Surgery inventions 12/06

20060293626 - Applier for implantable medical device: An attachment mechanism for a surgically implantable medical device includes one or more fasteners which may be simultaneously moved from an undeployed position to a deployed position by operation of an integral actuator. The attachment mechanism may be configured to be deactuated, and the fasteners simultaneously moved from a deployed... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20060293625 - Implantable medical device with cover and method: An attachment mechanism for a surgically implantable medical device includes one or more fasteners which may be simultaneously moved from an undeployed position to a deployed position by operation of an integral actuator. The attachment mechanism may be configured to be deactuated, and the fasteners simultaneously moved from a deployed... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20060293627 - Applier with safety for implantable medical device: An attachment mechanism for a surgically implantable medical device includes one or more fasteners which may be simultaneously moved from an undeployed position to a deployed position by operation of an integral actuator. The attachment mechanism may be configured to be deactuated, and the fasteners simultaneously moved from a deployed... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20060293628 - Implantable medical device with indicator: An attachment mechanism for a surgically implantable medical device includes one or more fasteners which may be simultaneously moved from an undeployed position to a deployed position by operation of an integral actuator. The attachment mechanism may be configured to be deactuated, and the fasteners simultaneously moved from a deployed... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20060293629 - Anti-drawback medical valve: A medical valve includes a housing having an interior forming an inlet and an outlet. A longitudinally movable member is secured within the interior of the housing. External to the movable member and within the interior is a fluid path. Movement of the movable member controls fluid flow between the... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20060293630 - Fluid containment apparatus for surgery and method of use: A liquid containment system in accordance with the present invention includes a flexible plastic or elastomeric bag with several apertures. Surrounding each aperture is a port member such as a silastic ring. The port member functions at least reduce the escape of airborne particules from the bag while permitting the... Agent: Coleman Sudol Sapone, P.C.

20060293631 - Catheter holder: A catheter urine collection bag with a wide elastic sleeve worn on the upper thigh of the patient. The sleeve is connected by fabric straps to a belt worn around the patient's waist. The fabric straps may be part of a garter belt assembly. A fabric pouch holds the urine... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd

20060293632 - Absorbent article featuring a non-abrasive temperature change member: Disclosed is an absorbent article including a temperature change member. In addition to the temperature change member, the article may include an outercover, with a liner and/or an absorbent body disposed on the outercover. The temperature change member has a geometric mean of the mean deviation of coefficient of friction... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

20060293633 - Body fluid absorbent wearing article: A body fluid absorbent wearing article includes a liquid-absorbent panel. The panel is composed of a first fibrous assembly panel lying on the side of a topsheet and a second fibrous assembly panel underlying the first sub-panel. The first sub-panel has a flat portion, a plurality of protuberant portions and... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20060293634 - Method of promoting relationship marketing with a consumer of a personal care article: A method for providing an auxiliary benefit to a consumer includes providing a personal care article (22) which has a liquid-permeable topsheet layer (36), a backsheet layer (38) operatively connected with the topsheet layer (36), and a removable layer (42) which is releasably connected to the personal care article (22).... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

20060293635 - Fastening film system and assembly comprising a fastening film system and a substrate: The present invention relates to a fastening film system 1 comprising a backing 7 and an adhesive layer 6 on one of the two major surfaces of the backing 7, the backing 7 bearing on its exposed major surface 3a opposite to the adhesive layer 6 a plurality of male... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20060293636 - Disposable absorbent breathing article: An absorbent, disposable and breathing article is described comprising: (a) an upper permeable cloth receiving the discharges of liquid exudates; (b) an absorbent core which retains said liquid exudates; and (c) an impervious backing cloth comprising: a non-woven cloth having an external face which faces toward the user's garment and... Agent: David Ocejo Sanchez Suite 142

