Surgery inventions 11/08

20080289623 - Therapeutic compression belt: A therapeutic compression belt for alleviating menstrual cramps. In one embodiment the therapeutic compression belt includes a belt, a belt buckle, a left pad and a right pad, and a means to swivel the left pad and a means to swivel the right pad.... Agent: Wood And Eisenberg, PLLC

20080289624 - Aerosol canister employing a polymeric film having improved moisture barrier properties: A metered dose inhaler for delivering a pharmaceutical aerosol formulation comprises a canister containing the pharmaceutical aerosol formulation therein; a ferrule attached to said canister, the ferrule comprising a valve body having at least one opening therein to allow a quantity of the pharmaceutical aerosol formulation to pass from the... Agent: Glaxosmithkline Corporate Intellectual Property, Mai B482

20080289625 - Dispensing device: A dispensing device with a storage device and an air pump for dispensing a medical formulation in which the storage device has multiple inserts, each insert containing a single dose of the formulation. Each insert is located in a separate and sealed cavity. The cavities can be individually opened for... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20080289626 - Dispensing device: A dispensing device has a storage device and an air pump for dispensing a medical formulation. The storage device comprises multiple inserts, each insert containing a single dose of the formulation. Each insert is located in a separate and sealed cavity. The cavities can be individually opened for dispensing the... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20080289627 - Dispensing device: A dispensing device has a storage device and an air pump for dispensing a medical formulation in which the storage device has multiple inserts, each insert containing a single dose of the formulation. Each insert is located in a separate and sealed cavity. The cavities can be individually opened for... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20080289628 - Method and apparatus for lung volume estimation: In a method, ventilator and ventilator control unit for determining an end-expertorial lung volume (EELV) for a mechanically ventilated patient, a breathing gas is provided to the patient that has a first fixed N2/O2 gas composition, at least until the N2/O2 gas composition in air expired from the patient is... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080289629 - Nasal delivery devices: A nasal delivery device for and method of delivering substance to a nasal cavity of a subject, the delivery device comprising: a container-receiving unit comprising a container chamber for receiving a substance-containing container which contains substance to be delivered to the nasal cavity of the subject, the container chamber including... Agent: Patent Department Proskauer Rose

20080289630 - Pre-metered dry powder inhaler for moisture-sensitive medicaments: The invention discloses a pre-metered dry powder inhaler for use in treatment of respiratory disorders. The inhaler comprises a foil cutter arranged for opening a dry, moisture-tight seal formed by a dose container with tiotropium particles and a seal foil fixed to the container. The tiotropium-containing dose protected from moisture... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080289631 - Apparatus and method for respiratory tract therapy: An apparatus is provided for delivering heated and humidified air to the respiratory tract of a human patient for respiratory tract therapy and treatment. The apparatus includes a supply unit and a delivery tube that can be releasably connected to the supply unit. Methods of respiratory tract therapy and treatment... Agent: Joshua L. Cohen Ratner & Prestla

20080289632 - Filter for a breathing device: A filter for a breathing device is flexible and can be manufactured in a simple manner. The filter includes a flexible frame (5) with a filter port (8) and with an end piece (9). The flexible frame (5) is provided between two filter mats (2, 3). The flexible frame (5)... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20080289633 - Mask with gel component: A cushion for use with patient therapy may include a face contacting element having at least one portion including at least a first gel and a skin portion containing the first gel. The skin portion may be silicone based. The face contacting element may be substantially triangular, and at least... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080289634 - Drug delivery dispenser package: A container for dispensing fluids, powders, medications, or aerosolized contents in pre-measured amounts at the moment of delivery. The container can be used to apply a condom or condom like device to the penis in the correct-way-on direction. A detachably-attached polymer or latex film, which serves as the vehicle of... Agent: Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC

20080289635 - Attachment device and system for corneal irrigating cannula and method thereof: A cannula support serves in supporting a cannula relative to a non-contact lens assembly and a positioning mechanism for positioning the non-contact lens assembly. The cannula support includes a cannula holder and a gripper disposed relative to the cannula holder. The cannula holder is provided for receiving at least a... Agent: Martin & Ferraro, LLP

