| 44th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
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| 20120277625 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes a compression member, which is displaceable with respect to a holding member that holds a target object to be examined. The compression member is displaced toward the holding member for compressing the target object held by the holding member while the compression member is tilted with respect to the holding member along lateral directions of the target object as viewed in front elevation. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277626 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS TO DESIRED LOCATIONS IN A PATIENT'S BODY - A medical device for localization of tissue at a target site in a patient's body includes a tube having a distal end, a proximal end, and a longitudinal axis. The medical device is configured for placement of the distal end at the target site. A fixation device is disposed on the distal end. The affixation device is configured to mechanically fix the distal end of the medical device to tissue at the target site. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277627 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PHLEBOTOMY THROUGH A PERIPHERAL IV CATHETER - An apparatus for performing phlebotomy through a peripheral intravenous line is described herein. The apparatus includes an introducer and a cannula and is configured to advance the cannula through a peripheral intravenous line. A y-adapter with a port of larger diameter is configured to receive the cannula to place the cannula in fluid communication with the peripheral intravenous line. When advanced, the cannula is configured to transport a bodily fluid to a volume outside of the body. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277628 | FLUID COLLECTION/INJECTION DEVICE HAVING SAFETY NEEDLE ASSEMBLY/COVER AND SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD - Fluid collection/injection device comprises a body having a front end, a back end, and a main hollow section arranged between the front and back ends and a needle hub securing section arranged on the front end and being structured and arranged to receive therein a needle member. The fluid collection/injection device is structured and arranged to utilize at least an operational mode, an operational mode, and a post-use mode. In the installation mode, the needle member is coupled to the body via the needle hub securing section. In the operational mode, fluid passes through the needle member and into or out of a receptacle inserted into the main hollow section. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277629 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTION AND/OR MANIPULATION OF BLOOD SPOTS OR OTHER BODILY FLUIDS - The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for receiving blood (or other bodily fluids) from a subject, e.g., from or beneath the skin of a subject. In some cases, the blood (or other bodily fluids) may be deposited on a membrane or other substrate. For example, blood may be absorbed in a substrate, and dried in some cases to produce a dried blood spot. In one aspect, the present invention is generally directed to devices and methods for receiving blood from a subject, e.g., from the skin, using devices including a substance transfer component (which may contain, for example, one or more microneedles), and directing the blood on a substrate, e.g., for absorbing blood. The substrate, in some embodiments, may comprise filter paper or cotton-based paper. After absorption of some blood onto the substrate, the substrate may be removed from the device and shipped or analyzed. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277630 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PHLEBOTOMY THROUGH A PERIPHERAL IV CATHETER - An apparatus for performing phlebotomy through a peripheral intravenous line. The apparatus includes an introducer and a catheter configured to advance the catheter through a peripheral intravenous line. A y-adapter with a port of larger diameter is configured to receive the catheter and place in fluid communication with the peripheral intravenous line. When advanced the catheter is configured to transport a bodily fluid (i.e. blood) to a volume outside of the body. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277631 | OPTICAL DISPLACEMENT SENSOR AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING DISPLACEMENT - An optical displacement sensor is provided according to one embodiment. The optical displacement sensor comprises a housing; a displacement member coupled to the housing, configured to contact an object under test and move based on displacement of the object under test; a light emitter coupled to the housing; an optical transducer coupled to the housing; and a reflecting surface coupled to the displacement member to reflect at least a part of the light emitted from the light emitter to the optical transducer, such that movement of the displacement member modifies intensity distribution of the light reflected to the optical transducer. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277632 | METHOD AND A DUAL-ARRAY TRANSDUCER PROBE FOR REAL TIME MECHANICAL IMAGING OF PROSTATE - The present invention relates to a transrectal probe and method for real time mechanical imaging of a prostate. The probe is equipped with dual-array pressure sensors—one on the probe head and another on the shaft of the probe spaced away from the head with an angular and linear offset forming an S-shaped transition between the shaft and the head of the probe. The addition of the shaft pressure sensor array together with orientation tracking sensors allows precise calculation of the current head position throughout the examination of the prostate. Display means are used to guide the user in the proper manipulation of the probe in order to reduce the forces on surrounding tissues and organs and to minimize patient's discomfort. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277633 | Control System for Childbirth and Method Thereof - A childbirth control system is provided to control the labor process of a patient. The patient's physical information of the patient and her fetus is continuously obtained during the labor via a plurality of diagnosis devices connected to a user terminal. The system includes an analysis module, which generates a childbirth progress data by continuously comparing the series of patient's measurement data with a series of reference measurement data. The childbirth progress data is provided on the user terminal to show the current progress of the childbirth as well as suggestions as to alternative childbirth method and medical treatment options. The system also provides the childbirth progress data to the user terminal of remotely located medical service providers, and allows them to remotely assist the childbirth process. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277634 | TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A tracking system is provided for tracking objects. A first and a second trackable member each have an inertial sensor unit producing at least orientation-based data. A processing unit receives the orientation-based data from the trackable members. The processing unit has an orientation calculator calculating an orientation of the second trackable member with respect to the first trackable member from the orientation-based data of the trackable members, whereby the processing unit calculates an orientation of the objects. A method for tracking objects is also provided. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277635 | BODY MOTION STAFF, PRODUCING MODULE, IMAGE PROCESSING MODULE AND MOTION REPLICATION MODULE - A body motion staff is an image constructed by encoding the member motion information which is obtained from the plural motion images taken over the motion of a multi-member body by a three-dimensional motion capturing apparatus. The member includes a link or a joint of the multi-member body. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277636 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME MEASUREMENT OF CHANGES IN VOLUME OF BREAST AND OTHER ORGANS - An apparatus and method for determination of change in volume of a body part or body organ on a real-time basis. In a breastfeeding application, an inflatable cuff is positioned on a nursing breast and allows direct access to the nipple by the breastfeeding infant. The inflatable cuff includes an outer shell portion and an inner inflatable bladder. The pressure in the bladder is monitored regularly by a pressure sensor, during a breastfeeding session. When the pressure drops below a preselected pressure, a controller directs a pump to pump air into the inflatable bladder to maintain the preselected pressure. The volume of added air is monitored during the breastfeeding session. Various calibrations are used to correlate the amount of added air, to the volume of breast milk withdrawn from the breast. The volume of breast milk withdrawn during breastfeeding is calculated and displayed throughout the breastfeeding session. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277637 | Method And System For Monitoring Pressure Areas On A Supported Body - A supported body, like the body of a bedridden patient, is monitored by a plurality of pressure sensors located between the body and support surface during an extended period of time. Pressure areas on the body are determined in real time for predetermined time periods during periods of movement between the body and the support surface. Common pressure areas on the body during different body positions on the support surface are determined for predetermined time periods. The pressure areas that exceed a predetermined pressure level for a predetermined time period trigger an alarm indicator and identification of the pressure areas of concern. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277638 | OBTAINING BASELINE PATIENT INFORMATION - The disclosure relates to a method and system for obtaining baseline patient information. In some examples, a method may include acquiring first patient data, wherein the first patient data comprises at least one of first posture state data indicative of a plurality of posture states of a patient during a first time period or first therapy adjustment data indicative of a plurality of patient therapy adjustments made during the first time period; generating baseline patient information based at least in part on the first patient data; and comparing the baseline patient information to patient information generated based on second patient data. Therapy is not delivered to the patient according to a detected posture state of the patient during the first time period, and therapy is delivered to the patient according to the detected posture state of the patient during the second time period. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277639 | Flexi-PCB Mounting of Ultrasonic Transducers for Enhanced Dermal and Transdermal Applications - An ultrasound transducer patch ( | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277640 | ULTRASOUND COUPLING DEVICE - The present invention relates to an ultrasound coupling device for use with various ultrasound transducers, systems, and applications. The coupling device includes a coupling compartment comprising a chamber having a continuous side wall and an opening on a first end. The continuous side wall is configured to hold a low-profile ultrasound transducer within the chamber so that a front ultrasound emitting surface of the low-profile ultrasound transducer faces outward toward the chamber opening. The front ultrasound emitting surface is configured to control the direction and wave pattern of ultrasonic energy emitted from the transducer. The continuous side wall is also configured to hold a quantity of an ultrasound conductive medium within the chamber and is operative to keep the ultrasound conductive medium in simultaneous contact with a surface of a subject and with at least a portion of the front ultrasound emitting surface of the transducer. The present invention also relates to an ultrasound apparatus, kit, and methods of using the ultrasound coupling device, apparatus, and kit. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277641 | Apparatus and Method for Enhanced HGH Generation in Humans - A conditioning process for the enhanced production of human growth hormone in a human has a first step of application of pressurized cooling to the limbs of a subject, who experiences a ramp-up exertion followed by a series of conditioning cycles, followed by a ramp-down cycle. The condition cycles include an interval of intense exertion followed by an interval of reduced exertion, and during ramp-up cycle, conditioning cycle, and ramp-down cycle, the pressure cooling to the limbs is set as a fraction of systolic blood pressure, with the fraction in the range 33% to 220%. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277642 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED DETECTION OF BATTERY INSERT - A rechargeable power cell having no voltage across its positive and negative power terminals unless the power cell is inserted into a device configured to accept the power cell is described. The power cell includes a battery management processor and battery insertion detection circuitry that cooperate to determine when the power cell is inserted into the device and then drive an electronic switch to provide for conduction of current from the power cell to the positive terminal of the cell. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277643 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING DIFFERENTIAL AIR PRESSURE DEVICES - Methods, apparatus, and systems for calibrating differential air pressure systems are described. The methods, apparatus, and systems may be adapted for physical training of an individual, e.g. as a training tool to improve performance or as a physical therapy tool for rehabilitation or strengthening. The differential air pressure systems comprise a chamber for receiving at least a portion of a user's body. In one embodiment, a method for calibrating a differential air pressure system for predicting effective body weight of a user versus system pressure is described. In certain variations, the methods, apparatus and systems may comprise adjusting pressure in the system until one or more force values are reached. The methods described herein may comprise determining a relationship between body weight force and pressure, allowing the user to set a pressure or a parameter correlated with pressure to achieve a desired effective body weight. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277644 | Vacuum Splint - A vacuum splint for maintaining a person in an immobilized state includes a flexible airtight casing upon which a patient is placed. The casing has an internal chamber that contains a large number of beads. Valves are provided to develop a vacuum within the chamber to convert the casing from a relatively soft, flexible state to a rigid, evacuated state. A semi-rigid member spans the length of the vacuum splint that resists longitudinal compression when air is evacuated from the chamber. The semi-rigid member also retains sufficient longitudinal and lateral flexibility such that it allows the vacuum splint to be molded to various patient positions and folded or rolled up when not in an evacuated state. The head end of the vacuum splint includes two protrusions that extend upward. When in an evacuated state, these protrusions extend over either side of a patient's head thereby providing support and protection. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277645 | STRETCH ADHESIVE BANDAGE - Provided is a stretch adhesive bandage having an adhesive layer | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277646 | WOUND DRESSING WITH A DISCONTINUOUS CONTACT LAYER SURFACE - A therapeutic device for promoting the healing of a wound in a mammal is disclosed. An exemplary device comprises a permeable structure having a plurality of depressions formed in a surface thereof. In use, the surface having the depressions is disposed adjacent a surface of the wound. A method of manufacturing a therapeutic device for promoting the healing of a wound in a mammal comprising the steps of providing a permeable substrate, and forming a plurality of depressions into a surface of the permeable substrate to provide the therapeutic device. A method of treating a wound comprises: providing a permeable structure comprising a plurality of randomly disposed fibers and having i) a plurality of wound surface contact elements disposed between end portions of the structure, and ii) a plurality of voids defined by the contact elements; and applying the permeable structure to at least one surface of the wound. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277647 | Shape and Pressure Adjustable Dressing - A dressing for application to skin is provided. The dressing including: first and second portions; an adhesive applied on a surface of the first and second portions for adhering the first and second portions to the skin; an elastic member having one end connected to the first portion and another end connected to the second portion; and a locking member disposed between the first and second portions for restraining the elastic member into a first shape; wherein when the locking member is at least partially removed from between the first and second portions, the elastic member moves in a direction towards an unrestrained second shape. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277648 | Adhesive bandage with raised portion - Adhesive bandages with at least one raised non-adhesive portion which is elevated above the at least one adhesive layer. The raised non-adhesive portion is peripherally surrounded by an adhesive layer and is designed to protect surgical sites and cutaneous wounds as well as any other skin malady. Neither the raised non-adhesive portions of the bandage nor the adhesive layer are in contact with the cutaneous layer which is the subject of the sought protection, with the adhesive layer coming into contact only with the area surrounding the affected site which can result in the reduction or elimination of exposure to moisture and/or contaminates. In addition, the surgical site or cutaneous wound is protected from force or impact. The raised non-adhesive portion may also be transparent to provide for monitoring of the surgical site or cutaneous wound while the surgical site or cutaneous wound remains protected. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277649 | KNEE JOINT SUPPORTER - A knee joint supporter which can improve the stability of the knee joint, reduce the wearer's fatigue and reduce the load on the patellar tendon includes a first anchor section formed by wrapping one end of a tubular knitted fabric around the wearer's thigh to tighten it with the fabric, a second anchor section formed by wrapping the other end of the fabric around the wearer's lower thigh to tighten it with the fabric, and a substantially U-shaped knitted supporting section joined to the first anchor section, covering the wearer's patella region and thus supporting the wearer's patella. In the circumferential direction of the fabric, the stretch resistance of the two anchor parts are larger than the stretch resistance of a base fabric section. In the length width direction of the fabric, the stretch resistance of the supporting section is larger than the stretch resistance of the base fabric section. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277650 | CARDIOVASCULAR MONITORING FOR FLUID REMOVAL PROCESSES - A method includes initiating a blood fluid removal session for a patient in need thereof; monitoring a cardiovascular parameter of the patient; determining whether the indicator of the cardiovascular state crosses a predetermined threshold; and altering a parameter of the blood fluid removal session if the indicator is determined have crossed the threshold. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277651 | METHOD FOR ADAPTING THRESHOLD WINDOWS, CONTROL DEVICE, MEDICAL TREATMENT APPARATUS AND MEDICAL MONITORING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a method of adapting of a second threshold window of at least a second measured variable depending on the change of a first threshold window of a first measured variable, wherein the adaptation is performed by the use of a control unit having been provided and/or configured therefor. The present invention further relates to a control device, a medical treatment apparatus, a medical monitoring apparatus, a digital storage means, a computer program product and a computer program. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277652 | Stem Cell Immune Modulation Methods of Use and Apparatus - Methods and apparatus are disclosed co-culturing stem cells with mononuclear cells and/or lymphocytes to modulate their function. The invention also discloses the use of stem cells to educate autoreactive immune cells as a mechanism to treat autoimmune diseases and immune disorder-related diseases, such as diabetes. In one aspect of the invention, bioreactors are disclosed closed for modulating lymphocytes and suppressing autoreactive T cells. The bioreactors can include a chamber having at least one positively charged and/or hydrophobic substrate surface, a population of stem cells attached to the substrate surface, an inlet conduit for introducing lymphocytes into the chamber, and an outlet conduit for extracting treated lymphocytes following co-culturing with the stem cells. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277653 | Combination Oxygenator and Arterial Filter Device With A Fiber Bundle of Continuously Wound Hollow Fibers for Treating Blood in an ExtraCorporeal Blood Circuit - A combination oxygenator and arterial filter device for treating blood in an extracorporeal blood circuit. The device includes a housing maintaining a core and a fiber bundle. The fiber bundle is formed by a plurality of hollow fibers continuously helically wound about the core to form layers of level wound fibers. The layers combine to define an oxygenator region and a radially outward depth filter region. A minimum gap spacing between fibers of the oxygenator region layers is greater than a minimum gap spacing of the depth filter region layers. The fiber bundle can function as a blood oxygenator and exhibits a filtration efficiency of not less than 92% in filtering particles having a particle size of about 45 microns. An oxygenator with integrated arterial filtering capability is provided that minimally impacts the extracorporeal blood circuit prime volume. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277654 | Combination Oxygenator and Arterial Filter Device for Treating Blood in an ExtraCorporeal Blood Circuit - A combination oxygenator and arterial filter device for treating blood in an extracorporeal circuit includes a housing, an oxygenator, and a depth filter. The oxygenator includes a hollow fiber bundle forming an oxygenator exterior face. The depth filter is disposed (e.g., wound) directly over the exterior face, and includes a plurality of filaments arranged to define filter layers of level wound filaments. A first layer directly abuts the oxygenator exterior face. The oxygenator bundle differs from the depth filter in terms of: fiber and filament materials, construction of the fibers and filaments, and/or minimum gap spacings between axially adjacent ones of the fibers and the filaments. An oxygenator with integrated arterial filtering capability is provided that minimally impacts the extracorporeal blood circuit prime volume. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277655 | FLUID VOLUME MONITORING FOR PATIENTS WITH RENAL DISEASE - A method includes initiating a blood fluid removal session of a patient; monitoring an indicator of tissue fluid volume of the patient, or a portion thereof, during the blood fluid removal session; monitoring an indicator of blood fluid volume of the patient during the blood fluid removal session; determining whether a ratio of the indicator of tissue fluid volume to indicator of blood fluid volume is outside of a predetermined range; and altering the rate of fluid removal during the blood fluid removal session if the ratio is determined to be outside of the predetermined range. A blood fluid removal system may be configured to carry out the method. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277656 | Natural Orifice Bariatric Procedure and Apparatus for Use Therewith - A method of performing a bariatric procedure through a natural body orifice is disclosed. The method comprises the step of providing a surgical instrument, comprising a handle portion, an elongated portion extending distally from the handle portion, and an end effector disposed adjacent a distal end of the elongated portion. The method also comprises the steps of inserting the surgical instrument through a natural body orifice of a patient such that the end effector is adjacent a portion of the patient's stomach, and using the surgical instrument to perform a surgical task. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277657 | BICORPORAL PARTIALLY SUBCUTANEOUS POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMP - The present general inventive concept relates to systems and methods for moving a predetermined volume of fluid from one location within a subject's body to another location within a subject's body. The system includes an internal and an external component with no physical connection between. The external component includes the power and control systems while the internal component includes a positive displacement fluid pump that restricts backflow and displaces a controlled volume of fluid over time or per cycle. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277658 | URETHRAL CATHETERLESS RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY - A method and device for facilitating the anastomotic healing of a patient after a radical prostatectomy surgical procedure, without a urethral catheter, comprising the steps of performing a radical prostatectomy, fixedly positioning a splinting element between the urethra and the bladder, across the urethral opening, placing the splinting element during the performing of the radical prostatectomy and prior to surgical closure. The fixed positioning is effected from a position within the bladder with anchoring the splinting element in position relative to the interior of the bladder, setting a separate urine drainage tube, and removing the splinting element, after anastomotic healing, with a retrieval element on the splinting element or with dissolving of the splinting element. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277659 | SENSOR-LOTION SYSTEM FOR USE WITH BODY TREATMENT DEVICES - Controls improve skin and/or eye safety for use of a light based photocosmetic device. The sensors having high spatial resolution and the low probability of sensor failure and improve skin and/or eye safety by differentiating safe and unsafe firing conditions. The system and/or the device is able to identify a topical present on the skin due to characteristics indicative of that topical that are sensed by the system. The topical can be identified by, for example, impedance level, marker(s), and/or multiple characteristics in a multi-phase system. The sensor(s) can improve safety by checking the presence of contact and the uniformity of contact with the identified topical throughout the treatment cycle. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277660 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF MRSA - The present invention provides a photosensitizing composition for treatment of MRSA comprising a photosensitizer and chlorhexidine and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The present invention also provides a method for reducing disease causing microbes comprising: applying the composition comprising a photosensitizer, chlorhexidine at a concentration of more than about 0.01% and less than about 2% v/v, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier to a treatment site; and applying light to the treatment site at a wavelength absorbed by the photosensitizer so as to reduce the microbes at the treatment site. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277661 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - Methods and apparatus for the reproducible, consistent and efficacious delivery of a therapeutic agent to a patient. The invention comprises means for the controlled administration of the therapeutic agent through an orifice to the patient, a plurality of penetrating electrodes arranged with a predetermined spatial relationship relative to the orifice, and means for generating an electrical signal operatively connected to the electrodes. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277662 | Free Radical Sterilization System and Method - A free radical sterilization system having a chamber defining a region, and a generator for generating free radical reach effluent from a free radical electric generator and/or a vaporizer. A closed loop circulating system without a free-radical destroyer is provided for supplying the mixture of free radicals from the electric generator mixed with the hydrogen peroxide solution in the form of the effluent to the chamber. The free-radical sterilization system is used in sterilizing items in the chamber and, with an open-bottomed wound chamber, in treating wounds on a body. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277663 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH ROBOTIC AND MANUAL ACTUATION FEATURES - In one embodiment of the invention, a robotic surgical instrument is provided for the control of flows of one or more fluids into and out of a surgical site. The robotic surgical instrument may include a housing, a flow control system, a hollow tube, and one or more hose fittings. The housing to couple the instrument to a robotic arm. The flow control system mounted in the housing includes one or more controlled valves to control the flow of one or more fluids. The hollow tube has a first end mounted in the housing coupled to the flow control system. A second end of the hollow tube has one or more openings to allow the flow of fluids into and out of the surgical site. The hose fittings have a first end coupled to the flow control system and a second end to couple to hoses. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277664 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE OF WOUNDS, TUBES, AND BODY ORIFICES - A multi-barrel syringe is disclosed for the dual function of delivering and drawing fluid from a target site. The syringe has at least two barrels that may be positioned coaxially relative to one another. One barrel may be pre-filled with sterile delivery fluid designed to irrigate catheter tubing. Another barrel may be provided for removing delivered fluid or other body fluid from a site. The syringe may orientate the barrels such that fluid passing in one barrel does not contact the other barrel. The syringe includes collapsible and extendable plungers for each barrel where each plunger is length adjustable. While in use, the syringe includes a locking mechanism to prevent movement of other plungers while one plunger is in use. Methods of using the described syringe are also provided. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277665 | CASSETTE FOR IRRIGATION OR ASPIRATION MACHINE FOR ENDOSCOPY - A cassette insertable into an irrigation or aspiration machine for endoscopy includes an irrigation or an aspiration tube and a support provided with one or two inlet plugs and one or two outlet plugs where two tubes form an elbow to be connectable to the inlet or outlet plugs in an input and output direction of motion, respectively and to form an irrigation or aspiration pumping area in the input and output direction of motion. The support includes a T-shaped guide according to the head of the T for protecting the elbow of each tube and according to the length of the T body in a slot guiding the tube in the output direction. The T-shaped guide extends between one or two inlet plugs to form the irrigation or aspiration pumping area on both sides of the slot between each inlet plug and the head of the T. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277666 | GASTROINTESTINAL LAVAGE SYSTEM - An apparatus having a tube section and an expanded end. The tube section is flexible while the end section is rigid. The apparatus has a central bore, large enough to loosely receive an endoscope tube, and the end section has two peripheral bores which communicate with the central bore. There is a collar around the central bore which allows formation an air- and water-tight seal with the head of an endoscope. The tube may be fenestrated at its proximal end and may include medial pleats. This apparatus is mainly used by: sliding an endoscope into the central bore until the endoscope head forms an air- and water-tight seal with the central bore; connecting a lavage tube to one peripheral bore and a vacuum tube to the other peripheral bore; inserting the endoscope and the apparatus into a GI tract; and manually controlling the apparatus to apply lavage and vacuum. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277667 | ANALYTE MONITORING AND FLUID DISPENSING SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a skin adherable device for delivering therapeutic fluid into a body of a patient. In some embodiments, the device includes a monitoring apparatus, a pump, and a tip for delivering the therapeutic fluid into the body of the patient and for monitoring bodily analyte in the body of the patient. The pump may continuously deliver the therapeutic fluid to the body of the patient and the monitoring apparatus may continuously monitor bodily analytes of the patient. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277668 | SELECTIVE ALARMS FOR AN INFUSION DEVICE - An infusion system to administer a fluid includes an infusion pump with a pump processor, a pump memory to store a plurality of configurable alarms and a pump radio to enable bi-directional communication. The infusion system further includes a controller that has a controller processor, a controller memory, a controller radio to transmit and receive communication from the pump radio. The controller further has a graphical user interface shown on a display along with controls to manipulate the graphical user interface. Furthermore, the bi-directional communication between the infusion pump and the controller establish an infusion pump relative proximity between the infusion pump and the controller such that when the infusion pump relative proximity exceeds a pump threshold distance at least one of the plurality of configurable alarm conditions of the infusion pump is modified. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277669 | BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL CONTROL SYSTEM - A blood sugar level control system for measuring a blood sugar level and administering insulin into a body. The blood sugar level control system includes a blood sugar measuring device having a first wireless data transmitting part to transmit data relating to the blood sugar level; an insulin dispensing device having a wireless data communication unit including a second wireless data transmitting part to transmit data to a second blood sugar measuring device, and a wireless data receiving part to receive data from the first wireless data transmitting part and the second blood sugar measuring device; and an attachment mechanism to couple the insulin dispensing device and the blood sugar measuring device so that the blood sugar measuring device is movable, without separating from the insulin dispensing device at least three specific positions. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277670 | BURR HOLE CAP ASSEMBLY WITH THERAPY DELIVERY MEMBER ORIENTATION FEATURE - In some examples, a burr hole cap assembly includes one or more markers that indicate a rotational orientation of a therapy delivery member relative to the burr hole cap assembly, where the therapy delivery member extends through an opening defined by the burr hole cap assembly. In addition, in some examples, the burr hole cap assembly includes a feature that indicates the rotational orientation of the therapy delivery member after the therapy delivery member is implanted in the patient. The feature can include the one or more markers in some examples. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277671 | DUAL BRAID REINFORCEMENT DEFLECTABLE DEVICE - A dual braided catheter shaft includes an inner helical braid and outer helical braid than encapsulate an axially extending steering wire there between. In one embodiment, the shaft includes an inner polymer jacket, an inner braid formed on the inner jacket, a steering wire disposed along an outside surface of the inner braid, an outer braid formed over the inner braid and steering wire assembly and an outer jacket formed on the outer braid. The braiding parameters of the inner and outer braids can be varied along the length of the catheter to provide varying mechanical properties. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277672 | NON-COMPLIANT MEDICAL BALLOON HAVING AN INTEGRAL NON-WOVEN FABRIC LAYER - A non-compliant medical balloon may be changed from a deflated state to an inflated state by increasing pressure within the balloon. The non-compliant medical balloon is composed of randomly oriented fibers forming an angle. The angle remains substantially unchanged when the balloon changes from a deflated state to an inflated state. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277673 | MEDICAL TEMPERATURE SENSORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - This disclosure relates to medical temperature sensors and related systems and methods. In some aspects, a sensor assembly includes a non-invasive temperature sensor to detect a temperature of a medical fluid in a medical fluid line and an ambient temperature sensor to detect an ambient air temperature. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277674 | DISSECTION HANDPIECE AND METHOD FOR REDUCING THE APPEARANCE OF CELLULITE - A dermatological skin treatment device is provided. The device comprises a handpiece and a cutting tool, wherein the tool is inserted through the conduit and percutaneously inserted into a tissue disposed within a recessed area of the handpiece. The device and method cut the fibrous structures under the skin that cause cellulite at an angle substantially parallel to the surface of the skin and replace these structures with a non-cellulite forming structure by deploying a highly fibrous mesh through a single needle hole to create a highly fibrous layer directly or through wound healing processes. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277675 | Nasal Rinse Tip - A device for nasal lavage is described. The device ejects a gentle flow of fluid under pressure. The fluid stream provides a high quantity of fluid at low pressure. The low pressure fluid stream is more comfortable for a user than a high pressure fluid stream that are delivered by various types of pressurized cans of solution. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277676 | PROPELLANT PILLOW - A propellant pillow for use in an implantable pump is described herein. The propellant pillow generally includes a propellant bag having a septum attached thereto. In one embodiment, the pillow may further include a rigid member associated with the propellant bag to prevent piercing of the bag by an injection device inserted through the septum during a filling process. In another embodiment, the propellant pillow includes a propellant bag having a surrounding layer of resealable material encompassing the bag. The surrounding layer also serves to prevent piercing of the bag during filling of the pillow with a propellant. Methods of filling such propellant pillows with propellant as well as utilizing such pillows in connection with implantable pumps are also described herein. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277677 | Powered Irrigator for Sinus Cavity Rinse with Detachable Reservoir - A powered irrigator for use in rinsing nasal cavities including a main body having a handle and fluid reservoir detachably coupled to one another, an outlet nozzle extending from a top end of the handle, a pump mechanism operably coupled to a power source, and a switch operably coupled to the power source for turning the pump mechanism on and off, and when the switch turns on the pump mechanism, fluid flows from the fluid reservoir into a first fluid coupling between the reservoir and the pump mechanism and into a second fluid coupling between the pump mechanism to the outlet nozzle. The reservoir includes a generally centrically body defining a cavity and at least two tabs connected to the cylindrical body and extending inwards therefrom. The at least two tabs operably connect the reservoir to the handle portion to releasably secure the reservoir to the handle portion. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277678 | Pump for Powered Irrigator for Sinus Cavity Rinse - A powered irrigator for use in rinsing nasal cavities provides a main body having a handle and fluid reservoir detachably coupled to one another, an outlet nozzle extending from a top end of the handle, a pump mechanism operably coupled to a power source, and a switch operably coupled to the power source for turning the pump mechanism on and off, and when the switch turns on the pump mechanism, fluid flows from the fluid reservoir into a first fluid coupling between the reservoir and the pump mechanism and into a second fluid coupling between the pump mechanism to the outlet nozzle. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277679 | Safety IV Catheter Assemblies - A safety IV catheter assembly is disclosed which includes a catheter assembly, a needle assembly and a needle guard assembly. The needle guard assembly includes a needle guard, a biasing member and a bushing. The bushing is slidably positioned about the needle and includes an inner diameter which is smaller than an enlarged diameter portion of the needle such that the needle cannot be withdrawn through the bore of the bushing. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277680 | IV-CATHETER INSERTION DEVICE - The present disclosure is directed to an IV-catheter insertion device, which comprises a catheter hub at the proximal end of a tubular catheter, a protective barrel releasably joined to the catheter hub in a ready position, a needle hub with an attached hollow needle, the hollow needle extending through the catheter hub and the tubular catheter in the ready position such that that needle tip projects distally of the distal end of the tubular catheter, wherein the needle hub is displaceable in the protective barrel, and a spring clip as a needle guard element whose proximal rear wall is fixed at a distal end area of the protective barrel by means of holding members, wherein the protective barrel and the catheter hub are held by the spring clip in the ready position, and the spring clip is released from the catheter hub in a protected position in which the spring clip covers the needle tip. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277681 | Living Donor Cannula - A cannula includes a first circumferential portion, a second circumferential portion, and a seal with a first clamping surface. The first circumferential portion and the second circumferential portion are configured to mutually cooperate to support a circumference of vasculature, and form a second clamping surface. The first clamping surface and the second clamping surface are configured to cooperate to secure an end of the vasculature. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277682 | LINE MANAGEMENT DEVICE - The present invention includes a line manager to hold and removably secure within an aperture one or more lines or tubes adjacent to a patient on or near a bed rail, body, or other device. In some embodiments, the line manager is attached to a bed rail of a hospital, or medical bed and may be used to position and label the various tubes or lines going to the patient. The line manager may be made of a flexible material and can be a single use device or a multiple use device. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277683 | INJECTION DEVICE WITHOUT A GEARING - A dose delivery device is disclosed wherein a dose can be set by rotating a dose setting member, whereby a push button ( | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277684 | CARTRIDGE FOR CONTAINING AND DISPENSING A MEDICAMENT - A cartridge ( | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277685 | SAFETY PEN NEEDLE ASSEMBLY - In one aspect, a safety pen needle assembly is provided which includes a hub, a needle fixed to a transverse wall of the hub, and a shield formed to at least partially telescope over the hub. An outer ablumenal surface of the hub and an inner lumenal surface of the shield are formed with cooperating thread elements to permit relative rotation between the hub and the shield. In an initial state, the cooperating thread elements are in threaded engagement with the shield being positioned relative to the hub with a distal end of the shield sidewall being located distally of a distal end of the needle. Also, in the initial state, the shield and the hub are configured with a rotation-resistance arrangement which inhibits relative rotation between the hub and the shield. The rotation-resistance arrangement is surmountable to allow relative rotation between the hub and the shield with an at least threshold amount of torque being applied, the threshold amount of torque being greater than required to mount the pen needle assembly onto an injector body. Advantageously, with the subject invention, a safety pen needle assembly can be provided having a shield threaded onto a hub with the assembly being mountable with the needle being in a shielded state. This minimizes the possibility of needle stick during mounting of the safety pen needle assembly. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277686 | SYRINGE, DEVICE FOR PRODUCING SYRINGE BODY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SYRINGE BODY - The sliding property at the inner peripheral surface of a syringe body is improved by means of a simple configuration, and smooth and stable slidability can be ensured for a gasket. A syringe ( | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277687 | LIVING DONOR CANNULA - Disclosed is a cannula including a first circumferential portion, a second circumferential portion, and a seal with a first clamping surface. The first circumferential portion and the second circumferential portion are configured to mutually cooperate to support a circumference of vasculature, and form a second clamping surface. The first clamping surface and the second clamping surface are configured to cooperate to secure an end of the vasculature. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277688 | Male Reflux Valve - A male reflux valve comprising a distal body portion and a proximal body portion, the proximal body portion having a male connection for connection to a female connection of an access device, a valve element operatively positioned within the distal body portion, a core operatively positioned within the distal body portion to retain the valve element into sealing engagement with the distal body portion and an actuator reciprocably retained within a generally circular cylindrical longitudinal bore of the proximal body portion in engagement with the valve element to open the valve element when engaged by the female connection of the access device. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277689 | QUATERNARY NICKEL-TITANIUM ALLOY - A quaternary nickel-titanium alloy includes: Ni at a concentration of between about 48 at. % and about 52 at. %; Cr at a concentration of from about 0.3 at. % to about 1 at. %; Co at a concentration of from about 0.5 at. % to about 2 at. %; and Ti at a concentration wherein a ratio of Ni:Ti is about 1.03. According to one exemplary embodiment of the alloy, the concentration of Cr may be about 0.5 at. % and the concentration of Co may be about 0.75 at. %. According to another exemplary embodiment of the alloy, the concentration of Cr may be about 0.25 at. % and the concentration of Co may be about 0.5 at. %. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277690 | DEGRADABLE REMOVABLE IMPLANT FOR THE SUSTAINED RELEASE OF AN ACTIVE COMPOUND - A degradable, removable, pharmaceutical implant for the sustained release of one or more drugs in a subject, wherein the pharmaceutical implant is composed of a tube comprising an outer wall made of a degradable polymer completely surrounding a cavity, wherein the outer wall has a plurality of openings and wherein the cavity contains one or more sets of micro-particles, which micro-particles contain an active agent or a combination of two or more active agents, and wherein the size of the microparticles is selected such that the majority of the microparticles cannot pass through the openings. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277691 | Device for Removing a Huber Needle from a Patient - A one-piece connector for removing a housing and needle of a Huber needle assembly from a patient. The connector has a frame that can be positioned about a surface on the housing of the needle assembly and a pair of wings that pivot toward one another to provide a gripping surface. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277692 | HEMODIALYSIS VEIN PREPARATION APPARATUS AND METHODS - Methods and apparatus for applying focused pressure to a target vessel to dilate the target vessel for hemodialysis. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277693 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING THE APPEARANCE OF NAILS AFFECTED BY ONYCHOMYCOSIS THROUGH THE TOPICAL APPLICATION OF AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONTAINING BORIC ACID AND CAMPHOR OR OTHER TERPENES - A method of treating onychomycosis and improving nail appearance for persons suffering onychomycosis, including preparing an aqueous solution containing between 0.3% and 28% (3 g/L or 0.049 mole/L and 280 g/L or 4.53 mole/L) boric acid and between 0.1% and 11% (lg/L or 0.0066 mole/L and 110 g/L or 0.072 mole/L) camphor or other terpene, and applying the solution to the affected nails for a period of time between a few seconds up to 30 minutes at least once per day every day for a sufficiently long period of time for the condition to appreciably improve or to resolve. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277694 | PUNCTAL PLUG WITH ACTIVE AGENT - A punctal plug for insertion through a punctal aperture of an eye. The punctal plug includes a stem configured to be inserted into the punctal aperture and along a canaliculus of the eye, a stopper connected to one end of the stem, the stopper configured to seat against the punctal aperture, and a topical prostaglandin. The stem and the stopper are made from a porous or absorbent material, and wherein the material is saturated with the topical prostaglandin. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277695 | TRANSDERMAL DELIVERY PATCH - A composition suitable for use in a transdermal delivery patch for administration of an opioid, the composition comprising a phosphate compound of tocopherol and a polymer carrier. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277696 | DELIVERING AND/OR RECEIVING FLUIDS - The present invention generally relates to receiving bodily fluid through a device opening. In one aspect, the device includes a flow activator arranged to cause fluid to be released from a subject. A deployment actuator may actuate the flow activator in a deployment direction, which may in turn cause fluid release from a subject. The flow activator may also be moved in a retraction direction by a retraction actuator. In one aspect, the device may include a vacuum source that may help facilitate fluid flow into the opening of the device and/or may help facilitate fluid flow from the opening to a storage chamber. In one aspect, a device actuator may enable fluid communication between the opening and the vacuum source and the flow activator may be actuated after the enablement of fluid communication. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277697 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING FLUID FROM A SUBJECT - Systems and methods for delivering to and/or receiving fluids or other materials, such as blood or interstitial fluid, from subjects, e.g., from the skin. Beading disruptors and/or capillaries may be used for facilitating the transport of fluids from a subject into a device. Beading disruptors may disrupt the “pooling” of bodily fluids such as blood on the surface of the skin and help influence flow in a desired way. A capillary may conduct flow of fluid in the device, e.g., to an inlet of a channel or other flow path that leads to a storage chamber. A vacuum (reduced pressure relative to ambient) may be used to receive fluid into the device, e.g., by using relatively low pressure to draw fluid into the inlet of a channel leading to a storage chamber. The vacuum source may be part of the device. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277698 | HARVESTING FAT TISSUE USING TISSUE LIQUEFACTION - Target tissue may be removed from a subject using a cannula that has an interior cavity and an orifice configured to permit material to enter the cavity. This is accomplished by generating a negative pressure in the cavity so that a portion of the tissue is drawn into the orifice. Fluid is then delivered, via a conduit, so that the fluid exits the conduit within the cavity and impinges against the portion of the tissue that was drawn into the orifice. The fluid is delivered at a pressure and temperature that causes the tissue to soften, liquefy, or gellify. The tissue that has been softened, liquefied, or gellified is then suctioned away. The matter that was suctioned away is collected, and fat that is suitable for implantation in the subject is extracted from the collected matter. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277699 | SUPER-ABSORBENT, REDUCED-PRESSURE WOUND DRESSINGS AND SYSTEMS - A super-absorbent dressing assembly for use with a reduced-pressure wound treatment system includes a breathable, fluid restricted dry layer for placement against a wound, a super-absorbent layer, and a non-breathable layer, and a drape extending over the non-breathable layer. A reduced-pressure interface is available to fluidly couple the super-absorbent layer to a reduced-pressure subsystem. The super-absorbent dressing assembly preferably supplies a compressive force when placed under reduced pressure. A reduced-pressure treatment system uses a super-absorbent bolster to treat wounds, e.g., linear wounds. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277700 | OSTOMY DEVICE - The claimed subject matter relates to an ostomy seal applicator guide that facilitates application of the ostomy seal. The applicator can receive an absorbent material that can be employed during the seal application process to absorb moisture (e.g., waste matter seeping from the ostomy/stoma) from an ostomy, and facilitate maintaining clean, dry skin surrounding the ostomy so that the seal can be adhered to the patient's skin surrounding the ostomy area as well as properly align the seal to the ostomy area. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277701 | Formed Web Comprising Chads - A formed web comprising discrete three-dimensional elements formed therein, wherein at least some of the discrete three-dimensional elements comprise chads with corresponding apertures, wherein the aperture has a perimeter, wherein the chad has a length, wherein the chads are attached along a portion of the aperture perimeter which forms a connection segment, wherein the connection segment is less than about 50% of the entire aperture perimeter, and wherein the web comprises a film. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277702 | Absorbent Article With Narrow Polymeric Film And Opacity Strengthening Patch - A disposable absorbent article for wearing about the lower torso of a wearer, the disposable absorbent article may include a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions; a first waist edge and a second waist edge; and a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge. The disposable absorbent article may include a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet comprising a polymeric film, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The polymeric film may be at least 20 mm more narrow than the chassis. An opacity strengthening patch may be disposed on the backsheet. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277703 | Absorbent Article with Cushioned Waistband - A waistband structure for an absorbent article is disclosed. The waistband structure extending across at least one of the front and back waist regions and is composed of a filler material and a waistband material positioned over the filler material. The waistband structure may be bonded to at least one of the front and back waist regions via a bond pattern. The bond pattern may vary position in the longitudinal direction and have at least one peak and one valley across the respective waist region. Typically, a distance between the peak and the valley in the bond pattern is between 5 and 100 mm. The bond pattern results in a z-directional height of the waistband structure varying on the respective waist region. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277704 | Absorbent Members Having Density Profile - Absorbent members and methods of making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the absorbent member is a unitary absorbent fibrous web having a density profile through its thickness. In such an embodiment, the density profile may be relatively centered through the thickness of the web and the maximum density of the web is located between about 35% and about 65% of the distance through the thickness of the web. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277705 | Absorbent Members Having Skewed Density Profile - Absorbent members and methods of making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the absorbent member is a unitary absorbent fibrous web having a density profile through its thickness. In such an embodiment, the density profile of the fibrous web is skewed toward one of the surfaces of the fibrous web. In such embodiments, the maximum density of the web may be located outside of the central 30% zone of thickness of the web. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277706 | Methods of Making Absorbent Members Having Density Profile - Absorbent members and methods of making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the absorbent member is a unitary absorbent fibrous web having a density profile through its thickness. In one embodiment, the density profile is relatively centered through the thickness of the web and the maximum density of the web is located between about 35% and about 65% of the distance through the thickness of the web. In one embodiment, the method involves subjecting a precursor web to at least one cycle (or pass) through a mechanical deformation process. Typically, the method involves subjecting the precursor web to multiples cycles (or passes) through a mechanical deformation process. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277707 | Methods of Making Absorbent Members Having Skewed Density Profile - Absorbent members and methods of making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the absorbent member is a unitary absorbent fibrous web having a density profile through its thickness. In one embodiment, the density profile of the fibrous web is skewed toward one of the surfaces of the fibrous web. In such embodiments, the maximum density of the web may be located outside of the central 30% zone of the thickness of the web. In one embodiment, the method involves subjecting a precursor web to at least one cycle (or pass) through a mechanical deformation process. Typically, the method involves subjecting the precursor web to multiples cycles (or passes) through a mechanical deformation process. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277708 | Absorbent Members Having Density Profile - Absorbent members and methods of making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the absorbent member is a unitary absorbent fibrous web having a density profile through its thickness. In such an embodiment, the density profile may be relatively centered through the thickness of the web and the maximum density of the web is located between about 35% and about 65% of the distance through the thickness of the web. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277709 | Absorbent Members Having Skewed Density Profile - Absorbent members and methods of making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the absorbent member is a unitary absorbent fibrous web having a density profile through its thickness. In such an embodiment, the density profile of the fibrous web is skewed toward one of the surfaces of the fibrous web. In such embodiments, the maximum density of the web may be located outside of the central 30% zone of thickness of the web. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277710 | Methods of Making Absorbent Members Having Density Profile - Absorbent members and methods of making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the absorbent member is a unitary absorbent fibrous web having a density profile through its thickness. In one embodiment, the density profile is relatively centered through the thickness of the web and the maximum density of the web is located between about 35% and about 65% of the distance through the thickness of the web. In one embodiment, the method involves subjecting a precursor web to at least one cycle (or pass) through a mechanical deformation process. Typically, the method involves subjecting the precursor web to multiples cycles (or passes) through a mechanical deformation process. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277711 | Absorbent Article with Annular Absorbent Member - An absorbent article with an annular absorbent member. The absorbent article has a liquid-permeable top sheet, a liquid-impermeable back sheet, an annular absorbent member and a second absorbent member. The annular absorbent member is disposed between the top sheet and the back sheet. The annular absorbent member absorbs and retains a liquid passing through the top sheet. The annular absorbent member defines an aperture in a central portion thereof. The second absorbent member is disposed between the annular absorbent member and the back sheet. The second absorbent member has a visible area aligned with a position of the aperture of the annular absorbent member. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277712 | Shaped Pants-Style Articles and Method for Production - An article to be worn on the lower torso of a wearer, such as pants or diapers. The article exhibits snug fit on a wearer through a particular cooperative arrangement of the side panels and the centre strip. It may further exhibit a particular bulging such as in the hip region of the wearer, and/or may include hoops such as for encircling the legs of a wearer. The article relates further to a simple manufacturing process for such articles. In a particular variant of the process, “multilane” manufacturing may be employed also to larger size article. In another particular variant, side margins of parts of the article can be connected without connecting these to further underlying parts. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277713 | Absorbent Article With Leg Gasketing Cuff - A disposable absorbent article may include a topsheet, a backsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and a leg gasketing system. The leg gasketing system may include an inner cuff and an outer cuff; the inner cuff may include an inner cuff folded edge and an inner cuff material edge and the outer cuff may include an outer cuff folded edge and an outer cuff material edge such that the web of material is folded laterally inward to form the outer cuff folded edge and folded laterally outward to form the inner cuff material edge. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277714 | Designer underwear with special hidden absorbent pad wing support area - This invention relates to an item of underwear that is specifically worn in combination with sanitary pads, the kind that extend between the legs of the wearer over at least the pail of the crotch. Sanitary pads are for example, used by women during menstruation and are maintained in position by virtue of being adhered to the wearer's underwear by an adhesive strip and wings which are exposed by the removal of a protective sheet. The adhesive wings, which fold under the crotch of the underwear and are known to secure the pad into place, are normally visible. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277715 | PACKAGING ASSEMBLY TO PRVENT PREMATURE ACTIVATION - A package assembly for a drug reconstitution assembly includes a body, a drug reconstitution assembly and a removable lid. The body includes a plurality of protrusions configured to mate with a plurality of corresponding features of the drug reconstitution assembly to inhibit axial and rotational translation of the drug reconstitution assembly and its constituent parts during shipping and handling. By preventing axial and rotational shifting during shipment, premature and accidental puncture or contamination of the medication or the spikes within the drug reconstitution assembly is minimized. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277716 | DETECTING AND RESPONDING TO SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE ANOMALIES IN A FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM - A total dose of a therapeutic agent to be delivered to a patient by an infusion device over a total period of time is automatically divided into a plurality of unit doses to be delivered to the patient over a plurality of unit periods of time. The infusion device is automatically programmed to deliver one of the unit doses of the therapeutic agent to the patient over its respective unit period of time, after which the one unit dose is delivered, and a determination is made of whether an error occurred in delivering the one unit dose to the patient. Delivery of the total dose of the therapeutic agent to the patient may include iteratively automatically programming the infusion device to deliver successive unit doses upon determining that no error occurred in delivering a previous unit dose to the patient. Accordingly, the risk of improperly dosing the patient with the therapeutic agent in an event of a software or hardware anomaly within the infusion device is prevented or reduced. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277717 | LIMITING PRESSURE IN AN IMPLANTED CATHETER - A method includes receiving data regarding a catheter being used with the infusion device. The catheter has a lumen operably coupled to a reservoir of the infusion device and is configured to deliver fluid from the infusion device to a target location of a patient. The method further includes infusing fluid from the reservoir into the lumen of the catheter at a first rate and monitoring pressure via a pressure sensor in communication with the lumen of the catheter. Monitoring the pressure includes acquiring pressure data from the pressure sensor at a first frequency. The method also includes (i) determining whether the monitored pressure exceeds a first threshold, wherein the first threshold is based on the data regarding the catheter; and (ii) decreasing the rate at which the fluid is delivered from the reservoir into the catheter if the monitored pressure is determined to exceed the threshold. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277718 | PIVOTING RING SEAL - The instant invention provides for a pivoting ring that can be used as a seal for an inflatable member. The pivoting ring seal offers a mechanical action which acts to tighten with increasing inflation and/or expansion of an inflatable member. As the inflatable member increases in pressure and/or size, one side of the ring is lifted and pivots around a fulcrum in the middle of the ring seal causing the opposite side of the ring seal to decrease in diameter. The pivot ring causes the opposite part of the seal to tighten about an inner member allowing for a higher-pressure seal. In addition to a higher pressure seal, the working length of the inflatable member can be adjusted by moving the ring along the length of the inflatable member. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277719 | COATING COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND COATED DEVICES - The present disclosure provides, am ng other things, a coated device comprising: a porous substrate; a film coating at least part of the substrate, which film comprises a multilayer unit comprising a first layer and a second layer adjacent to the first layer, wherein the first layer comprises a first polymeric material and at least first interacting moiety, wherein the second layer comprises a second polymeric material and at least second interacting moiety, and wherein the interacting moieties on adjacent layers interact with one another so that the adjacent layers are associated with each other into the film; and an agent for delivery associated with the coated device, such that decomposition of one or more layers of the film results in release of the agent. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277720 | SELECTIVE CYTOPHERESIS DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS THEREOF - The present invention relates to systems and devices to treat and/or prevent inflammatory conditions within a subject and to related methods. More particularly, the invention relates to systems, devices, and related methods that sequester leukocytes and/or platelets and then inhibit their inflammatory action. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277721 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR INJECTING A DRUG INTO PROSTATE TISSUE - A needleless injector including a body at a proximal end, a shaft extending distally from the body, at least one injection orifice at a distal end of the shaft in fluid communication with a fluid chamber at the proximal end, a pressure source in communication with the fluid chamber, and a tissue tensioner located at the distal end of the shaft proximal to the injection orifice, wherein the distal end including the tissue tensioner and injection orifice is positionable within a urethral lumen so that when the tissue tensioner is deployed, tissue of the urethra is tensioned at a location for injection of fluid from the injection orifice into the tissue of the urethra. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277722 | ADAPTIVE SYSTEM FOR BLOOD FLUID REMOVAL - Methods for monitoring patient parameters and blood fluid removal system parameters include identifying those system parameters that result in improved patient parameters or in worsened patient parameters. By comparing the patient's past responses to system parameters or changes in system parameters, a blood fluid removal system may be able to avoid future use of parameters that may harm the patient and may be able to learn which parameters are likely to be most effective in treating the patient in a blood fluid removal session. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277723 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE INTEGRATION OF FUSED-DATA HYPOGLYCAEMIA ALARMS INTO CLOSED-LOOP GLYCAEMIC CONTROL SYSTEMS - Methods and systems are described for controlling a flowrate of insulin infused into the body of a patient. An insulin infusion device infuses insulin into the body of the patient. A first sensor generates blood glucose level (BGL) data indicative of a blood glucose level of the patient. A second sensor generates autonomic nervous system (ANS) data such as heart rate data dependent on at least one parameter of the patient's autonomic nervous system. A data fusion processor receives the BGL data and the ANS data and generates an output alarm signal if a hypoglycaemic event is inferred. A flowrate of insulin of the insulin infusion device may be modified dependent on the output alarm signal. | 2012-11-01 |
| 20120277724 | Disposable Double Point Injection Needle and an Insulin Injection System Comprising a Disposable Double Point Injection Needle - A disposable double pointed injection needle has a needle hub to which a thin needle cannula is permanently fastened and which needle hub can be mounted on to a syringe comprising a dose setting and injection mechanism and a cartridge containing a liquid medicine to be injected subcutaneously into a human body. The needle hub is provided with a safety shield guided on the needle hub. The safety shield is urged in a direction away from the needle hub by a spring located between the needle hub and the safety shield. After injection the shield is moved away from the needle hub by the spring and locked in an irreversible position where the safety shield covers the needle cannula and prevents accidental needle stick injuries. | 2012-11-01 |
