| Patent # | Description |
|---|---|
| US-8,021,353 |
Heat exchanger connector assembly A connector assembly for a heat exchanger has a fitting and a mount to which the fitting couples. The fitting has an elongate body having a proximal portion and... |
| US-8,021,352 |
Unfused catheter body feature and methods of manufacture The disclosure is directed to tubular bodies for catheters. An inner tubular catheter body has an inner layer, a braided portion over the inner layer and an... |
| US-8,021,351 |
Tracking aspiration catheter In general, aspiration catheters have a suction device, a proximal portion and a shaft with a proximal end and a distal end. Improvements in the aspiration... |
| US-8,021,350 |
Hydroxyphenyl cross-linked macromolecular network and applications thereof A dihydroxyphenyl cross-linked macromolecular network is provided that is useful in artificial tissue and tissue engineering applications, particularly to... |
| US-8,021,349 |
Method of using a syringe A device (10,110,210) for the expression of liquids, such as for the maintenance treatment of vascular catheters. A syringe (16; 116a,116b; 216) has a support... |
| US-8,021,348 |
Wound treatment apparatus An apparatus comprising a housing, a controller, a fluid source, a negative pressure source, and a canister. The controller, the fluid source, the negative... |
| US-8,021,347 |
Thin film wound dressing A composite wound dressing and delivery apparatus includes a substantially transparent dressing layer having a lower surface that is coated with a pressure... |
| US-8,021,346 |
Wound irrigation device and method A device for wound irrigation which has a compressible reservoir housing with a sterile wound irrigation solution and a plurality of ports to facilitate... |
| US-8,021,345 |
Pen-type injector The present invention relates to injectors, such as pen-type injectors, that provide for administration of medicinal products from a multidose cartridge and... |
| US-8,021,344 |
Medicament delivery device configured to produce an audible output Medicament delivery devices are described herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a medicament delivery device and an electronic circuit system. The... |
| US-8,021,343 |
Syringe for sequential expression of different liquids A device (10,110,210) for the expression of liquids, such as for the maintenance treatment of vascular catheters. A syringe (16;116a,116b;216) has a support... |
| US-8,021,342 |
Liquid medication dispenser A liquid medication dispenser includes a housing that has open top and bottom. The housing includes a central channel and a plurality of internal compartments... |
| US-8,021,341 |
Self-suturing anchor device A catheter anchor device for use with a catheter includes an adhesive layer configured to be secured to the skin of the patient proximate the catheter insertion... |
| US-8,021,340 |
Enhanced apparatus for percutaneous catheter implantation and replacement A medical apparatus and method of use for implanting a percutaneous catheter in a patient's body which catheter can be easily positioned, repositioned, and... |
| US-8,021,339 |
Surgical portal apparatus with centering mechanism A surgical portal apparatus is provided. The surgical portal apparatus includes a portal member defining a longitudinal axis and having a longitudinal opening... |
| US-8,021,338 |
Percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy access needle An access needle suitable for use in percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy procedures. In one embodiment, the access needle includes a stylet assembly, a safety... |
| US-8,021,337 |
Expandable surgical portal Systems, kits, and methods for establishing percutaneous access are described. A system typically includes a deformable variable diameter cannula sleeve (DVDCS)... |
| US-8,021,336 |
Pump set for administering fluid with secure loading features and
manufacture of component therefor A pump set for use in a liquid delivery pump of the type for delivering liquid to a patient, having an infrared radiation detector for detecting infrared... |
| US-8,021,335 |
Prefilled syringe jet injector A jet injector that includes a prefilled syringe. The syringe includes a fluid chamber that contains a medicament. The syringe also has an injection-assisting... |
| US-8,021,334 |
Drug delivery device and method A drug delivery device (10) includes a pressurized reservoir (14) in communication with a flow path to an outlet (12). The flow path includes two... |
| US-8,021,333 |
Syringe spring retainer A spring retainer (60) for a syringe (10) that has a barrel (40), a plunger (20), a spring (90) and a retractable needle (50) that can couple with the plunger... |
| US-8,021,332 |
Agent delivery catheter having articulating arms An agent delivery catheter which has a support member comprising at least one articulating arm having an end fixedly secured relative to the shaft and having an... |
| US-8,021,331 |
Method of coating a folded medical device A non-polymeric or biological coating applied to a radially expandable interventional medical device in a collapsed, wrapped, or folded configuration.... |
| US-8,021,330 |
Balloon catheter for crossing a chronic total occlusion A balloon catheter is disclosed including a "no-fold" balloon at a distal end thereof that surrounds a distal portion of a guidewire shaft having a compliant... |
| US-8,021,329 |
Catheter including a compliant balloon A catheter having an elongate shaft including a plurality of apertures disposed along at least a length of the shaft to facilitate bending. The catheter... |
| US-8,021,328 |
