Surgery inventions 05/07

20070123811 - Squitieri hemodialysis and vascular access systems: A hemodialysis and vascular access system comprises a subcutaneous composite PTFE silastic arteriovenous fistula having an indwelling silastic venous end which is inserted percutaneously into a vein and a PTFE arterial end which is anastomosed to an artery. Access to a blood stream within the system is gained by direct... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070123812 - Glaucoma implant device: A surgical method is provided for diverting aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye. A surgical tool is provided having a hollow support member that supports a portion of an aqueous humor drainage device. The device has an elongate duct structure and preferably at least one fixation member... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20070123813 - Methods and devices for non-invasive cerebral and systemic cooling: A method for cerebral and systemic cooling by providing a nebulized liquid having a boiling point of 38-300° C. The nebulized liquid is delivered as a mist or a spray via the nasal and/or oral cavities of a patient. The mist causes cooling by direct heat transfer through the nasopharynx... Agent: O'melveny & Myers LLP

20070123814 - Ocular iontophoresis device: The invention relates to a device of ocular iontophoresis for delivering active substances, comprising a reservoir having an outer wall and a hollow body at least partly delimited by the outer wall, wherein the hollow body is capable of receiving an electrical conductive medium and active substances contained in the... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070123815 - System and method for minimally invasive disease therapy: A system for treating a lesion site of a patient is disclosed. The system includes a cannula having a lumen, a conduit in communication with said lumen, an introducer stylet removably disposed within said cannula, a resecting device selectively insertable within said cannula, and an adjuvant treatment device selectively insertable... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070123817 - Apparatus and methods for sealing a vascular puncture: Apparatus for sealing a puncture communicating with a blood vessel includes a porous carrier formed from lyophilized hydrogel or other material. The plug may include at least first and second hydrogel precursors and a pH adjusting agent carried by the porous carrier in an unreactive state prior to exposure to... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20070123816 - Vascular wound closure device and method: A method and apparatus for closing a vascular wound includes an apparatus that can be threaded over a guidewire into place at or adjacent the wound. The apparatus includes a chamber that encloses a hemostatic material therein. When the apparatus is positioned adjacent the wound as desired, the hemostatic material... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070123818 - Needle assemblies for wet/dry automatic injectors: An automatic medicament injector having a compartment for a dry medicament component and a compartment for a wet medicament component. The two compartments are separated by a seal structure that converts from a sealing condition to a mixing condition when the device is activated. The seal structure includes a wiper... Agent: Jones Day

20070123820 - Container for storing a product to be injected, and an injection device for use with the container: A container for storing a product to be injected, e.g., a therapeutic or diagnostic liquid, wherein the container includes a container body and a piston body arranged in the container body in a sliding manner, the piston body moveable between a rear end position that determines a maximum filling of... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070123819 - Infusion pump system: An infusion pump system is described that increases patient comfort and convenience. The infusion pump system includes an infusion site interface that is releasably connected to an infusion pump body, and has no tubing associated between the infusion site interface and the pump body. The infusion pump body may include... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070123821 - Safety syringe for taking blood: A safety syringe for taking blood has a hollow barrel having a bottom open end, a top end, a rectangular hole defined in the top end to have two opposite long sides and two opposite short sides, a needle hub detachably connected between the two opposite short sides of the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas

20070123822 - Safety syringe for taking blood: A safety syringe for taking blood has a hollow barrel having a bottom open end, a top end, a needle hub movably received between the cap and the stop of the barrel and a spring urging against the needle hub to move into the barrel after the cap is rotated... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070123823 - Access port indicator for implantable medical device: The invention is directed to an implantable pump. The implantable pump has a port with light emitters indicating the location of the port. The port can be useful in providing bolus injections or the refilling of reservoirs. The light emitters can be arranged in various forms about the port including... Agent: Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.

20070123824 - Systems and methods for directing valves that control a vacuum applied to a patient: Systems and methods for directing valves that control a vacuum applied to a patient are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment includes receiving a first input to apply vacuum to an orifice of a device positioned within a patient, and in response to the first input, automatically directing... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070123825 - Reduced-friction catheter introducer and method of manufacturing and using the same: Tear-away and non-tear-away sheath introducers for catheters, methods for making such introducers, and methods for using such introducers are described. The sheath introducers contain movable valves that are encapsulated in a movable housing that allows the valve to move along the axis of the introducer. As the movable valve and... Agent: Kenneth E. Horton Kirton & Mcconkle

20070123826 - Guide wire torque device: A device for gripping a guide wire includes a body portion having an opening therethrough, and has an open position and a closed position. When the device is in the open position the guide wire may be passed through the opening. When the device is in the closed position the... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. Two Renaissance Squire

20070123827 - Electromagnetic field detectable medical supplies: A medical supply such as an operating room towel, laparotomy sponge, gauze pad, bandage, or swab with EMF material which eliminates the need for re-entry into a patient after operating in situations where medical supplies are missing. The patient can be easily scanned with a handheld scanner to determine if... Agent: Mr. Brian T. Mann

20070123828 - Piv hub cushion kit: A catheter patient mounting accessory kit includes a release liner having a support side. The kit also includes at least one accessory member having an adhesive side and an opposite non-adhesive side adapted for use in combination with a medical dressing. Additionally, the kit includes at least one other accessory... Agent: Christopher J. Fildes Fildes & Outland, P.C.

20070123829 - Medication injector apparatus with drive assembly that facilitates reset: A medication injector apparatus such as an injection pen. The injection pen includes a resettable, cartridge plunger drive assembly including an axially floating nut, a cartridge plunger engaging screw, and a drive clutch movable with the nut and which when rotated causes the screw to screw through the nut. When... Agent: Eli Lilly And Company

20070123830 - Safety syringe: A safety syringe is provided having a retractable needle assembly. The retractable needle assembly includes a hub that releasably connects to the distal end of the syringe barrel. An anchor inside the hub is fixedly connected to the needle. The anchor includes a plurality of flexible legs adapted for coupling... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20070123831 - Port system: The invention relates an implantable access device for a catheter for supplying an active substance to an active site. The inventive access device comprises a chamber (12) which is arranged in a housing (2) for receiving said active substance and is closed with a piercable membrane (10). A connecting piece... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070123832 - Controlled evacuation ostomy appliance: A controlled evacuation ostomy appliance including a collection pouch, and an urging device for applying a sealing force through the pouch wall to seal the stoma. The pouch wall may seal directly against the stoma, or the pouch may have an internal sealing member that is pressed by the pouch... Agent: Bristol-myers Squibb Company

20070123833 - Wearable urine receiving and storage device: A device for receiving and retaining urine from a person wearing the device is disclosed. The device is particularly well suited for use by persons who expect to have inadequate access to bathroom facilities, such as people pursuing recreational activities or attending large public gatherings, as well as persons who... Agent: Pauly, Devries Smith & Deffner, L.L.C.

20070123834 - Flexible absorbent article: An absorbent article having an outercover, liner and absorbent core that are each stretchable or extensible. The article has a thickness of about 4 mm or less, and a bending stiffness of less than about 6 N-mm. The tension in the waist elastic, flap elastics and/or leg elastics may be... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

20070123835 - Absorbent article with tension-dividing side panels: Absorbent articles such as disposable diapers, incontinent briefs, diaper holders, training pants, and the like, that provide dynamic fit about the wearer by the use of extensible, outwardly extending side panels. The side panel includes at least one discontinuity for dividing the tensile force extending the side panel into a... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20070123836 - Medical container and its using method: Provided are a medical container which shows a display visually recognizable only until a partition wall is separated on a partition wall section of opposed films on outer surfaces of the medical container to display an attention-drawing indicator until immediately before use and deletes the display instantly when the container... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20070123837 - Interface for transdermal drug administration device: It is intended to provide an interface for a transdermal drug administration device that can supply a drug almost evenly and favorably from a plurality of projections through skin. This interface for a transdermal drug administration device has a flat plate 8. The flat plate 8 comprises a plurality of... Agent: Townsend & Banta C/o Portfolio Ip

20070123838 - Method and device for removal of radiocontrast media from blood: An extracorporeal blood circuit including: a withdrawal conduit connectable to a coronary withdrawal catheter; a withdrawal pump connectable to the withdrawal conduit, wherein a pumping rate of the withdrawal pump determines a blood withdrawal rate from the coronary withdrawal catheter; a filter having an input connected to the withdrawal conduit... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070123839 - Methods and devices for treating vulnerable plaque: This invention provides methods, devices and kits for treating coronary artery disease, particularly “soft” or vulnerable plaque. The invention is based on the local delivery of crosslinking means to crosslink the collagen covering the plaque and other proteins that may be present at the site to stabilize the plaque and... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070123840 - Instrument assisted abdominal access: Instrument assisted abdominal access methods and apparatus are described herein. A shape-lockable elongate body can be advanced endoluminally in a flexible state into the stomach, where an opening is created through the stomach wall. The opening can be created endoluminally or by incising instruments placed through the abdominal wall. The... Agent: Levine Bagade Han LLP

