Surgery inventions 12/08

20080314380 - Inhaler: An active inhaler for delivery of an inhalation formulation has an overall flow resistance of at least 60,000 Pa1/2s/m3 for ambient air drawn into a mouthpiece of the inhaler. This flow resistance when air and the aerosol are sucked via the mouthpiece is produced by the sizing of at least... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20080314381 - Positive locking device for snorkels, scuba regulators and the like: Positive locking device for components of snorkels and other equipment such as diving regulators, buoyancy compensator hoses and the like. The locking device in a preferred embodiment comprises a hard plastic C-shaped ring or clamp which is preferably mechanically and/or chemically bonded into a soft plastic component connector during molding... Agent: Leonard Tachner, A Professional Law Corporation

20080314383 - Dry powder inhalation apparatus: The invention relates to dry powder inhalation apparatus usually operable by breath of a user which provides for controlled and smooth transfer of medicament during multiple actuations by a user. A mechanism of the apparatus for achieving this controlled and smooth transfer includes a device (4) normally held adjacent a... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20080314384 - Dry powder inhalers: A dry powder inhaler comprises a main airflow path including a cyclone chamber (16) having an air inlet and being so shaped that at least a part of the chamber decreases in cross-sectional area in a direction away from the air inlet, so as thereby in use to set up... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080314385 - O2 - controller: The invention relates to a device for the regulation of PEEP and FiO2 of a ventilator for achieving an arterial oxygen partial pressure in the blood of a mechanically ventilated patient. At reading which is representative of the success of the oxygen supply, i.e. the oxygen saturation of the blood... Agent: Morriss Obryant Compagni, P.C.

20080314386 - Ventilation device for reducing hyperventilation: A ventilation device is disclosed including a self-inflating bag which when compressed produces an outgoing flow, an inlet and an outlet and at least one valve connected to the inlet and/or outlet. The valve is disposed to control the flow out of the air outlet. One or more sensors positioned... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080314388 - Flexible forehead support: A respiratory mask includes a mask frame and a forehead support provided to the mask frame. The forehead support includes a base extending from the frame. The base includes a flexible portion along at least a portion of its length including a material and/or physical characteristic that allows the base... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080314387 - Second stage of a regulator for scuba breathing apparatus: A second stage of a regulator for scuba breathing apparatus which comprises a body having an extension sleeve for delivering a breathing gas mixture to a user and a replaceable mouthpiece element comprising a connecting sleeve, which connecting sleeve of the mouthpiece is elastically deformable and may be fitted on... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20080314389 - Forehead support for a facial mask: A respiratory mask includes a mask frame, a forehead support provided to the mask frame and including a forehead member, and headgear including at least one strap adapted to connect to the forehead member. The forehead member includes one or more holes configured and positioned to allow at least one... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080314390 - Auto-adjusting mask stabilizer: A forehead support for a facial mask is adapted to be moveable between a first position with respect to a frame of the mask and a second position with respect to the frame. The forehead support includes a biasing mechanism that urges the forehead support in the second position. A... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080314391 - Portable \"cleaned, decontaminated and disinfected air\" breathing device: Present invention relates to protect the wearer from airborne viruses like influenza, and all harmful bacteria. This device will allow a user to carry out daily chorus such as eating, drinking, walking, talking and driving without taking it off. This device allows the user doing all the daily activity while... Agent: Nand K. Acharya

20080314392 - Limb supporting device: A device supports the weight of a limb of a person in a sling through a full range of motion in a generally lateral plane to reduce strain to the person during various procedures. The device comprises a base arm arranged to be supported on a supporting surface, a first... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20080314393 - Self-conforming sound attenuation earplug: A self-conforming sound attenuation earplug, including: a stem, at least one support joined with the stem and extending radially outward from the stem, and a shell engaging the support and encircling the stem to form a space between the shell and the stem. At least one of the support material... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Catherine E. Wolf

20080314395 - Accuracy of continuous glucose sensors: A method, apparatus, and a kit are capable of improving accuracy of CGS devices using dynamic outputs of continuous glucose sensors.... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20080314394 - Percutaneous myocardial revascularization: Devices and methods for creating a series of percutaneous myocardial revascularization (PMR) channels in the heart. One method includes forming a pattern of channels in the myocardium leading from healthy tissue to hibernating tissue. Suitable channel patterns include lines and arrays. One method includes anchoring a radiopaque marker to a... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080308096 - Aerosol generating device and inhalation therapy unit provided with this device: An aerosol generating device includes a membrane for atomizing a liquid; an actuating device, which is coupled to the membrane so that this membrane is set in oscillatory motion when activated by electric signals; and a flexible substrate, which has electric lines for supplying electric signals to the actuating device... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20080308095 - Dissociated discharge ehd sprayer with electric field shield: The invention is directed to devices and methods for electrohydrodynamic (EHD) aerosolization of liquids utilizing a dissociated discharge electrode and an electric field shield disposed between the nozzle and the discharge electrode. Preferred embodiments are designed as inhalers suitable for administration of therapeutic compounds to the respiratory tract of a... Agent: Battelle Memorial Institute