20060293638 - Disposable absorbent article having doubled side flaps and backsheet strips: A disposable absorbent article includes two laterally opposing longitudinally extending backsheet strips attached to an exterior surface of an absorbent assembly in laterally opposing attachment zones. Each backsheet strip may include a water-impermeable layer and may be extensible. The absorbent assembly includes a lower covering sheet that is doubled by... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20060293637 - Disposable absorbent article having dual layer barrier cuff strips: A disposable absorbent article includes two laterally opposing longitudinally extending barrier cuff strips attached to an absorbent assembly in laterally opposing attachment zones. Each barrier cuff strip includes an upper layer and a lower layer at least between its proximal edge and the attachment zones. A longitudinally extending elastic gathering... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20060293639 - Disposable absorbent article with front fastening assembly: An absorbent article for absorbing body fluids and exudates, such as urine and fecal material. More particularly, an absorbent article, such as disposable diapers and adult incontinence garments, which includes a fastener assembly laterally disposed over a waist portion for improved fit and performance. The ear portions of the article... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

20060293640 - Closure device for containers or lines for administering medical or pharmaceutical fluids: A device for closing containers or lines for administering medical or pharmaceutical fluids, comprising a first tubular element and a second tubular element, which are open at the respective opposite ends and are mutually associated, at a respective end, so that they are mutually substantially coaxial and can move axially... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20060293641 - Housing body for deglutition of solid molding for oral ingestion, container for the housing body, and deglutition method: A housing body (10) for deglutition of a shaped solid (5) for oral ingestion which is stored therein, comprising a generally tubular water-resistant envelope (1); an opening-side end part (A) at one end of the envelope, having an unsealable structure part (2), and capable of forming an opening part (22)... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20060293642 - Hydrophilic urinary catheter having a water-containing sachet: A wetting apparatus (110) for wetting a hydrophilic urinary catheter (103) comprises a wetting receptacle (101) which defines a wetting fluid receiving area (102) for receiving the hydrophilic urinary catheter and a hydrophilic urinary catheter wetting fluid container (106) having a discharge outlet (126) movable from a closed position to... Agent: Fish & NeaveIPGroup Ropes & Gray LLP

20060287628 - Blood component collection apparatus and method: A blood component collection apparatus comprises a blood component collecting circuit which includes an anticoagulant line for feeding an anticoagulant and a line for collecting an initial flow of collected blood. In the blood component collection apparatus, air is intermediately present between the anticoagulant and the blood in the passage... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20060287629 - Jet injector with a bi-stable spring: A jet injector is described in which a rigid tube (1) terminates in a nozzle (15) at one end and a non return valve (46) at the other. There is a hole (3) in the tube wall and an elastomeric liner (11) within the rigid tube (1). There is also... Agent: Novo Nordisk, Inc. Patent Department

20060287630 - Injection device with a torsion spring drive: An injection device including a torsion spring with a mid-axis and an output element with a longitudinal axis which can be displaced along its longitudinal axis by the torsion spring, the mid-axis of the torsion spring being generally parallel with the longitudinal axis of the output element.... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20060287631 - Universal protector cap with auto-disable features for needle-free injectors: Disclosed is a medical device used to prevent the cross-contamination of patients or injectors in which various components placed on the injector minimize or eliminate back splash contamination of the injector.... Agent: Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP

20060287632 - Oxygen producing device for woundcare: A device for the application of oxygen to promote wound healing and tissue repair. The device includes a portable oxygen generating device (18), which includes a cathode (10), an anode (16), and a phosphoric acid treated ion conducting membrane (14).... Agent: Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20060287633 - Portable device for transfusing medical fluid: A portable device for transfusing medical fluid accommodated in a collapsible bag is provided. The portable device for transfusing medical fluid bagged in a collapsible bag comprises a container which includes a box-shaped body having a loading port for loading the bag of medical fluid and at least one fluid... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20060287634 - Personal care articles of commerce comprising a magnetic member: An article, including disposable articles and durable articles, includes one or more shaped thermoplastic members, which can be at least partially impregnated into one or more fibrous substrates forming a composite material of the article having regions of breathability, elasticity, and/or stiffening to provide desired functions of the article. The... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20060287636 - Absorbent article: An absorbent article worn in the groin area, in which, when a compressive force is received from a lateral direction, a main absorbent region can oppose an excretion area of a wearer's body without twists or wrinkles occurring, and when the compressive force is relaxed, the article easily recovers to... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20060287635 - Disposable sanitary personal-care article for absorbing bodily material: The present invention is directed to a disposable sanitary article for use with a woman's body in the area of the pudendum. The sanitary article comprises a pad portion having a fluid-permeable surface portion and an absorbent material adjacent to the surface portion. The pad portion is configured to be... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20060287637 - Absorbent article with improved tear resistance and softness: A disposable absorbent article may comprise a chassis and an ear. The chassis comprises a liquid permeable topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet. The ear comprises an elastomeric material and a first substrate joined to the elastomeric material. The ear has a first... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20060287638 - Device for connection between a receptacle and a container and ready-to use assembly comprising same: The invention concerns a connection device comprising a base (10) adapted to be mounted on a receptacle (2) and forming a sliding sleeve (15) for a piston (16) which moves or forms a hollow needle (16), an annular skirt (20) for locking the base plate (10) in snap-on configuration on... Agent: Baxter Healthcare Corporation