20070123841 - Intravenous tubing attachment: The intravenous tubing attachment is a device for restricting movement of a clamp mounted on intravenous tubing. The intravenous tubing attachment includes a main body portion having a pair of opposed planar surfaces, which are dimensioned and configured for receiving optional adhesive labels. A clip is formed on a proximal... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20070123842 - Reinforced retention structures: A medical device includes an elongated member and a reinforced retention structure. The device can be used for draining substances from organs or abscessed areas within a body of a patient. The elongated member is made of a flexible material. The reinforced retention structure extends from or is formed integrally... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20070123843 - Implantable drug delivery pump: The pump includes a metering pump including a rotor, at least two lengths of tubing against which the rotor is movable to urge the drug therethrough, and an outlet port associated with each of the at least two lengths of tubing. In this way, a drug may be supplied to... Agent: Kenneth I. Kohn Kohn & Associates, PLLC

20070118063 - Method and apparatus for leukoreduction of red blood cells: This invention relates to a method for the continuous separation of red blood cells from whole blood which includes the steps of removing the whole blood from a donor, continuously separating the whole blood into blood component layers within a separation vessel including at least a plasma layer, a buffy... Agent: Gambro, Inc Patent Department

20070118064 - Blood purification apparatus and method for evaluating connection conditions of needles: A blood purification apparatus includes a blood circuit, a blood purifying device, a driving device, an air bubble detection device, and a connection condition evaluation device. The blood circuit is provided with arterial and venous blood circuits, to which needles are attached at ends thereof. The blood purifying device is... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070118065 - Glaucoma implant device: A surgical tool for supporting an aqueous humor drainage device and for inserting a distal portion of the device into the anterior chamber of the eye. The aqueous humor drainage device has an elongate duct and preferably at least one fixation member that extends from the elongate duct structure. In... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20070118066 - Glaucoma implant device: An aqueous humor drainage device having an elongate structure that provides a fluid passageway for diverting aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye. The device is formed from a biocompatible soft polymeric material with a hardness less than Shore 80A. Preferably, the polymeric material includes polyisobutylene and a... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20070118067 - Device for introducing an object into a vagina with sanitary finger mounting means: A device for introducing an object into a vagina includes finger mounting means whereby the device is mountable on a user's finger, and a holder which protrudes from the finger mounting means and which is insertable into a user's vagina, the holder being configured to hold an object whilst being... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20070118068 - Method and apparatus for use of a vacuum package for allograft material: A method for reconstituting and delivering an allograft material is provided. A first container holds the allograft and maintains the allograft material at a vacuum and provides favorable negative pressure during reconstitution of the allograft. A reconstituting liquid is delivered to the allograft to reconstitute the allograft.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070118069 - Apparatus for controlling the generation of electric fields: An apparatus for treating tumors utilizing an electric field in which a voltage generator generates brief voltage pulses applied to electrodes connected to a measurement unit. The electrodes are secured at a restricted region of a human or an animal and form electric fields in the tissue between the electrodes.... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070118070 - Device with anchoring elements for transdermal delivery or sampling of agents: A percutaneous agent delivery or sampling device comprising a sheet having a plurality of microblades for piercing and anchoring to the skin for increasing transdermal flux of an agent and for improving the attachment of the device to the skin.... Agent: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati & Macroflux Corp.

20070118071 - Micro-burst ultrasonic power delivery: Phacoemulsification apparatus includes a phacoemulsification handpiece having a needle and an electrical system for ultrasonically vibrating said needle along with a power source for providing pulsed electrical power to the handpiece electrical system. Irrigation fluid is provided to the handpiece needle and aspirating fluid is removed from the handpiece needle.... Agent: Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.

20070118072 - System and method of use for revascularizing stenotic bypass grafts and other blood vessels: A system and method for opening a lumen in an occluded blood vessel, e.g., a coronary bypass graft, of a living being's vascular system. The system introduces an infusate liquid at a first flow rate to the occluded portion of the blood vessel, and withdraws that liquid and some blood... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20070118073 - Device for manipulating a needle or abrader array and method of use: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for intradermally administering a pharmaceutical composition or other substance into and through the skin of a mammalian body in a manner that avoids or eliminates excess pain and discomfort normally caused as a result of the microabraders or microneedles entering the... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp And ChiefIPCounsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20070118074 - Endoscopic surgery device for the haemostatic insertion and recovery of a plug at the surgical site: An endoscopic surgery device for the insertion and recovery of a haemostatic plug at the surgical site. The device comprises a tubular body suitable for slidingly housing the plug and a plunger slidingly engageable within the tubular body so as to push the plug outside thereof, and to place it... Agent: Pollack, P.C.

20070118075 - System for delivering anesthesia drugs to a patient: A system for delivering anesthesia drugs to a patient, the system comprising means for feeding anesthesia drugs to the patient treated, a measuring device for measuring at least one parameter relating to the effects of the anesthetic drugs fed to the patient, a patient monitor to show the results measured... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20070118076 - Catheter balloon liner with variable thickness and method for making same: A method of making a catheter balloon, and a balloon catheter formed thereby, in which a layer of a catheter balloon is formed by providing a tubular member to serve as a non porous liner for cooperation with a polymeric tube, and enlarging radially a central or working section of... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20070118077 - Intradermal delivery device: A system and method is provided for an injectable substance delivery device comprising a limiter, shoulder or post, that controls how deep the needle is inserted into the tissue. The limiter is sized in proportions that control the maximum insertion depth of the needle into the tissue without excessively restricting... Agent: John E. Holmes Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070118078 - Method and apparatus for controlled feeding of an infant: A method and apparatus for controlled feeding of an infant provides a safer and less expensive apparatus for the enteral feeding of a neonatal infant, as well as a mechanism for minimizing separation of fluid for any enteral feeding patient. The apparatus allows for dispensing the feeding solution from conventional... Agent: Randall B. Bateman BatemanIPLaw Group

20070118079 - Medical devices and related systems and methods: Medical devices and related systems and methods are described.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070118080 - Systems and methods employing a bite block insert for positioning and stabilizing external instruments deployed within the body: Systems and methods are provided for positioning and stabilizing an external instrument during insertion of the instrument through the oral cavity (e.g., insertion of a catheter through the oral cavity and into the esophagus or cardia for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)). The systems and methods provide a gripping... Agent: Daniel D. Ryan Ryan Kromholz & Manion, S.c.

20070118081 - Automatic needle device: An automatic needle device including a housing element, at least one resilient element arranged to be located within the housing element, at least one needle bearing element adapted, when actuated, to be displaced by the at least one resilient element with respect to the housing element from a non-penetration position... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070118082 - Assembly of winged needle and protector sheath for winged needle: A protector sheath for winged needle capable of accommodating a winged needle having a needle tube with a sharp blade edge, a hub firmly attached to a proximal end portion of the needle tube, and a wing provided on the hub is provided. The protector sheath has a cylindrical main... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20070118083 - Method and apparatus for dispensing a composition: A pharmaceutical dispenser including a tube having an open end and a space filled with a composition, and an applicator including a first end removably coupled to the open end of the tube and a longitudinal portion with at least one aperture is described. The dispenser can also include a... Agent: Covington & Burling, LLP Attn: Patent Docketing

20070118084 - Dressing for treatment of cellulitis: According to one aspect of the present invention a dressing comprises: an alcohol containing layer; a second layer including an alcohol impervious material covering said absorbent layer soaked in alcohol; and a third layer including insulating material, the third layer covering said alcohol impervious material, wherein at least two of... Agent: Svetlana Short Ny Center For Plastic Surgery

20070118085 - Method for determining vulva irritation and sensitivity: A method for selecting a group of individuals having vulva irritation. The method includes; collecting facial skin information from an individual; establishing a first group of individuals having vulva irritation; establishing a second group of individuals not having vulva irritation; and placing the individual in either said first group or... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20070118086 - Method for determining vulva irritation and sensitivity: A method for selecting a group of individuals having vulva irritation. The method includes; collecting facial skin information from an individual; establishing a first group of individuals having vulva irritation; establishing a second group of individuals not having vulva irritation; and placing the individual in either said first group or... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20070118087 - Fluid acquisition layer: A liquid acquisition material for use in an absorbent article. The liquid acquisition material having first fibers and second fibers. The first fibers are chemically cross-linked cellulose fibers and the second fibers are selected from the group consisting of: polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, rayon, lyocell, and mixtures thereof. The liquid acquisition... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20070118090 - Absorbent article: An absorbent article includes a fluid permeable top sheet, a fluid impermeable back sheet, and an absorbent body disposed therebetween, and in addition is provided with an evagination means extending in a longitudinal direction between the top sheet and the back sheet. The top sheet has a first attachment region... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070118089 - Disposable absorbent article having backsheet strips: A disposable pull-on 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 laterally opposing side flaps which may be... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20070118088 - Disposable absorbent article having barrier cuff strips: A disposable pull-on absorbent article includes a pair of laterally opposing longitudinally extending barrier cuff strips attached to an interior surface of an absorbent assembly in laterally opposing attachment zones. Each barrier cuff strip may include a water-impermeable layer and may be extensible. A longitudinally extending elastic gathering member is... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20070118091 - Disposable absorbent article having deployable chassis ears: A simple disposable absorbent article including a chassis and an absorbent assembly. The chassis includes laterally opposing side flaps formed by laterally inwardly folded portions of the chassis and deployable chassis ears formed by other laterally inwardly folded portions of the chassis. Each chassis ear is held laterally inwardly folded... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20070118092 - Disposable, absorbent panties: The disposable absorbent panties is a thong panty having a liner in the crotch area that incorporates an absorbent insert. The insert is a tampon adapted to penetrate slightly into the vagina to absorb vaginal discharges. The edges of the panty are elasticized so that the panty will fit tightly... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20070118093 - High-speed jet devices for drug delivery: A method and apparatus for performing jet injections using piezoelectric technology. A jet injector apparatus includes a reservoir having a variable capacity for holding a liquid to be delivered to a biological tissue via a jet injection. A nozzle is disposed at a first end of the reservoir with at... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070118094 - Needle-less injector and method of fluid delivery: A needle-less injector device for delivering a dose of fluid intradermally, subcutaneously or intramuscularly to an animal or human. The device includes an inner housing having opposed ends. A syringe is disposed in one end of the inner housing. The syringe includes a nozzle for delivering a dose of fluid... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070118095 - Cerebral perfusion augmentation: Methods are provided for partial aortic occlusion for cerebral perfusion augmentation in patients suffering from global or focal cerebral ischemia. The descending aorta is accessed. A device is then located downstream from the takeoff of the brachiocephalic artery. The device is operated to at least partially obstruct blood flow in... Agent: O'melveny & Myers LLP