20080308097 - Method and apparatus for clearing blocked fluid passages in the head: Blocked fluid passages in the head are cleared by applying vibratory forces through the jawbone using a handheld appliance supporting a battery powered vibratory mechanism at one end of a handle and a mouthpiece at the other end.... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080308098 - Endotracheal intubation device: An endotracheal intubation device, optionally having a curvable portion and internal optics or a viewing device is provided. The curvable portion of a tubular element, over which is placed an endotracheal tube, curves in a controlled manner to a curved conformation from a straight or less curved configuration so as... Agent: Ian C. Mcleod Ian C. Mcleod, P.C.

20080308099 - Dry snorkel: A snorkel adapter apparatus is disclosed. The snorkel adapter apparatus includes a snorkel tube, a float, a mouthpiece, and a single pivot point. These pieces combined together create a snorkel breathing apparatus that allows the user to submerge the snorkel in water and prevent water from entering the snorkel tube... Agent: Venable, Campillo, Logan & Meaney, P.C.

20080308101 - Drug delivery and monitoring system for a ventilator: An automated drug delivery and monitoring system for use on mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit is presented. Medication in the form of respirable particles is transported through ventilator circuitry by a delivery unit. Multiple medications may be delivered into the gas flow of the ventilator, with each... Agent: B. Craig Killough

20080308100 - System and method for determining humidity in a respiratory treatment system: A patient treatment system and method comprising a patient circuit, a pressurizing flow module disposed in the patient circuit, a humidifier disposed in the patient circuit, a monitor, sensors within the patient circuit, and a processor. The patient circuit delivers a flow of gas from a gas source to an... Agent: Michael W. Haas Respironics, Inc.

20080308102 - Manifold for use in medicament dispenser: p

20080308103 - Inhalator capsules: The subject matter of the invention is a capsule, in particular for the packaging of inhalation formulations, in which at least one cavity is enclosed by a wall, characterized in that at least one portion of the wall has a polymer composition that contains at least one adsorbent, as well... Agent: Scott R. Cox Lynch, Cox, Gilman & Mahan, P.s.c.

20080308105 - Computer controlled cpap system with snore detection: A CPAP apparatus is provided that determines the presence of a snore by the simplified method of using filtered expiratory noise as the measure of intrinsic device noise and comparing that to filtered inspiratory noise. The filtering time constants for inspiratory and expiratory noise are adjusted such that treatment pressure... Agent: Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC

20080308104 - Ventilator: A ventilator intended to be connected to a patient for breathing therapy has a control unit having an input for receiving EMG signals from an EMG detector and an output for an EMG based control signal and a pneumatic unit for generating breathing gas flows dependent on the EMG based... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080308106 - Personal air filtration device: A personal air filtration device and methods of using the same for providing a zone of filtered air proximate a breathing zone of a user are described. A blower provides an air flow to a head support which delivers the air flow to a zone proximate the users head. The... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20080308107 - Snorkel holder: A diver's mask strap snorkel tube holder is disclosed. The snorkel tube holder includes at least one element, a passage with first and second passage openings, and a slot. These pieces combined together create a snorkel tube holder that provides a soft pad underneath the mask strap for the diver's... Agent: Venable, Campillo, Logan & Meaney, P.C.

20080308109 - Laryngeal mask airway device: The invention relates to a laryngeal mask airway device (1) for insertion into a patient to provide an airway passage to the patient's glottic opening, the device (1) comprising an airway tube (2), a mask (3) attached to the airway tube (2), the mask (3) comprising a body (4) having... Agent: Wilmerhale/boston

20080308108 - Oral cannula: Embodiments include a method and apparatus for maintaining an open airway passage in a patient while having the capacity to provide supplemental gas such as oxygen to the patient. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes an oral cannula comprising an extended cannula member and an oral airway member. The method... Agent: Kyla D. Cummings Speed Law Firm