Rapid exchange infusion catheter An infusion catheter and method, with an elongated shaft having a guidewire lumen which has a proximal section and a common distal section extending to a distal... |
| US-8,021,327 |
Steering mechanism for bi-directional catheter A bi-directional catheter with nearly double the throw in its catheter tip deflection defines a puller wire travel path having a U-turn a pulley which minimizes... |
| US-8,021,326 |
Instrument driver for robotic catheter system A robotic medical system comprises an operator control station having a master input device, a catheter instrument, and an instrument driver in communication... |
| US-8,021,325 |
Liquid drug medical device The present invention relates to liquid drug medical devices for enabling the administration of liquid drugs, and also a needle shield removal device for safely... |
| US-8,021,324 |
Venous access port assembly with X-ray discernable indicia A venous access port assembly (10) having a housing base (28) with a discharge port (16), a septum (14) and a cap (48), with an interior reservoir (22). The... |
| US-8,021,323 |
Soft tissue augmentation by needle-free injection The invention relates to needle-free apparatus that can be used to augment soft tissue. More specifically, the needle-free injectors of the present invention... |
| US-8,021,322 |
Enteral feeding apparatus Embodiments of the present invention include a enteral feeding apparatus and/or system in which an enteral feeding pump can be configured to deliver enteral... |
| US-8,021,321 |
Split tip dialysis catheter A split tip dialysis catheter having an outer tube and an inner tube, the two tubes which can be arranged over at least a portion of their length in a coaxial... |
| US-8,021,320 |
Self-sealing device and method for delivery of a therapeutic agent through
a pneumostoma A pneumostoma management system includes a pneumostoma management device for maintaining the patency of a pneumostoma and a drug delivery device for pneumostoma... |
| US-8,021,319 |
Extracorporeal blood set A blood set comprises an arterial line having a patient end provided with a multiport connector (14) having first port (15) connected to a blood transport tube... |
| US-8,021,318 |
Methods of blood-based therapies having a microfluidic membraneless
exchange device The present invention is directed to devices, systems and methods for removing undesirable materials from a sample fluid by contact with a second fluid. The... |
| US-8,021,317 |
Orthopedic device providing access to wound site Orthopedic device for treating neuropathic ulcers and other injuries while allowing easy access to the wound site on the plantar surface of a patient's foot... |
| US-8,021,316 |
Weight-bearing lower extremity brace The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to a device and/or system (e.g., redistributing weight away from a subject's foot), which may... |
| US-8,021,315 |
Fingertip protecting device A fingertip protecting device for preventing the contact and the spread of germs includes a housing having a container and a cover. A quantity of molten wax is... |
| US-8,021,314 |
Device for applying a pulsating pressure to a local region of the body and
the applications thereof The present invention generally relates to a device for applying a pulsating pressure to a local region of the body and applications thereof. The device may be... |
| US-8,021,313 |
Intensity control for massage devices An air-tight foam-filled bladder is used for varying massage intensity in a massage chair, massage mat, or other massage device. The bladder may be compressed... |
| US-8,021,312 |
Arrangement, method and computer program for determining physical activity
level of human being An arrangement, method and computer program for determining the physical activity level of a human being. The arrangement comprises a movement sensor to be... |
| US-8,021,311 |
Mechanical honing of metallic tubing for soldering in a medical device
construction Medical devices and methods for manufacturing medical devices. An example manufacturing method includes providing a metallic tubular member having a inner... |
| US-8,021,310 |
Work of breathing display for a ventilation system A breathing support system is provided. The system may include a breathing support device configured to deliver gas to a patient and a display device associated... |
| US-8,021,309 |
Algorithm for automatic positive air pressure titration An algorithm for measuring the breathing of a patient for diagnosing breathing disorders and for controlling a breathing aid device for treating a patient.... |
| US-8,021,308 |
Breath end-tidal gas monitor An improved apparatus and method for capturing and analyzing the end-tidal portion of an exhalation. The CO.sub.2 level of air drawn into the system (10) is... |
| US-8,021,307 |
Apparatus and method for sensor deployment and fixation A delivery system for fixation of an implant assembly having an intracorporeal device at a deployment site using an anchoring structure. This invention provides... |
| US-8,021,306 |
Method, device and computer program product for monitoring the
physiological state of a person The invention relates to a method, device, and computer program product for monitoring the physiological state of a person. In the method, the heartbeat of the... |
| US-8,021,305 |
Ultrasound probe, ultrasonograph, and ultrasonography A non-invasive (having sufficiently small diameter so as not to give much pain to a subject) ultrasonic ultrasound probe of high spatial resolution and high... |
| US-8,021,304 |
Ultrasonic probe A technique for reducing the looseness of a wire and reducing the positional error of an ultrasonic transducer is disclosed. According to the technique, inside... |