20070118096 - Wound care system: Disclosed is an apparatus for the treatment of a wound on a patient. The apparatus is capable of administering localized negative pressure therapy to the wound using a negative pressure source and a drain line for removing exudate from the wound. The apparatus is also capable of administering localized hyperbaric... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070112289 - Apparatus and method of monitoring a vascular access of a patient subjected to an extracorporeal blood treatment: In the apparatus and method for monitoring a vascular access (6) of an extracorporeal circuit (5; 10) of a patient, a control and calculation unit (17) varies a flow rate of a blood pump (9) predisposed to cause blood to circulate in the extracorporeal circuit. The control and calculation unit... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070112290 - Artificial auditory tube: Disclosed is an artificial auditory tube that is a therapeutic instrument useful for the treatment of eustachian tube dysfunction including stenosis of the eustachian tube (occlusion of the eustachian tube), patulous eustachian tube, closure defect of the eustachian tube, and “floppy tube”. The artificial auditory tube consists of a tubular... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20070112292 - Glaucoma stent and methods thereof for glaucoma treatment: The invention relates generally to medical devices and methods for reducing the intraocular pressure in an animal eye and, more particularly, to stent type devices for permitting aqueous outflow from the eye's anterior chamber and associated methods thereof for the treatment of glaucoma. Some aspects provide a self-trephining glaucoma stent... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070112291 - Shunt system with coating and flow restricting component exerting a passive and essentially constant resistance to outflow: The present invention relates to an improved cerebrospinal fluid shunt system comprising a coating covering at least part of the system and a flow restricting component exerting a passive and essentially constant resistance to flow. The present invention also relates to methods for implanting different catheters of a cerebrospinal fluid... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070112293 - Method for shunting toxic substances from a brain ventricle to the sinus system: The present invention is directed to methods for controlled and optimized removal of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the CSF space of a patient. The methods are particularly intended for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other conditions which are caused by, or otherwise related to, the retention and/or accumulation of... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070112294 - Iontophoresis device: An iontophoresis device may be capable of preventing the generation of gas or ions upon energization, and/or may be capable of preventing the alteration of active agent ions due to an electrode reaction. Energization from an electrode to an active agent reservoir may be performed through an ionic liquid. The... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070112295 - Irritation-reducing ocular iontophoresis device: The invention provides an ocular iontophoresis device for delivering medication, the device comprising a medication reservoir suitable for being positioned on the eye, at least one medication in solution in the reservoir, an active electrode disposed in the reservoir, and a passive electrode, the device including at least one medication... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070112296 - Catheter with multiple ultrasound radiating members: A catheter for delivering ultrasonic energy and therapeutic compounds to a treatment site within a patient's vasculature comprises a tubular body. The tubular body has a proximal region and a distal region opposite the proximal region. The catheter further comprises a plurality of fluid delivery lumens formed into the tubular... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070112297 - Cassette system for peritoneal dialysis machine: A portable peritoneal dialysis apparatus having a side-hinged, inclined door for enclosing a disposable cassette that seals tightly shut using air pressure which imposes a safety interlock, a cassette with its inlet/outlet tube exclusively along the lower edge so that the connected lines can hang straight, a circumferential channel defined... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070112298 - External infusion device with programmable capabilities to time-shift basal insulin and method of using the same: An external infusion device for delivering insulin from a reservoir into a body of a user includes the capability to deliver time-shifted basal insulin. The external infusion device includes at least one drive mechanism operatively couplable to the reservoir to deliver insulin into the body of the user, at least... Agent: Medtronic Minimed Inc.

20070112299 - Hand-held fluid delivery device with sensors to determine fluid pressure and volume of fluid delivered to intervertebral discs during discography: A fluid delivery device is provided for delivering fluid to a target site such as an intervertebral disc during discography. The fluid delivery device includes pressure and volume sensors to determine the pressure and the volume of the fluid delivered to the intervertebral disc. The fluid delivery device is hand-held... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070112300 - Balloon folding design, apparatus and method of making the same: A medical balloon having a body section, a first tapered section and a second tapered section, waist sections, and a longitudinal axis, said balloon having a static state and an expanded state, the balloon configured and formed such that in the static state at least the body section of said... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20070112301 - Actuator system comprising detector means: The invention provides an actuator system comprising an actuator member having first and second positions. The system further comprises actuating means for moving the actuator member between the first and second positions and detection means for detecting the first respectively the second position and supplying time signals indicative thereof. A... Agent: Novo Nordisk, Inc. Patent Department

20070112303 - Catheter head comprising a mobile connector: A catheter head for medical and therapeutic applications including a catheter head housing, a cannula which protrudes from the catheter head and is to be introduced into organic tissue, a container connection for connecting a container containing a fluid to be administered, a fluid channel through which the fluid flows... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070112302 - Easy drainage catheter assembly: A drainage catheter assembly for the insertion of a drainage catheter percutaneously includes a trocar, a cannula, a catheter stiffener, and a catheter. The trocar includes a distal pointed end, a proximal end, a uniform cross-sectional shape between the distal pointed end and the proximal end, and a means located... Agent: The Maxham Firm

20070112304 - Systems for anchoring a medical device in a body lumen: A system for securing a device in tissue, having a sheath having a plurality of side openings; a rotatable element disposed within the sheath; and a plurality of curved projections extending from the rotatable element, wherein rotation of the rotatable element within the sheath pushes distal ends of each of... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20070112305 - Needle shield to septum interconnect: The present invention is a catheter device. The catheter device will include a septum that is housed within a housing. The septum is designed such that it will seal the housing. The catheter device also includes a needle shield. The needle shield is configured to retain a needle if the... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp And ChiefIPCounsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20070112306 - Spiral shaft catheter: A spiral catheter device and mechanism for placement thereof. The spiral catheter device comprises a catheter body including at least one helically coiled portion, with the interior region of the helix forming a tracking region for passage of a wire guide.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20070112307 - Safety container for a scalp vein needle: A safety container for a scalp vein needle has a base, a cap and a covering sheet. The base has an inlet, an outlet and a recess communicating with the inlet and the outlet. The cap connects to and selectively covers the base and has a corresponding inlet, a corresponding... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, P.C.

20070112308 - Apparatus for delivering foam: Apparatus, e.g. a syringe, for dispensing foam includes means for ensuring that only foam of adequate quality is dispensed. In use, the syringe may be filled from a pressurised canister which generates foam e.g. for therapeutic use in treating varicose veins. An initial quantity of foam dispensed from the canister... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070112309 - Withdrawal syringe: A withdrawal syringe has a cannula connected to one end of a receiving cylinder having a filter in the other end. A cup shaped piston is in a sliding telescoping relation with the cylinder. The piston has finger grips and a thumb rest is secured from the cylinder in spaced... Agent: Hammer & Hanf, PC

20070112310 - Injecting apparatus: An injector is automatic in that the needle is inserted into the injection site (e.g., a patient's skin) with user or caregiver assistance, the delivery is automatically initiated upon needle insertion, and the needle is retracted automatically after the end of delivery. Preferably the needle is not seen by the... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20070112311 - Medical access device: A medical access device provides needleless access to patient fluid lines such as intravascular catheters. A retaining ring at the top end of the housing of the medical access device is molded around a septum that provides access for a tubular portion of a medical device such as a male... Agent: Becton, Dickinson And Company

20070112312 - Soft-grip medical connector: A soft grip medical connector comprises a housing with an upstream end, a downstream end and a lumen extending through a central portion thereof. A flexible member comprises a valve portion integrally formed with a sleeve portion. The valve portion is positioned within a section of the housing and is... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070112313 - Soft-grip medical connector: A soft grip medical connector comprises a housing with an upstream end, a downstream end and a lumen extending through a central portion thereof. A flexible member comprises a valve portion integrally formed with a sleeve portion. The valve portion is positioned within a section of the housing and is... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070112314 - Medical access device: A medical access device provides needleless access to patient fluid lines such as intravascular catheters. A preformed crimp ring is attached around a septum and the top end of the housing of the medical access device. The crimp ring is configured to hold the septum in place. The septum provides... Agent: Becton, Dickinson And Company