20080308110 - Contraceptive system and method of use: A device and method of using the device for contraception or sterilization and particularly for reversible contraception by occluding a reproductive lumen to prevent the passage of reproductive cells through the lumen for a desired period of time until the patient wishes to become fertile again and then be reopened.... Agent: Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP

20080308111 - Finger shaped protection sleeve for inserting tampon: A finger fitting plastic disposable sleeve, giving the user's finger and nail protection while inserting a tampon, fitted in a small container holding multiple sleeves.... Agent: Aronson

20080308112 - System and method for reducing snoring and/or sleep apnea of sleeping person: System and method for reducing snoring and sleep apnea of a sleeping person (1), the system (2) comprising at least one sensor (4) for detecting occurrence and/or likeliness of occurrence of the snoring and/or sleep apnea and for producing a sensor signal (A) indicative of the occurrence and/or likeliness of... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080302359 - Extrapleural airway device and method: This is directed to improving the gaseous exchange in a lung of an individual and particularly, this is directed to improving the gaseous exchange in individuals having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It generally includes fluidly connecting the lung to an extrapleural airway such as the trachea. In one variation, a... Agent: Broncus Technologies, Inc. C/o Levine Bagade Han LLP

20080302360 - Self rescuer including self-contained breathing apparatus (scba) and breathing air monitor (bam): A self-rescuer comprising: a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA); and a smart light; wherein the smart light comprises: a battery; a light bulb; circuitry connecting the battery to the light bulb; a detector for detecting the presence of a hazardous atmospheric condition; and alert apparatus connected to the detector for alerting... Agent: Mark J. Pandiscio Pandiscio & Pandiscio, P.C.

20080302361 - Tub for humidifier: A humidifier includes a tub. The tub includes a base plate; a tub base; a seal between the base plate and the tub base; and a latch mechanism that connects the base plate to the tub base so that the base plate is engaged with the seal. The latch mechanism... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080302362 - Method and apparatus for humidification of breathable gas with profiled delivery: A method and apparatus for delivering breathable gas to a user includes a humidifying unit that is controllable to humidify the gas in accordance with a variable humidity profile such that the gas is delivered to the user at variable humidity levels, e.g., during a treatment session.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080302363 - Ventilator apparatus: One or more embodiments of the presently described invention provides a ventilator including a timing device, an electric power source and a flow control device. The timing device is electronically controlled and is capable of controlling a period of time that a fluid is delivered to a patient. The timing... Agent: Greensfelder Hemker & Gale PC

20080302364 - System and method for treating ventilatory instability: A therapy system adapted to treat a patient's ventilatory instability using a ventilatory therapy, a gas modulation therapy, or both. The algorithm implemented by the therapy system monitors the ventilatory instability, such as Cheyne Stokes Respiration (CSR), mixed apneas, CPAP emergent apneas, and complex sleep disordered breathing (CSDB) and treats... Agent: Michael W. Haas Respironics, Inc.

20080302365 - Respiratory mask: A respiratory mask having a shell and a cushion that is adhered to a user's face is sufficiently rigid to provide dimensional stability and a constant volume between the respiratory mask and the user's face, while also being comfortable and conformable to a user's individual facial features. The respiratory mask... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080302366 - Cushion for a patient interface: A respiratory mask is provided having cushion and a shell wherein the cushion has a frustum portion that extends towards the face of the user to provide a larger more stable and comfortable interface with a user which is better able to conform to the complex geometry of the user's... Agent: Michael W. Haas Respironics, Inc.

20080302367 - Oradent: The penetration and oral version has an opening in the crotch with a sack located over the opening of the vagina to be inserted with fingers or with the insertion of the penis. The opening (bands) on each sides of the oradent is designed to stay firmly in place during... Agent: Gary Bullard

20080302368 - Fallopian tube occlusion device: A device for occluding the fallopian tube comprising a retention member and a mesh material supported by the retention member. The retention member has a first lower profile configuration for delivery and a second expanded configuration for placement within the fallopian tube. The mesh material is configured to block passage... Agent: Neil D. Gershon

20080302369 - Intra-vas deferens occlusive device for male contraception: An intra-vas deferens occlusive device for male contraception includes an axial filament having a small identification ball at the proximal end thereof, which remains outside the vas deferens but which is joined to an anchoring filament and to two occlusive bodies essentially in the form a clamp. The occlusive bodies... Agent: Richard M. Goldberg

20080302370 - Article and method for inducing proper breathing during sleep cycles to reactivate bodily functions: An article and associated method for optimizing a person's sleep cycle (in particular an older individual's), particularly as it relates to the individual's ability to absorb increased amounts of oxygen by virtue of the associated device's construction to encourage breathing in nasally.... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080302371 - Boot for ulcer treatment: A boot for the treatment of an ulcer wherein the boot is comprised of at least 80% by weight of closed cell polyethylene. The boot comprises a single article and covers a foot and lower part of the leg of a person. An interior surface of the boot is vacuum... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.C.

