Surgery inventions 06/08

20080154171 - Apparatus and method for the treatment of blood: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for the treatment of the blood in a Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy, using a machine which comprises: connecting means from and to respective blood vessels of a patient; blood processing means comprising a pump; means for adding drugs or other therapeutic... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080154170 - Total fluid loss control system: A system or method controls total fluid loss (TFL) in a patient undergoing hemofiltration therapy administered through an extracorporeal circuit by frequently calculating and storing a retrievable value representing TFL. At session start or restart, the value is read to determine whether TFL is out of tolerance, and if so,... Agent: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

20080154172 - Low profile catheters and methods for treatment of chronic total occlusions and other disorders: A catheter having a lumen with a distal end opening and a side opening. A tubular member (e.g., needle or other cannula) is moveable between a retracted position where it is within the catheter lumen proximal to the side opening and an extended position where it extends out of the... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc. Ip Legal Department

20080154173 - Vesicular shunt for the drainage of excess fluid: A transvesicular drainage device configured to drain excess fluid from a variety of locations in the human body into the bladder. The device may be used to treat ascites or any fluid collection within the body of a human or of a non-human mammal.... Agent: Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP

20080154174 - Absorbent tampon having outer petals: A novel absorbent tampon suitable for insertion into a body cavity has a substantially elongate, compressed primary absorbent structure having a first end, a second end disposed opposite thereof, and a density of at least about 0.3 g/cm3. The tampon also includes a secondary absorbent structure secured to and extending... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080154175 - Novel tampon applicator: An applicator for delivering an insertable device into a body cavity includes (a) a barrel having an insertion end and an opposed gripper end, (b) a lubricant carrier operatively linked to the barrel (c) a fluid lubricant in fluid communication with lubricant carrier, and optionally (d) a plunger arranged and... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080154176 - Tampon applicator: A tampon applicator which includes an ejector tube, an outer tube dimensioned to fit closely and telescopically over said ejector tube and having a distal discharge end, and a restraining means between said tubes for preventing the disassembly of said ejector tube from said outer tube in the proximal direction... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080154177 - System and method for remote monitoring and/or management of infusion therapies: A system and method for remote monitoring and/or management of infusion therapies. A user can monitor and manage server-connected pumps at a remote location, such as a computer or PDA. Pumps located at an institution, such as a hospital or patients home, are connected, for example, via the Internet to... Agent: Baxter Healthcare Corporation

20080154179 - Agent delivery system: An automated, controllable, and affixable pulsatile agent delivery system having an automated controller for controlling the delivery of drug to a patient, an agent delivery reservoir containing an agent operatively connected to the automated controller, a reservoir controller operatively connected to the automated controller and the reservoir for controlling the... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c.

20080154178 - Systems, devices, and methods for powering and/or controlling devices, for instance transdermal delivery devices: Systems, devices, and methods for powering and/or controlling electrically powered devices. A power supply system is operable to provide a voltage across at the active and the counter electrode assemblies of a transdermal delivery device. The system includes a power source and a magnetic coupling element.... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group Pllc

20080154180 - Ultra-lipodissolve method: A method for destroying fatty tissue using a lypo-lysis agent or adipose emulsifier.... Agent: Peacock Myers, P.c.

20080154181 - Central nervous system ultrasonic drain: The invention provides a method and apparatus for treating hemorrhage and maintaining catheter patency in the brain and spine through a new and minimally invasive technique. Ultrasound energy is delivered either through a catheter inserted directly into the hemorrhage and the delivered ultrasound energy dissolves the blood clot which is... Agent: Rohit Khanna Suite 580

20080154182 - Dual diameter arthroscopic irrigation/aspiration peristaltic pump system: A dual pump irrigation/aspiration pump system capable of operating in a plurality of different modes suitable for a variety of different endoscopic surgical procedures. The system monitors actual or calculated intra-articular pressure and adjusts flow to maintain surgeon requested pressure at the surgical site while controlling outflow. The irrigation/aspiration pump... Agent: Gene Warzecha Linvatec Corporation

20080154183 - Irrigation and aspiration device and method: An irrigation and aspiration system is disclosed. The system can be configured to aspirate and irrigate alone, sequentially or concurrently. The system can be configured to aspirate and irrigate the nasal cavity. The system can be manually controlled. The system can have removable and easily cleanable reservoirs for aspirant and... Agent: Levine Bagade Han LLP

20080154184 - Arthroscopic irrigation/aspiration pump system with declogging feature: A dual pump irrigation/aspiration pump system capable of operating in a plurality of different modes suitable for a variety of different endoscopic surgical procedures. The system monitors actual or calculated intra-articular pressure and adjusts flow to maintain surgeon requested pressure at the surgical site while controlling outflow. The irrigation/aspiration pump... Agent: Gene Warzecha Linvatec Corporation

20080154185 - Dual pump irrigation/aspiration system and method for determining joint pressure: A dual pump irrigation/aspiration pump system capable of operating in a plurality of different modes suitable for a variety of different endoscopic surgical procedures. The system monitors actual or calculated intra-articular pressure and adjusts flow to maintain surgeon requested pressure at the surgical site while controlling outflow. The irrigation/aspiration pump... Agent: Gene Warzecha Linvatec Corporation

20080154186 - Multiple lumen catheter with proximal port: A vascular access catheter is disclosed that has a catheter shaft distal tip with an angled edge positioned at an acute angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the catheter shaft. A first, second, and third lumen extend longitudinally through the entire catheter shaft. The third lumen is configured for... Agent: Angiodynamics, Inc.

20080154187 - Malfunction detection in infusion pumps: The present application is directed to systems and methods associated with infusion pumps, which can optionally utilize an electrokinetic driving mechanism. Infusion pumps, including electrokinetically-driven pumps, are discussed, along with schemes for controlling their operation. As well, systems and methods of detecting malfunctions in infusion pumps are discussed. Any number... Agent: Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20080154188 - Computer controlled drug delivery system with dynamic pressure sensing: An apparatus and method for a controlled injection of a drug into a selected tissue of a subject by a practitioner, uses a drive unit for supplying the drug and a handpiece to be held and guided by the practitioner, connected to the drive unit for receiving the drug. The... Agent: Notaro And Michalos

20080154189 - Needleless syringe provided with modular reservoir: The technical field of the invention is that of needleless pre-filled disposable syringes, operating with a gas generator, and used for intradermal, subcutaneous and intramuscular injections, of a liquid active principle for therapeutic use in human and veterinary medicine. The inventive needleless syringes use a reservoir (5) consisting of a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080154190 - System and method for arterial access: A system for arterial access for delivery of treatment devices is provided. In one embodiment, the system comprises a guidewire and a catheter. The catheter comprises a handle and a shaft. The shaft may be a steerable/deflectable tip shaft with a lumen adapted to allow passage of the guidewire at... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080154191 - Gastro-esophageal reflux control system and pump: An enteral feeding unit or system that minimizes the occurrence of gastro-esophogeal-pharynegal reflux during feeding is described. The enteral feeding unit or device includes an automatable feeding pump with a feedback sensor for sensing a relative pressure in a patient's stomach and esophagus, and a regulator system for controlling or... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Catherine E. Wolf

20080154192 - Pen needle tip: A needle tip assembly includes a needle tip, a needle tip cover structured and arranged to facilitate installation of the needle tip onto at least one of a pen needle, a pre-loaded syringe, and an injection device, and at least one of an arrangement for preventing re-installation or re-use of... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080154193 - Safety hypodermic syringe: A safety hypodermic syringe formed of a barrel, a plunger, a locating block, a rubber stopper, a needle holder and a needle is disclosed. The plunger has a barbed front tip, which is forced into engagement with a hooked portion of the locating block when the plunger is pushed to... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080154195 - Safety syringe device: A safety syringe device includes a barrel, a needle unit connected to an end of the barrel, a plunger movably inserted into the passage, a stopper mounted to the tubular portion extending from the plunger and out from the stopper. The needle unit has a connection member received in the... Agent: Hung-chi Huang

20080154194 - Safety syringe device with retractable needle cannula: A safety syringe device includes a barrel having a passage defined therethrough and an engaging space is defined in the passage which has a tapered inner periphery and is located close to an end of the barrel. A connection member is inserted into the barrel and engaged with the engaging... Agent: Hung-chi Huang

20080154196 - Single-use syringe: An operable single-use syringe includes a barrel having an inside surface defining a chamber for retaining fluid and an open proximal end. A plunger rod having an elongate body portion and a stopper at its distal end slidably positioned in fluid-tight engagement in the barrel. A locking element is positioned... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp & Chief Ip Counsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20080154197 - System and method for regulating the temperature of a fluid injected into a patient: A system and method for injecting a fluid into a patient is disclosed. In some embodiments, the system comprises a plurality of sensors that measure a characteristic of the fluid, a first temperature regulator that biases the fluid temperature to a desired temperature range, a second temperature regulator that refines... Agent: Kevin J. Mack

20080154198 - Needle insertion assistance device: A needle insertion assistance device is provided to easily hold a needle device, which comprises a syringe and a needle having a needle wing and being attached to the syringe, in order to more reliably control the advancement of the needle during insertion of the needle into a targeted part... Agent: Mr. Walter J. Tencza Jr.