20070112316 - Cochlear drug delivery system and method: A drug administration system configured to administer a drug to a user's ear includes a housing, sized and shaped to substantially fit behind the user's ear, and configured to pump the drug in controlled amounts to the user's middle ear. A drug reservoir is disposed in the housing and includes... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20070112315 - Safety receptacle for a needle of an intravenous drip assembly: The safety receptacle is used with an intravenous drip assembly having an intravenous drip, a needle and a tip protector and has a front bracket, a connecting bracket, a rear bracket, at least one C-clip and two clipping sheets. The C-clip is formed on the front bracket to hold the... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20070112317 - Insertion system and methods for nasogastric tubes including feeding tubes: A nasogastric tube insertion system comprises a nasogastric tube, a guide element, and an inserter element. The inserter element has a slim, elongate main body, a handle attached to the body, and an anatomically curved insertion section. The guide element comprises a swallowable weight attached to a cord, string, monofilament... Agent: Neil R. Ormos

20070112318 - Ocular drug delivery device: An ocular device for insertion into an eye is provided and includes a body having an anterior surface and a posterior surface for placement on one of superior sclera and inferior sclera of the eye. The posterior surface is defined by a base curve that is substantially identical to a... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070112319 - Absorbent layer structure: An absorbent layer structure for use as an absorbent body in an absorbent article includes a first surface layer having cellulose fluff pulp, a second surface layer having cellulose fluff pulp, and an inner layer arranged between the surface layers having a mixture of cellulose fluff pulp and 5-90% by... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070112320 - Rapid expansion tampon pledget: A tampon pledget that has an inverted coverstock includes an insertion end and a removal end. At least one of the insertion end and the removal end has one or more pleats.... Agent: Charles N.j. Ruggiero Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20070112321 - Folded absorbent article: An absorbent article includes an absorbent chassis, a first ear and a first fastening member. The absorbent article can also include a plurality of folds. The plurality of folds can arrange the fastening member in an overlaid relationship with said inner surface on said absorbent chassis.... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

20070112322 - Absorbent article having a telescoping waist: A disposable absorbent article comprising a chassis which includes a front region having two opposing longitudinal edges; a back region having two opposing longitudinal edges; a crotch region having two longitudinal edges wherein said crotch region is disposed between said front and back regions; and at least two side panels... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20070112323 - Enteral feeding set: The present invention provides an enteral feeding set comprising tubing adapted for fluid flow therethrough and further adapted to be engaged by a pump unit, a valve mechanism in direct communication with said tubing, said valve mechanism being adapted to be engaged by said pump unit, and a feeding set... Agent: Tyco Healthcare - Edward S. Jarmolowicz

20070112324 - Cap for safety packaging device for a bottle for medical use: The invention relates to a perforable cap pre-mounted on the end (D) of the double-tipped needle of a safety packaging device for a bottle for medical use. This cap is slidingly mounted in a sealed manner so as to prevent an aerosol effect when the stopper of the bottle or,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070112326 - Device for automated delivery of a liquid medicament into a patient's body: A device for automated subcutaneous delivery of insulin into a patient's body, wherein the device includes an infusion cannula for subcutaneous introduction of the insulin into the body, an insulin reservoir having an amount of insulin which is non-fatal for a person on short-duration subcutaneous administration, and an automated conveying... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070112325 - Implantation procedure for blood pumps: A surgical procedure including making an incision in the patient's body, inserting at least two sutures close to the junction of the pericardium on the upper right pulmonary vein and making an incision in the pericardium substantially parallel to the ascending portion of the aorta. An incision is made between... Agent: George H. Gerstman Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20070112327 - Methods and compositions for treating a renal disease condition in a subject: Methods for treating a renal associated disease condition in a subject are provided. The subject methods are characterized by modulating at least one portion of the subject's autonomic nervous system in a manner effective to treat a renal condition in the subject. Specifically, the methods may include modulating, e.g., increasing,... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20070112328 - Variable flow infusion pump system: An implantable infusion pump system is disclosed. The pump system preferably includes an implantable pump and a removable module. The module may provide for varying flow rates of fluid being dispensed from the pump or may provide for a constant flow rate of such fluid. In the case of varying... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070112329 - Infiltration detection system: An IV infusion system capable of detecting infiltration/extravasation events is described. Flow rate changes due to venous pressure variations are measured; infiltration/extravasation events are detected when these flow rate patterns are altered when infusion is not into a vein.... Agent: Burton H. Sage, Jr

20070112330 - Therapeutic delivery balloon: A therapeutic delivery balloon and a system for delivering therapeutic to an irregular interior vessel surface are provided. This system may include a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and an internal lumen; a source of fluid in communication with the internal lumen of the catheter; and, a... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070112331 - Variable stiffness shaft: Medical devices may include structure or provision that permit a physician or other health care professional to adjust particular parameters such as flexibility, stiffness and compressive strength of at least a portion of the medical device. In some instances, the medical device may be adjusted prior to inserting the medical... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC

20070112332 - Medical access device: An access device provides needleless access to patient fluid lines such as intravascular catheters. A septum assembly of the access device is formed from a frame integrally molded with a septum and provides access for a tubular portion, such as a male luer taper of a syringe, of a medical... Agent: Becton, Dickinson And Company

20070112333 - Patient fluid line access valve antimicrobial cap/cleaner: Cap and cleaning devices antiseptically maintain patient fluid line access valves to minimize the risk of infection via catheters. The devices have a cap that may contain a dry pad impregnated with an antimicrobial agent. The cap covers the access portion of the access valve when not in use. The... Agent: Becton, Dickinson And Company

20070112334 - Apparatus and method for facilitating the replacement of an implanted catheter: 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 replaced. The apparatus includes an elongate sleeve comprising a wall surrounding an interior elongate passageway. The passageway extends from a sleeve proximal end to a sleeve... Agent: Arthur Freilich

20070112335 - Ureteral access sheath: A ureteral access sheath adapted for insertion into a urethra includes an elongate tube extending between a proximal end and a distal end. A handle assembly is disposed at the proximal end and includes enlarged portions which inhibit migration of the sheath into the urethra. The enlarged portions are shaped... Agent: Applied Medical Resources Corporation

20070106196 - Blood set priming method and apparatus: An extracorporeal blood set may be primed with physiological solution for use in a blood transporting process such as hemodialysis. The set comprises tubing having a patient connector on an end thereof, and a first branch tube in connection with a source of the solution. The branch tube connects with... Agent: Mr Peiki Francis Tsou

20070106197 - Method of structuring a machine to heat dialysis fluid using radiant energy: A method of structuring a machine to heat a dialysis fluid includes: (i) allowing flow of the dialysis fluid through a disposable fluid conduit; (ii) directing energy from a 2-dimensional energy source to apply energy to the dialysis fluid in the disposable fluid conduit; and (iii) directing energy from a... Agent: Baxter Healthcare Corporation

20070106198 - Extracorporeal fluid circuit: A chamber is described for use in an extracorporeal fluid system. The chamber has a bottom entry port and a bottom exit port. A microporous filter at the top of the chamber allows air in the fluid to vent from the chamber. In use, the chamber is filled with saline.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070106199 - Implantable pump apparatuses: An implantable, miniature pump assembly having a flexible elastic bladder actuating assembly. The bladder, in the non-flexed state, has an elongated, substantially rectangular profile, with a predetermined internal volume or capacity. Influent and effluent conduits extend in opposite directions from respective end portions of the bladder. Each of the conduits... Agent: Alfred F. Hoyte, Esq.

20070106200 - Intraocular shunt device and method: A shunt having a conduit sized to fit within Schlemm's canal, the conduit having an inlet intermediate a proximal end and a distal end and a Venturi feature arranged within the conduit so as to control flow from the inlet into the conduit. The shunt may include a pressure sensor... Agent: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

20070106201 - Method and system for myocardial infarction repair: An implantable system is provided that includes: a cell repopulation source comprising genetic material, undifferentiated and/or differentiated contractile cells, or a combination thereof capable of forming new contractile tissue in and/or near an infarct zone of a patient's myocardium; and an electrical stimulation device for electrically stimulating the new contractile... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20070106202 - Method and apparatus for modifying tissue to improve electrical stimulation efficacy: A biologic agent delivery system provides for delivery of a biologic agent to a stimulation site to which electrical stimulation pulses are to be delivered from an electrical stimulation device. Examples of the electrical stimulation device include cardiac pacemakers and neural stimulators. The biologic agent modifies tissue property to lower... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070106203 - Catheter with multiple ultrasound radiating members: A catheter for delivering ultrasonic energy and therapeutic compounds to a treatment site within a patient's vasculature comprises a tubular body. The tubular body has a proximal region and a distal region opposite the proximal region. The catheter further comprises a plurality of fluid delivery lumens formed into the tubular... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070106204 - Medical suction and irrigation device: Embodiments of the invention provide a suction evacuation system, or smoke evacuation system, for incorporation into hand-held surgical devices. In particular, the system according to embodiments of the invention can be used in hand-held surgical suction-irrigation devices that may also include electrical systems which deliver energy to effect cutting, ablation... Agent: Kim Luna

20070106205 - Dialysis connector and cap having an integral disinfectant: Apparatuses and methods for providing sterile connection during, for example, dialysis therapy. The present invention provides a connector and a cap therefore that easily and readily attaches to a dialysate container and a catheter inserted into a patient's peritoneal cavity. The connector and the cap enable the dialysate to readily... Agent: Baxter Healthcare Corporation