20080302372 - Methods for pre-stressing and capping bioprosthetic tissue: A treatment for bioprosthetic tissue used in implants or for assembled bioprosthetic heart valves to reduce in vivo calcification is disclosed. The method includes preconditioning, pre-stressing, or pre-damaging fixed bioprosthetic tissue in a manner that mimics the damage associated with post-implant use, while, and/or subsequently applying a calcification mitigant such... Agent: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

20080295826 - Metering system and method for aerosol delivery: An apparatus for metering the delivery of an aerosol. The apparatus has a variable acoustic source and a microphone, both acoustically coupled to a volume having a fluid region and an air region. The apparatus may also include a processor to determine a volume of the air region based on... Agent: Michelle Saquet Temple

20080295827 - Inhaler: The present invention prevents liquid droplets from colliding with each other and prevents the change of a liquid droplet size and the degeneration of medicinal solutions from occurring in the center portion where the flow rate of the airflow becomes the maximum inside an airflow path. Inside an inhalation flow... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080295828 - Artificial gills for deep diving without incurring the bends and for scavenging o2 from and dispelling co2 into water or thin air: The invention provides a system whereby oxygen can be derived from seawater or from thin air at higher altitudes while simultaneously eliminating carbon dioxide from the blood. This allows prolonged underwater liquid breathing at greater depths without suffering from the bends or, alternatively, the ability of workers to breathe underwater... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20080295829 - Bridge element for lung implant: A bridging element is utilized to hold and secure a device passing between the ribs of a patient and into the lung. The bridging element may comprise a hole or other fitting to secure the device positioned in the lung.... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20080295833 - Dispensing device: A dispensing device has a storage device and an air pump for dispensing a medical formulation has multiple inserts, each insert containing a single dose of the formulation. Each insert is located in a separate sealed cavity. The cavities can be individually opened for dispensing the respective dose from the... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20080295831 - Inhaler vaporizer: An inhaler vaporizer consists of two parts, the first part consisting of a funnel with a top portion, a “Y” portion and a disc portion made of a porous material or a non-porous material with a multiplicity of small holes. This part is inserted into a main body portion consisting... Agent: Richard D. Clarke Law Office Of Richard D. Clarke

20080295832 - Inhaler with mouthpiece having a microbiological protective function: The present invention relates to an inhaler with a novel mouthpiece having a microbiological protective function. The inhalers are used for administration of a pharmaceutical substance, substance formulation or substance mixture.... Agent: Michael P. Morris Boehringer Ingelheim Usa Corporation

20080295830 - Tool and method for customized inhalation: A method for designing and/or customizing the treatment or for treating by inhalation of a patient suffering from a respiratory or non-respiratory disease including the steps of presenting a patient suffering from the disease; determining the kind of disease of the patient; prescribing at least one drug and/or gas and... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080295834 - Dispensing device: A dispensing device and a storage device for dispensing a formulation as a spray. The storage device has multiple separate and pre-metered doses of the formulation in receptacles or cavities. In order to allow a very compact arrangement, the receptacles or cavities are arranged in a first group and a... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20080295836 - Patient care unit with a reclining surface: A patient care unit (1) with a reclining surface has one or more docking devices designed as inductive coupling sites (7) for medical technical devices (10, 11, 12), which consume electrical energy and can be connected to the patient care unit. The inductive coupling sites (7) also supply the patient... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20080295835 - Retainer clip for securing breathing devices: A retainer clip configured to engage a tubing member includes a base portion and a clamp portion which may be formed as a unitary structure. The base portion is generally disc-shaped and has a front side and a back side. The clamp portion is disposed on the base portion and... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20080295837 - Method to limit leak compensation based on a breathing circuit leak alarm: A method and system for ventilating a patient that compensates for leaks occurring within the patient breathing circuit while limiting the volume of breathing gas delivered to the patient. During the operation of a ventilator to supply breathing gases to a patient, the ventilator monitors for leak volumes occurring during... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20080295838 - Process for operating a respirator and/or anesthesia device and a device operated correspondingly: A process for operating a respirator and/or an anesthesia device with measurement of a set percent Peak Expiratory Flow (% PEF) (15) or percent Peak Inspiratory Flow (% PIF) and regulation ofthe measured % PEF (15) or % PIF to the set % PEF (15) or % PIF. Furthermore, a... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20080295839 - Ventilator apparatus and system of ventilation: A ventilator (10) for use by a clinician in supporting a patient presenting pulmonary distress. A controller module (20) with a touch-screen display (26) operates a positive or negative pressure gas source (40) that communicates with the intubated or negative pressure configured patient through valved (46) supply and exhaust ports... Agent: Vorys Sater Seymour Pease

20080295840 - Process for operating a respirator and/or anesthesia device in the aprv mode with the %pef criterion and a device operated correspondingly: A process for operating a respirator and/or anesthesia device in the APRV mode with the % PEF criterion which includes a detection of a spontaneous expiratory effort by the patient and initiation of a pressure release phase when the detected spontaneous expiratory effort by the patient falls within a predetermined... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20080295841 - Connection head for an absorber of an anesthetic breathing system: A connection head for an absorber (4) of an anesthetic breathing system has a simple design and can be easily taken apart. A valve device (2) is inserted into a guide sleeve (7), which is open towards the absorber (4). A sealing ring (16), which has two sealing areas (23,... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20080295842 - Method and apparatus for simplified precise mechanical gas mixing and delivery for animal research: An apparatus for supplying a precise oxygen-nitrogen gas mixture to an animal comprises (i) A source of pressurized oxygen gas, (ii) A source of pressurized nitrogen gas, (iii) A mechanical two-gas blending valve having a first and second gas inlet couplings, and an outlet coupling, the gas blending valve having... Agent: Blynn L. Shideler The Blk Law Group

20080295843 - Self sanitizing face masks and method of manufacture: A reusable facemask includes a filter layer of material adapted to trap particles having a size range of known contaminant particles; and a porous layer of material located adjacent to the filter layer and adapted to continually sanitize contaminant particles trapped by the filter layer and contaminant particles passing through... Agent: Burns & Levinson, LLP

20080295844 - Carbon dioxide absorber for a rebreathing system: A carbon dioxide absorber for a rebreathing system can be connected to a connection head of the rebreathing system in a simple manner. A centering device (43, 44, 45, 46), provided in the area of a guide plate (40) of the absorber (4), can be caused to mesh with centering... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20080295845 - Respiratory face mask and headstrap assembly: A respiratory face mask is provided suitably sized and configured to engage the nose portion, mouth portion and chin portion of a patient's face. The face mask is characterized by a cup-like shell or receptacle member defining a peripheral flange and a flexible inflatable hollow sealing cushion on the shell... Agent: Ramses Nashed

20080295846 - Integrated mask and prongs for nasal cpap: An integrated nasal mask is adapted for delivering gas to a patient and comprises a mask body and a pair of elongate nostril-engaging stems. The mask body is generally triangularly shaped and includes a nasal opening sized and configured to substantially envelope a patient's nose. The nasal opening opens to... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20080295847 - Unique connectors for apparatus for vap preventative ventilation of intubated critically ill patients: An intermittent, large-volume flushing/suctioning scheme is provided. A specific and unique connector is used in conjunction with supplying a lavage solution to the patient via an intermittent, large-volume lavage/suctioning scheme that applies/removes the lavage solution via ports, which can be channels that are integrated into the shaft of a tracheal... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20080295848 - Device and method for tracheotomy: A device (11) for facilitating tracheotomy. The device comprises a first branch (92), which is adapted to be introduced down the trachea of a patient, such that the end thereof is located below the larynx, and a second branch (114), adapted to be arranged on the outside of the neck... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080295849 - Endoscopic bite block for use with cannula: A bite block that is inserted into a patient's mouth during an endoscopic diagnostic or surgical procedure that has a channel for receiving an endoscope or other surgical instrument through the patient's mouth and additional channels transmitting a gas to the patient and transmitting expired gas from the patient.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080295850 - Interocclusal appliance and method: An interocclusal appliance is formed from a single polymer material composition as one unitary piece or from multiple polymer material compositions as a two-piece preform. The two-piece preform includes a base material and an impression material that has a softening point lower than the base material. Teeth are received into... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080295851 - Compression belt system for use with chest compression devices: A compression belt cartridge for use with chest compression devices. The compression belt cartridge has a double-oar shaped belt and a cover plate through which the belt is threaded. The cover plate is provided with hooks and snap latches that fit into a belt drive platform. The cover plate is... Agent: Crockett & Crockett, P.C.