20080154199 - Method and apparatus for delivering epinephrine: A method of administering epinephrine to a patient includes administering a first dose by automatic injection followed by administering a second dose by manual injection. The first and second injections are administered using the same syringe. In some embodiments, the first and second injections provide the same volume of medicine... Agent: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

20080154200 - Prefilled syringe jet injector: A jet injector that includes a prefilled syringe. The syringe includes a fluid chamber that contains a medicament. The syringe also has an injection-assisting needle, and a plunger is movable within the fluid chamber. A housing is configured for allowing insertion of the needle to a penetration depth. An energy... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20080154201 - Apparatus and methods for treating tissue using passive injection systems: Methods and apparatus are provided for treating damaged tissue using apparatus that atraumatically delivers a bioactive agent within the tissue, wherein the apparatus provides a column of stem cells may be advanced simultaneously with a needle during needle insertion, and then held stationary or injected at low pressure while retracting... Agent: Jones Day

20080154202 - Controller: In a controller unit, controller cylinder 411 in which controller piston 412 and body cylinder 421 in which body piston 422 are connected to each other through tube member 413, and the slide position of body piston 422 is detected to control the operation of a movable mechanism. Since controller... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080154203 - Directly engaged syringe driver system: A syringe driver system comprises a rotatable threaded lead screw shaft and a plunger which directly engages the threaded shaft such that rotation of the shaft drives the plunger into the syringe body. The plunger is formed with a threaded shaft engaging portion in the form of a half nut... Agent: Mcdermott, Will & Emery

20080154204 - Method and device for subretinal drug delivery: Devices and methods for the treatment of the eye are disclosed. Preferred devices of the invention include a piercing member that is inserted into the eye to create a pathway for a cannula. The cannula is slidably mounted to the piercing member and is adapted to reach a treatment site... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080154205 - Safety infusion set: An infusion set is disclosed. The infusion set includes a cannula hub assembly having a cannula housing body with a distal end and a bottom surface. The set includes an insertion needle assembly having an elongated insertion needle hub adapted to be coupled to the cannula housing body and a... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080154206 - Body for a catheter or sheath: A body (2) for a catheter or sheath is disclosed. The body (2) includes strips (8, 10) formed longitudinally from the proximal (6) portion of the body (2) to the distal (4) portion of the body (2). The strips are formed of different materials. The strips can have different radiopacities,... Agent: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division

20080154207 - Splittable wire guide: A splittable wire guide having a plurality of separable elongate components that may be separated or otherwise re-positioned relative to each other so as to alter the physical properties of the wire guide or to form a plurality of separate wire guide members.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20080154208 - Anchoring system for a medical article: An anchoring system secures a catheter to the body of a patient and arrests axial movement of the catheter without meaningfully impairing fluid flow through the catheter. The anchoring system includes an anchor pad that adheres to the patient's skin and supports a retainer. The retainer includes interacting structure with... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080154209 - Double barrel syringe and associated methods: An apparatus that includes two syringes, or a “double barrel syringe,” includes one syringe that injects or infuses while the other syringe aspirates. The double barrel syringe is a hand-held, hand-operated device with which injection and aspiration may be effected by a single action. The double barrel syringe may include... Agent: Trask Britt

20080154210 - Mixture for transdermal delivery of low and high molecular weight compounds: Aspects of the present invention concern the discovery of a transdermal delivery composition that can deliver low, medium and high molecular weight pharmaceuticals and cosmetic agents. Embodiments include transdermal delivery compositions with therapeutic and cosmetic application, transdermal delivery devices for providing said transdermal delivery compositions to subjects in need thereof,... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080154211 - Dose setting mechanism for an injection device capable of presetting a maximum dose: A dose setting mechanism for an injection device having a rotatably operated dose setting member. Has a presetting member being operable to limit the maximum dose settable by the dose setting member. A first stopping member is operatively connected to the presetting member, and the position of the first stopping... Agent: Novo Nordisk, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20080154213 - Syringe with multiple plunger locks: A syringe having a syringe body, a plunger, means to prevent the rear of the plunger from being gripped to retract the plunger when the plunger is at least at the fully forward position where all or most of the liquid has been ejected, and a catch on the plunger... Agent: Hoffman, Wasson & Gitler, P.c.

20080154212 - Syringe with retractable needle support: An injection device includes a barrel, a plunger having a portion structured and arranged to move within the barrel, a needle support, and a locking arrangement. The locking arrangement may at least one of selectively lock a proximal end portion of the plunger to the needle support and automatically lock... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080154214 - Flow based pressure isolation and fluid delivery system including flow based pressure isolation: The fluid delivery system includes a pressurizing device for delivering a pressurized injection fluid, a low pressure fluid delivery system, and a pressure isolation mechanism adapted for fluid communication with the pressurizing device and low pressure fluid delivery system. The pressure isolation mechanism includes a housing defining an inlet port,... Agent: Gregory L Bradley Medrad Inc

20080154215 - Implantable pump with adjustable flow rate: A valve that is adapted to control the flow rate of fluid flow from an implantable pump or other fluid delivery device is provided. In general, the valve includes a multi-lumen member that is adapted to receive fluid-flow therethrough, and a restrictor member that is coupled to the multi-lumen member... Agent: Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20080154216 - Pressure compensating iv flow control regulator: A pressure compensating IV rate flow regulator having a housing with a metering port and an outlet. The flow rate is set by adjusting a flexible disk to vary the clearance between metering port and flow passageway. The controlled fluid passes to a land surrounding the outlet. A flexible control... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.a.

20080154217 - Puncture tips and catheter tubes: The invention relates to puncture tips which are used in the medical field. The puncture tip E comprises a hollow tube segment terminating in a cutting bevel which has a non-cutting state and which can return to said state by means of the shape memory effect when subjected to a... Agent: Levine & Mandelbaum

20080154218 - Rigid sleeve phacoemulsification needle: A phacoemulsification needle 10 includes an elongated lumen 12, a hub 14, and a rigid sleeve 16 concentrically formed around at least a majority of the lumen 12. The sleeve 16 is attached to the hub 14. An irrigation fluid path 24 is formed between the sleeve 16 and lumen... Agent: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

20080154219 - Bodily fluid collection bag kit with externally attached cleansing wipe and breath freshener: A bodily fluid collection kit comprising a disposable bag container and a cleansing towelette and breath freshener removably contained at or attached to an outside surface of the bag, that is useful for the collection of bodily fluid and the cleansing and refreshment of the user.... Agent: Gary R. Molnar

20080154220 - Bag for use by a subject following a surgical procedure during which a stoma is formed: An improved bag for use by a subject following a surgical procedure during which a stoma is formed, the improved bag comprising a partially sealed waterproof pouch having a wall proximal to the body in use and a wall distal from the body in use, the pouch having a lower... Agent: David A. Guerra International Patent Group, Llc

20080154221 - Package to accommodate feminine hygiene article: A package has plurality of pouches that are separable by the line of weakness, one pouch contains unused feminine hygiene article and other pouch is capable of receiving used feminine hygiene article.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080154222 - Catamenial and sanitary tampons: In a tampon having a body of an absorbent material, the body has at least one zone in which expansion and/or absorption by the body of the tampon is limited.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080154223 - Disposable pants: The present invention provides disposable pants capable of preventing adhesive pieces from undesirably adhering to those places other than a specified position when the adhesive pieces are not used. The disposable pants (1) have functions of both pants and a diaper, and a left front abdominal part (2a) and a... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080154225 - Fibers comprising hemicellulose and processes for making same: Hemicellulose fibers, more particularly to non-naturally occurring fibers incorporating hemicellulose, processes for making same and fibrous structures incorporating same are provided.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080154224 - Process for producing a water-absorbing material having a coating of elastic filmforming polymers: The present invention relates to a process for producing a water-absorbing material comprising the steps of a) spray-coating water-absorbing polymeric particles with an elastic film-forming polymer in a fluidized bed reactor in the range from 00 C to 15O0 C and b) heat-treatment of the coated particles at a temperature... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080154226 - Absorbent article with lotion-containing topsheet: A sanitary napkin comprising a topsheet having a body-facing side and comprising a plurality of discrete tufts of fibrous material. The topsheet has a lotion composition applied to at least a portion of the body-facing side thereof. An absorbent core is in fluid communication with the topsheet, the absorbent core... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080154227 - Absorbent article comprising disposal fastening means: A fastening device for an absorbent article has a receiving portion with an opening, and a tab element which is shaped so that it can be inserted into the opening of the receiving portion upon closing the article. It is characteristic that both the tab element and the receiving portion... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080154229 - Device and method for mixing and delivering bone cement precursors: A delivery device for a bone cement precursor, composites thereof, and support members is provided herein.... Agent: Bowditch & Dewey, LLP

20080154228 - Use of biosurgical adhesive as bulking agent: An exemplary method of reducing the volume of a stomach comprises providing an adhesive applier and a biocompatible adhesive. The exemplary method further comprises introducing at least a portion of the adhesive applier into the stomach and dispensing the adhesive through the adhesive applier into the stomach. The adhesive may... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, Llc

20080154230 - Anode for electrotransport of cationic drug: An electrotransport system for delivery of an electrotransport cationic drug. The system has an anode that has a precipitating anion source. The precipitating anions from the precipitating anion source combines with metal ions generated from sacrificial metal of the anode during electrotransport to form precipitates. Metal that can form the... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080154231 - Coatings comprising self-assembled molecular structures and a method of delivering a drug using the same: A method for local delivery of a drug is provided. The method comprises acts of: (a) implanting a medical device including a drug-containing coating in a patient for the delivery of the drug, wherein the coating comprises a drug and a polymer; and (b) applying an electric current for an... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20080154232 - Coatings comprising self-assembled molecular structures and a method of delivering a drug using the same: A method for local delivery of a drug is provided. The method comprises the acts of (a) implanting a medical device carrying a drug-containing coating in a patient for the sustained local delivery of the drug, wherein at least a portion of the coating is transformed from crystalline structure to... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20080154234 - Apparatus and method for delivering a biocompatible material to a surgical site: A device for delivering a biocompatible material to a surgical site includes a cannula having proximal and distal portions and at least a first interior lumen disposed therebetween through which the biocompatible material is delivered. The device further includes an initiation member for initiating cross-linking of the biocompatible material while... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (zimmer)

20080154233 - Apparatus for delivering a biocompatible material to a surgical site and method of using same: A device for delivering a biocompatible material to a surgical site includes an elongate cannula having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and at least one interior lumen disposed between the proximal and distal portions through which the biocompatible material is delivered. The device further includes a confinement member adjacent... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (zimmer)

20080154235 - Fluid transfer device having removable needle cartridge: A fluid transfer device including a cartridge having a plurality of needles, an advancer operative to selectably advance any of the plurality of needles in the cartridge to a needle deployment position, and a syringe operative to convey fluid through the needle in the needle deployment position.... Agent: Daniel J Swirsky

20080154236 - Method and apparatus for intra-aortic substance delivery to a branch vessel: A renal flow system injects a volume of fluid agent into a location within an abdominal aorta in a manner that flows bi-laterally into each of two renal arteries via their respectively spaced ostia along the abdominal aorta wall. A local injection assembly includes two injection members, each having an... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080154237 - Apparatus and methods for dilating and modifying ostia of paranasal sinuses and other intranasal or paranasal structures: Sinusitis and other disorders of the ear, nose and throat are diagnosed and/or treated using minimally invasive approaches with flexible or rigid instruments. Various methods and devices are used for remodeling or changing the shape, size or configuration of a sinus ostium or duct or other anatomical structure in the... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson - Acclarent, Inc.

