28th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100179418 | INSTRUMENT ALIGNING METHOD USING A FREE REFERENCE - The invention relates to an instrument aligning method in which a medical instrument to be aligned is aligned to a target point, wherein the spatial position of the instrument to be aligned is determined and tracked by means of a medical tracking system, wherein the target point is indicated by a freely movable pointing instrument, which is likewise determined and tracked by means of the medical tracking system, and the instrument to be aligned is then aligned to the target point with the aid of a medical navigation which is associated with the tracking system. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179419 | Intervertebral Prosthesis - An intervertebral prosthesis for insertion between adjacent vertebrae includes upper and lower prosthesis plates locatable against respective vertebrae and having opposing, concavely curved recesses therein, and a core located between the plates. The core has opposed, convexly curved surfaces received in the recesses of the plates to allow the plates to slide in articulated manner over the core. The opposed surfaces of the core and the recesses of the plates have cooperating spherical curvatures. The recess of each plate surrounds a locating peg projecting centrally from the base of the recess and is bounded by an annular rim, such that the annular rims of the plates are arranged to contact one another at a predetermined limit of sliding movement of the plates over the core. The peg locates loosely in an opening located centrally in a curved surface of the core, whereby the plates can slide over the core in all directions while the peg holds the core captive. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179420 | SUPPLEMENTAL SCENE REFERENCE SURFACE DEVICES FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAPPING - Supplemental reference surface devices are provided for use in three-dimensional modeling of intra-oral scenes using identifiable positional characteristics from structured illumination or other techniques. Reference surface devices having at least one substantially plane smooth non-polished face are disclosed for locating the positions of intra-oral features, and for stitching together separate 3D tiles according to the identifiable positional characteristics. Reference surface devices include a mounting point of known position relative to the faces, which can be attached to an intra-oral feature in or adjacent to the imaged intra-oral scene. Disclosed are reference surface devices having orientation and position indicia, as well as reference surface devices having a multiplicity of faces distributed in spatial position and angular orientation to facilitate correlation of 2D images obtained by imaging systems in different positions. Sizes of the faces of reference surface devices are optimized for resolving patterns of identifiable positional characteristics while providing suitable spatial and angular distributions. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179421 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-INVASIVE INSTANTANEOUS AND CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT OF CARDIAC CHAMBER VOLUME. - A system and method for non-invasive and continuous measurement of cardiac chamber volume and derivative parameters including stroke volume, cardiac output and ejection fraction comprising an ultrawideband radar system having a trans-mitting and receiving antenna for applying ultrawideband radio signals to a target area of a subject's anatomy wherein the receiving antenna collects and transmits signal returns from the target area which are then delivered to a data processing unit, such as an integrated processor or PDA, having software and hardware used to process the signal returns to produce a value for cardiac stroke volume and changes in cardiac stroke volume supporting multiple diagnostic requirements for emergency response and medical personnel whether located in the battlefield, at a disaster site or at a hospital or other treatment facility. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179422 | Dual Modality Imaging Of Tissue Using A Radionuclide - A method for imaging a subject includes injecting the subject with a single dose of a radionuclide and acquiring, with a molecular breast imaging (MBI) system, a first set of medical image data of a breast of the subject after injection of the single dose of a radionuclide. The method also includes acquiring, with a myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) system, a second set of medical image data of a portion of a cardiovascular system of the subject after the single dose of a radionuclide and reconstructing the first set of medical image data into a medical image of the breast of the subject and reconstructing the second set of medical image data into a medical image of the portion of the cardiovascular system of the subject. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179423 | Palpation Algorithms For Computer-Augmented Hand Tools - A method and system for performing minimally invasive tissue examination with a computer-assisted hand tool. The computer-assisted hand tool is moved into contact with the tissue under examination. An indication is received from a first sensor in the computer-assisted hand tool of each feature detected in a time interval during movement of the hand tool in contact with the tissue under examination. Each feature detected in the preset time interval is processed to determine a haptic feedback to provide to the user. A haptic feedback is generated and provided to the user via an actuator that is responsive to at least one feature detected in the time interval. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179424 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY - Mitral valve insufficiency is treated by introducing an expansible device such as a balloon bearing a an ultrasonic transducer into the heart so that the transducer is positioned adjacent the mitral annulus but spaced from the mitral annulus, and actuating the transducer to heat the mitral annulus, denature collagen in the annulus and thereby shrink the annulus. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179425 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ULTRASOUND ENERGY TRANSMITTED THROUGH NON-UNIFORM TISSUE AND COOLING OF SAME - The emission intensities of transducer elements of an ultrasound transducer array are controlled based on anatomical characteristics of non-uniform tissue regions, e.g., regions of a skull, and a pre-determined threshold. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179426 | ULTRASOUND CATHETER WITH ROTATABLE TRANSDUCER - An ultrasound catheter assembly having a rotatable transducer assembly is disclosed. The ultrasound catheter assembly includes an elongate flexible shaft having a lumen and a proximal end and a distal end. The catheter assembly further includes a drive member that engages the transducer assembly at a distal end of the catheter. Rotation of the drive member in a first direction causes the transducer assembly to rotate in an oscillatory fashion in a second direction. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179427 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - Provided is an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus which can improve operability and diagnosis efficiency. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179428 | VIRTUAL INTERACTIVE SYSTEM FOR ULTRASOUND TRAINING - A virtual interactive ultrasound training system for training medical personnel in the practical skills of performing ultrasound scans, including recognizing specific anatomies and pathologies. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179429 | HANDHELD VOLUMETRIC ULTRASOUND SCANNING - Systems, methods, and related computer program products for ultrasonic examination of a tissue volume, such as a human breast, are described. A handheld volumetric ultrasound scanning probe, which is characterized by a two-dimensional scan area with a substantially rigid cap extending across the two-dimensional scan area, is provided with a texturably couplant-porous material sheet covering the substantially rigid cap over at least a portion of the two-dimensional scan area. The texturably couplant-porous material sheet facilitates positional stability of the handheld volumetric ultrasound scanning probe while positioned against a skin surface of the tissue volume. Advantageously, while the texturably couplant-porous material sheet brings about a more stable physical interface at the skin surface, the texturably couplant-porous material sheet brings about little or no degradation in acquired image quality. Also described are systems and related methods for elastography imaging using the handheld volumetric ultrasound scanning probe. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179430 | ULTRASONIC PROBE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE - An ultrasonic probe ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100179431 | ULTRASOUND PROBE - The present invention provides an ultrasound probe in which bend of a tip part is fixed only in a state that it is not bent in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which ultrasonic waves are emitted from an ultrasound generation source. To be specific, the ultrasound probe includes: a rod-like tip part inserted into a body cavity; an ultrasound emitting part placed at the tip part to emit ultrasonic waves to a subject; a first bending part for bending the tip part in a direction substantially orthogonal to the emission direction; and a fixing part configured to, when the first bending part is not bending the tip part toward any side of the direction orthogonal to the emission direction, lock a rotation member of the first bending part and inhibit the first bending part from bending the tip part in the direction substantially orthogonal to the emission direction. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179432 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND SYSTEMS WITH PHOTO-ACOUSTIC IMAGING CAPABILITIES - A catheter assembly for an intravascular ultrasound system includes a catheter with a lumen and an imaging core insertable into the lumen. The imaging core includes a rotatable driveshaft, at least one transducer, and at least one optical transport medium. The at least one transducer is mounted to the rotatable driveshaft and transforms applied electrical signals to acoustic signals and also transforms received acoustic signals to electrical signals. The at least one optical transport medium emits light and rotates with the driveshaft. The at least one transducer also receives acoustic signals generated by an object in response to illumination of the object by the light emitted from the distal end of the optical transport medium. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179433 | TRANSESOPHAGEAL ULTRASOUND USING A NARROW PROBE - Transesophageal echocardiography is implemented using a miniature transversely oriented transducer that is preferably small enough to fit in a 7.5 mm diameter probe, and most preferably small enough to fit in a 5 mm diameter probe. Signal processing techniques improve the depth of penetration to the point where the complete trans-gastric short axis view of the left ventricle can be obtained, despite the fact that the transducer is so small. The reduced diameter of the probe (as compared to prior art probes) reduces risks to patients, reduces or eliminates the need for anesthesia, and permits long term direct-visualization monitoring of patients' cardiac function. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179434 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND SYSTEMS WITH PHOTO-ACOUSTIC IMAGING CAPABILITIES - A catheter assembly for an intravascular ultrasound system includes a catheter and an imaging core disposed in the catheter. The imaging core includes a rotatable driveshaft, at least one light source, and at least one transducer. The at least one light source is disposed at a distal end of the rotatable driveshaft. The at least one light source is configured and arranged for rotating with the driveshaft and also for transforming applied electrical signals to light for illuminating an object in proximity to the catheter. The at least one transducer is also disposed at the distal end of the rotatable driveshaft. The at least one transducer is configured and arranged for rotating with the driveshaft. The at least one transducer is configured and arranged for receiving acoustic signals generated by the object in response to illumination of the object by the light emitted from the at least one light source. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179435 | NONINVASIVE MEASUREMENT OF FLAVONOID COMPOUNDS IN BIOLOGICAL TISSUE - Methods and apparatus are disclosed which facilitate the rapid, noninvasive and quantitative measurement of the concentration of flavonoid compounds, as well as their isomers and metabolites, in biological tissue such as human skin. Low-intensity, visible-light illumination of intact tissue provides for high spatial resolution, and allows for precise quantification of the flavonoid levels in the tissue. The preferred embodiments malce use of a previously unknown, low-oscillator strength, optical absorption transition of flavonoids. This malces it possible to optically excite flavonoids in living human tissue outside the absorption range of other, potentially confounding skin chromophores. A system constructed in accordance with the invention includes a source of light for illuminating a localized region of tissue with light that overlaps the absorption bands of a flavonoid compound; a device for detecting the fluorescence emitted by the flavonoid compound resulting from the illumination; and a processor for determining the concentration level of the flavonoid compound based upon the detected fluorescence. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179436 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ABNORMAL TISSUE AND CELLS - An optical system and apparatus for the diagnosis of a biological sample is disclosed. An embodiment of the apparatus includes an optical probe, a probe head distally connectable to the optical probe, the optical probe further comprising at least one optical clement for applying an electromagnetic radiation of a first wavelength to the biological sample, and one or more collection elements positioned proximate the at least one optical element; and an analyzer for analyzing a signal received from the biological sample by the one or more collection elements. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179437 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - Provided is an image capturing apparatus for generating a multi-band image for examining a disease condition which has little amount of information. The image capturing apparatus includes: a variable spectroscopic element capable of varying a wavelength of light to be transmitted; a wavelength band table recording therein wavelength bands corresponded with disease conditions; an observation target identifying section that identifies a disease condition to be observed; a variable spectroscopic element control section that controls the variable spectroscopic element to sequentially transmit light rays of a plurality of wavelengths within a range of a wavelength band recorded in the wavelength band table in correspondence with the disease condition identified by the observation target identifying section; and an image capturing section that sequentially captures images by means of the light rays of a plurality of wavelengths transmitted through the variable spectroscopic element. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179438 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING CARDIORESPIRATORY PARAMETERS - An apparatus, system, and method is disclosed for monitoring the motion, breathing, heart rate of humans in a convenient and low-cost fashion, and for deriving and displaying useful measurements of cardiorespiratory performance from the measured signals. The motion, breathing, and heart rate signals are obtained through a processing applied to a raw signal obtained in a non-contact fashion, typically using a radio-frequency sensor. Processing into separate cardiac and respiratory components is described. The heart rate can be determined by using either spectral or time-domain processing. The respiratory rate can be calculated using spectral analysis. Processing to derive the heart rate, respiratory sinus arrhythmia, or a ventilatory threshold parameter using the system is described. The sensor, processing, and display can be incorporated in a single device which can be worn or held close to the body while exercising (e.g., in a wristwatch or mobile phone configuration), or alternately placed in a fixed piece of exercise equipment at some distance form the body (e.g., in a treadmill dash panel), and may also be integrated with other sensors, such as position locators. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179439 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING A BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURED - A device for altitude correction of a blood pressure measured at a measuring position of a living being has a transmitter, at least three receivers and an evaluating unit. The transmitter emits a signal from close to a measuring position and the at least three receivers receive the signal, wherein the receivers may be mounted to positions at different altitudes of the living being. The evaluating unit corrects the blood pressure measured on the basis of run time or phase differences of the signals received at the at least three receivers. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179440 | Pulsimeter sensor using hall device - The present invention relates to a noninvasive medical pulsimeter sensor using a hall device. By forming a pulse-sensing part array with a hall device as a magnetic sensor, over the skin-contacting part which consists of a magnetic material, the present invention increases the integrity of sensors, enables to understand the spatial characteristics of the pulse which cannot be determined by the conventional pressure sensors, minimize the time for searching the pulse, and is applicable widely to portable pulsimeters and the likes. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179441 | DEVICE CONTROL DEVICE AND DEVICE CONTROL METHOD - A device control device for controlling an on-vehicle device based on a vital sign of a user, the device control device including: a vital sign measurement unit ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100179442 | SYSTEM FOR SENSING, DIAGNOSING AND TREATING PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND METHODS - One method for diagnosing a cardiovascular-related condition in a breathing person comprises interfacing a valve system to the person's airway. The valve system is configured to decrease or prevent respiratory gas flow to the person's lungs during at least a portion of an inhalation event. The person is permitted to inhale and exhale through the valve system. During inhalation, the valve system functions to produce a vacuum within the thorax to increase blood flow back to the right heart of the person, thereby increasing blood circulation and blood pressure. Further, at least one physiological parameter is measured both prior to and while the person inhales and exhales through the valve system. The measured parameters are evaluated to confirm the initial diagnosis of a cardiovascular condition. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179443 | Circuit and method for compensating for an electrode motion artifact - A circuit and method for compensating for an electrode motion artifact in which the electrode motion artifact is generated because impedance between a subject and a measuring electrode changes during measurement of the subject's biosignal, and the electrode motion artifact can be differentially measured and an electrocardiogram signal can be compensated by introducing a predetermined voltage or an electric current to the subject. A circuit and method for compensating electrode motion artifact, which can differentially measure the difference information between impedance components by introducing a predetermined voltage or electric current to a subject, in association with the electrode motion artifact. In this instance, the impedance component is a component of electrode motion artifact and the electrode motion artifact is generated when measuring a biosignal. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179444 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH ADAPTIVE SIGNAL PROCESSING AND ARTIFACT CANCELLATION - A medical device having a sensor sensing an n-dimensional signal during a first known variable condition and during a second known variable condition different from the first known variable condition, a processor performing principal component analysis (PCA) on the sensed n-dimensional signal to generate a first template corresponding to a principal component of variation associated with the first known variable condition and a second template corresponding to a principal component of variation associated with the second known variable condition, a storage device storing the first template and the second template, and a controller detecting a patient condition in response to the stored templates. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179445 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH ADAPTIVE SIGNAL PROCESSING AND ARTIFACT CANCELLATION - A medical device includes one or more sensors used to acquire a multi-dimensional signal. In one embodiment, principal component analysis is performed on the multi-dimensional signal to produce signal data. The principal component analysis results are used to cancel signal artifact in one embodiment. A medical device controller produces one of a therapy control and a diagnostic output in response to the signal data. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179446 | DEVICE AND PROCEDURE FOR VISUAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRESENTATION OF ECG DATA - The analysis of ECG (electrocardiogram) data by exploiting computerized three-dimensional spatial presentation of the measured data using the vector concept. A three-dimensional presentation of the human heart may be correlated with waveforms specific for standard ECG or derived ECG signals based on the dipole approximation of the heart electrical activity. The three-dimensional heart model may be rotated, and the ECG signals are interactively linked to the model. Cardiac ischemia (inadequate blood supply) is detected by calculating an ECG ST-segment vector magnitude or an ST-T spatial angle change of a heart vector from the heart model and comparing these to respective predetermined ischemia criteria, using actual or virtual ECG lead sites. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179447 | METHODS OF MEASUREMENT OF DRUG INDUCED CHANGES IN CARDIAC ION CHANNEL FUNCTION AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS - This invention relates to the healthcare industry and to a novel non-invasive body surface bipolar ECG to monitor the action potential (AP) of the myocardium muscle. The invention uses surface ECG signals to deduce information on the cardiac ion channels, founded on the reconstruction of the epicardial ECG T-wave using a single transfer filter function of the frequency domain. Ion channels conductances obtained are then used to calculate action potential EndAP, EpiAP and MAP of the myocardium. These APs values can in turn be used to calculate post drug transmural dispersion of repolarisation values to giving an indication of possible cardiac arrhythmias. The invention further relates to various apparatus for carrying out the invention, including an array of bipolar electrodes which in use is arranged on the body surface so as to comprise multiples of orthogonally bisecting electrodes. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179448 | Device and Method for Measuring a Physical Parameter in an Anatomic Organ - The invention relates to a device for measuring a physical magnitude (p) in an anatomic organ ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100179449 | MINIATURE STENT-BASED IMPLANTABLE WIRELESS MONITORING DEVICES - A system is provided for the transmission of in vivo arterial pressure, the system comprising: an a pressure sensor whereby in vivo arterial pressure data is collected; a wireless transmitter, whereby the in vivo arterial pressure data is transmitted to be received disposed externally to a patient in which the system is disposed; a stent body, the stent body having an integral antenna, and a power source, whereby power is supplied to the system. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179450 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TESTING A HORSE'S TENDONS AND LIGAMENTS - An apparatus for testing a horse's tendons and ligaments includes a base plate and a rotatable plate with a guide member for receiving and positioning one of a horse's hooves thereon. A rod or lever is provided for manually rotating the rotatable plate up to and include an angle of 55° and a scale or indicator is provided for indicating the angle of rotation. A method for testing the horse's tendons and ligaments is also described. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179451 | ACTIVATION AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR COUPLING TWO MUTUALLY ACTIVATABLE AUTOMATIC INTERVENTION SYSTEMS - Activation and control apparatus ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100179452 | Activity Monitoring Device and Method - A physical activity monitoring method and system in one embodiment includes a communications network, a wearable sensor device configured to generate physiologic data associated with a sensed physiologic condition of a wearer, and to generate context data associated with a sensed context of the wearer, and to transmit the physiologic data and the context data over the communications network, a memory for storing the physiologic data and the context data, a computer and a computer program executed by the computer, wherein the computer program comprises computer instructions for rendering first data associated with the physiologic data and second data associated with the context data, and a user interface operably connected to the computer for rendering the first data and the second data. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179453 | Upper Limb Measurement and Rehabilitation Method and System - A method for measuring an upper limb reaching capability of a user with an impaired limb is provided. Each upper limb is placed at a default position on a horizontal surface. A target is displayed from among a plurality of targets on the horizontal surface. One of the limbs reaches for the target. Limb choice, position information and elapsed time are sensed and recorded. The reaching limb is retracted to the default position. The displaying step through the retracting step are repeated for each of the plurality of targets, wherein each of the plurality of targets is spaced apart. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179454 | Animal Instrumentation - An approach to monitoring, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment or conditioning of animals such as horses does not require use of restrictive equipment such as treadmills or force plates and that can provide either or both of more or less immediate or continuous processing of data to perform the monitoring or diagnosis. One or more wireless sensors are attached to the animal, for example, to measure motion-related parameter associated with one or more parts of the animal. Sensor data is received from the sensors and processed to identify a characteristic of the motion of the animal, such as a quality of gait. The sensor data can also be used to avoid injury to the animal and/or the rider, and to verify the identity of an animal. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179455 | TISSUE TREATMENT APPARATUS WITH FUNCTIONAL MECHANICAL STIMULATION AND METHODS FOR REDUCING PAIN DURING TISSUE TREATMENTS - Apparatus and methods for delivering electromagnetic energy to a patient's tissue with a reduction in the pain experienced by the patient. The tissue treatment apparatus includes a delivery device configured to transfer electromagnetic energy through the skin surface to a region of tissue and a vibration device mechanically coupled with the delivery device. The vibration device is configured to transfer mechanical vibrations through the skin surface to the region of tissue. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179456 | Electromagnetic Massage Head and Human-Like Massager Composed by Electromagnetic Massage Heads - This utility model relates to an electromagnetic massage head and a human massager comprising massage heads. The electromagnetic massage head comprises a strong electromagnetic rotating head and an electromagnetic screw. The electromagnetic screw is equipped with a rotating axial driving part and a fixing part. The strong electromagnetic rotating head is fixed together with the electromagnetic screw rotating driving part and drivable by the electromagnetic screw rotating in an axial direction. By adopting the structure stated above, the electromagnetic massage head and the human massager comprising the electromagnetic massage heads, after being electrified, will rotating under the action of central control equipment's control and loop magnetic force while its iron core is pulled out in an axial direction and via screw groove and the upper cover of electromagnetic screw's salient, can achieve the effect of knead, nip, massage, knock and shake the place being massaged and thus provide a deep massage to the user. Furthermore, the magnetic force of an strong magnetic bead has a certain force for releasing the pain of joint and fatigue by acting on physical points and nerves. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179458 | VIBROACOUSTIC SOUND THERAPEUTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention provides a vibroacoustic sound therapeutic system including an acoustic energy source having means for generating an acoustic drive signal, the acoustic drive signal being characterized by a frequency sweep between a relatively low frequency and a relatively high frequency, and one or more acoustic transducers adapted for operation in a liquid medium, the transducers being responsive to the acoustic drive signal to generate acoustic energy at frequencies corresponding to frequencies of the acoustic drive signal. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179459 | Apparatus For Stimulating the Human Body by Means of Vibrations - In one aspect of the invention, an apparatus for stimulating the human body by means of vibrations comprises a vibrating plate coupled by first elastic elements to an intermediate element. The intermediate element, which can be substantially disk-shaped and has a basic layout similar to that of the vibrating plate, is coupled by second elements to a base plate designed to rest on a support in the operational state of the apparatus. The vibration generator comprises weights rotated by a drive and eccentrically arranged relative to a rotational axis. The shaft that carries the weights is rotatably mounted and preferably coupled directly to the vibrating plate, i.e., without elastic, vibration-dampening elements. In another aspect of the invention, the electric motor that drives the weights is arranged on the base place, for example, rather than on the vibrating plate, and is coupled, for example by means of an articulated shaft, to a shaft on which the weights are arranged. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179460 | MASSAGE DEVICE WITH DUAL MASSAGE UNITS - A massage device includes a housing, a driving unit and two massage units driven by the driving unit. Each massage unit includes a planetary gear disc assembled with a universal joint, an inner gear engaged with the planetary gear disc, and a massage disc assembly disposed on a top of the inner gear and driven by the universal joint. The driving unit drives the planet gear disc to rotate and the universal joint drives the massage disc assembly to rotate, thereby providing kneading massage. The inner gear has an incline top surface. When the planet gear disc drives the inner gear to rotate, the incline top surface makes the massage balls on the massage disc assembly to move up and down, thereby providing patting massage. Thus, the massage device can produce kneading and patting massage actions. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179461 | MICROBUBBLE THERAPY METHOD AND GENERATING APPARATUS - A micro bubble generating system includes a shell having a well for retaining a first liquid to immerse an object. A micro bubble apparatus is provide to the shell for providing a pressurized mixture of a second liquid and a dissolved gas into the well so as to create a plurality of micro bubbles within the first liquid for engaging the object. One method of using micro bubbles includes providing a fluid mixture, including a saturated gas, to a fluid chamber connected a fitting; and producing a plurality of micro bubbles into a fluid. Another method of using micro bubbles includes providing a fluid mixture, including a saturated gas, into an air entrapment chamber; and producing a plurality of micro bubbles into a fluid. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179462 | Stabilizing Brace For Use By Individuals Having Neuromuscular Disorders - A brace for supporting the arms or wrists of a user afflicted with a muscular disorder is provided. The brace generally includes a yoke section having first and second terminal ends and being adapted for positioning over the shoulders and behind the neck of the user, and a pair of opposed arm/wrist supports that extend outwardly from respective ones of the first and second terminal ends of the yoke portion and being adapted to support the arms/wrists of the user. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179463 | Wound Dressing - A wound dressing includes a substantially transparent upper layer, an absorbent layer comprising a plurality of apertures arranged in a lattice pattern, and a low-adherent wound contact layer provided with a plurality of apertures arranged in a lattice pattern such the apertures of this layer are congruent with the apertures of the absorbent layer. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179464 | Valve System - The present invention is directed to a valve that has an orifice closing member adjacent to an orifice through which fluid can flow, a displacement member having a first portion and a second portion, where the first portion is adjacent to the orifice closing member when the valve is in an open position, a first magnet and a second magnet where the first and second magnets are sufficiently proximate to the displacement member to exert a magnetic force on the displacement member, and an actuator for generating a magnetic field to move the displacement member toward the first magnet, cause the first portion to press against the orifice closing member, and cause the orifice closing member to close the orifice. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179465 | Blood Filter Device and Method of Producing the Same - A blood filter device has a housing that includes: a head portion ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100179466 | METHOD FOR SELECTIVE THERMAL TREATMENT - Methods for selective cooling or heating of a target site in the human body include a catheter having a supply elongated element and a delivery elongated element, with inlet and exit ports. Blood is withdrawn from the supply elongated element and cooled or heated in a control unit. The treated blood is sent to the targeted area via delivery elongated element. The supply elongated element can act as an insulator for the treated blood in the delivery elongated element. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179467 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING BLOOD, AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING BLOOD IN A BLOOD LINE OF AN EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD CIRCUIT OF AN EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT DEVICE - The present invention relates to a device for controlling a system for transporting blood, and a method for transporting blood in a blood line of an extracorporeal blood circuit of an extracorporeal blood treatment system. The present invention also relates to an extracorporeal blood treatment device comprising such a system for transporting blood. The method and device according to the present invention are based on the fact that a defined threshold value for the pressure in the blood line should not be exceeded. The system for transporting blood is controlled in such a way the blood in the blood line is transported in a pre-determined volume flow as long as the pressure in the blood line is below the pre-determined threshold value. When the pressure in the blood line reaches the pre-defined threshold value, however, the system for transporting blood is controlled such that a pressure value corresponding to the threshold value is set when the blood is transported in the blood line. As a result, when the threshold value for the pressure is reached, a regulation of the volume flow is replaced by a regulation of the pressure in the blood line. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179468 | Side-by-side lacrimal intubation threader and method - A device to facilitate insertion or threading of a flexible silicone intubation stent into the lacrimal drainage system of a patient. The device has an oblong hollow semi-rigid probe having the flexible stent releasably secured to its blunted distal end. The probe and stent are oriented in a side-by-side configuration and inserted endwise through the punctal opening, down through the nasolacrimal duct and into the nasal cavity. The flexible stent is detached from the distal end of the probe, and the probe withdrawn, leaving the stent in place. The flexible stent can be temporarily secured to the distal end of the probe through a number of means. One preferred way is to friction fit a resilient distal aperture of the stent upon the distal end of the probe and occlude the probe's distal opening. The stent is detached by injecting a pressurized fluid through the channel of the probe thereby forcing the distal end of the stent to pop off. The proximal extremity of the stent is secured in the patient by an integrated or separate punctal anchor. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179469 | Organic Light Emitting Diode Phototherapy Lighting System - A lighting system includes a plurality of organic light emitting diode (OLED) devices. By selecting the plurality of OLED devices, or by selectively controlling the plurality of OLED devices, the color characteristics of the lighting system can be tuned. The lifespan of the lighting system can be improved. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179470 | PRESSURIZED CARBON DIOXIDE BATHING APPARATUS - Provided is a pressurized carbon dioxide bathing apparatus for causing even a small amount of carbon dioxide to be efficiently absorbed from skin of a living body with the structure of a cover suit simplified, and the pressurized carbon dioxide bathing apparatus is to bring carbon dioxide with a concentration of a predetermined value or more into contact with skin of the human body and thereby promote the blood circulation, and is characterized by being comprised of a carbon dioxide supply means | 2010-07-15 |
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. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179472 | Dynamic Pressure Gauged Breast Pump - A breast pump system is disclosed for cyclically applying and simultaneously monitoring the negative pressure imposed while expressing milk from a breast. Structurally, the system includes a breast shield formed with a recess for receiving a breast. Further, a collection reservoir is connected to the recess of the breast shield for receiving milk therefrom. A pump is connected in fluid communication to the recess of the breast shield for applying the negative pressure to the breast. Also, a one-way valve is positioned between the recess and the collection reservoir to permit flow of milk into the collection reservoir while preserving ambient pressure in the collection reservoir. Importantly, a pressure gauge is connected between the pump and the breast shield for monitoring the operational pressure on the breast in real time. Further, a regulator manages the negative pressure applied by the pump in response to the monitored operational pressure. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179473 | HYPODERMIC DRUG DELIVERY RESERVOIR AND APPARATUS - A hypodermic drug delivery apparatus ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100179474 | Device for Storing and Administering Active Substances - A device for storing and administering active substances, including a plurality of reservoirs for respectively accommodating at least one active substance. The reservoirs are disposed in a radial manner with an end face facing the direction of the center of the device. A mechanism is mounted in the device to open and close the reservoirs. A needle-free injection device delivers at least one active substance to a user. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179475 | MEDICAL PRODUCT FOR TREATING STENOSIS OF BODY PASSAGES AND FOR PREVENTING THREATENING RESTENOSIS - A method for coating catheter balloons with a defined amount of a pharmacologically active agent, uses a coating device having a volume measuring device for releasing a measurable amount of a coating solution by means of a dispensing device specifically onto the surface of the catheter balloon. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179476 | CONVEYING DEVICE IN OR FOR AN APPARATUS FOR ADMINISTERING A DRUG - A conveying device in or for an apparatus for administering a product, including a base, a first conveying member which can be moved relative to the base and includes a first thread, a second conveying member which can be moved relative to the base and includes a second thread for a threaded engagement with the first thread, wherein the second thread extends over an axial portion of the second conveying member which is radially flexible in relation to its threaded axis, such that one of the conveying members can be axially inserted into the other in an overlap of the threads, and a blocking member which can be moved relative to the base, wherein one of the blocking member and the second conveying member can be moved relative to the other into a blocking position in which the blocking member radially stiffens the second thread in the threaded engagement in the region of the flexible axial portion and thus secures the threaded engagement. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179477 | System for Protecting Circuitry in High-Temperature Environments - An electrical device for performing a particular function includes a system circuit for performing the function, and a dedicated power supply for providing power to the circuit. Both the system circuit and the power supply are hermetically sealed within a housing. The device within the housing is intended to be sterilized using high temperature, reaching a sterilization temperature. According to the invention, the device includes a thermal switch which is electrically connected between the system circuit and the power supply. The thermal switch is switchable between an open position wherein the system circuit is electrically isolated from the power supply and receives no power therefrom and a closed position wherein the system circuit is electrically connected to the power supply and receives power therefrom. The thermal switch switches from its closed position to its open position in response to the temperature within the housing rising to a predetermined switch-open temperature value. The thermal switch thereafter switches from its open position to its closed position in response to the temperature within the housing cooling to a switch-closed temperature value. With the present invention, the electrical components of a device are automatically protected from thermal damage during sterilization. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179478 | METHOD OF PRODUCING INDWELLING NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND INDWELLING NEEDLE ASSEMBLY - A method of producing an indwelling needle assembly formed by assembling an inner needle having a point only at its tip, an inner needle hub fixed to the base end of the inner needle, a hollow outer needle through which the inner needle is insertable, an outer needle hub fixed to the base end of the outer needle, and an elastic seal member on the outer needle hub effecting sealing when the inner needle is withdrawn. The method involves: inserting the inner needle into the seal member to set the inner needle to an inserted state; applying, in the inserted state, lubricant to the outer peripheral surface of at least that portion of the inner needle which protrudes from the seal member; and axially reciprocating at least one time the inner needle relative to the seal member to cause the lubricant to penetrate the inside of the seal member. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179479 | PLEATED TROCAR SHIELD - A surgical access device or trocar defines an access channel for instruments extending from a proximal end to the distal end thereof. The trocar comprises a cannula and a seal assembly disposed at the proximal end of the cannula. The seal assembly comprises a first or zero seal, a second or instrument seal, and a trocar shield disposed proximally of the first seal and the second seal. The first seal seals the access channel in the absence of an instrument extending therethrough. The second seal seals the access channel in the presence of an instrument extending therethrough. The trocar shield protects the first seal and second seal from damage as an instrument is advanced through the access channel. The trocar shield comprises an open proximal end and a tapered distal end comprising a plurality of longitudinal pleats, converging in an opening. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179480 | VALVE BODY AND MEDICAL TOOL - A valve body formed from an elastic member in the form of an elliptical or circular film (disk shape) has upper and lower surfaces. A first concave portion is formed on the upper surface side of the valve body. The valve body further has an opening and closing section which is opened and closed in response to insertion and pulling out of a dilator and is formed from a first slit, a second slit, a second concave portion and two third concave portions. The second concave portion is formed at a portion of the concave surface side of the valve body corresponding to an intersecting portion, and the third concave portions are formed at the opposite end portions of the first slit. The second concave portion extends, in a thickness wise direction of the valve body, to an intermediate portion of the first slit but not to the second slit. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179481 | SECUREMENT DEVICE FOR A NEONATE - A securement device ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100179482 | UNIVERSAL CATHETER SECUREMENT DEVICE - A universal device for securing a catheter on a patient includes a base which optionally has one or more locating elements for positioning or securing a catheter or catheter fitting of various shapes or sizes. The base optionally includes a recessed or flat receiving area defined by locating elements arranged in any configuration suitable to hold or receive a catheter or catheter fitting, e.g., in a tapering or V shaped formation. Additional locating elements may be positioned elsewhere on the base for receiving or holding a flange or wing of a catheter fitting and preventing its movement in various directions. The base optionally has an angled surface to maintain the desired angle for catheters or catheter fittings in a patient. A cover is removably or permanently connected to the base and may optionally have one or more top openings for receiving tabs or extensions of a catheter fitting. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179483 | MEDICAL ARTICLE SECUREMENT DEVICE - A securement device ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100179484 | Device For Introducing A Catheter Guide Wire Into A Vessel - A device for introducing a catheter guide wire into a vessel of a patient has a connector and a straightener for a J-shaped end of the guide wire, the connector having an axial bore, and its distal end and proximal end permitting a connection of the Luer type to a needle and to a syringe, respectively. The connector supports, on its inside, a sealing valve equipped with a slit, and the axial bore has, in its portion between the sealing valve and the distal end of the connector, a leaktight mating surface, the shape of which is such that it permits liquid-tight mating with the outer surface of the distal end of the straightener, when the latter is introduced into the connector via the sealing valve. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179485 | INJECTION DEVICE - The invention concerns an injection device for apportioning set doses of a drug from a reservoir to a subject. The injection device comprises a housing having an interior thread formed as an outwardly pointing thread carried on an upstanding tower centrally located in the pen shaped device. This outwardly pointing thread forms a first thread connection with the interior thread of the rotatable scale drum. The injection device further comprises a driver for moving the piston rod forward when moved axially. The driver operates the piston rod through a second thread connection having a pitch different than the first thread connection. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179486 | AUTOMATICALLY RETRACTABLE SAFETY INJECTOR FOR NON-LIQUID MATERIAL - A safety injector comprises a needle hub attached by a needle, a hollow barrel for engaging with the needle hub and guiding the needle hub to retract into the hollow barrel, and a plunger combination settled in the hollow barrel. The plunger combination comprises a retractable plunger and a hollow plunger partially telescoped with the retractable plunger, wherein at least one raised portion is formed on an outer wall of the retractable plunger and at a telescoping portion for engaging at least one depression formed on an inner wall of the hollow plunger so that when the plunger combination continuously receives a pushing force after the safety injector is used to perform the injection operation, the retractable plunger can smoothly retract into the hollow plunger. Consequently, a space in the hollow barrel can be spared for accommodating the retracted needle hub. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179487 | SAFETY SYRINGE - Syringe assemblies are described with at least two co-axially positioned cylinders that move relative to one another by action of a spring. Aspects of the syringe assemblies include a protective unit in which a first cylinder of a first length is attached to a second cylinder of shorter second length. In different embodiments, a protective unit is formed of a single or singularly fabricated cylinder. The different protective units may be used with a syringe in which action of a plunger to push a plunger tip into contact with a distal wall of the syringe cylinder to discharge fluid located inside the syringe but does not immediately release the protective unit relative to the syringe cylinder to shield a needle. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179488 | PRESSURE MEASURING SYRINGE - A syringe having an internal pressure gauge comprises a syringe barrel; a piston within the barrel; a spring coupled to the piston at a first position of the spring, the spring having a second portion that is movable in response to fluid pressure within a syringe cavity; and a pressure gauge having an indicator correlated to a plurality of positions of the second portion of the spring to indicate a pressure of a fluid. The spring can be a bellows. The first portion of the spring can be coupled to the piston to form a sliding seal with an inner wall of the syringe, and the second portion of the spring can move longitudinally within the syringe without sealing contact. The syringe can indicate fluid pressures within a range of at least about 5 to 35 cm H | 2010-07-15 |
20100179489 | Needleless luer access connector - A needleless luer access connector is disclosed having a septum disposed in a housing. The septum has a proximal portion with a cross section, a medial portion with a cross section smaller than the cross section of the proximal portion, and a distal portion. A longitudinal slit extends through the septum from the proximal portion to the distal portion. The septum and housing are designed so that septum will not be rotated or removed from the housing when the connector is accessed by a male luer taper. In addition, the septum and housing are designed to bias the slit at the distal portion closed and so a male luer connector does not have to extend completely through the distal portion to open the slit at the distal portion. Finally, the septum and housing are designed to minimize the amount of dead space in the connector when accessed with a male luer taper. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179490 | Ear canal rinsing device - An ear canal flushing device includes a main body with a cavity for storing a liquid and a temperature sensor for indicating when the liquid is within a selected temperature range that will not adversely affect the patient when the liquid contacts the tympanic membrane. A nozzle is removably attachable to the main body where the nozzle includes a distal portion adapted for insertion into the ear canal and an internal nozzle lumen in fluid communication with the opening in the main body. The nozzle also includes at least one discharge port in fluid communication with the internal nozzle lumen wherein when pressure is applied to the main body a volume of the cavity decreases and liquid is forced out of the at least one discharge port such that the ear canal can be rinsed. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179491 | RAPID EXCHANGE CATHETERS USABLE WITH EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICES - Catheters, assemblies, and methods for delivering and recovering embolic protection devices. Catheters are provided that can be advanced over single length guide wires and which can be retracted over single length wire shafts of distal embolic protection devices. One catheter is a two-port catheter having two sidewall ports, a distal end port, and a proximal end port. The two-port catheter can be advanced over a guide wire threaded between the distal end port and the distal sidewall port. An embolic protection device wire shaft can be back loaded into the distal end port and out the proximal sidewall port. A three-port catheter includes a distal end port, and distal, intermediate, and proximal sidewall ports. The distal sidewall port can be dimensioned to accept passage of a filter body through the port. The distal end port can be dimensioned to accept only a guide wire to provide a smooth transition from the guide wire to the small profile distal end. The guide wire can extend between the distal end port and the intermediate port while the filter body shaft can extend through the proximal port, to be distally urged through the distal sidewall port. Another catheter embodiment is a slotted catheter, including a biased, normally open slot over most of its length. The slot can be sufficiently small to resist unwanted transverse movement of a wire through the slot. The slotted catheter can be retracted over a wire by forcing the wire through the resilient slot. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179492 | METHODS FOR INCREASING TRICHOGENICITY OF DERMAL CELLS - Methods for increasing trichogenic activity of populations of dermal cells by inducing local trauma to skin tissue that serves as a source of the dermal cells are provided. Methods for obtaining dermal cells with increased trichogenic activity and for using the disclosed dermal cells to implant into a mammalian host at a site of desired follicle generation are also provided. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179493 | Canister for Receiving Wound Exudate in a Negative Pressure Therapy System - A system to promote the healing of an exuding wound includes a wound dressing, a subatmospheric pressure mechanism, and a collection canister. The wound dressing is dimensioned for positioning relative to a wound bed of a subject. The subatmospheric pressure mechanism includes a control unit disposed within a housing. The control unit includes a vacuum source associated with a vacuum port. The collection canister has an interior wall which defines an internal chamber. The internal chamber is in fluid communication with the vacuum source of the subatmospheric pressure mechanism through the vacuum port and with the wound dressing for collecting exudates removed for the wound bed under influence of the vacuum source. The canister including a baffle mechanism disposed within the internal chamber for dampening the movement of the collected exudates. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179494 | ABSORPTIVE ARTICLE - Provided is an absorptive article, which can be prevented from having a liquid leakage or from being broken at the side edges along its longitudinal direction and which can keep softness at its seal portion thereby to reduce an uncomfortable feeling. In a seal portion formed along the outer peripheral edge of the absorptive article, a plurality of contact-bonded portions are formed at a spacing from each other. Of these plural contact-bonded portions, a first contact-bonded portion and a second contact-bonded portion adjacent to the first contact-bonded portion in the width direction (WD) of the absorptive article are arranged to have a mutually overlapping region in the width direction (WD). | 2010-07-15 |
20100179495 | Reusable Outer Cover For An Absorbent Article - Reusable cover for an absorbent article providing two or more features selected from maintaining skin condition, fitting a range of wearer shapes and sizes, being easily applied, providing conforming fit, and providing sustained fit. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179496 | Disposable Absorbent Insert for Two-Piece Wearable Absorbent Article - A wearable absorbent article having features for the containment and absorption of bodily exudates. The article may comprise an outer cover and an absorbent insert. The outer cover may be formed of durable or semi-durable materials and be launderable. The insert may be disposable. The insert may have containment and absorption features that prevent soiling of the outer cover by the wearer's exudates, so that the outer cover may be reused after an exudation event and change of inserts. The insert and/or the outer cover may have features to enhance containment, absorption, economy of materials and/or fit that make them asymmetric about their respective lateral axes, and may have features that direct a user to install the insert and/or the outer cover with correct front-rear orientation relative the wearer. Articles of commerce including packages of outer covers and/or inserts in varying combinations of numbers and features are also described. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179497 | COMPOSTABLE DIAPERING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A two-piece diaper system which is partially or wholly compostable is provided. The system has a re-usable shell and a removable and replaceable absorbent pad, parts or all of which are manufactured of compostable material. The re-usable shell consists of a non-absorbent outer liquid impervious shell, as in a standard disposable diaper but without an integral central absorben layer which is exposed to liquids in the crotch area. A separate disposable absorbent pad is provided in the central crotch area of the disposable diaper which is not sandwiched in the shell. By making the shell re-usable, the cost of using the diaper system is reduced, to permit the use of compostable materials. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179498 | Reusable Wearable Absorbent Articles With Anchoring Systems - Reusable wearable absorbent articles with anchoring systems. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179499 | Reusable Outer Covers For Wearable Absorbent Articles - Reusable outer covers for wearable absorbent articles. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179500 | Two-Piece Wearable Absorbent Article - A wearable absorbent article having features for the containment and absorption of bodily exudates. The article may comprise an outer cover and an absorbent insert. The outer cover may be formed of durable or semi-durable materials and be launderable. The insert may be disposable. The insert may have containment and absorption features that prevent soiling of the outer cover by the wearer's exudates, so that the outer cover may be reused after an exudation event and change of inserts. The insert and/or the outer cover may have features to enhance containment, absorption, economy of materials and/or fit that make them asymmetric about their respective lateral axes, and may have features that direct a user to install the insert and/or the outer cover with correct front-rear orientation relative the wearer. Articles of commerce including packages of outer covers and/or inserts in varying combinations of numbers and features are also described. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179501 | Outer Cover for Two-Piece Wearable Absorbent Article - A wearable absorbent article having features for the containment and absorption of bodily exudates. The article may comprise an outer cover and an absorbent insert. The outer cover may be formed of durable or semi-durable materials and be launderable. The insert may be disposable. The insert may have containment and absorption features that prevent soiling of the outer cover by the wearer's exudates, so that the outer cover may be reused after an exudation event and change of inserts. The insert and/or the outer cover may have features to enhance containment, absorption, economy of materials and/or fit that make them asymmetric about their respective lateral axes, and may have features that direct a user to install the insert and/or the outer cover with correct front-rear orientation relative the wearer. Articles of commerce including packages of outer covers and/or inserts in varying combinations of numbers and features are also described. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179502 | Reusable Wearable Absorbent Articles With Anchoring Subsystems - Reusable wearable absorbent articles with anchoring subsystems. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179503 | Reusable Outer Cover For An Absorbent Article Having Zones Of Varying Properties - An absorbent article having a reusable outer cover and, optionally, an absorbent insert. The reusable outer cover has zones of varying properties. The properties of the different zones are varied to provide different performance features in different parts of the outer cover. The outer cover with zones of varying properties may provide competing or contradictory functionalities for improved comfort, fit, leakage protection, and aesthetic appeal. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179504 | Pliable plastic film and container using the same - A pliable plastic film according to the present invention comprises a heat sealable sealing layer, wherein the sealing layer is made of a mixture of a propylene-α-olefin random copolymer having a crystalline melting point T | 2010-07-15 |
20100179505 | MULTI-CHAMBER CONTAINER - A multi-chamber container having an outlet port, which is usually closed and is opened in cooperation with an expanded deformation of the bag upon the opening of the medical bag and aiming to obtain more reliable opening of the medical bag upon the separation of the partition wall. The outlet port firmly welded to a strong seal | 2010-07-15 |
20100179506 | VIAL ADAPTER ELEMENT - A vial adapter element for use in a drug mixing system including a body, a vial connection port extending from the body, a hollow vial puncturing spike that protrudes into the vial connection port and is in fluid communication with a syringe-adapter-element connection port that extends from the body, and a plurality of resilient tongues spaced around an inner wall of the body, the tongues being located in gaps formed in the inner wall of the body. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179507 | Syringe and method of use - A syringe and a method of using the syringe are disclosed. The syringe includes a longitudinal body having proximal and distal ends and including an aperture between the proximal and distal ends. An injectable material, such as an adhesive bone cement, may be loaded into the body of the syringe through the aperture. After the injectable material is inserted, the aperture may be closed by covering the aperture with an aperture cover. The aperture cover may be configured to slide into a position covering the aperture, or the aperture cover may be placed in a position covering the aperture, such as by pivoting about a hinge. After the aperture is closed, the injectable material may be dispensed from the distal end of the syringe body by depressing a plunger. Depressing the plunger may initiate the closing of the aperture, or the aperture may be closed independently of plunger movement. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179508 | PACKING FOR AN INFUSION SET AND METHOD OF APPLYING AN INFUSION SET - The present invention relates to a packing for an infusion set. An infusion set for intermittent or continuous administration of a therapeutical substance, such as insulin, comprises an infusion part having a cannula penetrating the skin of a patient and a connector which connects the infusion part with a medical device such as an adaptor for a syringe or an insulin pump. The insertion of the infusion part will be performed with an insertion needle which is delivered together with the infusion part under sterile conditions. The packaging comprises an impenetrable part ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100179509 | INTRATHECAL CATHETER HAVING A STYLET WITH A CURVED TIP AND METHOD OF USE - An apparatus includes a catheter for an intrathecal drug delivery system and a stylet having a curved forward end. Preferably, the curved forward end has a shape in the form of a “J” or a “C.” Also preferably, the catheter has a distal end that conforms to the curved forward end of the stylet. Thus, the present invention provides a catheter having a blunt forward end that minimizes the risk of penetrating the substance of the spinal cord. Additionally, the curved forward end of the stylet can be formed of a springy material so that it straightens out during the processes of insertion through a guide needle and retraction from the needle. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179510 | APPARATUS FOR FORMING AN ANASTOMOSIS - A surgical instrument, for forming an anastomosis between first and second lumens in a patient, includes a first catheter, a second catheter, a hollow needle, a guide wire, an inflatable member, and a hollow sleeve. The first catheter includes at least one first opening, which may be configured to slidably receive the hollow needle and the guide wire, which may be disposed within the hollow portion of the needle, and at least one second opening. The hollow needle includes a rotary needle. The inflatable member is mounted near the distal end of the first catheter and is in fluid communication with the second opening. The magnet is polarized such that magnetic attraction occurs perpendicular to an axis of the cylindrical body. The hollow sleeve is configured to retain at least a portion of the inflatable member, the guide wire, the hollow needle, and the magnet. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179511 | APPLICATOR FOR ORO-PHARYNGEAL ANESTHETIC - An anesthetic dispensing device ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100179512 | CATHETER STEERING/INSERTION MECHANISM - A catheter steering/insertion mechanism ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100179513 | Apparatus, System, and Method for Providing a Catheter - An apparatus is provided and, in one example embodiment, includes a catheter coupled to a channel. The catheter includes a first set of holes in which materials may pass. The channel defines a pathway that extends along a portion of the catheter. The channel can interface with a second set of holes that are different from the first set of holes and access to the channel occurs via the second set of holes and not the first set of holes. The channel receives a substance that is delivered to an area close to or at the area in which the channel resides and the substance is delivered via the second set of holes. In more specific embodiments, the catheter includes a distal end that is rounded. In still other embodiments, the second set of holes are spaced equidistant from one another, and the channel interfaces with a syringe that delivers the substance. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179514 | VALVE CONNECTOR FOR MEDICAL LINES - A valve connector for medical infusion lines including a tubular body ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100179515 | TISSUE ROLL SCAFFOLDS - An apparatus and system for treating a wound having a cavity is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a scaffold including a scaffold lamina and a tissue lamina wherein the scaffold lamina forms a laminate in fluid communication with the tissue lamina. The laminate is rolled into a generally cylindrical shape having two end surfaces. The apparatus further comprises a manifold having a port for coupling to a source of reduced pressure and that is positioned in fluid communication with the scaffold to provide reduced pressure to the scaffold lamina and the wound. The apparatus also comprises a drape formed of substantially impermeable material to cover the scaffold and the manifold within the wound. A method for treating a wound having a cavity is also disclosed and comprises positioning a scaffold lamina adjacent a tissue lamina to form a laminate in fluid communication with the tissue lamina, rolling the laminate into a generally cylindrical shape having two end surface, and positioning the scaffold within the cavity of the wound to provide reduced pressure to the wound. The method further comprises positioning a manifold in fluid communication with the scaffold to provide reduced pressure to the scaffold lamina and the wound. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179516 | Assemblies, systems, and methods for vacuum assisted internal drainage during wound healing - Assemblies, systems, and methods convey fluid from an internal wound site or body cavity by applying negative pressure from a source outside the internal wound site or body cavity through a wound drain assembly that is placed directly inside the internal wound site or body cavity. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179517 | CATHETER - The catheter of the present invention includes a first end with a rounded top, a second end, and a plurality of segments between the first end and the second end. The catheter may also include a connection to a medical device. Each segment has a first tapered surface with a diameter increasing from a first edge to the tapered surface edge and second tapered surface with a diameter decreasing from the tapered surface edge to a second edge. The taper surface edge has the widest diameter of the segment. The widest section of the segment is approximately between 4 mm and 6 mm inclusive for the urethral catheter. A maximum length of the segment is approximately 1.5 times the length of the diameter of the segment at the tapered surface edge. The length of the second tapered surface is greater than the length of the first tapered surface. | 2010-07-15 |
20100179518 | Microelectrode-Equipped Subdural Therapeutic Agent Delivery Strip - An apparatus for treating the brain, comprises a first fluid delivery device including a distal end sized and shaped for placement at a first target site between a dura mater and a pia mater of the brain, the first fluid delivery device including a first fluid lumen extending to a first outlet port in the distal end to deliver fluids to a first target location and a first microelectrode mounted within the distal end of the first fluid delivery device for movement between an insertion position in which a first distal tip of the first microelectrode is received within the first fluid delivery device and a deployed position in which the first microelectrode extends out of the first fluid delivery device with the first distal tip thereof penetrating the pia mater to a first electrode target position in the cerebral cortex. | 2010-07-15 |