20060287639 - Safety fluid transfer cannula: A cannula for transferring fluid relative to a vial or intravenous port having an elastomeric membrane includes: a cannula body having first and second opposite ends; the first end terminating in a tip for penetrating the elastomeric membrane; the body having a passage opening through the second end and extending... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20060282035 - Cyanoacrylate adhesive applicator swab: A swab applicator for containing and dispensing cyanoacrylate adhesives is disclosed. The device comprises a tube applicator with a valve to contain the cyanoacrylate until use. The valve can be a ball, a bead or a capsule, or it can be an oblong object having a channel closed at one... Agent: Leach Patent Services

20060282036 - System for monitoring the pressure in a blood line and a device to be used in such a system: A system and device for monitoring pressure in a blood line. In such device, a pressure transducer line branches off a blood line to enable the connection of a pressure transducer. To avoid any contamination of the pressure transducer, a first pressure transducer protector filter is used that divides the... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20060282037 - Arterio-venous shunt graft: A graft, for example, an arterio-venous shunt graft, is provided, which in a first aspect of the subject invention, is formed with longitudinal ribs. With fibrotic tissue ingrowth between the ribs, a composite rib/tissue layer is formed about the graft. The ribs provide counteracting lateral force against the embedded tissue... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20060282038 - Amphiphilic trisulfonated porphyrazines for photodynamic applications in medicine: Disclosed herein are novel trisulfonated tribenzo-mononahptho-porphyrazines, processes for making them and their application as improved photosensitizing drugs for the treatment of various medical conditions by photodynamic therapy (PDT). These water-soluble amphiphilic porphyrazines are substituted with different alkylyl, aryl, aminoalkyl and aminoaryl groups, with or without carboxyl moeity.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20060282039 - Heat exchange catheter with multi-lumen tube having a fluid return passageway: The catheter includes a multi-lumen tube having an outflow portion and an accessory portion. The accessory portion is integrally formed within an interior volume of the outflow portion. The accessory portion has a cross-section smaller than the outflow portion. The outflow portion is offset from the accessory portion such that... Agent: Lawrence N. Ginsberg

20060282040 - Infusion assembly that simultaneously delivers therapeutic fluid to plural body sites: An infusion assembly for delivering therapeutic fluid to plural body sites is provided. The assembly includes a positive displacement pump that discharges the therapeutic fluid. The assembly also includes a flow regulator valve including a valve housing that defines a pressure chamber, an inlet bore that opens into the pressure... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20060282042 - Insertion device and method: The present invention provides an insertion device and method for implanting a biosensor into a patient subject. In one embodiment, a biosensor is stored in the instrument's hydration chamber which enables the biosensor to maintain proper hydration and sterilization prior to insertion. The instrument further includes a plunger that travels... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20060282041 - Insert for coupling sheaths used in medical devices: An insert for joining sheaths for use in a medical device is described. The insert has a first end including a first operative coupling and a second end including a second operative coupling. The first operative coupling is for engaging a first tube at its distal end, and the second... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20060282043 - Intrathecal catheter having a stylet with a curved tip: An apparatus includes a catheter for an intrathecal drug delivery system and a stylet having a curved forward end. Preferably, the curved forward end has a shape in the form of a “J” or a “C.” Also preferably, the catheter has a distal end that conforms to the curved forward... Agent: Gardner Groff Santos & Greenwald, P.C.

