| 43rd week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 58 |
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| 20080262375 | Apparatus For Measuring Tissue Samples Electrical Impedance - Apparatus for measuring the electrical impedance of a tissue sample comprises a probe and a sheath comprising an elongated tubular body having one closed end and one open end providing an internal cavity. The sheath is composed of a material which when contacted with a tissue sample is capable of providing a conductive path through the sheath between the electrodes and the tissue sample. The resistivity of the material forming the sheath when contacted with the tissue sample is greater than the resistivity of the tissue sample. The probe is received within the internal cavity of the sheath. The sheath is impervious to bacteria and viruses. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262376 | WIRELESS SENSOR SYSTEM FOR MONITORING SKIN CONDITION USING THE BODY AS COMMUNICATION CONDUIT - Devices and methods for measuring a local skin parameter or the presence or concentration of an analyte present in a biological medium are disclosed. A monitoring system comprising disposable sensor components and a network component for the collection of sensor information and for relaying this information for remote access and analysis is disclosed, where the sensor components and the network component communicate using the wearer as a signal propagation medium. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262377 | Respiratory System for Inducing Therapeutic Hypothermia - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling a patient's body temperature and in particular for inducing therapeutic hypothermia. Various embodiments of the system are described. The system includes: a source of breathing gas, which may be in the form of a compressed breathing gas mixture; a heat exchanger or other heating and/or cooling device; and a breathing interface, such as a breathing mask or tracheal tube. Optionally, the system may include additional features, such as a mechanical respirator, a nebulizer for introducing medication into the breathing gas, a body temperature probe and a feedback controller. The system can use air or a specialized breathing gas mixture, such as He/O | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262378 | IMPLANTABLE THERAPY DELIVERY SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE TEMPERATURE SENSORS - A system includes an implantable medical device and an implantable therapy delivery element. The device includes a housing, electronics disposed in the housing, and a first temperature sensor operably coupled to the electronics and located in proximity to the housing. The element has a proximal end portion configured to be operably couplable to the device and a distal end portion configured to be placed in a patient at a location removed from the device. A second temperature sensor located on the element between the proximal end and the distal end. The second temperature sensor is operably couplable to the electronics. The electronics are configured to compare a value associated with the first temperature sensed by the first temperature sensor to a value associated with the second temperature sensed by the second temperature sensor. The system may be used for monitoring an infection in proximity to the device. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262379 | REFINED INFECTION MONITORING - A method for monitoring infection in proximity to an implanted medical device includes monitoring an indicator of infection in proximity to the device and determining whether a value associated the indicator of infection crosses a first threshold indicative of infection. The method further includes detecting an event associated with the device. The event is capable of affecting the indicator of infection. The method also includes determining whether the value associated with the indicator of infection crosses a second threshold indicative of infection if the event is detected. The method may further include issuing an alert if (i) the first threshold is crossed and the event is not detected, or (ii) the second threshold is crossed and the event is detected. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262380 | BASELINE ACQUISITION FOR INFECTION MONITORING - A method includes obtaining a baseline value for an indicator of infection in proximity to an implantable medical device and monitoring the indicator of infection in proximity to the device. The method further includes determining whether the monitored indicator is indicative of infection in proximity to the device. The determination as to whether the monitored indicator is indicative of infection includes comparing a value associated with the monitored indicator to the baseline value. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262381 | Infant SID Monitor Based On Accelerometer - Techniques, devices and systems that monitor the orientation and breathing of an infant and wirelessly communicate the orientation/breathing data to a caregiver through a wireless interface to request intervention if an unsafe situation is detected. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262382 | Method and Apparatus for Acoustical Outer Ear Characterization - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for characterizing acoustical properties of an outer ear | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262383 | NEEDLE ASSEMBLY WITH SEPARABLE HANDLE - A needle assembly comprising an outer cannula having a restraining element, an inner rod capable of being removably inserted into a hollow cross-section of the outer cannula, a handle having a flexible restraining member with a restraining nub and a protruding element whereby a force applied to the protruding element disengages the restraining nub from the outer cannula restraining element and the handle can be removed and attached to the outer cannula. Other embodiments of the invention comprise a strike cap integrally connected to the inner rod whereby a force applied to the strike cap is directly transferred to the inner rod. Other embodiments of the invention comprise a rod attachment member connected to the inner rod and the handle having at least one handle attachment element whereby the inner rod attachment member cooperates with the handle attachment element to removably attach the inner rod to the handle. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262384 | Method and Devices for Screening Cervical Cancer - The present invention provides multi-parameter analysis methods for determining the presence or absence of pre-cancerous or cancerous cells in a cervical sample and for screening cervical abnormality in a cervical sample. The invention also provides an apparatus and automated methods for screening cervical abnormality in a sample. The invention further provides a sampling device and a sample collection assembly for collecting cell samples, including cervical samples. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262385 | Backflow Preventing Structure of a Blood Sampler, Luer Adapter, Blood Sampling Needle and Blood Sampling Holder - A backflow preventing structure of a blood sampler capable of preventing backflow of blood positively without causing a significant increase in the number of components and cost. The backflow preventing structure of a blood sampler comprises a hub ( | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262386 | ANALYTICAL SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AN ANALYTE IN A BODY FLUID AND DISPOSABLE INTEGRATED PUNCTURING AND ANALYZING ELEMENT - An analytical system for detecting an analyte in a body fluid comprises a disposable integrated puncturing and analyzing element and a reusable analytical system. The integrated puncturing and analyzing element includes a puncturing element having a tip for generating a puncture wound in a body part and an elongated flat test strip having a top side and a bottom side. The analyzing instrument having a housing has a holder for holding an integrated puncturing and analyzing element, and a coupling unit which is provided such as to couple the puncturing element to a drive by means of which a puncturing movement of the puncturing element is driven, during which it is moved on a path of movement in the puncturing direction during an advancement phase and, after reaching a reversal point of the puncturing movement, is moved opposite to the puncturing direction in a return phase. The puncturing element is arranged to be parallel to the test strip and such as to be mobile with respect to the test strip along the movement path. The integrated puncturing and analyzing element is held in the holder such that, in a sample application position of the test strip, the top side of the test strip is facing upward and, in a puncturing position of the test strip, the tip of the puncturing element is moved beyond an end of the test strip which is its front end in the puncturing direction, in order to generate a puncture wound in a body part. A sample application area for manual application of a drop exiting from the puncture wound of the body part is provided on the top side of the test strip such that, in the sample application position, the drop is applied to the sample application area from directly above. The housing is shaped to allow access to the sample application area of a test strip positioned in the sample application position, and to allow access to the front end of a test strip which is positioned in the puncturing position. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262387 | PUNCTURING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a puncturing system for generating a puncture wound for obtaining a sample of a body fluid, comprising a press-on part to be pressed onto a body part in which a puncture wound is to be generated, a triggering means, by the actuation of which a user can trigger a puncturing motion of a puncturing element after the press-on part is pressed on, and a testing facility for determining at least one test parameter on which a sample-obtaining probability depends. A securing facility is also provided that, in a locked state, locks the triggering means such that no puncturing motion can be triggered, and, in a triggering state, releases the triggering means such that a puncturing motion can be triggered by actuation thereof, whereby the securing facility is transitioned from the locked state to the triggering state by the testing facility when the test parameter determined by the testing facility meets defined minimum requirements. A signaling facility is also provided for signaling a transition of the securing facility to the triggering state and/or for signaling that the securing facility is in the triggering state. The invention also relates to a method for preparing a puncturing system for generating a puncture wound. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262388 | Puncturing System For Collecting Body Fluid Sample - The invention relates to a microsampler puncturing system for collecting a body fluid from a body part, comprising a sample collection unit having a piercing element, and a puncturing instrument having a drive, by which a sample collection unit is movable on a movement path for piercing the piercing element into the skin of the body part and withdraw it again by means of a piercing and retraction movement, a setting device for setting the puncturing depth of the piercing wound to be generated, and a control device for controlling the piercing and retraction movement having the following sequentially executed movement phases: a forward phase (V), in which the piercing element is pierced up to a defined puncturing depth (dm), a retraction phase (R | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262389 | MONITORING CONDITIONS OF A PATIENT'S URINARY SYSTEM - A monitoring system and method are presented for use in monitoring a condition of a patient's urinary system. The monitoring system comprises an acoustic assembly comprising at least one acoustic receiver adapted for continuously receiving acoustic signals during a patient's urination and generating data indicative thereof. The monitoring system also includes a control unit that is in communication with said acoustic assembly. The control unit is configured and operable for analyzing said generated data indicative of the continuously received acoustic signals during a patient's urination, obtaining a time variation of the acoustic signal during the urination and determining a corresponding spectral data of the acoustic signal. The control unit further analyzes the spectral data and, upon detecting at least one first signal peak corresponding to a condition of turbulence in the urine flow, determining a relation between said first signal peak and a second signal peak corresponding to a condition of laminar urine flow. Based on said relation, the control unit determines the condition of a patient's low urinary system and generating output data indicative thereof. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262390 | Fiducials for placement of tissue closures - Fiducial markings are placed on a patient to identify surgical parameters such as locations for an incision or a surgical closure. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262391 | INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF VOCAL TISSUES - The present invention provides an instrument and method for measuring the viscoelastic properties of vocal tissues. A contact tip is attached to the tissue of interest and the linearly oscillated. Some of the linear oscillation results in the application of shear force to the tissue. A position sensor and a force sensor send signals from the instrument to a processor that can be used to calculate material properties of the tissue being tested, such as viscoelastic constants. This instrument and related method can be of assistance for in vivo measurements of tissues for diagnosis or corrective surgery. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262392 | CALIBRATION TECHNIQUES FOR ACTIVITY SENSING DEVICES - Improved techniques and systems to calibrate an electronic device that is providing activity sensing are disclosed. The activity being sensed can, for example, correspond to walking or running by a user. In one embodiment, calibration can be performed by a portable electronic device so that activity data it receives from a remote sensor device can be more accurately processed. The improved techniques and systems to calibrate can be used to monitor, process, present and manage data captured by a remote sensor. The portable electronic device can also offer a convenient user interface that can be visual and/or audio based, customized to a particular application, user-friendly and/or dynamic. The portable electronic device can pertain to a portable media player and thus also provide media playback. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262393 | Radiant Therapeutic Heating Apparatus - A radiant therapeutic heating apparatus may include a radiant heat generating layer having a plane surface including an infrared radiator adapted to radiate heat evenly from its surface, a pair of flexible electrically insulating and radiation-permeable layers located adjacent and covering opposite sides of the layer, a thermal insulation layer disposed against and covering one of the electrically insulating layers, and a sealed radiation permeable envelope enclosing the heating apparatus. The flexible heat generating layer may include a fiberglass material impregnated with a resistive material, which material may provide a surface temperature, when current is conducted therethrough, of no greater than about 54 degrees Celsius. Current limiting thermostats may be provided to prevent energy and temperature spikes. A stiffening element may help protect the components, and may orient portions of a user's body (such as, e.g., but not limited to, the wrist for repetitive strain injuries) in a therapeutic position. The heating apparatus may be used on animals such as, e.g., but not limited to, mammals, including pets, humans, horses and/or other living beings and/or creatures. The apparatus may be oriented as a blanket, and may incorporate, e.g., a rheostat, high-low, analog, digital, or other power control switch. It may be used for warming kennels, for treating hypothermia, for relieving neck, shoulder and/or back pain. It may be used for pre- post- and during, operative care. It may be combined with other therapy such as, e.g., massage and/or vibration. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262394 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PHOTOTHERAPY - There is provided a phototherapy apparatus, in which the therapeutic light is delivered through or in proximity to one or more massage components. The massage component provides mechanical massage to the subject biological tissue and modifies the properties of the subject tissue in thickness, density, etc. to facilitate the absorption of the therapeutic light and enhance the effect of the phototherapy procedure. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262395 | Therapeutic Apparatus and a Method of Treatment Using the Apparatus - A therapeutic apparatus is disclosed including a tank arranged to hold a body of fluid being sufficiently deep to submerge an upright person at least up to their neck; and means for agitating the fluid to effect a perturbation massage upon a person submerged in the fluid to mobilise toxins in the person's lymph system. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262396 | Vibrational Support Surface - A vibration and modulation system is provided for an array of air cells. The vibration and modulation system includes an air source, a high-pressure reservoir in fluid communication with the air source, and at least one valve coupled between the high-pressure air source and the array of air cells. A control assembly is coupled with the at least one valve and selectively controls a position of the valve to effect a vibratory action in the array of air cells. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262397 | MASSAGING HEAD AND MOTORIZED ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SAME - A massage assembly includes a motorized device having a drive arrangement configured to drive a massage head of the assembly. According to a preferred example, the massage head includes a plate provided with through openings and massage elements, each mounted in a through opening of the plate. The plate includes, around its perimeter, a relief for reversible mounting in the motorized device. The drive arrangement includes a rocker with a transmission surface against which the massage elements bear, with transmission surface oscillating about a pivot axis. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262398 | BODY MASSAGER - One embodiment provides a body massager with a backrest, a lower torso massager, and an upper torso massager. The upper torso massager extends from the backrest for imparting a massage effect to the upper torso of the user. A biasing member is connected to the backrest and the upper torso massager for urging the upper torso massager into contact with the user. Another embodiment provides a body massager with a housing having a first guide oriented generally in a longitudinal direction of the housing. A carriage cooperates with the guide for limited longitudinal translation. A motor translates the carriage along the guide. A second guide is canted relative to a longitudinal direction of the housing. A massage member is supported on the carriage and cooperates with the second guide such that as the carriage is translated along the guide, the massage member is translated transversely relative to the carriage. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262399 | Medical device - A self-contained mechanical prophylaxis device and method is provided in which a non-rigid extremity compression sleeve, such as an elastic stocking is provided with an inflatable bladder system to apply pressure to the extremity, and inflation and control components are provided on or in stocking itself. The inflation and control components are preferably located within a common housing and held within a pouch or pocket on or near the compression sleeve. One or more bladders may be pneumatically inflated by the inflation components, which respond to inflation and/or venting commands issued by the control component. Preferably, the bladders are inflated in a sequential pattern to enhance the effectiveness of the VTED protection. The control program may include a single inflation control program, or may be one of several selectable control programs provided to the control component. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262400 | COMPOSITE MOLDABLE SPLINT AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - A composite moldable splint having at least a first splinting member with an inner foam layer, an intermediate thermoplastic layer, and an external securing layer. The inner foam layer provides a soft, moisture transmitting, non-latex padding. The intermediate thermoplastic layer provides remoldable shape, and rigidity and strength after heat forming and cooling. The outer securing layer, preferably covered with continuous loop fabric suitable for hook and loop fastening, provides an essentially infinite plurality of attachment points for retaining straps including at least a section of hook fastening material for holding the splint in place. The layers of the composite moldable splint are preferably heat welded to form a strong unitary structure that is resistant to delamination. Composite moldable splints utilizing multiple splinting members are described. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262401 | ORTHOSIS/ORTHESES - An orthesis with a base plate designed to fit the body of an orthesis wearer enables improved handling and storage. The base plate being provided on at least one side with a fastening mechanism for rigid connection with a separate extension piece for enlarging the base plate and the extension piece to be connected to the base plate. The extension piece also provided with a similar fastening mechanism, such that multiple extension pieces may be connected together. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262402 | Method and Apparatus For Dynamic Scoliosis Orthosis - The invention is a three-contact-point dynamic scoliosis orthosis (DSO) brace to aid physicians treating scoliosis. A pelvic mold and two pads, one positioned above the apex of the spine curvature, the other positioned orthogonal to the apex of the spine curvature provide the anchor points on opposite sides of the curve. The pad orthogonal to the curve's apex is adjustable. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262403 | SLEEVE WITH LINING LAYER FOR BODY PART PROTECTION OR CARE - A protective sleeve is provided for the care of fingers, toes or other parts of the body. The sleeve is made of a piece of fabric, preferably including thermoplastic fibers. The piece of fabric includes opposite edges which are assembled to form the body of the sleeve. At least one lining layer, preferably of viscoelastic gel, is fixed onto a face of the piece of fabric, such that the layer at least partially covers the assembled edges of the piece of fabric. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262404 | Gantry jockstrap - An undergarment for men providing an improved method of support for male genitalia during physical activity. The design comprises a wider pouch, a lowered V-waistband and a unique cross over sewing pattern for the leg straps which provide increased support and comfort for the wearer especially during activity. All parts of the design are made using a single type of cotton-lycra or microfiber fabric. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262405 | Extracorporeal Circuit - An extracorporeal circuit, which makes it possible to efficiently collect priming solution by displacing the priming solution with blood after the priming solution is fed to the extracorporeal circuit to prime the extracorporeal circuit, includes a circuit body including first and second tubes, a feed bag that feeds the priming solution, a blood reservoir in which a liquid is temporarily stored, a third tube that branches out from the middle of the first tube, and a collection bag which communicates with the third tube and into which the priming solution is collected through the third tube. After the priming solution is fed from the feed bag to prime at least a housing, when the priming solution in the housing is displaced by blood, the priming solution in the housing is transferred and collected in the collection bag due to a height difference between the liquid level and the collection bag. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262406 | SECUREMENT DEVICE FOR SHUNT CATHETER AND IMPLANTATION METHOD THEREFOR - The invention relates to implantable systems for securing shunt catheters. The implantable system and device functions to maintain shunt patency and thus, shunt catheter malfunction due to obstruction is prevented | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262407 | Lubricated Tampon Applicator - An applicator includes a barrel having an outer surface, an insertion end, and an opposed gripper end; a fluid lubricant disposed in fluid communication with a portion of the outer surface of the barrel; and optionally a plunger arranged and configured to be moveable within the barrel to expel an insertable device from the barrel and into a body cavity. Methods of delivering an insertable device into a body cavity may include the steps of moving a plunger into an insertion member to dispense fluid lubricant to the outer surface of the insertion member; the step of inserting an insertion member portion having encapsulated lubricant on an outer surface thereof into a body cavity thereby rupturing the capsule; and/or the steps of moving a plunger into an insertion member, rupturing a reservoir containing fluid lubricant, moving the fluid lubricant toward the outer surface of the insertion member, and inserting the insertion member into the body cavity. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262408 | Multi-Constituent Packaging with Applicator - A packaging for at least two constituents has a tubular or bag-shaped packaging element ( | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262409 | HIGH FLOW RATE DISPOSABLE CASSETTE HEAT EXCHANGER - A system and method for manufacturing a heat exchanger is disclosed. In some embodiments, the heat exchanger comprises a casing with a serpentine pathway, a membrane enclosed by the casing, an inlet tube or value for fluid to enter the heat exchanger, and an outlet tube or value for fluid to exit the heat exchanger. In other embodiments, the method comprises attaching a plurality of tubes or valves to a flexible container, creating an asymmetric passage in a rigid shell, enclosing the flexible container within the shell, and sealing the shell. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262410 | THROMBECTOMY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A thrombectomy system may include an elongate shaft that defines a high pressure lumen and a low pressure lumen. The high pressure lumen may terminate near an end of the low pressure lumen. An expandable capture basket may be disposed near the end of the low pressure lumen. A thrombectomy apparatus may include an elongate shaft, an evacuation lumen extending within the elongate shaft and a high pressure lumen extending within the elongate shaft. A capture apparatus may be disposed within a wire lumen that extends within the elongate shaft such that the capture apparatus extends distally from the wire lumen. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262411 | DYNAMIC NERVE STIMULATION IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER EATING DISORDER TREATMENT MODALITIES - A method for the treatment of obesity or other disorders by electrical activation or inhibition of nerves is disclosed. This activation or inhibition can be accomplished by stimulating a nerve using an electrode. The method further comprises performing a surgical procedure and/or administering a weight loss drug. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262412 | Internal medical devices for delivery of therapeutic agent in conjunction with a source of electrical power - The invention generally relates to internal (e.g., implantable, insertable, etc.) drug delivery devices which contain the following: (a) one or more sources of one or more therapeutic agents; (b) one or more first electrodes, (c) one or more second electrodes and (d) one or more power sources for applying voltages across the first and second electrodes. The power sources may be adapted, for example, to promote electrically assisted therapeutic agent delivery within a subject, including electroporation and/or iontophoresis. In one aspect of the invention, the first and second electrodes are adapted to have tissue of a subject positioned between them upon deployment of the medical device within the subject, such that an electric field may be generated, which is directed into the tissue. Furthermore, the therapeutic agent sources are adapted to introduce the therapeutic agents into the electric field. In another aspect, the therapeutic agent sources are polymeric regions that contain one or more types of ion-conductive polymers and one or more types of charged therapeutic agents. In yet another aspect, the therapeutic agent sources are polymeric regions that contain one or more types of electrically conductive polymers and one or more types of charged therapeutic agents. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262413 | Method For Supplying Oxygenated Water To Promote Internal Healing - Oxygenated aqueous fluids are provided by passing aqueous hydrogen peroxide through a device containing a hydrogen peroxide decomposition catalyst. The oxygenated fluid is then used to elevate oxygen tension in a patient in need thereof. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262414 | SINGLE USE APPLICATOR CARTRIDGE FOR AN ELECTROKINETIC DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELF ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICAMENTS - An applicator cartridge for use with a device for electrokinetically delivering a medicament to a treatment site, the cartridge including: an applicator head including an active electrode, and a conductive path extending between a pair of electrical contacts, wherein the electrical contacts electrically engage respective contacts on the device when the cartridge is inserted into the device; a matrix support surface of said applicator head adjacent the active electrode; a matrix attached to the matrix support surface and in contact with the active electrode, the matrix having an exposed surface adapted to be applied to the treatment site; a medicament or a medicament and an electrically conductive carrier carried by said matrix; a removable lid covering the exposed surface of the matrix and sealed to the applicator head, the lid is conductively coupled to the applicator head and completes the conductive path on the applicator head, wherein removal of the lid breaks the conductive path. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262415 | ENHANCED WOUND HEALING - A method comprising non-systemic localized administration of a pharmaceutically acceptable formulation and effective concentration of at least one neurostimulatory and/or neuroprotective macrolide or other agent for a duration sufficient to enhance viability, confer protection, reduce scar formation, reduce degeneration and/or enhance regeneration of neural cells, and/or stimulate sensation. The method may be used to reduce scarring in a burn or a surgically created wound or a due to infection with an agent that results in scarring. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262416 | Microneedle Arrays and Methods of Preparing Same - A microneedle array having a substrate and a plurality of microneedles extending out from the substrate with a multi-phase matrix coating on at least a portion of the microneedle surface of the microneedle array. The multi-phase matrix coating comprises an active substance and has a first solid phase and a liquid phase. The first solid phase comprises a water-soluble polymer. Also, a method of providing an active substance- containing matrix coating on a microneedle array in which a water-soluble polymer is applied to the microneedle surface of the array to form a dried coating of water-soluble polymer. A coating solution comprising an active substance, a liquid capable of phase separating from the water-soluble polymer, and a carrier fluid is prepared and applied to the dried coating of water-soluble polymer. At least a portion of the carrier fluid is removed from the array. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262417 | NEEDLELESS SYRINGE - The invention provides a device which seeks to ensure that substantially all the particles delivered avoid interaction with the so-called “starting process”. There is provided a needleless injection device comprising a driver chamber ( | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262418 | Automated Therapy System and Method - An automated therapy system having an infusion catheter; a sensor adapted to sense a patient parameter; and a controller communicating with the sensor and programmed to control flow output from the infusion catheter into a patient based on the patient parameter without removing fluid from the patient. The invention also includes a method of controlling infusion of a fluid to a patient. The method includes the following steps: monitoring a patient parameter with a sensor to generate a sensor signal; providing the sensor signal to a controller; and adjusting fluid flow to the patient based on the sensor signal without removing fluid from the patient. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262419 | Breast Cap Part And Breast Cap For Using The Breast Cap Part - The invention relates to a breast cap part for a breast pump, which is disposed on an areola of a female breast when used. Said breast cap comprises a truncated base body ( | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262420 | Breast pump device with self-contained breast milk reservoir - The present invention is a compact and hands-free human breast milk collection device that fits into a mother's existing nursing or standard brassiere, or in another preferred embodiment, comprises a complete nursing brassiere and milk collection system. The invention can be attached to a regular electric pump or manual pump for active milk collection and also can be used without a pump for passive milk collection. The invention comprises a breast adaptor which is preferably a funnel-shaped inlet coupled to a reservoir, wherein when the breast is inserted into the breast adaptor, the expressed breast milk is expressed into the reservoir and is stored there until the device is removed and emptied. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262421 | RETRACTABLE FLUID COLLECTION DEVICE - Retractable medical device including a body having an open back end and a front end. A movable member is arranged within the body. The movable member has a back end and a front end. A needle holding member is arranged in an area of the front end of the movable member. A spring is structured and arranged to move the needle holding member to a retracted position within the movable member when the movable member experiences at least one of: the front end of the movable member is caused to expand generally radially; the back end of the movable member is caused to contract generally radially; the front end of the movable member is caused to expand generally radially when the back end of the movable member is caused to contract generally radially; and axial movement caused by a cap closing off the back end of the body which engages a tapered surface of the back end of the movable member. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262422 | Flexible Catheter System - A percutaneous delivery system with a high degree of flexibility is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a catheter having a portion comprising multiple segments, linked in series by at least one connecting wire. Joints between the multiple segments provide a high degree of flexibility. In some embodiments, only a distal portion is made up of segments. In other embodiments, the whole length of the catheter is made up of segments. Manipulation of the at least one connecting wire enables manipulation of the segments to flex a portion of the catheter. In one aspect, the invention provides a delivery system that reduces the impact of the delivery system on the final release position of the implant delivered. The delivery system can be used to deploy and/or retrieve implantable medical devices, for example, patent foramen ovale (PFO) occluder. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262423 | Single Use Retractable Syringe - A single use retractable syringe ( | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262424 | APPARATUS FOR INTRODUCING CATHETERS OR NEEDLES INTO A BODY PART - A template, to be provided at some distance from the skin, provided with multiple guide holes for needles or catheters of which one or more can anchor in the prostate. The template is provided with a locking mechanism so that, after placement, the anchored needles keep all needles in their original places. The above-described method of fixedly positioning a treatment template prevents the needles from moving due to swelling of the tissue in the prostate, which causes the irradiation source, which is later provided in the needles, to improperly irradiate the area. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262425 | Reservoir for Front End Loaded Infusion Device - A medical reservoir ( | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262426 | Controller - A controller which can be kept clean easily and has no influence on magnetism is provided. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262427 | AUTO-INJECTOR ACTIVATION TRIGGERING ELEMENT - An injection device, e.g. an automatic injector, including a switching element that can be displaced along a longitudinal axis of the injection device from a starting position to a release position via a coupling position, and a triggering element that can be displaced transversely to the longitudinal axis, wherein the switching element includes a control surface element and the triggering element slides along the control surface element at least during the movement of the switching element from the starting position to the coupling position. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262428 | METHOD FOR VAP PREVENTATIVE VENTILATION OF INTUBATED CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS - An intermittent, large-volume lavage/suctioning scheme is provided. A lavage solution is first applied into the subglottic cavity, in sufficient volume to mechanically dislodge and wash-out pooled contaminated solid materials from the oro-pharyngeal spaces, the naso-pharyngeal spaces and the sinuses adjunct to the intra-nasal cavities. The dislodged contaminated solid materials are removed with large bore suctioning tools suited for atraumatic, deep naso-pharyngeal and oro-pharyngeal insertion. After the suctioning procedure has been performed, a space filling gel seal that is composed of a self-degrading physiologic substance can be installed within the subglottic space and subsequently washed out into the pharynx with the next lavage procedure. The lavage/suctioning scheme largely reduces or eliminates a bacteria colonization pattern where VAP causing pathogens have been. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262429 | Miniature pump device and method - A miniature pump device, with a fluid reservoir that can contain an intravenous drug, hydraulic fluid, or the like. The miniature pump has a motor disposed adjacent the fluid reservoir, and a piston disposed within the fluid reservoir. A power transfer linkage transfers power from the motor to the piston in the fluid reservoir, and a stationary flexible seal is coupled between the fluid reservoir and the power transfer linkage to seal a portion of the power transfer linkage within the fluid reservoir. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262430 | ACCESS DEVICE - An access device places a medical article within a body space of a patient. The device has a needle that includes a needle body and hub. The device further includes a dilator coaxially disposed and slideable over the needle body and a medical article. A viewing space is disposed between the dilator and the medical article with at least one passageway or conduit connecting the viewing space with the interior bore of the needle body. The passageway is defined at least in part by openings through the sides of the needle and dilator. At least a portion of the conduit or passageway can be defined by one or more grooves between the needle and dilator. The device can further include a guidewire and an interlock between the guidewire and the needle and/or dilator. The device can further include one or more stops disposed between the guidewire and the needle and/or dilator to limit the extent to which the guidewire can be moved (e.g., advanced) relative to the needle or inhibit such relative movement (e.g., backwards movement). | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262431 | 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 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. A track extends in a proximal direction from the dilator. The needle hub slides along at least a portion of the track between a first position and a second position. The device further includes a locking mechanism operably disposed between the track and the needle hub so as to inhibit further axial movement of the needle in the proximal direction when the needle hub is in the second position. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262432 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATING A GUIDEWIRE THROUGH A CATHETER - A system and method for manipulating a guidewire includes a steering tool, a catheter, and a guidewire. The steering tool includes a bore disposed there through. The catheter is disposed within the ore of the steering tool. The guidewire is disposed within a lumen of the catheter such that the catheter is disposed between the steering tool and the guidewire. The steering tool includes a main body and nut. The main body includes a collet portion including circumferentially spaced jaw separated by longitudinally extending slots. The nut is threaded over the collet to close the jaw with sufficient radical pressure to deform the catheter such that the guidewire may be manipulated with the catheter disposed between the guidewire an the steering tool. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262433 | INTRATHECAL INJECTION GUIDE APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - An intrathecal injection apparatus is disclosed for use with small animals. The apparatus includes an animal conforming member and a guide tube for inserting a needle and directing the needle so that it properly penetrates the spinal sack of the animal. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262434 | Huber needle with safety sheath - The Huber needle assembly employs a straight needle with a bent distal end and a sheath of frusto-conical shape that tethers a cap to the housing in which the Huber needle is secured. The cap is movable from the housing to have the sheath cover the needle and carries a torsion spring that has a leg that snaps across a bore in the cap through which the distal end of the needle passes to block a return movement of the needle through the bore. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262435 | LOW-DOSAGE SYRINGE - Low-dosage syringes for use in administering small dosages of medicine are disclosed. An illustrative low-dosage syringe can include an elongate syringe barrel having an interior chamber adapted to receive a supply of fluid, a plunger member slidably disposed within the interior chamber, and a tip member defining an inner lumen in fluid communication with the interior chamber. The configuration of the syringe barrel, including the wall thickness of the barrel relative to the outer diameter and to the length of the barrel, may permit small dosages of medicine to be accurately administered while also allowing the user to easily manipulate the syringe barrel with their fingers. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262436 | Injection Device - Injection device comprising a tubular elongated main body, a needle shield slidably arranged in said main body, a needle shield link slidably connected to said needle shield, a enclosure containing medicament arranged in said main body, a needle connected to said enclosure, a plunger operatively arranged to said enclosure for ejecting said medicament through said needle and arranged on its upper part with a number of outwardly extending stop members, spring means arranged to said plunger for operating said plunger, a dose activating means, a needle shield spring surrounding the needle shield link. The invention is characterised in that said injection device further comprises a first tubular member rotationally and slidably arranged inside said needle shield link, said tubular member comprises a number or ridges and protrusions on both its outer and inner surfaces, said ridges and protrusions on the outer surface of the tubular member co-operate with guide members arranged on the inner surface of said needle shield link, said ridges and protrusions on the inner surface of the tubular member co-operate with the outwardly extending stop members of the plunger that said injection device further comprises a second tubular member arranged inside said housing, arranged and designed with a number of ridges and protrusions on its inner and outer surfaces capable of setting and delivering a certain preset dose. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262437 | DOSE SETTING MECHANISM WITH OVERSTRAIN LOCK - A setting mechanism for setting or selecting a quantity of a substance to be dispensed from an injection device, the mechanism including a dose setting element and an adjusting element which can be operated by a user, wherein the adjusting element is operably coupled to the dose setting element and an overstrain lock is provided between the dose setting element and the adjusting element. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262438 | INJECTION DEVICE WITH A TIME-CONSTANT DELIVERY SIGNAL - An injection device for administering a liquid product, the device including a drive mechanism, an engaging member and a catch including a number of latching elements, wherein at least one of the engaging member and the number of latching elements is relatively moveable to the other to generate a haptic and/or acoustic signal comprising a number of discrete signals during a relative movement, wherein one of the catch and the engaging member is coupled to the drive mechanism and the drive mechanism generates a variable drive speed during the relative movement, and wherein the latching elements are a distance (x | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262439 | Positive Displacement Flush Syringe - A positive displacement flush syringe includes a barrel having a chamber for retaining fluid and an elongate tip extending distally therefrom having a passageway therethrough in fluid communication with the chamber. A plunger having a stopper which is slidably positioned in said chamber for driving fluid out of the chamber by movement of the stopper relative to the barrel is provided. Further, structure is provided to move fluid distally in the passageway after fluid has been delivered from the chamber and the stopper is in contact with the distal wall of the chamber. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262440 | Holding Device for Locking the Head of a Syringe Piston on a Syringe Pump Pusher - A holding device for locking the head of a syringe piston on a pusher has arms connected to respective pinions pivotable and translationally displaceable so that the corresponding arm is involved in the same motion between a rest position, in which the arms are closed and pressed against the pusher, and an open position, in which the arms are opened and remote therefrom, the translation is carried out prior to rotation during the movement toward the open position or in reverse order toward the rest position. The holding device also has a control member and means for converting a part of the control member movement by transmitting it to at least one pinion as a translation movement, which are translationally locked, and means for converting a part of the control member movement by transmitting it to at least one pinion as a rotation movement. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262441 | INFUSION STATUS INDICATOR - An infusion status indicator disposed in the medical infusion line includes a housing with an opening through which the status of the infusion may be determined. A flexible membrane is located at the opening to indicate the status of fluid in the cavity. A recessed flexible membrane indicates insufficient flow of medical fluid into the cavity from the fluid supply, a level flexible membrane indicates correct flow of fluid through the indicator, and a concave flexible membrane indicates an insufficient flow of medical fluid out of the cavity, possibly indicating an occlusion of the fluid line downstream of the indicator. Check valves may be included upstream and downstream of the cavity so that a bolus of fluid may be forced out of the cavity to the patient by pressing the flexible membrane into the cavity. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262442 | CONNECTORS FOR MULTI FIBER OPTICAL PROBES - Connectors and linking components for a guidewire probe having multiple optical emitting fibers and methods of making connectors and linking components for guidewire probes having multiple optical emitting fibers are described herein. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262443 | AUTOMATIC INJECTOR SEQUENCE CONTROL FOR A CONTAINER REPLACEMENT - An injection device, e.g. an automatic injector, including a mechanism holder, an advancing element that can be displaced along a longitudinal axis in relation to the mechanism holder, an elasticity element for driving the advancing element, at least one blocking element that is coupled to the advancing element and can engage in the mechanism holder to prevent a longitudinal movement of the advancing element in relation to the mechanism holder, and a locking element that can be displaced along the longitudinal axis in relation to the advancing element and, when in a blocking position in front of the at least one blocking element, blocks the at least one blocking element such that it does not disengage from the mechanism holder. A method of performing or controlling an injection sequence is encompassed. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262444 | Percutaneously Absorbable Preparation, Percutaneously Absorbable Preparation Holding Sheet, and Percutaneously Absorbable Preparation Holding Equipment - Self-dissolving needle-like or filamentous shape percutaneously absorbable preparations, by which inherently poorly absorbable drugs into the body through the skin is efficiently administered. The preparations are made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of proteins, polysaccharides, polyvinyl alcohols, carboxyvinyl polymers and sodium polyacrylic acids. An active substance contained therein is released in a sustained-release fashion (1) by forming a water-insoluble layer on its surface, (2) by holding the active substance in porous materials, or (3) by imparting a long-acting characteristic to the active substance. The present invention also provides a sheet-like carrier for holding the preparations on at least one of the sides thereof, and a piece of equipment for holding the preparations so as to facilitate the administration of them. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262445 | Transdermal Delivery of Hydrophobic Bioactive Agents - A method and related compositions, including the use of N-acyl derivatives of sarcosine, provide for the delivery of bioactive agents through tissue surfaces such as the skin. The method and composition are particularly well suited for hydrophobic active agents such as serotonin (5HT | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262446 | Receptacle and Method for Disposing of Bodily Waste Materials - A disposable receptacle for bodily waste materials from a bodily waste discharge outlet of a collection bag having an elongate body with a top end and formed with an internal, bodily waste material-receiving chamber; an inlet opening formed by the body, proximate to, or at, the top end thereof, the body being adapted to receive within the inlet opening the bodily waste discharge outlet of the collection bag so as to allow bodily waste materials within the collection bag to be discharged into the bodily waste material-receiving chamber; and securing means for holding the bodily waste material-receiving chamber in position relative to the collection bag or a disposal unit. A simple yet effective device which may be easily used by a bag wearer/user which is easily disposed of by flushing. It may be used to dispose of waste from an artificial excretory opening collected in ileostomy or colostomy bags. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262447 | BOWEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND WASTE COLLECTION BAG THEREFOR - A bowel management system includes a waste collection catheter having at least two distinct sections. The first section is patient proximal when disposed in the patient's rectum and has durometer hardness in the range of about 50 A to about 90 A. The second catheter section is connected to the first section and has durometer hardness in the range of about 5 A to about 49 A. A selectively collapsible, substantially spherical retention balloon is attached coaxially and exterior of the first catheter section such that the proximal-most end of the retention balloon is coincident to the proximal-most end of the first section of the waste collection catheter, the substantially spherical retention balloon having an inflated size so as to be sufficiently large enough to retain the patient proximal end of the catheter in the patient's rectum without being so large as to trigger a defecatory response in the patient. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262448 | Urinary Device - A urinary device for use by a person has an elongate tube having an outside wall, an inside wall and a length, a cup for collecting urine, the cup of greater diameter than the tube, formed at a free end of the tube, substantially concentric with the tube, for placing over the person's urethra, and a shield formed about the outside wall of the tube, near the cup, substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the tube, the shield having a concave surface facing the cup shaped to conform to a user's pubic area. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262449 | OSTOMY BAG MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A mounting structure for installation at a corporeal port opening. The mounting structure includes a reentrant tube on an exterior surface of which is disposed at least one balloon, with a proximal everted portion of the tubing extending from the distal portion of the tubing, with a gas flow passage associated with the tubing, for selective inflation of the balloon. A vacuum thermoforming process for making such mounting structure is described. The mounting structure is useful employed for anchoring of a therapeutic device such as an ostomy bag at a corresponding port of the body, with the balloon(s) of the device providing effective anchoring of the mounting structure and permitting the mounting structure to be comfortably worn by a patient during therapeutic intervention. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262450 | EXTRUSION BLOW-MOLDED CORPOREAL PORT MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A mounting structure for installation at a corporeal port opening. The mounting structure includes mounting structure for installation at a corporeal port opening, such mounting structure including a blowmolded article comprising enlarged cylindrical sections interconnected by tube segments, adapted to engage the corporeal port opening at a tube segment intermediate the enlarged cylindrical sections and with the enlarged cylindrical sections being in abutting contact with internal and external corporeal surfaces surrounding said port opening. The mounting structure is useful employed for anchoring of a therapeutic device such as an ostomy bag at a corresponding port of the body, with the enlarged sections of the device providing effective anchoring of the mounting structure and permitting the mounting structure to be comfortably worn by a patient during therapeutic intervention. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262451 | Device for Collecting Urine or Other Organic Body Fluids, a Laminate Sheet and a Method for Producing Said Sheet - The present invention relates to a device for collecting urine or other organic body fluids. The device comprises a flexible bag ( | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262452 | STANDALONE SMART DISPOSABLE DIAPER, KIT AND METHOD - A standalone smart disposable diaper, kit and method of using same are presented for use in indicating a need to change the device when soiled. The standalone smart disposable diaper includes an inner panel, an outer panel, an absorbent pad, an absorbent composition, at least one pair of detector electrodes interposed between the inner and outer panels; a circuit coupled to the detector electrodes; a signaling beacon coupled to the circuit; and a power supply coupled to the detector electrodes, to the circuit and to the beacon. The kit includes detector electrodes, the circuit, the beacon and the power supply operatively coupled to the detector electrodes, the circuit and the beacon. The method of using the kit to convert a standard disposable diaper into a standalone smart disposable diaper device includes the steps of acquiring, allowing, inserting, observing, obtaining, removing, taping, and wearing. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262453 | REMOTE MONITORING DIAPER SYSTEM, KIT AND METHOD OF USING - A remote monitoring system, a kit and an associated method are presented for use in providing a convenient way to alert health care workers that a diaper is in need of being changed. The remote monitoring system includes a remotely placed monitor station in communications with a diaper device. The diaper device has many of the standard diaper components such as having an absorbent pad and absorbent composition interposed between the inner and outer panels. The diaper device also has electronic components that are configured to detect an increase in conductivity across opposing detector electrodes which can then be used to indicate, via an EMF signal, that the diaper device is wet. The electronic components of the remotely placed monitor station are then configured to receive the EMF signal and to configured to alert the health care workers that the diaper device is in need of being changed. The kit includes the electronic components configured to convert a regular diaper into a smart diaper in communications with the monitor station. The method includes the steps of acquiring, activating, allowing, inserting, obtaining, receiving, removing, soiling, transmitting, and wearing. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262454 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - The absorbent article provides a signal viewable from the top surface of the absorbent article which gives a perception of depth within the absorbent article. This creation of depth perception is accomplished by the use of at least two tones within a color and/or by the use of multiple tones and multiple colors operating together to create a perception of depth within the absorbent article. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262455 | ABSORBENT CORE INCLUDING FOLDED SUBSTRATE - An absorbent core is provided including a substrate that performs at least one fluid handling function. At least a portion of at least one region of the substrate has been modified by aperturing, calendering, coating, creping, heating, printing stretching, or a combination thereof to impart at least one different fluid handling function. The substrate is folded to provide a plurality of panels wherein at least a portion of one panel corresponds to at least a portion of the modified region of the substrate. An absorbent article including the absorbent core and a process for making the absorbent core are also disclosed. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262456 | Swim pant and core design for fluid movement - A core for a swim pant garment includes a core having a ratio of total absorbent capacity (TAC) to total surface area (A) of the liquid receiving side of the core of less than about 2,500 g/m | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262457 | Disposable Absorbent Articles With Zones Comprising Elastomeric Components - Absorbent articles having a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet are disclosed. The absorbent articles include a thermoplastic elastomer joined to or disposed in a stretch zone on at least one component or region of the absorbent article to impart an elastic resistance that provides sizing or shaping capabilities to the article. The absorbent article can be in the form of diapers, pull-on diapers, training pants, sanitary napkins, wipes, bibs, incontinence briefs or inserts. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262458 | Absorbent Article With Wiping Function - An absorbent article ( | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262459 | Paper Diaper - [Problem to be Solved] To prevent shingly hand feeling and unintentional bias of absorption characteristics in the case of using tow (fiber bundle). | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262460 | Absorbent Articles Comprising An Ink Composition - Absorbent articles comprising high barrier sheets that comprise an ink composition that is applied in aqueous form, typically (substantially) free of organic solvents, and processes for making such articles. The sheets are typically used as or part of a cuff, such as an anal and/or genital cuff (also referred to as topsheet with opening or openings) or leg cuff or barrier cuff, used in for example diapers. The water-based ink comprises typically surfactant and a specific water-based film-forming polymer solution or dispersion. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262461 | Method of Making Diaper Side Panels - A method of making a plurality of diaper side panels ( | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262462 | Disposable Brief - A disposable brief for patient use in a colonoscopy procedure is disclosed. The brief comprises at least one back panel with at least one slit constituting an opening, allowing access to an anus of the patient. A fastening means surrounds the opening and is intended for attaching a dispensing assembly used with an endoscopic probe to the brief. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262463 | Tampon having at least one physical discontinuity - A tampon having at least one physical discontinuity is provided. The physical discontinuity, or physical discontinuities, are located in the compressed absorbent member and may be made in the tampon pledget before the pledget is compressed into the absorbent member. The physical discontinuities partially isolate a portion, or portions, of the tampon from the rest of the tampon. The partial isolation of a portion of the tampon reduces the amount of menses absorbed by that portion, which could be transported to the rest of the tampon through wicking. The concentration of menses absorption in a portion allows that portion have a higher level of expansion than the rest of the tampon to prevent menses from leaking out of the vaginal opening. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262464 | Tampon and method and apparatus for making same - A tampon compressed with a compression having a major component in a widthwise direction may have a plurality of creases extending along its length from its surface and penetrating no deeper than about 20% of the width of the tampon. A method for making a tampon may comprise compressing an uncompressed pledget in a compression machine and feeding the compressed pledget with a compression member into a tampon mold having a mold cavity for receiving the compressed pledget, the compressed pledget thickness being no more that about 20% different than the uncompressed pledget thickness and the tampon mold having a mold cavity thickness no more than about 10% different than the thickness of the compressed pledget. An apparatus for making a tampon is also disclosed. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262465 | NEEDLELESS ADDITIVE CONTROL VALVE - A needleless additive control valve for use with a fluid container containing an infusion liquid and having an intravenous (IV) port for administrating the infusion liquid, and an additive transfer device containing a liquid additive and having a male connector for administrating the liquid additive. The needleless additive control valve includes a trifurcated connector body having an IV spike for sealing insertion into the IV port, an outlet port, and a needleless additive port with a female connector for sealingly receiving the additive transfer device's male connector wherein the IV spike, the outlet port and the needleless additive port are in 3 way direct and continuous fluid communication thereby enabling the additive transfer device's liquid additive to be either mixed with the infusion liquid or directly administered to a patient. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262466 | STORAGE CONTAINER - Storage containers for storing fluids are generally discussed herein with particular discussions on storage containers having a rubber septum for port access. Aspects of the present invention further include provisions for a gasket to displace an internal space between a cap and a nozzle of a storage container to minimize or eliminate seepage into the same space. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262467 | Blood Flow Bypass Catheters and Methods for the Delivery of Medium to the Vasculature and Body Ducts - A catheterization device that may be designed by use of an adaptive genetic algorithm computational fluid dynamics approach, as well as other Global Optimization methods that may include simulated annealing, multistart and interval methods, con-tinuous branch and bound methods, evolutionary algorithms, and tabu search and scatter search methods, as well as other available Global Optimization methods that is able to maximize/optimize the dwell time of an infused agent in the vicinity of a vascular lesion. The device may have an internal by-pass channel that allows the blood upstream of the lesion to continue its pulsatile flow through the vessel in the part of it occluded by the lesion, while simultaneously allowing the disbursement and maximal dwell time of an antithrombolytic or other diagnostic or therapeutic agent needed to treat the lesion. Different embodiments of the catheterization device are disclosed and indications for the use of these devices in the treatment of vascular diseases are discussed. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262468 | System and Method for the Simultaneous Bilateral Treatment of Target Tissues Within the Ears Using a Guide Block Structure - Systems and methods for treating a patient having a head with a first ear and a second ear, function by mounting a support structure to the head of the patient; aligning the support structure with a target tissue in an ear canal of the first ear; stabilizing the support structure relative to the target tissue by injecting a material into the canal and hardening the material; and actuating a device while the device is supported by the support system so that the device therapeutically remodels the target tissue of the first ear. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262469 | INTEGRATED MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE FOR USE WITH CONTINUOUS ANALYTE SENSOR - An integrated system for the monitoring and treating diabetes is provided, including an integrated receiver/hand-held medicament injection pen, including electronics, for use with a continuous glucose sensor. In some embodiments, the receiver is configured to receive continuous glucose sensor data, to calculate a medicament therapy (e.g., via the integrated system electronics) and to automatically set a bolus dose of the integrated hand-held medicament injection pen, whereby the user can manually inject the bolus dose of medicament into the host. In some embodiments, the integrated receiver and hand-held medicament injection pen are integrally formed, while in other embodiments they are detachably connected and communicated via mutually engaging electrical contacts and/or via wireless communication. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262470 | CATHETER HAVING A READILY BONDABLE MULTILAYER SOFT TIP - A balloon catheter having a soft distal tip member having a non-tacky inner (liner) layer material and a soft flexible outer layer material, with both materials being readily thermally bondable to the catheter balloon. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262471 | CATHETER WITH BRAIDED AND COILED REINFORCING LAYER - A catheter includes an elongate member having a braided and coiled reinforcing layer encased within a polymeric bonding layer. The reinforcing layer comprises a plurality of continuous filaments that transform from a braided configuration to a coiled configuration in a least one location along the catheter. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a braided and coiled elongate member including providing a core, forming at least one braided portion with a plurality of filaments and forming at least one coiled portion with at least a portion of the same plurality of filaments. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262472 | Catheter With Reinforcing Layer Having Variable Strand Construction - A catheter includes an elongate member having a braided reinforcing layer encased within a polymeric bonding layer. The reinforcing layer comprises a plurality of continuous filaments that transform from a full complement braid configuration to a partial complement braid configuration in a least one location along the catheter. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a braided elongate member including providing a core, forming at least one full complement braid portion with a plurality of filaments and forming at least one partial complement braid portion with a portion of the same plurality of filaments. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262473 | Locating a Catheter Tip Using a Tracked Guide - A method of determining a position of a second object which travels along a first object. The method comprising determining a position for a first object; determining a linear displacement of a second object relative to the first object; and ascertaining a position of said second object based upon said relative linear displacement and said position of said first object. | 2008-10-23 |
| 20080262474 | MEDICAL DEVICE - Medical devices and methods for making and using the same. An example medical device may include an elongate shaft having a proximal region and a distal region. A tubular member may be disposed over the distal region of the shaft. The tubular member may have an outer surface and may have a plurality of slots formed therein. A coil may be disposed adjacent the tubular member. | 2008-10-23 |