20080154238 - Endometrial ablation device: An endometrial ablation device comprising a shaft and inner and outer balloons connected to the shaft. The outer balloon has a plurality of pores on an outer surface. The inner balloon and outer balloon are independently inflatable such that the inner balloon is initially inflated to substantially fill the uterine... Agent: Neil D. Gershon

20080154239 - Catheter tube element: A multilayered catheter tube element (10), preferably for situating a guide wire, comprising a first layer (11) forming the external layer and a second layer (12) at least partially forming the internal layer. The first layer (11) contains at least one plastic or multiple plastics from the group consisting of... Agent: Powell Goldstein LLP

20080154240 - Tissue transplantation method and apparatus: A system in accordance with embodiments of the present invention includes a cannula interconnected to a collection vessel by a flexible conduit. The collection vessel can comprise one or more syringe bodies. The syringe bodies are provided with tissue removed from a body using the cannula by a tissue transfer... Agent: Sheridan Ross Pc

20080154241 - Latent stabilization of bioactive agents releasable from implantable medical articles: Implantable medical articles comprising natural biodegradable polysaccharides are described. The polysaccharides can provide desirable release properties, and can also be degraded into products that can act as an excipient in the presence of the bioactive agent. In some aspects, the articles are ocular implants formed of a matrix of natural... Agent: Kagan Binder, Pllc

20080154242 - Delivery device for a fluid: A delivery device for a primary fluid includes an elongate tubular housing containing a reservoir for the primary fluid and a chamber for an ambient fluid to which the exterior of the delivery device is exposed. The device includes an outlet from the reservoir for the primary fluid and a... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20080154243 - Delivery device for a fluid: A delivery device for a primary fluid comprises a tubular housing which includes a reservoir for the primary fluid, and a chamber for a displacement fluid which extends coaxially with the reservoir inside the housing and is separated from the reservoir by means of a membrane. The device includes an... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20080146985 - Body treatment devices and methods: Devices and methods are disclosed which aid to minimize or prevent infection by cleansing an exterior and interior portion of a body part simultaneously. The devices are similar to swabs but allow multi-function cleansing and/or sterilization in one step.... Agent: Moazzam & Associates, Llc

20080146986 - Chemical compound delivery device and method: Devices and methods for delivering a chemical compound to, through or into a membrane, tissue or layer are provided. The device may include an AC signal source and at least one electrode. In one application, an interdigitated electrode may be electrically connected to the AC signal source. In one application,... Agent: Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP Attn: Ip Department Docket Clerk

20080146987 - Treatment of a skin condition using a piperine-based composition in conjunction with irradiation: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods, apparatuses, and systems for the treatment of various skin conditions by delivery of piperine and/or a related structural analog of piperine (collectively referred to as piperine-based compounds) to an area of skin affected by a skin condition (e.g., vitiligo) in conjunction... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.c. Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20080146989 - Anti-repulsion anti-clogging system and method for driving a dual-axis lensectomy probe: An anti-repulsion anti-clogging system for a dual axis lensectomy handpiece consisting in power modulation of bursts of axial oscillatory activity intercalated between bursts of rotational oscillatory activity. Power modulation of the axial bursts comprises reduction of the rise speed of the attack portion of the envelope below 0.75 mils per... Agent: Jaime Zacharias

20080146988 - Pressure monitor for pneumatic vitrectomy machine: A system for a pneumatically-powered vitrectomy machine includes an output port, a venting valve, a venting manifold, a pressure transducer, and a controller. The output port provides pressurized gas to a vitrectomy probe. The venting valve is located close to the output port. The venting manifold fluidly connects the venting... Agent: Alcon

20080146990 - Stroke intervention apparatus and method: Disclosed herein is an intrathecal catheter having a lumen adapted to transfer liquid between the proximal end of the catheter and its distal end; a pressure detector; and a first sealer, adapted to seal the catheter against a tissue. Also disclosed herein is a stroke intervention system comprising an intrathecal... Agent: Vista Ip Law Group LLP

20080146991 - Hand operated dispenser for surgical irrigation fluids: A system for dispensing irrigation fluids, including a hand operated dispensing unit connected through a continuous length of multi-tube conduit to a mobile reservoir cart. The dispensing unit is constructed of disposable materials. The conduit system is uninterrupted to provide a sealed delivery of the irrigating fluids to the dispensing... Agent: Kammer Browning Pllc

20080146992 - Coatings of acrylamide-based copolymers: An implantable device including conjugate formed of an acrylamide-based copolymer and a bioactive agent is provided.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20080146993 - Systems and methods for drug infusion with feedback control: A system and method for infusing a drug under continuous positive pressure (such as convection enhanced deliver) to a target tissue to be treated is particularly useful for post-resection anticancer drug therapy. The system comprises a drug infusion catheter having an expandable device which is expanded within the target tissue... Agent: Cytyc Corporation

20080146994 - Retrofittable aspiration prevention mechanism for patients: A retrofittable device is employed to remediate the problem of fluid aspiration in patients being fed through a feeding tube. In one embodiment the feeding pump is plugged into the device which is plugged into a power outlet. A patient angle sensor triggers power cutoff to the pump and stoppage... Agent: Lawrence D. Cutter

20080146995 - Alignment and attachment of a heat exchanger cartridge to a pump device: A pump system selectably controls the temperature, flow rate, flow volume, and flow pressure of a fluid being infused into a patient's body. The pump system includes a cartridge and components that removably connect with a pump housing and corresponding components, providing simple attachment of the cartridge to the pump... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20080146996 - Control of a pump device: A pump system simply and selectably controls the temperature, flow rate flow volume, and flow pressure of a fluid being infused into a patient's body. The pump system a includes a central controller and user inputs that allow for simple selection and efficient operation of the pump system, which includes... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20080146997 - One-way injector with continuously charged spring energy store: A one-way injector having a housing in which at least one mechanical spring energy store, at least one piston/cylinder unit, which can be at least temporarily filled with an active substance, at least one piston-actuating plunger and at least one tripping unit are arranged. To this end, the spring energy... Agent: Ronald S. Lombard Patents And Trademarks

20080146998 - Powder and liquid mixing syringe: A mixing syringe having a first sealed chamber containing a powder (powder housing) and a second sealed chamber containing a liquid (liquid housing). When the user needs to inject a patient, he or she holds the mixing syringe approximately upright and depresses a plunger. This motion causes a piercer to... Agent: Wiley Horton

20080146999 - Balloon cover: A balloon cover 1 for contracting a once expanded balloon 4 in a balloon catheter which is provided with a compressible cover 2 as an inner tube to receive the balloon 4 and with an outer sheath 3 as an outer tube to receive the compressible cover 2, wherein an... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20080147000 - Catheter tip displacement mechanism: A distal end of a flexible catheter can be selectively deflected in a desired direction by actuating one or more actuators that extend outwardly of an exterior surface of the catheter. Each actuator can be a balloon disposed within a non-extendible balloon or sheath. Inflation of one (or both) of... Agent: Law Offices Of Ronald M Anderson

20080147001 - Rapid-exchange balloon catheter shaft and method: A balloon catheter or stent delivery system for medical treatment of a patient has a proximal hub, a balloon, and an improved shaft design. The catheter shaft has a rapid-exchange configuration, and a tubular outer body that includes a hypotube extending from the catheter proximal end to a position at... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080147002 - Obesity treatment systems: In one embodiment, a pressure sensing system is described which transmits data to a patient management system external to a patient. The pressure sensing system can rigidly couple to an implantable port or flexibly couple to an implantable port. In some embodiments, the pressure sensing system communicates with a hydraulic... Agent: Michael Gertner

20080147003 - Safety spring catheter introducer assembly: A catheter introducer assembly is disclosed whereby the safety spring clip moves into position to block the needle tip occurs as a direct consequence of the withdrawal of the needle from the catheter bore. The catheter introducer assembly according to the present invention comprises a needle and a needle hub,... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080147004 - External infusion device with remote programming, bolus estimator and/or vibration alarm capabilities: An infusion system for infusing a liquid into a body includes an external infusion device and a remote commander. The external infusion device includes a housing, a receiver, a processor and an indication device. The receiver is coupled to the housing and for receiving remotely generated commands. The processor is... Agent: Ajit S. Narang, Esq. Medtronic Minimed, Inc.

20080147005 - Dial-down mechanism for wind-up pen: The present invention relates to a dial-down mechanism for an injection device comprising a torsion spring for assisting injection of a dose of medicament from the injection device, the dial-down mechanism comprising dial-up cam arranged to receive and engage with a dial-up key, wherein the dial-up cam and the dial-up... Agent: Novo Nordisk, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20080147006 - Auto-injector: A device for delivering a dose of medicament includes a generally elongated housing, a container containing medicament to be injected through a needle, a force device acting on the container and capable of, upon activation, moving the container and the needle for penetration and subsequently expelling medicament through the needle,... Agent: Potomac Patent Group Pllc

20080147007 - Delivery device with pressure control: Delivery devices with pressure control mechanisms are described herein. In some embodiments an apparatus includes a reservoir configured to contain a fluid, the reservoir having an inlet port and an outlet port. A plunger is disposed within the reservoir such that the reservoir is divided into a first portion and... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20080147008 - Optical detection of medical pump rotor position: Rotation of a rotatalbe assembly of a medical pumping apparatus such as a pump rotor of a rotary peristaltic pump is monitored via electromagnetic radiation (e.g., infrared radiation). The rotatable assembly is formed such that it has portions that are reflective and non-reflective with respect to the electromagnetic radiation. A... Agent: Tyco Healthcare - Edward S. Jarmolowicz

20080147010 - Indwelling needle assembly: An indwelling needle assembly usable in combination with an infusion system for infusion into a patient's body is disclosed. The indwelling needle assembly is comprised of a needle having a needlepoint insertable into the patient's body; a sleeve slidably fitted on the needle; a catheter including a catheter tube slidably... Agent: Smith Patent Office

20080147009 - Vascular access device blood sealing and exposure prevention: An extravascular system for accessing the vasculature of a patient including a catheter having an interior surface, a needle disposed within the catheter, and/or a needle cap defining at least one capillary space and including a flexible seal surrounding the at least one capillary space. The flexible seal may engage... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp & Chief Ip Counsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20080147011 - Catheter positioning system: A system for positioning a catheter includes a nerve stimulator needle carried within the lumen of the catheter. A microelectrode is configured as a needle tip precisely protruding beyond a tapered distal end of the catheter. The catheter and needle are fixed against axial movement relative to one another to... Agent: Natter & Natter

20080147012 - Catheter with removable extension: A catheter connector including a valve assembly and an access cannula. The valve assembly includes a housing with a septum, a displaceable plunger, and a distal end adapted for insertion into a catheter. The access cannula includes a distal end configured to engage the plunger. Displacement of the plunger by... Agent: Morrison & Foerster, LLP

20080147013 - Catheter shape-retaining cover: The catheter shape-retaining cover includes an elongated tubular member having a predetermined non-linear shape and one or more inner lumens to receive a distal tip of a catheter. A tubular dispenser for the catheter may be attached to the elongated tubular member. A shaped mandrel may be placed in a... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20080147014 - Multiple drug injection apparatus: The present invention is a fluid dispensing device particularly suited to medicine but also having many other applications. The user manually and selectively dispenses any of one or more fluids, typically a drug, contained within the device. Generally, the device comprises a frame that holds multiple hypodermic syringes and channels... Agent: Christopher J. Van Dam, P.a.