20060282044 - Hypodermic syringe needle assembly: A combination of a retractable needle assembly and a syringe where the attachment of the retractable needle assembly and the syringe is the same regardless of the sizes of the retractable needle assembly and the syringe, resulting in a universal design... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20060282045 - Prepackaged medical device, packaging tray, and method: A pre-packaged medical device includes a tray supporting a medical device such as a blood collection set including a needle assembly and a tube holder. The tray defines a first contoured portion supporting at least a portion of the needle assembly and a second contoured portion supporting the tube holder.... Agent: Stephen A. Schuster

20060282046 - Device and method for subcutaneous delivery of blood clotting agent: A device for promoting the clotting of blood at a wound site in a blood vessel includes a catheter and a blood clotting agent dispensable from the catheter. The blood clotting agent is fed via the catheter to the wound site. A device for promoting the clotting of blood at... Agent: Michaud-duffy Group LLP

20060282047 - Pneumoperitoneum needle: Pneumoperitoneum needles for providing and/or insufflating a corporal and/or abdominal cavity are provided. The pneumoperitoneum needle can include a housing, an elongate tubular body extending from a distal surface of the housing, and an elongate hollow tubular rod slidably received within the tubular body. The tubular body preferably includes a... Agent: United States Surgical, A Division Of Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20060282048 - Instrument for an endoscope and needle for an endoscope: A needle for an endoscope, includes: an outer sheath tube having a fluid passage provided therein; a distal end discharging portion that is accommodated in the distal end of the outer sheath tube so as to be extended therefrom and retracted thereinto, and is connected to the distal end of... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20060282049 - Eye fluid dispensing apparatus: An apparatus for controllably dispensing fluid, such as eyewash, from a fluid container into the human eye. The apparatus includes a uniquely formed eyecup and a connector connected to the eyecup for securely interconnecting a bottle or vial containing the treating liquid with the eyecup. The connector sealably positions the... Agent: James E. Brunton, Esq.

20060282050 - Reduction of odors in absorbent articles: Provided are absorbent articles for retaining a malodorous bodily fluid. The absorbent articles comprise an additive that is a quaternary ammonium salt that is water soluble at 37° C., comprises an alkyl C16-C21 chain, and contains at least two oxygen atoms in the anionic portion of the salt. Also provided... Agent: Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP

20060282051 - Surgical towel having radiopaque element and methods for making same: A surgical towel useful in surgical applications. The surgical towel has opposed surfaces and a plurality of edges. At least one pair of edges that are adjacent to one another are folded inwardly and secured to a surface to entirely enclose and retain a rigid radiopaque detection element at a... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20060282052 - Absorbent resin particle, and absorber and asborbent article employing the same: An absorbent resin particle comprising a crosslinked polymer (A) and a hydrophobic substance (C), the crysslinked polymer (A) including, as essential constituent units, a water-soluble vinyl monomer (a1), and/or a vinyl monomer (a2) that is formed into the water-soluble vinyl monomer (a1) by hydrolysis, and an internal crosslinking agent (b),... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20060282053 - Single-use hygiene article: The invention relates to a single use hygiene article, comprising an absorbing body layer (24, 60, 70), which serves to store body fluids and which can also contain superabsorbent materials, and comprising standing cuff elements (26, 28), which extend in an essentially longitudinal direction, form a lateral leakage barrier and... Agent: Dreiss, Fuhlendorf, Steimle & Becker

20060282055 - Absorbing pad for male: This invention provides a leakage-free absorbent pad for men. The absorbent pad for men of this invention includes a liquid permeable top sheet 1, a back sheet 2, an absorbent member 3 arranged between the both sheets, and a pair of liquid impermeable gather sheets facing each other on the... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20060282056 - Diaper with integral disposal bag: An exemplary embodiment providing one or more improvements includes a fluid-impermeable bag attached to or integral with a disposable diaper, the bag having closure elements on the outside of the front and back panels of the uninverted bag. After use, the bag is inverted over the soiled diaper and the... Agent: William S. Ramsey