20070106206 - Blood treatment catheter assembly: A blood treatment catheter pre-assembled with a stiffening tube is provided. The catheter includes a withdrawal lumen and a supply lumen each having distal split tube unjoined segments and an intermediate joined segment. The split tube segment of the supply lumen is provided with a sidewall aperture. The stiffening tube... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20070106207 - High-speed vaccination device: A device for the rapid injection of a biological into the skin of a person. The device comprisies a hand-held applicator and a tape cassette adapted to be inserted into the applicator prior to use. The cassette houses a transportable tape having multiple doses of a biological disposed on a... Agent: Michael G Petit

20070106208 - Delivery of agents to tissue: A system for injecting an injectate into patient includes a first pressurizable container for holding the injectate; a patient interface in fluid connection with the first pressurizable container, the patient interface being adapted to pass the injectate into tissue of the patient; a powered injector in operative connection with the... Agent: Gregory L Bradley Medrad Inc

20070106209 - Insufflating system, method, and computer program product for controlling the supply of a distending media to an endoscopic device: The present invention is directed to a system, method, and computer program product for controlling the supply of a distending media (such as an insufflating gas) from a distending media source to an endoscopic device so as to prevent the excess venting and/or waste of distending media. More specifically the... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070106210 - Method for indicating shelf-life after mixing pre-dosed, pre-packaged two-part dental compositions: A pre-dosed, pre-packaged mixing system and associated method for mixing, storing, and dispensing a two-part dental composition that becomes less stable upon mixing. The mixing system includes a pre-dosed, pre-packaged quantity of a first component contained within a first chamber, and a pre-dosed, pre-packaged quantity of a second component contained... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070106215 - Angioplasty cutting device and method for treating a stenotic lesion in a body vessel: An integrally formed angioplasty cutting device for balloon angioplasty of a stenotic lesion in a body vessel. The device comprises a distal collar and a proximal collar. The device further comprises at least one strut integrally formed with the distal collar and the proximal collar. At least one of the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20070106212 - Balloon catheter formed of random copolymerized nylons: A catheter having a balloon comprised of a polymer material comprising first monomer units of an alkyl amide having 2 to 6 carbon atoms and second monomer units of an alkyl amide having 7 to 12 carbon atoms. The first and second monomer units are copolymerized with each other in... Agent: Rissman Jobse Hendricks & Oliverio, LLP

20070106211 - Catheter having oval aspiration lumen and method of making: Catheters for aspiration of thrombotic, atherosclerotic or other particulate embolic debris from a blood vessel. An elongate flexible aspiration tube has an aspiration lumen defined by a reinforced tube wall. A guidewire tube is secured alongside the aspiration tube extending proximally from a distal end thereof to define either over-the-wire... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20070106213 - Gastrointestinal applicator and method of using same: A method and apparatus for dispensing a relatively viscous composition to a wound site at a location within a mammalian body requiring a relatively long and thin catheter for access includes filling a distal tip of the catheter with the composition, directing the distal tip to the wound site, dispensing... Agent: Mr. Jeffrey C. Nichols Baxter International Inc.

20070106214 - Systems and methods for securing cardiovascular tissue, including via asymmetric inflatable members: Systems and methods for securing cardiovascular tissue, including via asymmetric inflatable members, are disclosed. A device in accordance with one embodiment includes a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, with a working portion positioned toward the distal end and being elongated along a terminal axis. An energy... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070106216 - Composite balloon: A reinforced composite balloon may comprise a body layer and a reinforcing layer. The reinforcing layer may comprise a single-layer structural network having a plurality of apertures. The reinforcing layer may be molded from a reinforcing tube having a plurality of apertures or aperture precursor holes.... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20070106217 - Peg tube with wireless pull tip: A feeding tube and method for introducing a feeding tube within the gastrointestinal tract of a patient, whereby the feeding tube is introduced by using a variation of the Ponsky “pull” method of feeding tube placement. The feeding tube comprises an elongate shaft having a distal end and proximal end.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070106218 - Systems and methods for sustained medical infusion and devices related thereto: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and devices for sustained medical infusion with controlled rate injection of a liquid into a body. Such a system may include a first separate reusable unit, a second separate depletable unit a third separate disposable unit having a cannula, and may... Agent: Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo

20070106220 - Blood drawing device with flash detection: A device for drawing fluid from a lumen, and particularly blood from a blood vessel, is disclosed. The device may provide indication of the entry of an intravenous cannula into the lumen. The device may include a central body having an outer wall and an inner fluid passage. The device... Agent: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

20070106219 - Cleveland round tip (crt) needle: A needle assembly is provided for mitigating penetration injury during an injection into a desired area. The assembly comprises a cannula and a stylet. The cannula includes an axially-disposed passageway and a cannula rim disposed at a distal end thereof. The cannula rim defines a non-cutting edge. The stylet is... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20070106221 - Indwelling needle: An indwelling needle is provided with an inner needle hub; an inner needle fixedly supported by the inner needle hub; a cover configured to cover the inner needle after use; and a flexible blood monitor being absorptive to blood, an end of which is linked with the inner needle hub.... Agent: Smith Patent Office

20070106222 - Intravenous catheter protective cover: A protective cover or patch for covering and securing a catheter at the site of insertion of the needle into the patient's skin includes a single piece cover having a portion disposed about the perimeter of the patch bearing an adhesive coating and adapted for securement to a patients skin... Agent: Terrell P. Lewis

20070106223 - 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 site, a stationary base secured to the adhesive layer, a rotatable ring coupled to the stationary base and circumscribing the stationary base such... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070106224 - Needle shield assembly having hinged needle shield and flexible cannula lock: A needle shield and needle shield assembly are provided for preventing accidental needle sticks. The needle shield includes opposing sidewalls and is pivotable between an open position that allows use of the needle cannula and a closed position that covers at least the tip of the needle cannula. A locking... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp And ChiefIPCounsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20070106225 - Automatic needle guard for medication pen: A device for selectively protecting a needle includes an adapter holding the needle and a guard engaging the adapter for relative movement therebetween. Further, the device includes a means for guiding movement between the adapter and the guard. Structurally, the guiding means includes a “V” shaped slot in the guard... Agent: Neil K. Nydegger, Esq. Nydegger & Associates

20070106226 - Syringe with internal sleeve: An improved syringe with a sleeve operable as a barrier effective to resist entry of undesired particles, such as microorganisms or pathogens, for contact with the inside of the syringe from the plunger end. A portion of the sleeve is configured for disposition surrounding the plunger and inside the syringe's... Agent: Trask Britt

20070106227 - Device for administering an injectable product with a lockable dose metering mechanism: A device for administering an injectable product including a housing with a reservoir for the product, a delivery device, which can be displaced out of a release position and into an activating position and, from the activating position, executes a delivery movement via which a set product dose is discharged... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070106228 - Flexible valve for blood treatment set: A flexible valve for a blood treatment set. A flexible fitting including a first chamber, a second chamber, and a slit barrier connecting the first chamber and second chamber and positioned therebetween. An actuating member is positioned in rotating engagement with the slit barrier that is moveable from a first... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20070106229 - Safety intravenous injection device: A safety intravenous injection device comprises an injection port, a guiding device, and an injection valve. The injection port comprises an injection tube, a slanting branch tube, and a step-rim seat. The injection tube is in fluid communication with the seat and the branch tube. The injection valve made of... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property

20070106230 - Multi-prong connector, system and method of use: A surgical irrigator is coupled to a multi-prong connection that is capable of coupling multiple irrigation bags simultaneously. The multi-prong connection comprises a plurality of inlets to a single outlet that is used to supply irrigation fluid to the irrigator. By selecting the length of tubing, diameter of tubing, height... Agent: Christopher Paradies, Ph.d.

20070106231 - Resettable safety shield for medical needles: A medical needle shield apparatus is provided that includes a needle hub (104 ) having an outer needle cannula (103) extending therefrom. An inner needle (106) is disposed for slidable movement with the outer needle cannula (103). At least one shield (101) is extensible from a retracted position to an... Agent: Paul S Evans Specialized Health Products Inc

20070106232 - Method and apparatus for extending feeding tube longevity: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for a preventing or delaying the formation and proliferation of biofilm on a feeding tube and thereby extending tube longevity.... Agent: Vierra Magen Marcus & Deniro LLP

20070106233 - Systems and methods for dilating and accessing body lumens: A luminal access and dilation system comprises an access sheath, an obturator, and an evertable lubricous sleeve. The evertable lubricous sleeve is initially stowed within an axial passage of the obturator and is everted from the axial passage over the exterior of the obturator and the axis sleeve as the... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070106234 - Infiltration cannula: An infiltration cannula and method of using the infiltration cannula during an infiltration procedure are disclosed herein. The infiltration cannula includes: a tubular needle and a hub. The tubular needle has a proximal end and a distal end. The tubular needle also has a plurality of apertures disposed in a... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20070106235 - Ocular pressure regulation: This invention comprises a flexible ocular device for implantation into the eye formed of a biocompatible elastomeric material, foldable to a diameter of 1.5 mm or less, comprising a fluid drainage tube having at one end a foldable plate adapted to locate the device on the inner surface of the... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20070106236 - Ocular pressure regulation: This invention comprises a flexible ocular device for implantation into the eye formed of a biocompatible elastomeric material, foldable to a diameter of 1.5 mm or less, comprising a fluid drainage tube having at one end a foldable plate adapted to locate the device on the inner surface of the... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20070106237 - Body conforming textile holder and sensing article: A body conforming, reusable, washable, textile holder for removably holding at least one article in close bodily contact. The holder may be a wrap or tube constructed to enclose a portion of the body where the article is to be held. The article may be a therapeutic article, such as... Agent: Hasse & Nesbitt LLC

