG-CONTAINER HOLDER AND A PUMP ASSEMBLY - A first drug delivery system includes first and second drug-container holders and first and second pump assemblies. The first (second) holder is adapted to receive a first (second) drug container having a first (a different second) dimensioned shape but not a second (first) drug container having a different second (a first) dimensioned shape. A second drug delivery system includes first and second bar code scanners, first and second drug-container holders, and first and second pump assemblies. The first (second) holder is adapted to receive a first (second) drug container having a dimensioned shape and to orient a positioned first (second) bar code of the first (second) drug container to face the first (second) bar code scanner because of the dimensioned shape. In one application, the first drug is a sedative drug, the second drug is an analgesic drug, and the drugs are used during a conscious sedation medical procedure. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021979 | Enteral Feeding Set and Interlock Device Therefor - An enteral feeding set for an enteral feeding pump having a control system for controlling operation of the pump to supply nutrient liquid to a patient through the enteral feeding set loaded in the pump, a source of electromagnetic radiation for emitting electromagnetic radiation and an electromagnetic radiation detector for receiving the electromagnetic radiation. The enteral feeding set includes a conduit for carrying nutrient liquid to a patient and a safety interlock device associated with the conduit adapted for mounting in the pump. The safety interlock device includes an electromagnetic radiation propagation affecting member formed to affect the propagation of electromagnetic radiation from the source of electromagnetic radiation through the safety interlock device and block visible light when properly loaded on the pump for directing the electromagnetic radiation from the source of electromagnetic radiation to the detector. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021980 | NEEDLE-FREE DELIVERY DEVICE FOR THERAPEUTIC PROTEINS BASED ON SINGLE ANTIGEN-BINDING DOMAINS SUCH AS NANOBODIES.RTM. - The present invention relates to needle-free delivery devices for administering therapeutic or diagnostic therapeutic proteins that are based on single domain antibodies, and methods of using such a device in therapies or diagnostic applications. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021981 | Methods And Compositions For Treating Trauma-Hemorrhage Using Estrogen And Derivatives Thereof - Disclosed are methods and materials for treating or preventing complications due to traumatic injuries using estrogen or derivatives thereof. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021982 | DISPENSING DEVICE WITH BYPASS - A device for dispensing multiple components has a syringe housing comprising at least one storage container that is divided into at least two chambers and has a bypass arrangement, and a second storage container with or without a bypass arrangement, the syringe housing being realized as part of a double syringe or double cartridge having a double plunger and a common outlet. The bypass arrangement comprises at least two indentations. The device is simple to manufacture and provides for an improved mixing of components, in particular powder and a fluid, and improves dispensing under hygienic conditions. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021983 | Method and Apparatus for Patient-Controlled Medical Therapeutics - An apparatus and associated methods are provided to authenticate a patient based on a biometric identifier of the patient before a prescribed dose of medical therapeutic, such as analgesics or other medication, are dispensed to the patient. Authentication takes places by pressing a button and scanning the patient's fingerprint and recording data corresponding to the fingerprint into memory. To receive the medical therapeutic, the patient can have his or her fingerprint read and compared to the stored fingerprint. If there is a match and the programmed limitations are met (e.g., a time interval has elapsed since the last dose), then the medical therapeutic is automatically dispensed to the patient. The system may be integrated with a new patient-controlled medical therapeutic device or the system may be added to an already existing device. Other features and advantages of the example embodiments are described. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021984 | Robotic catheter system with dynamic response - An apparatus for maintaining a robotic catheter system in a responsive state includes a catheter, a plurality of linear translatable control elements, and a controller. In an embodiment, the catheter includes a proximal portion, a distal portion, and at least two steering wires. The steering wires may be configured at one end to control the movement of at least a portion of the distal portion of the catheter and at the other end for connection to a control member. In an embodiment, each control element may be configured to engage or interface with a respective control member, and the controller may be configured to measure a force exerted on at least one control member by a respective control element and further configured to linearly translate the control element to substantially maintain a force within a predetermined range. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021985 | ANTI-RESTENOSIS DRUG COVERED AND ELUTING BALLOONS FOR VALVULOPLASTY OF AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS FOR THE PREVENTION OF RESTENOSIS - In one embodiment, balloons are intended for use in valvuloplasty of stenosed aortic valves, with a potential use for valvuloplasty of other heart valves as well. Their common special feature is that the entire or part of their external surface is covered by a drug that is eluted at the valve tissues during the balloon brief contact with them at the time of dilatation. The drug acts against the process of restenosis, which almost uniformly occurs after some time. The shape of the balloon can be the classical cylindrical or an hour-glass shape that facilitates targeted delivery of the drug at the valve tissues. Additional balloon shapes are described for usage after valvuloplasty is carried out in order to achieve targeted drug delivery in the upper or both surfaces of the leaflets, and for prolonged contact with the valve tissues without interruption of blood circulation. An advantage of the balloons is that the local delivery of the drug will significantly reduce the likelihood of restenosis. As a result the procedural benefits for the patient are sustained in the long term, and the procedure from alleviating progresses into end-therapy. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021986 | DILATION CATHETER - A catheter (10) for treating stenotic sites in the human body (e.g. in the azygos vein) includes an expandable portion (12) having, when expanded, an arched shape. The arched shape may extends over an angle (a) of at least 90° degrees, and preferably of between 90° and 120° degrees, with a radius (R) of less than 3 centimetres, and preferably between 2 and 3 centimetres. The expandable portion AZY (12) may include a flexible support member, and expandable members coupled to the support member to impart, when expanded, the desired arched shape to the flexible support member. Alternatively, the expandable portion (12) may includes an actuator member acting longitudinally of and sidewise to the expandable portion to impart thereto the desired arched shape. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021987 | NOVEL MEDICAL PULSATING DEVICE - The invention relates to a novel pulsating medical device comprising: a catheter ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110021988 | Safety Needle Assembly - The invention relates to a safety needle assembly for injecting a fluid into a human body comprising a cylindrical housing with a bottom surface supporting a needle cannula and a shield telescopically movable relative to the housing. A spring located within the housing urges the shield in a distal needle covering direction and a locking member also provided inside the housing moves simultaneously with the shield during injection and automatically locks the shield in a position where the sharp end of the needle cannula is concealed thereby irreversible immobilizing the safety needle assembly. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021989 | Safety medical syringe with retractable needle - A syringe includes a hollow barrel, a hollow plunger movable within the barrel and a needle assembly secured within and at a distal end of the barrel. The needle assembly includes a needle holder, a resilient member that biases the needle holder toward the proximal end opening of the barrel, and a retaining member releasably secured to the needle holder via a reduced material section. The retaining member maintains the needle holder at the distal end of the barrel against the bias of the resilient member. When the plunger is fully depressed within the barrel, the plunger engages the needle holder such that the retaining member is forced to break away and separate from the needle holder along the reduced material section to facilitate retraction of the needle holder and a needle secured to the needle holder into the retraction cavity disposed within the plunger. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021990 | MICROPUMP AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A micropump comprises a valve system having one gasket ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110021991 | Fully automated method of measuring and regulating cerebrospinal fluid parameters using disposable tube-set - A method and device for measuring and regulating pressure and flow in the spinal canal, in order to characterize individual patient's cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics. A unique disposable tube-set plate, with computer regulated automated solenoids is used to control flow pressure and the location of a small pressure sensor allows for fully automatic control of the analysis process. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021992 | Illumination Instrument for an Infusion Pump - Some embodiments of an infusion pump system may include an illumination instrument that provides the user with an opportunity to illuminate and inspect a targeted location. The illumination instrument can be useful in situations where the ambient lighting is insufficient for the user's inspection needs (e.g., during the night, during presentation or movie in which the lighting is low, or the like). In some embodiments, illumination instrument can be employed to visually inspect one or more components of the pump system, the infusion set, or a combination thereof. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021993 | MINIATURE DISPOSABLE OR PARTIALLY REUSABLE DOSING PUMP - The invention is a dosing pump that can be worn on the body of a patient for subcutaneously delivering liquid with centi-micro liter accuracy to his/her body. The dosing pump comprises a pump unit, an internal control unit; and a reservoir containing the liquid. The pump unit comprises a pump block ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110021994 | ACCESS DEVICE - An access device places a medical article within a body space of a patient. The device has a needle that includes an elongated body, a side fenestration on the elongated body, and a needle hub. The device further includes a dilator disposed on and slideable along the elongated body of the needle and a medical article. The medical article is disposed on and slideable along the dilator. The dilator and the needle form one or more spaces in communication with the side fenestration. At least portions of the dilator and the medical article are configured so as to allow visual determination of the presence of a bodily fluid within the space. The outer surface of the needle and the inner surface of the dilator can include a surfactant. Further, at least one of the needle and dilator can further comprise a vent in communication with the space that allows for the escape of air from the space and inhibits the escape of the bodily fluid from the space. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021995 | TROCAR ASSEMBLY WITH RADIALLY MOVEABLE HOUSING - A surgical access assembly includes a cannula, a housing mounted to the cannula, and a seal disposed within the cannula. The cannula is adapted for insertion through tissue to permit access to an underlying tissue site. The cannula defines a longitudinal axis and has a longitudinal passageway for passage of a surgical object for positioning with respect to the tissue site. The housing is adapted for movement relative to the cannula in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis. The seal has a passage for reception of the surgical object in substantial sealed relation therewith. The access assembly may further include a support member mounted to the cannula. The support member adapted to maintain a predetermined distance between the housing and the tissue. The support member may be securely affixed to, or selectively positionable along, the cannula with respect to the longitudinal axis. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021996 | STRUCTURE OF MICRO-NEEDLE WITH SIDE CHANNEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a microneedle for delivering active agent or agents. The microneedle comprises a body a body having a base at one end thereof and a tip portion at the other end thereof; a pair of projections connected to a side of the body and having a base at one end thereof and a tip portion at the other end thereof; and a vertical groove defined by the body and the pair of projections. The distance between outer edges of the pair of projections is formed to become smaller towards the tip portion than the distance between outer edges of the body, and the upper end of each of the pair of projections is shorter than that of the body such that a free space is formed between the outer edges of the body and the pair of projections. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021997 | Catheter securement device - An improved catheter securement device, the device having a main body assembly for securing a catheter housing, the assembly adapted to adhesively adher to the skin of a patient, wherein the improvement is a thin, flexible base extension member that is adapted to adher to the patient's skin, the base extension member being provided with an elongated slit dividing the base extension member into two leg portions. The catheter securement device is adhered to the patient such that the venous catheter portion extends through the slit at the insertion site when the catheter housing is properly retained. Preferably, the adhesive utilized to adhere the base extension member to the patient's skin incorporates an anti-microbial composition to combat microorganisms in the area of the insertion site. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021998 | INTRAVENOUS SECUREMENT DEVICE WITH ADHESIVELY INTERCONNECTED ANCHORING COMPONENT AND PERMEABLE ADHESIVE STRIP - A catheter anchoring assembly includes a permeable adhesive strip, a platform for securing the catheter, and a flowable adhesive layer. The flowable adhesive layer adhesively secures the platform to the adhesive strip. The flowable adhesive is applied to one side of the strip with a skin-contacting adhesive on the opposite side of the strip. The flowable adhesive layer and strip are configured so that the flowable adhesive is spaced from the skin-contacting adhesive or, at the very least, is prevented from penetrating the skin-contacting adhesive. The flowable adhesive layer and strip also permit the assembly to be very flexible and, thus, comfortable for a patient to wear. | 2011-01-27 |
20110021999 | FILTER FOR FLOW IMPROVEMENTS FOR DELIVERY OF BIOMATERIALS - A flow delivery system includes a syringe and a needle and/or a catheter that delivers an aqueous solution of a material, e.g., a biomaterial alone or mixed with a fluid lubricant, into a body. A filter located within the body of the syringe includes a plurality of openings each of a predetermined size. As the solution travels through the syringe, the solution encounters the filter openings which break up or downsize any biomaterial particles larger than the size of the openings. Also, the filter openings allow any particles of the biomaterial originally smaller than the size of the openings to pass without any downsizing. The size of the filter openings is selected as a function of the size of the opening in the needle and/or catheter. The downsized particles then pass with any other non-downsized particles in a relatively unobstructed manner into the body through the needle and/or catheter. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022000 | METHOD AND DEVICE - The invention relates to a method and device for treating or preventing or suppressing a disease or condition in a non-human animal. The method comprises the steps of providing a single delivery device containing two components for sequential delivery from the delivery device. A first component is delivered from the single delivery device into a teat canal of a non-human animal and subsequently the second component is delivered from the single delivery device into the teat canal. The components are delivered without substantial mixing of the components. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022001 | PEN NEEDLE ASSEMBLY - A pen needle assembly is provided herein having a hub with a distal end and a proximal end; a needle fixed to the hub and having a distal end, for insertion into a patient, and a proximal end; an inner shield disposed proximally of the hub; a spring disposed between the inner shield and the hub and configured to bias the hub distally; an outer shield with a distal end, a proximal end, and a tubular body at least partially encircling a portion of the needle with at least portions located radially outward further from the needle than the inner shield such that the outer shield at least partially encases the hub, the needle, the inner shield, and the spring; and a releasable retaining assembly configured to releasably retain the hub in a first locked state against the biasing of the spring. The distal end of the needle is covered by the outer shield with the hub being in a first locked state. Upon release of the releasable retaining assembly, the hub moves under force of the spring to an unlocked second state. In the unlocked second state, the distal end of the needle extends distally from the distal end of the outer shield. Advantageously, with the arrangement of the subject invention, an injection may be conducted properly by a person apprehensive of seeing a needle during a medical injection and may also help a person insert the needle at the proper angle. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022002 | NEEDLE INSERTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A housing may have a needle, plunger, and bias mechanism supported within the housing by a tab configured to retain the plunger in position and to allow the plunger to move under bias force imparted by the bias mechanism to move the needle to an insert position when the tab is removed. A base and a structure may be configured for relative movement there between and may be adapted to be secured to a user with a cannula extending through a body of the structure into the user during use of a medical device. A housing may be adapted to be secured to a user to support a medical device operable with an insertion needle, the housing having a magnifying material for increasing visibility of an injection site. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022003 | DETACHABLE EMBOLIZATION COIL - An embolization delivery system and a method of using said system by a physician to deliver an embolization coil into the vasculature of a patient is disclosed. The embolization delivery system comprises a delivery tube in the form of a catheter or wire guide that may be reversibly inserted, a delivery catheter placed into the vasculature of a patient, a connector disposed around and permanently coupled to the delivery tube, a detachable embolization coil disposed within a portion of the connector and held in place by compressive forces exerted by the connector, and a release mechanism for detaching the embolization coil. The release mechanism includes a wire with one end being coupled to the catheter, a middle portion being in contact with both the connector and coil, and a second end that may be manipulated in a predetermined manner by the attending physician. The manipulation of the wire splits part of the connector, thereby, reducing the compressive forces exerted by the connector onto the embolization coil and allowing the coil to detach from the embolization delivery system. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022004 | PATENT FORAMEN OVALE CATHETER AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A catheter for use in accessing a left atrium of a living heart within a subject's body by passing from the heart's right atrium to the heart's left atrium through a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in the heart, such as performing a percutaneous procedure for closing the PFO, includes a specialized preformed catheter with curves on the distal portion to be adapted within living anatomy to allow access from a subject's heart's right atrium through the PFO to the left atrium. The catheter facilitates access to the left atrium and the use of devices in procedures within and involving the left atrium, such as PFO closure devices. A method is also provided for using the catheter. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022005 | MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING HYDROPHILIC COATINGS - The present invention relates to a medical device having a coating comprising at least one polyurethaneurea, wherein the coating comprises at least one polyurethane urea terminated with a copolymer unit of polyethyloxide and polypropyloxide. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022006 | Method and apparatus for delivering a therapeutic substance through an injection port - Adapters for utilizing a syringe or pen injector with a subcutaneous injection port to deliver a therapeutic substance through the injection port and methods of using the adapters are provided. A syringe adapter has a body having a first end and a second end. The first end of the body is configured to receive and engage the end of a syringe so that the cannula of the syringe is held at a fixed position with the respect to the adapter. The second end of the adapter configured to mate with a mating portion of the injection port. When the second end of the adapter engages the mating portion of the injection port, the adapter assures that the cannula of the syringe is properly aligned with the subcutaneous injection port and assures that the cannula penetrates the injection port to the proper depth. Adapters for use with pen style delivery systems are also disclosed. Additionally, an adapter to facilitate loading a syringe with a therapeutic substance from a vial is disclosed. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022007 | OPHTHALMIC DEVICES FOR THE CONTROLLED RELEASE OF ACTIVE AGENTS - The invention provides devices useful for the delivery of active agents to the eye in a controlled manner. In the devices of the invention, the active agent is present within the device in a continuous or discontinuous concentration gradient. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022008 | Wound care system - An improved wound care system is set forth. The system includes a wound care device having a first end and a second end. A fastener, adapted to extend to a desired length to selectively attach the device at an anchor, wherein the anchor is provided on a second end of the device is also provided. The fastener is sufficiently sized and formed of a suitable material to prevent the device from moving when secured to the anchor. In an embodiment, medicine is provided in a desired treatment area of the device. The medicine can be inserted via a medicinal delivery device by inserting the medicinal delivery device up to a stop on the medicinal delivery device into the wound care device. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022009 | Self-destructing transdermal therapeutic system having improved functionality and efficacy - The invention relates to a self-destructing transdermal therapeutic system (TTS), preferably in the form of a transdermal patch, that includes an active ingredient, an agent rendering the active ingredient useless, and a perforation mechanism. The perforation mechanism allows a mobile phase to reach an agent that is capable of rendering the active ingredient useless after removing the TTS after use. The agent then comes into contact with the active ingredient and destroys the active ingredient in the presence of the mobile phase. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022010 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING MEIBOMIAN GLAND DYSFUNCTION EMPLOYING FLUID JET - According to the present invention, there is provided a method of treating meibomian gland dysfunction in a mammal wherein an occlusion blocks at least a portion of the flow of naturally occurring secretion out of a gland channel orifice. The invention comprises selecting a device capable of delivering a jet of heated medium. The device is positioned such that when the jet is it is applied to the exterior surface of the eyelid, proximate to the gland channel orifice, a jet of heated medium is applied to the exterior surface of the eyelid proximate to the gland channel orifice at a pressure of from about 2 psi to about 30 psi. Application of the jet of heated medium is maintained for sufficient time to loosen, break up, fracture, soften or liquefy at least a portion of the occlusion such that at least a portion of the occlusion is removed. In an exemplary embodiment, the medium is water heated to a temperature of between about 42° C. and about 46° C. Depending on the particular type and composition of the obstruction, the fluid jet operates to melt or soften the obstruction and to milkingly move the corpus of the softened obstruction up the gland channel from the end opposite the meibomian gland orifice and out of the gland orifice. Repeated application of the heated fluid jet may also be necessary to soften and/or express the obstruction. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022011 | Apparatus and Method for the Removal and Containment of Human Waste Excretion - The present invention relates to an apparatus for the removal and containment of human waste products from the effected area of incontinent patients. The apparatus and process encapsulates the areas of the body where urine and fecal matter are excreted. In particular, the present invention is directed to an apparatus for the containment and removal of human waste products, comprising: a receptacle; a vacuum connection to apply force for attaching the receptacle to the patient; and a vacuum dispersion membrane to provide mechanical support to the skin so as to minimize tensile force applied to the skin. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022012 | Method and Apparatus for Treatment of Pleural Effusion - A device for the drainage of a pleural effusion through an operatively engaged chest tube in the chest wall. The device employs a check valve situated between a vacuum source communicating with the chest tube to prevent reversal of the fluid flow out of the patient's body and possible contamination. A valve mounted on a vacuum bottle provides user control of communication of negative pressure from the vacuum bottle to the chest tube. Opening the valve on the bottle communicates negative pressure to the chest tube relative to the pressure in the tube thereby initiating a fluid flow out of the tube and the patient. Once the valve on the bottle is closed, fluid flow ceases and the check valve prevents reversal of the flow. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022013 | NEGATIVE PRESSURE ASSISTED TISSUE TREATMENT SYSTEM - A system for stimulating the healing of tissue comprises a porous pad positioned within a wound cavity, and an airtight dressing secured over the pad, so as to provide an airtight seal to the wound cavity. A proximal end of a conduit is connectable to the dressing. A distal end of the conduit is connectable to a negative pressure source, which may be an electric pump housed within a portable housing, or wall suction. A canister is positioned along the conduit to retain exudates suctioned from the wound site during the application of negative pressure. A first hydrophobic filter is positioned at an opening of the canister to detect a canister full condition. A second hydrophobic filter is positioned between the first filter and the negative pressure source to prevent contamination of the non-disposable portion of the system by exudates being drawn from the wound. An odor filter is positioned between the first and second hydrophobic filters to aid in the reduction of malodorous vapors. A securing means is supplied to allow the portable housing to be secured to a stationary object, such as a bed rail or intravenous fluid support pole. A means for automated oscillation of pressure over time is provided to further enhance and stimulate the healing of an open wound. A means for varying pump drive frequency and a means for managing a portable power supply are provided to increase battery life and improve patient mobility. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022014 | EXTENSIBLE NONWOVEN FABRIC AND COMPOSITE NONWOVEN FABRIC COMPRISING SAME - An extensible nonwoven fabric comprises a fiber comprising at least two olefin-based polymers. These olefin-based polymers are of the same kind and have different induction periods of strain-induced crystallization as measured at the same temperature and shear strain rate. A composite nonwoven fabric of the invention comprises at least one layer comprising the extensible nonwoven fabric. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022015 | MULTILAYER ABSORBENT ARTICLE - An article has a body facing engagement surface for contacting a wearer's tissue layer. The body facing engagement surface has a first state adapted to inhibit movement of the article with respect to the tissue layer of the wearer, and a second state adapted to enhance movement of the article with respect to the tissue layer. The body facing engagement surface is adapted to transform from the first state to the second state upon application of a force greater than a threshold force. The body facing engagement surface has a gripping component and a sliding component wherein the gripping component overlies the sliding component in the first state. The gripping component is disposed for engaging and gripping the tissue layer in the first state until a force greater than the threshold force is encountered which transforms the engagement surface to promote relative sliding motion between the engagement surface and the tissue layer. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022016 | MULTILAYER ABSORBENT ARTICLE - A contact layer has an engagement surface adapted to contact a user's tissue layer. The contact layer is constructed so that the engagement surface has a first state adapted to inhibit movement of the contact layer with respect to the tissue layer of the user, and a second state adapted to enhance movement of the contact layer with respect to the tissue layer of the user. The engagement surface is adapted to transform from the first state to the second state upon application of a force greater than a threshold force. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022017 | Absorbent Article Having An Umbilical Notch Cut - A disposable absorbent article having a front end edge and a back end edge, wherein the front end edge is formed by a non-linear cut with an umbilical notch, and wherein the front end edge and the back end edge are complementary in shape. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022018 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ABSORBENT ARTICLES CONTAINING ELASTICS - A method of manufacturing absorbent articles having an absorbent core ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110022019 | DISPOSABLE DIAPER - The present invention provides a disposable diaper improved so as to prevent body waste from leaking sideways without sacrificing a bodily fluid absorbing capacity of a liquid-absorbent structure and to assure appropriate fitness to the wearer's body. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022020 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - The present invention provides an absorbent article | 2011-01-27 |
20110022021 | WEARING ARTICLE - The present invention aims to provide a wearing article improved so that front and rear waist regions can be easily and normally engaged with each other. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022022 | MULTI-CHAMBER BAG - There is provided a multi-chamber bag that is capable of securely checking a medicinal substance accommodated therein without the necessity to perform a troublesome work, while preventing a matter deteriorating the medicinal substance from reaching the inside of a medicinal-substance accommodation chamber and hence securely preventing the deterioration of the medicinal substance. In a multi-chamber bag having a bag body that has a strong seal part that joins two sheet members together to define an interior space of the bag body, and a weak seal part that joints the two sheet members together so as to be able to rupture them apart, thereby partitioning the interior space of the bag body into a medicinal-substance accommodation chamber and a diluting-solution accommodation chamber, a pair of cover sheets are provided to respectively cover the medicinal-substance accommodation chamber. Each of the cover sheets is jointed to the facing sheet member so as to form an outside seal part surrounding the medicinal-substance accommodation chamber. One of the cover sheets has a structure capable of absorbing adverse influence causing matters, and a communication part for communication between spaces formed between both the sheet members and the both the cover sheets on both the sides is formed between an inside edge of the outside seal part and an inside edge of the strong seal part. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022023 | UNITARY WITHDRAWAL SPIKE UNIT SUITABLE FOR FACTORY FITTING - A withdrawal spike unit ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110022024 | CONNECTOR FOR PACKAGING CONTAINING MEDICAL FLUIDS AND PACKAGING FOR MEDICAL FLUIDS - The disclosure relates to a connector for packaging containing medical fluids, in particular infusion or transfusion bags, including a tubular connection part for receiving a spike for the withdrawal of fluid, and having a lower opening on the packaging side and an upper opening on the connection side. A self-sealing membrane, which is pierced by the spike, is located in the connection part. The membrane has an upper, annular section leading into a lower, plate-shaped section, said annular section of the membrane surrounding the spike in a sealing manner, when the latter pierces the plate-shaped section. The membrane acts as a guide for the spike and also reseals the connector, once the spike has been removed. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022025 | Medical device having capacitive coupling communication and energy harvesting - Provided is a wearable, self-contained drug infusion or medical device capable of communicating with a host controller or other external devices via a personal area network (PAN). The medical device utilizes a PAN transceiver for communication with other devices in contact with a user's body, such as a physiological sensor or host controller, by propagating a current across the user's body via capacitive coupling. The wearable nature of the medical device and the low power requirements of the PAN communication system enable the medical device to utilize alternative energy harvesting techniques for powering the device. The medical device preferably utilizes thermal, kinetic and other energy harvesting techniques for capturing energy from the user and the environment during normal use of the medical device. A system power distribution unit is provided for managing the harvested energy and selectively supplying power to the medical device during system operation. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022026 | Methods and Devices for Delivering Drugs Using Drug-Delivery or Drug-Coated Guidewires - The present invention relates to a method of delivering drugs having e.g., anti-proliferative activity in the vascular, preferably, the cardiovascular, system locally or systematically using an at least partially drug-coated guidewire. The drug-coated guidewire, particularly an expansion member or portion thereof, is brought into contact with the target tissue or in circulation and the drugs are quickly released into the area surrounding the device in a short time after the contact step. Once the therapeutic drugs are released, they are quickly and effectively absorbed by the surrounding cells or circulation. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022027 | DRUG-ELUTING CATHETER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Biocompatible nanoparticles | 2011-01-27 |
20110022028 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY OF A DRUG DEPOT NEAR THE NERVE - Drug depot delivery devices and methods are provided for delivering one or more drug depots in close proximity to the nerve of a patient with or without repositioning the cannula. The device includes an electronic monitor for detecting the proximity of the tip of the cannula to a nerve. In some embodiments, a method of delivering a drug depot is provided by detecting the nerve and delivering the drug depot near the nerve. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022029 | CONTACT OVER-TORQUE WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANATOMICAL DATA - A method is provided for establishing contact of a medical device against a three-dimensional surface geometry within a subject body, the method comprising obtaining a three-dimensional tissue surface geometry of an anatomical region within the subject body, obtaining a target location on the surface for the device to contact, determining local surface geometry information in a neighborhood of the target location, and using this information to determine a change of at least one control variable for effecting an over-torque of the medical device to enhance contact of the device with the target surface. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022030 | FLUORINATED POLYMERS IN MEDICAL DEVICES - The present invention refers to medical devices comprising fluorinated polymers, especially to tubings, used for constructing catheters like balloon catheters, delivery catheters or guide catheters. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022031 | NEEDLELESS MEDICAL CONNECTOR - A valve for selectively permitting a fluid flow between first and second medical implements is disclosed. The valve has a housing with an interface suitable for receiving a connector portion of a first medical device such as a catheter, and a seal made of a flexible material. The seal has a first end in fluid communication with the interface, a second end suitable for receiving the second medical device, and at least one slit in fluid communication with the first end and the second end. The slit defines a restricted fluid flow path and a relatively small interior volume when in an undisturbed state, defines an expanded fluid flow path and a larger interior volume upon the introduction of the second medical instrument into the slit, and retracts to define a restricted flow path and a small interior volume upon the withdrawal of the second medical device from the seal. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022032 | BATTERY EJECTION DESIGN FOR A SURGICAL DEVICE - A power head for a surgical apparatus is disclosed having at least one battery-retaining structure defining a battery ejection path. The battery-retaining structure is configured to receive at least one battery. The power head further includes at least one sealing member extending around the one or more battery-retaining structures and configured to enable ejection of at least one battery from the structure along the battery ejection path. The power head may include a handle assembly that includes the battery-retaining structure. The sealing member extends around the structure such that the sealing member is configured to enable ejection of at least one battery from the battery-retaining structure by one hand of a user. The power head may include at least one energy storage mechanism that enables ejection by one hand of a user of at least one battery. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022033 | System and Method for Wearable User Interface in Computer Assisted Surgery - A computer assisted surgery system includes a display for visual rendering of surgical data, a processor for receiving a control signal and performing operations associated with the control signal and for controlling the surgical data rendered by the display, and a wearable input device in communication with the processor. The wearable input device in one embodiment includes a mounting surface on a first side of the input device for mounting to a body portion of a user and a sensor assembly located on the side of the input device opposite the mounting surface. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022034 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A LAPAROSCOPIC DEVICE - A system for positioning a laparoscopic device includes a curvilinear articulating arm and a holder. The holder has at least two rotational regions and a clamping portion for receiving the laparoscopic device, and the holder is coupled to the curvilinear articulating arm. The at least two rotational regions are permitted to articulate. In addition, a method of positioning a laparoscopic device in a skin port of a mammal includes: securing the laparoscopic device to a holder having at least two rotational joints; coupling the holder to a curvilinear articulating arm; disposing the laparoscopic device partially within the skin port; positioning the laparoscopic device by selectively articulating the curvilinear articulating arm and selectively rotating portions of the holder with respect to one another. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022035 | LIQUID HOLDING INTERFACE DEVICE FOR OPHTHALMIC LASER PROCEDURES - There is provided a self-adjusting interface device for use with laser surgery devices. The device may be filled with a liquid that matches the index of refraction of the cornea of the eye. The device has the ability to adjust to varying curvatures of the eye and is configured so that when attached to the eye the laser surgery device will be able to deliver a therapeutic laser beam to the limbus region of the eye. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022036 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING LADAR ASSISTED PROCEDURES ON THE LENS OF AN EYE - There is provided a system, apparatus and methods for developing laser systems that can create a precise predetermined jigsaw capsulotomy. The systems, apparatus and methods further provide laser systems that can use a single laser as a therapeutic laser and as laser radar and that reduce the patient-to-patient variability and doctor-to-doctor variability associated with hand held apparatus for performing capsulorhexis and capsulotomies. There is further provided a precise predetermined jigsaw shot pattern and shaped capsulotomy that is based at least in part on the shape of an IOL and in particular an accommodating IOL. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022037 | System and Method for Minimizing the Side Effects of Refractive Corrections Using Line or Dot Cuts for Incisions - A system and method for performing refractive surgery in an eye requires creating a plurality of cuts in the stroma or the lens that are randomly positioned relative to a reference axis. The geometry for each cut is unique and includes a start point in the stroma that is identified by a distance “r” from the axis, and an azimuthal angle “θ” that is measured around the axis. A computer provides concerted control for a laser unit and an optical scanner to randomly vary the start point for each cut, to create a pattern of cuts that will implement the desired refractive surgery, yet be visually illusive. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022038 | Device for Treating Occlusions, and Method for Treating Occluded Vessels - The present invention relates to devices and procedures for medical care and pertains in particular to medical devices and techniques for treatment of occlusions, particularly chronic total occlusions in vessels, particularly blood vessels of human or animal subjects. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022039 | HAIR REMOVAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention relates to a system and method for removing hair. The hair removal system comprises a hair detection device and a hair removal device ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110022040 | CRYOSURGICAL INSTRUMENT - The present invention relates to a cryosurgical instrument, comprising a cryoprobe, having a line system through which a compressed cooling fluid flows, particularly a cooling gas, for cooling at least part of the cryoprobe, wherein the line system has an expansion channel having a line cross-section that is successively enlarged in the flow direction across a predetermined length such that the compressed cooling gas successively relaxes on the flow path thereof through the expansion channel beyond a predetermined length while simultaneously cooling off, at least partially. | 2011-01-27 |
20110022041 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TITRATING RF ABLATION - An embodiment of a system for ablating tissue comprises an electrode configured for use to deliver RF power to ablate the tissue, and a heat flow sensor configured to provide a measurement of heat flow from the electrode to blood or irrigation fluid. According to some embodiments, the system further comprises an RF source configured to generate RF power connected to the electrode (P | 2011-01-27 |
20110022042 | TISSUE ABLATION PROBES AND METHODS FOR TREATING OSTEOID OSTEOMAS - A method of treating bone tissue (e.g., a tumor, such as an osteoid osteoma) is provided. The method comprises introducing an ablation probe into bone tissue, deploying at least one ablative element transversely from the probe into the bone tissue, and conveying ablation energy from the ablative element(s) to ablate the bone tissue. In one method, the ablative element(s) comprises a pair of ablative elements, in which case, the ablative elements are transversely deployed from the ablation probe in opposite directions. In another method, the ablative element(s) comprises a plurality of ablative elements, in which case, the ablative elements are transversely deployed outward from the ablation probe in a plane. The ablation energy conveyed from the ablative element(s) may have a non-spherical profile, e.g., an elongated profile, to match a non-spherical profile of the bone tissue to be treated. | 2011-01-27 |