20060282057 - Disposable pull-on wearing article: A disposable pull-on wearing article has its waist region divided into a front section and a rear section and connector sheet strips adapted to connect these two sections together. Each of the connector sheet strips has zones to be joined to the front sections and a non-joint zone interposed between... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20060282058 - Disposable pull-on wearing article: A disposable pull-on wearing article has its waist region divided into a front section and a rear section and connector sheets 21 adapted to connect these two sections together. Each of the connector sheets has joint zones to be joined to the front section and the rear section, respectively, and... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20060282059 - Sanitary napkin: A sanitary napkin includes a main body having a liquid-absorbent layer for absorbing and retaining liquid and a projection disposed on a body surface of the main body. At least a portion of the projection is separably fixed to the body surface of the main body through a temporarily fixing... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20060282054 - Pull-on disposable wearing article: A pull-on disposable wearing article has a base sheet including an inner sheet and an outer sheet. A plurality of auxiliary elastic members extending across a panel are interposed between the inner sheet and the outer sheet and attached to these sheets between waist surrounding elastic members and leg-holes so... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20060282060 - Blood collecting device and method of fixing it: To provide a blood collecting attachment with which blood can be easily collected from a sampling port inserted in a blood flow path into a tube without using a syringe, a blood collecting instrument can be securely fixed to the sampling port, and accidental needlesticks can be prevented. The blood... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20060282061 - Medical fluid container: A flexible non-PVC, non-DEHP container or bag for medical fluids has a container body formed of a multiple layer polyolefin film. The container has one or more ports equipped with a polyolefin fill tube and port closure assembly. The container has a low moisture vapor transmission rate.... Agent: Brian R. Woodworth

20060282062 - Methods and systems for neural maintenance and regeneration: Methods and systems are described that release one or both of a neurotrophin and an inhibitor of the degradation of the neurotrophin within or in the vicinity of a highly innervated tissue. In some embodiments, the method includes regulating the release of the neurotrophin and the inhibitor of degradation over... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20060276739 - Glaucoma treatment device and method: A device for treating glaucoma in an eye is described. The device includes a body defining a lumen and having first and second ends and external and lumenal surfaces, wherein the body has a length sufficient to provide fluid communication between the anterior chamber and tear film of the eye...

20060276738 - Lacrimal drainage bypass device and method: A lacrimal bypass drainage device uses a cannula or tube having a flange on the ocular end and a threaded outer surface to provide for greater axial friction. The flange is keyed to allow engagement by a screwdriver type tool having a correspondingly keyed trocar mounted to a manipulable handle....

20060276740 - Processed water and therapeutic uses thereof: A physiologically ingestible composition of matter obtained by using super-oxygenated water, and the uses thereof, are provided. The obtaining method includes combining water with first oxygen, and manipulating the combined water and first oxygen into a vortex so as to cause the first oxygen to diffuse into the water and...

20060276741 - Device and method for delivery of therapeutic agents to the dermis and epidermis: Novel multichannel ionosonic devices are described for the treatment of disorders of the skin and nails. In a preferred embodiment, the ionosonic device includes a multichannel ionophoretic driver used in combination with a multichannel dispersion electrode integrated with ultrasonic elements on a single application electrode. The ionosonic device can be...

20060276742 - Iontophoresis device and method of controlling the same: An iontophoresis device, and a control method thereof, may be capable of increasing movement speed of a drug into a living body and/or may be capable of administering a drug having a high molecular weight. The iontophoresis device may include an active electrode assembly comprising: a first electrode; a drug...

20060276743 - Fluid exchange system for controlled and localized irrigation and aspiration: The control of fluid introduction into and out of body conduits such as vessels, is of great concern in medicine. As the development of more particular treatments to vessels and organs continues it is apparent that controlled introduction and removal of fluids is necessary. Fluid delivery and removal from such...

20060276744 - Configuration for drug delivery systems: A configuration for a drug delivery system which offers significant advantages over presently available systems. The system provides redundant protection against overdelivery of drug, increased accuracy of delivery, reduced energy requirement, increased capability to clear a blocked catheter, and alarms signifying catheter blockage or valve leakage. The system comprises the...

20060276745 - Manual breast pump: A manual breast pump can be operated by one hand is provided. Urging a funnel against a human breast and squeezing a flexible handle to press an arm will straighten the arm to lift a sliding member along two opposite grooves of a support and lift a piston respect to...

20060276746 - Feeding device including balloon tip and method of manufacture: A feeding tube device for delivering a substance into a stomach of a patient is disclosed, comprising a feeding tube, an overlapping segment integrally formed with and extending from the distal end of the feeding tube, and an inflation lumen defined within the feeding tube. The overlapping segment may be...

20060276747 - Needle assembly with removable depth stop: A needle assembly (10) includes a needle (14) attached to mounting structure (12), and is used to insert the needle into the body of a patient. A depth stop unit (50) of the needle assembly provides a stop surface (58) to limit the distance the needle can be inserted into...

20060276748 - Infusion monitoring device system and method: The present invention provides a manual or automated device, system, and method for the monitoring and administration of fluids into a patient. The invention determines if a proper infusion site is being maintained by stopping the infusion fluid, creating a negative pressure differential between the device and the patient, and...

20060276749 - Catheter systems for crossing total occlusions in vasculature: Medical devices and methods are described that include catheter systems for use in vasculature. The catheter systems include a re-entry catheter for use with numerous guide wires to direct the guide wire from the extraluminal or subintimal space back into a true lumen after the guide wire has entered the...

20060276750 - Medical needle device having with shield wings shield: The medical needle device includes a winged shield (4) that has a substantially cylindrical shield tube (4a) and a pair of wings (5, 6) positioned at a front end side of the shield tube, a hub (2) that is inserted into an inner bore of the shield tube so as...

20060276751 - Trocar and cannula assembly having conical valve and related methods: A trocar system for endoscopic surgery, cap assembly, and related methods are provided. The cap assembly includes a valve housing with an opening formed in line with an axis of the valve housing. The cap assembly also includes a valve positioned adjacent the opening of the valve housing. The valve...

20060276752 - Medical article anchoring system: An anchoring system provides secure attachment between a portion of a medical article and a body of a patient. The anchoring system comprises a securement device and a first fitting attached to the medical article, the first fitting having a first configuration. Embodiments of the anchoring system also comprise a...

20060276753 - Device for delivering medicament: The present invention relates to a device for the delivery of predetermined doses of liquid medicament to a patient, which medicament is intended to be inhaled by the patient or intended to be injected into the body of the patient. The device is adapted to be in a medicament delivery...

20060276754 - Device for delivering medicament: The present invention relates to a device for the delivery of predetermined doses of liquid medicament to a patient, which medicament is intended to be inhaled by the patient or intended to be injected into the body of the patient. The device is adapted to be in a medicament delivery...

20060276755 - Valved delivery device and method: A valved medicament delivery device including a housing having a chamber including coaxially aligned inlet and outlet, a medicament cartridge located within the chamber having a passage therethrough and membranes sealing the passage having a burst pressure of less than 10 atmospheres, a manually actuatable fluid delivery device having an...

20060276756 - Holder with safety shield for a drug delivery device: A holder with a safety shield for a drug delivery device; the shield obstructing access to a needle of the drug delivery device following use thereof. The safety shield may be actively deployed, in which case the health care worker must perform an action beyond complete depression of the pusher...

20060276757 - Medical valve with positive flow characteristics: A valve for selectively permitting a fluid flow between first and second medical implements is disclosed. The valve has a housing with an interface suitable for receiving a connector portion of a first medical device such as a catheter, and a seal made of a flexible material. The seal has...

20060276758 - Medical valve with positive flow characteristics: A valve for selectively permitting a fluid flow between first and second medical implements is disclosed. The valve has a housing with an interface suitable for receiving a connector portion of a first medical device such as a catheter, and a seal made of a flexible material. The seal has...

20060276760 - Infusion set: An infusion set comprises a base member (60), an introducer cap (64), and an infusion cap (54). The base member (60) preferably comprises a soft cannula (52) extending from a lower side (118) of the base member (60), and a port (62) on an upper side (92) thereof. The port...

20060276759 - Needle for penetrating a membrane: A needle 1 for penetrating a membrane 2, having a pointed end 3 provided with a penetrating tip 4 and with an opening 6 for letting a liquid in and/or out in a main direction 7 which is substantially parallel to the longitudinal extension of the needle 1. The penetrating...

20060276761 - Storage and delivery vessel for two-part medicament: A storage and delivery vessel for a two-part medicament that has first deformable chamber for holding a first part of a medicament and a second chamber for holding a second part of the medicament. The chambers are separated by a closure which opens when the first chamber is deformed by...

20060276762 - Storage container and medical sucking tool having the same: Disclosed is a receptacle for use with a medical suction device which is equipped with a cover body and an external case for detachably holding and air-tightly surrounding the receptacle and a patient-side tube for introducing waste liquid into the receptacle, and designed to create a negative pressure in both...

20060276763 - Ostomy system with repositionable pouch: The ostomy system with mounting wafer and repositionable pouch includes a resealable tape provided on one of the system members and a releasable film provided on the other system member. In a preferred embodiment of the invention the resealable tape is located on a faceplate of the pouch and the...

20060276764 - Male urinary incontinence device including a cinch and related methods: A male urinary incontinence device to be worn by a male user may include an incontinence loop cinch surrounding the male user's penis in an uncinched position and being movable to a cinched position to apply pressure to a urethra of the male user's penis and block urine flow during...

20060276765 - Absorbent single use article: An absorbent single-use article includes an absorbent element for storing bodily fluids and a backsheet that is fluid impermeable, at least in sections. The fluid impermeable backsheet has a microporous breathable film. A moisture indicator is provided on the side of the film facing the absorbent element in the form...

20060276766 - Pad for use with thong garment: The present invention relates generally to disposable absorbent articles, sanitary napkins, pads and the like. Specifically, the present invention relates to a disposable absorbent article, sanitary napkin or pad for use with thong garments....

20060276767 - Absorbent article having traverse reinforcing element: An absorbent article having a front end region, a rear end region, a central region disposed between the front and rear end regions, a fluids source area, and a transverse axis and a longitudinal axis. The absorbent article includes a topsheet, a backsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet...

20060276768 - Container for transporting blood and blood products: The invention is directed to a reusable container for transporting blood and blood products providing the ability to not only transport, but also to monitor and maintain refrigerated blood or blood products at optimal temperature range for more than twenty-four (24) hours without the use of wet or dry ice,...

20060276769 - Medical fluid container: A flexible non-PVC, non-DEHP container or bag for medical fluids has a container body formed of a multiple layer polyolefin film. The container has one or more ports equipped with a polyolefin fill tube and port closure assembly. The container has a low moisture vapor transmission rate....

20060276770 - Medical substance transfer system: Disclosed is a fluid transfer system for transferring a substance from one vessel to another vessel while avoiding leakage of liquid and gas contaminants. The transfer system includes a needle safe design that is facilitated by a housing that shrouds a tip of a fluid transfer cannula such that the...

20060276771 - System and method providing for user intervention in a diabetes control arrangement: A system providing for user intervention in a medical control arrangement may comprise a first user intervention mechanism responsive to user selection thereof to produce a first user intervention signal, a second user intervention mechanism responsive to user selection thereof to produce a second user intervention signal, and a processor...

20060276772 - Bayonet release of safety shield for needle tip: A needle assembly having a shield attached for quick release from the remainder of the needle assembly to be moved to cover the sharp tip. The shield can be disconnected by rotation of only about 90 degrees. When not needed to cover the sharp tip, the shield is held in...

20060276773 - Multi-lumen catheter with attachable hub: The present invention is a multi-lumen catheter assembly having a selectively attachable hub including a multi-lumen catheter tube that has a proximal portion and a distal portion and a hub assembly that has a proximal portion and a distal portion, whereby the distal portion of the catheter tube is selectively...

20060276774 - Thrombus suction catheter: A thrombus suction catheter including a tubular body which has a suction lumen penetrating from a proximal end to a distal end thereof, and an opening formed by an angled cut surface at a distal end thereof, wherein a guide wire lumen is formed in the distal end portion only...