20070106238 - Waste collection system: A waste collection system for the collection and containment of contaminated fluids comprises a receptacle having at least one sidewall, a bottom portion and an open top portion. A containment means engaged with the receptacle for sealing the open top portion of the receptacle in a fluid tight manner and... Agent: James Ray & Assaociates

20070106239 - Swellable hydrogel-forming polymers having a low fraction of fines: Swellable hydrogel-forming polymer comprising at least one hydrophilic polymer of dendritic structure, a process for preparing the swellable hydrogel-forming polymer and also its use in hygiene articles.... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070106240 - Disposable diaper: A disposable diaper improved so that the wearer's skin can be reliably protected from being soiled with feces. A chassis constituting the diaper includes a spacer sheet attached to an inner sheet of the chassis. The spacer sheet has a front end zone and a rear end zone fixed to... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070106241 - Disposable diaper: A disposable diaper is provided on the inner surface of a crotch region with a pair of barrier cuffs opposed to each other about a longitudinal center line. Each of the barrier cuffs includes inner and outer sheet strips in the form of sheet strips provided separately of each other.... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070106242 - Body conforming textile holder and absorbent article: A body conforming, reusable, washable, textile holder for removably holding at least one article in close bodily contact. The holder may be a wrap or tube constructed to enclose a portion of the body where the article is to be held. The article may be a therapeutic article, such as... Agent: Hasse & Nesbitt LLC

20070106243 - Method and apparatus to indicate prior use of a medical item: The present invention monitors an IV bag injection port and informs the user of prior injections. The present invention employs an object and/or a sealed chamber within a transparent IV fluid bag injection port. In the case of the object, notification of prior use is achieved when the object's or... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20070106244 - Vented safe handling vial adapter: A vial adapter is described comprising a housing, the housing comprising an expandable chamber to contain a volume, an internal passage in communication with the expandable chamber, at least one opening in communication with the internal passage, and an access member integral with the housing. A hollow spike comprising a... Agent: Hutchison Law Group PLLC

20070106246 - Access and closure device and method: Devices and methods for accessing and closing vascular sites are disclosed. Self-sealing closure devices and methods are disclosed. A device that can make both steeply sloping and flat access paths into a vascular lumen is disclosed. The device can also form arteriotomies with sections cleaved between a vessel's intima and... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070106245 - Infusion guidewire: An infusion guidewires assemblies and methods are provided that can be used for infusion of fluid at desired location within body lumen of a patient and to facilitate placement of catheters and other devices into a body lumen of a patient. The infusion guidewire assembly includes a guidewire shaft having... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070106247 - Method and apparatus for peritoneal hypothermia and/or resuscitation: Embodiments of the invention provide apparatus, systems and methods for introducing fluids into a body cavity for hypothermic, resuscitative, or other treatment. One embodiment provides an apparatus for introducing fluids into a peritoneal cavity comprising an access device for insertion into subcutaneous tissue, an infusion member and an advancement member.... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070106248 - Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents into the coronary vascular adventitia: Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents to the adventitia surrounding a blood vessel utilize a catheter having a microneedle. The microneedle is positioned in the perivascular space and delivers an amount of pharmaceutical agent sufficient to circumferentially permeate around the blood vessel and, in many cases, extend longitudinally along... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070106249 - Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents into the coronary vascular adventitia: Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents to the adventitia surrounding a blood vessel utilize a catheter having a microneedle. The microneedle is positioned in the perivascular space and delivers an amount of pharmaceutical agent sufficient to circumferentially permeate around the blood vessel and, in many cases, extend longitudinally along... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070106250 - Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents into the coronary vascular adventitia: Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents to the adventitia surrounding a blood vessel utilize a catheter having a microneedle. The microneedle is positioned in the perivascular space and delivers an amount of pharmaceutical agent sufficient to circumferentially permeate around the blood vessel and, in many cases, extend longitudinally along... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070106251 - Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents into the coronary vascular adventitia: Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents to the adventitia surrounding a blood vessel utilize a catheter having a microneedle. The microneedle is positioned in the perivascular space and delivers an amount of pharmaceutical agent sufficient to circumferentially permeate around the blood vessel and, in many cases, extend longitudinally along... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070106252 - Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents into the coronary vascular adventitia: Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents to the adventitia surrounding a blood vessel utilize a catheter having a microneedle. The microneedle is positioned in the perivascular space and delivers an amount of pharmaceutical agent sufficient to circumferentially permeate around the blood vessel and, in many cases, extend longitudinally along... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070106253 - Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents into the coronary vascular adventitia: Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents to the adventitia surrounding a blood vessel utilize a catheter having a microneedle. The microneedle is positioned in the perivascular space and delivers an amount of pharmaceutical agent sufficient to circumferentially permeate around the blood vessel and, in many cases, extend longitudinally along... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070106254 - Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents into the coronary vascular adventitia: Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents to the adventitia surrounding a blood vessel utilize a catheter having a microneedle. The microneedle is positioned in the perivascular space and delivers an amount of pharmaceutical agent sufficient to circumferentially permeate around the blood vessel and, in many cases, extend longitudinally along... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070106255 - Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents into the coronary vascular adventitia: Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents to the adventitia surrounding a blood vessel utilize a catheter having a microneedle. The microneedle is positioned in the perivascular space and delivers an amount of pharmaceutical agent sufficient to circumferentially permeate around the blood vessel and, in many cases, extend longitudinally along... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070106256 - Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents into the coronary vascular adventitia: Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents to the adventitia surrounding a blood vessel utilize a catheter having a microneedle. The microneedle is positioned in the perivascular space and delivers an amount of pharmaceutical agent sufficient to circumferentially permeate around the blood vessel and, in many cases, extend longitudinally along... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070106257 - Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents into the coronary vascular adventitia: Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents to the adventitia surrounding a blood vessel utilize a catheter having a microneedle. The microneedle is positioned in the perivascular space and delivers an amount of pharmaceutical agent sufficient to circumferentially permeate around the blood vessel and, in many cases, extend longitudinally along... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070106259 - Methods for directly injecting plug forming materials from a catheter: The present invention relates to the direct delivery of therapeutic to a target tissue. In one embodiment a method for direct injection of plug forming material into a body tissue is provided. The method may comprise providing a catheter including a injection tube having a first channel, a second channel... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070106258 - Retrograde pressure regulated infusion: A delivery catheter that includes a flexible shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end having an outer diameter less than about 13 mm; a delivery lumen having a proximal end and a distal end, the delivery lumen within the flexible shaft, the delivery lumen having... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070106261 - Anti-infective central venous catheter with diffusion barrier layer: A catheter includes a wall surrounding a lumen. The wall has an inner portion forming an outer surface of the lumen and an outer portion surrounding at least a portion of an outer surface of the inner portion. A first diffusion rate of materials from the lumen through the inner... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20070106260 - Catheter: The catheter 1 has a tubular catheter body 2 made from a metal material. A groove 21 is formed in the outer periphery of the catheter body 2 in the longitudinal direction. This groove 21 is formed by plastically transforming the tubular wall of the catheter body 2 by plastic... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070106264 - Disposable, sterile fluid transfer device: The present invention relates to a process for the sterile transfer of fluids, be they liquids or gases. It uses a presterilized device comprised of a body having a bore formed through at least a portion of its interior. Contained within the bore is a movable plunger. The body has... Agent: Millipore Corporation

20070106262 - Hemostasis seal: A hemostasis seal configured for use in a splittable hemostasis valve, hub, or introducer sheath to permit passage of a medical device therethrough. The seal provides a substantially fluid-tight seal around the medical device without causing excessive frictional resistance that would otherwise unduly restrict movement of the medical device through... Agent: Faegre & Benson, LLP Boston Scientific Patent Dock

20070106263 - Intravenous identification luminaire (iv-id) and light pipe, and light conductive intravenous delivery system: An intravenous identification luminaire (IV-ID) and light pipe, and a light conductive intravenous delivery system is described. The light pipe preferably includes a female and male luer fitting, a fluid port, and a light source socket such that the light pipe is configured to be spliced into an IV line,... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20070106265 - Angled medical connector with height compensator: A medical connector for connecting medical tubing to a catheter includes a connector body and a height compensating foot. The connector body has a catheter leg adapted to connect to the catheter, a medical tubing leg adapted to connect to the medical tubing, and an angular bend intermediate the legs.... Agent: Christopher J. Fildes Fildes & Outland, P.C.