20080289636 - Device for the angular positioning of a limb of a patient resting on an operating table: The invention relates to a device for angularly positioning a member of a patient lying on an operating table (TO), comprising means for positioning a cradle (Be) supporting the member of the patient relative to lateral guide rails (RG1, RG2) of the operating table (TO). Said positioning means comprise: means... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080289637 - Device for treating snoring sounds, interruptions in breathing and obstructive sleep apnea: The invention relates to a device (1) for treating snoring sounds, interruptions in breathing and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and for diagnosing and treating obstructions and vibrations in the pharyngeal region, with the device (1) being used intra-orally. The device (1) is comprised of at least one oral transverse (2a,... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080289639 - Mouthguard: A mouthguard has a flexible frame, and has bite tabs extending from the rear surface of the frame for engaging the wearer's teeth. The bite tabs extending from the rear surface of the frame for engaging the wearer's teeth. A narrow split may be provided between the anterior bite tabs... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080289638 - Mouthpiece with soft low-friction overlay: A mouthpiece made of a relatively rigid thermoplastic substrate having a shape generally complementary to the wearer's dental arch; a layer of compliant, slippery material overlaid on the outer surface of the mouthpiece.... Agent: Patent Law & Venture Group

20080289640 - Vacuum activated device for human immobilization: A vacuum activated device for holding a human immobile. The device includes a rigid frame of a three dimensional shape large enough to surround a human torso and a bag comprised of a flexible, air impermeable material enclosing the frame. A closure on the bag is necessary to allow an... Agent: Chris Kline

20080283049 - High efficiency nebulizer: The present invention relates generally to a nebulizer, and more particularly but not exclusively to a compact nebulizer that efficiently utilizes medication.... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20080283048 - Two-stage reduction of aerosol droplet size: A droplet-size reduction system is described. The system in a first embodiment has a catheter having a distal end and a proximal end and a plurality of lumens therein, a chamber at the proximal end of the catheter, the chamber having a first end and a second end and a... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20080283051 - Lung therapy device: The invention relates in general to a respiratory therapy device, and more specifically to an apparatus and method for providing continuous positive airway pressure therapy that may be connected to a small-volume nebulizer in order to provide a combination therapy that requires only a single source of gas. The apparatus... Agent: Hitchcock Evert LLP

20080283050 - Pre-filled, small-volume nebulizer: The invention relates to a small-volume nebulizer that is pre-filled with at least one unit-dose of medicine and hermetically sealed until use. The nebulizer may be sealed at the top with a removable cap that may be detached at the time of use and replaced with a patient connector. Likewise,... Agent: Hitchcock Evert LLP

20080283052 - Artificial airway apparatus: The invention relates to apparatus (19) for use in establishing an artificial airway in a patient, the apparatus comprising a tube (19a) for introduction into the patient's trachea for passage of gases to and from the patient's lungs, an inflatable seal (20) disposed upon the tube (19a) to provide, on... Agent: Wilmerhale/boston

20080283053 - Medical heat and moisture exchanger (hme): An HME (heat and moisture exchanger) (10) having a septum (or filter) (15) formed by pleating a sheet (150) of material capable of retaining and releasing heat and moisture. The HME (10) is characterized in that walls (15a, 15b, 15c) of the septum (or filter) (15) are coated partly or... Agent: Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20080283054 - Dispensing device: A dispensing device has a storage device and an air pump for dispensing a medical formulation. The storage device has multiple inserts, each insert containing a single dose of the formulation. Each insert is located in a separate and sealed cavity. The cavities can be individually opened for dispensing the... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20080283055 - Dispensing device: A dispensing device has a storage device and an air pump for dispensing a medical formulation. The storage device has multiple inserts, each insert containing a single dose of the formulation. Each insert is located in a separate and sealed cavity. The cavities can be individually opened for dispensing the... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20080283056 - Dispensing device: A dispensing device having a storage device and an air pump for dispensing a medical formulation. The storage device comprises multiple inserts, each insert containing a single dose of the formulation. Each insert is located in a separate and sealed cavity. The cavities can be individually opened for dispensing the... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20080283057 - Dispensing device: A dispensing device having a storage device and an air pump for dispensing a medical formulation. The storage device comprises multiple inserts, each insert containing a single dose of the formulation. Each insert is located in a separate and sealed cavity. The cavities can be individually opened for dispensing the... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20080283058 - Inhaler: The invention provides an inhaler of the non-reservoir kind (i.e. one which operates by dispensing individually packaged doses) characterised by the feature that a moisture-proof barrier—which may optionally comprise substantially or partly an external region of the inhaler-encloses the dose-storage region of the inhaler without enclosing the doses individually, and... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080283059 - Device and process for respirating a patient: For the first time ever, a device (1) for shortening the wake-up phase of an anesthetized patient (Pa) is provided. Furthermore, a process is provided for operating a device (1) as well as a process is provided for respirating a patient (Pa) with gaseous anesthetic (17).... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20080283060 - Methods and apparatus with improved ventilatory support cycling: A ventilator that delivers air at different pressures to a patient during inspiratory and expiratory cycles of breathing and that cycles from inspiratory to expiratory operation when the patient's respiratory flow passes a threshold level. The threshold generally increases from the beginning of inspiration to the end of inspiration. The... Agent: Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC

20080283061 - Energy trigger: A method and apparatus for facilitating breathing using a mechanical breathing gas ventilator is presented. The patient effort is deduced from a measured flow signal and analyzed with respect to the energy in the breathing system comprising the mechanical ventilator and the patient. When a predetermined energy threshold has been... Agent: Raymond R. Moser Jr., Esq. MoserIPLaw Group

20080283062 - Respiratory component measurement system: A respiratory component measurement system that includes an airway adapter adapted to be placed in fluid communication with an airway of a patient and a sensor element in physical communication with the airway adapter. The sensor element is adapted to detect an orientation related characteristic of the airway adapter, a... Agent: Michael W. Haas Respironics, Inc.

20080283063 - Universal dusk mask/filter for atv and dirt bike riders, method of making and method of using: A face/dust mask constructed from differently-shaped filter media parts, each part having a different function, and each part interconnected so as to form a fitted air filter. Dual filters assist in eliminating from the intake air a substantial amount of the dust and debris encountered by riders of dirt bikes,... Agent: J.t. Hollin, Attorney At Law, PC

20080283064 - Surgical drape with position assisting fenestration: A surgical drape has a fenestration configured to aid in identifying an anatomical point of interest and positioning the fenestration at the surgical site. In one preferred form, the surgical drape has a chevron-shaped fenestration for positioning the fenestration relative to the xiphoid process region of a patient, which is... Agent: Arent Fox LLP And Cardinal Health, Inc.

20080283065 - Methods and devices to maintain patency of a lumen in parenchymal tissue of the lung: A mechanical device and/or chemical process is utilized to maintain luminal patency in conduits or other devices implanted in the lung or lungs of a patient. The mechanical device and/or chemical process ensures that air flows freely through a conduit implanted through an anastomosis into a lung. The device is... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20080283066 - Delivery device for implantable sensors: A delivery system for an implantable medical device including a tether retaining feature having a bore. The system includes a connector having a top surface, a bottom surface, a rail extending in a proximal direction from the connector, and an aperture sized to receive the tether retaining feature and reduce... Agent: Faegre & Benson, LLP 32469

20080276932 - Laryngeal mask adapted for the introduction and removal of an intubation probe: The invention relates to a laryngeal mask for being introduced level with a patient's larynx and including at least one tubular structure designed to open out level with the patient's vocal chords to enable a mandrel and/or an intubation probe to be introduced, and including means for releasing the mandrel... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080276933 - Headgear: A personalised cap (10) for use with a protective helmet is disclosed, having crown and brow portions (12, 14). The brow portion (14) is removable independently of the crown portion (10), and an alternative brow portion (14′) is provided for use when a environmental protection hood is to be worn... Agent: Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP

20080276934 - Oxygen-generating breathing apparatus: In a breathing apparatus the chemical cartridge through which respiratory air flows to generate oxygen is divided into a plurality of air treatment chambers (15 to 18) by means of retaining grids. An impact-damping means (21a, 21b) consisting of a multilayer fine wire mesh, which abuts flat against the relevant... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20080276935 - Treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with anti-proliferate and anti-inflammatory drugs: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for treatment of respiratory disorders such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and chronic sinusitis, including cystic fibrosis, interstitial fibrosis, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, bronchopulmonary dysplasia and neoplasia. The method involves administration, preferably oral, nasal or pulmonary administration, of anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative drugs... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080276937 - Mask assembly: A mask assembly adapted for use with a positive airway pressure device, includes a mask frame, an elbow assembly provided to the frame, a cushion provided to the frame, a forehead support assembly, and a neck to connect the frame to the forehead support assembly, wherein the neck includes a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080276938 - Method and device for the treating sleep apnea: An improved treatment of obstructive sleep apnea is disclosed. A method and various device combinations are presented. The device combinations describe optimal adjustments to properly position a nasal pillow in each of a patient's nares. A novel swivel joint is described to which a nasal pillow is slip-fit over. The... Agent: Ralph D Chabot

20080276936 - Self-pressurizing supraglottic airway: A supraglottic airway of the type used to facilitate lung ventilation and the insertion of endo-tracheal tubes or related medical instruments through a patient's laryngeal opening where the shield is designed to have an internal increase in pressure during assisted inhalation such as positive-pressure ventilation.... Agent: Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, Lc Attn: BoxIPDept.

20080276939 - Delta flow pressure regulation: A method, system, apparatus, and computer program for detecting breathing pattern changes and controlling a mechanical ventilator in accordance to changes of breathing air flow thus reducing the work of breathing for the patient.... Agent: Raymond R. Moser Jr., Esq. MoserIPLaw Group

20080276940 - Breathing-gas delivery system with exhaust gas filter body and method of operating a breathing-gas delivery system: Breathing-gas delivery systems and methods are described. In one such system there is a movable partition, a housing and a filter body. The housing is disposed about the movable partition, and thereby provides a respirator side on a first side of the partition, and a patient side on a second... Agent: Hodgson Russ LLP The Guaranty Building

20080276941 - Apparatus for delivering and/or scavenging gas in the nose/mouth area of a patient: Apparatus for delivering and scavenging anesthesia gas for a patient. A lower elongate piece forming a nose cannula for delivering gas, is removably secured generally parallel and immediately adjacent to an upper elongate piece for scavenging gas. The upper piece extends over a lower portion of the patient's nose, and... Agent: D.a. Stauffer Patent Services LLC

20080276942 - Re-breather apparatus with vaned filtering canister: A breathing apparatus having a source of oxygen and a mouthpiece, which includes an inlet connected through a first one-way valve to receive inhaled gas, and an outlet having a second one-way valve to expel exhaled gas from a user. A scrubber canister is coupled to the mouthpiece and receives... Agent: Powley & Gibson, P.C.

20080276943 - Ventilation device: A device used for ventilation includes a ventilation mask that can be connected to a respiratory gas hose. The ventilation mask has a respiratory gas hose coupling that is movably connected by a joint with the base of the ventilation mask. The joint is a ball-and-socket joint, which has an... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20080276944 - Harness for stretching the penis: A harness for stretching the penis, includes a belt for encircling the waist of the user, with a fastening mechanism secured to a rear part of the belt. A first tractive means applies tractive forces at the base of the penis of a user of the harness, and is secured... Agent: Mckenna Mcgovern Burkhart