20080147015 - Systems and methods for managing information relating to medical fluids and syringes therefor: The present invention relates to management of information relating to medical fluids, containers therefor, and medical fluid administration devices for administering such medical fluids to patients. Data tags (e.g., RFID tags) are generally associated with containers of the invention and may be electromagnetically read from and/or written to using an... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080147016 - Method and apparatus for pressure infusion and temperature control of infused liquids: A method and apparatus for pressure infusion and temperature control of infused liquids includes a receptacle for receiving a liquid-filled bag containing intravenous solution or other liquid and an inflatable pressure device. The inflatable pressure device is disposed within a pressure device bag and is positioned proximate the liquid-filled bag... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, Llc

20080147017 - Fluid injector: A fluid injector has an actuator unit, a cartridge, which has a recess, which on one of its open ends forms an injection nozzle and takes in a needle. The needle has a first and a second part (15, 17). The first part (15) is inserted into the recess and... Agent: Baker Botts L.l.p. Patent Department

20080147018 - Laparoscopic cannula with camera and lighting: A medical cannula (100) comprises a first sleeve (800) and a center punch which fits within the sleeve for providing an opening in a body for the sleeve and the center punch. At the least one camera channel (120) is in the sleeve for viewing inside the body.... Agent: Carestream Health Inc,

20080147019 - Antimicrobial component system containing metallic nanoparticles and chitosan and/or its derivatives: A material composition, including metallic nanoparticles of silver, silver alloys, or copper, having antimicrobial properties is disclosed. The metallic nanoparticles are embedded or encapsulated in a matrix formed of chitosan or chitosan derivative-based compounds.... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Catherine E. Wolf

20080147020 - Tear away colonic sheath: Methods and devices are provided for providing sterilize access to a body cavity through the wall of a body lumen. In one exemplary embodiment, a translumenal access device is provided having an outer elongate tubular member with an attachment housing located on a distal end thereof and adapted to form... Agent: Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20080147021 - Drug delivery devices: A drug delivery device that is suitable for delivery of a therapeutic agent to limited access regions of the eye is provided. Preferred devices of the invention are minimally invasive, refillable and may be easily fixed to the treatment area.... Agent: Glenn D. Smith, Esq. Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

20080147022 - Skin care delivery device having a releasable backing: A skin care delivery device is disclosed. The skin care delivery device includes a substrate containing a skin care composition. The skin care composition can comprise, for instance, any suitable lotion or other similar material. In accordance with the present disclosure, a backing is releasably engaged to one surface of... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.a.

20080147023 - System and method for controlling fluid flow in an aspiration chamber: Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus and method controlling the flow of aspiration fluid in an aspiration chamber of a surgical cassette. One embodiment of the present invention provides an aspiration chamber having an aspiration port positioned at or close to the bottom of the chamber. When the... Agent: Alcon

20080147026 - Absorbent fiber with a low absorbent capacity and slow absorption rate: An absorbent fiber includes a cellulose fiber that has been modified via chemical modification, where the chemical modification is selected from carboxymethylation, sulfonation, sulfation or phosphonation. The absorbent fiber can be substantially water-insoluble and water-swellable. The absorbent fiber exhibits a Centrifuge Retention Capacity after four hours of between 1.4 and... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Catherine E. Wolf

20080147027 - Composite bodyside liner: An absorbent article having improved fecal matter handling, especially with respect to mushy and/or pasty fecal matter, is generally disclosed, along with methods of making the same. A composite bodyside liner can reduce the amount of fecal matter that remains on the skin of a wearer after removal of the... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.a.

20080147025 - Pleated disposable garment: A disposable garment for wearing about the lower torso employs pleats or folds in the waist region of the garment allowing the hip region to expand. The pleats are secured in a bond zone at the waist. An absorbent assembly is attached at the waist region and is free to... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Catherine E. Wolf

20080147024 - Treatment of personal care products to reduce leakage: The present disclosure relates to personal care products such as diapers, training pants, feminine care articles, incontinence articles, bandages, and the like, that have been treated to enhance liquid intake and distribution performance characteristics and reduce leakage. Advantageously, the treated personal care products described herein not only reduce the viscosity... Agent: Christopher M. Goff (27839) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080147028 - Deodorizing release liner for absorbent articles: A deodorizing release liner for use in absorbent articles, such as sanitary napkins, is provided. More specifically, one or more surfaces of the release liner are coated with an ink that contains an odor control agent capable of reducing odor associated with a bodily fluid (e.g., menses, urine, etc.). The... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.a.

20080147029 - Absorbent articles containing an odor control agent that immobilizes odor producing bacteria: Absorbent articles are disclosed containing an odor control agent. The odor control agent, for instance, may be incorporated into an absorbent core present in the absorbent article. The absorbent article may be, for instance, a diaper, a feminine hygiene product, an adult incontinence product, a training pant, and the like.... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.a.

20080147030 - Absorbent articles including a body fluid signaling device: Wetness indicators may include alarm devices that are designed to assist parents or attendants in identifying a wet diaper condition early on. These devices produce either a visual or an audible signal. Many of these devices rely on electronics, which may increase the expense of the absorbent article. Further, electronic... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Catherine E. Wolf

20080147031 - Array of absorbent articles with indicators: An array of disposable absorbent garments include reagents that can detect the presence of one or more medical conditions through the detection of various substances in urine or feces. The garments of the array may, in addition to or in the alternative, detect physical measurements such as hydration levels or... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Catherine E. Wolf

20080147032 - Methods for the preparation crosslinked carboxyalkyl cellulose fibers having non-permanent and temporary crosslinks: Methods for making substantially water-insoluble, water-swellable, non-regenerated, carboxyalkyl cellulose fibers, wherein the fibers have a surface having the appearance of the surface of a cellulose fiber, and wherein the fibers include a plurality of non-permanent intra-fiber metal crosslinks and a plurality of temporary intra-fiber crosslinks.... Agent: Weyerhaeuser Company Intellectual Property Dept., Ch 1j27

20080147033 - Methods for the preparation of crosslinked carboxyalkyl cellulose fibers having permanent and non-permanent crosslinks: Methods for making substantially water-insoluble, water-swellable, non-regenerated, carboxyalkyl cellulose fibers, wherein the fibers have a surface having the appearance of the surface of a cellulose fiber, and wherein the fibers include a plurality of non-permanent intra-fiber metal crosslinks and a plurality of permanent intra-fiber crosslinks.... Agent: Weyerhaeuser Company Intellectual Property Dept., Ch 1j27

20080147034 - Water-sensitive biodegradable film: A film that is biodegradable and water-sensitive (e.g., water-soluble, water-dispersible, etc.) in that it loses its integrity over time in the presence of water is provided. More specifically, the film contains a combination of a biodegradable polyester and a water-sensitive thermoplastic starch. The desired water-sensitive attributes of film may be... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.a.

20080147035 - Package having vacuum packed absorbent article and methods thereof: Vacuum packed absorbent articles including diapers, kits thereof, and retail packages including vacuum packed and non vacuum packed absorbent articles are disclosed.... Agent: Tillman Wright, Pllc

20080147036 - Disposable absorbent articles with zones comprising elastomeric components: Absorbent articles having a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet are disclosed. The absorbent articles include a thermoplastic elastomer joined to or disposed in a stretch zone on at least one component or region of the absorbent article... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080147037 - System for withdrawing and dispensing liquid medication from a medication container: The invention relates to an improved system for withdrawing and dispensing a measured dose of liquid medication from a medication container and includes a medication container of the type having a bottle neck with a void therethrough communicating with the reservoir of the container and a suction syringe having a... Agent: Frederick Gotha, Esq.

20080147038 - Lesion site marking device and a method of marking a lesion site using the device: The invention is directed to lesion site marking devices and methods. Specifically, the device of this invention typically is made up of a filler body comprising a bioremodelable material comprising an extracellular matrix (ECM) material, such as small intestine submucosa (SIS) and a detectable marker associated with the filler body... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20080147039 - Vitreous body visualization agent: A vitreous body visualization agent which is to be injected into the eye to visualize the vitreous body by a safe and sure method. The vitreous body visualization agent is prepared by using a polymeric substance having positively or negatively charged functional groups and adding a hardly water-soluble and non-steroidal... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080147040 - Catheters having linear electrode arrays and their methods of use: Catheter devices, systems and methods wherein linear electrode arrays are disposed on catheters that penetrate through tissue such that the electrodes of the array may be used to sense properties of surrounding tissue or body fluid. The invention is useable for various purposes, including the delivery of a substance, article... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc. Ip Legal Department

20080147041 - Device for providing a change in a drug delivery rate: The present invention relates to devices for providing an effective change in a drug delivery rate. In an exemplary embodiment the invention provides a drug delivery device using a method for changing a delivery rate for a drug from a first delivery rate to a second higher delivery rate, comprising... Agent: Novo Nordisk, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20080147042 - Methods and devices for administration of substances into the intradermal layer of skin for systemic absorption: Methods and devices for administration of substances into the intradermal layer of skin for systemic absorption.... Agent: Jones Day

20080147043 - Sheath assembly including coaxial inner and outer sheaths: A sheath having a tube-in-tube construction includes an outer sheath and in inner sheath. Each sheath has an outer hub at its proximal end, a tubular main body having an endhole at its distal end, and a sidehole formed in the tubular main body. The outer sheath and inner sheath... Agent: Smith Hopen, Pa

20080147044 - Methods for administering small volume oral transmucosal dosage forms using a dispensing device: Systems and methods for administration of small volume sufentanil drug dosage forms to the sublingual mucosa of a subject using a device are disclosed. The dispensing device includes a lock-out feature and a means to retard or prevent saliva and/or moisture ingress such that the drug dosage forms in the... Agent: Dla Piper Us LLP

20080147045 - Use of vegf-c or vegf-d in reconstructive surgery: The present invention provides materials and methods for repairing tissue and using vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C) genes and/or proteins. Methods and materials related to the use of VEGF-C for the reduction of edema and improvement of skin perfusion is provided. Also provided is are materials and methods for... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080147046 - Catheter having a spirally sliced tube: A elongate tubular catheter uses spirally sliced tubes to provide flexible support having pushability in a number of roles. The spirally sliced tube may be used in place of a stiffening tube thereby providing a catheter that can have variable degrees of flexibility along its length. Alternatively, the spirally sliced... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080147047 - Needleless hub disinfection device and method: A device for disinfecting and protection a portion of a medical implement, such as a needleless hub or injection port. The device includes a shroud in the form of a cap which is shaped to engage the medical implement, and a disinfectant pad located in the cap engages the needleless... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080147048 - Drain with occlusion removing structure: A drainage device for draining a space or cavity defined by a wall. A method for draining a cavity or space with a drain, and unoccluding the drain. A kit for removing an occlusion from an occluded drain.... Agent: Sheldon Mak Rose & Anderson Pc

20080147049 - Devices and methods for catheterization: Devices and methods are disclosed for a catheterization process, particularly useful for self-performed catheterizations. A catheter is enclosed in a sheath partially attached to the end of the catheter. This leaves an unsealed area at that end leaving the space between the catheter and the sheath in fluid communication with... Agent: Moazzam & Associates, Llc

20080147050 - External infusion device with remote programming, bolus estimator and/or vibration alarm capabilities: An infusion system for infusing a liquid into a body includes an external infusion device and a remote commander. The external infusion device includes a housing, a receiver, a processor and an indication device. The receiver is coupled to the housing and for receiving remotely generated commands. The processor is... Agent: Ajit S. Narang, Esq. Medtronic Minimed, Inc.

20080139989 - Hemodialysis needle device having multiple needles mounted on a needle hub: Multiple thinner needles instead of a single larger needle can cause less pain and less tissue injuries when puncturing the skin and arteriovenous access such as arteriovenous fistula (14) or arteriovenous graft. Because the wound healing time by a hemodialysis needle device having multiple thinner needles is faster compared to... Agent: Sheldon Mak Rose & Anderson Pc

20080139991 - Method of wound disinfecting and tissue welding: The present invention includes a method of treating a wound that includes both disinfecting the wound using light and welding the tissue of the wound using light. In a preferred embodiment, the tissue welding occurs substantially immediately after disinfection. The method includes applying a photosensitizer to the wound, illuminating the... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch Pc

20080139992 - Near-infrared electromagnetic modification of cellular steady-state membrane potentials: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for applying near-infrared optical energies and dosimetries to alter the bioenergetic steady-state trans-membrane and mitochondrial potentials (ΔΨ-steady) of all irradiated cells through an optical depolarization effect. This depolarization causes a concomitant decrease in the absolute value of the trans-membrane potentials ΔΨ of the irradiated... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080139990 - Presbyopia treatment by lens alteration: Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and pharmacological or biological compositions to treat presbyopia in the human eye. According to the embodiments, pharmacological or biological compositions may be applied to or injected into an eye to effect a change in the accommodative ability of the eye by the... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080139993 - Use of nanoparticles in the photodynamic treatment of tumors and non-destructive testing: A method for generating light intensity inside a tumor to aid in the treatment of diseases such as cancer is disclosed. The light is generated inside the body to perform a modified photodynamic therapy treatment (PDT) that allows treatment of body regions that are inaccessible by normal PDT procedures. In... Agent: Robert W Strozier, P.l.l.c

20080139995 - Bipolar tissue debrider and method: A debrider apparatus is disclosed. The debrider includes a first tubular member that is adapted to connect to a first potential of an electrosurgical generator. A second tubular member is at least partially disposed within the first tubular member and is adapted to connect to a second potential of the... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20080139994 - Torsional ultrasound at resonant frequencies that eliminate chatter: A torsional ultrasound surgical instrument that lessens or eliminates chatter from lens material by imparting a twisting, rotary motion to a tip of a phacoemulsification needle at a resonant frequency in excess of 32 kHz. Heat generation is reduced either through the use of a polyimide tubing situated between the... Agent: Alcon

20080139996 - Ambulatory infusion devices and methods: Infusion devices with blockage detection capability and methods of monitoring infusion devices.... Agent: Henricks Slavin And Holmes, LLP Advanced Bionics Corporation

20080139997 - Method of operating a drip sensor system in an enteral pump system: The present invention provides a method of operating an infrared drip sensor in an enteral pump system to reduce false alarm conditions. The method consists of the following steps: optically coupling a infrared beam emitter with an infrared beam detector along an infrared beam path that extends through a drip... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20080139998 - Breastpump assemblies having silver-containing antimicrobial compounds: Breastpump assemblies having antimicrobial agents associated therewith are disclosed. Embodiments include breastpump assemblies associated with elemental nanosilver. Other embodiments include breastpump assemblies associated with ionic silver in an ionic exchange resin.... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080139999 - Articulated catheter: Methods and apparatuses for manipulating an elongated flexible shaft of a catheter provide case and reliability of positioning electrodes against or near tissue. Dual-bend flexible distal tips (30) may be used in combination with flat wires. In some embodiments, flat wires which are free to rotate upon initial bending of... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.c.

20080140000 - Device and method for modulating renal function: Renal function may be modulated by an implantable device having one or more leads or catheters disposed near the kidney via the lymphatic system. In one embodiment, lymphatic drainage from the kidney is modulated to increase or decrease tubular reabsorption of salt and water. The renal function modulation therapy may... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.a.

20080140001 - Fluid delivery apparatus and methods: A pressure sensitive valve comprising: (a) an outer balloon adapted for intravascular insertion comprising at least one hole adapted for ejection of a fluid; (b) an inner structure adapted to substantially fill the outer balloon; (c) at least one selectively blockable flow path between the outer balloon and the inner... Agent: Martin Moynihan Prtsi, Inc.

20080140002 - System for delivery of biologically active substances with actuating three dimensional surface: Tissue expanding and drug delivery systems with actuating three-dimensional surfaces are described for controlling the delivery and release of therapeutic agents against or upon tissue regions of interest. Such treatments devices and methods may include systems utilizing pores having various pore architectures to control the release of one or more... Agent: Levine Bagade Han LLP

20080140003 - Balloon catheter having a regrooming sheath and method for collapsing an expanded medical device: A method of using a balloon catheter to perform a medical procedure at a treatment site in a patient's body lumen and to recover an expanded device, such as an embolic protection device, which is adjacent to the treatment site in the body lumen. The inflated balloon is deflated and... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20080140005 - Disposable safety syringe: A disposable safety syringe includes a barrel body, a needle seat holding a needle in position, a plunger body, having an interior cavity, slidably mounted in the barrel body, and a needle retraction device including an end stopper, having a retraction ring, mounted in the plunger body, a compression spring... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan

20080140004 - Needle shielding pawl structures: An extravascular system is provided which includes a catheter assembly and a needle assembly. The needle assembly includes a needle cap containing a needle shield. The needle shield may be a V-clip having a pawl. The pawl may communicate with an extension on the needle shield by forming a bend... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp & Chief Ip Counsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20080140006 - Therapeutic catheter with displacement sensing transducer: A catheter device having a proboscis, such as a needle, and a transducer which detects the axial displacement of the proboscis in relation to the distal tip of the catheter. The transducer is positioned at a distal portion of the catheter and may comprise an induction coil or a potentiometer.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080140007 - Drug delivery device and methodology: Drug delivery devices adapted to receive liquid medication to fill a reservoir, utilize sliding through valves that are closed except when driven by force of liquid medication pushed by a plunger to an open position to feed the medication via needle to a patient or via a connection to an... Agent: Kenneth P. Glynn

20080140008 - Intrathecal catheter: An intrathecal catheter for delivering fluid to, or withdrawing fluid from, the cerebrospinal fluid compartment of a patient, includes a proximal end and a distal portion. The distal portion has an outer diameter of about 1 mm or less, a bending stiffness of about 0.002 pounds per square inch or... Agent: Campbell Nelson Whipps, Llc

20080140009 - Sequential introduction of skin penetrators: A device for facilitating the use or application of skin penetrators, the device including a puncturing part for piercing the skin, an indwelling part which can be introduced into the skin through an opening generated by the puncturing part and remains there, wherein the puncturing part and indwelling part are... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080140010 - Medical catheter with stress riser at access port to reduce rupture force: A method and apparatus for uncoupling a wire guide from and elongate medical device comprising a catheter shaft having a wire guide lumen extending there through, wherein the material surrounding the wire guide lumen is selected or adapted to facilitate splittability for removal of the wire guide. The catheter shaft... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20080140011 - Needle shielding flag structures: An extravascular system for accessing the vasculature of a patient may include a catheter, a needle disposed within the catheter, and/or a needle tip shield assembly. The needle tip shield assembly may have a needle cap, the needle cap may have a needle shield, and the needle shield may have... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp & Chief Ip Counsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20080140012 - Hemodialysis graft: The curved section of a hemodialysis graft comprises an inner interior surface defined by a relatively large radius and an outer interior surface defined by a relatively small radius for maintaining laminar flow of blood passing through the curved section of the graft and thereby substantially reducing cellular proliferation and... Agent: Michael A. O'neil Michael A. O'neil, P.c.

20080140013 - Portal device: A portal device maintains an opening in the skin of a patient to allow for the passage of surgical device therethrough. Tabs disposed at one end of the portal device may be used to resist removal of the device, retract soft tissue from the operative site, and seal the opening... Agent: Hayes, Soloway P.c.

20080140014 - Apparatus and methods to communicate fluids and/or support intraosseous devices: Fluid communication devices and supporting structures may be provided for use with intraosseous devices. Apparatus and methods may also be provided to communicate fluids with an intraosseous device.... Agent: Baker Botts L.l.p. Patent Department

20080140015 - Hand held remote cover: A sheath is disclosed for covering a manually manipulated controller having at least one user accessible control thereon. The sheath is elongated and includes a nose portion and linear side portions forming a sheath perimeter removably secured to a carrier for dispensing the sheath therefrom. The sheath includes at least... Agent: Knox Patents

20080140016 - Membrane syringe: The syringe is a prefillable or prefilled syringe having a syringe cylinder which is delimited to one side by a plunger and which to the other side opens into a syringe connection having a free end closed by a membrane. The syringe cylinder, the syringe connection and the closing membrane... Agent: Mcglew And Tuttle John James Mcglew

20080140017 - Hypodermic syringe mechanism: An actuating mechanism for a hypodermic syringe comprises a flexible tongue (48) allowing the actuating mechanism to be bent to receive a cartridge (10) of injectant closed at its forward end with a septum (14) and at its rearward end with a slidable bung (18). The forward end of the... Agent: James C. Wray

20080140018 - Medication delivery system with a detector for providing a signal indicative of an amount of a set and/or ejected dose of drug: A medication delivery system, comprising: a movable part (230, 232) adapted to move relative to a stationary part; at least two conductors (234, 236) which are arranged such that an electrical characteristic is defined by the mutual position of the movable and the stationary part and/or by movement of one... Agent: Novo Nordisk, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20080140019 - Novel device: A process for filing a syringe in which a longitudinal tubular syringe barrel has a first end closed by a movable plunger and a connection suitable for an injection needle at its second end, this second end of the bore being closed by a penetrable closure, and the syringe is... Agent: Smithkline Beecham Corporation Corporate Intellectual Property-us, Uw2220

20080140020 - Lockable enteral feeding adapter: Lockable enteral feeding adapters are disclosed. A female adapter has a female tapered cavity having a circular sidewall, a tapered inner surface and an external surface. The female tapered cavity has an external opening at a proximal end thereof that does not form a liquid-tight connection with a standard male... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20080140021 - Spikeless connection and drip chamber with valve: A drip chamber includes an elongated transparent container, and a cap. The container has open proximal and distal ends. The cap covers the distal end and further includes a drip forming tube, a cannula and an attachment element used to removably attach the chamber to a connector. The cannula extends... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080140022 - Coated cannula with protective tip for insertion into a patient: The present application is directed to a cannula for insertion into a patient. The cannula includes a first distal section and a second proximal section with a hollow interior extending through each. The first section is positioned distally of the second section and includes a larger outer diameter. A coating... Agent: Coats & Bennett/medtronics

20080140023 - Method and apparatus for performing percutaneous laser disc decompression with vaporization monitoring by fluid displacement: Apparatus and method of performing percutaneous laser spinal disc decompression with the patient retaining consciousness. The clear plastic hub of a discectomy needle has a translucent hub with a chamber which is filled with a saline solution prior to insertion of an optical fiber of a laser apparatus through the... Agent: John B. Hardaway, Iii Nexsen Pruet, Llc

20080140024 - Drug delivery device: Drug delivery devices, and methods of delivering pharmaceutically active agents to a target tissue within a body using such devices, are disclosed. One drug delivery device includes a body having an internal surface for disposing proximate a target tissue and a well having an opening to the internal surface. An... Agent: Alcon

20080140025 - Access port identification systems and methods: An access port for subcutaneous implantation is disclosed. Such an access port may comprise a body for capturing a septum for repeatedly inserting a needle therethrough into a cavity defined within the body. Further, the access port may include at least one feature structured and configured for identification of the... Agent: Stoel Rives LLP - Slc

20080140026 - Acoustically-aided and/or gel-aided delivery of beneficial gaseous, ionic, unstable, metastable, short-lived or reactive species for medical purposes: An apparatus and method are provided for delivering to a patient's first bodily site and allowing bodily transport therefrom to one or more second bodily sites of a medically, physiologically, neurologically or other health-beneficial species, the at least one species or species precursor which would normally be one or more... Agent: David W. Collins Intellectual Property Law

20080140027 - Stun gun dart active retrieval system: A stun gun dart acquiring, removing and housing device and method of using this device to remove a dart. The device provides a container, such as a tube, and a slider supported at least partially inside the container and is adapted to grasp a stun gun dart. The user places... Agent: Olympic Patent Works Pllc

20080140028 - Mask for relief of dry eye syndrome: A mask to improve the comfort and eye health of individuals suffering from dry eye syndrome including a substantially vapor impermeable shell with a unitary structure having a substantially planar portion and two eye recesses. Each eye recess forms a generally concave dome shaped region on one side of the... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.a.

20080140029 - Wound care apparatus: 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 hospital wall vacuum source and a drain line for removing exudate from the wound. The apparatus may also be capable of administering... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080140030 - Delivery tip for flowable materials: The present invention is a delivery tip for flowable materials with bristles extending therefrom. The tip is a cannula with a tapered outlet and features a bristle bundle with a binding disk that interfaces with the cannula at some point within the cannula but has a smaller cross-section than the... Agent: Geoffrey E. Dobbin, Patent Attorney

20080140031 - Utility hand-piece with integrated fluid channel: A utility hand-piece is adapted for being worn on a hand of a user. The hand-piece includes a body portion adapted for covering at least a portion of the hand, and incorporating at least one fluid channel. A fluid inlet is formed with the body portion and communicates with the... Agent: Schwartz Law Firm, P.c. Southpark Towers

20080140033 - Fluid collection system and methods of using same: According to one aspect, a fluid collection bag comprises an inlet opening adapted to receive an inlet tube located on a first side of the fluid collection bag. The first side of the fluid collection bag is generally parallel with a length of the fluid collection bag. The fluid collection... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20080140032 - Urine receptacle holder: An embodiment of a urine test receptacle holder comprises a unitary polymeric material having a first section, a third section, and an second section. The third section is typically comprised of a bore, which is typically adapted to allow a urine receptacle such as a cup, to fit within. The... Agent: Leyendecker & Lemire, Llc

20080140034 - Women's urinary (or urostomy) leg bag with adjustable elastic waist and thigh straps: The present invention allows for drainage downward with gravity force but not so low that it prevents women from being able to wear comfortable and fashionable clothing. The present invention allows women to have the same medical results as men who need to wear urinary ostomies (or urostomies), or urinary... Agent: Areta Edling

20080140035 - Male urinary incontinence device and method: A method for using male urinary incontinence device, a method for packaging a male urinary incontinence device, and a male urinary incontinence device comprising: a generally square shaped pad, where the generally square shaped pad comprises: a first corner located on the generally square shaped pad; a second corner located... Agent: Law Office Of Michael A. Blake

20080140036 - Antimicrobial composition: The present invention relates to a composition for use as an antimicrobial medicament comprising a biocidally active compound. The invention also relates to a medicament comprising at least one biocidally active compound and a fungal cell or fungal cell fragment wherein molecules of the at least one biocidally active compound... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080140038 - Absorbent article: The present invention provides an absorbent article in which a joining strength between sheet-shaped members is improved. A joint portion which joins a front trunk-surrounding region and a rear trunk-surrounding region of the absorbent article to each other has a first joint region arranged continuously along an outer edge and... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20080140037 - Crosslinker for superabsorbent polymers: The crosslinker of the invention is an asymmetrical polyvinyl crosslinker that disassociates at elevated temperature, and is especially useful in the preparation of superabsorbent polymers.... Agent: Smith Moore LLP

20080140039 - Package having vacuum packed absorbent article and methods thereof: Vacuum packed absorbent articles including diapers, kits thereof, and retail packages including vacuum packed and non vacuum packed absorbent articles are disclosed.... Agent: Tillman Wright, Pllc

20080140040 - Breast milk absorbent pad: A breast milk absorbent pad includes elastically stretchable/contractible members arranged along transversely opposite side edges of the pad. Corners where one of the transversely opposite side edges and one of the longitudinally opposite end edges of a pad-chassis join are folded to a non-skin-contactable side. The breast milk absorbent pad... Agent: Butzel Long

20080140041 - Disposable absorbent undergarment: A disposable absorbent undergarment including a panty member, to receive a lower torso, buttocks and crotch of a user, the panty member having an inner surface, an outer surface, a front portion, a crotch portion, two side portions and a rear portion. The two side portions are elongate along a... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20080140042 - Absorbent article: The absorbent article includes a chassis, a crotch region, an absorbent body, and an elastic member arranged along a side edge in width direction of the crotch region. The oblong absorbent body arranged in the crotch region includes a first narrow width section, a second narrow width section, a center... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20080140044 - Infant cpap nasal cannula seal: A method and assembly for attaching a flexible longitudinal medical element to the face of a patient by providing a polymer strip having adhesive material on one side and hook material on the other. Also, a strip of loop material is affixed about the flexible longitudinal element. The loop material... Agent: Olympic Patent Works Pllc

20080140043 - Methods for making fasteners: m

20080140045 - System for connecting a compatibility liner with a source of perishable therapeutic: A system for connecting a compatibility liner with a source of perishable therapeutic is provided. In one exemplary system for connecting a reservoir of perishable therapeutic with a lumen, a hollow hub having a first end and a second end is provided. The first end of the hollow hub, which... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080140046 - Integrated pharmaceutical production, quality, assurance, and safety system (iqs): A therapy module for providing a diagnostic or therapeutic substance combination, including at least two containers adapted to be interconnected for taking up at least one substance, and means or part of a means for supplying a quantity of the at least one substance from one of the containers into... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20080140047 - Flexible container with a flexible port and method for making the same: A flexible container incorporating flexible front and rear sheets and one or more container ports disposed in between the sheets are discussed. The one or more container ports each has a pliable attachment flange and an integrally molded nozzle. The pliable attachment flange has a first configuration whereby the attachment... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080140048 - Methods for infusing fluids via an implantable infusion system: Methods for delivering first and second fluid compositions to a target location of a subject include delivering the first composition from reservoir of an implantable infusion pump and delivering the second composition through a catheter access port of the implantable infusion device. The access port and reservoir are fluidly coupled... Agent: Campbell Nelson Whipps, Llc

20080140050 - Methods and devices for administration of substances into the intradermal layer of skin for systemic absorption: Methods and devices for administration of substances into the intradermal layer of skin for systemic absorption.... Agent: Jones Day

20080140049 - Microneedle device for transdermal transport of fluid: A device (10) provides for transport of material across or into a biological barrier (2), the device includes a puncturing projection (11c) associated with a first portion of a substrate (1), the first portion of the substrate being movable between a first substrate position in which, in use, the puncturing... Agent: Merchant & Gould Pc

20080140051 - Highly trackable balloon catheter system and method for collapsing an expanded medical device: A balloon catheter having a pre-mounted recovery sheath for recovering an expanded device, such as an embolic protection device, in a patient's body lumen, and a method of using a balloon catheter system of the invention to recover the expanded device... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20080140052 - Article to be inserted in a body cavity having biologically inhibiting surfaces and use and preparation of the article: An article to be inserted in a human or animal body cavity, use of the article and preparation thereof. The article has a biologically inhibiting arrangement of electrically connected electrode materials in direct contact with each other on one or more surfaces of the article The arrangement includes as electrode... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080140053 - Catheter steering system: A catheter steering mechanism 10 includes a tubular member 12 defining a passage 14. The tubular member 12 has a longitudinally extending, cutaway portion 16 defining a bend-enhancing region formed at a predetermined location along a length of the tubular member 12. An actuator 20 is received in the passage... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080140054 - Rotating means for suction tube: A rotating means for a suction tube is capable of adjusting the position of the suction valve. Such means is mainly made of a suction valve. The interior of the suction valve is in communication with each other. The rear end of the suction valve has a first connecting tube.... Agent: Hdsl

20080140055 - Lockable enteral feeding adapter: Lockable enteral feeding adapters are disclosed. A female adapter has a female tapered cavity having a circular sidewall, a tapered inner surface and an external surface. The female tapered cavity has an external opening at a proximal end thereof that does not form a liquid-tight connection with a standard male... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20080140057 - Injectable controlled release fluid delivery system: Embodiments of a material delivery device including a deformable reservoir and associated controllable output mechanism are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to some embodiments, a material delivery device may be placed in an animal in order to controllably dispense at least one... Agent: Searete Llc

20080140056 - Method for delivering large molecules to the brain: A method for delivering a large molecule to the brain includes administering the large molecule via an intermittent bolus regimen intrathecally to a subject at a level of C3 or above. A method for delivering a large molecule to the brain includes rostrally advancing a catheter in the intrathecal space... Agent: Campbell Nelson Whipps, Llc

20080132823 - Self adjusting hydrocephalus valve: A self adjusting hydrocephalus valve that continuously drains cerebrospinal fluid at a rate which is proportional to the average pressure difference across the valve. The valve employs a ball-in-cone mechanism having an associated biasing element that is insensitive to high frequency pressure variations for regulating the opening of the valve... Agent: Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20080132824 - Iontophoretic intra-tympanic drug delivery system: A system, method, and apparatus for iontophoretically delivering medically-active ions beyond the tympanic membrane, into a middle ear portion of a patient, and to an area or structure of the middle or inner ear that is targeted for treatment. The system and apparatus can include a needle configured partially for... Agent: Ater Wynne LLP

20080132825 - Transcutaneous infusion of carbon dioxide for local relief of pain and other ailments: The invention relates to methods for transcutaneous and transmucosal application of carbon dioxide in the form of a gas and in the form of a capnic solution (such as carbonated water) for the relief of pain, including musculoskeletal disorders, neuralgias, rhinitis and other ailments. Gaseous carbon dioxide is applied to... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080132826 - Medical instruments and techniques for treating pulmonary disorders: A surgical instrument for delivering energy to lung tissue, for example to cause lung volume reduction. In one embodiment, an elongated catheter has a handle portion that includes an interior chamber that is supplied with a biocompatible liquid media under pressure. An energy source delivers energy to the media to... Agent: John H. Shadduck

20080132827 - Surgical system for laparoscopic surgery: An insufflation apparatus includes an elongated sleeve defining a longitudinal axis and having a proximal end and a distal end with a sharpened tip, an insufflation housing connected to the proximal end of the elongated sleeve and defining a port for receipt of insufflation gases, and a stylet disposed within... Agent: Kimberly V. Perry, Esq. United States Surgical, A Division Of

20080132828 - Cassette alignment and integrity testing for dialysis systems: A method for aligning a disposable cassette within a dialysis machine includes actuating a pump head toward the disposable cassette and to contact a pumping portion of the disposable cassette and shift the disposable cassette if need be into proper operational alignment and locking the disposable cassette in place.... Agent: Baxter Healthcare Corporation

20080132829 - Self-occluding catheter: A self-occluding catheter includes a body portion for connection to extracorporeal equipment. An elongated tubular extension is provided for insertion into a body cavity. The body portion includes a resiliently biased spool supported therein which is slidable between an open and a closed position for alternately permitting and stopping the... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20080132830 - Separable solid dosage form administration system: The invention described herein provides a solid dosage form administration system comprising: an oral solid dosage form containing an active ingredient; and a hand-held applicator; wherein the hand-held applicator is removably coupled to the dosage form. The system includes a reversible coupling structure permitting repeated engagement and disengagement of the... Agent: Cephalon, Inc.

20080132831 - Suppository insertion assembly: A suppository insertion assembly having a first end having a sealable reservoir member and associated plunger and piston, the reservoir member in first conduit communication with a disposable suppository retaining member, the suppository retaining member having a second conduit means snap fit and securable with the first conduit means of... Agent: Clifford G. Frayne

20080132832 - Vascular access device including a tear-resistant septum: A vascular access device within an external environment may include a body and a septum at least partially housed within the body. Septum may at least substantially seal a lumen extending through the body. The septum may further include at least a first and a second material. At least one... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp & Chief Ip Counsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20080132833 - Vascular access devices including a tear-resistant septum: A vascular access device may include a body and a septum at least partially disposed in the body. The septum may include a slit and may be configured to resist tearing near the slit. A method of manufacturing a vascular access device may include providing a body and a septum... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp & Chief Ip Counsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20080132834 - Flexible endoscope tip bending mechanism using optical fibers as tension members: A flexible endoscope includes an elongate flexible extrusion. A central lumen extends longitudinally through the center of the extrusion, and a plurality of other longitudinally extending lumens are spaced around the central lumen. An optical fiber disposed in the central lumen serves as a compression member and conveys light through... Agent: Law Offices Of Ronald M Anderson

20080132835 - Balloon catheter: The balloon catheter according to the present invention is one is provided with a catheter shaft having flexibility with a lumen formed inside; a balloon that is disposed at the distal end side of the catheter shaft and in communication with the lumen; a fluid regulating portion that passes a... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, Pc

20080132836 - Balloon catheter having improved balloon folding capability: The present invention provides apparatus and methods for facilitating folding of a balloon before, during or after a medical procedure. In a first embodiment, the apparatus generally comprises at least one catheter shaft member, a balloon disposed on a distal region of the catheter shaft member, and at least one... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20080132837 - Safety self-destroying disposable syringe: The present invention provides a safety self-destroying disposable syringe, which consists of a hollow tube, a plunger fitting into the inside of the hollow tube and a rubber piston attached on the tip end of the plunger, and a needle holder attached on the front end of the hollow tube,... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20080132838 - Methods for injecting medicines to a desired depth: A reloadable medicine injector and methods are described in which a barrel with a receiving cavity is adapted to slidably receive a syringe subassembly for axial movement therein. Upon removal of a safety and release of a syringe driver, the syringe driver moves forward and injects the syringe needle. A... Agent: Gregory Ipl, P.c.

20080132840 - Device for administering a fluid product: An administering device for a fluid product includes a product receptacle that accommodates the product to be administered, a fluid reservoir for a driving fluid, a driving means, a product chamber, and a fluid connection. The product receptacle includes an opening at a forward end and a product stopper at... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080132839 - Syringe mount for a medical fluid injector: In certain embodiments, a syringe mount of the invention may include a plate, an actuator, and one or more movable members located between the plate and the actuator. Each of the plate and the actuator may have an orifice defined therein, and an imaginary reference axis of the syringe mount... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080132841 - Portable device for delivering medicaments and the like: Disclosed is a portable device for delivering a medicament or the like into the body of a human or animal subject, the device comprising: a medicament compartment containing the medicament or the like to be delivered; delivery means comprising an orifice through which the medicament or the like is expelled... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080132844 - Drug pump systems and methods: A menu driven reprogrammable drug pump is provided with a memory, such as flash memory, a display, a keyboard, and a communications port to allow a generic pump to be programmed with a desired pump application (therapy) program and patient specific settings. Programming and data transfer with another pump or... Agent: Attn: John C. Reich Merchant & Gould P.c.

20080132842 - Plunger assembly for patient infusion device: A device for delivering fluid, such as insulin, to a patient. The device includes an exit port assembly, a syringe-like reservoir including a side wall extending along a longitudinal axis towards an outlet connected to the exit port assembly, and a plunger assembly received in the reservoir. The plunger assembly... Agent: Insulet Corporation

20080132843 - Syringe assembly and an infusion pump assembly incorporating such: A syringe assembly for use with an infusion pump having a drive piston. The syringe assembly comprises a substantially hollow syringe housing and a plunger axially movable within the syringe housing to expel a fluid therefrom. The plunger is configured to operatively engage the drive piston via relative axial movement.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080132845 - Syringe barrel with reinforcing rib: Since this syringe has projections provided on the rear surface of a flange of a syringe barrel, when it is inserted in an insertion groove of a cylinder holder, the tips of projections are compressed and the flange is fixed. Consequently, even when a solution having high viscosity is injected... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080132846 - Intravenous catheter introducing device: An intravenous catheter introducing device includes a needle hub slidably inserted into a barrel and holding a needle cannula, a biasing member disposed to bias the needle hub to a rear position so as to retract the needle cannula in the barrel, and an easy release unit including an engaging... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080132847 - Trocar system: A trocar system includes a cannula having a cannula head and a cannula tube, and an obturator having a cap and either a rounded tip or a cutting blade. The head and cap form an ergonomically shaped bulbous handle. At least a portion of an outer surface of the cannula... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti Pc

20080132848 - Universal catheter securement device: A universal device for securing a catheter on a patient includes a base which optionally has at least one locating element for positioning or securing a catheter or catheter fitting of various shapes or sizes. The base has an opening and one or more restraining elements positioned on a surface... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20080132849 - Hemodialysis use adjunctive device: A hemodialysis use adjunctive device comprises an artificial blood vessel to be transplanted in the body at a location between an artery and a vein, a T-shaped tubular body comprising a straight tube portion and a stem portion and interposed in the artificial blood vessel, and an access tube provided... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080132850 - Syringe with rotatable element, infusion/aspiration systems including the syringe, and associated methods: A syringe includes a barrel and a rotatable element on the barrel; for example at a proximal location along the length of the barrel. The rotatable element rotates at least partially around of the barrel. When a handle is associated with the rotatable element, the barrel may rotate as the... Agent: Trask Britt

20080132851 - Syringe with recessed nose and protective guard for use with frontal attachments: A medical device connectable to a frontal attachment, the syringe having a forwardly projecting fluid outlet member and a forwardly projecting protective guard extending beyond the outlet member to protect the outlet member from pathogenic contamination by contact prior to connection to the frontal attachment.... Agent: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Attn: Michael Ritchie, Docketing

20080132852 - Dosage device: A dosage device has a hollow barrel and a plunger slidable within the barrel, and a plurality of formations provided on the barrel and plunger and cooperating with one another to produce a sound signal, which corresponds to a predetermined dosage of fluid drawn into or displaced from the barrel.... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20080132853 - Syringe barrel with reinforcing rib: Since this syringe has projections provided on the rear surface of a flange of a syringe barrel, when it is inserted in an insertion groove of a cylinder holder, the tips of projections are compressed and the flange is fixed. Consequently, even when a solution having high viscosity is injected... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080132854 - Interchangeable retractable needle syringe with safety filling cannula: A cannula and syringe assembly includes a syringe barrel having an opening at one end thereof defined by a forward edge; a needle carrier seated within the opening and attached to the syringe barrel; and a cannula attached to the needle carrier; wherein the cannula is provided with at least... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080132855 - Method and apparatus for converting supplies and reducing waste: A method and apparatus for technique and cycling (Techni-cycling as herein defined) such that converting delivery supply containers (supplies) into waste and disposal receptacles is disclosed. More particularly, a container transformation comprising deriving a supply container from a health care delivery sequence and converting the container into a waste receptacle... Agent: Jack W. Romano C/c Medindica-pak, Inc

20080132856 - Ostomy support garment: An ostomy support set comprising a garment having a first hole for receiving a stoma, said hole having a stabilised edge, and a disc for providing the supporting effect of the material removed for forming the first hole, said disc having a second hole for receiving the stoma wherein the... Agent: Jacobson Holman Pllc

20080132857 - Animal incontinence device: An animal incontinence device comprises a base layer of a liquid-impervious polymer film, an intermediate absorbent layer comprising superabsorbent polymer particles intermediate a plurality of layers of tissue, and a top layer comprising a porous, hydrophilic, woven or non-woven polymer fiber mat.... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller Llc

20080132858 - Process for controlling the quality of an absorbent article including a wetness sensing system: The present disclosure is generally directed to a process for controlling the quality of manufactured absorbent articles, the process including incorporating into an absorbent article at least a portion of a wetness sensing system that is configured to detect the presence of a substance, the wetness sensing system comprising at... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Catherine E. Wolf

20080132859 - Smart disposable diaper with sanitary transmitter: A diaper product is formed by the steps of first installing a sensor element onto a first layer of the plurality of layers of material: second installing a layer of absorbent material onto the first layer of the plurality of layers material: and forming the combined first layer of the... Agent: Rohm & Monsanto

20080132860 - Apparatus, system and method for detecting surgical sponges in surgical patients and surgical drapes: The Sponge Detection System invention consists of surgical sponges or devices with integrated metallic strips that can be easily detected by the invention s specially designed electromagnetic wand detection scanner. The surgical sponges will be used by hospitals in an effort to minimize the potential for sponges that are left... Agent: Michael Berns Maloney, Parkinson And Berns

20080132863 - Absorbent article having re-fastenable closures: Absorbent articles suitable for use as diapers or other hygiene products are provided. The absorbent articles have one or more closure system features including dual elasticity, rear closure, and the use of co-adhesives for the fasteners. Products according to the invention may provide any of several benefits, including a high... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080132861 - Disposable urine collector with pad and shell: A disposable urine collection device may include an absorbent pad disposed proximate to the inner surface of a shell. The device may be contoured to be positioned against and enclose the urinary area of a user such that the absorbent pad may absorb a quantity of urine associated with a... Agent: Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated

20080132862 - Extensible nonwoven webs containing monocomponent nanocomposite fibers: The present invention provides nonwoven webs comprising monocomponent nanocomposite fibers that enable the nonwoven webs to possess high extensibility. The monocomponent nanocomposite fibers comprise a polymer composition and a nanoparticles composition. The nonwoven webs comprising the monocomponent nanocomposite fibers have an average elongation at peak load which is greater than... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080132864 - Disposable absorbent articles having an interior design signal: Disposable absorbent article comprising an interior design signal indicating absorbency and an absorbent core including first and second absorbent layers, the first absorbent layer including a first substrate and the second absorbent layer including a second substrate, the first and second absorbent layers further including absorbent particulate polymer material deposited... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080132866 - Nonwoven composite containing an apertured elastic film: An elastic nonwoven composite that contains an elastic film laminated to one or more nonwoven web materials is provided. The composite is formed by passing the film through a nip to bond the film to the nonwoven web material(s). Concurrent with bond formation, apertures are also formed in the elastic... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.a.

20080132865 - Substrates with printed patterns thereon providing a three-dimensional appearance: Aspects of the present disclosure involve patterns on substrate surfaces, such as nonwoven webs or fabrics, plastic films, and laminates thereof, that cause the substrate surfaces to exhibit a three-dimensional appearance. In some embodiments, the three-dimensional appearance of the substrate surface resembles protrusions and indentions indicative of threads in woven... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080132867 - Skin friendly diaper: An absorbent article is disclosed including a fluid and vapor pervious combination sheet having a shape defining a longitudinal axis, a minimum lateral dimension and a maximum lateral dimension, and a containment assembly having a shape defining a maximum lateral dimension which is less than the maximum lateral dimension of... Agent: Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP

20080132868 - Tampon pledget for increased bypass leakage protection: There is provided a tampon pledget that includes one or more enhanced features that result in the pledget exhibiting increased bypass leakage prevention. These enhanced features may include, but are not limited to, geometry, absorption, and any combinations thereof. There is also provided one or more methods for constructing a... Agent: Charles N.j. Ruggiero Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.l.p.

20080132869 - Hygienic tampon and a method of manufacturing a hygienic tampon: The invention refers to a hygienic tampon (1), particularly for use in a woman's vaginal cavity, comprising an absorbent body (2) provided with at least one absorbent layer (3) and that defines a first inner surface (2′) and a second opposite outer surface (2″), the second outer surface (2″) being... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080132870 - Combined disposable panty and sanitary pad undergarment: A combined disposable panty and sanitary pad undergarment includes a panty body having a front part, a rear part forming in combination with the front part a top edge of the panty body, and a crotch part joining the rear and front part and forming a pair of leg openings.... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20080132871 - Absorbent wearing article and process of making the same: An absorbent wearing article including an air permeable and liquid-impervious backsheet and a liquid-retentive absorbent structure placed on the backsheet. An outer sheet has having elastic members is placed on and bonded to a surface of the backsheet opposed to its surface bonded to the absorbent structure. The outer sheet... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20080132872 - Absorbent articles comprising graphics: An absorbent article may comprise a first zone comprising graphics and a second zone comprising graphics, wherein the first and second zones have different elastic properties. Further, the absorbent article may comprise a first absorbent article component and a second absorbent article component having substantially different elastic properties, wherein the... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080132873 - Re-attachable absorbent article and method of making the same: An absorbent article comprising an absorbent body having a substantially rectangular perimeter, a front portion configured to be positioned against a front of a wearer, and a back portion configured to be positioned against a back of a wearer is provided. At least one panel is attached to the back... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080132874 - Collection tubes appratus, systems, and methods: Methods of producing collection tubes are presented. The methods include providing a separator substance that can rapidly polymerize in a short time to a desired hardness and disposing the separator substance within the lumen of the tube. The separator substance is formulated to have a density between an average density... Agent: Fish & Associates, Pc Robert D. Fish

20080132875 - Device and method for irreversible closure of fluid communication in a container system: A biological fluid collection system including a collecting device, a collecting container, a first channel connecting the two, a sampling bag, a second channel connecting the sampling bag and the first tube and at least one substantially irreversible closure device in an open position on at least the first or... Agent: Baker Botts, LLP

20080132876 - Connector system for sterile connection: This invention is directed toward a connector system for the fluid connection of sterile systems comprising a male luer connecting element and a female luer connecting element. Both the male and female luer connecting elements have openable ends aseptically sealed closed by piercable membranes.... Agent: Gambro Bct, Inc Ip Department

20080132877 - Vascular access device chamber venting: A vascular access device within an external environment may include a body and a septum at least partially housed within the body, a gas chamber housed within the body and the septum, and a vent adjacent the body capable of facilitating gas transfer between the gas chamber and the external... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp & Chief Ip Counsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20080132878 - Device for cell delivery into the brain or body: Apparatuses and methods for the effective implantation of viable cells into the body of a patient. Apparatuses and methods are disclosed that are particularly useful for the effective implantation of viable cells into a patient. The apparatuses preferably include a syringe with a small or zero dead volume, a cannula... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20080132879 - Containment sleeve and deployment device: A deployment device for deploying stents, stent-grafts and other implants into a patient includes a catheter (112) with a containment sheath (116). Held onto the catheter (112) is a stent-graft structure (120). The containment sheath (116) extends over the entirety of the stent graft section (122) so as to constrain... Agent: Cook Group Patent Office

20080132880 - Catheter cleaning devices: The present invention provides catheter cleaning devices that are effective at reducing microbial contamination of a catheter port entry. For example, the invention provides a catheter, a catheter cleaning device and a catheter cleaning injection port cap, each of which reduces potential microbial contamination at a catheter port entry.... Agent: Mcdermott, Will & Emery

20080132881 - Injectable controlled release fluid delivery system: Embodiments of a material delivery device including a deformable reservoir and associated controllable output mechanism are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to some embodiments, a material delivery device may be placed in an animal in order to controllably dispense at least one... Agent: Searete Llc Clarence T. Tegreene