20070106274 - Control systems for implantable medical devices: A control system for use with an implantable medical device. Said control system includes a control circuit carried by a skin patch that is adapted to be attached to the outer surface of the skin layer of a patient.... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070106267 - Reaction device controlled by magnetic control signal: Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled reaction device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to various embodiments, a reaction device is placed in an environment in order to perform a chemical reaction in an environment. Exemplary environments... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20070106271 - Remote control of substance delivery system: Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled substance delivery device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to some embodiments, a delivery device or related device may be placed in an environment in order to pump a material into... Agent: Searete LLC

20070106272 - Remote controlled in situ reaction method: Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled reaction device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to various embodiments, a reaction device is placed in an environment in order to perform a chemical reaction in an environment. Exemplary environments... Agent: Searete LLC

20070106266 - Remote controlled in situ reation method: Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled reaction device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to various embodiments, a reaction device is placed in an environment in order to perform a chemical reaction in an environment. Exemplary environments... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20070106268 - Remote controlled in vivo reaction method: Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled reaction device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to various embodiments, a reaction device is placed in an environment in order to perform a chemical reaction in an environment. Exemplary environments... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20070106273 - Remote controlled in vivo reaction method: Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled reaction device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to various embodiments, a reaction device is placed in an environment in order to perform a chemical reaction in an environment. Exemplary environments... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20070106269 - Remotely controlled substance delivery device: Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled substance delivery device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to some embodiments, a delivery device or related device may be placed in an environment in order to pump a material into... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20070106270 - Substance delivery system: Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled substance delivery device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to some embodiments, a delivery device or related device may be placed in an environment in order to pump a material into... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20070106280 - Implantable pump with reservoir level detector: An implantable pump includes a base plate and a can that are parts of the pump housing. The base plate bottom divides the housing into a first electronics chamber and a second chamber. A bellows mechanism is connected to the base plate and is disposed within the second chamber. The... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070106276 - In situ reaction device: Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled reaction device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to various embodiments, a reaction device is placed in an environment in order to perform a chemical reaction in an environment. Exemplary environments... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20070106278 - Intraocular iontophoretic device and associated methods: The present invention includes methods and devices for delivering an active agent into the eye of a subject. One such device may include an anode assembly having an anode housing and an anode configured to electrically couple to a power source, the anode assembly being configured to contact and remain... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20070106275 - Reaction device controlled by rf control signal: Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled reaction device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to various embodiments, a reaction device is placed in an environment in order to perform a chemical reaction in an environment. Exemplary environments... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20070106279 - Remote controlled in situ reaction device: Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled reaction device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to various embodiments, a reaction device is placed in an environment in order to perform a chemical reaction in an environment. Exemplary environments... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20070106277 - Remote controller for substance delivery system: Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled substance delivery device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to some embodiments, a delivery device or related device may be placed in an environment in order to pump a material into... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20070106281 - Remote controller for in situ reaction device: Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled reaction device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to various embodiments, a reaction device is placed in an environment in order to perform a chemical reaction in an environment. Exemplary environments... Agent: Searete LLC

20070100272 - Method for collecting a desired blood component and performing a photopheresis treatment: An improved method for separating whole blood into components and collecting a desired blood component. The method allows a desired blood component to be subjected to centrifugal forces within a separator for prolonged periods of time, yielding a cleaner cut and higher yield of the desired blood component. Whole blood... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070100273 - Extracorporeal blood circulating apparatus, closed-type venous reservoir and extracorporeal blood circulating method: The extracorporeal blood circulating apparatus of the present invention includes: a closed-type venous reservoir having a blood storage chamber and a volume adjusting chamber that are disposed adjacently by partitioning a closed space formed by a housing; an adjusting liquid tank for storing an adjusting liquid that is connected to... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070100275 - Method and device for the iontophoretic delivery of a drug: An iontophoretic drug delivery device storage apparatus and a method of using that device is disclosed. The device comprises a fluid reservoir, an electrode assembly and a tray apparatus. The fluid reservoir is capable of retaining a medicament and has a sealed fluid chamber defined by at least one seal.... Agent: Factor & Lake, Ltd

20070100274 - Transdermal electrotransport delivery device including an antimicrobial compatible reservoir composition: A transdermal electrotransport drug delivery device having an anode, a cathode and a source of electrical power electrically connected to the anode and the cathode. At least one of the anode and the cathode includes an electrode and a reservoir comprised of a housing composed of a polymeric material and... Agent: Scott S. Servilla Diehl Servilla LLC

20070100276 - Apparatus and methods for clearing obstructions from surgical cutting instruments: The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for facilitating removal of obstructions from a surgical cutting instrument during a surgical procedure. The apparatus of the present invention is configured to interrupt flow in aspiration tubing when obstructions are detected in the cutting instrument. The apparatus then causes compression of... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20070100277 - Tissue transplantation method and apparatus: A system in accordance with embodiments of the present invention includes a cannula interconnected to a washing reservoir by a flexible conduit. The washing reservoir has an outlet that is connected to the inlet of a tissue collection reservoir. Washed tissue can be removed from the washing reservoir by tipping... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070100278 - Signal quality monitoring and control for a medical device system: Method and apparatus for detecting possible interference in a neurological signal received from a monitoring element of a medical device system. The monitoring element monitors a condition or a symptom of a nervous system disorder being treated and provides a neurological signal to the medical device system for purposes of... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070100280 - Catheter with balloon material having visual marker: A balloon catheter may have a flexible shaft extending between a proximal and distal end, with a hub affixed to the proximal end, and a balloon made of material that is imprinted with one or more visual markers. The visual marker(s) indicate and confirm specific information about attribute(s) of that... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070100279 - Radiopaque-balloon microcatheter and methods of manufacture: Microcatheters catheters are provided having balloons incorporating radiopaque nanoparticles. Optionally, carbon nanotubes dispersed within the shaft may be configured to react to electrical stimulation, thereby providing a steerable distal end region on the microcatheter. Methods of making the foregoing microcatheters also are provided.... Agent: Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP

20070100281 - Syringe plunger driver system: A syringe plunger driver system capable of capturing syringes of widely varying sizes comprises a pair of asymmetric plunger retainer arms pivotally mounted to a plunger driver. The system includes a low profile driver having a length that exceeds its width so that it may be mounted adjacent control modules... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20070100282 - Powerhead control in a power injection system: A dual head contrast media injection system performs a patency check or test injection, determining flow rate and/or flow volume from the programmed protocol. The tubing that connects syringes to a patient shares only a short common section near to the patient. Appropriate injection steps are taken to compensate for... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070100283 - Control tabs for infusion devices and methods of using the same: An external infusion device that infuses a fluid into an individual's body includes a housing, a reservoir, a drive system, a power supply, electrical elements, and a tab. The reservoir contains the fluid, and the drive system forces the fluid from the reservoir. The electrical elements control the power to... Agent: Vivian S. Shin Medtronic Minimed, Inc.

20070100284 - Safety catheter system and method: A catheter integral with a valved needle-free connector provides a safety catheter device configured to receive a blunt cannula and sharp needle forming an insertion mechanism. The sharp needle is mounted within a needle tube and a control handle is used to slide the sharp needle out of and into... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20070100285 - Elongate medical device with continuous reinforcement member: An elongate medical device including an inner elongate member, a reinforcing member, and an outer tubular member is described. The reinforcing member may be a helically wound continuous wire including a first portion having a first cross-sectional profile, a second portion having a second cross-sectional profile, and a transition region... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC

20070100286 - Needle assembly for radiating bioactive compounds through tissue: A needle assembly prepares tissue for the receipt of medicine or treatment electrodes. The needle assembly includes a body extending between a handle end and an insertion end. The body includes a hollow interior. A pointed tip is fixedly secured to the insertion end to reduce forces required to insert... Agent: Clark Hill, P.C.

20070100287 - Device for targeted, catherized delivery of medications: Apparatus and method for catheterized delivery or infusion of medication and anaesthesia are disclosed. The perforating catheter is first used to perforate the periodontal ligament and/or the cortical plate of bone tissue, and is then left in place and used as a catheter for insertion of a hypodermic needle of... Agent: Teitelbaum & Maclean

20070100288 - Auto-injection devices and methods for intramuscular administration of medications: The present invention provides auto-injection devices for the administration of appropriate medication dosage and needle-depth penetration based on a patient's relevant parameters. In one embodiment, the auto-injection device of the present invention comprises non-volumetric indicia based upon a patient parameter for use in selecting the appropriate medicament dosage for administration... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20070100289 - Methods of applying a substance: An applicator 80b is attachable to a cream—containing cartridge 62 of a device 60 for administering the cream onto an area to be treated within a body cavity of a patient. An axial passage 82 is formed in a body 81 of the applicator 80b. A plurality of slots 204... Agent: J. Bruce Hoofnagle

20070100290 - Positioning aid for fitting a needle on an injection device: A positioning mechanism and method for fitting a needle on an injection device with an associated needle cover wherein the needle cover has at least one positioning element for guiding or positioning a needle to a pre-defined position relative to the injection device.... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070100291 - Safety syringe: A safety syringe includes a barrel, a needle hub, a plunger, an elastic piston, and a pushing member. The barrel has a shoulder. The needle hub extends from the shoulder of the barrel, and is provided with a first engaging member. The plunger extends into the barrel, and is provided... Agent: Dla Piper Rudnick Gray Cary Us, LLP