20080276945 - Lateral sliding adjustable earplug: An earplug has an earplug body (12) with a front sealing portion (20) that seals to a person's ear canal, a body rear portion (22) that lies out of the ear canal, and a passage (26) that extends along the body axis and that allows environmental sound to flow into... Agent: Leon D. Rosen Freilich, Hornbaker & Rosen

20080271732 - Pulmonary drug delivery devices configured to control the size of administered droplets: A pulmonary drug delivery device including a drug delivery tube that defines a flow path and a droplet ejection device configured to eject droplets of medication into the flow path. Using collected feedback, the pulmonary drug delivery device can control the size of the droplets that are administered to a... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080271733 - Methods of providing medicinal metal components having through holes: A metal component, in particular a metal component of a medicinal device, such as a pharmaceutical aerosol delivery device, having a through hole extending along an axis from a first surface (10) to a second surface (20) of said component and having a sidewall, wherein the sidewall (30) in its... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080271735 - Artificial airway: One embodiment of the invention includes a pediatric pacifier with a passage. An oropharyngeal airway may be inserted through the passage and into a patient's airway. The pacifier may be resilient and may be softer than the oropharyngeal airway. The pacifier may be removably coupled to the artificial airway. The... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20080271734 - Respiratory probe: The invention concerns a respiratory tube (2) enclosed, at least over the major part of its length, in an inflatable flexible protective sheath (6) for isolating, from said flexible tube, the mucous membranes of the patient's airways. Further, the protective sheath (6) enables a patient to be ventilated with a... Agent: Stevens Davis LLP

20080271736 - Wireless veterinary anesthesia monitoring system: A wireless veterinary anesthesia monitoring system which provides a wireless anesthesia monitoring platform configured to locate veterinary anesthesia equipment and wireless veterinary surgical monitoring equipment in a single constructional form useful in the anesthesia and surgical monitoring of animals.... Agent: Cr Miles, P.C. Craig R. Miles

20080271737 - Maintenance-free anti-fog respirator: A respirator 10 that includes a harness 14 and a mask body 12 that is air permeable. The mask body 12 has a sinus region 40 and a primary filtering region 44 and comprises at least one nonwoven fibrous webs, which web includes a layer of filter media. The sinus... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080271738 - Multi-compartment low resistance to flow filter: The present invention discloses a seamless pad-type filter which is characterized in that it comprises two co-extensive sides, a top side and a bottom side. The top and bottom sides are made of fluid filtration material. The two sides create an inner chamber therebetween and are surrounded and joined together... Agent: Amad Tayebi

20080271739 - Maintenance-free respirator that has concave portions on opposing sides of mask top section: A maintenance-free respirator 10 that includes a mask harness and a mask body 11. The mask body 11 has at least one layer of filter media 56 and has a perimeter 32 that includes an upper segment 34. The upper segment 34 includes first and second concave segments 36, 38... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080271740 - Maintenance-free flat-fold respirator that includes a graspable tab: A respirator 10 that has a mask body 12 that has a plurality of panels 16, 18, 20 that can fold in towards each other and that can unfold into open in-use configuration. At least one of the panels has a tab 22 that assists in opening the mask body... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080271741 - Patient ventilating and aspirating system: A patient ventilating (23) and aspirating system (8) is disclosed that has a suction tube (9) and connector (6) for connecting to a catheter mount that has a scaled passageway (15). The catheter mount passageway (15) is sealed with an elastomeric seal (16) including a perforation or slit (17). A... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20080271742 - Head support: A head support having a body with a recess defined along a recess edge of the body to receive a person's lower jaw. A torso engaging edge of the body opposite the recess edge being formed to engage a portion of the person's torso when the person is sitting in... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20080271743 - Method of providing post-partum treatment for enhancing comfort, physical and psychological well-being: The method of providing post-partum treatment for enhancing comfort, physical and psychological well-being includes the application of multiple therapeutic treatments to a patient, in order to provide pleasing, psychologically uplifting and beneficial treatment for the combat and alleviation of post-partum mood disorders, such as depression and anxiety. The patient is... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.