20070100292 - Device for administering an injectable product: The invention provides a injection device for administering an injectable product, including a base section adapted to receive a container from which a product dose is dispensed through a needle by displacement of a piston in the container, and a drive unit including a driven member, a drive element and... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070100293 - Plunger for retracting needle syringe: A plunger for a retracting needle syringe includes a hollow elongate body portion having a proximal end, a distal end, and a side wall therebetween defining a cavity. The distal end includes a distal wall having an inside surface and an outside surface. A stopper, at the distal end of... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp And ChiefIPCounsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20070100294 - Syringe holder and injection device: An injection device adapted to the luer lock system and a syringe holder for making it is disclosed. The syringe holder for holding an inserted syringe, with a cap attached to the male luer at the tip, comprises a cylindrical barrel portion having an open distal end and an open... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20070100295 - Iv catheter with in-line valve and methods related thereto: Featured is a vascular access device such as an IV catheter device including a housing, a tubular member and a seal member, and a securing mechanism. The housing includes a proximal and distal portion and a chamber that extends between the proximal and distal portions. The tubular member is coupled... Agent: Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20070100296 - Single-handedly actuatable shield for needles: A needle shield is provided for a medical device having a needle cannula. The needle shield includes a guard that is slidably movable along the needle cannula from a proximal position where the tip of the needle cannula is exposed to a distal position where the tip of the needle... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp And ChiefIPCounsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20070100297 - Spring clip safety iv catheter: A safety IV catheter includes a unitary, resilient needle guard received in a catheter hub. The needle guard includes a proximal arm or wall that includes an opening through which a needle passes for axial movement. When the needle is retracted from the catheter, it releases the force that had... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070100298 - Catheter fluid lock method and device: A technique for providing a fluid lock in an indwelling catheter, such as is used in hemo-dialysis; the catheter having an annular lumen surrounding a central lumen. The annular lumen, whether used for infusion or aspiration, has a set of ports which are aligned with each other along a circular... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20070100299 - Drainage catheter: A catheter includes a tubular body, a ring member, and at least one elongate member. The tubular body has a distal region. The ring member encircles at least a portion of the circumference of the tubular member. The one elongate member has a proximal end and a distal end, the... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20070100300 - Ear fluid removal device: An ear fluid removal device for manually removing fluid and debris from the ear canal. The ear fluid removal device is a tool for removing fluid, particulates, or other debris from the ear canal while reducing the possibility of injury to the ear canal or surrounding tissues. The ear fluid... Agent: Knox Patents

20070100301 - Conical balloon for deployment into side branch: A bifurcated catheter assembly has an undeployed state and a deployed state. The assembly comprises a bifurcated inflation shaft defining a shaft inner lumen, a first balloon defining a first balloon lumen, and a second balloon defining a second balloon lumen. The inflation shaft has a first inflation shaft defining... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070100302 - Percutaneous access port: A percutaneous port comprises a port body defining a cavity and a first catheter channel adapted to allow passage of a catheter thereinto a shuttle removably received within the cavity, the shuttle including a first flow conduit which, when the shuttle is received within the cavity, extends to the first... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20070100303 - Controlled evacuation ostomy appliance: A controlled evacuation ostomy appliance includes an attachment device for attaching the appliance to a wearer, a seal for sealing against stomal tissue, and a restrainer. The restrainer restrains the seal relative to the attachment device and transfers a sealing force (or its reaction) between the attachment device and the... Agent: Bristol-myers Squibb Company

20070100304 - Absorbent articles with improved odor control: A technique for incorporating odor control agent particles into an absorbent article is provided. More specifically, the odor control particles are “homogenously” distributed (e.g., in a substantially uniform manner) within an airformed fiber matrix of an absorbent core of an absorbent article. An absorbent core containing such a homogeneously distributed... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070100305 - Absorbent article: An absorbent article is provided which has such a structure that a bled portion of the colored indicator is unnoticeable. The absorbent article includes a liquid permeable top sheet, a liquid impermeable back sheet, an absorbing core interposed between the two sheets, and an indicator making it possible to visually... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070100306 - Release coating containing thermoplastic polymers: A release coating that includes one or more thermoplastic silicone-containing polymers and one or more other thermoplastic polymers different from the silicone-containing polymer. An article containing the release coating, methods of making the release coating and article.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070100307 - Absorbent article: An absorbent article that prevents a discharged matter from leaking out, and also prevents a wearer's sensation of wearing a sanitary napkin from worsening is provided. The absorbent article of the present invention includes a liquid-permeable surface sheet, a liquid-permeable back sheet, an absorbent body disposed between the surface sheet... Agent: Butzel Long

20070100308 - Absorbent article: An absorbent article includes: a top sheet 2 positioned in a face which is brought into contact with a human body; a back sheet 3 positioned in a face which is opposite to the top sheet 2 and is brought into contact with underwear; and an absorbent body 4 interposed... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070100309 - Absorbent article: An absorbent article is provided which has marks indicating an ideal attachment position, ensuring a stable attachment condition. The absorbent article with side flaps for fixing it to an undergarment can secure stable attachment by providing at least one pair of first marks pair indicating a central position in the... Agent: Butzel Long

20070100310 - Nursing pad: To provide a disposable nursing pad which can be easily worn again after breast-feeding, and also preventing the nursing pad from losing its shape during breast-feeding, a nursing pad 10 has a first folding portion 15, which serves as a folding axis that allows the nursing pad main body 10... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070100311 - Protective liner and a method for using a protective liner: A protective liner 10 which is adapted to be selectively and removably placed within a garment 100 and which is effective to absorb waste materials emanating from a wearer of the underwear 100, having a pair of substantially identical elastic ribs 120 and a pair of substantially identical “grip tabs”... Agent: Law Offices Of John Chupa & Associates, P.C.

20070100312 - Absorbent article: An absorbent article including an absorbent chassis and a pair of back ears. The absorbent chassis includes a liquid impermeable outercover and an absorbent body disposed on said outercover. A least a portion of each back ear is substantially flush with the chassis back waist edge.... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

20070100313 - Sanitary napkin including body-facing adhesive: An absorbent article including an adhesive on a body-facing surface of the article for securing the article to the body, the adhesive having the following properties: G′[100 rad/sec @ 37° C.]/G′[0.1 rad/sec @ 37° C.]≧4.5; and −20° C.≦Tg(° C.)≦15° C.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070100314 - Apparatus and methods for treating congestive heart disease: Methods and apparatus are provided for treating congestive heart failure using a catheter having an inlet end configured for placement in the source of arterial blood such as the aorta, left ventricle or a femoral artery, and an outlet end having at least one conduit configured to be placed in... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070100315 - Fluid-flow cassette for an ophthalmic surgical instrument: A cartridge or cassette adapted to be attached to an apparatus for controlling the flow of fluid to and from a surgical handpiece. The cassette includes irrigation and aspiration fluid-flow paths and consisting of interconnected tubing having inlet and outlet port's associated with the case of the cassette that are... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070100316 - Fluid-flow cassette for an ophthalmic surgical instrument: A cartridge or cassette adapted to be attached to an apparatus for controlling the flow of fluid to and from a surgical handpiece. The cassette includes irrigation and aspiration fluid-flow paths and consisting of interconnected tubing having inlet and outlet port's associated with the case of the cassette that are... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070100317 - Method and device for the iontophoretic delivery of a drug: An iontophoretic drug delivery device storage apparatus and a method of using that device is disclosed. The device comprises a fluid reservoir, an electrode assembly and a tray apparatus. The fluid reservoir is capable of retaining a medicament and has a sealed fluid chamber defined by at least one seal.... Agent: Factor & Lake, Ltd

20070100318 - Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents into the coronary vascular adventitia: Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents to the adventitia surrounding a blood vessel utilize a catheter having a microneedle. The microneedle is positioned in the perivascular space and delivers an amount of pharmaceutical agent sufficient to circumferentially permeate around the blood vessel and, in many cases, extend longitudinally along... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070100319 - Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents into the coronary vascular adventitia: Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents to the adventitia surrounding a blood vessel utilize a catheter having a microneedle. The microneedle is positioned in the perivascular space and delivers an amount of pharmaceutical agent sufficient to circumferentially permeate around the blood vessel and, in many cases, extend longitudinally along... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070100320 - Methods and kits-for delivering pharmaceutical agents into the coronary vascular adventitia: Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents to the adventitia surrounding a blood vessel utilize a catheter having a microneedle. The microneedle is positioned in the perivascular space and delivers an amount of pharmaceutical agent sufficient to circumferentially permeate around the blood vessel and, in many cases, extend longitudinally along... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070100321 - Medical device: A medical device (10) for insertion into a bodily vessel (6) to treat an aneurysm (5) having an aneurysm neck, the device (10) comprising: a mechanically expandable device (20) expandable from a first position to a second position, said mechanically expandable device (20) is expanded radially outwardly to the second... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070100322 - Method of removing a stylette from a catheter: A hydrophilic coated stylette is pre-loaded in an implantable catheter. The hydrophilic coated stylette is wetted with saline to activate the hydrophilic coating. The stylette loaded catheter is tunneled, typically through muscle and tissue, to a desired target site within the body. The hydrophilic coated stylette is then removed from... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070100323 - Facilitation of endothelialization by in situ surface modification: A method including delivering to a treatment site within a lumen of a blood vessel (1) a cellular component including at least one of endothelial cells and endothelial progenitor cells and/or (2) a conjugate having a first site having affinity to or capable of conjugating with the blood vessel and... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070100324 - Systems and methods for applying vacuum to a patient, including via a disposable liquid collection unit: Systems and methods for applying vacuum to a patient, including a disposable liquid collection unit, are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment includes a valve unit having at least one actuator that is changeable between a first configuration and a second configuration. The valve unit can have a... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea